Networking is often misunderstood as merely a transactional activity—collecting contacts without meaningful engagement. Yet, when executed with intention, it becomes a profound strategy for forging deep, lasting relationships that benefit both your personal and professional spheres. 

Let’s take a look at how you can transform networking from a superficial task into a...

Building Lifelong Client Relationships: The Power of Relational Sales

In the world of business, relationships are the cornerstone of success. Building strong, genuine connections with your clients can transform one-time transactions into lifelong partnerships. Most people are surprised when I tell them that BlackRock is one of my long standing clients since I initiated my business. The...

In the fast-paced world of entrepreneurship, clarity is your best friend. Too often, we make assumptions about what our clients need, what our team members think, or even what direction our business should take. But assumptions can lead us astray. The secret to unlocking growth and alignment? Asking the right questions.

1. Deepen Client Relationships

When you ask your clients thoughtful...

In a world where authenticity and personal connection matter more than ever, personal branding has become an indispensable part of business success. Today, let’s dive into the transformative impact of building a personal brand alongside your business brand and how this synergy can take your business to new heights. This applies to both entrepreneurs and leaders of industry, internal and...

Do not negate this step when you are building your business and taking your idea to market. If you don’t have buyers, you don’t have a business. Knowing who you are building it for, is the first step to identifying how you sell it, what you should price it at, and how to make sure you have an undeniable service or product for them to buy. 

As an entrepreneur, understanding and...

Frank Blaney is a leadership development and self-care specialist. He holds an MA in negotiation, conflict resolution, and peace building. Frank shares the tools and tips that he has seen in action on how to make sure you’re building deeper connections with each other, taking care of yourself to the highest level you can, and moving into more of a leadership role as you get through your...

In John Maxwell’s “The 360 Degree Leader,” he shares a concept called the leadership loop. This concept helps you build your leadership principles and practice so that you are evolving yourself and empowering your team. There are seven principles involved in the loop, and the number one principle is caring.

Caring is a huge part of how I show up as a leader, a coach, and in...

Jackie Serviss is my soul partner in life and in business. We combined forces to launch Clevr Services last year and I just love working with her.

Jackie has been brought up in different corporate and executives roles, with a focus on performance and people management. She evolved into an amazing corporate leadership coach who not only helps C-suite executives reach their potential in their...

Love is one of my core values, and I try to lean into it in everything that I am. But how do you put a love energy into your business without being too woo-woo or crossing a boundary with it?

So much of our business life is treated as if it has to be professional, unemotional, and detached. But that doesn’t contribute to a loving energy, and it doesn’t allow you to stand in who you...

How do we create a better connection when our whole world has gone virtual?

Collette Gee is a dating and relationship specialist, author, and the founder of Finding Happily, a relationship coaching and training platform. 

She talks not only about her own love journey but how we can each do better to reignite our relationships and nurture connections with others during this difficult time....