{"id":172,"date":"2015-07-30T00:35:44","date_gmt":"2015-07-30T00:35:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.candelalearning.com\/salesx17xmaster\/?post_type=chapter&p=172"},"modified":"2015-07-30T23:35:39","modified_gmt":"2015-07-30T23:35:39","slug":"15-3-selling-u-inspiration-resources-and-assistance-for-your-entrepreneurial-journey","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/cerritos-sales-1\/chapter\/15-3-selling-u-inspiration-resources-and-assistance-for-your-entrepreneurial-journey\/","title":{"raw":"Selling U: Inspiration, Resources, and Assistance for Your Entrepreneurial Journey","rendered":"Selling U: Inspiration, Resources, and Assistance for Your Entrepreneurial Journey"},"content":{"raw":"
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    Meet Some Entrepreneurs<\/h2>\r\nThis chapter is only the beginning of thinking about selling your idea and yourself. It\u2019s designed to inspire the entrepreneurial spirit in you. Selling U<\/em> is a resource section for each chapter that provides information about how to use the concepts in \u201creal life.\u201d This chapter is no different. The previous chapter sections of Selling U<\/em> have included resources to build your personal brand; this chapter includes insights and information about how to apply those concepts to pursue a career in an entrepreneurial environment.\r\n\r\nHear and read about the success and lessons from some of the best in the business. If experience is the best teacher, these entrepreneurs are excellent professors.\r\n
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    Business<\/strong>:<\/td>\r\nGotham Dream Cars<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
    Entrepreneur<\/strong>:<\/td>\r\nNoah Lehmann-Haupt<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
    Video<\/strong>:<\/td>\r\n\n\nHow leasing luxury cars became a multimillion-dollar business\r\n\r\nhttp:\/\/www.openforum.com\/idea-hub\/topics\/innovation\/video\/small-business-rules-gotham-dream-cars-small-business-rules<\/a><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n
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    Business<\/strong>:<\/td>\r\nJaguar Builders<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
    Entrepreneur<\/strong>:<\/td>\r\nSherman \u201cWest\u201d Westmoreland<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
    Article<\/strong>:<\/td>\r\n\n\nHow a quadriplegic became one of Florida\u2019s most successful homebuilders\r\n\r\nhttp:\/\/findarticles.com\/p\/articles\/mi_hb4927\/is_2_57\/ai_n32018572\/<\/a><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n
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    Business<\/strong>:<\/td>\r\nBTTR Ventures (stands for Back to the Roots)<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
    Entrepreneurs<\/strong>:<\/td>\r\nNikhil Arora and Alex Velez<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
    Article<\/strong>:<\/td>\r\n\n\nInterview with two college seniors started a company to recycle coffee waste\r\n\r\nhttp:\/\/www.fastcompany.com\/blog\/tom-musbach \/control-your-career-destiny\/2-green -entrepreneurs-take-coffee-waste<\/a><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n
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    Business<\/strong>:<\/td>\r\nLive Green<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
    Entrepreneur<\/strong>:<\/td>\r\nSteve Ma<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
    Article<\/strong>:<\/td>\r\n\n\nHow the organization that connects customers with eco-friendly businesses in the Washington, DC, area got started\r\n\r\nhttp:\/\/findarticles.com\/p\/articles\/mi_7560\/is_200907\/ ai_n35629263\/?tag=content;col1<\/a><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n
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    Business<\/strong>:<\/td>\r\nDeano\u2019s Italian Grille and Brick Oven Pizza, Smokin\u2019 Lobos Barbecue and Grill, Scoops, downtown lofts, and more<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
    Entrepreneur<\/strong>:<\/td>\r\nJosh Nichols<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
    Article<\/strong>:<\/td>\r\n\n\nHow Nichols brought entrepreneurship and urban development to Dublin, Florida.\r\n\r\nhttp:\/\/www.allbusiness.com\/real-estate\/commercial-residential-property-property\/12346813-1.html<\/a><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n
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    Business<\/strong>:<\/td>\r\nChic Gems, Etc.<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
    Entrepreneur<\/strong>:<\/td>\r\nSarah Radford<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
    Article<\/strong>:<\/td>\r\n\n\nThis former top medical sales rep shares how she turned life\u2019s lemons into lemonade by starting her own jewelry design business and her tips for success\r\n\r\nhttp:\/\/www.toiletpaperentrepreneur.com\/blog\/ guest-post-from-sales-rep-to-fashion-designer- a-story-about-making-lifes-lemons-into-lemonade- by-sarah-radford-of-chic-gems<\/a><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n
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    Business<\/strong>:<\/td>\r\nSweat Fitness Gyms<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
    Entrepreneur<\/strong>:<\/td>\r\nScott Caplan<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
