Paul G. Silva

MARCH 6, 2025

What if you could assemble your dream team of advisors and consult them anytime, day or night, without scheduling conflicts or hefty consulting fees? I regularly consult my board while driving or walking, making productive use of time that would otherwise be spent just listening to music or podcasts. This isn’t a fantasy.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

During the recent Reimagine Success event , one of the featured speakers was Yiannis Chrysostomidis , managing director of Sustainable Futures , a boutique sustainability management consultancy in London. Leadership: Enable transformational leadership that can drive sustainable change in the world.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 5, 2017

Kevin Bonfield has more than 20 years of diverse management consulting, business development and operations expertise. The post Learning Leadership by Taking Risks and Setting Direction appeared first on THE BLOG. He was an EO Accelerator participant in 2012 and is currently an EO Dallas member. .

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 4, 2019

Then, newly promoted supervisors were expected to pick up the skills on the job, without training in leadership. The problem stemmed from the curse of knowledge, with most of the leaders in the department of transportation forgetting the difficulties they had in developing their own leadership skills. Leadership Development Training.

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Startup Blogpost

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

14 Leadership Lessons From Successful Startup Founders To gain a deeper understanding of effective leadership, we asked startup founders and CEOs to share the most valuable lessons they’ve learned from successful entrepreneurs. This lesson has influenced my leadership style profoundly.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 20, 2018

Michael Loban is an Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO) member in Cincinnati and cofounder of InfoTrust, a digital analytics consulting and technology company helping marketers use data to make smarter decisions. The post 6 Leadership Lessons Learned from the Founder of EO appeared first on THE BLOG. And that’s the short list.).

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 5, 2020

Picillo is the chief executive officer and founder of Point Seven Group (Point7) , a women-owned and -operated boutique cannabis consultancy based in Denver, Colorado, and Sonoma County, California. As consultants, we spend a great deal of time designing business plans, hiring and training programs, and brands with our clients.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 13, 2010

We worked together at Andersen Consulting between 1996-99 when the markets were booming. By 1999 we had grown into the largest independent consulting firm in the world. The market seemed crowded and our leadership position that had been built over many years seemed to not matter any more.

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AsiaTechDaily

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Register According to the “2022-2024 Global Semiconductor Revenue Forecast” report released in April 2023 by Gartner, a global IT research and consulting firm, the semiconductor market is expected to decline in 2023 due to declining demand for electronic products and oversupply of semiconductors.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 16, 2021

Dan’s professional IT services consultancy developed a SaaS product and now wants to grow and scale the product—but has little experience in marketing or selling SaaS products. Once senior leadership took over our sales component, we discovered so many good nuggets about which features were most important to customers.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 27, 2013

Teams are organisms and they detect bad cells even more quickly than leadership does. In the US you have the right to terminate almost any employee at will (subject to your not giving them a contract to the contrary and of course you should always consult a lawyer before implementing a firing or layoff).

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 2, 2020

Boeing’s leadership made some terrible decisions to cover up problems and rush production of the 737 Max. Good decision making is the essence of successful leadership, which is why the term “leader” is often equated to “decision-maker.” Elon Musk tweeted about taking Uber private and plummeted his company into chaos.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 13, 2010

Post MBA I went into strategy consulting where my job was to problem solve for clients. This is a problem for a strategy consultant because you are, by definition, a generalist that is thrown into new problems again and again. But in leadership and entrepreneurism the top-down approach will be the right solution more often than not.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 13, 2022

Such a focus on visibility in the office speaks to a highly traditionalist leadership mindset underpinned by the illusion of control. He highlights the importance of being visible and cites his own notoriously long working hours as an example. It’s especially prevalent in executives who want to control their employees.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 28, 2010

Anyway, I spent the first part of my career consulting for large companies. Accenture always had a chip on it’s shoulder in strategy consulting – especially compared with McKinsey, BCG and Bain. We were Accenture (then Andersen Consulting) and our core skills were in building large-scale IT systems.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 2, 2023

Given that data, when I consult for organizations on determining hybrid employee work arrangements, a primary consideration involves minimizing staff commuting time. Mentoring and leadership development often takes subtlety and nuance, navigating emotions and egos. Such navigation is much easier in person than remotely.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JUNE 19, 2024

With his extensive industry experience and visionary leadership, Jordan has established Equifund as a pivotal player in disrupting middle market investment banking. Prior to founding Equifund, Jordan founded capital markets consulting and investor relations firm Novea Capital Inc in 2009.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 5, 2024

Set Goals Like Google: Why OKRs Surpass Other Goal-Setting Methods for Entrepreneurs Eric Crews (EO Boston), founder and CEO of management consulting firm Crews & co., My consulting firm has used them with over 100 companies. Also, check out Real Simple Business , where Barry shares his successful business secrets.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 25, 2021

Kent recently became the seventh certified Conscious Capitalism consultant globally. Conscious leadership. Kent Gregoire is an Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO) member and founder of Symphony Advantage, which helps CEOs achieve ongoing success through strategic thinking, advice and planning.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 31, 2010

In the first part of this post I talked about how sales in a startup is often evangelical , requires as consultative sale and needs constant adjustments based on customer feedback. This article was originally posted in a much more concise version over GigaOm if you prefer the shorter version.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Is the belief of this traditionalist, older half of the business leadership that workers are more productive in the office based on facts? According to Future Forum , skepticism toward working from home tends to come from leaders over age 50. Leaders under age 50 are more accepting of hybrid and remote work and focus on how to do it well.

