Tell Your Story

Do you tell your story to potential buyers and customers? A few weeks ago, I was coaching 1-on-1 with a producer helping him to expand his business.  When we first started the meeting, I, as always, let him present himself…

Inspirational Words from Stelios Haji-Ioannou 

Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou ( born 14 February 1967) is a Greek-Cypriot entrepreneur. Born into a wealthy ship-owning family, he is best known for founding the low-cost airline easyJet and the Stelmar shipping line with start-up funds provided by his father, Loucas. easyJet’s foundation in 1995 marked the…

Product Pricing Analysis, Part Two

In Part One of this topic on Product Pricing Analysis, we talked about Pricing Analysis based on cost. Now, we are going to pursue Market Pricing Analysis and how you reconcile both analyses to come up with your pricing. ‘Market’…

Inspirational Words from Chris Gardner

Christopher Paul Gardner (born February 9, 1954) is an American businessman and motivational speaker. During the early 1980s, Gardner struggled with homelessness while raising a toddler son. He became a stockbroker and eventually founded his own brokerage firm Gardner Rich & Co in 1987. In 2006, Gardner…

Product Pricing Analysis, Part One

Over my years selling gift products, one particular area critical to wholesaling that producers often misunderstand the importance of product pricing analysis.  Finding an appropriate pricing schedule for the wholesale market needs to start with a detailed analysis. First, Start…

Inspirational Words from Cindy Gallop

Lucinda “Cindy” Lee Gallop (born 1 February 1960)[1] is an English advertising consultant, founder and former chair of the US branch of advertising firm Bartle Bogle Hegarty, and founder of the IfWeRanTheWorld and MakeLoveNotPorn companies.  Gallop worked as a theatre publicist and…

Last days for the 1-on-1 Intentions Program Special

Time is running out on the special 25% off 1-on-1 Intention Setting Program! If you are looking to create workable intentions and goals to build or expand your business, this Intention Setting Program is just for you! Let me help you…

Inspirational Words from Chad Hurley

Chad Meredith Hurley (born January 24, 1977) is an American media mogul, co-founder and former CEO of the video-sharing websites YouTube and MixBit. In June 2006, he was voted 28th on Business 2.0’s “50 People Who Matter Now” list. In…