CEO Advisory

One big difference between American companies and private Chinese companies is the way they develop new businesses. For linear-thinking Americans, the steps to start a business are ready-aim-fire: develop a business plan (ready), raise the money required to create the business and develop a marketing plan (aim), then execute the...

What needs to happen when business values have become valueless? Many businesses have corporate values buried somewhere. Their values might be in a constitution, corporate brochure, policy document or even on a boardroom wall. However, they might have no real impact because they are considered unimportant and meaningless. Even if...

Apart from flawless appearance and stylish looks, a CEO needs a fantastic car which is utility and luxury based. A perfect businessman’s car should be incredibly well-functional and adds to their brilliance. Fortunately, many car brands have come in the world, which redefines the perfection of a businessman. The excellence...

For a handful of people around the world, eating out is not merely synonymous with filling the belly. For them, it is a gastronomical experience, meant to please their taste buds and not necessarily their wallets. Perhaps this is why you will find a few exotic diners around the world,...

I recently had the opportunity to interview Illia Danylenko, CEO of an EdTech information-analytical platform TeachMeCash. May 2019, ExCeL London exhibition center. After the Business Show, we had the opportunity to attend a private meeting of business owners in the field of banks, insurance, and FinTech. The event was unusual,...

For corporate leaders intent on learning as much as possible, from thought leadership and research about the more pressing issues facing organizations today, the intensifying conversation around diversity and inclusion (D&I) initiatives is becoming impossible to ignore. In the age of social media and viral content, corporations that misstep are...

Do you have a small business that you would like to get a loan for? Is the reason for getting a loan justifiable for the growth of the business? If yes, it is important to know if the loan is a bad or a good loan. People have different opinions...

Born into the trades, my statistical likelihood of pursuing a life as a woman in a male-dominated industry was pretty high. As the second oldest in a lineup of nine children, my older brother and I were the first in the family to go to work with Dad. At the...

Most people build business relationships following a natural progression, and in doing so, engage with others in four stages: they connect, network, optimize and accelerate – in that order.   Too many people, however, including many CEOs, don’t understand or ever experience the benefits of accelerate (to be defined later);...

There are times when you have a short-lived idea to open your restaurant, and before you know it, you're thinking about it every waking moment. There're a couple of cases that trigger such an idea: right after a terrible meal out, when you can evidently observe exactly where things went...