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Jason Malki

JANUARY 29, 2025

Under her visionary leadership, SkySelect is transforming procurement processes, boosting transparency, and cutting costs significantly for MRO operations. She has spent her entire professional life in Supply chain and Logistics, helping companies transform their supply chain with a consulting lens. Thank you so much for joiningus!

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

While it is not uncommon to see CS graduates wind up in management or consulting, that’s probably not the full story. You could even pursue a leadership role. As a woman in a STEM career and leadership role, I strongly encourage you to promote STEM learning and exploration among the young women in your community.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

NOVEMBER 15, 2017

Carine Schneider is a partner with Nua Group, an HR consulting group, and the founder and CEO of WFF Connect , a mission-driven company that connects women founders to capital. Kalika Yap is an inventor and entrepreneur who founded the consulting agency Citrus Studios. Did you miss Wednesday’s spotlight on leadership?

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Let’s say that your ideal clients are CEOs of mid-market companies that need your consulting services. Get involved with non-profits where CEOs serve on the board, attend their galas and events, and get to know the leadership. In other words, where do they congregate, what do they read, and what are their interests? None in your area?

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American Entrepreneurship

JANUARY 5, 2025

He was placed with a professional tax and financial consulting firm where he received a game-changing introduction to a mentorship program at the Wharton School funded by the former famous bond trader and p hilanthropist Michael Milken. Because a mentor knows your business inside and out, they can provide ongoing support that grows with you.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

Hamet came up with this idea after 3 years consulting for Nielsen Media helping them to figure out the value of branded integration and trying to define ways to measure efficacy of the unit. He had made some structural mistakes in NextMedium that meant the Cap Table and leadership team was a bit wacky. So what gives?

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

JANUARY 23, 2024

From here, Jonathan has gone on to work alongside organizations such as the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, the European Commission, the Inter-American Development Bank, and other international institutions on AI-related topics as a consultant, researcher, and policy advisor.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

The EO Path of Leadership for both my local chapter and now region is both challenging and rewarding. Kent Gregoire, US East Bridge Chapter, founder and CEO, Symphony Advantage and a Certified Conscious Capitalism Consultant. This also gives me time to give back to my local community through several volunteer boards and EO.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

In this first installment of Kym Huynh’s Leadership Toolkit series, Kym asked what entrepreneurs wished non-entrepreneurs knew about them. Raymond Chou, EO Malaysia, founder and CEO of Infront Consulting . This post originally appeared on Kym Huynh’s Leadership Toolkit blog and is edited and reposted here with permission.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 22, 2018

My professional background is a combination of tech innovation, big banking, social science research, and organizational design consulting. By 2012, I had moved out to the suburbs, I had twins and a baby daughter, and I was still consulting. Then a disaster struck and really catalyzed the idea of the book. So, what could I do?

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 6, 2020

Pinterest has forever changed our consultation game. Nothing will ever replace an in-person, customized consultation where a professional can feel your hair, assess the damage and recommend the correct products for you to use. I hired a consulting group called Summit that changed my life.

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Jason Malki

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Leadership Transformation: David Ghodsizadeh’s Journey to Empower Technical Professionals Through Storytelling I had the pleasure of interviewing David Ghodsizadeh, the founder of Storytelling 4 Success , who is empowering technical professionals to unlock their full potential through leadership storytelling. The driving force?

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OurCrowd

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Eko, a cardiopulmonary digital health company, today announced the appointment of Renee Gaeta as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and member of the executive leadership team. The post [Eko Health in HIT Consultant] Eko Appoints Renee Gaeta as Chief Financial Officer appeared first on OurCrowd Blog. Read more here.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

I wasn’t the first female member, but I was the first of any gender to hold these important leadership positions—and I believe that says something important about the ethos of EO and how the organization sees everybody as equal and of value. I was the first elected president of EO and the first chairman of the Global Board. Living every day.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JUNE 7, 2024

He serves as the CEO of the future-of-work consultancy Disaster Avoidance Experts. His expertise comes from over 20 years of consulting , coaching , and speaking and training for Fortune 500 companies from Aflac to Xerox.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 10, 2023

By Ami Kassar, EO Philadelphia president FY2023-25 In late April, I attended the Entrepreneurs’ Organization’s Global Leadership Conference in Cape Town, South Africa, along with more than 1,300 EO members from around the world. In July, I will start my presidency of the EO Philadelphia chapter, where we currently have 111 members.

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