Terry Starbucker

JUNE 29, 2014

Terri was in the corporate banking world for 18 years before joining Jeremy in 2000. They are co-founders and co-CEOs of Harvest Earnings Group, Inc. Jeremy has decades of consulting and performance improvement experience in business and government, including McKinsey. This has made them very sought after advisors.

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Benchmarking McKinsey Brainstorming Open-book 248

Terry Starbucker

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

I visited the US Post Office today to put a few things in the mail, and as I left, I scanned the large bank of national and local newspaper boxes near the front door. Nearly all of the headlines were economic “downers&#. From just about every perspective – jobs, housing, personal income, you name it.

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Leadership Banking Conference Commitment 283

Terry Starbucker

MAY 13, 2012

You’ll have made a difference , and fed your soul as well as your bank account. Look at that way, beyond the position itself, and there will be a reward for you that goes well beyond the paychecks, bonuses, stock options, and exit strategies. Lead well!

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Exit Strategy Leadership Bottom-up Letter 293

Terry Starbucker

DECEMBER 27, 2015

There were some things that just weren’t “material” enough to make a difference – i.e., I didn’t have to spend a day tracking down that one or two dollar difference in my bank reconciliation. I eventually figured out that this “ BS Meter ” had to be more carefully calibrated.

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CPA Webinar Real Estate Banking 150

Terry Starbucker

MAY 29, 2014

We had been bringing down inventory and tagging & steaming all day, and we opened the door, and a woman who worked at a local bank walked in with her daughter, and she bought $200 worth of clothing. Focus on Customer Service from Day 1. On June 2 nd , 2004, we opened. She’s still a customer.

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Succession Merchandising Finance Learning-by-Doing 396

Terry Starbucker

OCTOBER 9, 2011

This is in sharp contrast to those of a generation ago- teacher, banking/finance and medicine. Recently a survey was conducted that asked preteens about their long term career aspirations - the top three were sports star, pop star and actor. Millennials must feel significant in their role.

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Leadership Tactics Management Maturity 296

Terry Starbucker

SEPTEMBER 22, 2013

And a few of them are even taking on HUGE established industries – like Trillion dollar industries, as Josh Reich is doing here in Portland with Simple , who is taking on the banking industry without any brick and mortar branches, or even a real bank.

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Entrepreneur Banking Finance Industry 295