Shawn Maida is an established leader in technology with over 15 years of professional development experience. Driven by a passion for people and technology, he founded Foster Made in 2005 with the encouragement of his wife, Sara. Since day one, he’s worked tirelessly to create meaningful digital experiences through thoughtful interactions with the Foster Made Team and the people they serve.
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When business started difficulties overcame:
“Taking the leap, I had a job that paid really well and took care of me and provided so one difficulty was just waking up and making that step to walk away from a safe job to run something on my own. Another big difficulty for me early on was when the business started, I had a business partner, we were 50/50 partners and I didn’t do the best job of vetting that at the time, it was a friend, somebody I’d worked with waiting tables years before and early in the first few months of going on our own we had to end that relationship”…[Listen for More]
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Recommended Online Resources:
Linkedin – is a business- and employment-oriented social networking service that operates via websites and mobile apps.
Best Advice to Other Entrepreneurs:
“You can’t be complacent. Really knowing what the values you’re pushing for are, what is the lens that you evaluate all your decisions through, is that lens going to be like, is this going to make me money, is that the legacy that you want your business to have, or is there some other lens. …[Listen for More]
More About Shawn Maida:
Neil’s Quote at the Beginning:
“One of the biggest obstacles to making a change is that we often do not give ourselves enough credit. One question to get you moving towards the real work you would rather do is to ask yourself what great thing would you attempt if you knew that you would be successful?” Byron Pulsifer
Other Quotes From the Chat with Shawn Maida:
- “You can’t be complacent in your success, it’s dangerous”
- “It’s about holding those values even when it really really hurts”
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