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By: Omar Flores & Omero Flores Teammates THE J. FLORES COMPANY As I nervously drove up to my childhood home, searching for the right words, my father approached me. Lines of worry were deeply etched into his 75-year-old face. He had been observing as we sold off assets and shut down offices. It had been […]

By: Mark Hebner CEO and Founder INDEX FUND ADVISORS, INC In late 1998 I was contacted by a recently widowed friend. She asked if I would accompany her to her investment advisors to interpret what they were telling her. She had been very confused in previous meetings where they tried to explain their investing strategies.

By: Nick Jiwa Founder and President CUSTOMERSERV One of my greatest fears in life is working for someone ever again. I had to overcome many fears and obstacles to achieve my goal of becoming self-employed. This is my story about turning that dream into reality, and I sincerely hope it inspires others to believe in

By: R. Lee Harris President/CEO COHEN ESREY Elon Musk wants to go to Mars during his lifetime. Talk about Big Hairy Audacious Goals (BHAG)! But I can relate. My whole adult life has been all about moonshots. Fortunately, Mars has never been on my radar. Many other different BHAGs have, however. I graduated from Kansas

By: David J. Whelan Chief Executive Officer BIOSCIENCE LA Growing up in Central Pennsylvania, where nothing exciting ever happened, I spent my youth dreaming of getting out. My life was a 1980s nerdscape of D&D, arcades, and watching VHS movies in my friend’s basement. Basically, if you’ve seen Stranger Things, you know what I mean.

By: Ken Bassman President/CEO BASSMAN BLAINE Just hearing the word “challenges” evokes so many emotions. As a leader, employer, athlete, adventurer, entrepreneur, father, husband, son, brother, and friend, challenges are quite simply a part of my everyday life. I love a great quote or cliché, and so many come to mind as I think and

By: Emilio Aragón Sánchez García President ASOCIACIÓN DE EMPRESARIOS MEXICANOS CAPÍTULO THE WOODLANDS “In my opinion, trust is one of the most valuable things in the world.It takes years to create and only an instant to lose. According tothe dictionary, trust is the assured reliance on the character, ability, strength, or truth of someone or

By: Alejandro Dabdoub Partner ALLIED-ORION GROUP We humans tend to underestimate our own power. For instance, we all possess immense capability to influence others with our negative attitudes or discouraging words. We’re too often programmed this way, perhaps subconsciously, by formidable external forces – parents, school teachers, social media, to name just a few –

By: Alejandro Kasuga President A. KASUGA CONSULTORES It is a fact that today’s world is increasingly changing and requires that both individuals and organizations have a focus on the formation of a culture of continuous improvement that allows us to anticipate the new needs of the environment. We generally focus on improvement projects such as

By: Gustav Juul CEO AIM Group One of my friends has insisted for several years to write a chapter on the importance of self-confidence when you go into business. I still haven’t been able to convince him to write in the book, but I have self-confidence enough in myself that I have been self-deceiving myself.