Blue Sky Partners – Page 44

The birth of Bowlmor, bowling juggernaut

May 13, 2019 at 3:22 p.m.

Tom Shannon has built New York City-based Bowlmor from its humble (and smelly) beginnings into a 262-location bowling and entertainment empire that just acquired iconic bowling company AMF. Getting there...

Three ways to create a productive virtual work environment

May 13, 2019 at 3:22 p.m.

As online collaboration tools become increasingly sophisticated, a growing number of virtual companies are learning to take advantage of the global talent marketplace. My business employs over 70 people from...

The old Treasury Mint building is bathed in early morning light in San Francisco.

How launching under fire made this company stronger

May 13, 2019 at 3:22 p.m.

When the company Ross Edwards worked for was sold, he and four colleagues, who all had shares, planned to use their proceeds to start Build Group in San Francisco. But...

City Club of Chicago: Daniel X. O’Neil

May 13, 2019 at 3:28 p.m.

Daniel X. O'Neil, executive director of Smart Chicago Collaborative, spoke to the City Club of Chicago on Sept. 8, 2014, about the need for digital investment.

From single mom to CEO of an $11 million company

May 13, 2019 at 3:22 p.m.

A divorce in 2008 left mother of three Melissa Kieling broke and desperate. What she did have was an idea for a better lunch bag. Now, PackIt, her Westlake Village,...

Four ways to excel in any role

May 13, 2019 at 3:22 p.m.

Looking back on my own successes and failures as both an employee and employer, there are definitely things I did, didn't do or could have done better. Here are four...

Rob Peete and Roman Peete gather for a donation on behalf of Fuhu, creator of nabi, to the HollyRod Foundation for Autism Awareness at Fuhu, Inc. in Los Angeles.

All work, no play makes Fuhu one very successful, very intense company

May 13, 2019 at 3:22 p.m.

If there's one rule to succeeding at Fuhu, it's this: The collective is greater than the individual. In practical terms, here's what this means if you want to work at...

11 things your team can teach you about leadership

May 13, 2019 at 3:22 p.m.

QUESTION: What's the most surprising thing one of your direct reports has taught you about leadership? Value upward feedback "I've made a point over the past five years to ask...

When scaling a business means rebuilding a bridge

May 13, 2019 at 3:21 p.m.

Susan Meitner, 44, was a mortgage industry veteran when she started Maple Glen, Pennsylvania-based Centennial Lending Group. When her two loan originators left before she launched, she reached out to...

It's about time corporations take notice of the value entrepreneurs or startups can bring larger companies.

Why corporations and startups are working together

May 13, 2019 at 3:21 p.m.

The words entrepreneur and startup have had a great run of late. A study of Census Bureau data analyzed by scholars at the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation demonstrated that virtually...

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