SoCal Tech Calendar

SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

Thursday, September 14, 2017 -- LA CEOs: Building High Performing Cultures. In this highly interactive session, Carrie Kish Partner and CEO for CultureSync,www.culturesync.net, a management consulting firm specializing in cultural change, executive coaching, and strategy, shows qualified CEO and CFOs how to upgrade their organization.

Coach 100

Coach Satisfaction Organization Services 100

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 8, 2018

In 2017 we began inserting an “Inclusion Clause” into our term sheets because we believe that the culture one establishes at the earliest stages of one’s business will set out the course of how it will grow and develop. We immediately realized this was a great idea.

Venture Capital 284

Venture Capital Coach Ideas Startup 284

socalTECH

DECEMBER 27, 2018

Techstars has continued to expand its global footprint with 48 accelerator programs around the world and the first company from our portfolio (Sendgrid) to IPO in late 2017 and then be acquired by Twilio in 2018. What was the biggest news for your organization in 2018? Find her @annawbarber. READ MORE>>.

Startup 124

Startup Press Commerce Southern California 124

Xconomy

DECEMBER 28, 2017

ACM International Collegiate Programming Contest World Finals 2017. ICPC World Finals 2017, held in Rapid City. In 2016, the renowned international university programming tournament — attended by student competitors, coaches, and parents — took place in Phuket, Thailand. In 2017, it was in Rapid City, South Dakota.

Coach 75

Coach Technical Review Carson Networking 75

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 28, 2017

You may think you need more entrepreneurial courses in school, or more advanced degrees, but in my experience it’s more of a mindset, some good coaching, and learning by doing that separates the winners from the losers. You learn as much as a coach as the student. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 06/13/2017.

Coach 80

Coach Entrepreneur Ideas Class 80

Tech.Co

JUNE 29, 2021

Back in 2017, the New York Times opinion section was graced with an article entitled: Jerks and the Start-Ups They Ruin. So, we decided to offer a ‘wellbeing coach’ to give the team the opportunity to express their feelings and get things off their chest.” Saying No To Startup Bros.

Startup 159

Startup Course Coach Demand 159

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 28, 2017

Also don’t confuse a business mentor with a business coach. A business mentor helps to fill an experience gap, while a coach helps fill a skill gap. A mentor’s aim is to teach you by using specific examples of what to do and how, unlike a coach who helps you develop your generic skills for deciding what to do and when.

Mentor 72

Mentor Coach Help Ideas 72

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 6, 2017

Coach for productivity, performance, and creativity. The traditional once-yearly look-backward performance paradigm has to be replaced by daily or weekly coaching focused on a career roadmap ahead. They all need the same feedback, respect for their input, and coaching to maximize their engagement.

Satisfaction 67

Satisfaction Coach Startup Organization 67

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 21, 2017

Priority is placed on employee mentoring and coaching. Mentoring and coaching tend to improve commitment, motivation, decision making, and creative talents, which are required for a competitive business and career. Marty Zwilling First published on Huffington Post on 04/19/2017.

Entrepreneur 78

Entrepreneur Coach Organization Mentor 78

socalTECH

APRIL 5, 2017

Diamond Bar-based LifeRay (www.liferay.com) is a company that not too many people have heard of, but which is used to run the websites for such well known organizations like Toyota, T-Mobile, Coach, Fujitsu, Allianz, and Sesame Street. 2017 will be a great year for us. Finally, what's next on the horizon for you?

Diamond Bar 169

Diamond Bar Customer Custom Organization 169

Tech.Co

DECEMBER 13, 2017

E-Teams receive grants of up to $25,000 and get training through an early-stage innovator training program that provides peer networking, expert coaching, national recognition, and hands-on workshops to move innovations forward. “It The funding comes from VentureWell’s E-Team Student Grant Program.

