September 16, 2017 Hurricane #Irma has come and gone; leaving a trail of destruction in its path. As I sat in the dark on Monday morning with no power, I wondered how many of my fellow entrepreneurs were also in the dark and how our businesses would fare after the storm. I reached out to…
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August 14, 2017 By Adrienne Jenkins Hunt Like many people in America I watched the events that unfolded at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville last weekend. The general conscious is that this was a horrible display of bigotry. In light of all the events that were unfolding in real-time on my television, my…
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By now, I’m sure you have seen the video of the man being dragged off of a United Airlines flight (here’s a link to the video clip in case you missed it). Apparently, there wasn’t enough room for everyone who had actually paid for their seat plus the standby, crew so somebody needed to volunteer…
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On Tuesday night, like so many others, I watched President Barack Obama give his farewell speech to the nation. I must admit that it was as emotional for me watching him say goodbye as it was watching him launch his bid to become President in 2007. And in spite of the challenges our country faces,…
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Happy New Year! No matter what holiday(s) you celebrate, I hope you had a really good time and got some much needed rest. Although yesterday was a government holiday, it was also Copyright Law Day. So I thought this would be a great opportunity to make sure that what we are doing in our businesses…
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As much as we would like to think that we have it all together in our business, there will come a time when a customer is not happy with the service that you give. Believe it or not the best thing that can happen is that the customer calls you and complains. This gives you…
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Stephen Covey was right when he said “most people don’t listen to understand, they listen to respond’. In business that means you could be solving the wrong problem because you didn’t take the time to actually listen to what your customer said. You may have heard the words that were coming out of their mouth…
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Don’t you just love the Olympics! This is societies’ collective “Kumbaya – Can’t we all just get along” moment. But it feels like a new event has been added, the “Shade Throw”. I’m not talking about having a lively discussion about a race or an event. It’s more than that. It seems like personally attacking people has…
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What happens when you put five incredibly talented musicians together? I call it an amazing collaboration. They call themselves “The Conglomerate”. And on Saturday night, I have tickets to their inaugural performance right here in Orlando. The reason I am so hyped up is not because I know I will hear some amazing music. It’s…
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As I sit here this morning, still processing the news of the horrific shooting at the Pulse Night Club in Orlando early yesterday, my heart is overwhelmed. I have driven past this building many times while taking my mom to her doctor’s appointments. It was just a building. I never knew what was inside. Now…
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