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What in the world could a restaurant manager teach about budding businessman about the high stakes world of corporate management? Plenty and in The Supermanager, Greg Blencoe lays out a no nonsense roadmap for anyone that is in management or aspires to be in management. I will keep this post short, mainly because Greg’s book [...]
Building an online empire to launch your next product launch, branding effort are simply to be heard is a bigger challenge than most people understand it to be. In his book, Platform: Get Noticed in a Noisy World (amazon affiliate link), Michael Hyatt provides you with a step-by-step guide that will take you into social [...]
I recently read Seth Godin’s latest book, “We Are All Weird” and what a read it was. Seth is back at it again with an full frontal attack on marketing’s long-time front, the mass market. Why Mass? As a marketer or business person, mass is easy. Create a good product or service, shotgun your message [...]
One sentence summary: Real world wisdom from a rather unconventional CEO. Rating: ★★★★1/2 Who should read “Anything You Want”? If you have ever dreamed of starting your own business or wanted to live an unconventional life, this is a book you might want to check out. Not and MBA or college grad? So what! Derek [...]
“Do or do not. There is no try.” – Yoda This quote is from one of greatest philosophers, Yoda, the small green monk that we were all introduced to in the second installment of the Star Wars series, “The Empire Strikes Back.” The amazing thing about Yoda’s words is that they are one of the [...]
One Sentence Summary: Prepare to have your entrepreneurial battery jumpstarted by Michael Feuer’s new book, “The Benevolent Dictator” (affiliate link). Rating: ★★★★☆ Who Should Read It: If you have ever had an itch, a small inkling, or a wild dream about starting your own business, this book is for you. Review: Looking for a killer [...]
Quick Summary: Double the size of your business within three years. Rating (so far): ★★★★★ note – I am only about half way through Double Double. Cameron’s book launch is today and I did not want to miss out on it; however, I will be checking in as I read further and sharing additional insights [...]
In my continued effort to diversify my reading and entertainment options, I recently started rereading JRR Tolkien’s The Hobbit (amazon affiliate link). This is probably the 6th time I have read this book and every time it gets better. There are so many tiny details and as you read the his other books you begin [...]
I once worked with a gentleman that owned a small business and he really wanted to “get on Facebook.” We’d talk and he say stuff like, “That’s where everyone is” or “I could really get some nice additional sales out of being on Facebook.” I really appreciated his enthusiasm and eagerness to push his marketing [...]
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