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Zack Oates of Ovation on Building Business Connections through Digital Storytelling
Soliciting feedback from customers often seems like a daunting task. However, Zack Oates and his team at Ovation have cracked the code with a proven strategy that not only encourages guest feedback, but also establishes a personal connection for exceptional results.Zack Oates and the guest feedback platform Ovation have taken a radically different approach to hearing from customers, which stems…
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I Looked Successful, But Inside I Was Falling Apart — This Trifecta Method Took Me From Rock Bottom to Peak Performance
Five years ago, I hit rock bottom.From the outside, my life looked like a highlight reel: scaling social enterprises, writing bestsellers, sharing stages with world-famous leaders. But behind the curtain, I was exhausted, angry, and disconnected. My health was crumbling under chronic pain, brain fog and a complete loss of…
Why Going All In Is the Only Option for Entrepreneurs Who Want to Win
If you know anything about me, you know I'm all in. On music memorabilia. On people. On my work. On whatever's in front of me.I don't know another speed. I've never been great at "halfway." I either care enough to give something everything I've got, or I don't touch it…
How Small Businesses Can Break Free From the ‘Efficiency Trap’
After decades of working with small businesses, I've witnessed a troubling pattern: the harder entrepreneurs try to maximize efficiency, the less efficient they become. This efficiency paradox plagues businesses of all sizes, but it's devastating for small companies where every resource counts.McKinsey research shows that small and medium businesses operate…
5 Data-Driven Trends Shaping the Future of Ecommerce
Data and analytics have become the driving force behind successful competition across industries. In this article, we'll focus specifically on the role of data in the future of ecommerce.What follows is a discussion of some of the key ways in which data relates to and supports the major emerging trends…
Food Trucks Turn Dining Into a Live Reality Show Experience
Chris Brown doesn't just run food trucks. He runs a broadcast studio on wheels.At World Famous, every truck doubles as a stage, outfitted with cameras, livestreams and even Ring doorbell cameras. Brown, who calls himself "China Man Live" when streaming, oversees five food trucks along with four restaurant locations across…
29-Year-Old’s Salty Side Hustle Hit $10 Million Last Year
This Side Hustle Spotlight Q&A features New York City-based entrepreneur Seth Goldstein, 29. Goldstein is co-founder with Steven Rofrano of Ancient Crunch, a company behind the chip brands MASA and Vandy, which launched in 2022. Responses have been edited for length and clarity. Image Credit: Courtesy of Ancient Crunch Want…
These Are the 3 Most Common Mistakes I See First-Time Founders Make as an Investor
Over the years, I've worked with and invested in many early-stage companies.I've seen promising startups gain traction and scale beyond expectations. Sadly, I know too many founders fall into the same predictable traps. They make simple mistakes that stall growth or even derail their businesses entirely.It's not incompetence or a…
Why 67% of Wealthy People Do This Every Morning
Success isn't a stroke of luck — it's a habit forged through deliberate, daily effort. In my five-year study of 233 wealthy individuals and 128 poor individuals, one finding stood out like a beacon: 67% of the wealthy set specific, actionable goals every single day, while only 17% of poorer…
Secrets of Family Style Food Festival’s Success
Back in 2019, Miles Canares teamed up with the creators of cult Streetwear company, The Hundreds, to co-found the Family Style Food Festival, a day-long event where killer chefs and cool kids' clothing brands deliver a feast for food and fashion fanatics alike.The Festival was acquired by Complex last year,…
Free Webinar | On-Demand: From Bottlenecks to Breakthroughs: 5 Barriers Stalling Entrepreneurs—and the System That Removes Them
Every founder eventually hits the same growth killers—isolation, decision fatigue, skill overload, stalled momentum, and a lack of real accountability. In this on-demand session you'll see why these five barriers show up and why quick fixes rarely stick.You'll also be introduced to The Boardroom, Entrepreneur Media's new six-month mastermind that…
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