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...

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.”...

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...

Entrepreneurs Need Unbiased Business Advice – But Where Can You Find It?

by Elle Kaplan | Jul 21, 2014 | Entrepreneurship

A successful entrepreneur can access almost any resource, except one very important thing: truly honest feedback. But there are ways to seek it out. When it comes to your business, you need to be highly strategic when sourcing advice. Hint: if you want straight talk...

Four Ways To Free Up Time In Your Day

by Elle Kaplan | Jul 16, 2014 | Entrepreneurship

In order to make the millions, you have to scale the un-scalable: time. Your time is the most precious resource of all. We’re all given the same 24 hours in a day, but working for more of those hours is not the way to get more done. It’s not just a matter...