Business Leaders of America
Jay Lillie
June 27, 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.
ADVOCATE
ADVOCATE, the premier provider of radiology billing and practice management services nationwide, announces today the addition of Ty Meyer, CPA to their management team. Ty will join ADVOCATE as Manager of Client Relations. "Ty will add increased depth to the ADVOCATE team by bringing his organizational and management skills to reinforce our commitment of providing the best and most comprehensive service available in the industry to our clients. Ty´s addition is part of a strategic effort to reinforce our role in the industry and allow ADVOCATE to continue to offer enhanced technology and revenue cycle management service offerings to our clients in this era of rapid change in the healthcare industry", said Kirk Reinitz, CPA, President and CEO of ADVOCATE. "Ty and all of our staff stand ready to provide assistance and support to our clients."
Ma´Velous
Ma´Velous, the new San Francisco wine bar on Market Street, is proud to present a new wine menu that includes fifty boutique wines that are sustainably grown. The diverse selection includes sparkling wines, three categories of whites, three categories of reds, rosés and dessert wines. Ma´Velous´ new menu features wines from Napa, Sonoma, and around California and Nevada, as well as imported wines from France, Spain, Italy, Germany, Argentina and New Zealand. Many are available by the glass or the bottle. "Each bottle is being hand-selected and tested to assure the small producers meet the café´s high standards," said Phillip Ma of Ma´Velous.
Legiant
Legiant, a leading innovator in the time and attendance software industry, unveiled their mobile time and attendance application for the Android™ Market at the 2011 SHRM Conference and Exposition at the Las Vegas Convention Center. The conference is sponsored by the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) and draws over 13,000 HR professionals from around the world. The Legiant Express application developed for Android devices makes the tracking of time and attendance for any mobile workforce simple and efficient. Legiant Mobile Timecard Express is available now from the Android Market as a free download.
SereniGy
Most people know him as Detective Roger Murtaugh, the seasoned, down to Earth, family man central to the Lethal Weapon movie franchise. But Danny Glover is also a well known political activist and humanitarian who has a passion for making a positive impact on the world. Today, SereniGy is pleased to announce that the veteran actor and film director has joined their company to help others achieve financial freedom. With a long history of Union activism, Glover believes that everyone deserves a chance to better themselves and their situation. He and his team will be working to empower others to achieve financial success selling 100% Certified Organic Ganoderma infused in healthy coffee, teas, and nutritional supplements. Glover´s humanitarian values are a perfect match to SereniGy as the company uses their profits to fund a number of philanthropic projects, such as an orphanage school in Kenya, through the SereniGy Global Foundation.
Herbal Incense for Pineapple Passion
The company behind Pineapple Passion has been creating herbal smoking blends for the past 5 years. It has taken Pineapple Enterprises (the company behind this blend) this long to perfect their newest creation, Pineapple Passion. Pineapple Enterprises have now stopped creating for other companies, and have decided to release their product direct to the public. Pineapple Passion contains a blend of 100% Australian grown herbs and herbal extracts to give a feeling of relaxation that has never been experienced before.
The NPD Group
After several years of traffic declines, visits to restaurants at supper increased over the last three quarters, according to foodservice market research from The NPD Group, a leading market research company. Supper visits increased 2 percent and 1 percent in the third and fourth quarters of 2010, respectively, and increased 2 percent in the first quarter of 2011, according to NPD´s CREST® service, which continually tracks consumer use of foodservice outlets. Quick service restaurants, which represent 78 percent of total industry traffic, drove the growth at supper, while visits at midscale and casual dining remained weak.
The Children´s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP)
Over 1000 people gathered today to celebrate at The Children´s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) for the 15th Annual Center for Fetal Diagnosis and Treatment Fetal Family Reunion. The reunion brings together a unique community of families who have shared similar struggles. Nearly all of the children in attendance were prenatally diagnosed with a birth defect, like congenital diaphragmatic hernia, spina bifida, congenital heart disease or twin-twin transfusion syndrome, that had potentially devastating outcomes. Babies diagnosed with these birth defects either underwent fetal surgery to treat the condition before birth or needed immediate specialized care after birth. Attendance at the reunions has grown from ten families at the Center´s first reunion to more than 200 families at today´s event.
