Business Leaders of America
Jay Lillie
February 25, 2011
Entrepreneurial leaders do not have a mindset that adapts to
failure. Things go wrong, of course, but entrepreneurs don´t
call them "failures" they call them "glitches, mistakes,
bungles, setbacks", but not failing.
When one such entrepreneur was asked about the hardest decision
he ever had to make, he answered that he didn´t know what a hard
decision was. An entrepreneur will approach decision-making with
the idea that there´s a strong likelihood that he/she will be
wrong. This doesn´t dissuade them to the contrary they just
do the best they can and worry about handling obstacles as they
arise.
Here are a few top entrepreneurs in the U.S.
ESCORT Inc.
ESCORT Inc. Draws Attention with New PASSPORT iQ™, the World´s First Radar Detector with GPS Navigation, at 2011 International CES. ESCORT Inc., the undisputed leader of radar detection technology and other advanced after market driving accessories, is presenting their newest products at the 2011 International CES show and media events in Las Vegas January 5-9; ESCORT will be presenting the new PASSPORT iQ™, the world´s only driving accessory that integrates class-leading radar/laser detection, GPS navigation and important driving information such as speed traps and speed limit data, in a single, compact device, and the new Solo S3™, the world´s best-performing cordless radar detector.
Winning Writers
Winning Writers Celebrates 10th Year with 5 Contests, Over $25,000 in Prizes. Established in 2001, Winning Writers will celebrate its 10th year by awarding over $25,000 in five poetry and prose contests. These include contests for war poems, humor poems, and poems in traditional forms, as well as open contests for poems and stories of all kinds. Winning Writers has been named one of the "101 Best Websites for Writers" by Writer's Digest for six years in a row (2005-2010). Guidelines for all contests are available at http://www.winningwriters.com.
CoryWest Media, LLC for Hursthouse Landscape Architects and Contractors
Landscape Architect Launches Web Publication with More Than Just a View. Captivating, humorous, luminous, dramatic and lush describe diverse angles in Hursthouse Landscape Architects and Contractors´ recently launched web publication. Designed to be a landscape design destination for Chicago area homeowners as well as home and garden industry publications, the new site includes an image gallery, case studies, a newsroom and a community-based blog. Bob and Robbi Hursthouse founded the company in 1990. In 2009, the Naperville Chamber of Commerce named Hursthouse Small Business of the Year. Discover the Hursthouse View at http://hursthouse.com.
Diesel Technology Forum (DTF)
Allen Schaeffer, Executive Director of the Diesel Technology Forum (DTF), issued the following after President Obama signed the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) into law Tuesday night.
"While the reauthorization of DERA isn´t receiving the publicity that some other legislative issues attracted, it will be a significant and important accomplishment for the 111th Congress. Because of the national importance of modernizing older diesel engines to reduce emissions, DERA is one of the most important clean air initiatives passed by Congress in recent years.
Visit Bend
On the heels of hosting three XTERRA trail running national championships and two USA Track & Field trail running national championships over a three year period, Bend, Oregon has been picked to host the 2011 Half-Marathon and 50k Trail Running National Championships. Bend played host to both events in 2010. The executive committee for USA Track & Field voted at their annual meeting in Virginia Beach, V.A. to once again choose Bend as the destination for 2011.
Security Industry Association (SIA)
President Obama on Tuesday signed into law legislation backed by a Security Industry Association (SIA)-led coalition that will provide electronic security companies relief from an onerous and misguided energy efficiency requirement. The Energy Independence and Security Act (EISA) of 2007 requires electronic devices to meet certain efficiency standards while in "no-load" mode. The law was written in such a way that the requirements apply even to security and life safety devices – such as video surveillance, intrusion detection and access control systems – even though such equipment must always be in "active" mode. To correct this, SIA pulled together a coalition that contains both industry and environmental groups – including the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) – to draft legislative language and push for a correction.
