Business Leaders of America
Jay Lillie
July 06, 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.:
Hostpoint
Identity theft, online fraud, or the interception of personal data; online consumers are increasingly worried about their Internet security. Hostpoint is the largest Swiss web hosting provider and the only Symantec SSL Gold Partner in the web hosting category. As such, Hostpoint now offers a wide range of Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) security solutions by Symantec, a global leader in Internet security. Swiss SSL clients can now receive the VeriSign Trust Seal and the VeriSign Secure Site SSL, as well as Secure Site SSL EV digital certificates, from one source, and also have a competent local contact regarding encrypted internet data traffic on hand.
PowerVerde, Inc.
PowerVerde, Inc. (Nasdaq BB symbol "PWVI") today announced the completion and successful testing of their 50Kw electric power renewable waste heat recovery system named the "Liberator". Under a previously announced Letter of intent ("LOI") with Newton Investments BV, ("Newton") PowerVerde will ship the first of five planned systems, the week of July 4th.
Third Door Media for Search Marketing Expo (SMX)
The organizers of search engine marketing conference Search Marketing Expo – SMX East announced the workshop schedule for this September´s event. SMX East will feature five workshops hosted by leading experts in internet and search engine marketing. Topics include search engine optimization (SEO), Google AdWords, international search, Facebook marketing and SEO for in-house marketers.
Anthem Communications for Level 5 Motorsports
It proved to be a bitter-sweet day for Level 5 Motorsports, as a late-race mechanical issue dashed hopes of a historic victory in Sunday´s Six Hours of Imola, the fourth round of the Intercontinental Le Mans Cup. Level 5´s Microsoft Office 2010-sponsored Lola-Honda Spyder, piloted by Scott Tucker, Christophe Bouchut and Joao Barbosa, put in an impressive performance, moving from sixth on the grid to the lead of the highly competitive LMP2 class with under two hours to go.
Southwest Airlines Vacations
Join the 40th anniversary celebration by entering for a chance to win 1 of 10 Southwest Airlines' Vacations packages for two. Packages include roundtrip flight for two via Southwest Airlines®, 3-night hotel stay, and 4-day/3-night rental car. Destinations include Las, Vegas, NV; Orlando, FL; Clearwater, FL; Ft. Lauderdale, FL; Anaheim, CA; San Francisco, CA; Phoenix, AZ; and New York City, NY. For complete details, and to enter this sweepstakes, visit: http://www.southwestvacations.com/anniversary
KnowledgeWorks for New Tech Networks
New Tech Network(New Tech) has announced that it will achieve nearly 50 percent growth for the 2011-2012 school year, expanding to an additional 30 public schools nationwide for a total of more than 85 schools in 16 states throughout the network when schools open this fall. North Carolina has five New Tech High schools, including Warren New Tech High school, where more than 93 percent of its graduates are going to college, and Anson New Tech High School in Wadesboro, which had a 100 percent graduation rate this year.
A subsidiary of KnowledgeWorks, New Tech works with schools, districts, and communities to integrate its transformative approach to learning in public high schools across the country. This approach uses engaging and relevant projects that are compliant with state standards while incorporating project-based learning and a smart use of technology.
The Waismann Method
Dr. Michael Lowenstein, co-medical director of The Waismann Method, an advanced procedure for rapid opiate detoxification under deep sedation, is expressing grave concern over the implications of a new report that outlines the alarming rise in number of individuals seeking treatment for opioid dependence, for example OxyContin addiction. The new national analysis from the U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) reports that admissions for opiate use, mostly as a result of prescription painkillers like Vicodin and OxyContin, showed the most staggering increase compared to other rehab admissions, such as alcohol and marijuana. The report stated prescription drugs were to blame for 33 percent of opiate rehab admissions in 2009, up from 8 percent in 1999 – an increase of 25 percent.
