My Lazy Saturday: Is “App-solute” Convenience Worth It?
It was Saturday, April 9th, 2016. I remember it like it was yesterday. My world would never be the same.
Seizure the Day: Embrace Your Vulnerability
We had just settled in at the office of one of our large New York clients for a day of meetings when someone asked if I remembered the room we were sitting in. I looked around, confused – the room seemed normal enough, and I couldn’t differentiate it from any of the other countless conference …
A CEO’s 7 Favorite Books on Entrepreneurship & Fulfillment
Growing up, I was never a big reader. I credit my lack of reading as a child to my perfect vision and my athletic prowess. Later in life, my friends joked that I was the first individual to finish law school without ever having completed a full book. This may or not be true.
4 Tips for Developing & Maintaining Healthy Mentorship Relationships
Over the years, I’ve been fortunate enough to have both formal and informal mentors in my life. In addition to these meaningful relationships, I’ve also been involved in more structured mentorship programs, like my connections with 1871, the shared office space in Chicago, and the Entrepreneurs’ …
Planes, Trains & Entrepreneurs: Words of Wisdom from International CEOs
It’s been about a year and a half since I realized I had not left the country in seven years. Coincidentally, I had that moment of awareness on the very same day that Perfect Search moved into our new (and perfect!) office. Starting a new chapter of my life and my business was clearly on my mind …
The 4 Pillars of Happiness
In January of 2014, I was considering what my newly begun year would be like while 39,000 feet in the air. I was on a flight to Miami and New Years’ resolutions were on my mind. Of course, everyone remembers all of their failed resolutions of years past. Some of my own failed resolutions are an …
The Human Element: How Building Strong Relationships Leads to Success
I always thought I was good at managing relationships. (Of course, ping-pong is probably my strongest suit—I win approximately 99% of the time in the office. Yes, we have statistics. Don’t you?) Then I met Kasey and Mike, founders of Packback, a Chicago-based e-textbook rental startup. You may …