Author: Eric Jordan

If you’re looking to start your own business in 2017, you need to be great at listening. This may sound harsh, but it’s true. The ability to build a passionate, resourceful, and committed team is paramount to the success of your new company. It’s the first step in fulfilling your vision, which is why it’s so important. For me, I pray for “soul players” or what I describe as people who are passionate about the work they do. Selling a vision (to investors, employees, customers, etc.) requires true passion and faith in what you’re doing. While it’s possible to...

Ha! Now that I have boldly gotten your attention… I was raised by a loving, single parent. My mother always tried to teach my siblings and me right from wrong. One of her lessons that has always stuck with me is, “ If you don’t have something nice to say, don’t say anything at all.” I’m pretty sure that many people have heard this saying before; however, since launching this publication, I now totally disagree with this notion. The hardest part about starting a business is trying to persuade people through word and deed that you have a great...

With every article—in print and online—our goal is to provide the most inspiring and worthwhile information possible. For this issue, I feel inclined to focus on positive behavior. Every day, we have a choice to be positive or to allow the circumstances of life to weigh us down. When we reflect upon our lives, we often realize how certain situations led us where we are today. Perhaps you remember praying for the things you have now. I know I do. Becoming a successful entrepreneur has been an emotional rollercoaster. I recently had a conversation with a good friend, discussing...

When I began my tenure as publisher of The Connect Magazine nearly three years ago, my biggest challenge—or so I thought at the time—was to get advertising agencies to pay more attention to the ideas and vision entrusted to my care. I never considered a fundamental question: Why did a magazine of excellence, faith, and reporting inspiring stories need to serve as a sales medium between advertisers and readers; why should advertising be our principal means of support? Not that I didn’t want advertising or have respect for our advertisers, some of whom were genuinely civic-minded. In 2017, we...

When I began my tenure as publisher of The Connect magazine several years ago, my biggest challenge—or so I thought at the time—was to get advertising agencies to pay more attention to the ideas and vision entrusted to my care. I never considered a fundamental question: Why did a magazine of excellence, faith, and reporting inspiring stories need to serve as a sales medium between advertisers and readers; why should advertising be our principal means of support? Not that I didn’t want advertising or have respect for our advertisers, some of whom were genuinely civic-minded. In 2016, we are...