Pfizer Animal Health
Pfizer Animal Health helped three sick and stranded whales last month by providing antibiotics to the veterinarians in the Florida Keys treating them. "We received a request for injectable antibiotics after the whales were found to have infections from being stranded," said Christina Dougherty, VMD, Veterinary Medical Information and Product Support Manager for Pfizer Animal Health. "As veterinarians, our mission is to help animals, no matter what the shape or size. It felt great to be able to provide a product for animals that desperately needed it."
PayScale, Inc.
PayScale, Inc. today announced the company has secured additional financing to expand sales and marketing activities and continue accelerating new customer acquisition. "PayScale has had a fantastic 18 months," said Mike Metzger CEO. "We have more than doubled our business subscription customers, significantly expanded our selling capacity, and grown our dataset. We have achieved an important scale point with the business and based on our customer traction we decided now was a good time to expand our investment in additional selling capacity."
JETNET LLC
JETNET LLC, the world leader in aviation market intelligence just launched its Q3 2011 JETNET iQ Global Business Aviation Survey in seven languages. The web-based, password-protected Q3 2011 Survey is available in English, French, German, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish and Arabic versions for the convenience of respondents. Aircraft owners and operators share their insights on aircraft purchase and sale intentions, purchase criteria, purchase inhibitors, brand preferences, utilization intentions, desired new product improvements, and other factors.
Delta Dental Plans Association (DDPA)
Delta Dental Plans Association (DDPA), representing the nation´s largest network of dental benefits providers, announced the hiring of Julia Ciorletti-Grant as the association´s new vice president of government relations and public policy. "Julia´s extensive health care industry knowledge coupled with her government relations experience will serve Delta Dental well, especially as Congress, federal agencies and states figure out how to navigate changes resulting from health care reform," said Kim Volk, president and CEO of DDPA. "Julia´s first order of business will be to open a Washington, D.C. office, and we look forward to that happening within the coming weeks."
1&1 Internet Inc.
For those interested in a personal space on the Web, 1&1 Internet Inc., a global leader amongst Web hosts, today launched a tool to make creating a personal website quick and easy. With the new private website design product, 1&1 MyPersonal Site, anyone can create a modern online presence in minutes. Users can choose from a variety of layouts as well as pre-designed content to incorporate themes such as hobbies, interests, holidays, and celebrations into their website. 1&1 MyPersonal Site is priced from $4.99 per month, and those interested can create a personalized site with all included features for free during 1&1´s risk-free, 30-day trial.
card.io
Today card.io was announced as one of the 16 finalists in the MobileBeat 2011 Startup Competition. Proving that it has what it takes to stand out in the crowd, card.io was picked by a panel of experts and advisors as one of the hottest companies in the mobile space. As a finalist, card.io gets a chance to present its credit card scanning app to over 500 influencers, investors, and press as they compete for the top spot and a coveted Tesla award.
KISSS America
Many factors play into smart irrigation including starting with an efficient irrigation system designed to alleviate some of the problems associated with water waste such as runoff, evaporation, and overwatering. That´s one of the messages behind the Irrigation Association´s Smart Irrigation Month in July and a reason why KISSS America´s revolutionary and water-efficient subsurface capillary irrigation products are the smart choice for landscape irrigation.
Waze
Waze, the mobile social traffic and navigation app, is announcing today a partnership with KABC-TV in Los Angeles, Southern California´s most watched-television station. Waze is empowering the station to connect with its community of local drivers on the road for instant access to real-time traffic information and breaking news where it otherwise may not have reporters on the scene. Using Waze´s live map of users on the road, the station will be able to provide Los Angeles citizens up-to-the-minute road reports during the July 15th weekend closure of the 405 freeway based on live feedback, incidents, and updates from Waze´s community of Los Angeles drivers. The closing 10 mile stretch is used by roughly 500,000 Los Angeles drivers on any given weekend. The "carmageddon", as locals have dubbed it, is part of a $1bn highway improvement campaign that isn´t expected to be finished until 2013.
