Zebra had started his business for one reason – because he had always been told that he couldn’t create the product he wanted. His co-workers never thought it was possible and his boss always downgraded his ideas telling him that instead of thinking up ideas that would never happen that he needed to focus more on the task at hand. So once he left his job and began his own business, that product everyone said would never work was built in under a year.
Lesson: This lesson is inspired by the Hearpreneur Post “Entrepreneuers Share What Makes Their Business Unique“
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.