Cenegenics® Medical Institute
Grand Rounds focused solely on nutrition and exercise is the newest addition to a multi-tiered educational approach for better patient management and understanding complex nutritional-fitness issues, announces Cenegenics® Medical Institute, the global leader in age management medicine. Offered through its nonprofit Cenegenics Education and Research Foundation (CERF), the Nutrition/Exercise Grand Rounds are open to Cenegenics nutrition/exercise counselors as well as its physicians. Sessions include a review of one or two patient cases, relevant medical literature to support the approach and a Q&A segment after the presentation.
DuPont Tate & Lyle Bio Products LLC
DuPont Tate & Lyle Bio Products LLC announced entry into the South American market for its 100 percent bio-based product, Zemea® propanediol. The company has appointed Sarfam as distributor for Zemea® for Brazil. Zemea® is a certified natural ingredient developed for use in cosmetics, personal care and home cleaning products. It is a sustainable alternative to petroleum-based glycols where the product´s lack of skin irritation, improved moisturization and excellent sensorial attributes are benefits. Zemea® has been recognized by Ecocert ™ and the Natural Products Association as an ingredient of natural origin.
Pearson for the Teacher Compass
School districts seeking solutions to meet new state and federal requirements for evaluating teachers and providing high-quality professional development can turn to Teacher Compass PD, the latest addition to Pearson´s Teacher Compass Suite, a comprehensive teaching effectiveness system. Launched at the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) conference in Philadelphia today, Teacher Compass PD is a web-based, on-demand professional development platform that engages teachers in ongoing training, reflection, and collaboration.
Pearson for the SuccessMaker
Today at the International Society for Technology in Education´s (ISTE) annual conference in Philadelphia, the education services and technology company Pearson announced that its digital K-8 program for mathematics and reading, SuccessMaker, will be available online. Ready for the 2011-2012 school year, school districts nationwide will implement SuccessMaker on the internet with Pearson hosting the digital content and student data, and delivering the information online to schools.
The Ignition Group of Technology Companies
Ignition Ltd., a leader in off-shore IT services, is pleased to announce the launch of its new and improved website. The website address http://www.ignitionmsp.com remains the same, but has been completely reworked to make it a much more user-friendly experience. Together with the fresh look, it´s now much easier to navigate and find information. The new look site provides more comprehensive information on Ignition´s products and services plus regular announcements on new developments. The site will continue to develop, with the next phase already in progress. The next stage of the website will allow users to get instant online quotes and make online payments. Visitors are encouraged to stop by frequently to see what´s new on the site.
APCO´s Global Congress
APCO´s Global Congress bridged the information gap between public safety professionals from 19 nations at the inaugural event, held June 6th-8th in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE). With more than 160 delegates representing Afghanistan, Australia, Bahrain, Canada, China, Egypt, Germany, Iran, Ireland, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Nigeria, Qatar, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, the United Kingdom and the U.S., the Congress cultivated international relationships that will help each nation better prepare its public safety professionals to serve in critical moments.
RE/MAX Northern Illinois
Former Sotheby´s Affiliates, Janice Corley and Cynthia Bauer, have partnered to open RE/MAX Premier Properties in Chicago´s Gold Coast neighborhood. Located at 1205 N. Dearborn St., RE/MAX Premier Properties will serve buyers and sellers in some of Chicago´s busiest and most trendy neighborhoods, including the Gold Coast, the South Loop, Lincoln Park, Lakeview and Streeterville. "We could have chosen to go with any franchise," Bauer said. "But we chose RE/MAX for a reason. Janice and I had a conversation. We decided that we were both doing our best and things were going their best when we were with RE/MAX. So we decided that it was time to return to RE/MAX."
ICANN
ICANN today wrapped up one of its most historic meetings after approving a plan on Monday to usher in a vast change in the Internet´s Domain Name System. "ICANN´s achievements in Singapore have made history," said Rod Beckstrom, President and Chief Executive Officer. "After years of discussion, debate and deliberation with many different communities -- including business groups, cultural organizations and governments -- we have opened the door to an era of creative innovation unlike any other since the Internet´s inception."
