The Cash Rich Exit Strategy Cheat Sheet

February 27, 2020 |Colleen O’ Connell-Campbell
The Cash Rich Exit Strategy Cheat Sheet Remember high school? (I know, that likely feels like a long time ago if the words exit and strategy are on your mind!) Remember when you had to study Shakespeare, or the collected works of Carl Jung (ok, that might...
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Can Common Good and Profit intersect?

February 27, 2020 |Colleen O’ Connell-Campbell
“You can be in business and also do amazing things in this world. When I started out about 25 years ago, they were seen as mutually exclusive. You couldn't be doing good and also making money.” That’s a quote from Fiona Gilligan, Founder of Trauma Management...
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This is not about you.

February 19, 2020 |Colleen O’ Connell-Campbell
“Visionary companies set audacious goals and make bold daring moves.” I’ve just finished reading Built to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies. This is another bestseller by the legendary Jim Collins, a prequel to his better-known volume, bestseller...
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The Entrepreneur Identity

February 12, 2020 |Colleen O’ Connell-Campbell
I’ve met many business owners whose ego and identity are tangled up with their work. That’s not a judgement. When you’re a founder, owner and/or entrepreneur, your leadership position in your business is a big part of your sense of self. It’s like this:...
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Handling Goodbyes in business

February 05, 2020 |Colleen O’ Connell-Campbell
Some days this feels truer than others: The only constant is change. I’ve been blessed to work side-by-side with Carole Girard since June 1, 2011. And now we’ve had to say good-bye and face the onslaught of change that will come. It is with deep gratitude...
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