Success Or Failure For Your Team Starts With You

by Elle Kaplan | Jun 12, 2014 | Entrepreneurship, Leadership

When you build a company from scratch, every person you add to your growing team must be an “A player.” An A player is not just good at her job: she is excellent, innovative, nimble, and flexible in the ever-changing world of a startup. These outstanding...

Authentic Leadership Comes Down To Core Values

by Elle Kaplan | Jun 4, 2014 | Entrepreneurship, Leadership

How do you remain true to your mission and values, while leading an authentic and successful – profitable – company? When I founded my independent wealth management firm LexION Capital, I set out to prove that a mission-driven, client-centric alternative...

The Secret Behind “Overnight” Success

by Elle Kaplan | May 13, 2014 | Entrepreneurship, Goal-setting

No matter what the headlines say, the “next big thing” didn’t just spring into action overnight. Great ideas and great businesses take time. For every success story that looks instantaneous, know that it took years of hard work behind the scenes to...

How To Overcome A Fear Of Failure

by Elle Kaplan | May 6, 2014 | Goal-setting, Leadership

Embracing failure is a process of cultivating your own confidence as much as finding the lessons you need to move on to bigger and better things. Accept that failure can be part of living a full life. If you dream big and challenge the status quo (I hope you do!),...

What Every Entrepreneur Needs To Know About Investing

by Elle Kaplan | Apr 16, 2014 | Entrepreneurship, Investment strategy, Wealth Creation

Entrepreneurs have different risk profiles than everyone else. Most entrepreneurs fail to take their career into account when considering their investment strategy. Look beyond your bank and brokerage accounts. You need a holistic, complete picture of your financial...