YoungUpstarts

JUNE 22, 2012

Read on for a look at ten of the toughest, most awkward conversations you’ll ever have, and the powerful questions that will help manage them with ease: 1. or “How are you enjoying Atlanta?” A customer demands a discount. When a customer asks for a discount, that’s a strong “buying signal”!

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Jeff Hilimire

MARCH 21, 2014

The first was with Raymond King , CEO of Zoo Atlanta; the second was with Devon Wijesinghe , CEO of Insightpool; the third with Mark Feinberg , CEO of Uruut; the fourth with Simms Jenkins , BrightWave Marketing; the fifth was with Rob Kischuk , CEO of PerfectPost; and the sixth was Kyle Porter , CEO of SalesLoft. .

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Jeff Hilimire

JUNE 5, 2013

Yesterday I was an alumni volunteer at the 2014 Leadership Atlanta class orientation at Coca-Cola headquarters. Watching the 80 new class members get their badges for the first time, unsure of where the next ten months would take them, brought me back to my first day of Leadership Atlanta. Leadership leadership atlanta'

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 28, 2017

The customized program nurtures leadership, problem-solving, and interpersonal skills—and that’s just the short list. Atlanta, GA – June 21-22, 2018. Executive Leadership Support Forum. FranklinCovey On Leadership World Tour. Be the Ultimate Assistant 2-Day Workshops. Conference Organizer: Bonnie Low-Kramen.

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Hearpreneur

OCTOBER 6, 2019

Since both sets of my parents went through bankruptcy while I was a child, learning about how to manage money became almost an obsession of mine. I do this through motivational speaking, leadership and business coaching, HR consulting and writing and I the impact I make is what keeps me going even when times get rough.

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Feld Thoughts

OCTOBER 25, 2017

A few weeks ago I was in Atlanta for Techstars Atlanta Demo Day and the Venture Atlanta Conference. I had a great time and it’s fun to see the vibrancy of the Atlanta startup community. My favorite keynote at Venture Atlanta was from Scott Dorsey. I put him in the awesome category. Are always learning.

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Austin Startup

AUGUST 23, 2018

Let’s be real… I was raised in the suburbs of Atlanta, Georgia and I had a privileged upbringing. Right after that trip, I decided I was going to leave Atlanta and explore a new city. My kind manager and getting my own golf cart were the only redeeming factors of this place, and after two years I gained the courage to quit.

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Jeff Hilimire

FEBRUARY 22, 2013

Delta’s President, Ed Bastian, took the time to chat with some of the people from my Leadership Atlanta class and we were all blown away. ” “Leadership is not a popularity contest.” Ed also wasn’t shy about saying that he always tries to hire people smarter than him.

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Austin Startup

OCTOBER 22, 2017

As a founder you ultimately have to learn the skills to play your leadership role, and having a seasoned booster early on just moves you faster along that path. I started every one of my tech businesses after Peachtree Software in the ATDC in Atlanta and was part of the Georgia Tech alumni committee that founded it.

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Duct Tape Marketing

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

I mean, the people management part is probably the hardest part when you grow rapidly, isn't it? We couldn't bring in people quickly enough who, and we didn't figure out how to manage their hours. And I think that that's an area that sinks a lot of businesses. Liz (06:20): Yeah. And I think it's the hardest part no matter what, right?

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genylabs.typepad.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

They had a great managment team, A list VCs, great technology, excellent sales traction and market leadership in a very exciting space. Posted by: Atlanta Search Engine Optimization | April 16, 2008 at 07:38 AM. management. Ive had the good fortune to both work for and invest in successful tech start-ups. Posted by: |.

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The Next Web

MARCH 31, 2013

Even when we’re in the thick of running a startup, we look to others in the ecosystem at large for motivation, bold new ideas and perhaps most importantly, leadership cues. That they started out of the house of a woman in north Atlanta (much like myself) and grew to become a household name is noteworthy. We need that leadership.

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David Teten

JANUARY 2, 2013

You can’t hire in courtesy and managerial competence; it has to flow from company management outwards. I’m traveling to Atlanta and Boston this month, so starting to plan my logistics. Recently (Monday, October 22), I had a quick trip to Atlanta for a Social Fortress board meeting.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 4, 2011

Or the leadership team at Facebook? He has worked with such clients as the Atlanta Falcons, the PGA Tour, Northwestern Mutual, JPMorgan Chase, and Publix Supermarkets. But in many ways, he insists, a perfectly balanced life is a perfectly tepid life. How much balance do you think Bono has when U2 is on tour?

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Jeff Hilimire

APRIL 18, 2014

The list so far: Raymond King , Zoo Atlanta. What tools or processes do you use to manage your time? Thank you for being so supportive of me and other entrepreneurs around Atlanta over the years! Leadership' This is the ninth installment of my “5 Questions for a CEO” series. Devon Wijesinghe , Insightpool.

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Jeff Hilimire

APRIL 4, 2014

Moira Vetter (CEO of Modo Modo ) recently received the highest honor anyone in marketing in Atlanta can receive. On top of that, she’s written a terrific book on entrepreneurship , was in my Leadership Atlanta class of 2013, and is simply put one of the most talented people I know. Atlanta Entrepreneurship'

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Jeff Hilimire

JUNE 24, 2013

Thanks to Leadership Atlanta , I find myself striving to experience things that I never would have before. One of my new friends from my Leadership Atlanta class invited me to go on a tour of a prison in Georgia and I excitedly signed up. SMU = Special Management Unit. Leadership' What a day.

