WHEN TO SEPARATE BUSINESS FROM PERSONAL

Opening your own business is just a mixed bag of emotions and often an incredibly hard lesson in reality. Much of what is encompassed during the initial start up phase of a small business is a trial and error process. Every entrepreneur starts out with the best intentions and [...]

I recently entered a Toastmaster Speech contest.

Having been a public speaker for years, this was the first time I tested myself again others in the speaking profession. I decided to enter after receiving positive feedback from people at events where I have spoken: chambers, business associations, business presentations, etc.

It was an uncomfortable, exciting and scary [...]

How to Create Negative Buzz

Earlier in the week I wrote an open letter to The Akron Beacon Journal (ABJ)

In essence it said, I am writing an open letter because nothing has changed after four phone calls over the last six months. The ABJ thinks they are doing me a favor by dropping off unsolicited newspapers [...]