Tag: ceo
5 Keys to Successfully Maintain a Healthy Work Life Balance
I’m a young CEO. I started my company while I was still in college at Brigham Young University (BYU). I was part of BYU’s Collegiate Club National Championship soccer team in 1999. Playing soccer, starting my own business and being a full-time student taught me the importance of maintaining balance in life. It didn’t take [...]
Who’s the Fairest Start-up CEO? Ways to Divide Start-Up Equity
As the CEO or founder of a start-up company much of your success will stem from the treatment of your start-up team and early employees or partners. When people join your start-up it is often because they believe in you, your concept and the potential for success. When and if the company is successful, team [...]
4 Basic Accounting Skills Every Aspiring CEO Should Have
Excellent executives know everything about the business they run. They know how each department operates and how every single job affects the company’s bottom line. One of the most important aspects of running a business is the accounting. A solid accounting strategy can make the difference between a profitable and a bankrupt operation, and every [...]
5 Ways to Function Effectively as a CEO – Without Spending Like One
Being the CEO of your own business means much more than making the decisions. It also means functioning as the face of the business as you develop your venture. Whatever product or service your small business provides, as CEO, it is vital that you keep your finances in mind when pursuing new clients. Business development [...]
What Every Startup CEO Needs to Know About Intellectual Property
Your fledgling startup needs a great deal of care and protection. For the first five years, startup businesses have a high failure rate and one of the biggest reasons is security. You will need cash flow for financial security, you will need IT for data security, and you will need legal safeguards in place for intellectual property security. Think about your key intellectual property assets: that is, your logos, [...]
Infographic: How CEOs are Getting More Social
CEOs are recognizing that not only their companies but themselves need to have a presence on social media. Here’s how the next generation of CEOs are adapting and integrating social media into their lives. Infographic provided by CEO.com
Laid-off to CEO: 6 Steps to Building Your Business
Back in November 2008, I was laid off from a job that I hated. At a time when everything seemed uncertain, there were two things I was absolutely sure of. First, I absolutely love everything about marketing. And second, I wanted to start a company of my own. I also knew that I was going [...]
The Steve Jobs Legacy – What We Can All Learn From The Greatest CEO Of All Time
The passing of Steve Jobs marks a sad time in American history. As someone who was the best CEO of our time, and arguably the greatest CEO in history, we have truly lost an American icon. Not only was Steve Jobs a leader and revolutionary businessman, but he also left an imprint on just about [...]
Why a Degree in Business Doesn’t Have to Be a CEO Prerequisite
Let’s face it—when you have a job you like, found it fairly quickly, and it falls in line with what you studied in school, the “real world” really isn’t that bad. Now, I’m going to take a risk here and say that this type of “luck” was more common 30 years ago. As a recent graduate [...]
Q&A with Victor Wong, co-founder and CEO, PaperG
Victor Wong has been a successful young entrepreneur more than once. The Yale graduate has created a technology that creates a unique advertising display for your company by pulling information from the web automatically. Simply type in the name of your business and it builds a custom hyper local ad. Wong’s company Paper G has [...]