Tall Grass Public Relations for omNovia Technologies
omNovia Technologies, a leading global provider of web conferencing, high quality webinars, engaging online trainings and live event HD video webcasting solutions, today announced the full release of its patent pending Recast technology. Recast is omNovia´s unique webinar recording technology that creates on-demand interactive replays. Upon playback, all interactive features of the live event are available, exactly as if the viewer was watching the live session.
Nanofilm
Dr. Scott Rickert, President and CEO of Nanofilm, has been named to the NanoBusiness Alliance "Most Influential Nanotechnology Leaders List of 2010." Vincent Caprio, Executive Director of the NanoBusiness Alliance, announced the list in his year-end technology review. Said Caprio of Rickert and the eleven other leaders named to the list, "The common thread amongst them is that they are all Nanotechnology Evangelists. Kudos to these leaders for their contributions to our Nanotechnology Community." The full list of Most Influential Nanotechnology Leaders included entrepreneurs and business principles, government nanotechnology directors, nano-environmental experts, investment bankers and researchers.
The Trina Kaye Organization
At the end of each year, we all make well-intentioned resolutions for the new year. We want more money, we want to find romance, we want to be happier, etc. Although they are established with the best of intentions, the problem with New Year´s Resolutions is that they tend to be forgotten within days. Dr. Ben Michaelis, a New York-based clinical psychologist, often hears patients talk about the things they want to achieve in the New Year. He finds that while many do what they say they will do, others find it a struggle to put words into action, continually feeling depressed, unhappy, and unfulfilled.
Ventureneer
Something new: Best practice guidelines for nonprofits using social media. Now nonprofit leaders have data on what works and what doesn't when they embark on social media campaigns for fundraising, advocacy or outreach. The guidelines come from Ventureneer's survey in which nonprofits shared their experiences using popular social media and are also shared in a free webinar.
LowVARates
Two charitable organizations won $350 during the LowVARates.com 2010 Christmas Contest hosted through Facebook. Friends and fans of LowVARates nominated their favorite charitable organization to win the grand prize of $250. However, due to the popular response, LowVARates.com awarded $250 to grand winner and $100 to the second place winner. Ten organizations were nominated for the prize and voted on by LowVARates Facebook fans. 105 people voted for the various organizations and the Christmas Fairy was the $250 grand winner receiving 48 of the 105 votes. Operation Homefront Wounded Warrior Wives received 37 of the 100 votes and also won a $100 second place prize.
US Lacrosse
The US Lacrosse National Convention´s popular event, Fan Fest, presented by ABC2, WMAR-TV, is back again for another year in Baltimore. Fan Fest will take place Saturday, Jan. 22 from 12 to 4 p.m. at the Baltimore Convention Center. During this time, the largest lacrosse exhibition in the country will open its doors to the public. In the EXPO Hall, more than 140 vendors will showcase the latest lacrosse equipment, clothing, technology and more. At the event, ABC 2, WMAR-TV will reveal its 2011 College Lacrosse season televised game schedule as well as other promotions.
Notre Dame Preparatory School
Notre Dame Preparatory School is pleased to announce that a $500,000 challenge grant from The Charles T. Bauer Foundation has been met. With the funds, the school may begin two projects honoring deceased alumna Yeardley Reynolds Love: The Yeardley Reynolds Love Field, and a scholarship in Ms. Love´s name. In September, The Charles T. Bauer Foundation issued to match dollar-for-dollar all gifts up to $500,000 made to the Love Field. In turn, those matching monies would be used to support a full, four-year scholarship every fourth year to a deserving student. The One Love Foundation, created by the Love family in honor of Ms. Love, demonstrated outstanding leadership support in this project by donating $220,000 in gifts and
pledges.
Paragon Wealth Management
Paragon Wealth Management's financial advisors explained how their investment strategy is different from other investment firms on Paragon TV today. "In order to fully understand how we invest it's useful to contrast our process with the way typical advisory firm invest," said Dave Young, President of Paragon. "If you give a financial advisor a million dollars to invest, they will most likely broadly diversify it across numerous asset classes. It is a big, broad approach that is much simpler and less focused. That is not the way we invest at Paragon."
