What happens when you take one part etiquette expert, marry her to a master, responsible plumber and mix in large quantities of social media?
You get a plumber who knows how to teach other tradesmen where and how to find business via the internet—and in person and with style.
Please join me in welcoming Julie and Roger Wakefield who’ve not only built a very successful business but made their marriage survive and thrive in the process.
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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.
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S01, Ep 28: Steve Stoler, Telling Your Story
Can you tell your own story? Do you know where to start and what does it take to have an impact? Claire and Steve talk about his story as an illustration of how to best tell a difficult and complex story.Steve Stoler is a veteran Emmy Award winning television news reporter, whose career has spanned more than three decades at six television stations in Georgia, Nebraska, North Carolina and Texas. Steve has covered almost every type of news story imaginable. Throughout his career, Steve has been an eyewitness to history. After 34 years in TV, Steve is now the City of Plano, Texas’ Director of Media Relations.
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S03, Ep06: The Art, Science and Economics of Craft Beer featuring Michael Peticolas
On today’s episode of Coffee With Claire we are learning about craft beer!According to several reliable internet sources including Brewfanatics and the craft brewery.org, here’s a compilation of the top ten reasons why you should drink craft beer.
- Craft Beer tastes better.
- More alcohol.
- Less trips to the bathroom!
- Health benefits!
- More Choices.
- Less Expensive.
- Less Calories.
- Better ingredients.
- Supporting the local economy.
- Environmentally sustainable.
We are thrilled to welcome back to Coffee with Claire Michael Peticolas. Michael is a fifth-generation Texas trial attorney and owner/operator of Dallas’ Peticolas Brewing Company. After practicing law for a decade, Michael turned to his passion for craft beer. Since 2011, Peticolas Brewing Company has won numerous local and national awards, and is an established craft beer industry leader in Texas.
Stay tuned to hear more about the current craft beer buzz!
