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The After Burn Report

by Tilio Lagatta, an EO Reno Tahoe member and managing partner at Blackfire Real Estate How can you summarize something you can’t fully understand without experiencing it yourself? Burning Man is an annual event hosted by EO Reno Tahoe. Each year about 70,000 people from around the world come together to help build Black Rock

November 24, 2014

How Processes, Systems and EO Created My New Business

by Cesar Quintero, an EO South Florida member and manager of Fit2Go There’s a saying that says “Sometimes to have the courage to move forward, you have to be willing to look back.” This saying has never been more fitting than it is right now for me. In 2004 I started Fit2go, a meal delivery

November 21, 2014

Customer Service Rules vs. Guidelines

By Shep Hyken, an EO St. Louis member and Chief Amazement Officer at Shepard Presentations Two words that can drive me crazy are “company policy.” Policies are often used as unbendable rules that are not conducive to customer service and creating a customer-focused company atmosphere. Let me share a story with you to illustrate the

November 20, 2014

EOer Scripts A New Chapter

by Matthew Weiss, an EO New York member and president of Weiss and Associates, PC Having been an EO member since 1996, I’ve participated in hundreds of learning events, Universities, Forum meetings and other business learning opportunities. Through the years, the accumulation of this learning has helped me minimize the need for my involvement in

November 19, 2014

What I’ve Learned After Four Years in Business

by Matt Heinz, an EO Seattle member and CEO of Heinz Marketing Inc. Exactly four years ago today, Heinz Marketing became a real thing. The Monday before Thanksgiving in 2008 I was finally on my own. The stock market, you probably remember, had just tanked. My wife was pregnant with our first child. So, of

November 18, 2014

Selling Your Business: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

By Mark Tepper, the president of Strategic Wealth Partners and an EO Cleveland member Like all major events in life, the day you sell your business can either be one of the greatest, most joyful things you’ll ever experience or one that will bother you for years to come. For too many entrepreneurs, it’s the

November 17, 2014