I recently sat down and had a conversation about recruiting with someone who does nothing but recruit A-Players for a living, Ken Greenwood.  Ken, a University of Vermont Law School grad, found a niche recruiting support staff for high end corporate litigators.  He’s been recruiting for over 20 years.  Ken echoes many of the points Eric Herrenkohl makes in How to Hire A-Players, including always form a farm team and finding a place for an A-Player if you find one.  Since my business, Abundance Business Solutions, will lean heavily on recruiting I imagine this won’t be the last time I have a chat with Ken!

Entrepreneurial Finance Interview

Interview of Will Peoples (The Peoples Properties)

By: Mackensie Jimison – ENT 650

1. What led you to become an entrepreneur in rental properties?

Seeing successful wealthy people it appeared as if a lot of them got their wealth from property ownership. I also heard that 90% of millionaires created their wealth through investing in real estate.

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The attached MPS file includes a recent interview that I conducted with the Executive Director of Manna Foods in Asheville, Hannah Randall. She talks about the importance of finding and keeping the right people on a limited budget, and how in the nonprofit world, staff wear multiple hats.

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I had the pleasure of interviewing Everette Taylor Jr. the Vice President of Marketing for Skurt. Please take the time to read about this game changer leading the way in entrepreneurship.

How did you go about building your ideas for your startup businesses?

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