Larry Bak is the president of Elevate, a Chicago-based experience design firm. He guides the company as it partners with some of the most respected brands in the world. He has worked with more than fifty Fortune 500 client accounts and developed some of their first digital marketing and advertising experiences.
Entrepreneurial Role Models:
Larry’s Professor
When business started difficulties overcame:
“I was the VP of design at my previous tech firm and it really was the most difficult thing to let that team go”…[Listen for More]
Favourite Books:
ReWork: Change the Way You Work Forever Book by David Heinemeier Hansson and Jason Fried
Favourite Quote:
“The function of leadership is to produce more leaders not more followers”
Recommended Online Resources:
Fast Company – inspires a new breed of innovative and creative thought leaders who are actively inventing the future of business
HBR – Find new ideas and classic advice on strategy, innovation and leadership, for global leaders from the world s best business and management experts
Best Advice to Other Entrepreneurs:
“Be true to yourself and to your vision. You have a gut feeling. You’ve got an idea and you may feel that you have this amazing vision to implement it and go for it absolutely”…[Listen for More]
More About Larry Bak:
Neil’s Quote at the Beginning:
“I still don’t have all the answers, but I’m no longer afraid to confront the questions.” Pittacus Lore, The Fate of Ten
Other Quotes From the Chat with Larry Bak:
- “Don’t be afraid to divorce a bad client”
- “Be really excited to get up each morning and to inspire and motivate the people that look up to you and that really depend on your leadership”
- “If that spark fades, talk it out with one of those trusted confidants that you’ve surrounded yourself with”
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