
Team Effort for DMOS Collective
“There is immense power when a group of people with similar interests gets together to work toward the same goals.” (Idowu Koyenikan, author and consultant) Congrats to DMOS Collective on its team effort to create pro-quality, portable tools so riders and athletes can build better jumps. With over 200 backers to date and some 20+…

Showing Support for Active Lifestyle Entrepreneurs
Congratulations to the folks at DMOS Collective, whose Kickstarter campaign has gained over 180 backers and is officially “funded.” Good Stuff—and just in time for winter! DMOS is now ready to produce their first batch of kicker tool shovels—which are awesome for building kickers, but are also tough, supremely stow-able driveway shovels that won’t break…

Reflection Leads to Mindful Decision Making
The hallmark of most successful business leaders and entrepreneurs is the ability to step back every now and then to reflect on where they are, where they want to be, and where they’ve been—including an examination of takeaways and critical lessons of what they’ve discovered along the way. Through reflection, we can make progress with…

Keep Focus: September is Not Time for Complacency
September can be a “crossroads” type month. Summer’s just about over, autumn looms, and shortly after that it’s the holiday season (which seems to get bigger and longer and more drawn out every year) and then New Year’s. Some might feel tempted to coast the remaining 3-plus months of the year, figuring they’ll just run…

Add Some Influence to Your Marketing Tool Kit
I read this quote today, “Influence may be the highest level of human skills” (author unknown) and it got me thinking about a blog I wrote two summers ago about “Influencer Marketing.” It seems I must have been channeling my younger self as I contemplated a topic for this week, which probably has something to…

Content Matters
Often when we hear the term “PR,” we mistakenly think about advertising or press releases, items that companies and individuals use to send information. And, certainly those things are important components of any good PR effort. But PR is so much more. PR is a company’s voice to the people. Just consider the term itself.…