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02/17/2017

How much would your world change if you started to ask: What more can I do?

In conjunction with our friends at Jacobs Marketing, we brought John O’Leary to Minneapolis for an evening with Studio/E. Here is an interview with him about…

02/14/2017

Photos from a fun event we did with Studio/E and Jacobs Marketing.

All photos by Seth Hannula.

02/09/2017

Studio/E member Justin Hanratty on being a good leader:

There are a lot of leaders who love money, power and influence, but I don’t think at the end of the day they’re fulfilled. If you don’t love people and love helping them, what’s the point?

Although only in his mid-thirties, Studio/E member Justin Hanratty has blazed a path that takes most people a half-century to achieve. President of his father’s insurance brokerage Hanratty & Associates by 2010 and CEO by 2013, Justin already has years of leadership experience under his belt. Which…

01/31/2017

When you negotiate with someone, there are actually two conversations going on. How to negotiate when someone isn't playing fair: http://bit.ly/2jQz5YL

Use these three moves when you’re faced with a counterpart who doesn’t want to play fair once you’ve closed the deal.

01/26/2017

Progress moves at the speed of trust.

Establishing and maintaining the right company culture is a major key to success in any business these days, especially with the growth of the millenn...

01/24/2017

If you’re reading fast, you’re not engaging in critical thinking. Why speed reading is worse than not reading at all: http://bit.ly/2koSbm8

The point of books isn’t how much you read. It’s reading for deep understanding.

01/18/2017

Loved having Vikas Narula at Studio/E Masters today. We learned about how extremely powerful open and diverse networks are.

Today at Studio/E Masters, Vikas Narula taught us about networks -- open and closed; diverse and homogenous. What a cool thing to learn about.

01/16/2017

Happy Day.

Favorite Martin Luther King Jr. quote?

01/12/2017

A guide to non-boring books that push you to be better (some surprising, others not so much): http://bit.ly/2iMsMm3

This is a classic read when you are facing a life change or contemplating making one. It makes you evaluate your path and gives you the fight to go on. The book is written as a parable about a boy finding his mission in life. Don't worry, it is relatable and has many solid take-aways.

01/09/2017

It's an ever-changing world and retail is no exception. Here's a piece on how shopping will change forever: http://bit.ly/2jvCL34

These are the four big retail trends coming in 2017.

01/05/2017

Studio/E member Stefanie Lenway shed some light on what it's like for women in business in this interview with her in Minnesota Business Magazine.

We are of the belief that when it comes to pursuing an idea, two heads are better than one. It’s why our program has an entire day’s worth of curriculum to focus on what we call Enrollment, or the practice of incorporating people into your idea by identifying their self-interest in it. As dean of th...

12/30/2016

There is no substitute for reading books in the development of your entrepreneurial career.