Terry Starbucker

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If The Entrepreneurial Shoe Fits, That Doesn’t Mean You Should Wear It

Terry Starbucker

How are you with your personal finances? Because if you can’t manage your own finances, then “ you shouldn’t be an entrepreneur trying to manage a business (and implicitly, the business’s finances) “ That one really made me think (as I stared at my unbalanced checkbook).

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Brilliant Boutique: 10 Keys To Lasting Small Business Success

Terry Starbucker

You can do it without outside financing. We financed it with personal loans – just a little credit and a little faith. They wanted a place where they could actually see the merchandise, and have a more edited and curated selection so it was easy for them to choose.

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Pop! Why Leadership Is All About Piercing Bubbles

Terry Starbucker

They were in their own little bubble, emmersed in the day-to-day challenge of serving customers 24 hours a day, in sometimes challenging conditions (geographically, meteorogically, and financally).

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Choosing Courage

Terry Starbucker

A former finance controller at Intel, his passion was and continues to be helping people realize their potential. The speaker was Melissa, an HR manager who felt routinely shut out of Finance Recruiting Committee discussions. “ They just shut me out of the discussion.

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Front Line Leadership: The Keys To Managing Millenials, Part 1

Terry Starbucker

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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Threading The Needle: The Exquisite Dance of The Entrepreneur

Terry Starbucker

Banks make money when customers make mistakes… In addition to being absolutely clear with customers about their accounts, thereby diminishing fees, we also help people get a clearer picture of their finances.” These three entrepreneurs are seizing on what they believe are weaknesses in existing markets – will they succeed?

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Willy Wonka and the Leadership Idea Factory

Terry Starbucker

Oddly enough, the movie was financed by a food company or it would possibly never have been made at all, and in a way it’s one of the more creative marketing campaigns ever seeing as I can go to any candy store and buy Wonka candy right now.