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 | 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 | Apr 11, 2022 | Asking - Business, Asking - Empowerment, Asking - Leadership, Asking - Professional Development
Allan Biggar, a former managing director (London) of the global public relations and communications PR firm Burson-Marsteller who became chairman of its global corporate and financial practice, is CEO of Allan Biggar & Company Limited, a business strategy and...
by Paul Quinn | Apr 8, 2022 | Asking - Empowerment, Asking - Opportunities
At 19, after a post-high school “gap year” of jobs digging ditches in the Arizona desert and folding underwear, I realized that I’d better go to college or the gap year might become a gap life. I applied to several colleges, all of which turned...
by Paul Quinn | Mar 20, 2022 | Asking - Empowerment, Asking - Theatre & Film
For people who are unafraid to ask, the world is filled with possibilities. For one such person, an adventurous spirit and a series of asks fast-tracked her from her home in the Midwest to the television studios of Los Angeles. In her 30s, Margaret Moira...
by Paul Quinn | Mar 17, 2022 | Asking - Business, Asking - Empowerment, Asking - Leadership, Asking - Professional Development
How does self-esteem determine our willingness to ask for what we want? And what is the impact in the workplace when leaders take an “ask don’t tell” approach? G. Dan Lumpkin recently tackled both of these questions in a conversation with me. Dan is...
