Movers and Shakers

Leaving a positive lasting impression with someone can sometimes be oddly difficult. Far too often, one negative experience can cast a pall over all the others. But a general rule of thumb can help mitigate such instances. In the case of Dan Donnelly, adhering to a famous quote Read More

It’s been said that everyone’s eyes sparkle bright in the sunshine. That applies to customer service also; a problem-free experience can elicit a truly happy response. The real challenge is consistently replicating the steps that produced the outcome. But if 99 out of 100 clients Read More

As a child, Saleh Shirafkan gained a reputation for being too rough with his toys. What his parents didn’t realize was that their little boy was actually paving the way to his future vocation. Fascinated by how things worked, Shirafkan would dip into his father’s toolbox and Read More

It might be said that Chenyi Chiu reached the pinnacle of success the moment he committed himself to embracing a servant mindset. It wasn’t an executive title, notoriety or financial wealth, but rather the riches reaped when putting the needs of others before his own that enabled Read More

Early in his career, Michael Conklin was sitting in his office when the owner of the company strolled in, toting two images. One was a picture of a medieval-period stone castle, the other an image of a pristine sandcastle. Conklin watched curiously as the owner taped both to a Read More

The key to success in office technology sales is not all that dissimilar to the qualities that make for an impactful lawyer. Just ask Amie Geary, who has thrived in both worlds. The vice president of NBM secured her Juris Doctor from Suffolk University Law School, and has enjoyed Read More

There’s a certain “Don’t worry about a thing,” Bob Marley-like quality to the attitude Travis Lemke has embraced throughout his professional career in the world of accounting and finance. While it may not be the most nerve-wracking discipline, numbers-crunching can be intensive Read More

There’s a popular phrase related to marketing ROI that essentially admonishes, “Marketing isn’t an expense; it’s an investment. Every dollar should come back with friends.” In one of his early forays into product marketing, Michael Hunter received a reminder of this Read More

There’s nothing better than being your own boss. By the same token, there’s nothing worse than being your own boss. Having the freedom to do whatever you want isn’t always as liberating as it seems, which anyone who operates a small business will attest. Take John Keifer. For Read More

The phrase “A man’s word is his bond” dates back centuries, attributed to Cervantes and Shakespeare in similar takes on the proverb. Regardless of the syntax, the belief follows that one’s words are as good as gold. You can add Colin Regina to the list of individuals who Read More

Not many people get competitive when playing pool basketball. Even fewer would be really aggressive in said game against their boss. However, Brett Sisell doesn’t mind going against the grain. It was early in Sisell’s tenure as a web application developer with then-BEI Services Read More

We’ve all experienced the need to fill downtime. Especially during the pandemic; be it a hobby, an exercise program, binging television shows or crafting artistic works of art, activities can help alleviate the guilt of inactivity, as Yogi Berra might’ve said. Take Patricia Read More

While something of an odd pairing, emergencies and opportunities have at least one thing in common: they can (and will) occur after traditional work hours. The ability to address one, in some cases, can lead to the other. The phone rang early one evening at the Milwaukee Read More

There’s nothing Natalia Lizarazo can’t accomplish and it’s a personal motto that truly resonates with her. Consider that Lizarazo and her husband, Moody Hamdan, opened AD Solutions in Orlando, Florida in 2009. It coincided with an economic downturn of epic proportions, a.k.a. the Read More

Imagine learning how to shoot a basketball and having Michael Jordan teach you. Getting investment lessons from Warren Buffett. Or picture having Robert DeNiro talk to you about the finer points of acting. Unless you’ve been living on a deserted island until recently, these are Read More