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Quick Ways to Turn a Rookie into a Pro 

Vanessa Nornberg, owner of Metal Mafia, talks about how she trains her sales staff immediately after they take the job.  Watch video

My First Year in Business--The 2 Most Important Lessons 

In his first year as an entrepreneur, hospitality mogul Danny Meyer did not know how to read a profit and loss statement, and other stories.  Watch video

Buddy Media's Michael Lazerow: 'You Don't Want to Be Too Early' 

Long before Michael Lazerow sold Buddy Media, his social marketing firm, to Salesforce.com for $745 million, it took him many months to even get a client to ...  Watch video

The Factor That Makes My Business a Success 

The founder of Shake Shack and Union Square Cafe on the vital importance of authenticity.  Watch video

How to Get More Social Media Followers 

Likeable Media founder Dave Kerpen says one group of people is more important--and more readily accessible--than any other.  Watch video

The 2 Things My Father's Bankruptcy Taught Me 

"It really took me a long time to separate me from my dad," confides Union Square founder Danny Meyer.  Watch video

3 Smart Ways to Set Sales Quotas for Next Year 

Michael Alter, president of SurePayroll, explains exactly how to incent your sales team.  Watch video

Starting Up With Your Family 

For entrepreneur Nina Vaca, there's one way to make working with family easier.  Watch video

Why Obamacare Will Hurt My Business (It's Not What You Think) 

The founder of Shake Shack and Union Square Cafe on why he always provided health care for his staff.  Watch video

Why You're Harder on Family Than Other Employees 

Pinnacle Technical Resources CEO Nina Vaca answers questions on managing family members in your business.  Watch video

'Go Spend $2 Million as Fast as You Can' 

Serial entrepreneur Frank Addante knew everything at his latest venture, the Rubicon Project, must scale from the very start.  Watch video

Respect: The Only Way to Balance Family & Business 

Pinnacle Technical Resources CEO Nina Vaca talks about this one value that makes working with family easy.  Watch video

'I Grew Up Watching My Parents Fail Over & Over Again' 

Pinnacle Technical Resources CEO Nina Vaca grew up watching her entrepreneur parents fail repeatedly but learned what it takes to build a business.  Watch video

Make Sure to Utilize Good Employees Correctly 

Indigo Triplett, a human resources consultant, recommends you shift your hiring strategy after start-up phase.  Watch video

How to Know If You've Hired the Wrong Person 

JJ Ramberg, the host of MSNBC's Your Business , weeds out bad hires using what she calls the cringe test.  Watch video

The Quality All Great Entrepreneurs Need 

The InfoSpace founder and futurist on the one passion that all successful entrepreneurs share  Watch video

'Vision Without Execution Is Hallucination' 

When you're clear in your company purpose--your "why," as leadership author Simon Sinek puts it--your strategic direction becomes self-evident.  Watch video

'Zumba Is a Huge Opportunity' 

Z Club NY, one of several thousand standalone Zumba start-ups, expects to hit revenue of $350,000 next year. But it's still a work in progress.  Watch video

How John Borthwick Tries to Reinvent Digg 

Earlier this year, John Borthwick's Betaworks acquired the lagging social news website Digg. Here he talks about how Digg became a start-up again.  Watch video

Creatively Kill the Competition: 5 Tips 

Vying to emerge ahead of your rivals? Here's what you need to know.  Watch video

Making Life Pay on Your Terms 

Living life on your terms brings a great deal of happiness. Here Bright Pink founder Lindsay Avner talks benefits of being her own leader.  Watch video

Let Your Employees Have a Voice in Your Company's Causes 

Doug Ulman, CEO of Livestrong, answers questions on philanthropy.  Watch video

Starting From Scratch 

Bright Pink founder Lindsay Avner knows start-up life takes a lot of energy, especially when you're on your own in the beginning.  Watch video

What's the Real Value of Social Media? 

Social media's value extends beyond raising money with the ability to connect individuals with support and information, says Livestrong CEO Doug Ulman.  Watch video

Ray Kurzweil: 'Users Should Be Passionately Involved in Every Stage of an Invention' 

Inventor Ray Kurzweil talks about how he created the first print-to-speech reading machine so blind people would use it. Also an author, Kurzweil's most rece...  Watch video

How to Run an Engaging Social Media Campaign 

Doug Ulman, CEO of Livestrong, says social media formed the basis for Livestrong to fight cancer on a global level.  Watch video

Sleep on It, Dude! 

Bright Pink founder Lindsay Avner has an aggressive go-getter personality, but sometime's she needs to slow down.  Watch video

Social Media Is Not a Tool or Platform 

CEO of Livestrong, Doug Ulman, created one of the first social networks with yellow wristbands and a mission to support cancer victims.  Watch video

Find Your Purpose & Find Success 

Bright Pink founder Lindsay Avner found meaning in her work. Here's how.  Watch video

Realize the Potential of Your Social Strategy 

Livestrong CEO Doug Ulman says a smart strategic social media supports the mission of your company.  Watch video