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My journey started in Nashville's startup…
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What can you do to bounce back after a startup fails?
It might be helpful to view your startup like a hypothesis. You identified what you believed was a problem, tested your solution and came to a conclusion. The conclusion might be that the problem wasn’t as big as you thought, or the solution doesn’t have good product market fit. The most important part is doing things to find out, which is something to be proud of. To a life long learner, success is daring to ask questions and doing things that get results.
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How do you bootstrap your startup?
Be strategic and make sure the free tool you’re using fits in with your process. For a community I built, I used Google Forms as a free community registration tool. Using Forms is great if you don’t need logic. Since I connected it to a Google Sheet, it doubled as a Community Directory.
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What are the best ways to prevent communication conflicts in Creative Strategy?
Ask questions along the way! Many of us visual learners have something going on in our head when we are collaborating on work, but how do we know the picture in our brain is the same as our peers? Likely, it is not, and without asking clarifying questions along the way, the outcome may be less than ideal. Questions are great for keeping folks on the same page, but also a brave and necessary step to think more as a team about a complicated part of your plan. Questions don’t make you look stupid. Asking questions are critical for team success. The more you ask, the better you get at asking really great ones.
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I’m pretty retired and haven’t posted anything in years, but I am motivated to give a shout out to my wife and perhaps provide an example to others.…
I’m pretty retired and haven’t posted anything in years, but I am motivated to give a shout out to my wife and perhaps provide an example to others.…
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What are you working on today? I've been building a chrome extension to make using LinkedIN more impactful and efficient. If you use LinkedIN often…
What are you working on today? I've been building a chrome extension to make using LinkedIN more impactful and efficient. If you use LinkedIN often…
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Phase Capital is heading to Toronto! I’m delighted to partner with Shaherah Yancy, Founder and CEO of Research Lifecycle Solutions, to bring a…
Phase Capital is heading to Toronto! I’m delighted to partner with Shaherah Yancy, Founder and CEO of Research Lifecycle Solutions, to bring a…
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Experience
Education
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Western Kentucky University
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Activities and Societies: AdFed, NSAC, Imagewest, Phi Mu, WKU Spirit Master, SGA, Study Abroad.
Studied at Western Kentucky University in Advertising with a concentration in Graphic Design.
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Studied marketing and business management at Harlaxton College in Grantham, England as part of a one semester study abroad program at WKU.
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Volunteer Experience
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Board Member
WKU Imagewest
- Present 9 years 5 months
Education
I sit on the board at Imagewest, an advertising and public relations agency located within WKU's School of Journalism and Broadcasting in Bowling Green, KY. Imagewest's mission is to give real world experience to young designers and PR professionals focused on building the business side of their craft.
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Big Sister
Big Brothers Big Sisters of America
- 2 years 1 month
Social Services
Volunteered at Big Brothers Big Sisters in Bowling Green, KY.
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Board Member
WKU Alumni
- Present 4 months
Education
I’m a proud member of WKU’s Alumni Association board.
Publications
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LaunchLetter
Southern/alpha
LaunchLetter is an ongoing weekly email newsletter for people starting a business.
Projects
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StartupNash
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Founder and host of StartupNash, the community for founders and funders in Nashville.
StartupNash is focused on peer mentorship. There’s a ton of great resources in Nashville for founders, but few connect founders to each other.
StartupNash began as a way to help peer founders connect. Over the years, it’s grown into a large, talented community of founders and funders navigating Nashville’s startup scene together. The community has been described as “the connective tissue for…Founder and host of StartupNash, the community for founders and funders in Nashville.
StartupNash is focused on peer mentorship. There’s a ton of great resources in Nashville for founders, but few connect founders to each other.
StartupNash began as a way to help peer founders connect. Over the years, it’s grown into a large, talented community of founders and funders navigating Nashville’s startup scene together. The community has been described as “the connective tissue for Nashville’s startups.” StartupNash has helped dozens of founders connect to make hires, get investment, and share resources.
You can find more information at www.startupnash.com
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