Of the many entrepreneurs I met at BlogWorld last year, one that definitely stood out was Chris Ducker. A genuinely funny dude in his own right, here’s an interview he did with me there for his Virtual Business Lifestyle blog. Among other things, we discuss the importance of social media in building a personal brand, why you must stand out from the crowd from the get-go, the difference of being part of a niche and “owning” it, and whether web video is the future of

How do you deal with problem customers? Take a page out of a stand-up comedian’s playbook and treat them like unruly hecklers. Learn from my wholly NSFW five-minute presentation from Ignite Cincinnati this past November. By the way, I was absolutely shocked no one in the crowd yelled “you suck!” as a

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A great little documentary was just released by Pokerstars about Randy Lew, one of their newest “pro” team members. I remember playing on tables with him there about 4-5 years ago and his success story is no surprise to me whatsoever. Started small. Refined his game. Moved up slowly. Refined his game some more with adding more tables. Then scaled up dramatically once reaching optimal profitability. This is especially telling since it bucks the typical trend of almost every high-limit poker star competing today – who usually builds his/her bankroll through huge tournament scores and/or backing agreements. They can be at the top of the world one month and then by the end of the year