“I go the extra mile every single day in three ways: I go the extra mile for my health; I go the extra mile for one other person; and I go the extra mile for my purpose. Every single day, I find a way to go the extra mile in each of these ways.”

— Shawn Anderson

“My superpower is the ability to liberate people–making them free from their own negativity because of societal pressures. I largely teach people to get off the bench and get in the game of life. You can’t win the game by being a spectator.”

— Angela Marshall

“I don’t know if I’m going to do businesses because they’re even more high risk–higher return, of course. Real Estate is nicer because it is more of an end game strategy. That’s why I’m going into mobile home parks because they are more of a casual asset.”

— Lane Kawaoka

“The word client means ‘someone who is under the protection and care of another.’ That is how you should treat everybody even if you are just a SAS company, you should treat them as clients. I think it fits nicely if you have a religious background. Treating everyone as if they’re under your protection and care does flip your business mentality around from thinking about what you get out of the business to more of what you are contributing to other people.”

— Matt Johnson

“…communication is–I think–the most important component of any type of relationship…we need to be able to keep that intact and be the best communicators that we can be so that we may continue to grow, move forward, be happy, and avoid misunderstandings.”

— Lorraine Reguly

“The culture that I instil early on in the interview process is ‘we are not a company of agreement just to agree; you are hired to work to be creative and give your opinion’. Don’t say yes if no is the right answer and you think that this is not the right path. Speak your mind and collaborate.”

— Jeff Pulvino

“There are a lot of people who have a very good eye and they have good taste but that does not make them an interior designer. There are a lot of behind-the-scenes kind of things and technical stuff going on. There are principles of design. There is an understanding of what to do with spaces–especially corporate and commercial spaces.”

— Staci Greenberg

“I fight for justice. I believe in open access to opportunities especially funding. Without funding opportunities, we are constantly in a situation where some people have it and some people don’t.”

— Kedma Ough

“One of my passions is the symbolism in fantasy as escapism–as a story. There is a connection to real life. Neil Gaiman said, ‘Fiction is a lie that tells us true things, over and over.’ It allows you to work through stuff that actually happens in your daily life–that happens all the time in reality. Through the lens of fantasy, it softens the blow. It allows you to see from a new angle.”

— Kaylin R. Boyd

“Most tech things don’t come easy to me. I’m 59 & I shouldn’t use that as an excuse–you have to adapt & go where your customers are. Learn to communicate the way they want to, not the way you want to because it’s easier. If it’s outside your comfort zone, adapt and learn how everyone wants to be communicated. You don’t have to be a tech guru, just learn the basics.”

— Brian Winch

“…no matter what it is that you’re trying to sell, there’s usually a unique way to meet a market demand that’s currently untapped & I love the way you phrase that: an elegant solution, delivering it in a way that’s so attractive, and that is so perfectly meeting the need. You really need to find that no matter how big or small your solution is, and not everybody’s trying to launch the next multimillion-dollar business. They just want something that’s successful & meets a specific niche.”

— Ashley Cheeks

“I say relationships are key. People that I knew back then still come to me because I was nice to them. We had a good working relationship. They knew that I was a qualified individual. There’s nothing more important than relationship building and making sure that you leave on good terms when you feel like it is time for you to make that exit. Also, plan in advance because it’s a very different life as an entrepreneur.”

— Darcy Sullivan