No one wants to mention the Emperor's new clothes or admit that no one's seeing or
hearing your story as long as you're foolish enough to keep footing the bills.
As a kid, I remember
hearing a story about a village that wanted to honor their king with a barrel of wine.
Emily's journey began long before Yelp reviews or «That's So Raven» and
hearing her story affirmed the depth of her intuition even more than what she'd communicated to me.
«They want to
hear your story.»
They're much more interested in speaking with a founder than a PR firm, because they want to
hear your story just as much as they want to hear about your actual startup.
«That's a key part of what's missing, and it's critically important for entrepreneurs and young people to be able to look up to these people and
hear their stories.»
Through the editorial grapevine,
we heard the story caused a raucous fight between Conde Nast's then CEO, Chuck Townsend, and Mary Berner, the executive who oversaw WWD.
You often
hear stories about a business owner that remortgaged his or her house and was on the verge of bankruptcy when they hit it big.
I hear that story a lot: You search and search and at the eleventh hour, you find a daycare.
We've
heard stories of 20 hour workdays, dangerous workplaces and, in the words of one lawyer hired to advise a reality shoot, «scary violations.»
Eventually
I heard this story, and it truly impressed me.
After
hearing the story, many people responded by saying something like, «I guess that's what you do when you have a lot of money.»
Journalists are more than happy to
hear story ideas for industry professional, plus company milestones and charity work within businesses always provide popular, topical features.
Its price is rising only because people all over the world are
hearing stories of how others doubled or tripled their money in a short period — and they don't want to miss out.
Even if they don't like you, if
they hear your story, and you hear their story, you can come to a resolution.
You've
heard the stories of dropouts Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg.
Notaro said that shortly after she and C.K. sold the series to Amazon
she heard stories of his alleged sexual misconduct, and began making an effort to distance herself from him.
You will often
hear stories about someone who didn't read people and acted in anger, or maybe it's someone who didn't read people correctly and paid for it when a business decision ended up looking cold and impersonal.
«Mr. President, the American people will
hear my story very soon.
«I've
heard stories of companies hedging their bets with some of the eurozone economies,» Langrish says, explaining that some have set up accounts to pay their employees in euros should their home country exit the eurozone and reintroduce its old currency.
What's more, the demoralized customer service staff probably
heard this story within hours.
Hosted by «Chief Dream Driver» and marketing and communications specialist Rana Campbell, in each episode, Campbell sits down with a successful entrepreneur to
hear her story, how she successfully launched a business and her tips for entrepreneurial success.
«Today, getting people to
hear your story on social media, and then act on it, requires using a platform's native language, paying attention to context, understanding the nuances and subtle differences that make each platform unique, and adapting your content to match,» Gary Vaynerchuk's writes in his Jab, Jab, Jab, Right Hook: How to Tell Your Story in a Noisy Social World.
We hear stories of Google and Facebook starting in garages and dorm rooms and assume that entrepreneurs and inventors everywhere have an opportunity.
We have
all heard stories about the Golden Age of Travel, but I think any entrepreneur would tell you that, for most of us, those days are long gone.
We've
all heard the story dozens of times: A brilliant kid drops out of college, turns his or her idea into a business and ends up becoming a multi-billionaire.
In 2017, Whande was voted as Valedictorian by her Leadership WA Signature Program Cohort, which comes as no surprise upon
hearing her story and knowing the principles that drive her as a Western Australian leader.
We hear all the stories of billionaires who started their journeys as college dropouts, but how often do
we hear the stories of the millions of unemployed college dropouts?
People want to
hear a story about them, not watch a dog - and - pony show about your company or product.
When a consumer
hears the story of how your company was born, he or she can feel an immediate emotional connection with you.
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You hear stories about realtors getting attacked and killed.
«It's the human condition to want to help people with stories of our struggles and also to
hear stories about people who've overcome the odds,» she says.
After meeting the retail investors face to face, and
hearing their stories during the CCAA road show, he concluded many of these people were clearly distraught.
«It's like the old days when you went to a grand bazaar; you connect with someone,
hear their story and understand why they're making their craft.»
You might
hear this story and wonder if Cho and his team got lucky.
You know, people may say they understand diversity, but until you have lived it and have seen and
heard the stories of people around the world, you really might not understand what diversity and inclusion really is or how important it is.
Let's just say that in a crowded Fall market for IPOs, a lot of investors are making a point of coming out to
hear our story.
«Our customers are shopping not so much because of a desire to buy something as they are engaged in learning about what's new, meeting interesting people and
hearing their stories,» he says.
How often do
we hear stories of people downing six energy drinks every night while they build their product?
Years after United Airlines bought Continental it was not uncommon to
hear stories about inconsistent operations.
You've
heard the story before — the one about the entrepreneur who stays up all night, sleeps less than four hours, then gets up at the crack of dawn to crush another 80 - hour workweek.
There are people out there that will like me, they just need to
hear the story and make that determination for themselves.
Your company history is interesting, but customers really want to
hear stories about people.
The reason I mention this is that I don't think young women
hear stories like it enough.
«We had
heard the stories about other tech companies and how hard it is to succeed in China, and so we weren't sure whether to make it a priority or focus on other things that were more straightforward.»
Mike Maher of custom shirt maker Taylor Stitch, for example, told me his customers «want to
hear the story.
We've
all heard the stories about a «private» e-mail that ended up being passed around to the entire company, and in some cases, all over the Internet.
It's important to have a well - designed page, but people also want to see authenticity and
hear the story behind why you're doing it.
Make sure
she hears your story.
«I've
heard stories from friends [at the company] that if HR does find out [about an office romance], they won't make you uncomfortable; they'll try to make things work,» he says.