Category Archives: Small Business

Nely Galan: “Tropical Tycoon” discusses leading Telemundo, The Apprentice and Donald Trump, and Being Self-Made

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In today’s podcast, listen to the “Tropical Tycoon” Nely Galan as she shares her experiences of starting out as a first-generation immigrant from Cuba to becoming an award-winning producer, entrepreneur, and one of the most influential Latinas in the world.

Nely shares her story of how she started from the bottom of the heap to becoming the president of Telemundo, an American Spanish-language television network. She also talks about how she eventually delved in entrepreneurship,

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Draft Day for Your New Employees

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Is your business similar to the talent questions in the NFL? The biggest question surrounding the NFL draft each year is whether the highly talented players will become high performing employees on their teams throughout their careers. There is some probability in predicting their success, but at the end of the day is it just a guess? How about in your business?

The key to the future of most firms is the people they hire.

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How To Write A Compelling Bio For Web and LinkedIn

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Your bio should provide the inspiration that a prospect needs to contact you. It should have an interesting narrative about you – not just a laundry list of what you do. A simple test you can perform is to read over your existing bio. If you’re bored with it and gloss over the details, you can assume others will be doing the same. People will connect with you when you share something memorable about yourself and your background.

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Lisa Lamarche: The Importance of Health, Wealth, and Calm in the Face of Adversity

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In today’s podcast, Lisa Lamarche, CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ and co-founder of Milestone Wealth Advisors, talks about the importance of being financially and physically fit in order to enjoy health and wealth in the long-term.

She touches on her own personal struggles and triumphs that propelled her from being an accountant at a large firm to becoming the co-owner of a company that offers clients superior, comprehensive wealth management.

Lisa then talks about how she believes that physical fitness meshes well with her own principles in financial fitness.

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Marketing Madness Surprises

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At the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament this year, the big underdogs didn’t hold up. They usually don’t. It’s always interesting and fun when the underdog makes a run at the title, but most always, those that are favored end up on top (my team, Syracuse, was not destined to be a winning underdog this year).

In business, most of us are actually the perennial underdog. We are fighting for more people to recognize us,

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