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I’ll Have What She’s Having.

June 12, 2013 by Lisa Gerber 12 Comments

SxSW Interactive credits much of its explosive growth to Twitter. Twitter went live a few months prior to the event which proved to be a huge launchpad for the social network. This is one of many things I learned from Hugh Forrest, SxSW’s Interactive director in his keynote this weekend at Counselors Academy Spring Conference.  […]

Filed Under: Entrepreneur Tagged With: Counselors Academy, Hugh Forrest, SxSW, TechCrunch

Taking Risks and Hoping Like Hell They Pay Off

February 25, 2013 by Lisa Gerber 4 Comments

Counselors Academy

Some of you have already heard my story about Counselors Academy so I understand if you want to move on – there is a distinct possibility I have told it about 1,549 times. For those of you who haven’t, I’d like to talk about taking risks and hoping like hell they pay off. I started Big […]

Filed Under: Entrepreneur Tagged With: Counselors Academy, perspective, taking risks

Changing Habits to Grow the Business

September 27, 2010 by Lisa Gerber 10 Comments

I’ve been struggling with my entrepreneurial spirit. A loss of focus, and clarity on my next steps to grow my business have given me time to pause, and allow myself to get caught up in working in my business and not on it. (Therefore, I’ve neglected my blog of late.) I am an accidental entrepreneur […]

Filed Under: Take a Big Leap Tagged With: business growth, business planning, Counselors Academy, Public Relations, work/life balance

Professional Development for Entrepreneurs

June 6, 2010 by Lisa Gerber Leave a Comment

How do you spark the passion and fall in love again? Well, many couples might take a second honeymoon or romantic retreat. And what about in our work lives? Don’t we need some sort of romantic retreat with our careers? I’m referring to a working, creative and transformational break surrounded by industry peers, away from […]

Filed Under: Entrepreneur Tagged With: business planning, CAPRSA, Counselors Academy, marketing strategy, Public Relations, work/life balance

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Thanks to Danny Brown for listing Lisa as a top 5 blogger to watch in 2013:

I first got to know Lisa Gerber from working with her when she was part of Arment Dietrich, and I knew then that she was a smart cookie… Her blog (has) become a staple part of my reading diet.

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