Tuesday, April 30, 2013

Revenue North Summit ::: 2013

Thursday, April 18, I had the opportunity to attend the Revenue North Business Summit here in Colorado Springs.  While they were all good, some of the keynotes were noteworthy above others.

Economist Mary Kelly, CEO of Productive Leaders, painted an insightful picture of our economic situation in the United States and the world.  Humorously, before she began speaking, a member of the audience raised their hand and asked, “if the Federal Reserve is buying our debt, won’t that devalue our dollar?”  To which Kelly replied, “Great, you asked and answered your question all at once.”  While the state of our world’s economy is not excellent, that doesn’t mean money can’t be made in a number of sectors.  Best practice is to manage fear, and in my opinion, add value in every possible opportunity for your customers.

Author and Attorney Louie Larimer, CEO of Focused Strategies, shared keys to business success.  He compared heroes in business synonymous with success, namely, Warren Buffet, Jack Welsh, Steve Jobs, Donald Trump, Daniel Bowman, Peter Drucker, Tony Robins and more.  All of which had something slightly different to say about the “key to success.”  The takeaway for me: given the many possible avenues to “success,” there are always variances in how individuals or companies attain it.  Therefore, I think an open mind, and the ability to change as needed is critical given their examples.

Great info also coming from Rick Denton, Chris Blees, Ethan Beute, Larry Peek and Laddie Blaskowski.

From attitudes and professionalism, to SEO, marketing, crowd funding and capital, the Revenue North Summit covered vast ground in a one-day package.

-D. Bauer

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