Lessons in Community Entrepreneurship from Madam C.J. Walker and Maggie Lena Walker

by Elle Kaplan | Feb 3, 2023 | Blog, Entrepreneurship

Madam C.J. Walker and Maggie Lena Walker had a few things in common: they shared their last name (although weren’t related), they both were daughters of parents who had been enslaved, and both were determined to improve their lives and the lives of their communities...

How to Unlock Your Secret Source of Self-Motivation, According to Science

by Elle Kaplan | Mar 16, 2022 | Blog, Career, Entrepreneurship, Success

It is easy to set a goal —we do it all the time. Staying motivated to achieve those goals? Well, that’s a different story. Take New Year’s resolutions, for instance — while 93% of people set them, only 8% of them actually find the inner-drive to follow through....

Becoming a Billionaire Seems Like an Impossible Pipe Dream

by Elle Kaplan | Feb 17, 2022 | Blog, Entrepreneurship, Success

Becoming a billionaire seems like an impossible pipe dream, but as of 2016, Forbes reported a population of 1,810 billionaires globally. The journey to billionaire status is a financial Mt. Everest, to be sure, but not impossible. Here are seven insider success...

Now is the Time to Change Your Life

by Elle Kaplan | Oct 13, 2021 | Blog, Career, Entrepreneurship, Health

There has never been a better moment to make sweeping changes to your life. We’re slowly coming out of the Covid-19 pandemic that changed everything, causing many people to reassess and rearrange their priorities. A recent poll suggests that almost one-third of...

How to Become a Great Leader

by Elle Kaplan | Oct 16, 2018 | Entrepreneurship, inspiration, Leadership, Success

Purpose vs. Results Powerful, influential, and inspiring leadership – it’s rare. A great leader is hard to come by, but there are a few traits and behaviors that tie all the greatest leaders in history together. Enter the Golden Circle Model. You may have heard of it...

How 2 Successful Entrepreneurs Bounced Back From Failure (and You Can Too)

by Elle Kaplan | Apr 18, 2017 | Entrepreneurship

When it comes to being a successful entrepreneur, failure is part of the equation. While failure is seen as incredibly negative, you can’t get to the top without taking risks, leaps and bounds that result in slip-ups. Even if you’re not trying to start the...