Tom Salpietra: LinkedIn for the C-Suite
I found myself several years ago looking for a new opportunity in my business life. I had changed careers once before, but this time I didn’t want to make that kind of change. Instead, I wanted to find something better in the industry in which I was currently working. As with so many other industries […]
Donna Rae Smith: Empathetic innovation
“Do you know what my favorite renewable fuel is? An ecosystem for innovation.” — Thomas Friedman We know innovation when we see it. And yet we struggle to define the process of innovating. Someone hits on a great idea and works furiously to bring it to fruition, but how it happens — whether by luck, hard […]
Amy Rosen and NFTE are leading a grass-roots effort to develop tomorrow’s successful entrepreneurs
The greatest challenge of opportunity is said to be the ability to take the next step and understand what it will take to maximize that opportunity and achieve growth. Amy Rosen knows the importance of that comprehension. “The skill set of an entrepreneur involves understanding how to create a business,” says Rosen, president and CEO […]
The God of Greek Yogurt
Back in 2005, Hamdi Ulukaya stumbled upon a classified ad for a yogurt plant recently closed down by Kraft. After initially ignoring the ad, Ulukaya had a gut feeling that he should at least visit the plant. It’s a good thing he listened to his gut. Otherwise the story of his company, Chobani Inc., […]
How top global entrepreneurs seize the chance for expansion and success
If you are an entrepreneur, and you see what you think is a growth opportunity, you may be tempted to take the advice that’s been offered many times: risk all you can and jump in head first. But if you catch your breath, the proper decision at that time is not really what to do. […]
2013 Innovation Awards – Visionary – NDI
Geoff Thrope CEO NDI Geoff Thrope, CEO of NDI, has founded four unique medical device firms — and hopes more will follow. From Medstim, to Checkpoint Surgical, to SPR Therapeutics and Deep Brain Innovations, Thrope has solidly landed the position of being a leading entrepreneur in the field of neurostimulation. With more than 30 […]
Thriving spirit: How EY leaders are spreading the word on global entrepreneurism
Another year of EY’s Entrepreneur Of The Year Awards has come and gone, but the stories told and the lessons learned are far from over. Each year EY’s entrepreneurial programs get bigger and better and the entrepreneurs involved are getting more creative and leading more impressive companies than in prior years. For instance, Hamdi Ulukaya, […]
2013 Innovation Awards – Visionary – Frontline International
John Palazzo President and CEO Frontline International Changing the fry oil in a restaurant is the last thing anyone wants to do. It’s hot and dirty, and you could get hurt handling it. That’s why Frontline International took up the challenge of finding a safer alternative. While maintaining the fryer is considered the worst […]
2013 Innovation Awards – Visionary – EnergyFocus Inc.
Roger Buelow CTO Energy Focus Inc. You could say Energy Focus Inc. has a bright idea — but that would only be part of the story. Thanks to a process it adopted to go through the expensive and time-consuming steps to obtain a patent, and by following a unique methodology, EFOI is able to […]
2013 Innovation Awards – Visionary – DuneCraft Inc.
Grant Cleveland, President and CEO DuneCraft Inc. You really have no excuse for not making more money as an employee at DuneCraft Inc. under the leadership of President and CEO Grant Cleveland. The company, which creates terrariums geared to excite people about plants and nature, regularly looks at initiatives that will make its team […]