High bounce-back-ability. That’s what it takes to run a startup, especially when the brilliant idea that an entrepreneur presented to the market isn’t what the public wants. Or was what the public wanted. Bounce-back-ability doesn’t mean doing more faster, harder, or prettier. It means humbly asking, “What do the people actually want?” and changing the direction of…
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Winning the Battle of the Bands. Losing the Battle Within.
Part 3 of a 4-part series on Failing Forward: leadership lessons learned from the rise and fall of my rock band, MAXLIDER Don’t miss Part 2: The euphoria and the fall. After a period of growing success, my band, MAXLIDER, finished fourth place in the United States in a worldwide battle of the bands. We…
Choosing to Cheat
In Andy Stanley’s book “Choosing to Cheat” he discusses work-life balance in a way that is both challenging and enlightening. With the holiday season upon us, I thought I would share a few of my thoughts about the book. At Mavidea, our current theme or rallying cry is “Breathing Room”. We are working to…
Building Your Powerful Personal Brand
As business professionals, we all have the same “free” resources at our finger tips. Social media is an environment to showcase your personal brand, and how you invest is up to you. Here are the Social media platforms I take advantage of: LinkedIn Twitter Facebook Connecting the Platforms Did you know you can connect all…
New Location! I-L-L..I-N-I
If you’re a University of Illinois sports fan, then you’ve already figured it out! We would like to announce our brand new office location…in Champaign, Illinois! The Decision We’ve been serving the Central Illinois area for almost eight years now and have loved every minute of it! We have clients all over Illinois and…
