Interviews
Face-to-face or virtual interviews captured in video, audio or by written means can be invaluable tools for learning about and understanding how successful people considered and took effective action in their life situations.
Interviews are usually conducted by editors of EIX and follow a straightforward format of questions. However, we encourage any member of the EIX community to make an interview proposal. We want to avoid having an interview conducted and then not accepted by EIX. Accordingly, we ask that interviews go through a proposal step before the interview is conducted, using the EIX interview format.
Ben Berger and Ron Nahass of RSM's Family Office talk about the benefits of letting trusted outsiders handle critical business functions. Operational excellence -- involving people, processes, Read More...
Category: Interviews
Author: Kimberly Eddleston
Business owner, author, advisor and teacher Sabrina Horn shows how to disarm your fear and organize your risk as you go out on your own. Sabrina Horn spent years working as a manager in a Silicon Read More...
Category: Interviews
Author: Catherine Buday
Allen Esrock of NxtGen Nexus weights in on how to optimize the free labor and other benefits, and how to manage conflicting goals, sibling resentment, and suspicious non-relatives who work for you. Read More...
Category: Interviews
Author: Kimberly Eddleston
John Eckhardt was a sought-after freelance tech consultant. To grow, he had to step back from what came naturally and hire and manage others. Since John Eckhardt was nine years old, programming Read More...
Category: Interviews
Authors: Catherine Buday and John Eckhardt
Chris Parsons of Knowledge Architecture talks about how to minimize the financial risk when you leave salaried work, and why you don't need to be a big risk-taker to be a successful business Read More...
Category: Interviews
Author: Catherine Buday
Sharon Beck, owner of a Jovie Childcare franchise, shares her insights on the benefits and challenges of being your parents' boss. Around the time that Sharon Beck was ready to quit full-time work to Read More...
Category: Interviews
Author: Kimberly Eddleston
Know your niche; don't charge less than your competitors; decide whether to grow or keep things simple; and avoid projects that could hurt your brand. Christy Kahana worked many years in Human Read More...
Category: Interviews
Author: Catherine Buday
Fiduciary boards keep family firms focused on the long term, rather than on short-term, tactical strategies. But many family firms resist having one, fearful of losing control of their Read More...
Category: Interviews
Author: Kimberly Eddleston
It can be dangerous to ask executive assistants or your CFO to manage your personal finances. RSM's Ben Berger shows why a separate office helps both business and family manage money responsibly. All Read More...
Category: Interviews
Author: Kimberly Eddleston
Peter Thomas is a serial entrepreneur who has founded and run eight tech startups, including a wildly successful venture called Averetek, which he sold five years ago. His latest venture is Read More...
Category: Interviews
Author: Catherine Buday