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...
by Mike Simmons | Jul 30, 2019 | Networking, The WIMS Guide, Tom Schaefer, Tom Schaefer Jr, WIMS
You did it. You went dark. You ghosted. Pulled a professional Irish Goodbye. You haven’t spoken or been in touch with the majority of your network for some time. Could be a couple months, or even over a year. I know I’m guilty of it. You change careers/jobs, move...
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...
by Mike Simmons | Feb 22, 2019 | Entrepreneur, Small Business Owners, The WIMS Guide, WIMS
If you’ve been thinking about starting a business, whether as a full-time entrepreneur or as a side hustle, consider this your challenge, you call to action, the catalyst you may have been waiting for. Maybe you’ve been procrastinating for seven weeks (or 1 year and 7...
by Mike Simmons | Mar 5, 2018 | Charlotte, Charlotte Chamber of Commerce, Entrepreneur, Small Business Owners, The WIMS Guide, WIMS, Young Professional
Chambers of Commerce have been the primary civic organizations that I’ve chosen to be deeply involved with for about 8 years now. First it was with the Greater Miami Chamber, and now with the Charlotte Chamber of Commerce. I started as a general member four years ago...
