Ross Kimbarovsky could tell you about his passion for entrepreneurship. He could (and does) talk often about the drive to create better value for his clients and customers. But another reason Kimbarovsky teamed up with co-founder Mike Samson in 2007 to launch crowdSPRING, a platform connecting entrepreneurs with freelance designers and writers, had to do Read more about Ross Kimbarovsky @rosskimbarovsky Dressses Down for Small Business Dreams[More…]

Adam Connell‘s career didn’t start out like most in the marketing field. Today, he’s the operations manager for a U.K. based marketing agency UK Linkology and runs the website Blogging Wizard. But there was a time when Connell imagined a very different future for himself in the world of music. “My background is actually in Read more about Adam Connell @adamjayc Goes from Guitarist to Guru[More…]

Belinda Weaver offers words of wisdom for your small business marketing. In 2009, Weaver started Copywrite Matters in order to help other small business owners achieve a level of control, flexibility and freedom over their marketing content. Weaver says she came to marketing late in her career. “I actually started my career in IT and Read more about Belinda Weaver @copywritemattrs Offers Words of Wisdom[More…]

From the beginning of his career creating marketing for local station WBRZ-TV in his native South Louisiana, Ryan Donegan has understood that the media is the message. Now as communications manager for Column Five, a small advertising agency based in Southern California, Donegan brings this realization to his team as they create powerful infographics and Read more about Ryan Donegan @ryanpdonegan Rocks Digital Marketing Possibilities[More…]

If there’s one thing Cate Costa loves as much as helping entrepreneurs, it’s being on the move. Now, in her own words, “fully mobile,” Costa mentors startups from her website, CateCosta.com, as she travels the world through Latin America and beyond, exploring entrepreneurial ecosystems or traveling just for pleasure. “Both of my parents are business Read more about Cate Costa @cate_costa Combines Passions for Entrepreneurship, Travel[More…]

If you have any doubts about the power of social media as a global marketing tool, just talk to Shane Gibson. As an international speaker, trainer and author, Gibson has built a career on the power of social media, even if he started his career in very traditional marketing and selling. “It’s the future of Read more about Shane Gibson @ShaneGibson Takes Social Marketing to a Global Audience[More…]

Okay, we know how that sounds, but just listen for a minute. Laura is in the business of making the impossible happen. As she tells it, she launched her communications and business development firm Flying Pig Consulting several years back specifically for that purpose. “The firm is based around the belief that with the right Read more about Laura Petrolino @lkpetrolino Helps Businesses When Pigs Fly[More…]

Paul Cox was looking for a way to cut back on the hours he was spending on his business. Like many entrepreneurs, Cox loved his business but, with a family on the way, was looking for options to spend more time at home. “I’ve run my own business since 1997,” says Cox. “I just love Read more about Paul Cox @SpinLessPlates Offers Business in a Bag[More…]

She may work as a full-time director of marketing by day. But in her spare time, Jenn Herman likes teaching small business owners all about social skills…social media skills that is. Herman works for a San Diego Aerospace maintenance company. “So, I do social media as much as possible at work all day and then Read more about Jenn Herman @jennherman31 is All About Social Media[More…]