    Video<\/strong>:<\/td>\r\n\n\nHow Sweat Fitness does what it takes to keep memberships during the recession\r\n\r\nhttps:\/\/www.openforum.com\/idea-hub\/topics\/money\/video\/msnbc-whats-the-deal-msnbcs-your-business-small-biz-inspiration<\/a><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n
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    Business<\/strong>:<\/td>\r\nCaseStack, a logistics outsourcing company<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
    Entrepreneur<\/strong>:<\/td>\r\nDan Sanker<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
    Article<\/strong>:<\/td>\r\n\n\nA virtual ride-along with Sanker as he talks about how the business got started and the thrills and challenges of being an entrepreneur\r\n\r\nhttp:\/\/www.e-shadow.com\/interview-with-an-entrepreneur- dan-sanker-of-casestack<\/a><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n
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    Business<\/strong>:<\/td>\r\nStonyfield Farms, organic yogurt products<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
    Entrepreneur<\/strong>:<\/td>\r\nGary Hirshberg<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
    Video<\/strong>:<\/td>\r\n\n\nHow the company became a 25-year overnight success\r\n\r\nhttps:\/\/www.openforum.com\/idea-hub\/topics\/money\/video\/ make-a-superior-product-ny-times-small-business-summit<\/a><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n
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    Business<\/strong>:<\/td>\r\nWish of a Lifetime<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
    Entrepreneur<\/strong>:<\/td>\r\nJeremy Bloom<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
    Article<\/strong>:<\/td>\r\n\n\nHow Bloom started his nonprofit organization for seniors\r\n\r\nhttp:\/\/sportsillustrated.cnn.com\/vault\/article\/magazine\/MAG1164278\/index.htm<\/a><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n
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    Business<\/strong>:<\/td>\r\nBrave Spirits<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
    Entrepreneur<\/strong>:<\/td>\r\nDavid Fox<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
    Videos<\/strong>:<\/td>\r\n\n\nHow Brave Spirits was started\r\n\r\nhttp:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=xm-9evHv2wA<\/a>\r\n\r\nBrave Spirits\r\n\r\nhttp:\/\/www.bravespirits.com<\/a><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n
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    Advice from the Masters: Famous Entrepreneurs Share Their Lessons<\/h2>\r\n
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    Video Clip<\/h3>\r\nGeneration Next\r\n\r\nGlobal entrepreneurs share their advice for the next generation of entrepreneurs.\r\n\r\nhttp:\/\/www.ey.com\/GL\/en\/Issues\/Driving-growth\/WEOY-2009---Conversations-with-entrepreneurs---advice-for-future-generations---part-1<\/a>\r\n\r\nhttp:\/\/www.ey.com\/GL\/en\/Issues\/Driving-growth\/WEOY-2009---Conversations-with-entrepreneurs---advice-for-future-generations---part-2<\/a>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n
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    Video Clip<\/h3>\r\nBalancing Act\r\n\r\nRestaurateur Tom Colicchio (Top Chef<\/em>) and Sarah Molten (formerly of Gourmet<\/em> magazine) discuss the balance between being a CEO and entrepreneur.\r\n\r\nhttps:\/\/www.openforum.com\/idea-hub\/topics\/managing\/video\/ceo-vs-entrepreneur-inside-the-entrepreneurial-mind-series<\/a>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n
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    Link<\/h3>\r\nSecrets of Success\r\n\r\nSeven famous entrepreneurs share the secrets of their success\u2026and their mistakes. Wally Amos (Famous Amos Cookie Co.), Daymond John (FUBU), David Liu (The Knot), Jim Koch (The Boston Beer Co.), Liz Lange (Liz Lange Maternity), Adam Lowry and Eric Ryan (Method), and Gary Hirshberg (Stonyfield Farm) share what they learned the hard way in this article that appeared in USA Today<\/em>.\r\n\r\nhttp:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/money\/smAllBusiness\/startup\/week3-famous-founders.htm<\/a>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n
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    Link<\/h3>\r\nEven the Best Fail\r\n\r\nEven Steve Jobs, CEO of Apple, has had his share of failures. The article highlights the ten Apple products that didn\u2019t make it.\r\n\r\nhttp:\/\/www.newlaunches.com\/archives\/top_10_apple_products_which_flopped.php<\/a>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n
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    Link<\/h3>\r\nIn the Beginning\r\n\r\nTen great entrepreneurs, including Gordon Segal (Crate and Barrel), Robert Redford (Sundance Institute), Mary Kay Ash (Mary Kay Cosmetics), and Jerry Yang (Yahoo!) talk about their start-up days in this slide show.\r\n\r\nhttp:\/\/www.inc.com\/ss\/10-great-entrepreneurs-talk-about-their-start-days#0<\/a>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n
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    Best in Class<\/h2>\r\nWant to know the best of everything entrepreneurial? Check out these lists, articles, and slide shows. These are just a few of the many resources available. You may also find it helpful to do a Google search to read about successful entrepreneurs in your city.\r\n