Consultants, commentators, clarity and chaos
Recently I was asked to review a client proposal for a consultant who works in China's sports market. I was so impressed I decided to share it with you. The names have been changed to protect the guilty, but Party X is a major world sports company, and the consultant is a former Milwaukee resident (not me).
Is your portfolio back to an all-time high?
Closing at 1,561 on March 15, the S&P 500 Index is approaching its record high closing price of 1,565 set on Oct. 9, 2007.
Airborne
Marmy Clason's thrill of aviation is one fueled largely by her sense of accomplishment in having built her own aircraft.
“Reinvent: A Leader’s Playbook for Serial Success”
Entrepreneurship is a risky field because not everyone makes it. However, it is possible to save a struggling business, whether brand new or established.
Berenz relies on quick turnaround
If a company needs boxes for shipping products, and they order them from Berenz Packaging Corp. in Menomonee Falls, they will be available the same day.
$1.5 billion
China is Wisconsin's third- largest export market behind Canada and Mexico. The state moved more than $1.5 billion in exports to China last year, according to the governor's office.
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Dave Sobelman, owner and founder of Sobelmans Pub & Grill
What was the smartest thing your company did in the past year?
"Well that would be putting the cheeseburger slider in the already overloaded Sobelmans Bloody Mary. This alone has gotten us international attention, and business is up about 25 percent or so."
Menard tops list of Wisconsin billionaires
The 73-year-old home improvement store chain titan has an estimated net worth of $7 billion, ranking him as the 166th-richest person in the world.
Match Day surpasses goal
Match Day 2013, a one-day online fundraiser, recently collected more than $2.8 million, exceeding its monetary goal of $1.8 million, the total number of dollars brought in during last year's inaugural fundraiser.
Dare to be bold
Brian Bennett is a partner and founder of STIR Advertising + Integrated Messaging, a national integrated advertising and marketing communications firm based in Milwaukee. Successful, bold businesses have some key characteristics in common, he says.