The NPD Group
U.S. consumer technology* holiday sales** declined five percent in 2010 totaling $10.3 billion, according to leading market research company, The NPD Group´s Weekly Tracking Service***. The heavy sales promotion early in November, prior to Black Friday, did not entice shoppers to spend early as sales results for the first three weeks of November fell by five percent compared to the prior year. In addition, the traditional CE and IT categories felt significant spending pressure from the expected growth in smartphones, strong tablet and e-reader sales, as well as the rebound in the video game market. Overall NPD estimates that 2010 sales for the nine week sales period will total $14.9 billion down four percent from last
year.
National Parking Solutions
Georgia currently enjoys elite status as one of the top five states in the country for movie and television production. On January 14-16, 2011, the designers, planners, architects, logistics companies, and artisans who influence -- or want to influence -- movie/television/entertainment industry will gather as part of "The Next Cool Thing" event to be held in Atlanta´s West Midtown district. Overseeing parking and valet management for the event will be Atlanta-based National Parking Solutions. National Parking Solutions was selected among the city´s parking companies as the exclusive parking and valet partner for the event.
Electrical Safety Foundation International (ESFI)
Now that the winter holiday season is behind us, it is time to focus on our plans and goals for the upcoming year. While many people will endeavor to lose weight, save money, or simply enjoy themselves more in 2011, the Electrical Safety Foundation International (ESFI) encourages you to commit to electrical safety.
One Love Foundation
The One Love Foundation is pleased to announce that its first fundraising goal has been met and the Love family wants to thank all of those who showed support, kindness and incredible generosity! The One Love Foundation is a tribute to Yeardley Reynolds Love, who wore #1 as a lacrosse player at both Notre Dame Prep and the University of Virginia. Yeardley lived her life with one purpose: to make her world a better place. In the same way, One Love Foundation's driving goal is to encourage and develop in children and young adults four qualities that Yeardley exemplified ... service, kindness, humility and sportsmanship ... that together add up to One Love.
Larson Electronics Magnalight
The RL-85-10W1-IR infrared handheld spotlight from Magnalight produces an 1800 foot long beam of focused IR light that is ideal for identifying objects and small details at long distances. The ergonomically designed pistol grip shape and textured nylon handle ensures good control regardless of environmental conditions. The 14 ounce total weight of the unit allows for extended operation without fatigue and creates less of a carrying burden on already overloaded troops. The compact and lightweight lithium ion batteries provide a 17 hour runtime on a single 2 hour charge and will not degrade due to erratic charging habits or partial charging. The durable 3 watt infrared LED package is fitted within a machined aluminum housing and has a rated service life of 50,000 hours. The unit can be ordered in either an 850nm IR wavelength for use with more common night vision equipment or a 940nm configuration for use with the latest 4th generation of night vision technology. All the materials used in the construction of this infrared led spotlight are impact, water, UV and chemical resistant.
VantagePoint for WEG Electric
WEG Electric Corp. (http://www.weg.net/us), a leading global solutions provider of industrial electrical technologies, reports that it experienced strong sales performance in 2010, which can be linked to a deep focus on customer service and satisfaction. David A. Pipes, President of WEG Electric Corp, recently announced in a corporate report that WEG experienced very strong sales performance in 2010. "Not only did we exceed an aggressive growth forecast, but we also showed a big growth over 2008 levels prior to the economic downturn," said Pipes. "Our focus is totally on customer service and satisfaction, which has resulted in strong customer relationships. We greatly appreciate our customers and their business."
Edison Ventures
Following a year of seven exits plus the IPO of Gain Capital (NYSE: GCAP), and 23 investments, including the first four initial investments in Edison´s newest fund, EV VII, the firm recognized three individuals that contributed greatly to 2010´s success with promotions. The General Partners of Edison Ventures are pleased to announce the promotions of Michael Kopelman and Tom Vander Schaaff to Partner and Lenard Marcus to Principal. "Michael Kopelman leads one of Edison´s fastest growing sectors in e-Commerce and Consumer. His board leadership and management guidance contributed to a 4X exit of TrueCommerce," observed Chris Sugden, Edison Managing Partner.
failure. Things go wrong, of course, but entrepreneurs don´t
call them "failures" they call them "glitches, mistakes,
bungles, setbacks", but not failing.
