Entrepreneurship Education: Lessons from A Gal’s Best Friend

by Elle Kaplan | Sep 17, 2014 | Entrepreneurship, Leadership

While preparing to launch LexION Capital several years ago, I decided that it was time to adopt a puppy. This sparked a chorus of “Are you insane?” I already heard that question plenty of times when I shared my business idea: build an independent,...

Entrepreneurs Create Company Culture

by Elle Kaplan | Sep 8, 2014 | Entrepreneurship, Leadership

CEOs are the keepers of culture. As business leader, it is your job to set the tone. The company culture starts with you and reverberates throughout your whole organization. That’s true no matter how large or small your business. Growing startup or large...

LexION Capital: Made In America

by Elle Kaplan | Sep 4, 2014 | Leadership

In reflecting on Labor Day this past week, I thought about one of my favorite parts of running LexION Capital: the opportunity to create jobs for talented, mission-driven people. In my column for Inc. this week, I wrote about being “tapped” – hearing...

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...

Monday Inspiration For Your Whole Workweek

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

TGIF? Try TGIM! There’s an easy way to boost yourself and your team for the entire week ahead, and it only takes ten minutes on Monday morning. Every Monday at my wealth management firm, LexION Capital, I make a short presentation we call a “catION.”...