Posts from the ‘Entrepreneur Interview Series’ Category
In a case of a business starting itself, Louise Sattler started Signing Families after her sign language cd’s began to spread and gain her fame.
In this interview, hear the story of how a DVD made it’s way across a country and started building communication bridges, and a business.
When are coffee cozies, luggage tags, ebook covers more than they appear? When they’re the sweet, handmade pick-me-ups created by Patty Bachorz of The Plaid Cupcake.
In this interview I talk with Patty about how she started her business, how her Etsy store works for her, how she plans to move out of it, and what a plaid cupcake is.
Jason Bridges built his company by providing a unique experience and highly-personalized follow up to his customers. He did it so well that many of his fellow business owners on Nantucket are happy to refer him business without compensation.
In this interview – part of the ongoing Entrepreneur Video Series – Jason talks about how he built his company Nantucket Bike Tours, how was able to outrank more established businesses in the search engines, and how he plans to double his business next year. He also shares his best marketing tip with you.
Learn more about Nantucket Bike Tours and connect with Jason and his team on Twitter.
Kelly Lester is an entrepreneur, actress, wife and mother, currently building her second business – Easy Lunchboxes. She is also a huge inspiration for anyone that thinks their life is so busy they could never create a successful business from an idea.
For this installment of the Entrepreneur Interview Series Kelly discusses how she build and sold her first business and is growing her current company – Easy Lunchboxes. She also tells a story of how working with international suppliers can throw you for a loop when cultures clash.
Find out more about Kelly and her company Easy Lunchboxes and be sure to check out the videos on her homepage. I think they’ll be a surprise for you.
I first met Ameena when we got into an argument on her blog about how useful a college education is for an entrepreneur. That was a fun argument that got us talking and turned us into friends. A happy ending all around!
In this first interview for the ongoing Entrepreneur Interview Series Ameena talks about her background, why she stopped working with large corporations and started her own business, and what she sees as the future for she and her clients.
Learn more about Ameena on her blog AmeenaFalchetto.com and be sure to see her brand identity visualizations (one’s at the top of this post) when you get there. Very cool stuff.
After a trip to a 3D movie and yet another horrible experience using dirty, non-fitting 3D glasses (something we can all relate to), twin sisters Kine and Einy Paulsen knew they had found their opportunity. With entrepreneurship in the blood, the sisters founded Ingri:Dahl, with a mission to bring fashionable 3D glasses to theaters everywhere.
Hailing from Norway, the sisters have created one collection and are currently using Kickstarter.com to fund a Spring collection (get all the details here).
And did I mention they did this right out of college?
In this interview with Kine Paulsen (Einy is currently in Norway) we talk about what it’s like to bring a product to market, get it into stores, seek funding on Kickstarter, work with family, and much more. Please watch the video and then read my message below.
Help These Young Entrepreneurs Succeed
Check out the very fashionable 3D glasses that sisters Kine and Einy created for their company Ingri:Dahl, and help these young entrepreneurs by funding their next collection on Kickstarter.
In order to get all the funds that supporters have pledged Kine and Einy need to reach their $10,000 goal by January 27, 2012, which is why I’m posting their video now AND have pledged $50 for their Spring collection.
In the video you can tell the enthusiasm that Kine has for her business. She was stuck in traffic for hours trying to get back from a meeting to be on-time for our interview. She and her sister are making this happen, and they need our support. Won’t you help them?
I feel it’s extremely important to help young entrepreneurs make their businesses successful. Entrepreneurship has been the backbone of America for many, many years and on a global basis is creating much needed jobs.