When one such entrepreneur was asked about the hardest decision
he ever had to make, he answered that he didn´t know what a hard
decision was. An entrepreneur will approach decision-making with
the idea that there´s a strong likelihood that he/she will be
wrong. This doesn´t dissuade them to the contrary they just
do the best they can and worry about handling obstacles as they
arise.
Here are a few top entrepreneurs in the U.S.
ESCORT Inc.
ESCORT Inc. Draws Attention with New PASSPORT iQ™, the World´s First Radar Detector with GPS Navigation, at 2011 International CES. ESCORT Inc., the undisputed leader of radar detection technology and other advanced after market driving accessories, is presenting their newest products at the 2011 International CES show and media events in Las Vegas January 5-9; ESCORT will be presenting the new PASSPORT iQ™, the world´s only driving accessory that integrates class-leading radar/laser detection, GPS navigation and important driving information such as speed traps and speed limit data, in a single, compact device, and the new Solo S3™, the world´s best-performing cordless radar detector.
Winning Writers
Winning Writers Celebrates 10th Year with 5 Contests, Over $25,000 in Prizes. Established in 2001, Winning Writers will celebrate its 10th year by awarding over $25,000 in five poetry and prose contests. These include contests for war poems, humor poems, and poems in traditional forms, as well as open contests for poems and stories of all kinds. Winning Writers has been named one of the "101 Best Websites for Writers" by Writer's Digest for six years in a row (2005-2010). Guidelines for all contests are available at http://www.winningwriters.com.
CoryWest Media, LLC for Hursthouse Landscape Architects and Contractors
Landscape Architect Launches Web Publication with More Than Just a View. Captivating, humorous, luminous, dramatic and lush describe diverse angles in Hursthouse Landscape Architects and Contractors´ recently launched web publication. Designed to be a landscape design destination for Chicago area homeowners as well as home and garden industry publications, the new site includes an image gallery, case studies, a newsroom and a community-based blog. Bob and Robbi Hursthouse founded the company in 1990. In 2009, the Naperville Chamber of Commerce named Hursthouse Small Business of the Year. Discover the Hursthouse View at http://hursthouse.com.
Diesel Technology Forum (DTF)
Allen Schaeffer, Executive Director of the Diesel Technology Forum (DTF), issued the following after President Obama signed the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) into law Tuesday night.
"While the reauthorization of DERA isn´t receiving the publicity that some other legislative issues attracted, it will be a significant and important accomplishment for the 111th Congress. Because of the national importance of modernizing older diesel engines to reduce emissions, DERA is one of the most important clean air initiatives passed by Congress in recent years.
Visit Bend
On the heels of hosting three XTERRA trail running national championships and two USA Track & Field trail running national championships over a three year period, Bend, Oregon has been picked to host the 2011 Half-Marathon and 50k Trail Running National Championships. Bend played host to both events in 2010. The executive committee for USA Track & Field voted at their annual meeting in Virginia Beach, V.A. to once again choose Bend as the destination for 2011.
Security Industry Association (SIA)
President Obama on Tuesday signed into law legislation backed by a Security Industry Association (SIA)-led coalition that will provide electronic security companies relief from an onerous and misguided energy efficiency requirement. The Energy Independence and Security Act (EISA) of 2007 requires electronic devices to meet certain efficiency standards while in "no-load" mode. The law was written in such a way that the requirements apply even to security and life safety devices – such as video surveillance, intrusion detection and access control systems – even though such equipment must always be in "active" mode. To correct this, SIA pulled together a coalition that contains both industry and environmental groups – including the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) – to draft legislative language and push for a correction.
Tall Grass Public Relations for omNovia Technologies
omNovia Technologies, a leading global provider of web conferencing, high quality webinars, engaging online trainings and live event HD video webcasting solutions, today announced the full release of its patent pending Recast technology. Recast is omNovia´s unique webinar recording technology that creates on-demand interactive replays. Upon playback, all interactive features of the live event are available, exactly as if the viewer was watching the live session.
