by Paul Quinn | Sep 14, 2022 | Asking - Business, Asking - Empowerment, Asking - Entrepreneurs, Presentation Skills
In September 2020, Don Lessem and Valerie Jones drove from their home in Philadelphia to Las Vegas, where they walked onto the famously intimidating set of ABC’s Shark Tank to ask $500,000 for a 10% stake in Dino Don Inc., their $1.8M animatronic dinosaur...
by Paul Quinn | Aug 8, 2022 | Asking - Business, Asking - Cultural Attitudes
Award-winning journalist Janet Susan R. Nepales is the first Filipina member of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) which votes on and presents the annual Golden Globe Awards. She was an executive co-producer of the Golden Globe Awards show (75th to...
by Paul Quinn | Jul 8, 2022 | Asking - Business, Asking - Empowerment, Asking - Sales
In this interview, award-winning sales influencer Cynthia Barnes shares her solid tips and strategies for asking for raises, referrals, and feedback, as well as her insights on why claiming your self-worth is like putting money in the bank. Though her professional...
by Paul Quinn | Jun 21, 2022 | Asking - Business, Asking - Entrepreneurs, Asking - Opportunities, Asking - Travel
Life-changing opportunities don’t show up often. When they do, you have to be ready for them. But if you’re in the flow you don’t wait for opportunities, you create them yourself. Michel Elings did just that. And this is his inspiring story. Michel was a...
by Paul Quinn | Jun 13, 2022 | Asking - Business, Asking - Entrepreneurs
Las Vegas-based fashion designer David Tupaz is the artistic force behind David Tupaz Couture, the first couture atelier in the City’s history, recognized as the hub and heart of Nevada’s fashion industry. The Philippines-born designer shows his work at every major...
by Paul Quinn | May 17, 2022 | Asking - Business, Asking - Cultural Attitudes, Asking - Professional Development, Asking - Social Impact, Asking - Workplace
A few years ago, after I gave a talk at Northeastern Illinois University on the subject of asking as a life skill, a student of Asian descent raised his hand and asked if I had any stories in my book from Asian people (at the time I didn’t). When I said no, he...
