Colby tossed me the passenger seat invite, and we cruised through the Pennsylvania suburbs near his office, talking business, craftsmanship, and customer service. The guy runs one of the most respected painting companies in the area, but what struck me was his mindset more than the truck. When I visited Colby Joseph Davis at his […]
It was more than a decade ago when I met John Haynes at the L2E conference. At the time he was running admissions for LDS Business College in Salt Lake City (now Ensign College). I had flown in to teach young adults how to build real careers in digital marketing, and John was there because he
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Many people think “AI” means mind‑bending math and superhuman coders. Jeff Pebley, a new AI apprentice in Las Vegas, is proof that the real magic lies in doing the little things—every day. When Jeff joined our Local Service Spotlight program he worried he lacked the technical chops. He quickly learned that building an AI‑driven career
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When he’s not scaling businesses, Colby Joseph Davis focuses just as much on giving back. Through the Davis Painting #DavisCares program, he and his team sponsor youth sports, donate to local non‑profits and support first responders throughout Pennsylvania and New Jersey. The idea is simple: if you want to build a lasting company, you need
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To colleagues and competitors alike, Colby Joseph Davis is more than a business owner—he is a coach who lifts people up. He often says that leadership isn’t about titles or demanding respect but about earning it through actions. This philosophy permeates every facet of his businesses. Employees at Davis Painting and Indy Capital receive extensive
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Visiting the Rosetta Stone headquarters with Alex Houg was more than a field trip—it was a masterclass in how we build personal brands for our clients and ourselves. We spent the day exploring how language learning connects to building a marketing machine, and Alex was eager to document every lesson for our interns back home.
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/youtube Embracing Rejection and Mastering Soft Skills Sam started knocking on doors as a missionary and later sold pest control. The common thread was learning to handle rejection with grace and developing the social and psychological skills to connect with people. He shared how “selling with indifference” (focusing on whether a product is right for
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TL;DR: ZivZo filed a “supplement” asking a federal judge to force takedowns, pre-approve any future posts I write about them, and strip a criticism domain. That’s textbook prior restraint. My response explains why the Constitution doesn’t allow it, why their new spin doesn’t fix anything, and why their claims still fail on the facts and
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In the highly competitive world of home services and local trades—whether you’re a plumber, HVAC technician, roofer or landscaper—the strength of your personal brand can set you apart. Customers want to know who they’re hiring, not just what your company does. In a recent behind‑the‑scenes session recorded at Rosetta Stone’s headquarters, BlitzMetrics founder Dennis Yu
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TL;DR: TSA chaos, a rejected ID, a pat‑down worthy of a Netflix special, bags sent to secondary, a 15‑minute death march to B concourse—and somehow, we still made the flight to Denver. Call it luck. I call it grace. And I’m using this post to give flowers to Sam McLeod, who handled every curveball like
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