Blog Entries for Charles Brown

Saying Thank You for the intangible

charles@ceointern.com — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 01:00:00 +0100

Hi America I am back, sorry I left you for so long. As is always the case when we speak I have mountains share so sit, read, envision, and engage this blog for time is its spine and immortality is its reward. This past week has served to be another awakening for me, you may ask how many times will I wake? To that question, my response is simple; I will stop when the sun has finally set.

Lets m [...]

The Art of Sales

charles@ceointern.com — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 01:00:00 +0100

Sales can be broken down to three words: hello, yes or no. Everything in between is competative confusion.

My CEO glasses came in the mail today courtesy of�..

charles@ceointern.com — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 01:00:00 +0100

Hello ladies and gents I know it has been a while since my last blog but I haven’t forgot about you. I have just been thinking so much that my fingers have been paralyzed. Since we last spoke I have been through a weekend and two days of work. On the weekend I went out for my first ever game of golf. It goes without saying that I am not tiger, even though I promised nick that I would go three under par my first time out. I did not go three under par and that’ [...]

Leave it all out on the floor

charles@ceointern.com — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 01:00:00 +0100

Yesterday after working in the office I had a feeling that I could not explain but after CrossFit this morning I understand what I was feeling. CrossFit this morning was a seventeen minute workout designed to leave you on the floor. I completed the workout and stood just fine waiting for the next round, which obviously means that I didn’t push hard enough. I view this as a problem but I also see how this habit of mine works in my favor at tim [...]

On Tour

charles@ceointern.com — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 01:00:00 +0100

Yesterday we received and assignment from the chairman. He instructed us each to research nine companies; three in Chicago, three in Indianapolis, and three in St Louis. After selecting the nine companies we are each responsible for selecting one company in each city that we will call and schedule an appointment with, for a total of 15 company visits. There are compensation incentives set out for us as well as being responsible for the dinner reservations after presentations [...]

Less time equals compressed experiences

charles@ceointern.com — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 01:00:00 +0100

A lot has happened this weekend and rather than explain day by day, I will explain the weekend to you as one whole. I believe I left you hanging a few days ago when I mentioned that we presented our industry research and financial analysis to the chairman. So to summarize the presentation let me say it went well, for practice that is. I don’t say that to discredit the time and effort put into the making of the presentation but instead to say that I knew that the bar fo [...]

Long Day Late Blog

charles@ceointern.com — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 01:00:00 +0100

Today was the longest days by far and it was long because we went scuba diving into the financials. We did not complete our analysis and we are not ready to present a proposal for doubling the company’s revenue to the chairman yet. We are however mentally drained; I would like to share something with you that I said today on a phone interview with the Heralds review. The reporter asked me to share something that I have learned so far, I was taken by the question and he [...]

Late Blog

charles@ceointern.com — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 01:00:00 +0100

We agreed yesterday that blogging can take place the day of or the morning after so this blog is a morning after blog. Yesterday began with the 8-9am morning meeting where we discussed the upcoming visit from the doctor out of St. Louis.

We will be analyzing the books momentarily so I must be going, till the evening.

Irie I, one love, Charlie H.

The Office

charles@ceointern.com — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 01:00:00 +0100

Today was an interesting day. We presented or findings on the company history as well as suggested industries to focus on. I apologize for the short blog today, just received a sales call. America staying in the office a little longer is not a bad idea. Irie I, One love. Charlie H.

Learning curve

charles@ceointern.com — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 01:00:00 +0100

Early Blog

charles@ceointern.com — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 01:00:00 +0100

We will be analyzing the books momentarily so I must be going, till the evening.

Irie I, one love, Charlie H.

Call of Duty

charles@ceointern.com — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 01:00:00 +0100

Today what we needed to do and how we needed to do it was felt by all. We sat down with Mr. Paulin today after lunch and it was his last fifteen minutes with us until the upcoming Thursday since he was flying to Washington D.C. . Mr. Paulin let us know that he was aware that the group was on idol but not because of lack of drive or understanding on our part but instead because there are so many forces between [...]

Strapped for time makes today yesterday

charles@ceointern.com — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 01:00:00 +0100

Ladies and gentlemen, horses and cows, I come before you to stand behind you to tell you something I know nothing about. This Thursday the day after Friday there will be a ladies meeting. Men aren’t allowed but they are still permitted. Wear your best cloths, if you have none still come. Seats will be provided to sit on the floor, thank you for this wonderful announcement. Well I am strapped for time right now so I am typing and thinking a mile a minute so [...]

Day 2

charles@ceointern.com — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 01:00:00 +0100

Today was the first day with structure, ahhh sweet discipline. Today unlike the first day we sat down together and talked about the actions for the day. This process which I call “down to earth” will happen every morning from 8-9am, we sit, talk and develop an action plan. I call it a process because that is the impression I have of it so far since it needs polishing. I understand that today was the first day of this developed structure [...]