Begin the Begin - A blog about entrepreneurship and startups, leadership, mobile apps/marketing, and "doing good".

If the path before you is clear…

June 23, 2017

I love this quote so much.

11 Minute Chat with Dennis Dube

June 17, 2017

In my third 11 Minute Chat, I sat down with Dennis Dube, one of my long-time friends. He’s one of the best “sales” professionals I know, and we talk (for 11 minutes) about how he got into selling and what’s contributed the most to his success. Here’s a link to the first two 11 Minute Chats […]

The one word that Buffett and Gates claim has been the biggest reason for their success

June 14, 2017

When Bill Gates and Warren Buffett (I’m kinda obsessed with this dude) were just getting to know each other, they were asked by someone to write down one word on a piece of paper that has made the biggest impact in their success. They both independently wrote the exact same word: FOCUS Obviously, I couldn’t […]

11 minute chat with Mike Pitcher

June 11, 2017

My good friend and Leadership Atlanta classmate, Mike Pitcher, joined me for another 11 minute chat. The first 11 minute chat I posted was with Adam Walker, and you check that out here (which includes why I’m doing 11 minute chats in the first place.) Mike and I spend this conversation discussing our shared Leadership Atlanta […]

The 5 things you need to build something great

June 9, 2017

I gave a talk yesterday at an AMA event about 48in48, the nonprofit I co-founded with Adam in 2015. The talk was about the genesis of 48in48, but I started by going through my entrepreneurial journey and identifying the 5 things that, when present, allowed me to find success. And when any one of them […]