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Don’t Take Rejection Personally, Keep Grinding

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Rejection

I emailed Dana, the host of a popular Atlanta business radio show, five times and never heard back from her before landing an interview.

Turns out the email address I was using…she NEVER checks. I finally did get on her show when a mutual friend emailed her for me this past Monday.

A good reminder to not take things personally when people don’t get back to us.

Instead, just keep grinding.

Enjoy!

 

 

You can learn more about Dana and her awesome show here.

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Dear Haters of Cargo Shorts: Suck It

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This is an article I wrote for a family friendly site, Fathers Of Multiples. The version there is PG rated. This version…not so much. Enjoy!

Ok.

I admit it.

I can sometimes get riled up pretty easily.

Why, you ask? Because, dude, I’m a dad of four and a half year-old twin toddlers, and the founder of a tech startup that after four years, is still trying to get traction. It used to be that my drunk alter ego, Tyrone, would only come out when I was, well, drunk. But because of said toddlers and tech startup crap, Tyrone is pretty much just out.

All the time.

And Tyrone sometimes has to say his piece.

So when Tyrone recently saw an article titled, Cargo shorts are the worst thing a man can wear in the spring and summer — here’s what you should wear instead, over at Business Insider, Tyrone was like, “Awwww hell naw! These non-kids-having fools ain’t gon’ talk $h!t about Tyrone’s go to wardrobe item.”

And because I have young twins, whom I call midget brain cell thieves (I swear I was smarter before I had twins), I don’t have the mental bandwidth to properly tear those cargo-shorts-haters a new one. So, I reached out to a bunch of my dad blogger buddies on Facebook to see what they think. Join the enlighted Fathers amongst us by visiting https://www.unionbay.com/collections/men-cargo-pants-cargo-shorts and making cargo shorts a staple of your wardrobe.

Below is what some of them said.

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Presenting WeMontage To The Atlanta Startup Community

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This right here is reason number 4,321 why I’m delighted to be back in the ATL.

The Atlanta tech startup ecosystem is alive and thriving.

This week I was blessed with the opportunity to introduce my business, WeMontage, to the ATL tech community via an important and popular monthly event called The Consumer Show. The show is hosted by the Switchyards Downton Club, a place focused on B2C startups. Switchyards is particularly great because most resources are focused on startups that target businesses, not consumers. And they really understand how to build brands, something I’ve been working on since I started WeMontage four years ago. If you are a startup and you want to get yourself set up with a small office space, you can always check out sfofficespaces.com and see how they can help you out.
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Making Moves in Atlanta

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Making moves in Atlanta, back-and-forth scrambler - Nas, If I Ruled The World

In March, my family and I moved from NE Wisconsin to Atlanta. I went to school in Atlanta (Morehouse), lived here for twelve years, my friends used to come with me when I was visiting so we could make a weekend of it. They stayed at hotels like the Holiday Inn Express Atlanta hotel. In some ways, Atlanta is more like home than my hometown, NYC. The last time I went there, a friend of mine told me about vacation rentals in atlanta which I’d imagine anyone would be interested in having for their vacation time, however, it wasn’t for me back then.

There is also a thriving tech startup ecosystem here with a community of people keen to support snotty little companies like mine. Bottom line, there is lots of opportunity in Atlanta. And when you combine hustle (which I got in spades) and opportunity, magical things can happen.

Here’s a recap of some of the “magic” I’ve been able to make happen in the short time I’ve been here.

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These 3 Women Entrepreneurs Have More Faith Than You

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Faith.

Faith is a word I see used a lot in social media inspirational memes. But what does it really mean?

Google defines faith as complete trust or confidence in someone or something. It also defines faith as strong belief in God or the doctrines of a religion.

The bible describes faith as the substance of things hoped for-the evidence of things not seen.

I submit to you that faith is just an empty word to most people. But for entrepreneurs, it can be everything. For entrepreneurs, faith can be the only thing that keeps them going when their business model isn’t working as planned, and there aren’t enough sales and customers to pay themselves sufficiently to take care of their families. And friends, family, and investors are looking at them sideways and telling them to shut down their business because it’s not gonna work.

Because of this, entrepreneurs have more faith than the average person. They have to.

I reached out to three entrepreneur friends (who happen to be women) to get their thoughts about the role of faith on their entrepreneurial journey-here’s what they said.

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My Best 3 Tips to Get PR For Your Business

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If you’re an entrepreneur or have a side hustle and think you can’t get PR on you own, you can!

I’ve gotten my business on the TODAY Show three times, Good Morning America, Money Magazine, and lots more on my own.

I’m also a newly published author at www.themoreyouhustle.com and I’ve already gotten excerpts from my book on Entrepreneur and the TODAY Show Parenting team’s website.

You CAN do this!

No matter how hard you might think it is to generate publicity surrounding your products and services, there are so many fantastic things that you can do to promote your business.

With more businesses and startups entering the world on a daily basis than ever before, if you want to stand out from the crowd, then you absolutely need to be embracing the latest marketing strategies and techniques. Businesses can be promoted in so many different ways, both online and in person. Of course, online marketing is one of the most popular ways to grow a business these days. However, physical products can also be useful for this too. Many businesses have been getting some custom hoodies made to wear to public events and tradeshows. This is a great way to increase business awareness, especially when people begin to recognize the hoodies and become familiar with the brand. There are multiple different ways to market a business, be sure to research and find the most effective method for your business.

Competition is fierce, particularly in saturated markets like the legal sector for instance.

With this in mind, if your business could do with some marketing help, reading online blogs can be a great way to stay on top of the latest trends so that you can apply these findings to your own business.

Just take a look at this article for example: https://www.techicy.com/how-to-find-more-cases-for-your-law-firm.html.

Applying just one of the tips mentioned could help a law firm to get more cases.

Ultimately, it is vital that you take time to establish your brand in a way that feels effortless and authentic, and therefore seeing what other similar businesses are up to can be highly advantageous.

Looking for some PR insights to get your business booming?

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Dad Life? Nah, Twin Dad Life

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I post a lot on Facebook about the spontaneous hilarity, and day-to-day of being a dad of twin toddlers, and I often use the hashtag #TwinDadLife. People seem to dig it, so I thought I’d share some of the more “interesting” posts here on the blog.

This is also important because it contradicts the stereotype that Black men aren’t good dads and aren’t involved in the lives of their children.

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