Here are more than a dozen
fellow travelers worth meeting.
Valerie Young—Chock-a-block
isn’t an expression you hear very often these days, but it perfectly
describes Valerie’s ChaingingCourse.com where you’ll find
terrifically useful information for discovering a new direction. Be
sure to check out her Fast Track program and sign up for her
biweekly e-mailings.
www.ChangingCourse.com
Rick Steves—Rick’s
travel empire isn’t exactly small, but he’s still one of my favorite
models for how to build a business one step at a time by clearly
articulating your own point of view.
www.RickSteves.com
Joan Stewart–This
former reporter has become a friend to entrepreneurs and experts by
sharing her creative ideas about generating publicity. Her
e-mailings are loaded with useful suggestions, no matter what your
business is about.
www.PublicityHound.com
Kiva—I’m a
huge supporter of Kiva. which has created a brilliant system for
making micro-loans to budding entrepreneurs throughout the world.
For as little as $25, you can help someone start or expand their
business. Best of all, you get to choose the recipient.
www.Kiva.org
Chris Guillebeau—I
enjoy his Art of Non-conformity blog which tracks Chris’s travels
around the world and exploration into unconventional ideas about
work and life. www.ChrisGuillebeau.com
Seth Godin—Despite
being a bit peripatetic, Seth’s a fountain of insight and ideas that
are worth listening to if you want to succeed in the 21st Century.
Sign up for his daily blog postings. You won’t regret it.
www.SethGodin.com
Dave Courvoisier—After
I met Dave, I started reading his blog out of curiosity, even though
I’m not a voice artist, as is he. Of course, if you’re interested in
that business, you’ll love his resources; I read it, however, for
his insights on becoming entrepreneurial.
www.Courvo.biz
Innocent Drinks—I
don’t know their names (they seem to be a bit private or, perhaps,
it’s because their British) and have never tried their smoothies,
but I look forward to the hilarious e-mailings from Fruit Towers,
their headquarters in the UK. Their marketing is utterly brilliant.
www.InnocentDrinks.com
Clare Bean and
Morgan Siler—When these feisty young mothers couldn’t find good
resources for single parents online, they created their own
community. Lots of useful resources on all aspects of single
parenting, including work.
www.IHeartSingleParents.com
Springwise—I
love getting their weekly mailings about new business ideas spotted
around the world. They especially love reporting about social
entrepreneurs and eco-friendly ideas.
www.Springwise.com
Lee Silber—Lee’s
a surfer dude turned successful entrepreneur. He’s done a brilliant
job of showing creative folks that they can be entrepreneurial, too.
www.CreativeLee.com
Barbara Russelll Pitts & Mary Russell Sarao—This
dynamic sister duo are the inventors of Ghostline
Poster Board. Now they share their expertise with
other would-be inventors through books and their Web
site.
www.AskTheInventors.com
