Flashback Friday: “Keeping Business in the Family – Literally!”

By: Mike Birdsall, an EO San Francisco member and co-founder of Birdsall Interactive I never planned to own my own business, and I definitely didn’t plan to work alongside my wife. But in 1994, that’s the situation I found myself in. When I tell people that my wife, Maureen, and I work together, they tell

November 27, 2015

Throwback Thursday: “5 Ways You Can Protect Your Family (and Business) from Cyber Crime”

By Scott Spiro, an EO Los Angeles member and CEO of Computer Solutions Group, Inc. As busy entrepreneurs, we’re all concerned about protecting our businesses from harm. It’s not enough to focus only on office technology safety; we all use our computing devices at work and at home nowadays. As a busy entrepreneur with two

November 26, 2015

Don’t Waste Your Media Opportunities: 4 Tips for Entrepreneurs

Deb Gabor, Founder of Sol Marketing and EO Austin member, was featured in The Wall Street Journal article, “A Startup’s Founder Blames Herself for Lack of Growth” in November. We spoke to Deb about the experience; here’s what she has to say about the after-effects and four suggestions she’d give any entrepreneur being featured in

November 25, 2015

“A TotalE Family Affair” by Jamie Douraghy

Many members of my immediate family are entrepreneurs, and several of us have a long history within EO. I, myself, have been an EO Los Angeles member for 11 years; my brother Bejan has been an EO Chicago member for six years; my brother Cameron was an EO San Francisco member for six years. Even

November 25, 2015

Mastering the Art of Cold Calling

“I was asked to recite this script a hundred times - literally,” said a wide-eyed friend who was a trainee at a call center. A lot of hard work goes into making cold calling a success. A script may be prepared with care, but it must be presented with spontaneity, and it needs to flow

November 24, 2015

TotalE Family Reflection by Lisa Cini

I think the biggest lie an entrepreneur can tell themselves is that work and family are separate. Trying to separate out my family from my work would be like trying to separate my spirit from my body. If I am the captain of my journey, then they are my ship. They are with me through the storms and

November 24, 2015