CEO Archives

The Power of a Can-Do Attitude: Why Smart CEOs Always Say Yes

If you want to disrupt your industry, you need to adopt a mentality that distinguishes you from other leaders. When everyone else is saying no, you should always say yes. “Yes” seems like an innocuous...

byDavid Pereira

June 29, 2018

Essential Bodywear and Merit Goodness CEOs Share Keys to Entrepreneurial Success [Radio]

On this edition of StartupNation Radio, your host, Jeff Sloan, chats with Carrie Charlick, CEO of Essential Bodywear, and David Merritt, CEO and founder of Merit Goodness. Created in 2003 by Carrie and her friend,...

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January 20, 2018

The Importance of Executing Your Idea [Radio]

Ideas, intentions and plans are great, but they are nothing without execution. On this edition of StartupNation Radio, Jeff Sloan and Norm Pappas talk with two entrepreneurs who had an idea, put together their business...

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October 22, 2016

Relentless Lori Blaker Takes Her Family Business Global [Radio]

Welcome to another edition of StartupNation Radio, where we discuss how making it to the top of a family business is harder than you think. There are some who say that you’ve got it made when...

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June 25, 2016

Why ‘Hands-On’ Is The Most Valuable Leadership Style at a Startup

There are two ways to build a startup: you either raise a lot of money and take on more risk, or you take a small amount of money, find a small, loyal team and you...

byVic Belonogoff

May 10, 2016

Making a Case for Thinking Inside the Box

Oh... the box. That "thing" we do. That "widget" we promote. That "idea" we present. Every company, every brand, every piece of media fits in a box. The shape, size, color, texture, smell (etc.) of the...

byPatrick Jager

April 8, 2016