Archive for February, 2007

Entrepreneurship Week 2007

Saturday, February 24th, 2007

In case you didn't know, today marks the kick off of Entrepreneurship Week, a Kaufmann Foundation supported and sponsored national event starting today Feb 24th through March 3rd. Entrepreneurship Week is a collection of thousands of activities across the country that are: "designed to stimulate on-going interest from individuals and organizations ...

Speaking Schedule

Wednesday, February 21st, 2007

I posted a new page on the blog under the "Info" section that has my updated speaking schedule, both current and past (Still a work in progress). Also, if your interested in seeing what events myself and other representatives from my company will be at as well, we have a ...

Converting Sales

Tuesday, February 20th, 2007

Ian Landsman brewed up an awesome post on 10 ways to convert customers into sales. I have been following Ian's blog and the launch of HelpSpot since the beginning, and I always enjoy reading about entrepreneurs and the lessons they learn. Ian talks, in particular, about how some key actions ...

Michael Geoghegan on ROI Radio

Monday, February 19th, 2007

This weeks episode of ROI Radio features a chat with Michael Geoghegan, Co-Founder / CEO of Gigavox Media. Michael and I had a chance to sit down at last weeks Podcast Academy between sessions and catch up on all of the latest and greatest. We talk about IT Conversations, the ...

The Podcasters at Tylers

Sunday, February 18th, 2007

PA5_2.jpg Originally uploaded by Michael_G. Great crew this past week in Durham, NC. Here we are at Tyler's Taproom enjoying some very fine adult beverages. Clockwise starting from the front left is Noah Bonnett, Ryan Irelan, Tim Bourquin, Randall Northcraft, Kris Smith ...

Podcast Academy V: Duke University

Wednesday, February 14th, 2007

We are having a good time down here in Durham, NC at Podcast Academy V at Duke University. The folks down here at Duke are VERY much pioneering the shifting media landscape and on the edge of using podcasting as a medium in the academic environment. They definitely have the ...

New ROI Radio: Tim Barton, Blue Sky Factory, Inc

Tuesday, February 13th, 2007

I just posted (a day late) the latest ROI Radio Podcast. This week, our very own Tim Barton, the VP of Business Development from Blue Sky Factory, Inc joins me in the studio for a conversation. A little bit of a change of pace this time, and I must say ...

ROI Radio: Owen Hannay, Slingshot

Monday, February 5th, 2007

This weeks ROI Radio is up. We got a little distracted last night with the Super Bowl :-) This week I talk with Owen Hannay, President & CEO of Slingshot, an agency based in Dallas, TX. Slingshot sports a great domain www.davidandgoliath.com , and does incredible work for Jack Daniels, ...

How Not To Sell

Saturday, February 3rd, 2007

As a business owner, I am always "selling." Selling our product, our services, our company, our brand. It is a skill that no one ever trained me on, and something that I never attended a class or a seminar on, etc.. Selling is something that I have been able to ...