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  • My First Unreasonable Goal: From Coma to Running in Central Park Within 90 Days

    My First Unreasonable Goal: From Coma to Running in Central Park Within 90 Days

    Stefan Doering was crossing a busy Brooklyn street when he was hit by a man in a car. He careened backward and smashed the back of his head on the pavement. An ambulance ride, a skull fracture, a coma, and three weeks of memory loss later, Stefan found himself in a muted world, seeing double,…

  • How to Know When to Let It Go?

    How to Know When to Let It Go?

    Walking into that board meeting was one of the hardest things I had to do. Having spent the past six years working over 80 hours a week almost every day of the year, I was exhausted and feeling like a failure. While our company started off on a really great run, it was now losing…

  • Features VS. Benefits—the Key to Jolting Your Sales NOW

    Features VS. Benefits—the Key to Jolting Your Sales NOW

    One of the aha moments in my classes for entrepreneurs… almost any type of entrepreneur, is when we start discussing the art of selling their product or service.  Often we get raging debates soon followed with some super-cool tips on how to immediately impact their sales with little or no cost.  Many immediately rewrite and design…

  • BEST Coaches Client Ecologic Solutions Named “Best for the World – Environment Impact 2014”

    BEST Coaches Client Ecologic Solutions Named “Best for the World – Environment Impact 2014”

    EcoLogic Solutions Inc., a client of BEST Coaches, has been honored with the distinction “Best for the World” for environmental impact list created by B Lab. B Lab honors members of the B Corp (Benefit Corporation) community who have gone above and beyond their pursuit of a positive impact on the environment, their workers, and their…

  • How to Leverage Your Company Vision

    How to Leverage Your Company Vision

    Last week we managed to raise a large chunk of money for my new company, the Shift Group. Contrary to what many investors and funding experts may say, our company still doesn’t have a MVP (minimal viable product) nor did we get the money from friends and family (typically where the money comes from at…

  • Protesting Against the Keystone XL Pipeline

    Protesting Against the Keystone XL Pipeline

    I attended the “Reject and Protect” demonstration in DC to protest the Keystone XL pipeline. Here’s why. TransCanada, a Canadian company, intends to build an oil pipeline 2,000 miles long– spanning from Alberta, Canada to the Gulf Coast of Texas. This pipeline, known as Keystone XL, will transport one of the world’s dirtiest fuels: tar…

  • 8 Steps to Achieving Critical Mass

    8 Steps to Achieving Critical Mass

    Early last month my wife and I were enjoying our walk around the park just steps from our new home here in Brooklyn. At one point we stopped and could not help but worry about the local geese, swans and various species of birds that were standing on the frozen pond covered in snow that…

  • Long Soul Survivors: The Story of Stefan Doering

    Soul Survivors: Learn more about Stefan Doering’s personal story!  After a violent attack that almost took his life, Stefan Doering, founder of BEST Coaches, showed how will and determination are the keys to success by sharing his amazing personal story. Now he is inspiring others to reach for their dreams.

  • Alternative Energy Entrepreneur Trying to Raise Capital? We want to hear from you.

      A student from Switzerland is trying to find ways to make it easier for entrepreneurs of alternative energy companies raise capital through his thesis.  Perhaps you can help him help you?  Just read below. What is important when choosing investors? How difficult is it to convince investors to finance your venture? How does your…

  • For NYC businesses struggling to get a loan!

    Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney is working in Washington to help with the business loan climate and difficulties in procuring affordable loans. The Chairman House Committee on Financial Services, Barney Frank, would like to read written testimony from companies that have had challenges in procuring loans from traditional lenders due to the current economic climate. If you…