Great Northern Catskills
This summer, awaken to adventure in the Great Northern Catskills! Get outside and explore, from the highest mountain peaks, to the historic Hudson River and everything in between. Located just two hours from metro New York and 3 hours from Boston, the Northern Catskills are the perfect family vacation destination, offering an array of Catskills outdoor activities and sporting events, all summer long.
ShotVision
ShotVision Pro Launches Revolutionary Golf Training Video iPhone Application. ShotVision introduces a cutting edge iPhone application that will revolutionize the way golf and other sports are mastered. With its high-quality video footage, combined with high-end motion graphics and concise instructions, this app has the ability to transform even amateur players into high-performance golfers in no time. Learn golf techniques and instructions from world-renown golf professionals such as: • Se Ri Pak – Five-time major winner and Hall of Fame member • JB Holmes - one of the longest hitters on the PGA TOUR • Brad Faxon - one of the greatest putters of all time • Fred Funk - 25 year PGA TOUR veteran, seven-time Champion • Brian Mogg - Top 100 teacher and contributor to Golf Channel
James Schramko of SuperFastBusiness and Backup Buddy
Following last month's hack attack on Australian webhosting company Distribute.IT the need to deal with such malicious intent has become a necessity. Reports claim that over 4800 customers' businesses were taken down due to the attack and that the data lost was irrecoverable. It has become clear that backing up of data is an essential part of any modern business - a lesson the online community has learned and even paid for by some, the hard way. James. Schramko, a world renowned internet marketing coach, recommends setting up failsafes for online businesses should things go awry. In addition to the regular backup procedures provided by web hosting companies, James instructs dedicated members of his team to do regular backing up of data using an intelligent plug-in for the WordPress platform. "Businesses relying on WordPress should have a tool like the Backup Buddy plug-in installed. It saves all settings within WP making it one of the best tools out there to date. You can easily send your backups off premises to Amazon S3, or e-mail it to yourself and store on your own backup drives. Doing this on a regular basis is smart way of protecting your online assets from hacking nightmares." -James Schramko. More details about Backup Buddy as well as other internet marketing tools used by James Schramko on http://www.BuyWithBonus.com.
DisplaySearch
Products launched by TV manufacturers in 2011 show how critical internet services are to the future of TV. In 2011, more than 25% of all flat panel TVs shipped are expected to have some form of internet connectivity. According to the DisplaySearch Q2´11 Quarterly TV Design and Features Report, this number is forecast to grow to 138M units in 2015, accounting for 47% of all flat panel TVs shipped.
The Chicago Toy & Game Fair (ChiTAG)
Calling all kid inventors! The Chicago Toy & Game Fair (ChiTAG) encourages kids to unleash their inner Einstein with its fifth annual Young Inventor Challenge, an original toy and game inventing competition held during the Fair on November 19, 2011 at Chicago´s Navy Pier. Kids ages 6-18 are invited to participate in this fun and exciting event that brings together imagination, play and inventive thinking with grand prizes awarded in two age categories by popular vote of Fair attendees, who will cast their votes for their favorite invention based on originality, creativity, appeal and presentation.
Pearson's Words Their Way™ Online Course
Words Their Way™ Online Course from Pearson took top honors in the 2011 Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) CODiE Awards. The online, interactive professional development tool that provides educators with the practice and guidance needed to successfully teach their students phonics, vocabulary and spelling won the award for Best Professional Development Solution.
Mendix
Mendix, the leading application platform-as-a-service (PaaS) provider, today announced its partnership with CIBER Netherlands, (CBR) a global full-service IT provider specializing in building, integrating and managing critical business systems and solutions. The global IT service provider plans to use Mendix for extending SAP´s functionality within its large client base.
MyProblems.com
MyProblems.com, a site dedicated to providing anxiety sufferers with access to vital information about panic attacks, has today announced the availability of a comprehensive source of information about anxiety disorder, panic attacks and what sufferers should know.