Startup 70

Startup Funding Training Ideas 70

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 14, 2017

Establish mentoring and coaching relationships. Mentoring is a less formal arrangement for long-term career guidance, while coaching is a more formal association focused on improvements in behavior and performance in the current job. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 07/01/2017. It’s up to you to make it happen.

Coach 57

Coach Mentor Organization Entrepreneur 57

Frank Addante

OCTOBER 12, 2021

That’s what my wife said to me back in June after I had been “retired” since 2017. A good friend, and college athletics coach, very wisely said to me “you can’t fill a big hole with a bunch of little things.” “You need to go back to work, you need to get back to doing what you love – building businesses!”

Startup 105

Startup Case Study Ideas Invest 105

Tech.Co

JUNE 14, 2024

HerRise Micro-Grant For: Business owners that are Women of color Grantor: The Yva Jourdan Foundation, Inc and HerSuiteSpot Amount: $1,000 HerRise Micro-Grant is a grant program designed to support women of color through funding, community support, and coaching.

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Newsletter Entrepreneur News Design 129

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 19, 2017

For the rest, as a coach, I still struggle with definitively telling leaders what to look for in themselves, and how to change. In that context, I just finished a new book, “ Communicate Like A Leader ,” by Dianna Booher, who has long coached executives at some of the largest Fortune 500 companies.

Coach 60

Coach Summary Training News 60

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 11, 2017

I’m not an expert on leadership, so I am always on the lookout for specific development guidance, such as the new book, “ Leadership Results ,” by the well-known leadership coach and business psychologist, Sebastian Salicru. If necessary, use a strengths coach, and always start a business which highlights your signature strengths.

Coach 59

Coach Satisfaction Ideas Entrepreneur 59

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 15, 2017

Some people ask me about the difference between a coach and a mentor. In my view, coaches focus on bringing out the best in an individual’s generic skills, while a mentor adds the element of sharing information about the industry, company, or business unit that the mentor believes is relevant to the mentee.

Mentor 61

Mentor Technical Review LAMP Coach 61

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 4, 2017

Coach others, rather than competing with others. Coaching is helping a person increase self-awareness and adjust their role to take better advantage of their greatest strengths, rather than highlighting and critiquing their weaknesses. Marty Zwilling First published on Huffington Post on 12/03/2017.

Design 62

Design Coach Organization Ideas 62

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 10, 2017

Personnel people talk primarily about spending time with and coaching poor performers. Yet top performers are the most responsive to coaching, and can leverage your help much more effectively. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 06/19/2017. Volunteers will always be more engaged and more committed.

Coach 58

Coach Tips Satisfaction Organization 58

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 27, 2017

Develop accountability through coaching and mentoring. High-performing companies formalize these coaching and mentoring programs, and apply them universally, rather than activate them only to solve specific problems. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 10/13/2017.

Satisfaction 55

Satisfaction Coach Mentor Training 55

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 22, 2017

The solution is people-focused managers, who practice empathy and coaching to check alignment, rather than looking backward only at results. This starts with hiring the right people, matching roles to interests, and regular coaching and training to improve competency in the required skills.

Company 54

Company Companies Technical Review Coach 54

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 1, 2017

Coach others on how to get to the next level. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 02/14/2017. Some leaders are so focused on work, goals, and activities that they lose their personality for driving relationships and processes. Watch carefully the words you use.

Coach 72

Coach Ideas Startup Study 72

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 18, 2017

She speaks from years of experience coaching entrepreneurs and executives on the magic of a story. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 08/04/2017. Every business pitch has to tell a solid overall story, spanning the range from personal motivation, business opportunity, to return on investment for both you and me.

Social Media 58

Social Media Coach Invest Media 58

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 29, 2017

It also means setting up a personalized coaching and mentoring system, and accelerated rotations for top talent. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 03/09/2017. This means revisiting your human relations (HR) practices and procedures – training, promotion, job assignments, and compensation, with difference makers in mind.

