Blake J. Stanfill, Director of Growth, named Money Maker by New Orleans CityBusiness magazine for third consecutive year
For the third consecutive year, we are excited and proud to announce that our Director of Growth, Blake Stanfill, has received the 2020 Money Maker award for City Business magazine. It is certainly no surprise to his team at trepwise…
Isaac MacDonald, Director of Planning & Impact, selected to 2021 Cohort of New Leaders Council Louisiana
Another win for our team at trepwise! The New Leaders Council (NLC), Louisiana chapter, selected our Senior Advisor and Director of Impact & Planning, Isaac MacDonald to its 2021 Fellows cohort. The NLC is a non-profit, non-partisan volunteer run organization training…
Perfecting Your Pitch
The first step for every venture as it evolves from idea to reality is belief— belief on the part of the entrepreneur that their idea is one worth investing energy. Obviously, one believer is not enough — the rest of…
How REI, Southwest and Whole Foods Built Company Cultures that Drive Their Success, and So Can You
In today’s business world, there are few corporate clubs more elusive than being known as a “top place to work.” Organizations with the reputation of having a great work culture continue to attract top talent and thrive, while others with…
How to Master Your Sales Process For B2B Sales
Like everything else in business, effectively selling requires a process. Whether you’re a member of a sales team or an entrepreneur, defining and mastering a systematized sales process is a key element in operating a successful business. The focus of…
How to Run Your Life More Like a Business
It is common practice in the business world for owners to take time to work “on” their business instead of “in” it, to use frameworks and build strategies in order to achieve specific goals. Whether you are running a stand…
Growing your Business by Building a Network
Love it or hate it, everyone has some sort of opinion on networking. And let’s be honest, it can seem like a daunting task, especially if you are attending a conference filled with events, seminars and after-hour meetups. One such…
Finding Your Inner Entrepreneur
Spending a few seconds searching the Internet for “what it takes to be an entrepreneur,” will net you thousands of responses and opinions. Likewise, there is a growing field of academic research analyzing how entrepreneurial principles have sparked growth in…
Scaling Your Business
In the first Trep Tip we discussed how to construct a value proposition—distilling the fundamental premise of your business into the problem you’re solving, the solution, and the corresponding price. Nailing down a value proposition is complicated, and will likely…