One of my goals of this blog is to share my experiences with other entrepreneurs on how to grow their business. These experiences include books I’ve read that have made an impact in the way I view my business. One of these books is The Sober Entrepreneur: Change Your Family Tree. Here’s a quick video…
During my last year of high school, I was afforded some amazing opportunities to pursue my passion in the areas of marketing and advertising. During these experiences, it was pretty clear I had figured out my WHAT (am I going to do with my life). For the remainder of that year, I set the intention…
I’ve had a couple of people ask me exactly what I do; what’s my business and what I do everyday, so… I’m the founder and CEO of a direct mail marketing company called Ezdirectmail, Inc. We’re located in Grayslake, IL (right next door to the Grayslake fire station). We provide full turnkey direct mail services…
I’m not a fan of running at all. Even though I don’t find it enjoyable, it is a part of my exercise routine. When I’m not working out to music, I use the time to engage in “audio learning”. I know others use their daily commute to listen to podcasts or audio books but since…
When it comes to meditation I’m a bit of a hypocrite. I’m well aware of the benefits and have practiced it off and on for years – but I struggle to make it a daily habit, yet I’m quick to suggest it to others. When I DO practice mindfulness, Headspace is my go to app….
For the past 21 days I’ve been part of The Creative Syndicate. It’s a private community of Creative Entrepreneurs lead by Russ Perry the Founder & CEO of Design Pickle. I applied back in October to a part of the first group to go through the program this November. Each morning, there’s a training video…
I’ve been using Design Pickle for the past four months and it has to be one of the best business decisions I’ve made in a while. They offer unlimited flat rate graphic design services for only $370 a month. All of my client designs (mostly postcards) along with social media designs for my company advertising…
My latest website redesign is live. Ezdirectmail, Inc. is now up and running. Check it out at www.ezdirectmail.com
For the past two years I’ve used Infusionsoft as my CRM/Marketing Automation engine. I was reasonably happy with the software but I’m always looking for better ways to do something in my business. I discovered Ontraport and opted for a monthly trial (they offer a 90 day money back guarantee) and was very impressed. Aside…