VIDEO SERIES: Malcolm McDonald, Endeavor
Since I profiled Malcolm in 2021, he’s become the local GM of Endeavor — an international non-profit, led by a Who’s Who of business luminaries, that supports genuinely gifted and promising entrepreneurs (like Fleetio‘s Tony Summerville — whom I profiled in 2018). After hearing him describe his work with Endeavor in a recent panel discussion, two things were clear: 1) I wanted to profile Malcolm again. 2) Malcolm in […]
Kellie Clark, AppThink
For of all sad words of tongue or pen, The saddest are these: “It might have been.” —John Greenleaf Whittier Kellie Clark still remembers the night, at the age of 13, when she saw that sense of heartbreak quoted above in her mother’s eyes. “Mom worked her way through nursing school while raising three children. […]
Guest Columnist Lionel Tehini, Quinovas
THE PIZZA WAR PROVES IT: Every company is a technology company. It’s no revelation that every aspect of business today is driven by technology. That said, one of the most significant areas where smart businesses are using technology to gain a competitive edge is customer engagement — which includes directly interfacing with end users. On […]
Scott Simon, Betterhire
Birmingham’s Certified Know-I.T.-All I once made the mistake of ignoring Scott Simon’s advice. My all-time greatest Account Executive (Erin Whaley) had decided that, after six years in marketing communications, it was time to try something new. Almost immediately, I found an unbelievable candidate for the position. She had big-time agency experience. She was sharp, she […]
VIDEO SERIES: Zane Tarence, Founders Advisors
Building Enterprise Value Zane Tarence loves helping entrepreneurs build value. Which has been a very good thing for a lot of entrepreneurs. Zane founded his first company at the age of 32 — Virtual Learning Technologies, which sold for $15 Million in May, 2000 to Boston’s Houghton Mifflin. Since then, he’s led and completed 85 […]