An Entrepreneur’s Most Important Leadership Duty

by Elle Kaplan | Sep 2, 2014 | Entrepreneurship, Leadership

The one thing an entrepreneur must do to motivate her team is to give personalized attention and feedback. I approach the financial markets with a scientific approach, analyzing academic research and gathering a wealth of data. Not only is this data-driven approach...

Entrepreneurship Question: When To Go Public With Your Personal Story?

by Elle Kaplan | Aug 25, 2014 | Entrepreneurship, Leadership

Soon after founding my independent wealth management firm LexION Capital, I met a New York Times reporter. He was interested in doing a feature on the firm, our mission-driven approach and fiduciary standard. I turned him down, much to his surprise. At that point,...

Entrepreneurship 101: How To Create a Dream Team

by Elle Kaplan | Aug 18, 2014 | Entrepreneurship, Leadership

Last week, I blogged about using personality test data to avoid a hiring disaster – the most costly kind of mistake, in terms of money and time, that an entrepreneur can make. At LexION Capital, I use personality test data to help make successful hiring...

An Entrepreneur’s Most Expensive Mistake–And How To Avoid It

by Elle Kaplan | Aug 11, 2014 | Entrepreneurship

There is no more expensive mistake for an entrepreneur than a hiring mistake. For every role at my independent wealth management firm LexION Capital, a personality test is an early part of the interview process. There are many other factors to consider, but...

Why Entrepreneurs Need To Find The Right Business Coach

by Elle Kaplan | Jul 28, 2014 | Entrepreneurship

Last week, I wrote about the one resource of which a CEO is always in critically short supply: honest feedback. A business coach is one possible solution to that problem. Follow these tips to find the coach who can ramp up your leadership skills. Find someone who...