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.:
Hostpoint
Identity theft, online fraud, or the interception of personal data; online consumers are increasingly worried about their Internet security. Hostpoint is the largest Swiss web hosting provider and the only Symantec SSL Gold Partner in the web hosting category. As such, Hostpoint now offers a wide range of Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) security solutions by Symantec, a global leader in Internet security. Swiss SSL clients can now receive the VeriSign Trust Seal and the VeriSign Secure Site SSL, as well as Secure Site SSL EV digital certificates, from one source, and also have a competent local contact regarding encrypted internet data traffic on hand.
PowerVerde, Inc.
PowerVerde, Inc. (Nasdaq BB symbol "PWVI") today announced the completion and successful testing of their 50Kw electric power renewable waste heat recovery system named the "Liberator". Under a previously announced Letter of intent ("LOI") with Newton Investments BV, ("Newton") PowerVerde will ship the first of five planned systems, the week of July 4th.
Third Door Media for Search Marketing Expo (SMX)
The organizers of search engine marketing conference Search Marketing Expo – SMX East announced the workshop schedule for this September´s event. SMX East will feature five workshops hosted by leading experts in internet and search engine marketing. Topics include search engine optimization (SEO), Google AdWords, international search, Facebook marketing and SEO for in-house marketers.
Anthem Communications for Level 5 Motorsports
It proved to be a bitter-sweet day for Level 5 Motorsports, as a late-race mechanical issue dashed hopes of a historic victory in Sunday´s Six Hours of Imola, the fourth round of the Intercontinental Le Mans Cup. Level 5´s Microsoft Office 2010-sponsored Lola-Honda Spyder, piloted by Scott Tucker, Christophe Bouchut and Joao Barbosa, put in an impressive performance, moving from sixth on the grid to the lead of the highly competitive LMP2 class with under two hours to go.
Southwest Airlines Vacations
Join the 40th anniversary celebration by entering for a chance to win 1 of 10 Southwest Airlines' Vacations packages for two. Packages include roundtrip flight for two via Southwest Airlines®, 3-night hotel stay, and 4-day/3-night rental car. Destinations include Las, Vegas, NV; Orlando, FL; Clearwater, FL; Ft. Lauderdale, FL; Anaheim, CA; San Francisco, CA; Phoenix, AZ; and New York City, NY. For complete details, and to enter this sweepstakes, visit: http://www.southwestvacations.com/anniversary
KnowledgeWorks for New Tech Networks
New Tech Network(New Tech) has announced that it will achieve nearly 50 percent growth for the 2011-2012 school year, expanding to an additional 30 public schools nationwide for a total of more than 85 schools in 16 states throughout the network when schools open this fall. North Carolina has five New Tech High schools, including Warren New Tech High school, where more than 93 percent of its graduates are going to college, and Anson New Tech High School in Wadesboro, which had a 100 percent graduation rate this year.
A subsidiary of KnowledgeWorks, New Tech works with schools, districts, and communities to integrate its transformative approach to learning in public high schools across the country. This approach uses engaging and relevant projects that are compliant with state standards while incorporating project-based learning and a smart use of technology.
The Waismann Method
Dr. Michael Lowenstein, co-medical director of The Waismann Method, an advanced procedure for rapid opiate detoxification under deep sedation, is expressing grave concern over the implications of a new report that outlines the alarming rise in number of individuals seeking treatment for opioid dependence, for example OxyContin addiction. The new national analysis from the U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) reports that admissions for opiate use, mostly as a result of prescription painkillers like Vicodin and OxyContin, showed the most staggering increase compared to other rehab admissions, such as alcohol and marijuana. The report stated prescription drugs were to blame for 33 percent of opiate rehab admissions in 2009, up from 8 percent in 1999 – an increase of 25 percent.
