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Saturday, May 30, 2015

How Jessica Alba Built A $1 Billion Company, And $200 Million Fortune, Selling Parents Peace Of Mind

It's Kombucha Thursday at the Santa Monica headquarters of The Honest Company, which means that groups of young, stylish workers gather at communal tables in a converted toy factory to slurp fashionable fermented tea. Jessica Alba, Hollywood star and company cofounder, sits in the adjacent room. She'll join her troops shortly, but for now she's transfixed by a box of tampons that looks more like it holds an expensive candle than Kotex. "Dope!" she declares, approvingly.

Sunday, May 3, 2015

Perfect Your Sales Pitch to Convert More Customers

For the budding entrepreneur, the path to success is filled with roadblocks. What might seem like surefire strategies often flame out quickly. The challenge of attracting and keeping customers requires extensive research of your market and attention to detail. There may be false starts along the way, but this seven-step process will help you perfect your sales pitch and seal the deal:

Saturday, March 21, 2015

Mark Cuban: 19 Inspiring Power Quotes for Success

While many people know Mark Cuban from his role as a "shark" investor on the popular TV show Shark Tank, Mark is a fabulously successful entrepreneur and investor who owns the Dallas Mavericks professional basketball team, Landmark Theatres, and Magnolia Pictures.

Consider these powerful words that can lead you to success.

Sunday, August 25, 2013

10 Lessons I Learned from Sara Blakely That You Won't Hear in Business School - Forbes

I just love Sara Blakely's inspiring story and it's worth another read!

At last week’s inspiring National Association of Professional Women’s 2nd annual networking conference, I had the opportunity to attend the keynote presentation of Sara Blakely, Founder of Spanx. In her one-hour talk, Sara highlighted her fascinating journey from launching a start-up with $5000 in savings to becoming the youngest self-made female billionaire in history. Anyone who’s heard Sara’s story knows it’s exhilarating and motivating, but to see her live brings a new dimension to her story. She’s fresh, exuberant, funny and completely passionate about helping women feel and look their best, and about reforming all of the misguided trends that have kept in women in painful and ill-fitting undergarments over the last 50 years.

Read more...10 Lessons I Learned from Sara Blakely That You Won't Hear in Business School - Forbes