Aug
23

How To Captivate Your Customers Like A Rockstar.

Michael Franti

    I recently attended a Spearhead concert produced by Wanderlust in Tahoe, California, and even though I have seen Michael Franti (the lead singer of Spearhead) and his band at least a dozen times, the experience always leaves me inspired. After the concert, I started thinking about Spearhead’s insanely raving fan base and wondered what a small business owner can do to inspire and excite her target audience to take action.  After all, what's the point of having a business if you … [Read more...]

Nov
01

Is A Virtual Work Environment Good For The Planet?

San Francisco, California

Can Software Save The Planet From Climate Change? I lowered my carbon footprint the day I began working from my home office versus commuting to a work place. As a software business owner , straw bale home owner, Prius car owner, organic-gardener and composter, hemp clothes lover, and user of chemical-free household and make-up products, I often get asked if software is sustainable or earth friendly. Unless you have been living on another planet, you know that climate change is no longer a … [Read more...]

Oct
20

10 Reasons Why You Should Attend The Green Festival

Recycled Art Made From Trash Green Festival 2009

Tired of attending the same old boring business conferences year after year?  Then you won't want to miss the annual Green Festival coming to a city near you. I have the privilege of speaking at the upcoming San Francisco Green Festival on November 6th and 7th during the Green Business Conference. I will be sharing the stage with Joey Shepp, founder of Earthsite, a new media agency where we will be presenting on social media and online marketing plans. If you want fun, edutainment, great … [Read more...]

Sep
08

Is The American Entrepreneur Alive?

Chuck Horton Overlooking Lake Tahoe

From Bliss To Business "People say that what we're all seeking is a meaning for life. I don't think that's what we're really seeking.  I think what we're seeking is an experience of being ALIVE, so that our life experiences on the purely physical plane will have resonances within our own innermost being and reality, so that we actually feel the RAPTURE of being ALIVE." ~ From the book, The Power Of Myth by Joseph Campbell and Bill Moyers. I have been thinking lately about the … [Read more...]

Aug
31

The Life You Live Is The Legacy You Leave

Sunset from my back yard.

47 Life Lessons - Business and Personal I celebrated my birthday this week and I thought I'd share with you 47 lessons I have learned in life. Some are business lessons and some are personal lessons. They all have impacted my life in a profound way: 1. What people say about you, says more about them than you. 2. When you learn to quiet your mind and manage your thoughts, you will then begin to know yourself. 3. Praise publicly. Hash out issues in private. 4. When leading or … [Read more...]

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