Nanofilm
Dr. Scott Rickert, President and CEO of Nanofilm, has been named to the NanoBusiness Alliance "Most Influential Nanotechnology Leaders List of 2010." Vincent Caprio, Executive Director of the NanoBusiness Alliance, announced the list in his year-end technology review. Said Caprio of Rickert and the eleven other leaders named to the list, "The common thread amongst them is that they are all Nanotechnology Evangelists. Kudos to these leaders for their contributions to our Nanotechnology Community." The full list of Most Influential Nanotechnology Leaders included entrepreneurs and business principles, government nanotechnology directors, nano-environmental experts, investment bankers and researchers.
The Trina Kaye Organization
At the end of each year, we all make well-intentioned resolutions for the new year. We want more money, we want to find romance, we want to be happier, etc. Although they are established with the best of intentions, the problem with New Year´s Resolutions is that they tend to be forgotten within days. Dr. Ben Michaelis, a New York-based clinical psychologist, often hears patients talk about the things they want to achieve in the New Year. He finds that while many do what they say they will do, others find it a struggle to put words into action, continually feeling depressed, unhappy, and unfulfilled.
Ventureneer
Something new: Best practice guidelines for nonprofits using social media. Now nonprofit leaders have data on what works and what doesn't when they embark on social media campaigns for fundraising, advocacy or outreach. The guidelines come from Ventureneer's survey in which nonprofits shared their experiences using popular social media and are also shared in a free webinar.
LowVARates
Two charitable organizations won $350 during the LowVARates.com 2010 Christmas Contest hosted through Facebook. Friends and fans of LowVARates nominated their favorite charitable organization to win the grand prize of $250. However, due to the popular response, LowVARates.com awarded $250 to grand winner and $100 to the second place winner. Ten organizations were nominated for the prize and voted on by LowVARates Facebook fans. 105 people voted for the various organizations and the Christmas Fairy was the $250 grand winner receiving 48 of the 105 votes. Operation Homefront Wounded Warrior Wives received 37 of the 100 votes and also won a $100 second place prize.
US Lacrosse
The US Lacrosse National Convention´s popular event, Fan Fest, presented by ABC2, WMAR-TV, is back again for another year in Baltimore. Fan Fest will take place Saturday, Jan. 22 from 12 to 4 p.m. at the Baltimore Convention Center. During this time, the largest lacrosse exhibition in the country will open its doors to the public. In the EXPO Hall, more than 140 vendors will showcase the latest lacrosse equipment, clothing, technology and more. At the event, ABC 2, WMAR-TV will reveal its 2011 College Lacrosse season televised game schedule as well as other promotions.
Notre Dame Preparatory School
Notre Dame Preparatory School is pleased to announce that a $500,000 challenge grant from The Charles T. Bauer Foundation has been met. With the funds, the school may begin two projects honoring deceased alumna Yeardley Reynolds Love: The Yeardley Reynolds Love Field, and a scholarship in Ms. Love´s name. In September, The Charles T. Bauer Foundation issued to match dollar-for-dollar all gifts up to $500,000 made to the Love Field. In turn, those matching monies would be used to support a full, four-year scholarship every fourth year to a deserving student. The One Love Foundation, created by the Love family in honor of Ms. Love, demonstrated outstanding leadership support in this project by donating $220,000 in gifts and
pledges.
Paragon Wealth Management
Paragon Wealth Management's financial advisors explained how their investment strategy is different from other investment firms on Paragon TV today. "In order to fully understand how we invest it's useful to contrast our process with the way typical advisory firm invest," said Dave Young, President of Paragon. "If you give a financial advisor a million dollars to invest, they will most likely broadly diversify it across numerous asset classes. It is a big, broad approach that is much simpler and less focused. That is not the way we invest at Paragon."