Broadcast Media Australia
Broadcast Media Australia - Get Thousands of Links in Google Guaranteed. A brand new form of Internet Marketing and Search Engine Optimisation giving businesses total control over every link to websites in Google's search results. Most business owners are actually shocked to find how few links Google has to their website, especially after spending a great deal of time and money building the perfect website. Broadcast Media's research shows that the average website has only 5 links in Google. That's only 5 chances of customers finding each business; Broadcast Media's new product "Links Promote" gives a guaranteed 2,000 links to websites that can be independently verified in Google and total controlled by clients.
Capital Corp Merchant Banking
Capital Corp Merchant Banking has entered into a $64 million funding agreement for a $70.6 million project with its Client. The funding was engineered by Capital Corp's President & CEO, Gilles Herard, Jr. The funding agreement Mr Herard designed and structure is based on a mix of debenture and common stock. Funding for the project is to be disbursed as follows: equity funding in the amount of $4 million, accompanied by debenture money in the amount of $60 million, for a total of $64 million. Further to the grace period, the debenture is repayable with equal, consecutive monthly payments of principal until fully paid.
NOVAtime Technology, Inc.
NOVAtime Technology, Inc. (http://www.novatime.com), a forward-thinking workforce management solution development company, today announced that it will showcase their complete line of time and attendance / workforce management solutions at the 63rd Society for Human Resources Management (SHRM) annual conference and exposition in Las Vegas, Nevada, held between June 26th and June 29th, 2011.
MyReviewsNow
MyReviewsNow is pleased to announce a new affiliation with the Jillian Michaels Fitness Program. The program assists subscribers with sensible weight loss. Although clients may have had difficulties with other weight loss plans, Jillian's program has helped thousands of people lose stubborn pounds.
Sports1Marketing
Sports1Marketing will be presenting the 12th Annual, Sports Dream Bowl 2011 hosted by Hall of Fame Quarterback Warren Moon on Saturday, June 25 from 4:00-6:00 p.m. at Texas Station Gambling Hall & Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. Preceding the bowling event will be a VIP Cocktail Reception on Friday, June 24 at 7:00 p.m. Proceeds from the event benefit the Urban Youth Scholarship Fund which provides scholarships to outstanding youth, to aid them in the pursuit of their goals of higher education.
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.
ADVOCATE
ADVOCATE, the premier provider of radiology billing and practice management services nationwide, announces today the addition of Ty Meyer, CPA to their management team. Ty will join ADVOCATE as Manager of Client Relations. "Ty will add increased depth to the ADVOCATE team by bringing his organizational and management skills to reinforce our commitment of providing the best and most comprehensive service available in the industry to our clients. Ty´s addition is part of a strategic effort to reinforce our role in the industry and allow ADVOCATE to continue to offer enhanced technology and revenue cycle management service offerings to our clients in this era of rapid change in the healthcare industry", said Kirk Reinitz, CPA, President and CEO of ADVOCATE. "Ty and all of our staff stand ready to provide assistance and support to our clients."
Ma´Velous
Ma´Velous, the new San Francisco wine bar on Market Street, is proud to present a new wine menu that includes fifty boutique wines that are sustainably grown. The diverse selection includes sparkling wines, three categories of whites, three categories of reds, rosés and dessert wines. Ma´Velous´ new menu features wines from Napa, Sonoma, and around California and Nevada, as well as imported wines from France, Spain, Italy, Germany, Argentina and New Zealand. Many are available by the glass or the bottle. "Each bottle is being hand-selected and tested to assure the small producers meet the café´s high standards," said Phillip Ma of Ma´Velous.
Legiant
Legiant, a leading innovator in the time and attendance software industry, unveiled their mobile time and attendance application for the Android™ Market at the 2011 SHRM Conference and Exposition at the Las Vegas Convention Center. The conference is sponsored by the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) and draws over 13,000 HR professionals from around the world. The Legiant Express application developed for Android devices makes the tracking of time and attendance for any mobile workforce simple and efficient. Legiant Mobile Timecard Express is available now from the Android Market as a free download.
