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All Work in Done Through Relationships

Coaching Tip

Increases in oxytocin cause people to seek social contact with others (Taylor, 2002), so that a virtuous cycle of positive social interactions is created. It is not a personality attribute, inherent charisma or physical attractiveness. Why Innovation is not "Invented Here". . People learn how to become positive energizers.

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Entrepreneurs: You're More Important Than Your Business Plan

Harvard Business Review

In 2012 Echoing Green invested in 28-year-old Marquis Taylor as one of our Open Society Black Male Achievement Fellows. At Echoing Green we've learned that more important than charisma is what we call resource magnetism. Here are our four rules we use to evaluate the underlying business concept: Innovation. Purpose and Passion.