One of the hardest lessons I learned at Syracuse University’s Whitman School of Management through the Entrepreneurial Bootcamp for Veterans with Disabilities Family Program is that it’s always going to be tough to discern when to quit and when to continue. I remember we had multiple entrepreneurs come in and speak about how much adversity…

In business school at Syracuse a lesson I learned long ago was reinforced: mentoring is critical. I have had mentors most of my life—whether they be in the form of guidance counselors when I was younger, people who I aspired to be, or more formal mentors through programs like the American Corporate Partners program, the…

Twice this week I have been called ballsy in negotiations. I’m not sure what to make of it. I don’t think I am ballsy but I do think that attribute is important for people to cultivate. Neale Godfrey author of “Money Doesn’t Grow on Trees: A Parent’s Guide to Raising Financially Responsible Children,” said it…

Fear is one of the hardest things I have had to get used to in entrepreneurship. As an entrepreneur, I constantly have to face my fears. In business school at Syracuse University I learned that people fear anything that upsets the status quo and there’s always pushback. As a business owner, I’ve learned I have…

In business school at the Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University through the Entrepreneurial Bootcamp for Veterans with Disabilities Family program, I learned I’d have to get comfortable failing. They told us how most businesses wouldn’t make it five years. Someone will craft an idea and before it’s out of its infancy it’ll die.…

At business school through the Entrepreneurial Bootcamp for Veterans with Disabilities Program at the Whitman School of Management through Syracuse University, one of our professors, Mike Haynie, taught us that as business leaders we’d have to make tough choices. He used the example of Fat Tire beer and how the company had to decide if…

The other day I was speaking with my friend, Justin, a guy I met after I graduated from business school through the Entrepreneurial Bootcamp for Veterans with Disabilities program. He’s an attorney out in Colorado. Each year we meet up and hang out at the conference. Some years we meet up in Florida, other times…

When I attended the Whitman School of Management through Syracuse University, Neale Godfrey, an American author who writes books on financial literacy for children, including most notably “Money Doesn’t Grow on Trees: A Parent’s Guide to Raising Financially Responsible Children” talked to my class about sacrifices. She said that once you start a business there…

Although I know a Six Sigma certification would increase my earning potential, and offer me a competitive advantage in the workplace I’m not undertaking this education for the projected $38,000 salary increase over my counterparts. Instead I’m interested in the knowledge. As such I’m watching videos along with my fiancé through Villanova University to learn…