Jen Band founded Playing for Others to help teens explore and answer a few of those questions, particularly relating to personal purpose and philanthropy. Read More
Monthly Archives August 2016
John Kucera: Data Driven
Approximately 90 percent of the data that fueled John Kucera's business disappeared overnight due to a faulty backup. It took five months to rebuild. Read More
Donald Grothoff: Tapping into a Healthy Business
A family health crisis led Donald Grothoff to transition from an IT career to a his own business offering EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique) tapping. Read More
Pamela Howard: Back and Better with a Plan
Pamela Howard and her husband, Dwayne, were ready to take their business to the next level. Then an arsonist derailed their plans. Read More
Gardine Wilson: Charlotte’s Historic Coffee Cup Returns
Gardine Wilson lost his historic Charlotte restaurant, The Coffee Cup, after his landlord bulldozed the building. But he's cooking up a new plan. Read More
Julie Bee: Turning Crisis into Opportunity
BeeSmart Social Media’s revenue fell 85 percent when two clients left. Julie Bee had to change her business model fast. Read More
Keisha Rivers Shorty: Reinvention
In 2012, Keisha Rivers Shorty’s life and business were in a state of transition. She’d relocated to the Carolinas and had a growing business ... Read More
Cheale Villa: The Detroit Blues
Cheale Villa’s branding and design business, Visual Caffeine, did very well in Detroit, Michigan. The client base was strong, she was very active ... Read More
Lawrence Cruciana: Matured Business Practices
Lawrence Cruciana founded Corporate Information Technologies (CIT) in 1997. CIT thrived through the dotcom boom and bust, which may have given Lawrence ... Read More