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One conversation with digital media consultant and co-founder of Stardust Global Ventures Sheryl Breuker and you will notice she is cut from a different mold. A digital mold of awesome. Part technology expert and part visionary, Sheryl and her partner Ken Camp have their pulse on the tech world and are some of the most connected folks on the west coast.

Sheryl has a great Internet interview series entitled “Incidental Interviews” and she has gotten to some of the best in the industry including tech all star Robert Scoble. I had the privilege and honor of being interviewed by Sheryl … Read More »

Tune in THIS SUNDAY April 26th in St. Louis on KDNL-ABC30 at 11 AM and also on therisetothetop.com to check out the new episode!

Marketing your business (and yourself) is an ever-changing game for EVERY ENTREPRENEUR. We are shining some light on marketing mysteries and will be hearing from top entrepreneurs, experts and a very special guest that you will not want to miss. This isn’t your grandfather’s marketing tips and tricks! No pleated pants.

In completely random order….
10. Special Guest Bonni Burns is the Queen of Media who literally built one of the most successful UPN stations from scratch and now has turned her over 25 years of “insider” TV and media knowledge to help small and medium … Read More »

Rise Underground: The Rise To The Top Entrepreneur Blog
The Rise To The Top: Entertaining, Energizing and Empowering Entrepreneurs

Warm Fuzzy Moment:
I hope everyone had a stellar and amazing weekend. My birthday was on Sunday and it was fantastic (minus the Blues playoff loss) and really served as another reminder to be thankful for everyone and everybody in my life. So a huge 100% heart-filled thanks to everyone reading this who has been enjoying The Rise To The Top, watching shows, leaving comments, giving fantastic feedback and learning something along the way about business/entrepreneurship. It has been an absolute pleasure to serve you and I promise to continue to bring in top interviews/tips jam-filled with entrepreneurial lessons, tips … Read More »

The Rise To The Top: Entertaining, Energizing and Empowering Entrepreneurs
The Everything Goes Right Day: The “One” Entrepreneurship Principle

Earlier this year I wrote a somewhat controversial blog post about how to suck it up and deal with crappy days that of course come up on the entrepreneurial path to success. Some days everything seems to go wrong: Your clients fall off the face of the earth, your best employee quits, you spill coffee in a place where coffee (or anything else shouldn’t be spilled) and probably something else happens such as the letter “E” on your keyboard falls off.

These tough days are of course difficult to deal with. Self-doubt rears its stupid head, things go wrong which … Read More »

Rise Underground: The Rise To The Top Entrepreneur Blog
The Rise To The Top: Entertaining, Energizing and Empowering Entrepreneurs

TV vs. Internet TV vs. Internet TV vs. Internet….the battle continues! But in exciting news, we are streamlining for fans of The Rise To The Top. Now you can get your The Rise To The Top online and TV at the same time.

Normally, we wait to release the show online until after it runs on ABC, but we have listened to our passionate base of Internet TV viewers and we are going to change the game.

Starting this Sunday (April 12th) we are going to be releasing new episodes of The Rise To The Top both on ABC in … Read More »

Fans and viewers of The Rise To The Top will be in for a treat this weekend when Episode #11 Attracting Passionate Customers hits the airwaves on ABC in St. Louis and worldwide via therisetothetop.com with brand new content brought back from New York City to help inspire and educate entrepreneurs. “Entrepreneurship is everywhere!” proclaimed CEO/Host of The Rise To The Top David Siteman, “My obligation is to bring unique stories, compelling interviews, and tips to help entrepreneurs…and also remind folks that business is fun. Our new on-location shoots are going to add a lot of value to our viewers.”

While viewers will notice familiarity in this week’s The Rise To The Top including “Build Your Business” and “Get Off … Read More »

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The Rise To The Top: Entertaining, Energizing and Empowering Entrepreneurs

When you say the word hustle out loud, what comes to mind? Go ahead, try it…

Do you have a NEGATIVE viewpoint on hustle?

A rigged carnival game, illegal copies of DVD’s being sold on the street, drug dealers, or a pimp in a big purple hat.

Or do you have a POSITIVE viewpoint on hustle?

A favorite baseball player who was undersized but always hustled, giving it your all, getting out there selling, promoting, and working your head off. The underdog, the over-achiever, the one who outworks the rest.

This past weekend I competed in my own version of … Read More »

As you are reading this, I’m on my way to New York for an entrepreneurial extravaganza this weekend and I’m certainly pumped about this one. For 48 hours I’m going to be interviewing, hanging out and covering some amazing events and people from the Kairos Society Summit/Gala to the YES Movie Premier mixed in with a little Gary Vaynerchuk.

The message is clear. Even in this down economy there is success and amazing entrepreneurs around every corner. From the young to the young-at-heart, it is going to be an amazing expedition and I can’t wait to share stories, lessons, and interviews with all of you on The Rise To The Top.

Here are three you should know about who … Read More »