Connecting with Customers

Culture

Why Prioritizing Connections Will Be the Superpower That Drives Your Success

Establishing a connection-first culture can mean the difference between lasting success and failure as a company.

Growing a Business

How Getting Featured In The New York Times Led to the Demise of My Brand

We seemed to be rocking it — lots of press, major partnerships. Then we learned a harsh lesson.

Side Hustle

This 20-Year-Old Student Started a Side Hustle With $400 — and It Earned $150,000 Over the Summer

Jacob Shaidle launched his barbecue cleaning business Shaidle Cleaning in 2021 when he was just 15.

Franchise

Why This Mother Daughter Duo Are Making a Killing on Consignment Handbags In New Jersey

For their business to work, Dianne and Gabrielle Melillo need more than customers. They need a community that has total confidence in them.

Leadership

Why I Get a Coffee with Someone New at 8 a.m. Every Single Day

Through daily coffee meetings, I discovered a unique opportunity to build new, meaningful friendships and expand my network.

Growing a Business

Take This Radical Approach to Customer Retention to Boost Employee Morale — And Your Profit

Customer retention has never been more important to an organization's bottom line, but achieving it means doubling down on the connection between employees and customers. Here's why it works, and how to get there.

Growing a Business

Your Company May Have a Costly Trust Problem. Here's How to Fix It — And Boost Your Profits.

Most companies are thinking about trust in the wrong way. Here's how to reframe trust as a product and supercharge your business.

Marketing

3 Ways Founders Can Connect With Their Customers to Drive Sales

These strategies go beyond traditional sales techniques to foster deep, meaningful relationships that drive sales and help grow your online business through lasting loyalty and engagement.

Growing a Business

If You Want to Build the Next Patagonia, Here's What Not to Do: 'We Realized We Were Turning Everybody Off'

Fifty years in, the leaders of the lauded outdoor apparel brand have are sharing lessons in responsible business — which they say is just plain good business — for up-and-coming entrepreneurs.

Leadership

How To Attract Premium Clients And Charge Accordingly — Even During Market Instability

Feel like you don't know how to set yourself apart and go high-end? Here's a three-step process you can use to get exceptional results.

Thought Leaders

This Entrepreneur Needed an Affordable Vacation and Wound Up Inventing a Thriving Business

David Sodemann, co-owner of Boho Camper Vans, unveils his secrets to business success and how he maintains a close relationship with his customers even while they're on the road.

Growing a Business

What I've Learned Training the Top Hotel Brands in Customer Service

Secrets of customer service as practiced by the greatest Five Star hotels in the world — from the trainer who teaches them.

Growing a Business

Chris Hemsworth Used to Bomb Auditions. Then This Mindset Shift Made Him a Movie Star, and the Founder of a $200 Million Startup.

The Australian actor won't let himself forget where he came from, and what the point of success is.

Growing a Business

The Key to Building Unshakeable Customer Relationships

Discussing the power of micro-moments and how to capitalize on them to build strong relationships with your customers.