Sept 8, Denver Social Entrepreneurship Event
This is short notice but for those in the Denver/Boulder area, here's a great panel on social entrepreneurship, sponsored by the Rockies Venture Club. The moderator (Larry Nelson) and facilitator (Chris Pelley) are both friends and passionate entrepreneurs and one...
Interview with Wendel Bros, Part 4: The Nature of Community
In this last installment with the Wendel brothers, we look at the nature of community. How does it change the way we do business? How is community-building about depth instead of breadth? How do powerful emotions create a shared bond?...
Creativity That Comes Through You
Elizabeth Gilbert, author of the best-selling book, "Eat, Pray, Love," gave a talk at the TED conference this year about adopting a new mindset on creativity, one that doesn't give full credit or blame to an individual, but to a...
Awakening Again to Life
This morning, in the midst of getting ready to take my sons to school (yes, the kids are back at school again!), I received an email that made me pause and take in the essence of life. It's that same...
Interview with Wendel Bros, Part 3: The Community Takes Hold
This is the third installment of a four-part interview. For me, this was the most exciting part of the interview. I could see a new stage emerging for the Wendels, from being a "firestarter" for a community with their book,...
Interview With Wendel Bros, Part 2: The Vibe of Community
In this second installment of a four-part interview, the Wendels give us an inside look at what it feels like when you've formed a vibrant community, with a book as the catalyst. In this case, the book is "Buffalo, Home...
When Dissenting Voices Are Quashed, Be Very Worried
Thank you, Peggy Noonan, for telling it like it is. Noonan's op-ed in the Wall Street Journal, 'You Are Terrifying Us,' is the clarion call that we are in trouble as a nation, not because of our economic woes, but...
Interview With Wendel Brothers, Part 1: Finding Your Community
How can a book be the catalyst for a community? How does building a community translate into book sales (monetizing)? And when does the community go beyond the book, to create stunning results in the world? These questions are relevant...