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 [...]

Time for Buisness Par II

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

We've got only a few days left here and soo much work to do. We're almost finished with our plan to double the revenue of the company, which has been a long time coming.(We were supposed to have a one pager at the end of the first week)

The current plan is to finish this plan as soon as possible and talk it over with the chairman by Monday. Then we're going to merge it with a plan that he has and Present something to the employees. Hopefully they'll lik [...]

Dumb and Dumber...

nick@ceointern.com — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 01:00:00 +0100

After a long, particularly stressful day of work, we did what all CEOs do: enjoy a round of golf at a prestigious country club.

Now, by prestigious country club I mean the aerated corn field across the gravel path from the cabin. Oh by the way, we had an extreme thunder storm rampage through Decatur just a few hours prior to our excursion. You can only imagine the mud.

Our producer deliberately kept us in the dark about how the phone system worked. As a result, we had all kinds of funny solutions to get things done. For instance, in lieu of hanging up a call on speakerphone properly, I figured out that hanging the receiver up five times in rapid succession would do the trick. For the first two weeks this was the only way to ensure that we weren’t still on speaker with someone.

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.

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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’ [...]

Cold Calls

gabe@ceointern.com — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 01:00:00 +0100

Yesterday we started making calls to the companies that we want to deliver presentations to. You would not believe how easy it is to get shut down making cold calls. I just want to tell people that we save companies like theirs money every day. I don't want their social security number, I don't want their date of birth. I want to talk about deep cryogenic tempering, wear resistance, stress relief and stabilization, but some of the people that I calle [...]

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beni@ceointern.com — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 01:00:00 +0100

"Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it." - Henry David Thoreau

Light Speed Ahead...

nick@ceointern.com — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 01:00:00 +0100

I honestly can’t believe its July already. Just as we wet our feet in the world of cryogenics and small business management, the end is starting to push forward. With so many challenges, meetings, tasks and goals to complete we needed to organize them. In a simple but innovative approach, Charlie suggested we consolidate all of our personal calendars onto one huge calendar. Now populate [...]

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 [...]

Hey Man, Shirts On

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

One of the most challenging things about this summer is working together as group CEO. I’ve worked in teams all of my life, and I love teamwork for the diversity in perspective and talent that it enables. However, there’s a big difference between vertical and horizontal structure when it comes to group dynamics. For example, when I was head of the Europe division for Harvard’s International Business Club, I had seven managers reporting to me, and I in turn reported to the [...]

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

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He who has a 'why' to live, can bear with almost any 'how'. - Friedrich Nietzsche

Sales Call

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

Yesterday we started researching companies that we can try to sell to in the area. We're going to give sales presentations to 5 companies in each of three cities. We have to decide what companies to approach and research them and their need for cryogenic treatment. There are hundreds of companies in every major city that would benefit from cryogenic tempering the only question is how large of a company can we walk into, talk to the right person, and sell [...]

On the Importance of Sleep

nancy@ceointern.com — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 01:00:00 +0100

We finished our preliminary valuation of 300 Below around 4 PM yesterday and left work immediately afterwards to head back to the cabin. With the possible exception of Gabe (who doesn’t like to sleep during the day), we all crashed for a solid round of napping. It’s funny how easily sleep is cut out of the equation for a productive day. When the going gets busy, sleep is often the first to go. Throughout high school and college, pulling all-nighters seemed to be a competition of sor [...]

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beni@ceointern.com — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 01:00:00 +0100

By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest; Second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is the bitterest. - Confucius

Interviews

gabe@ceointern.com — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 01:00:00 +0100

I mentioned in a prior blog that I got to do a short intervies with Jay lefler and Kenny Wallace. I thought that this was a once in a lifetime oportunity, but I may have been mistaken. Our associate producer has been calling some race teams that will be in the area in coming weeks and getting some promising responses. I'm really excited, because 300 Below has been working with the race teams for over 15 years. I would love to get the chance to interview more drivers.& [...]

When in Rome...

nick@ceointern.com — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 01:00:00 +0100

Before coming out to the Cabin and starting CEO Intern, I never really gave much thought to the lifestyle out in the Midwest. Even though Prescott and his parents constantly mentioned that life and the people out here were much simpler than the East coast, the thought process never initiated. Flying into and wandering around in down town Chicago, I couldn’t feel too much of a difference from New York City. We [...]

Working Late Has Its Reasons

prescottp@gmail.com — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 01:00:00 +0100

Well, I'm still at the office working to get everything prepped for tomorrow. Everyone was a bit tired today from staying up until 2am and playing RockBand, and I certainly felt their pain after waking up at 5:30am for our CrossFit workout in Decatur at 6am. We've had a very productive week on the production side and we continue to get help from entrepreneurs and CEOs around the nation. Xerox continues to be most helpful (the new Solid Ink Phaser printers they sent a [...]

So much for Procrastinating...

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

One of the biggest lessons we’re beginning to understand and incorporate into our lives is the necessity of balance in order to plan and succeed. After a long day at the office on Monday, some members of the team unwound by performing an extended concert on Rock Band late into the night. As always, the morning comes quick, and work always starts quicker. As I look around our marble conference table, rather ou [...]

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Saying Thank You for the intangible

Time for Buisness Par II

Dumb and Dumber...

The Art of Sales

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

Cold Calls

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Light Speed Ahead...

Leave it all out on the floor

Hey Man, Shirts On

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Sales Call

On the Importance of Sleep

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Interviews

When in Rome...

Working Late Has Its Reasons

So much for Procrastinating...