Pfizer Animal Health
Pfizer Animal Health helped three sick and stranded whales last month by providing antibiotics to the veterinarians in the Florida Keys treating them. "We received a request for injectable antibiotics after the whales were found to have infections from being stranded," said Christina Dougherty, VMD, Veterinary Medical Information and Product Support Manager for Pfizer Animal Health. "As veterinarians, our mission is to help animals, no matter what the shape or size. It felt great to be able to provide a product for animals that desperately needed it."
PayScale, Inc.
PayScale, Inc. today announced the company has secured additional financing to expand sales and marketing activities and continue accelerating new customer acquisition. "PayScale has had a fantastic 18 months," said Mike Metzger CEO. "We have more than doubled our business subscription customers, significantly expanded our selling capacity, and grown our dataset. We have achieved an important scale point with the business and based on our customer traction we decided now was a good time to expand our investment in additional selling capacity."
JETNET LLC
JETNET LLC, the world leader in aviation market intelligence just launched its Q3 2011 JETNET iQ Global Business Aviation Survey in seven languages. The web-based, password-protected Q3 2011 Survey is available in English, French, German, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish and Arabic versions for the convenience of respondents. Aircraft owners and operators share their insights on aircraft purchase and sale intentions, purchase criteria, purchase inhibitors, brand preferences, utilization intentions, desired new product improvements, and other factors.
Delta Dental Plans Association (DDPA)
Delta Dental Plans Association (DDPA), representing the nation´s largest network of dental benefits providers, announced the hiring of Julia Ciorletti-Grant as the association´s new vice president of government relations and public policy. "Julia´s extensive health care industry knowledge coupled with her government relations experience will serve Delta Dental well, especially as Congress, federal agencies and states figure out how to navigate changes resulting from health care reform," said Kim Volk, president and CEO of DDPA. "Julia´s first order of business will be to open a Washington, D.C. office, and we look forward to that happening within the coming weeks."
1&1 Internet Inc.
For those interested in a personal space on the Web, 1&1 Internet Inc., a global leader amongst Web hosts, today launched a tool to make creating a personal website quick and easy. With the new private website design product, 1&1 MyPersonal Site, anyone can create a modern online presence in minutes. Users can choose from a variety of layouts as well as pre-designed content to incorporate themes such as hobbies, interests, holidays, and celebrations into their website. 1&1 MyPersonal Site is priced from $4.99 per month, and those interested can create a personalized site with all included features for free during 1&1´s risk-free, 30-day trial.
card.io
Today card.io was announced as one of the 16 finalists in the MobileBeat 2011 Startup Competition. Proving that it has what it takes to stand out in the crowd, card.io was picked by a panel of experts and advisors as one of the hottest companies in the mobile space. As a finalist, card.io gets a chance to present its credit card scanning app to over 500 influencers, investors, and press as they compete for the top spot and a coveted Tesla award.
KISSS America
Many factors play into smart irrigation including starting with an efficient irrigation system designed to alleviate some of the problems associated with water waste such as runoff, evaporation, and overwatering. That´s one of the messages behind the Irrigation Association´s Smart Irrigation Month in July and a reason why KISSS America´s revolutionary and water-efficient subsurface capillary irrigation products are the smart choice for landscape irrigation.
Waze
Waze, the mobile social traffic and navigation app, is announcing today a partnership with KABC-TV in Los Angeles, Southern California´s most watched-television station. Waze is empowering the station to connect with its community of local drivers on the road for instant access to real-time traffic information and breaking news where it otherwise may not have reporters on the scene. Using Waze´s live map of users on the road, the station will be able to provide Los Angeles citizens up-to-the-minute road reports during the July 15th weekend closure of the 405 freeway based on live feedback, incidents, and updates from Waze´s community of Los Angeles drivers. The closing 10 mile stretch is used by roughly 500,000 Los Angeles drivers on any given weekend. The "carmageddon", as locals have dubbed it, is part of a $1bn highway improvement campaign that isn´t expected to be finished until 2013.
