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From layoff to six-figure start-up

Posted on 14 February 2012. Tags: Atlanta, boutique, coach, entrepreneur, mom, motivational speaker, retail, retail strategy, Tory Johnson

Tierra Destiny Reid was home on maternity leave in February 2009 when she turned on CNN and found out her corporate career in suburban Atlanta was ending. Her employer, one of America’s largest retailers, had just announced that they were not only downsizing but closing three entire divisions. For Tierra, a military wife and mother [...]

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Barn Lost its Charm

Posted on 04 February 2012. Tags: artist, Bonnie Story, budget, career change, coach, coding, community college, computers, consultant, design, developer, ecommerce, editor, editorial, entrepreneur, freelancer, freelancing, HTML, independent, internet, marketing, Photoshop, shoestring, Web development, web graphics, Website design, writer, writing

In 1996, I was injured in a horseback riding accident. I knew then that my blissful days of being a 72-hour a week horse wrangler and trail-ride guide would have to end. As I recovered from a full suite of injuries, I had time to consider my next move. I had been exposed to computers [...]

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Changing Education One Text Message at a Time

Posted on 20 May 2011. Tags: //pocketliteracy.com, adjunct professor, adjunct professor of English, Chris Drew, coach, education, EducationEducation, KnowledgeKnowledge, literacy, longitudinal study, math lesson, poetry time, Temple University

I started working on Pocket Literacy Coach in 2009. I officially launched our website – https://pocketliteracy.com – in September 2010. Which is when I made my first dollar. But it was a long journey to get there and there’s still a long way to go before my team and I are supporting every parent to [...]

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Mental Martial Arts – The Shaolin Principle for Business and Life

Posted on 06 October 2010. Tags: BBC, Brian Sterling, Brian Sterling-Vete, Business Book Author, coach, coach for specific events/training purposes, global business leaders, guinness world record, guinness world record holder, Jon Pall Sigmarsson, Record Breakers, specialist, Stunt Performer

A short bio about the business book author: Sir Brian Sterling-Vete is an author, Guinness World Record Holder, Motivational Speaker, Award-Winning Film-Maker, TV presenter, Stage, Film/Television Actor, Stunt Performer, Martial Artist, Strength Athlete, Adventurer and Entrepreneur. Born in one of the toughest parts of Manchester, England, he now lives in the USA. Casting aside the [...]

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