Risks mean different things to different people. An investor likely equates risk in terms of opportunity; a parent perhaps with danger. As an entrepreneur, I consider risk compatible with the level of potential reward. As I said in a recent post, risks are tough because the outcome is uncertain. But I believe risks are necessary […]
You may have noticed that my blog has taken more of a personal approach in the recent weeks. Well, there’s a lot going on right now – in my personal and business life. There may be more to come on both, but for the purpose of this blog, I thought I would share some revelations. […]
Social media for regulated industries is a hot topic – and one that’s shrouded in mystery. Cracking the code to this beast is a challenge due to the multiple layers of risk and the unclear rules surrounding how social media is legally categorized. If there’s anything I’m up for, it’s a challenge, and one that […]
If I’ve learned anything from being an entrepreneur, it’s that sometimes you have to take risks to get what you want. And I’ve had my share of risks over the years. In fact, I thought I would share my top three entrepreneurial leaps and my formula for deciphering. 1. Quitting my day job. For some, […]
Over the past 14 years, I’ve experienced gradual, but significant hearing loss. A car accident, which left me with head trauma and subsequent hearing impairment, sealed my fate at a young age. Hearing loss is not something noticeably visible. Being a business owner, I want to focus on what I can bring to the table, […]
I debated whether or not to write this blog. My husband, and in-house PR expert, heard the title and feared I would air my dirty laundry. I assured him that’s not the case. Truthfully, the reason I chose this topic is not to call out anyone or to express residual anger. In fact, some of […]
By Rachel This past fall was a scary time for us. In two months, we lost six management clients – approximately 40% of our revenue. Each one had different reasons for leaving – personal difficulties, financial woes, expansion of staff to hire in-house social media managers, etc. I wasn’t sure what we were going to […]
By Joel Don Earlier this year, hackers broke into LinkedIn and made public more than 6 million passwords. Including mine. Welcome to my (very personal) war with online security and some tips on how you can protect yourself from the sometimes Jurassic practices of high-powered Internet entrepreneurs and coding geniuses. If social media behemoths such […]
By Rachel Recently, Mark Shaefer wrote a blog entitled, “How the physics of social media could kill your marketing strategy.” He states that while the amount of available information continues to grow exponentially, our capacity to process it all remains the same. At the same time, the glut of content available on the internet and […]
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