For Owl there were times when he had suspected some of his competitors fluffed up their skills a little bit when speaking with potential customers. They made everything seem a lot better than it actually was. Own didn’t see this as very honest and ethical for any clients coming his way so even if it made some clients run to the business next door, Own slept well at night knowing he was completely honest about what he could and could not do well.
Lesson: This lesson is inspired by the Rescue a CEO Post “Ethics in Business – Entrepreneurs Reveal Their Upstanding Rules“
Gresham W. Harkless Jr.https://iamgresh.comGresham “Gresh” W. Harkless Jr. is the founder of CBNation and Blue 16 Media. CBNation is a Business to Business (B2B) Brand focusing on increasing the business success rate by providing visibility and resources for CEOs, entrepreneurs and business owners. CBNation consists of blogs (CEOBlogNation.com), podcasts (CEOPodcasts.com) and videos (CBNation.tv). Blue 16 Media is a digital marketing agency providing digital marketing services including web design & SEO to small to medium-sized businesses and organizations. Central to his marketing philosophy is that You Are a Media Company: Developing a Marketing Strategy to Connect with Your Target and Reach Your Goals. Gresham is proud a graduate of Howard University & Georgetown University. He also is a graduate of the 2020 Leadership Center for Excellence Young Professionals Program ’16 and recognized by the Alexandria Virginia Chamber of Commerce’s 40 Under 40.
