Serial Entrepreneur, Physician, Attorney, Pilot, Author, and TEDx speaker, Dr. John Shufeldt, MD, JD, MBA, FACEP has a deep passion for education. He understands the need for students to have great mentors. Dr. Shufeldt mentors many young people and faces the same question from each mentee: "how did you do it?" His latest Outlier Series professional development book, LeadershipYOU: Your Future Starts With You, answers that questions in-depth. In the book, Dr. Shufeldt shares 10 key principles that have guided his career and life. Dr. Shufeldt shares his knowledge for others to challenge … [Read more...]
John Shufeldt’s LeadershipYOU gives students career advice, helicopter ride
Originally posted on AZBigMedia.com: Four Arizona college students became the first winners of the LeadershipYOU Career Coaching Event, receiving career advice from a local entrepreneur and a helicopter tour. The winners flew in a helicopter over Phoenix and Scottsdale, which was flown by Dr. John Shufeldt, author of the book LeadershipYOU: Your Future Starts With You. The contestant winners also received a career coaching session, lunch and a signed copy of Shufeldt’s newest Outlier Series book, “LeadershipYou: The Future Starts with You” Students were selected for the coaching … [Read more...]
May Causes to Celebrate this Month: Mark your calendar with worthy social causes
May might bring extreme heats or perfect weather depending on where you are geographically- regardless of your location, note that health is important and potentially add biking into your daily or weekly routine. Familiarize yourself with women's health issues, and take the time to thank your former teachers or child's teacher. Get to know our history and achievements in space exploration. Support the Red Cross. Honor the lives of our fallen heroes. As always, don't overload your schedule by cramming as many important things in as you can if you can no longer take the time to be present in … [Read more...]
Get to Know Entrepreneur & Artist Macy McKenny Who Used Social Media to Launch Her Business
Me: "Tell me about yourself." Macy: “I’m Macy. I’m 31 and I went to the University of Arizona for graphic design. Before that I lived in Kansas. I’ve always been a creative person.” Macy says she attended U of A after visiting her brother there. She loved the warm weather and they had a “really great graphic design program.” Macy has been a graphic designer for seven years, living in Phoenix after she graduated. She has always been creative - painting, reupholstering furniture and making art. Just over a year ago, December 2014, Macy quit her job and ventured out on her own. She started … [Read more...]
Six Keys to Success – The Outsourcing of Everything
A Brookings Institute report released in 2014 concluded that business dynamism, or the number of new businesses formed in the U.S. versus the number of closed businesses has slowed dramatically over the last few decades despite the record amount of money held by venture capital and banks for investments and loans to emerging growth business. The reasons are several fold but clearly one of the significant issues is the cost, both in terms of money and time in setting up a new business, including regulatory and compliance costs, labor, infrastructure and other costs. Costs for a startup business … [Read more...]
Finding Your Passion: The Confessions of a Confused Graduate
Freshmen year of college I thought I had it all figured out. I declared my major and worked hard in every class, whether it was Spanish 201 or Advanced Reporting. I loved to talk to people, to learn about others and their passions, and pass on this information through articles and stories. With every analysis, feature, and editorial, I felt validated and even more certain of my path. In the fall semester of my senior year, I decided to study abroad in Seville, Spain. Thus far, the decision to live in another country for a semester has been the best choice I’ve ever made, though it did have … [Read more...]