Leadership
Build your business without going broke
Starting a business? Jasper Smith talks through managing your finances, assessing risk and building a strong foundation—without going broke in the process.
Listen to your numbers: they tell the real story
Your numbers reveal the truth about your business. Learn how to track key financial metrics, improve margins, and make data-driven decisions for growth.
What fractional CFOs want you to know about finances
Fractional CFOs share essential financial advice for entrepreneurs, covering cash flow, forecasting and budgeting. Drawing from their own successes and failures, they offer insights to help you make informed decisions.
Building network capital as an underrepresented founder
Underestimated founders face systemic barriers that can hinder growth and success. This article explores how to build intentional networks, leverage in-tribe connections, and foster meaningful relationships to overcome obstacles. By focusing on equity and collaboration, you can drive impactful change in your business and community while creating opportunities for sustainable growth and innovation. Learn actionable strategies to transform your entrepreneurial journey.
The power of play to break down cultural barriers
Going solo as an entrepreneur can feel isolating, but improv offers a unique way to foster connection, collaboration, and joy in business. Discover how play-based techniques can help solopreneurs and remote teams build stronger relationships, improve communication, and combat loneliness. Learn practical improv exercises to spark creativity and create a more engaged, connected work environment—whether you’re working alone or leading a team.
Bootstrapping with purpose
Learn how to bootstrap a purpose-driven business that reflects your values, builds community, and grows authentically with practical tips and real-life examples.
How I gave myself permission to find my people
Entrepreneurs often struggle with transactional networking, but building meaningful, purpose-driven connections can transform your journey. This article explores how one entrepreneur shifted from chasing clients to fostering authentic relationships, finding fulfillment in helping others, and designing a career aligned with personal values. Discover actionable insights on networking with care and creating sustainable success through genuine connection
How entrepreneurship can charge your life with meaning
Discover how transitioning from employee to entrepreneur can profoundly change your life, offering autonomy, creativity, and a deep sense of purpose that enhances every aspect of your existence.
Failing forward: how to rebuild after a startup setback
Explore how setbacks in entrepreneurship have paved the way for success in new ventures. Entrepreneurs Dan Silivestru, Henry Quach and Milad Nourvant share their journeys of overcoming failures, utilizing lessons learned to foster future success and the importance of resilience and passion in entrepreneurial ventures.
Making it happen
This narrative showcases the transformative journey from job loss to successful entrepreneurship, emphasizing personal growth, resilience, and the embrace of new beginnings through leadership coaching.
The accidental entrepreneur
Explore how 'accidental entrepreneurship' can lead to spontaneous and joyful business ventures. Discover the blend of flexibility, creativity, and unexpected opportunities that define the entrepreneurial experience.
To foster innovation, cultivate a “what if?” workplace culture
Explore how cultivating a "what if?" workplace culture can drive innovation by embracing diversity in behaviors, thinking, and work styles. This approach challenges common sense and leverages unique perspectives for creative breakthroughs. Learn more about fostering creativity through inclusivity, psychological safety and embracing ambiguity.