With more than 30 years of experience, Keith Alper is a serial entrepreneur and champion for free enterprise, innovation and entrepreneurial leadership. He founded several St. Louis-based businesses and organizations, including Nitrous Effect, Eventiv, UPBrand Collaborative, Vidzu.tv and the Creative Producers Group. He is also the founder of the St. Louis Young Entrepreneurs’ Organization and serves on several boards across the area. He brings extensive marketing, branding, business strategy and event production experience to Geniecast, and has produced special events, meetings, video/film, broadcast and major entertainment projects around the world. Keith has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Inc. Magazine, Fortune Magazine, and has received numerous awards, including the Inc. 500 “Top 100 Multimedia Producers” award and the St. Louis Business Journal’s “40 Under 40” award.
Entrepreneurial Role Models:
- Elon Musk
- Steve Jobs
- Jeff Bezos founder of Amazon
When business started difficulties overcame:
“I was an accidental entrepreneur and then over time said I have to get a real job and then overtime determined I wanted to go start my business and learn better how to become an entrepreneur, do I quit my job, do I have enough money, what is my business model and all those types of things, before I started my business I was actually a student, was coming out of high school and going into college”…[Listen for More]
Favourite Books:
Top entrepreneur books on AmazonFavourite Quote:
- “Servant leadership”
- “Treating others like you want to be treated”
- “Be different”
Recommended Online Resources:
- The Entrepreneur Organization – enables entrepreneurs to learn and grow from each other leading to greater business success and an enriched personal life
- Young Presidents Organization – Leadership Organization of Chief Executives in the World – representing a global community of leaders committed to the shared mission of becoming Better Leaders through Lifelong Learning and Idea Exchange.
- Vistage – is the world s leading advisory executive coaching organization Our executive coaching is designed for CEOs, business owners leaders
- Fast Company – is the world s leading progressive business media brand, with a unique editorial focus on innovation in technology, leadership, and design
- Inc Magazine – get advice, tools, and services that help your small business grow
- Forbes – is a global media company, focusing on business, investing, technology, entrepreneurship, leadership, and lifestyle
- CEO Read – retail book seller that specializes in bulk books, author services, eBooks and the best business books to read of all time
Best Advice to Other Entrepreneurs:
“Keep learning, the world is changing every day, the more we talk to other entrepreneurs the more we realise that we’re not alone, being in peer networks with other entrepreneurs who’ve gone through this, it’s like saying I’ve never played football before but if I did play professional football I could share those stories or ask other people how did you do this or what did you do so being able to be around other entrepreneurs”…[Listen for More]
More About Keith Alper:
Neil’s Quote at the Beginning:
“He who has a why can endure any how.” Friedrich Nietzsche
Other Quotes From the Chat with Keith Alper:
- “Business isn’t always easy but if you treat each other with respect then you can get through it easy”
- “It’s easy to get lost in the crowd”
- “I don’t believe in luck I believe people make their own luck”
- “I don’t believe there are secrets to success I believe you make your own success and if you talk to Hollywood actors, famous hockey player or famous cricket player or a Nobel prize winner no one did it over night it’s always been hard work, they’ve been knocked down they’ve picked themselves up, they’ve been knocked down they’ve picked themselves up and those to me are the most successful people”
- “We learn every single day and those who do not learn, will not be in business”
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