Up and Running

MAY 20, 2019

There’s a famous scene in the cult-classic 1999 movie “ Office Space “ where the main character, Peter, is confronted by his boss, Bill. What literally haunts his dreams are not big things like salary or responsibilities or key projects. Where possible, be specific with names. Give each a name and a stock photo.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2019

The right company and colleagues are better than the perfect title, role or brand name. It was 1999 and I had valuable Internet skills. I cut my salary in half and started my own company. I found a firm that was interested but they told me they hadn’t raised enough money yet to pay me a full salary. Find your tribes.

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 7, 2017

This led me to realize there were two huge gaping holes in the industry, not just in terms of the way the industry served its customers – although undoubtedly this was a problem – but more importantly, inefficiencies and wastage that were always going to stop the private jet industry being accepted by a wider audience. Why the name?

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Hearpreneur

OCTOBER 30, 2015

When I walk off a stage and know that my audience will change their behavior, or solve a business challenge differently because of something I said, or a story I told, that is so personally gratifying. In January of 1999, I co-founded a marketing agency with a former boss. Thanks to Mike Samson, crowdSPRING. #3

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Duct Tape Marketing

OCTOBER 25, 2012

We as marketers operate in an industry obsessed with content that is “buzzwothy”, “viral”, and all other sorts of names that aim to describe a single scenario: getting people to talk about your business. Comparing salaries). …and yet, it’s hard to look away! Remarkable.

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