Great Northern Catskills
This summer, awaken to adventure in the Great Northern Catskills! Get outside and explore, from the highest mountain peaks, to the historic Hudson River and everything in between. Located just two hours from metro New York and 3 hours from Boston, the Northern Catskills are the perfect family vacation destination, offering an array of Catskills outdoor activities and sporting events, all summer long.
ShotVision
ShotVision Pro Launches Revolutionary Golf Training Video iPhone Application. ShotVision introduces a cutting edge iPhone application that will revolutionize the way golf and other sports are mastered. With its high-quality video footage, combined with high-end motion graphics and concise instructions, this app has the ability to transform even amateur players into high-performance golfers in no time. Learn golf techniques and instructions from world-renown golf professionals such as: • Se Ri Pak – Five-time major winner and Hall of Fame member • JB Holmes - one of the longest hitters on the PGA TOUR • Brad Faxon - one of the greatest putters of all time • Fred Funk - 25 year PGA TOUR veteran, seven-time Champion • Brian Mogg - Top 100 teacher and contributor to Golf Channel
James Schramko of SuperFastBusiness and Backup Buddy
Following last month's hack attack on Australian webhosting company Distribute.IT the need to deal with such malicious intent has become a necessity. Reports claim that over 4800 customers' businesses were taken down due to the attack and that the data lost was irrecoverable. It has become clear that backing up of data is an essential part of any modern business - a lesson the online community has learned and even paid for by some, the hard way. James. Schramko, a world renowned internet marketing coach, recommends setting up failsafes for online businesses should things go awry. In addition to the regular backup procedures provided by web hosting companies, James instructs dedicated members of his team to do regular backing up of data using an intelligent plug-in for the WordPress platform. "Businesses relying on WordPress should have a tool like the Backup Buddy plug-in installed. It saves all settings within WP making it one of the best tools out there to date. You can easily send your backups off premises to Amazon S3, or e-mail it to yourself and store on your own backup drives. Doing this on a regular basis is smart way of protecting your online assets from hacking nightmares." -James Schramko. More details about Backup Buddy as well as other internet marketing tools used by James Schramko on http://www.BuyWithBonus.com.
DisplaySearch
Products launched by TV manufacturers in 2011 show how critical internet services are to the future of TV. In 2011, more than 25% of all flat panel TVs shipped are expected to have some form of internet connectivity. According to the DisplaySearch Q2´11 Quarterly TV Design and Features Report, this number is forecast to grow to 138M units in 2015, accounting for 47% of all flat panel TVs shipped.
The Chicago Toy & Game Fair (ChiTAG)
Calling all kid inventors! The Chicago Toy & Game Fair (ChiTAG) encourages kids to unleash their inner Einstein with its fifth annual Young Inventor Challenge, an original toy and game inventing competition held during the Fair on November 19, 2011 at Chicago´s Navy Pier. Kids ages 6-18 are invited to participate in this fun and exciting event that brings together imagination, play and inventive thinking with grand prizes awarded in two age categories by popular vote of Fair attendees, who will cast their votes for their favorite invention based on originality, creativity, appeal and presentation.
Pearson's Words Their Way™ Online Course
Words Their Way™ Online Course from Pearson took top honors in the 2011 Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) CODiE Awards. The online, interactive professional development tool that provides educators with the practice and guidance needed to successfully teach their students phonics, vocabulary and spelling won the award for Best Professional Development Solution.
Mendix
Mendix, the leading application platform-as-a-service (PaaS) provider, today announced its partnership with CIBER Netherlands, (CBR) a global full-service IT provider specializing in building, integrating and managing critical business systems and solutions. The global IT service provider plans to use Mendix for extending SAP´s functionality within its large client base.
MyProblems.com
MyProblems.com, a site dedicated to providing anxiety sufferers with access to vital information about panic attacks, has today announced the availability of a comprehensive source of information about anxiety disorder, panic attacks and what sufferers should know.
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