What does it take to be an effective small business owner? Susan and Claire have an animated discussion around what it takes to start, build and maintain a successful small business.
Susan Hamilton is the Founder and CEO of OffBeat Business Media, an organization dedicated to rebuilding American business influence locally, nationally, and abroad.
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S01, Ep 23: Sir Earl Toon, the Entertainment Value of Communication
Are you entertaining as well as informative? Do you know what it takes to engage people and leave them wanting more? Sir Earl and Claire talk about the value of being an entertainer as well as a communicator.Sir Earl Toon achieved notoriety with the very popular band Kool & The Gang. The founder of YMO Enterprises, Sir Earl strives to deliver the highest quality of music entertainment to a worldwide audience.
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S01, Ep 38: Robi Ley, Being a Clear Communicator
What does it take to be a clear communicator? Claire and guest, Robi Ley, have a spirited discussion of how to get your best thoughts out of your head and onto paper or into clear spoken words.Robi Ley is the owner and lead communication coach at WordCrafter Consultants. Robi believes that every person has a story. Her business is about helping people tell their story.
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S03, Ep02: What Drives an Entrepreneur? Featuring Adpop and Techmillenial
What is it that drives entrepreneurs? Why would anyone subject themselves to the crazy, unpredictable entrepreneurial lifestyle?
Entrepreneurs are an interesting breed. They are tenacious, passionate people who really do march to the beat of a different drum. They are visionaries, their strongest advocate, and although they have immense self confidence in themselves and their vision, they are humble enough to know when to pivot and say ”this isn’t working.” Lastly, entrepreneurs believe that rules are made to be broken. The status quo is boring. They are always thinking of ten different ways to solve a problem, and by putting all of these traits to work, develop products and services that their competition says, “Why didn’t we think of that?” It’s the amazing combination of using both sides of their brains to achieve what others may never have thought possible.
Here at Coffee with Claire, we celebrate the entrepreneurial spirit. And today, our guests demonstrate how collaboration and the bringing together two totally opposite ends of the business spectrum is the perfect combination to help newly formed companies or re-designed businesses create a strong professional footprint, while staying true to their individual entrepreneurial spirits.
Stay tuned and learn how bringing two very different worlds together has found the crossroads of the soft skills of creativity and the “hard” skills of programming have created the perfect combination for success!
This episode features Sungwoo Chun of Adpop and Jonathan Kim of TechMillenial discussing their businesses and their place in a variety of communities.
