Several months ago, Jill Felska and Jenn Korducki quit their jobs at a large PR agency in Chicago and started their own social media branding and management company. They decided “to enter the grad school of life” and learn the intricacies of business by simply doing it.
These two bright women a
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How To Enroll In The Grad School Of Life By Starting Your Own Business
Posted by timjahn under Success StoriesFrom http://www.beyondthepedway.com 4966 days ago
What Does Age Have To Do With Retirement?
Posted by timjahn under Self-DevelopmentFrom http://www.beyondthepedway.com 4967 days ago
I listened to a conversation the other day that went something like this:
Person A: “I heard she retired from coaching.”
Person B: “No way. She’s not old enough to retire…”
Person A: “Yeah, I think she’s retired now.”
Person B: “She’s like 42, she’s definitely not old enough to retire!”
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Person A: “I heard she retired from coaching.”
Person B: “No way. She’s not old enough to retire…”
Person A: “Yeah, I think she’s retired now.”
Person B: “She’s like 42, she’s definitely not old enough to retire!”
Th Read More
How Mike Lapchick Turned A 12 Year Old Problem Into A Successful Business
Posted by timjahn under Success StoriesFrom http://www.beyondthepedway.com 4968 days ago
For the entire 12 years that Mike Lapchick owned his marketing company, there was one giant problem that was always getting in the way: there was no consistent way to exchange product images with the manufacturers and retailers he worked with.
He came across a few solutions to the problem from t Read More
He came across a few solutions to the problem from t Read More
Why An IP Lawyer Co-Founded The Largest Startup Conference In The Midwest
Posted by timjahn under StartupsFrom http://www.beyondthepedway.com 4972 days ago
Jonathan Pasky is an IP lawyer and one of the three guys behind Midventures, a Chicago technology consulting firm. A few months ago, they threw an event called midVentures25, which was a startup demo day.
When the response was greater than they expected, Jonathan and team decided to step it up a Read More
When the response was greater than they expected, Jonathan and team decided to step it up a Read More
5 Lessons Creative Entrepreneurs Can Learn From A Filmmaker
Posted by timjahn under Self-DevelopmentFrom http://www.beyondthepedway.com 4975 days ago
Dave Miller is a producer, writer, and director who, in addition to writing, producing, and directing feature length movies, owns his own production company. As Dave and I got to chatting, I realized many of his lessons from being a filmmaker could apply to creative entrepreneurs looking to start
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How Winning $3,600 In Vegas Sparked Jason Kintzler To Revolutionize PR
Posted by timjahn under Success StoriesFrom http://www.beyondthepedway.com 4975 days ago
For Jason Kintzler, PitchEngine was one of those ideas that just wouldn't go away. The idea consumed him so much, he went to an agency and asked how much it would cost to build his idea. Unfortunately, the down payment for the project was a bit more than Jason could swing at the time.
How did Read More
How did Read More
How To Turn Your Hobby Into A Profitable Business – With Chris Wanstrath, Co-Founder of github
Posted by timjahn under Success StoriesFrom http://www.beyondthepedway.com 4975 days ago
Chris Wanstrath is the co-founder of GitHub, a website that provides a place for developers to collaborate on projects together. His company is profitable and 100% bootstrapped – no VC money at all. He didn’t set out to create GitHub from day one. He had plenty of other ideas prior to GitHub.
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How Kris Peterson Created A Successful Daily Deals Company From His Kitchen Counter
Posted by timjahn under StartupsFrom http://www.beyondthepedway.com 4979 days ago
Kris Peterson was simultaneously training for the Chicago marathon and buying tons of Groupons. He couldn’t use all the Groupons he was buying and ended up losing the money he spent on them. He thought there had to be a secondary market to sell his unused deals. But there wasn’t. So Kris created on
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Melody McCloskey is one of the most passionate creative entrepreneurs I've ever met. But she didn't become the CEO of her own company overnight. And it took more than extreme dedication and commitment too. In Melody's words, "What makes me crazy?"...find out!
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There Are No “Oh Duh” Ideas: You Have To Prove It – With Cyrus Massoumi, CEO of ZocDoc.com
Posted by timjahn under Success StoriesFrom http://www.beyondthepedway.com 4985 days ago
Cyrus Massoumi's own family didn't believe in his business idea. But with a whole lot of persistence, focus, and conviction, Cyrus' site that allows you to instantly book doctors appointments online is opening up shop all over the U.S. Find out how he successfully created this game changing compan
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