Navigating the need to both strive and minimize.
Navigating Distribution Challenges in Outdoor Retail as a Sales Representative
Aside from the universal challenges of running a small business—HR, finance, and operations—distribution is often the most contentious and stressful issue we face as sales representatives and agencies. The Pie Every distribution decision involves multiple stakeholders, each with their own incentives, pressures, and sometimes competing values. In an ideal world, everyone would agree that new…
Security vs Inspiration
There is a season for both, BUT security is rarely inspiring, and following inspiration is seldom secure. I have always been best served by the inspired path. It comes with elevated risk, but it need not be reckless. Security is closely tied to stagnation. Sometimes, security is the best choice, but when there is an…
OnwardUP’s Journey to B Corp
OnwardUP Sales and Marketing Ltd, has become a B Corp. I want to share some thoughts on the How and Why we went on this journey. To start, I got into business by accident. I needed financial security, wanted to maintain a healthy lifestyle, work with great people, and ultimately contribute more than I consume.…
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