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Jeff Hilimire

DECEMBER 1, 2017

With a staff of four, my role is mostly managing the Board, giving advice and counsel, and building relationships for the organization. They’re one of the fastest growing agencies in Atlanta and made up of some of the most talented people I’ve ever met. Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce Advisory Board Member.

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Jeff Hilimire

JULY 1, 2013

During my Leadership Atlanta experience my classmates and I were able to spend time with CEO’s and Presidents of major companies in Atlanta. True to form with the other CEO’s we interviewed, he talked about his biggest mistakes being around managing people. Leadership leadership atlanta'

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Startup Lessons Learned

JULY 15, 2020

I've also been spending a lot of time on the phone with my family and my mom in Atlanta. Should I do it under the management company of the fund?" I have been advocating for a long time for entrepreneurship as a subdiscipline of management. I don't really have to use my phone during the day. Should I just do this as a nonprofit?

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Jeff Hilimire

FEBRUARY 28, 2014

The first was with Raymond King , CEO of Zoo Atlanta; the second was with Devon Wijesinghe , CEO of Insightpool; and the third with Mark Feinberg , CEO of Uruut. How would you describe your leadership style and why has it been so successful in building a great company? I think I am a pretty versatile leader.

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Jeff Hilimire

DECEMBER 21, 2018

It’s why I’ve continued to hone how I manage my calendar , with rules in place to regulate the amount of time I spend in various buckets (see: color-code your calendar hack ). ’ I’m incredibly honored and thrilled to join this Board and follow (and learn from) Doug’s leadership.

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Jeff Hilimire

MAY 6, 2014

When we started to hit our growth curve in 2008 we were still fairly immature managers. Bring on excellent account leaders / client success managers. I didn’t really start focusing on that until my Leadership Atlanta experience. Master the “slow to hire, quick to fire” philosophy. Ask for business.

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Jeff Hilimire

JANUARY 6, 2013

Figure out how you’re going to better manage things like email, to-do’s, file management, etc. The way my Leadership Atlanta classmate @jbrettjacobsen does on his blog. There is so much – too much – data coming at us these days. And the more you are responsible for, the more there is. Vow to read.

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Jeff Hilimire

MAY 12, 2014

The list so far: Raymond King , Zoo Atlanta. How are you going to approach time management as a CEO? A couple of years ago at SXSW I heard a keynote from one of the big VC’s that made a profound impact on my time management. This is the eleventh installment of my “5 Questions for a CEO” series. Mark Feinberg , Uruut.

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Austin Startup

DECEMBER 3, 2017

Many of you have probably read by now that I am returning from Austin to my roots in Atlanta. Even in the early Peachtree Software days, the decision to build our company in Atlanta was not made without some careful consideration. Deals were getting done there. As it was, we were flying out there nearly every week anyway.

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Jeff Hilimire

JANUARY 29, 2020

And it’s tough to manage it all. Trello is my task manager. 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. The post The tools I use to manage my world appeared first on Begin the Begin.

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Jeff Hilimire

JUNE 5, 2018

I write for my Dragon Army leadership team. A lot of what I write on my blog has to do with leadership lessons, and I find that its a good way for me to share some of my thoughts with the Dragon Army leadership team. One of my main responsibilities to them is to help them grow as leaders (vs. I write for my wife.

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Jeff Hilimire

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

So when I decided to have a vending machine put into our office on the 17th floor of the Promenade building in midtown, Atlanta, I knew it would work. Later that week I met with the leadership team and I told them that essentially we either needed to get rid of the mini-fridges, or get rid of the vending machines.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 7, 2021

investing in Everlywell, Moderne Ventures (Chicago), and Wavemaker Partners (Singapore) to invest in Icon, and investors from Nebraska, Oklahoma, and Colorado joined a Houston-based venture firm to invest in Televet, an Austin based Veterinary Clinic Management platform. Austin Ventures. AT&T Pension Fund and the DIRECTV Pension Plan.

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Jeff Hilimire

JANUARY 22, 2020

When dozens of people have input and decision-making on your work, it can be hard to product experiences you’re proud of while also managing the expectations of so many. 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.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JUNE 15, 2020

We see that at every level across the organization today, Eric Ries : It's almost like some of those other top-down command and control management structures maybe aren't needed. I don't know if you know Frances, but she's just a remarkable teacher around new leadership principles. Frank Barbieri : Completely. Ryan Sarver : Yeah.

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Jeff Hilimire

NOVEMBER 2, 2015

It’s always been important to me to be involved in helping others, but my life took a course correction when I went through Leadership Atlanta in 2012-13. Boards I’m on: Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce – I’m as passionate as anyone about my city. I started this in 2013.

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Hearpreneur

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

We want every worker and every employer in Atlanta and throughout the State of Georgia to understand the rights, responsibilities, and basic process of the workers’ compensation system. Our leadership team came together at the end of 2019 to talk about the years ahead and how we improve our environment. Thanks to Louis Scott, Jr.,

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 13, 2016

And maybe that openness is what has attracted many on the management team of other ethnic groups of Chinese, Iranians and the like? And of course once you dominate a show like Real Housewives of Beverly Hills you get to make derivative versions in Atlanta, New York, New Jersey, etc.

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