by John Corcoran | Jun 19, 2013 | Networking
This may come as a shock, but most people don’t know how to network for business or career purposes. I know, shocking, right? Who doesn’t want to go to a cocktail hour, eat crappy appetizers, sip watered-down Chardonnay and make small talk with people we...
by John Corcoran | May 23, 2013 | Uncategorized
Have you ever heard anyone say this? When they make a movie about my life, I want to be played by Brad Pitt. Or George Clooney. Or Rob Lowe. In my case, that actually happened. Here?s the story. Many years ago, when I was working at the White House, a friend who I had...
by John Corcoran | May 6, 2013 | Uncategorized
Ken Canion had it all before he lost it all. As one of the co-founders of 1980s-era business Black Art Gear, a business that featured African American art on watches, clocks, and other products, he achieved stunning early success. His company was profiled in national...
by John Corcoran | Apr 18, 2013 | Podcast
I usually bristle when someone calls him or herself a “serial entrepreneur.” More often than not, it’s really just someone who has jumped around from one unprofitable product to another, trying to find a win. That’s not “serial...
by John Corcoran | Apr 15, 2013 | Uncategorized
The best thing that ever happened to Pat Flynn was getting laid off. Flynn was working his way up the ladder in an architecture firm when the recession hit in the fall of 2008. He had been promoted to a job captain position in the firm, which did little to soften the...
