Stephen Key is an award-winning product developer, a renowned intellectual property strategist, and a lifelong entrepreneur. The dozens of concepts he has brought to market have retailed in Walmart, 7-Eleven, Disney stores and theme parks worldwide, as well as been endorsed by Michael Jordan, Alex Trebek, and Taylor Swift.
Entrepreneurial Role Models:
His father
When business started difficulties overcame:
“I didn’t have a road map and i was very stubborn and that’s a good quality sometimes but i think when you’re first starting out you need help and you need to reach out to people that are doing the same thing you want to do and watch them and visit companies, ask companies, take jobs that you don’t plan keeping very long and do certain tasks and move on”…[Listen for More]
Favourite Books:
The Magic of Thinking Big Book by David J SchwartzThe Obstacle is the Way: The Ancient Art of Turning Adversity to Advantage Book by Ryan Holiday
Favourite Quote:
“If you can imagine it you can do it” Walt Disney”
Recommended Online Resources:
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Best Advice to Other Entrepreneurs:
“Find like minded individuals that want to make a difference, want to change the world, that is not satisfied with the day to day job situation, find others that dream and will support you. I think if you find others you’ll have the confidence to go forward”…[Listen for More]
More About Stephen Key:
Neil’s Quote at the Beginning:
“I think that when we know that we actually do live in uncertainty, then we ought to admit it; it is of great value to realize that we do not know the answers to different questions. This attitude of mind – this attitude of uncertainty – is vital to the scientist, and it is this attitude of mind which the student must first acquire.” Richard P. Feynman
Other Quotes From the Chat with Stephen Key:
- “People are pretty vocal about what they like and what they don’t like”
- “I’m a pretty curious guy, I try to look for opportunity”
- “I try to look for sleeping dinosaurs, meaning products that have been on the market for many years but no one has brought any new innovation for those products, it’s a great opportunity to add something new, polish them up a bit, because you know there’s a market for those products, they’ve been around for a long time, they’re ever greens so I just try to polish them up a bit”
- “When you come up with something so new that you have to educate your consumer it’s going to take time and money”
- “I’m a big believer in looking and your strengths and weaknesses and filling the hole with education”
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