Book Review: Delivering Happiness

Reading Time: 3 minutesTony Hsieh Delivering Happiness: A Path to Profits, Passion, and Purpose ISBN: 978-0-446-57622-2 As an entrepreneur, ecosystem builder, and now coach of other entrepreneurs, I’m fascinated with the stories of the biggest names in the field. How did they become interested in entrepreneurship? What was it like as they got their biggest achievements off the … [Read more…]

Three Out Of Four Functional Limbs Means Success

Reading Time: 8 minutesOver the course of 2022, I’ve added so many different titles. International traveler. Entrepreneurial educator. Nonprofit founder. Incubator director. I already had startup founder, certified cider professional, and ecosystem builder on the list. I guess I need larger business cards, don’t I? The past few months have been unlike anything I’ve ever experienced. After things … [Read more…]

I Am Short, But I Am Potent

Reading Time: 11 minutesThe 24 days I spent in Arua flew by much quicker than I thought they would. It felt like the final week of my time there moved the quickest. I really didn’t spend more time working with the students during that week than I did the other two weeks of the class. Dealing with my … [Read more…]

We Don’t Fear Bullets, But We Fear The Rain

Reading Time: 13 minutesIt took over four days of traveling and meetings, but I finally made it to Arua in the far northwest part of Uganda, just a few kilometers from the border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo and economic hub of the region. After settling into the apartment for a bit, Gerard and I went … [Read more…]

This Tequila Seems Incredibly Ham-Forward

Reading Time: 13 minutesHey. It’s been a while. I’ve been on quite the series of adventures over the past couple of months. I knew there wouldn’t really be time to blog before I hit the skies bound for the other side of the world, but I had no idea how busy things were going to be when I … [Read more…]