Spotlight Interview: Gordon Logan

Gordon Logan - Sport Clips

Gordon talks about Sport Clips and the success of the franchise model he built.

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Spotlight Interview: David Allen

David Allen - Getting Things Done

David talks about GTD and how it can help you, your business, and your success.

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Spotlight Interview: Chris Babel

Chris Babel - TRUSTe

Chris provides great information about online privacy and what you can do for your business.

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May21

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David Ott
Acropolis Investment Management, LLC
Chief Investment Officer

Slightly more than ten years ago, Chris Lissner, David Ott and Dannelle Ward left the banking industry to for Acropolis Investment Management, LLC., a Registered Investment Advisor (RIA) based in St. Louis.

Acropolis manages investment portfolios for high net worth individuals, institutions and corporate retirement plans. They have a well-seasoned and tenured team, a large and stable client base and serve clients in a fiduciary capacity.

MO: What inspired you to launch your own company instead of working for a more established firm?

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May10

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Gordon Logan
Sport Clips
Founder

Prior to opening the prototype Sport Clips in 1993, Gordon Logan owned and operated salons throughout Texas. He served as President of the International SalonSpa Business Network (ISBN, the trade association for multi-unit operators representing over 20,000 salons and spas in the US and Canada) from 2008 to 2012 and remains on the Board of Directors.

Gordon serves on the VFW Foundation Board, which directs the charitable efforts of the VFW for active duty service men and women and veterans. He was recently elected to the Board of the International Franchise Association (IFA), is a member of the IFA VetFran Committee, and is Chairman of the VetFran Mentor Program for veterans.

MO: How did you get started in the salon business?

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May7

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Kay Bransford
MemoryBanc
Chief Curator & President

Founded in 2012, MemoryBanc’s mission is to help people secure their personal information so they can easily locate it, share it or pass it onto loved ones. The flagship product, the MemoryBanc Register, helps individuals and families organize and protect their personal, financial, medical, online and household documents and details. In 2013, MemoryBanc received the AARP Foundation Prize for Older-Adult Focused Innovation. This privately-held company is based in Arlington, VA. For more information, call 703.436.2827 or visit MemoryBanc.com.

MO: How did you come up with the concept for MemoryBanc?

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May7

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Lisa Ann Schreier
Timeshare Insights
Founder

Lisa Ann Schreier, The Timeshare Crusader is the founder of Timeshare Insights, a consumer consulting company serving the more than 10 million consumers worldwide who attend a timeshare sales presentation or “pitch” annually, as well as the more than 6 million who already own one or more timeshares. She is the author of two best-selling books on timeshare – “Surviving A Timeshare Presentation—Confessions From The Sales Table” and “Timeshare Vacations For Dummies” Both books have been a hit with consumers who are confused by the industry’s outdated sales and marketing techniques and at a loss as to where to turn for unbiased information. Her blog is now considered required reading for those looking to keep up to date with the sometimes convoluted world of timeshare.

Timeshare Insights is an education and consultant based company dealing with timeshare issues.

They do NOT sell, rent, buy, broker, list, transfer any timeshare nor are they affiliated with any timeshare or timeshare entity.

Their goal is simple…to provide unbiased and independent services to consumers, educate the public and the media about timeshare and serve as a catalyst for positive change in the industry.

MO: How did you come with the concept for Timeshare Insights?

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May2

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Charles A. Krugel
Labor & Employment Law
Attorney/Owner

Labor & Employment Law on Behalf of Business; Human Resources Attorney & Counselor

As a management side labor and employment attorney and human resources (HR) counselor, Charles Krugel has 17-plus years of experience in the field and has been running his own practice for 12-plus years. Charles has worked on both “sides of the fence;” that is, he’s worked for management & as an in-house counsel for a labor union. These experiences have taught him that he’s much more sympathetic to the needs of business rather than 3rd party interveners like government regulators & labor unions.

Charles’ clients are small to medium sized companies in a variety of industries such as options & securities trading, technology, baking & manufacturing. In addition to providing them traditional labor and employment law services, he represents companies desiring to institute preventive and proactive HR functions. These functions include policies & procedures, which help to efficiently and discreetly resolve issues in-house & prevent lawsuits & complaints. They also help to reduce costs & act as catalysts for increasing productivity & profits. For analysis of what clients think of him, please see his “Client Testimonials” web page.

MO: How much did your father owning a chain of pharmacies and your grandfather owning and running his own grocery stores inspire your path of entrepreneurship?

