Posts tagged Purpose
Happy Pride Month!
Happy Pride Month!

How entrepreneurship gave me the confidence to be me

Nobody told me growing up that I needed to get straight A’s and a college degree.

Nobody told me that I needed to get a stable, well-paying job and climb the corporate ladder.

Nobody told me that I needed to find a nice girl, settle down, and start a family. (Ok maybe my Jewish grandmother did, but let’s roll with it).

But in upper-middle class suburbia where I grew up, when the dominant thing you see around you is one kind of path, you think that’s the path you’re supposed to follow too.

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Brad EisenbergEntrepreneurship, small business, Purpose, success
Why People Quit Their Job to Become Entrepreneurs
Why People Quit Their Job to Become Entrepreneurs

How Quick Base gave this entrepreneur the platform to pursue her dream

When Sharon Faust was 5 years old, she knew she wanted to be an entrepreneur.

She looked up to her mom and watched as she crafted the life that she wanted with her own hands and spirit. A true creative, Sharon’s mom was an artist and entrepreneur who started a graphic design firm and opened a store that sold local crafts and artwork.

Sharon’s mother wasn’t the only source of inspiration in her life. Her grandmother ran a real estate business, and her father grew up on a family-owned farm.

These examples instilled in Sharon a deep desire to create something of her own one day. She wanted that life of independence and fulfillment she admired so much about her role models.

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Brad EisenbergQuick Base, Entrepreneurship, Purpose, small business
Purpose and Profit
Purpose and Profit

Let’s move the conversation beyond compromise

In early 2014, my last company, greeNEWit, was in crisis.

We had just lost our most lucrative contract implementing one of Baltimore Gas and Electric’s largest energy efficiency programs. It was worth over $1 Million.

Layoffs were inevitable. We had to part with nearly half of our staff to survive.

Nobody felt less secure than Josh Massey and Gabe Bustos, Co-Directors of greeNEWit’s OUR Schools Program. OUR Schools was a social program that supported greeNEWit’s mission by teaching Maryland elementary students the importance of sustainability and the environment in an exciting assembly style presentation.

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Brad EisenbergPurpose, Profitability, Entrepreneurship