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3 New Year’s Resolutions to Improve Your Bottom Line

3 New Year’s Resolutions to Improve Your Bottom Line

by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog

In interviews and podcasts, we are often asked to boil down what we call the Barefoot Spirit to three words that would capture the essence of our business philosophy — three words that thread across everything we advocate, everything we write, and everything we speak...
3 New Year’s Resolutions to Improve Your Bottom Line

3 New Year’s Resolutions to Improve Your Bottom Line

E-Z MONEY WITH THE 3 “E’s”

by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog

In interviews and podcasts, we are often asked to boil down the Barefoot Spirit to three words that would capture the essence of our business philosophy – three words that thread across everything we advocate, everything we write, and everything we speak about....
Stanford Commencement Message for New Techies

Stanford Commencement Message for New Techies

DON’T HOLD YOURSELF BACK!

by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog

We were honored to be invited to the Stanford University 126th Commencement. Our friend Zach Steward has done it again! Two years ago, we saw him get his Bachelor’s in Mechanical Engineering. This year he was awarded a Masters. Quite a feat! Just trying to imagine all...
5 Key Elements of Productive Business Relationships

5 Key Elements of Productive Business Relationships

IT'S ALL ABOUT RELATIONSHIPS!

by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog

As you conduct your business, you will find a myriad of folks you will interact with, and their cooperation and support are crucial to your success. Simply having a killer product at an unbeatable price just isn’t good enough to guarantee success. You must gain the...
Demonstrate Sales to Your Salespeople to Give Them Confidence

Demonstrate Sales to Your Salespeople to Give Them Confidence

“BLOOD FROM THE BEAST”

by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog

As an entrepreneur, you and everyone who works for you, and with you, must be a salesperson in one way or another. Even so, the official sales staff is under a lot of pressure to perform. But have you shown them “blood from the beast?” In other words have you actually...
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