Building a Community of Entrepreneurs
“There is no power for change greater than a community discovering what it cares about.” – Margaret J. Wheatley This is not your usual Let’s Go! podcast. Today, Kurt Wilkin talks with Loren Feldman, a distinguished writer and editor who decided to pursue independent podcasting and built a community of entrepreneurs. He […]
Survival & Thrival: Lessons Learned, Vol. 3
As we’ve continued along this journey I call the “COVID coaster,” I’ve learned a lot from my colleagues in my CEO Forums. In these sessions, we strategize, brainstorm, celebrate, and support each other through these crazy times. While those forums are held “behind closed doors,” I try to bring some of our learnings to a […]
Survival & Thrival: Let’s Be Honest – We’re All Making COVID F-Ups
COVID-19 has done a number on us—physically, emotionally, spiritually, and mentally. Today, I want to talk about the mental aspect. No, this isn’t another self-help missive on how to survive or the power of positive thinking. It’s about the real, authentic shit that we have done over the past few months. The pandemic has been […]
Survival & Thrival: Lessons Learned, Vol. 2
Way, way, way back in April—damn, that seems forever ago—I visited with my friend Craig Wiley on my very first LinkedIn Live. He warned us that the pandemic was not going to be a sprint, but a marathon, a really, really, long marathon with no end in sight. I sure didn’t want to believe him […]
Survival & Thrival: COVID-19 Hits Home, Literally
As watchers of this space know, I have taken COVID-19 seriously since almost Day 1—helping my fellow entrepreneurs navigate this situation through my columns, CEO Forums, LinkedIn Live shows, and beyond. But amid all the conversations and brainstorms and lean-on-me moments, there’s one scenario I hadn’t given much thought to: Getting COVID-19 myself. Early on […]
Survival & Thrival: Life Goes On
Uncertainty swirls around us. We’re all looking for answers – political, economic, health – that we aren’t going to get any time soon. 2020 has been complete chaos, but we have to do the best we can to survive and thrive in it. Our lives go on… and “real life” doesn’t care that we’re in […]