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On BuildDirect Partnering with Debbie Travis

June 1, 2010 By Jeff Booth 3 Comments
Debbie Travis

For the past few months, we've been talking with respected designer and entrepreneur Debbie Travis about how we can add value to each other's efforts.  And today, we're very proud to announce that Debbie and BuildDirect have banded together to make buying building materials easy, fun, and convenient for our customers. Debbie  is recognized internationally as an interior design industry leader, featured on Oprah Winfrey, Regis & Kelly, and is the author of eight best selling books about interior … [Read more...]

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The power of forum.

September 15, 2009 By Jeff Booth 2 Comments

I spent the day yesterday with a number of my forum members from the Young President's Organization.  They continue to make such a profound impact on me and my business.  I have been a member for about 6 years and I still can't believe how much I learn and grow from this group of people. The idea of YPO is to exchange ideas, pursue learning, and share strategies to achieve personal growth and professional success.  The organization is then broken down into groups of 7-10 people called … [Read more...]

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You never know where you’re going to find inspiration

November 19, 2008 By Jeff Booth Leave a Comment
Rollie's Restaurant

I just got back from a vacation to Mexico with my family. It sure was nice to get out of the Vancouver rain and have some real rest and relaxation. oh ya!!! and some surfing too.    While there, our family went for breakfast one day at Rollie's restaurant. Rollie moved down to Sayulita, Mexico in his70's and opened a restaurant with his wife Jeanne. The place is amazing because of Rollie's passion for his business. You can tell he loves every minute of it. He serves, tells stories to the … [Read more...]

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The Long Walk through the Dark Forest

May 13, 2008 By Jeff Booth 2 Comments

A couple of years ago I was asked to help the Conference board of Canada with its commercialization strategy that it was preparing for the Canadian government. The Conference Board assembled a Leader's Roundtable on commercialization with the intent of improving commerce in Canada. Although I was honoured to help, I have to admit that from a "leader's" perspective, I didn't know how my ideas would come accross. There were some brilliant people helping with the report. For the purpose of the report, … [Read more...]

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The best leadership development course I have ever attended

May 8, 2008 By Jeff Booth 2 Comments

I spent the last couple of days in Seattle attending a workshop called "Mastering the Rockefeller habits" by Verne Harnish. I took my entire management team along and it I can easily say that it was the best leadership development course that we have ever attended.  Click HERE for more on Gazelles workshops.  One of the challenges with growing a company as fast as our company has grown over the last 5 years is that people get so busy doing their jobs, clear communication and alignment … [Read more...]

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What does it take to build a great company?

April 30, 2008 By Jeff Booth Leave a Comment
Amazon Job

I have always been fascinated by entrepreneurs who invent their own future by going against the wisdom of the crowds and creating something special from an idea. Special thanks to Techcrunch.com  for finding this beauty. It shows what Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos was thinking years before his "actual" success. More on this in another post!!! … [Read more...]

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Good resource when building your business

April 28, 2008 By Jeff Booth Leave a Comment

For all of the entrepreneurs out there, I came across this site  www.thefunded.com.  It is a great resource for raising money to grow your business. I know that when my business partner and I started BuildDirect.com, a resource like this would have saved us a lot of time.  If you have not raised money from a VC, it can be a daunting experience. The right partner can make all the difference in your business and conversely, the wrong partner can be disastrous.   The unique thing about the … [Read more...]

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