SereniGy
Most people know him as Detective Roger Murtaugh, the seasoned, down to Earth, family man central to the Lethal Weapon movie franchise. But Danny Glover is also a well known political activist and humanitarian who has a passion for making a positive impact on the world. Today, SereniGy is pleased to announce that the veteran actor and film director has joined their company to help others achieve financial freedom. With a long history of Union activism, Glover believes that everyone deserves a chance to better themselves and their situation. He and his team will be working to empower others to achieve financial success selling 100% Certified Organic Ganoderma infused in healthy coffee, teas, and nutritional supplements. Glover´s humanitarian values are a perfect match to SereniGy as the company uses their profits to fund a number of philanthropic projects, such as an orphanage school in Kenya, through the SereniGy Global Foundation.
Herbal Incense for Pineapple Passion
The company behind Pineapple Passion has been creating herbal smoking blends for the past 5 years. It has taken Pineapple Enterprises (the company behind this blend) this long to perfect their newest creation, Pineapple Passion. Pineapple Enterprises have now stopped creating for other companies, and have decided to release their product direct to the public. Pineapple Passion contains a blend of 100% Australian grown herbs and herbal extracts to give a feeling of relaxation that has never been experienced before.
The NPD Group
After several years of traffic declines, visits to restaurants at supper increased over the last three quarters, according to foodservice market research from The NPD Group, a leading market research company. Supper visits increased 2 percent and 1 percent in the third and fourth quarters of 2010, respectively, and increased 2 percent in the first quarter of 2011, according to NPD´s CREST® service, which continually tracks consumer use of foodservice outlets. Quick service restaurants, which represent 78 percent of total industry traffic, drove the growth at supper, while visits at midscale and casual dining remained weak.
The Children´s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP)
Over 1000 people gathered today to celebrate at The Children´s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) for the 15th Annual Center for Fetal Diagnosis and Treatment Fetal Family Reunion. The reunion brings together a unique community of families who have shared similar struggles. Nearly all of the children in attendance were prenatally diagnosed with a birth defect, like congenital diaphragmatic hernia, spina bifida, congenital heart disease or twin-twin transfusion syndrome, that had potentially devastating outcomes. Babies diagnosed with these birth defects either underwent fetal surgery to treat the condition before birth or needed immediate specialized care after birth. Attendance at the reunions has grown from ten families at the Center´s first reunion to more than 200 families at today´s event.
Cenegenics® Medical Institute
Grand Rounds focused solely on nutrition and exercise is the newest addition to a multi-tiered educational approach for better patient management and understanding complex nutritional-fitness issues, announces Cenegenics® Medical Institute, the global leader in age management medicine. Offered through its nonprofit Cenegenics Education and Research Foundation (CERF), the Nutrition/Exercise Grand Rounds are open to Cenegenics nutrition/exercise counselors as well as its physicians. Sessions include a review of one or two patient cases, relevant medical literature to support the approach and a Q&A segment after the presentation.
DuPont Tate & Lyle Bio Products LLC
DuPont Tate & Lyle Bio Products LLC announced entry into the South American market for its 100 percent bio-based product, Zemea® propanediol. The company has appointed Sarfam as distributor for Zemea® for Brazil. Zemea® is a certified natural ingredient developed for use in cosmetics, personal care and home cleaning products. It is a sustainable alternative to petroleum-based glycols where the product´s lack of skin irritation, improved moisturization and excellent sensorial attributes are benefits. Zemea® has been recognized by Ecocert ™ and the Natural Products Association as an ingredient of natural origin.
Pearson for the Teacher Compass
School districts seeking solutions to meet new state and federal requirements for evaluating teachers and providing high-quality professional development can turn to Teacher Compass PD, the latest addition to Pearson´s Teacher Compass Suite, a comprehensive teaching effectiveness system. Launched at the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) conference in Philadelphia today, Teacher Compass PD is a web-based, on-demand professional development platform that engages teachers in ongoing training, reflection, and collaboration.
Pearson for the SuccessMaker
Today at the International Society for Technology in Education´s (ISTE) annual conference in Philadelphia, the education services and technology company Pearson announced that its digital K-8 program for mathematics and reading, SuccessMaker, will be available online. Ready for the 2011-2012 school year, school districts nationwide will implement SuccessMaker on the internet with Pearson hosting the digital content and student data, and delivering the information online to schools.
