Myra Quick, PHR, SHRM-CP, CEO and Creator of Fast Forward Learning & Development. She spends time with us talking about the importance of mentoring the younger generation, the power of real life conversations and how businesses and colleges should be working together to build successful companies with cultures that ROCK!
One of the first things I do with a new client is ask them what the next 5-10 years looks like for them – in other words, what do they want their life to be? Most people can’t answer that question or if they do it’s very vague. Most say they just want to be […]
Linda Rey, Founder and CEO of Aurora Consulting talks about launching her own marketing consulting firm and how she is changing the way insurance agency owners think about their marketing & their brand. PS – she turned around her family agency and increased revenue by over 600%. yes 600%!
Whether you are offering a service or selling a product, at the end of the day your buyers don’t want to be “marketed to”, they don’t want to be told what they should buy. What they want is an emotional relationship that makes them feel good about the decisions they are making. If you want […]
Sophia Reynolds, MBA Founder and CEO of Sophie’s Bookkeeping took the leap from corporate job to launching her own company. She shares with us the good, the bad and the crazy! Her energy is infectious, her drive is amazing and we just love her here at the Red Barn! Sit back and enjoy her story from […]
“The reason I’ve been able to be so financially successful is my focus has never, ever for one minute been money”, Oprah Winfrey – Harpo So many business owners I know, or wanna-be business owners for that matter, focus on the almighty dollar. How to make it, how to spend it, and they feel once they have “it” […]
I was chatting with a friend and client the other day about what one of her biggest struggles and/or pet peeves is when it comes to running a solo-operation retail store. Emphatically she said “The Askers”. I replied – “The Askers?” She shook her head, and proceeded to tell me she gets inundated with donation […]
One of the biggest roadblocks for many “Want-trapreneurs” looking to launch a service based business (or any type of business for that matter) is maintaining their current income base. It’s hard to leave the security of a guaranteed salary, health insurance, paid vacations and the almighty 401K, I get it – I’ve been there. When […]
As the saying goes – there is no “I” in TEAM. I wish the word Marketing didn’t have an “I” in it so I could carry the saying over – but I think you know where I’m going here. You can spell team using the letters in Marketing though! Marketing is a TEAM effort – […]
I’m a huge fan of social networking and platforms such as LinkedIn to make new business connections and garner new clients. The internet has shortened my sales cycles, opened me up to opportunities I once would never had – but what about old school connecting? Has face to face – “Hey, let’s meet for a […]