Blog #223 This blog is the third installment of my insights and take-aways from a course called Inspiring Entrepreneurial Strategy I recently completed at Harvard Business School. One case study followed the process that Jim Sharp, an upper-level corporate guy, endured to buy a business, onboard himself, turn it around, and eventually sell it. Since…
Kris Kluver joins me to discuss how to think like a client to distinguish oneself in the market and solve a problem better than anyone else. Niching down on opportunities to address client’s pain points using your own unique skill set is the key. Kris is a seasoned solopreneur who started his first company at…
Blog #222 This blog is the second installment of my insights and take-aways from a course called Inspiring Entrepreneurial Strategy I recently completed at Harvard Business School. Professor Lynda Applegate presented a case study in which she described some early personal challenges that had influenced her in becoming a professor. After being tenured, life threw…
Blog #221 Recently, I took an Inspiring Entrepreneurial Strategy course at Harvard Business School. Since then, I have had time to reflect on what I learned during my time in Boston; in the next several blogs, I will share the insights and tips I gathered from this experience. This intense course was facilitated by the…
Blog #220 Just before sitting down to write this blog, I had just finished a strategy session with a new client in the UK. I was in Nebraska and they were in England. Even though I am not really a fan of technology at times, the virtual meeting worked, was impactful, and well, was fun….
As 2019 comes to a close, business leaders are thinking ahead to the decisions they’ll need to make in the new year. By Gene Hammett: Speaker, growth strategist, and host of the LeadersintheTrenches.com podcast @genehammett on twitter. Leaders are forced to make tough decisions every single day. While every choice matters, it’s the most difficult decisions that…
Blog #219 Reka and I just completed hosting our most recent couples retreat, and although it was not what we had expected, it was extraordinary. This isn’t to say everything went perfectly and according to plan; the ramp-up to the actual event was even a bit rocky. However, the end results for the couple that…
Blog #218 No, I am not a drug dealer or a doctor, but I do carry a pager. Recently, we were out with friends for dinner and my pocket started to vibrate. I reached in and pulled out my pager. Our younger friends looked at me with suspicion – I think they might have only…
A debut guide targets entrepreneurs looking to strike out on their own and succeed in today’s economy. Solopreneurs are business owners who run their enterprises “solo—as in, mostly by themselves,” writes Kluver. “They want to be accountable for themselves and their business without having employees or being an employee.” As the author points out, this is a rapidly growing…
The following is adapted from The Aspiring Solopreneur: Your Business Startup Bible by Kris Kluver If you’re considering becoming a solopreneur, you’ve likely heard about the importance of “finding your why.” What does that mean, exactly? In my mind, your why is your internal motivation. When it’s a rainy Monday, your why gets you out of bed….