If you follow me, you've probably noticed a lot of changes happening here on this website and Facebook. We've been in the process of rebranding and updating, and it's all just about finished. And...
Three Mistakes to Avoid When Starting out in Real Estate
Having been in the real estate world for a while now, I can tell you that it can be difficult to get started. With the temperamental nature of the market in the past two decades, you have to stay on...
Surviving Deadlines in a Small Business
The date is set, the plans are made and the rush begins. In a small business, deadlines are chaotic. The responsibility can only be split so far. In the past two weeks, I've had two important event...
Ebola Isn’t About You: My Take on the Ebola Issue and Social Investing
One of the ugliest things about a crisis like ebola is how political everyone suddenly becomes. Major news sites drum up panic. Political parties throw each other under the bus and create drama....
Digging Trenches Part Two: Entrepreneurial Effort
Over the weekend I had the opportunity to speak in Oklahoma at the Marketplace Leaders Breakfast. I took the chance to debut my re-branded and updated product, which threw my team in a mad rush to...
Digging Trenches
This past week was a busy one for my team, complete with late nights in the office and working through lunches. But as I was reading my Bible early Tuesday morning, a passage struck me. From 2 Kings...
Secrets to Finding Good Tenants
I had a great mentor who taught me some secrets to screening bad tenants. Early is my real estate investing career, my mentor asked me to come on a ride with him to visit a potential tenants current...
Three Types of People You Should Work With
One of the things I like about being an entrepreneur and small business owner is the opportunities I have to invest in people at the beginning of something. I’m currently in the middle of starting...
Choosing Hope: Mugged in Malawi
Guest blogger, Amanda Benton. Amanda came on staff with us recently, and had the unique experience of working in the exact same area and with the exact same people as Tricord Global, one of my...
Three Things We Can Learn from a Local Entrepreneur
Over the weekend, my staff told me the story of a small coffee roaster based in Colorado called Devil Dog Brew. Major Hank Salmans III, USMC(Retired)spent time in Panama during his career in the...
Entrepreneurs: Staying Grounded in Uncertain Times
Last week in honor of Labor Day I shared some thoughts on rest and work/life balance for the entrepreneur. We all need to make sure we give ourselves that chance to kick back, get with our loved...
Tricord Global: Benevolence Enhanced
Social impact is something I care deeply about. Some of you know that I founded a non-profit called Tricord. My partner David Briggs summed up the heart of Tricord in what I think is a beautiful...