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Keith Strauss, President of Sales Concepts Inc., has been helping other companies grow for nearly 20 years.  He's made it a point to work with their sales teams to grow and maximize opportunities for their future.  All the while, he's … Continue reading → The post Help You, Help Yourself – Keith Strauss appeared first on Paper Napkin Wisdom - Blog and Podcast For Entrepreneurs, Leaders, and Differ...

Rob Simons is the Founder and CEO of Toolbox Studios, an award winning digital and communications company based in San Antonio.  No surprise that he's made it his life to help entrepreneurs and leaders do more – and he shares … Continue reading → The post It's Really An Incredible Story – Rob Simons appeared first on Paper Napkin Wisdom - Blog and Podcast For Entrepreneurs, Leaders, and Difference...

David Nilssen has led his company, Guidant Financial, to impressive growth over the last 10 years, but he says that he only just recently figured out a recipe for accelerated growth and better than ever alignment. In his Paper Napkin … Continue reading → The post Stop Building Consensus In Silos, Start Preaching Permisson, Perspective, and Patience – David Nilssen appeared first on Paper Napkin Wi...

Jane Roos is a social entrepreneur, fundraiser extraordinaire and general dynamo. She has helped countless Canadian athletes make their way to the Olympics by helping them focus on their athletics and not on a part-time job.  There is no question … Continue reading → The post Carving Out A Different Path To Success – Jane Roos appeared first on Paper Napkin Wisdom - Blog and Podcast For Entreprene...

Scott Fritz is an entrepreneur, author, speaker, and Angel Investor. In 1997, Scott founded a business called Human Capital and grew the company into a nationwide player in ten years. The successive 1000% growth made his company a fixture of the … Continue reading → The post Three Step Plan For Strategic Decisions to Propel Growth – Scott Fritz appeared first on Paper Napkin Wisdom - Blog and Podc...

  Matt Stewart is a dynamic leader and speaker. He's grown a small Southern California business into a national leader in two industries and has received several awards for his work. That said, Matt is no stranger to nay-sayers. He's … Continue reading → The post Harvesting The Good Out Of Criticism Is Essential For Entrepreneurs – Matt Stewart appeared first on Paper Napkin Wisdom - Blog and Podc...

John Bly is a CPA, a successful entrepreneur, and a mergers and acquisitions czar. He's grown his practice over the past 8 or 9 years and in that time he's completed 8 acquisitions and 2 mergers. At the heart of his … Continue reading → The post Entrepreneurs May Use Lots of Dirty Words, But Here's One We Should Use More – John Bly appeared first on Paper Napkin Wisdom - Blog and Podcast For Entre...

  Lesley Hayes has built and subsequently exited three successful businesses. She now works as a mentor and has started to look academically at how entrepreneurs define leadership. Coming from an entrepreneurial background, Lesley is able to approach the study … Continue reading → The post Core Strength Is Vital For Entrepreneurial Leaders – Lesley Hayes appeared first on Paper Napkin Wisdom - Blo...

Barrett Ersek is a serial entrepreneur; he's been founding and growing his own businesses since he was 17 years old. Through his entrepreneurial journey, Barrett has come to embrace and rely on a philosophy of gratitude. In his Paper Napkin Wisdom … Continue reading → The post Is Gratitude The Gatekeeper To Greatness – Barrett Ersek appeared first on Paper Napkin Wisdom - Blog and Podcast For Entr...

Jack Daly is an energetic and inspiring speaker, a proven CEO, and a successful entrepreneur. Jack's been an entrepreneur from a very young age. He started his first business at the age of 12 and at the age of 13 he … Continue reading → The post Making A Difference Is What He's All About – Jack Daly appeared first on Paper Napkin Wisdom - Blog and Podcast For Entrepreneurs, Leaders, and Difference...

  Allie Mooney is an award winning and energetic speaker, an author, and an expert at helping organizations and leaders better understand their people. Allie works to help her clients identify the personalities of their employees and teaches them how to … Continue reading → The post Influencing People And Becoming "Happily" Incompatible With Others – Allie Mooney appeared first on Paper Napkin Wis...

  Steve Satterwhite is a thought leader, an entrepreneur, an author, and CEO. He's built a business that has grown despite significant environmental and internal challenges. He set out to build the company he always wanted to work for and he … Continue reading → The post Living And Leading Above The Line – Steve Satterwhite appeared first on Paper Napkin Wisdom - Blog and Podcast For Entrepreneurs...

  Jamie Gerdsen is the dynamic, free thinking, and energetic CEO of Apollo Home Comfort. He's innovated in a traditional industry where people often say, "You can't do THAT!" and found incredible success in sticking to his vision, making adjustments consistently, and … Continue reading → The post He Tried To Push His Business – But Let It Pull Him To The Top Instead – Jamie Gerdsen appeared first...

