On-boarding new members of your team – the right way!
It's that time of year where companies are back hiring new recruits.As someone who is always too busy, I have left the on-boarding to our previous CEO and Area Managers, with my role being minimal other than an introduction.However, like most entrepreneurs, …
Some people surprise me
I am curious to know what makes one person in an organization really stand out from the rest. As a seasoned entrepreneur with more than 10 years under my belt, I am constantly being reminded, if not surprised by the most interesting …
How to start the new year strong : Business
It's a catastrophe in the making. Already you have eaten one extra scoop of ice-cream that you really did not need, and the vino - well, it was just there and it had to be drunk. New Years Resolutions are renown for being thrown in …
What really happened this year
"Onwards and upwards" It doesn't take much to realize that 2013 has been the biggest roller coaster of my life. While I have had many wins, I have had equal losses that have been harder to swallow than I would have liked.Building a business …
2014 Outlook For Small Business Marketing
Entrepreneurs are a unique breed. I know. I am one of them.It use to be a word that was used to describe the unruly small business owner who spruiked their new businesses from the rooftops. Kind of uncool.Now, its a word associated with …
5 Ways Employees Can Step Up Their Game
It's an employees world - and don't I know it! I am not about to complain, but gosh, it's hard trying to be a leader and getting 100 percent of your employees engaged - all of the time!#24yrold asked me the other day, …
5 Things That Your Business Can Do In December To Improve Sales
Late on Wednesday, Maikayla Desjardins (aka #24yrold), a marketing consultant at Marketing Eye Atlanta gave her weekly pep talk to the team. In her talk, she encouraged them to take Friday off and enjoy the Thanksgiving weekend, coming back to the office …
It’s time to move – again!
I can't help wondering what I did to deserve to be continually packing things up and moving but somewhere along the line in the past year or so, it has been something that has become almost second nature. So much so, that …
The way your company wins in the future is very different…
There is one thing we all know for sure about business as we go into the future: The way your business wins in the future is very different than the way it has won in the past Just when we think we have got …
Rules of the Red Rubber Ball
Last night I had the opportunity to attend an event at JWT Atlanta, the best experiential marketing company in Atlanta and one of the most experienced and creative agencies in all of the US. They put together events every other month, bringing together …