Product 58

Product Startup Guide Framework 58

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 22, 2017

Others schedule long and exhaustive practice and coaching sessions for everyone on the team, including showcase customers, to make sure that everyone tells the most positive and consistent story. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 12/05/2017. A relationship as important as this one should never be a one-way street.

Invest 59

Invest Startup Doc Slides 59

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 7, 2017

Their experience as executive coaches and entrepreneurs gives real credibility to their assessment of some new leadership approaches that are required in business today. Marty Zwilling First published on Huffington Post on 10/06/2017. Benton and Kylie Wright-Ford.

Entrepreneur 59

Entrepreneur Customer Custom Coach 59

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 17, 2017

These authors, who both have extensive credentials as executive coaches with top tier business leaders around the world, detail six factors of change that every business needs to address today to keep ahead of the wave. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 04/04/2017.

Company 55

Company Companies Artificial Inteligence Technical Review 55

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 16, 2017

His 30 years of business and coaching experience bring credibility to his perspective. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 08/02/2017. I like the points made in the classic book, “ You Can Win ,” by Shiv Khera.

Software Review 57

Software Review Technical Review Startup Press 57

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 30, 2017

If you match that with commensurate training and professional development coaching, you will see their commitment, productivity, and loyalty in return. Marty Zwilling First published on Huffington Post on 04/29/2017. Allowance for today’s work flexibility needs. Is your company there yet?

Mentor 61

Mentor Coach Satisfaction Product 61

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 18, 2017

Hire, coach, and train everyone on the team to focus on communication. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 06/01/2017. Better communication facilitates both purpose and execution. Lead with an executable vision for the future. Waiting until you sense a crisis is too late.

Satisfaction 56

Satisfaction Customer Custom Startup 56

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 20, 2017

For your own business, the right time to address expected norms is during coaching and before hiring. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 01/05/2017. Treats everyone with respect, and expects it in return. This also includes showing an understanding of the value of customers, and honoring the line between work and play.

Funding 55

Funding Satisfaction Customer Custom 55

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 21, 2017

Green, a noted executive coach, speaker, and CEO of Brilliance, Inc. Marty Zwilling First published on Huffington Post on 07/20/2017. A key part of her message that resonated with me, as a mentor to entrepreneurs, is her guidance on how to deal with the constant demands and requests that every business founder faces.

Startup 58

Startup Tool Coach Satisfaction 58

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

Yet, according to statistics from the Small Business Association (SBA), over half of new businesses offer something else - personal professional services, including consulting, business coaching, and advisory services. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 02/09/2017. For me, that’s the definition of success.

Social Media 56

Social Media Pricing Technical Review Demand 56

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 2, 2017

Set aside time to seek out experts in your field for ideas, as well as mentoring and coaching. Marty Zwilling First published on Huffington Post on 06/01/2017. When you reach a certain level or role in an organization, it is difficult to find time to spend with inspiring people who can provide you with insights and new perspectives.

Tips 58

Tips Class Activity Coach 58

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

Even if you were an “A-Player” in your previous organization (top 10-percent performer, high integrity, exceeds on commitments), you had peers and executives around you to provide coaching and keep you centered. Marty Zwilling First published on Entrepreneur.com on 02/13/2017. That’s the definition of a win-win opportunity.

Entrepreneur 54

Entrepreneur Customer Custom Competition 54

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

The best managers are guides and coaches, with a concrete plan based on goals, not just crisis commanders. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 11/01/2017. Provides positive and timely employee recognition. Most employees are more motivated by recognition than by money.

Sample 55

Sample Technical Review Tips Coach 55

Xconomy

AUGUST 23, 2016

Participants will also be paired with coaches and will network for board seats after the course is over. LifeSci Advisors cofounder and CEO Andrew McDonald told Xconomy in May that his firm would help place 15 women on boards by the end of 2017. percent of partners in traditional VC firms were women, Liftstream found.

Training 40

Training Class Organization Course 40