Peter Bredlau Jr. is a second generation owner of Quality Service Associates Inc. He's a straight shooter and has made the company his own with his unique leadership style. Peter's Paper Napkin Wisdom is a piece of advice he would give to any entrepreneur: … Continue reading → The post Building His Company With Common Sense – Peter Bredlau Jr appeared first on Paper Napkin Wisdom - Blog and Podcas...

John Spence's catch-phrase is "Awesomely Simple", and while John is a whole lot of awesome, he's hardly simple. He's a Ted-x sensation and shares a story that literally every college kid should hear John's entrepreneurial journey is story of hard … Continue reading → The post This "Overnight Success" Only Took 17 Years of Hard Work And Shares How We Can Do It Too – John Spence appeared first on Pa...

  Greg Crabtree is a very compelling and interesting guy with an amazing story. He has made a life of helping clients, most of whom are entrepreneurs, align their financial goals and grow. He's a speaker, an author, and a financial … Continue reading → The post Growth By Subtraction? What? It's True – And It Works – Greg Crabtree appeared first on Paper Napkin Wisdom - Blog and Podcast For Entrepr...

    Eric Keiles is an entrepreneur, speaker, and writer. He has spoken and participated in panel throughout America's entrepreneurial community and acts as a guest lecturer at several Philadelphia-area business schools; he's a highly intelligent guy with a lot of … Continue reading → The post When the Going Gets Tough, The Tough Get Strategic – Eric Keiles appeared first on Paper Napkin Wisdom - B...

  Andy Bailey has been an entrepreneur for over 18 years and in that time he's had the lesson of focus beaten into him. In his Paper Napkin Wisdom, Andy explains how the Rockefeller Habits changed his entrepreneurial life and … Continue reading → The post Distracted by Things You Think Are Urgent? Decide To Focus On What's Important Instead – Andy Bailey appeared first on Paper Napkin Wisdom - Blo...

  Robert Wagnon is the founder, CEO, and Chairmen of Republic State Mortgage. Recently he's become the scout master of a troupe of over seventy scouts and he's found that watching the scouts go through their first leadership experiences has … Continue reading → The post Developing Human Capital Starts With Shift In Perspective – Robert Wagnon appeared first on Paper Napkin Wisdom - Blog and Podcas...

  Dandapani is a former Hindu monk, a speaker, and entrepreneur. He works with companies and organizations around the world conducting training through workshops, retreats, and coaching. Dandapani brings a really unique and fascinating perspective into Paper Napkin Wisdom, his … Continue reading → The post Energy – How Do You Manage Yours? Beware the Energy Vampires – Dandapani appeared first on P...

  Michael Walsh is an entrepreneur with a talent for making big business ideas very simple and easily understood. He is the founder and president of Kaizen Consulting and he tells us that 'sales' is dead. Michael believes that a strong business … Continue reading → The post Sales Are Dead, So It's Time To Build Relationships – Michael Walsh appeared first on Paper Napkin Wisdom - Blog and Podcast...

    Jason Barger is an author, speaker, and consultant who wants us to ReMember. We live in a distracting society, says Jason, we're bombarded with as many as 3000 messages a day and it's so easy to be distracted … Continue reading → The post Step Back to Move Forward AND Reconnect, Recollect, Renew Your Commitment DAILY – Jason Barger appeared first on Paper Napkin Wisdom - Blog and Podcast For E...

Cameron Herold is an inspirational guy. He is a totally out-of-the-box thinker and a business coach to successful entrepreneurs all over the world. Cameron's reason for getting out of bed in the morning is to help entrepreneurs and in his … Continue reading → The post When Riding the Entrepreneur Roller Coaster, Wave Your Arms in the Air – Cameron Herold appeared first on Paper Napkin Wisdom - Blo...

Rev. K. Bill Dost is a man who's passionate about family and life. He's an entrepreneur, an EO member, and someone with whom it's easy to have a dynamic conversation. Bill is a really positive person, but don't let the positive demeanor … Continue reading → The post When the going gets tough, the tough grab a double helping of faith … – Bill Dost appeared first on Paper Napkin Wisdom - Blog and Po...

  Sam Horn is an Intrigue Expert, a world-renowned author, keynote speaker, and communications strategist. She's a woman who deeply cares about helping entrepreneurs and leaders communicate more effectively and in her Paper Napkin Wisdom she warns us: "If you're … Continue reading → The post Why We NEED to be Intriguing – Sam Horn (Intrigue Expert, Author, Strategist, & Coach) appeared first on Pa...