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Starting a Company: When Do You Quit Your Day Job?

by Mike Simmons | Sep 3, 2019 | Charlotte, Charlotte Business Group, Entrepreneur, Mike Simmons, Personal Development, Small Business Owners, The WIMS Guide, WIMS, Young Professional

At a recent Charlotte Business Group event I moderated a panel on entrepreneurship. We hit various topics that provided the audience with a ton of value, so I wanted to share some of the key takeaways from the discussion with you. The event featured a great group of...

Navigating Networking

by Mike Simmons | Sep 3, 2019 | Charlotte, Charlotte Alliance, Charlotte Chamber of Commerce, Charlotte Regional Business Alliance, Mike Simmons, Networking, Personal Development, The WIMS Guide, WIMS, Young Professional

Recently at the Charlotte Regional Business Alliance’s 2nd Annual YP Leadership Convergence: Navigating the Career Jungle Gym (#YPLeaderCon) I moderated a panel about networking. This break out session was one among many others, along with some incredible keynote...

2019 YP LeaderCon

by Mike Simmons | Aug 5, 2019 | Charlotte, Charlotte Alliance, Entrepreneur, Personal Development, The WIMS Guide, WIMS

On August 2, 2019 I had the pleasure of attending the second annual YP LeaderCon held by the Charlotte Regional Business Alliance. The event was at the beautiful UNCC City Center and brought together emerging leaders from around the Charlotte region. By...

Summer Reset

by Mike Simmons | Jun 5, 2019 | Charlotte, Personal Development, The WIMS Guide, WIMS, WIMSisms

We only get one life to live so let’s take steps to make it the best life we can for ourselves and those around us. Start with the simple things making an effort to improve your life and in the process making the world around all of us a better and more civil place because it is needed more than ever in our current time.

What is 10X?

by Mike Simmons | May 21, 2019 | Entrepreneur, Personal Development, Small Business Owners, Story Time, The WIMS Guide, Tom Schaefer Jr, WIMS, Young Professional

If you’re an entrepreneur, a sales professional, work within your city’s start-up ecosystem, or are a follower of one of the dozens of personal/professional growth coaches, chances are you’ve seen or heard of “10X”. This has become a hot term in the last...

Strengthening Project Management

by Mike Simmons | Apr 4, 2019 | Charlotte, Entrepreneur, Personal Development, Project Management, The WIMS Guide, WIMS, WIMS Client Spotlight, WIMSisms, Young Professional

Taking the time to invest heavily in project planning will allow for the best-case scenario for reacting to unexpected changes. By having a developed and strategic project management system in place, organizations can better handle existing projects while also bringing in new work and expanding the project portfolio.