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Transcript of Why Customer Service Must Come from the Heart

Duct Tape Marketing

” And so what I think is powerful about that is they get to know the human and then their senior leadership all spends 20% of their time per week, not coaching them on how to make hamburgers, but coaching them on their human instincts, and how to be a better person, and how to behave in a good way in terms of coaching their humanity.

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Do People Treat Me Differently Since I Talk Openly About Depression?

Feld Thoughts

We’ve had an excellent three weeks up at our house in Homer, Alaska, far away from the people we know. Many, many people reached out, provided support, opened up about their own depression, thanked me for providing leadership on this issue, or words for them, or just an example of a successful person who struggled with depression.

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Techstars and The Nature Conservancy

Feld Thoughts

Over the years, we’ve been personally involved in a number of projects, such as protecting the Anchor River in Anchor Point, Alaska (the town Amy grew up in until she was eight.) A key shared value of ours is protecting our planet and we are huge fans of TNC’s science-based approach.

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Attention: Female Founders on the Rise

The Startup Magazine

This implies a lack fundamental skills, including leadership and confidence to grow a business and hire multiple employees. Native American/Alaska. However, workforce implications for women entrepreneurs in training and professional development are profound and not so good. Race/Ethnicity. # Avg # of Employees. All minority-owned.

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Epitaph for an Entrepreneur « Steve Blank

Steve Blank

Alaska , Wyoming , Colorado , Washington , Oregon, Maine.) (Most Silicon Valley startups have great policies for having your dog at work but not your kids.) Long vacations. We would take at least a 3-week vacation every summer. Since my wife and I liked to hike we’d explore national parks around the U.S.

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Go Live With The Whales

YoungUpstarts

While in Puentas Arenas I traveled with a group mostly composed of people from the American west coast, predominantly Seattle and Alaska. There were a bunch of burly men from Alaska who had all been friends for more than 20 years. One worked the North Slope of Alaska. I am a consultant, after all, and I am seen as an expert.

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My 2020 phone home screen

Jeff Hilimire

This is my daughter, Hannah, and me with an Iditarod dog in Alaska! Every Friday I will send you an email with interesting articles and books I’m reading, productivity hacks, leadership lessons, and an update from that week’s blog posts. I used to drink Mountain Dew back then, apparently.

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