The NPD Group
U.S. consumer technology* holiday sales** declined five percent in 2010 totaling $10.3 billion, according to leading market research company, The NPD Group´s Weekly Tracking Service***. The heavy sales promotion early in November, prior to Black Friday, did not entice shoppers to spend early as sales results for the first three weeks of November fell by five percent compared to the prior year. In addition, the traditional CE and IT categories felt significant spending pressure from the expected growth in smartphones, strong tablet and e-reader sales, as well as the rebound in the video game market. Overall NPD estimates that 2010 sales for the nine week sales period will total $14.9 billion down four percent from last
year.
National Parking Solutions
Georgia currently enjoys elite status as one of the top five states in the country for movie and television production. On January 14-16, 2011, the designers, planners, architects, logistics companies, and artisans who influence -- or want to influence -- movie/television/entertainment industry will gather as part of "The Next Cool Thing" event to be held in Atlanta´s West Midtown district. Overseeing parking and valet management for the event will be Atlanta-based National Parking Solutions. National Parking Solutions was selected among the city´s parking companies as the exclusive parking and valet partner for the event.
Electrical Safety Foundation International (ESFI)
Now that the winter holiday season is behind us, it is time to focus on our plans and goals for the upcoming year. While many people will endeavor to lose weight, save money, or simply enjoy themselves more in 2011, the Electrical Safety Foundation International (ESFI) encourages you to commit to electrical safety.
One Love Foundation
The One Love Foundation is pleased to announce that its first fundraising goal has been met and the Love family wants to thank all of those who showed support, kindness and incredible generosity! The One Love Foundation is a tribute to Yeardley Reynolds Love, who wore #1 as a lacrosse player at both Notre Dame Prep and the University of Virginia. Yeardley lived her life with one purpose: to make her world a better place. In the same way, One Love Foundation's driving goal is to encourage and develop in children and young adults four qualities that Yeardley exemplified ... service, kindness, humility and sportsmanship ... that together add up to One Love.
Larson Electronics Magnalight
The RL-85-10W1-IR infrared handheld spotlight from Magnalight produces an 1800 foot long beam of focused IR light that is ideal for identifying objects and small details at long distances. The ergonomically designed pistol grip shape and textured nylon handle ensures good control regardless of environmental conditions. The 14 ounce total weight of the unit allows for extended operation without fatigue and creates less of a carrying burden on already overloaded troops. The compact and lightweight lithium ion batteries provide a 17 hour runtime on a single 2 hour charge and will not degrade due to erratic charging habits or partial charging. The durable 3 watt infrared LED package is fitted within a machined aluminum housing and has a rated service life of 50,000 hours. The unit can be ordered in either an 850nm IR wavelength for use with more common night vision equipment or a 940nm configuration for use with the latest 4th generation of night vision technology. All the materials used in the construction of this infrared led spotlight are impact, water, UV and chemical resistant.
VantagePoint for WEG Electric
WEG Electric Corp. (http://www.weg.net/us), a leading global solutions provider of industrial electrical technologies, reports that it experienced strong sales performance in 2010, which can be linked to a deep focus on customer service and satisfaction. David A. Pipes, President of WEG Electric Corp, recently announced in a corporate report that WEG experienced very strong sales performance in 2010. "Not only did we exceed an aggressive growth forecast, but we also showed a big growth over 2008 levels prior to the economic downturn," said Pipes. "Our focus is totally on customer service and satisfaction, which has resulted in strong customer relationships. We greatly appreciate our customers and their business."
Edison Ventures
Following a year of seven exits plus the IPO of Gain Capital (NYSE: GCAP), and 23 investments, including the first four initial investments in Edison´s newest fund, EV VII, the firm recognized three individuals that contributed greatly to 2010´s success with promotions. The General Partners of Edison Ventures are pleased to announce the promotions of Michael Kopelman and Tom Vander Schaaff to Partner and Lenard Marcus to Principal. "Michael Kopelman leads one of Edison´s fastest growing sectors in e-Commerce and Consumer. His board leadership and management guidance contributed to a 4X exit of TrueCommerce," observed Chris Sugden, Edison Managing Partner.
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