Top Biz Experts
Jay Lillie
February 15, 2010
When one such entrepreneur was asked about the hardest decision he ever had to make, he answered that he didnīt know what a hard decision was. An entrepreneur will approach decision-making with the idea that thereīs a strong likelihood that he/she will be wrong. This doesnīt dissuade them to the contrary they just do the best they can and worry about handling obstacles as they arise.
Here's a few entrepreneurs:
Aflac is the insurance company that quickly pays policyholders cash directly when an accident or illness has occurred and can be included as part of a business's benefit offerings at no direct cost to the employer. The nation's leading provider of voluntary, guaranteed renewable insurance, Aflac is also the number one provider of insurance based upon policies in effect in Japan.
Aflac has been recognized by Ethisphere magazine as one of the World's Most Ethical Companies for three consecutive years and was also named by the Reputation Institute as the Most Reputable Company in the Global Insurance Industry for two consecutive years. In 2010, Fortune magazine recognized Aflac as one of the 100 Best Companies to Work For in America for the twelfth consecutive year. Fortune magazine also ranked Aflac No. 1 on its global list of the Most Admired Companies in the Life and Health Insurance category. Aflac Incorporated is a Fortune 500 company listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol AFL. To find out more about Aflac, visit aflac.com.
Jon A. Sullivan www.aflac.com
Robert Harvey Oshatz, Architect providing full architectural and planning services to national and international clients. The philosophy of the firm is to provide clients with structures that are at peace with the environment and that people are at peace within.
Robert Oshatz www.oshatz.com
Mike Williams Solutions is a growth strategies company offering consulting, coaching and training to help companies, organizations and individuals grow and solidify their future success, as measured by income, impact or both. MWS uses its unique assessment process to formulate strategies and to provide coaching and training to help get strategies successfully into place.
MWS was created in 1981, with its initial focus on strategic marketing. Then, to help clients actually produce successful outcomes, the company broadened its reach. To utilize past experience Mike Williams Solutions added coaching and workshop training, to maximize client impact. Clients have included small businesses, non-profit organizations and public agencies, as well as authors and public speakers, most notably motivational speaker Les Brown. The collaboration with Les Brown has covered more than 30 years.
Mike Williams
I have a small team of residentail real estate agents that specialize in the metro area of San Diego. I have been in the real estates business for over 11 years starting out selling luxury homes in Rancho Santa Fe California. Now I am specializing in luxury homes in my own neighborhood of Mission Hills in metro San Diego. My business has grown considerably over the years because I change with the market. I focus primarily on internet marketing. Today's Realtors must be internet saavy and I believe should focas their marketing efforts and money on the internet.
The majority of my new business comes directly from the internet referrals. I utillize social media and functional, clean unclutttered websites to promote my business. I have several different websites that all focas on real estate. I try to maintain top positions in all the major search engines by blogging and utilizing social media such as facebook and twitter to drive traffic to my website. I average over 17000 hits a month on just one of my sites with over 300 unique vistors. I can usually turn a percentage of these into qualified buyers or sellers. I primarily represent sellers but I refer my buyers to my team of buyer's agents and assist them along the way as we locate the perfect deal for my clients.
Todd Armstrong www.ArmstrongEstates.com
Oregon Magazine ( oregonmag.com ) is an internet-only publication reaching some 25,000 readers monthly...our content is general interest, covering a wide variety of subjects...regular columns include: Sports by Pigskin Pete, Wine & Beer in Decanting by Fred Delkin, Cooking in Home on the Range by various contributors...we cover regional Travel destinations and all forms of Outdoor recreation...we publish political discourse with a conservative bent and historical topics of Oregon origin.
Fred Delkin www.oregonmag.com