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May1

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John Beidle
1040 Wealth Designs, LLC
Enrolled Agent

John Beidle offers a tax planning service focused on helping small business owners and real estate investors pay the least amount of tax as legally possible.

Gus: What are your top three tips for small businesses that are just starting to work on their income taxes?

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Apr24

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Jake Gibson
NerdWallet
COO

NerdWallet offers financial recommendations anyone can trust. The amount of financial information on the internet is overwhelming, and often unhelpful or untrustworthy when it comes to making hard decisions. This is why NerdWallet founders Tim and Jake feel the need to create resources that consumers can trust.

NerdWallet is committed to building tools and delivering content and recommendations that are clear, unbiased, and personalized, so that consumers can’t stop wasting money on things they don’t fully understand.

MO: How did you come up with the concept of NerdWallet and how does it work?

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Apr22

Jim Swift
Jim Swift

As CEO of Cortera, Jim Swift’s, mission is to change the B2B information universe with long overdue insights into businesses to help organizations improve sales performance and risk management. Prior to Cortera, Jim was the COO of LexisNexis Risk Management and Executive Vice President at Seisint, which was acquired by LexisNexis.

Cortera is the go-to-source for Business Behavior Data and Insights designed to increase revenue, improve sales and marketing effectiveness, and reduce risk for business-to-business companies. In addition to monitoring investment activity, hiring, firing, news, blogs, social, public record data, Cortera tracks $1.6 trillion in business-to-business purchases across 45 spend categories to deliver insights on 20 million U.S. business locations.

MO: Can you elaborate on how you’ve managed to parlay your boyhood fascination with sports statistics into a successful career as a data geek?

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Feb2

Stephen Goldberg
Stephen Goldberg
Sun Mergers & Acquisitions

Stephen Goldberg brings over 25 years of merger and acquisition experience to the helm of Sun Mergers & Acquisitions, LLC.

In 1985 he was an original member of a NJ based acquisitions firm and subsequently founded Sun M&A to more narrowly focus on the exit strategy goals of family and entrepreneurially owned middle market clients. Since then, Sun has emerged as one of the leading regional players in the field. In addition to his work as a Certified Business Intermediary, Stephen is a frequent lecturer on business sale, business valuation and value enhancement topics.

Sun Mergers & Acquisitions is also affiliated with Sun Business Valuations, LLC, which provides business valuation services used in shareholder buyouts and litigation support, gifting and estate planning and other purposes for Attorneys, CPAs, Investment Advisors, Consultants, and Business Owners.

MO: What tips would you give to an entrepreneur considering selling their business?

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Jan28

Anurag Lal
Anurag Lal
Infinite Convergence Solutions
Chief Executive Officer

Anurag Lal, Chief Executive Officer of Infinite Convergence Solutions, leads a talented team of industry professionals and innovators to provide a full range of messaging products and value-added mobility solutions to some of the largest telecom operators in the world. His team has evolved highly available and reliable messaging products to make them fully scalable for use by operators and businesses of varying sizes. Anurag has more than 20 years of leadership and operational experience in technology, IT and telecom services. In addition to his business successes, Anurag was appointed as a Director for the United States National Broadband Taskforce, part of the Federal Communications Commission. This initiative has brought Anurag worldwide recognition and elevated his status as an industry visionary in the field. Anurag holds a Bachelors of Arts degree in Economics from Delhi University and attended the Senior Leadership Program at Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School.

Infinite Convergence provides innovative messaging solutions and next-generation wireless communication technologies to mobile operators and enterprises. Currently supporting more than 130 million subscribers globally and processing over 900 billion mobile messages annually, Infinite Convergence offers a complete range of scalable solutions for Tier 1 and Tier 2 wireless operators. Headquartered outside of Chicago, Infinite Convergence employs 200 people in the USA and India. For more information, visit www.infinite-convergence.com.

MO: Who inspires you?

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Jan10

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Karen Port
Mirage Spa & Recreation

For Spas and Hot tubs in St Louis, visit Mirage Spa & Recreation, Inc. an exclusive dealer of Sundance Spas, the Best Built Hot Tubs in the World.

Family owned and operated since 1988, Mirage Spa & Recreation offers high quality Sundance Spa sales and exceptional service operations to thousands of satisfied St. Louis customers.

Gus: What insights did you gain while watching your husband start the company back 1988 at just 21 that you were able to later apply when coming on board in 1996?

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