In working with clients to help them define and execute their vision, it is only a matter of time before we come across our first “issue”. Issues are all the obstacles, barriers, problems, and opportunities that stand in the way of achieving your vision. The unfortunate reality...
Through my journey as an entrepreneur I have experienced plenty of pride and joy when my business reached new milestones. Hiring my first employee. Expanding our office. Landing our first six and then seven figure contracts. Being recognized as a Best Place to Work and a Fastest Growing Company… All...
I recently had the opportunity to share my entrepreneurial journey with John Warrilow, author of "Built To Sell." My professional passion, love, ...
Imagine creating a comprehensive and yet simple to understand business plan. Now imagine articulating it on a double-sided sheet of paper. Imagine your organization understands it, believes it, breathes it, and actually achieves it. Imagination or reality? I was fortunate that this was my reality during the three...
Six years into my journey as an entrepreneur, I recognized there was an opportunity to sell my business and create a positive financial impact for my employees and my family. My hypothesis was if we could grow our revenues by four times, and show a meaningful...
There was a time I had to fire one of my closest friends. It was the scenario I had dreaded since the day I hired him. I was the Founder & CEO of a rapidly growing professional services firm. Paul was a great cultural fit, he had the right...
As I shared in the previous article, Introducing Chute CXO, I have had the fortune to grow a business from the ground-up and be involved in two exits. Through this journey, I learned many things, including the key to enabling our organization’s success - The Entrepreneurial Operating System®...
It was 2003. I was early in my professional career working as a software developer for a Software as a Service (SaaS) product in Los Angeles. Recently married, my lovely bride had just embarked on a career as an attorney. We rented a comfortable apartment in Los Angeles,...