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Book #15: Do the KIND Thing
My goal in 2018 is to read 52 books. Here is a list of all the books I’ve read so far this year. Each book is ranked on a 5-star scale (5 is best). **** Do the Kind Thing I really enjoyed reading listening to the history of KIND in this autobiographical book. I chose KIND not because…
Read MorePushing team members to think more like entrepreneurs
My friend Gene Hammett, whose book I loved and review recently, wrote an article for Inc.com entitled, “6 Ways Employees Should Think More Like Entrepreneurs.” I recommend you check it out, Gene knows what he’s talking about! Gene interviewed me for this topic and included this blurb on my thoughts: Jeff Hilimire, CEO of Dragon…
Read MoreI’m excited to announce that Dragon Army is one of the fastest growing companies in Atlanta!
The Atlanta Business Chronicle lists the to 100 fastest growing private companies in Atlanta each year in their annual Pacesetter Awards. Due to Dragon Army‘s rapid growth over the last two years – including tripling over the last 12 months – we ended up being the 42nd fastest growing company in all of Atlanta, and…
Read MoreWe are #foundersforchange
At Dragon Army, we work hard to be a business that’s a force for good. Our Purpose is to Inspire Happiness, and two of our values – Celebrate Diversity and Do Good – speak directly to being a positive force in the world. To that end, when I saw the trending hashtag #foundersforchange, I knew…
Read MoreDetermined and Naive
In the book, Do the Kind Thing, the founder of KIND talks about his entrepreneurship journey. As you’d expect, its full of ups and downs, twists and turns, and several near-business death experiences. He points to two qualities that he believes an entrepreneur must have in order to be successful. He says entrepreneurs must be: Determined…
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