Steven Rothberg’s entrepreneurial spirit was evident from an early age. Disciplined in fifth grade for selling candy during math class and in college for running a massive fantasy hockey league, Steven managed to channel his passions into something more productive after graduate school. A fully recovered lawyer, Steven founded the business that morphed into College Recruiter and now, as its visionary, helps to create and refine the company’s strategy and leads its business development efforts. College Recruiter believes that every student and recent graduate deserves a great career. Its clients are employers who pay to advertise their internship and entry-level job opportunities.
Entrepreneurial Role Models:
Steven’s dad
When business started difficulties overcame:
“The perception amongst some friends and family that leaving the profession of law behind was a mistake, a lot of people that I was close with thought I was making a huge mistake, I had achieved a fair amount, gone through 4 year university programme, graduated and did pretty well in law school and now all of a sudden I’m turning my back on that”…[Listen for More]
Favourite Books:
11.22.63 Book by Stephen KingFavourite Quote:
“you miss all of the shots you never make”
Recommended Online Resources:
Owler – Owler is the crowdsourced competitive intelligence platform that business professionals use to outsmart their competition, gain information uncover industry data
Best Advice to Other Entrepreneurs:
“Don’t start up a business without adequate capital or don’t expand your business, open a second store or whatever, really think about the worst case scenarios in terms of your financials and how much money you’re going to need to deal with that, double that”…[Listen for More]
More About Steven Rothberg:
Neil’s Quote at the Beginning:
“The mind of man has perplexed itself with many hard questions. Is space infinite, and in what sense? Is the material world infinite in extent, and are all places within that extent equally full of matter? Do atoms exist or is matter infinitely divisible?” James C. Maxwell
Other Quotes From the Chat with Steven Rothberg:
“Really have a good understanding of financials”
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