Mobile Marketing is the Future of Small Business Nomads

As the owner of a commercial art gallery for more than 24 years, I never imagined that people would buy art online, or that I would be selling to them without any prior relationship or connection. I had seen the importance of developing mutual trust and respect with clients, and per tradition, I would nurture

March 8, 2016

EO Members Make Back-To-Back Inc. Covers

After speaking at the most recent Inc. 5000 conference, Jessica Mah, an EO San Francisco member and CEO of InDinero, and Dan Price, an EO Seattle member and CEO of Gravity Payments, became fast friends. They recently sat down to interview one another and dive deeper into a few of their latest lessons learned in

March 7, 2016

Sneak Preview: Navigating the Negotiation Process

This interview was held for the purposes of publication in the March 2016 issue of Octane magazine. An integral part of the entrepreneurial journey is knowing how to seal a business deal. Recognized as one of the best business school professors in the world, Deepak Malhotra is the Eli Goldston Professor of Business Administration at

March 6, 2016

Sneak Preview: The Purpose of Life is a Life of Purpose

This article was written by Matt Leedham, EO’s Vice President of the Americas, for the March 2016 issue of Octane magazine. Recently, I made a trip to Guatemala to visit with Regional Director, Enrique “Kikoy” Montano, where we discussed EO’s growing presence in Latin America. While there, I spent a Saturday volunteering with an organization called

March 5, 2016

Do You Need More Mirror Time?

As a leadership performance coach, I am regularly reminding my clients that leadership is a skilled profession. It has a language, models and frameworks that provide practitioners with tools that, when used appropriately, can create a positive impact on individuals, teams and organizations. In the world of leadership, as in life, we can only affect

March 4, 2016

The Essential Guide to Avoiding Workplace Text, Email, and Social Media Disasters

This article was originally featured on Inc.com and has been reposted here with permission from the author. Today's workplace is a potential landmine for communications disasters, which can lead to big problems for business owners. Two primary reasons are generational challenges and technology challenges. Generational Challenges For the first time in history, we have 5

March 3, 2016