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It’s Time to Fight for Your Company’s Cyber Security
By Scott Krawitz, CEO, People Driven Solutions While today’s cyber threats have seemingly innocuous names—Poodle or Heartbleed, for example—they can cost companies both large and small millions of dollars. Ransomware, hacking, phishing, worms, distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) and malware are just a few of the many ways that criminals access precious information, potentially destroying companies. The
How Leaders Stay Productive
By Ryan Neal, an EO Seattle member as well as president and cofounder of Blueprint Consulting Services The transition from individual contributor to leader—whether you’re promoted within a company or you start your own business—comes with a unique set of challenges. Chief among them: Maintaining your productivity. Talent and experience help us become influential, even
Lessons from the Edge: When Stress Takes Over
By Bob Bernstein, an EO Nashville member and founder of Bongo Productions Sometimes things in business and life are laughed off until something happens that forces us to take matters more seriously. As an entrepreneur, my mind generates so many ideas that I started numbering them in emails to my administrative team. I made my
Investing and Saving as a Woman Entrepreneur
Sharon Oberlander, a wealth management advisor with Merrill Lynch and long-time mentor to women entrepreneurs and executives, shares her thoughts on what women in business should know about investing, retirement and personal finance. While the economy generally grew at a slow pace in 2016, employment in women-owned firms continued to increase according to the National
How Punk Rock Helped Me Rock the Business World
By Jenelle Isaacson, an EO Portland member and founder and CEO of Living Room Realty in Portland, Oregon On the Road After graduating from college, I started a punk band called Spread Eagle with three girlfriends. I was the lead singer and played guitar. It wasn’t that we loved punk rock; it was just all
The Key to Your Growth: A Perfectly Matched COO
By Cameron Herold, founder of COO Alliance and author of Double Double and Meetings Suck I launched the COO Alliance because I recognized the critical role that the chief operating officer (COO) position plays for the chief executive officer (CEO). A COO will produce a powerful and positive impact on your business. Entrepreneurs are visionaries,