The Ignition Group of Technology Companies
Ignition Ltd., a leader in off-shore IT services, is pleased to announce the launch of its new and improved website. The website address http://www.ignitionmsp.com remains the same, but has been completely reworked to make it a much more user-friendly experience. Together with the fresh look, it´s now much easier to navigate and find information. The new look site provides more comprehensive information on Ignition´s products and services plus regular announcements on new developments. The site will continue to develop, with the next phase already in progress. The next stage of the website will allow users to get instant online quotes and make online payments. Visitors are encouraged to stop by frequently to see what´s new on the site.
APCO´s Global Congress
APCO´s Global Congress bridged the information gap between public safety professionals from 19 nations at the inaugural event, held June 6th-8th in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE). With more than 160 delegates representing Afghanistan, Australia, Bahrain, Canada, China, Egypt, Germany, Iran, Ireland, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Nigeria, Qatar, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, the United Kingdom and the U.S., the Congress cultivated international relationships that will help each nation better prepare its public safety professionals to serve in critical moments.
RE/MAX Northern Illinois
Former Sotheby´s Affiliates, Janice Corley and Cynthia Bauer, have partnered to open RE/MAX Premier Properties in Chicago´s Gold Coast neighborhood. Located at 1205 N. Dearborn St., RE/MAX Premier Properties will serve buyers and sellers in some of Chicago´s busiest and most trendy neighborhoods, including the Gold Coast, the South Loop, Lincoln Park, Lakeview and Streeterville. "We could have chosen to go with any franchise," Bauer said. "But we chose RE/MAX for a reason. Janice and I had a conversation. We decided that we were both doing our best and things were going their best when we were with RE/MAX. So we decided that it was time to return to RE/MAX."
ICANN
ICANN today wrapped up one of its most historic meetings after approving a plan on Monday to usher in a vast change in the Internet´s Domain Name System. "ICANN´s achievements in Singapore have made history," said Rod Beckstrom, President and Chief Executive Officer. "After years of discussion, debate and deliberation with many different communities -- including business groups, cultural organizations and governments -- we have opened the door to an era of creative innovation unlike any other since the Internet´s inception."
Broadcast Media Australia
Broadcast Media Australia - Get Thousands of Links in Google Guaranteed. A brand new form of Internet Marketing and Search Engine Optimisation giving businesses total control over every link to websites in Google's search results. Most business owners are actually shocked to find how few links Google has to their website, especially after spending a great deal of time and money building the perfect website. Broadcast Media's research shows that the average website has only 5 links in Google. That's only 5 chances of customers finding each business; Broadcast Media's new product "Links Promote" gives a guaranteed 2,000 links to websites that can be independently verified in Google and total controlled by clients.
Capital Corp Merchant Banking
Capital Corp Merchant Banking has entered into a $64 million funding agreement for a $70.6 million project with its Client. The funding was engineered by Capital Corp's President & CEO, Gilles Herard, Jr. The funding agreement Mr Herard designed and structure is based on a mix of debenture and common stock. Funding for the project is to be disbursed as follows: equity funding in the amount of $4 million, accompanied by debenture money in the amount of $60 million, for a total of $64 million. Further to the grace period, the debenture is repayable with equal, consecutive monthly payments of principal until fully paid.
NOVAtime Technology, Inc.
NOVAtime Technology, Inc. (http://www.novatime.com), a forward-thinking workforce management solution development company, today announced that it will showcase their complete line of time and attendance / workforce management solutions at the 63rd Society for Human Resources Management (SHRM) annual conference and exposition in Las Vegas, Nevada, held between June 26th and June 29th, 2011.
MyReviewsNow
MyReviewsNow is pleased to announce a new affiliation with the Jillian Michaels Fitness Program. The program assists subscribers with sensible weight loss. Although clients may have had difficulties with other weight loss plans, Jillian's program has helped thousands of people lose stubborn pounds.
Sports1Marketing
Sports1Marketing will be presenting the 12th Annual, Sports Dream Bowl 2011 hosted by Hall of Fame Quarterback Warren Moon on Saturday, June 25 from 4:00-6:00 p.m. at Texas Station Gambling Hall & Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. Preceding the bowling event will be a VIP Cocktail Reception on Friday, June 24 at 7:00 p.m. Proceeds from the event benefit the Urban Youth Scholarship Fund which provides scholarships to outstanding youth, to aid them in the pursuit of their goals of higher education.
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