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Making the Leap: From Consultant to Fitness Technology Innovator

EliteFit.ai provides AI-powered movement assessments and fitness programs for business and public sector clients. Just seven years ago, Ani Bhalekar was a Singapore-based McKinsey consultant who Read More...

Category: Commentary

Author: Catherine Buday

Making the Leap: From Silicon Valley to PR Company Founder

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

Making the Leap: From Tech Freelancer to Employer

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

Making the Leap: From Architecture Firms to Knowledge Management Software Founder

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

Making the Leap: From Corporate HR to Training & Development Company Founder

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

Making the Leap: From Law Enforcement and Marketing to Business Owners

Steven Mould and Lisa Lazure, partners in business and life, left jobs in law enforcement and marketing to start a knife company. Steven Mould and Lisa Lazure left the security of salaried jobs for Read More...

Category: Commentary

Author: Kimberly Eddleston

New Series: Making the Leap to Entrepreneurship

This new EIX series features people who left behind jobs with a guaranteed salary and made the leap to being business owners.  Many entrepreneurs don’t start out that way: they may spend years Read More...

Category: Commentary

Author: Catherine Buday