We had two excellent guests join us today. First up was Stephanie Lloyd, Founder and CEO of Radiant Veracity in Atlanta, Georgia. She is a National Careers + Workplace Columnist for Examiner, a division of Clarity Media Group owned by one of the largest media investment companies in the world. There she authors a highly-regarded career and job search advice column for 70 major markets nationwide. Joining her was one of her interns, Stephanie Perrett, to discuss job searching in a down economy. While it may be more difficult to find a job when the economy is down, it also presents some unique opportunities that recent graduates like Stephanie Perrett might not otherwise have if there was an abundance of jobs available. She is enjoying the chance to “try on” a few jobs to help guide her decision about what she ultimately wants to do. Stephanie Lloyd thinks this is a great idea and pointed out that for both recent graduates and those who have faced layoffs, an internship might be a great way to retool your career and transition into another field or broaden your experience. Both Stephanies think that the networking tools available such as LinkedIn and Twitter can be invaluable for expanding your network and meeting people who might be able to help you in your quest. Be sure to listen to this segment for other valuable job searching and recruiting tips.
Our second guest was David Eckoff. As a technology entrepreneur and president of Revolutionary Ventures, a consulting company that specializes in taking revolutionary ideas from the drawing board to market, Eckoff has been an innovator in start up companies and Fortune 500 alike. He is also the co-founder of Spitter, Inc., an early stage company with private Alpha already taking place July 2009, and Beta planned August 2009. Spitter helps users connect with other sports fans and stay in touch with news about their favorite teams. We talked about some of the mistakes startups and entrepreneurs make and what it takes to be successful as an entrpreneur. Mainly, entrepreneurs need to be willing to work and work very hard. There’s no such thing as building a company to achieve “passive income.” And, the most important work an entrepreneur does is also the least sexy but it’s the thing that will make the company profitable. David also pointed out that the ability to listen to your customers is critical and then be able to quickly adapt to their changing demands. If you’re working for a startup or you are an entrepreneur, David offers some great free advice. Be sure to listen!
Thanks to all of our guests for coming on and we’ll see you next week on Gravity Free Radio!
