01 Mar 3 Unconventional Tips to Build Social Capital by Hosting a Political Fundraiser
With elections coming up, I know some of you are planning to host fundraisers for political candidates. ...
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28 Feb Empowering Black Urban Leaders
Helping Black leaders is crucial. Relative to the general population, there’s a distinct shortage of Black leadership in business. The Black population makes up just over 13% of the US population, yet as of today there are currently only three...
12 Dec Case Study: How Minds Matter Made 2x ROI with a Live Auction
The auctioneer stopped in the middle of bidding and asked me to come on stage. The bidding stopped at $2,000 for a 7-night, luxury vacation for 10 to any of Inspirato’s destinations. It was easily worth over $15,000. And no one’s hands were...
05 Dec The Way We Think About Donating Is Dead Wrong: Part I
It’s a simple concept but most entrepreneurs don’t understand how this works, so I’m going to break it down. Time, advice, and money. In basic terms, those are the 3 things you have — right now — to give. (RELATED: How...
30 Nov How To Straight Crush A Fundraiser
Just another chicken dinner gala and they want my money...
29 Nov The Way We Think About Volunteering is Dead Wrong: Part III
A coin has 3 sides: front, back, and edge. We all live on one of those sides, and if you’re an entrepreneur, you live on the edge. It’s what you do. It’s the way you think. It’s how you hustle....
22 Nov How to Get Your C-Suite on the Giving Bus
You've got to get your leadership team on the giving bus because it’s precisely how you drive healthy, sustainable growth. And you can all get your seats on this bus by being strategic givers. I want to show you how your C-Suite...
21 Nov The Way We Think About Volunteering Is Dead Wrong: Part II
It’s true that the world conspires against some people and not others. I’m not generalizing “people” here. I’m referring to 3 specific subsets of society: Takers Matchers Givers Earlier I wrote about the differences between each group. As a...
16 Nov How to Build Social Capital: Asking for Introductions
Plebe year at Culver Military Academy is all about followership before leadership, which is how I found myself in Major Duckett’s Leadership course studying the art of table manners (among other things). The leadership class teaches social etiquette such as how...