Peter Gasca is a consultant, author and business lecturer who was a Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year finalist for his work with Wild Creations, a toy and game manufacturing company he founded and that was recognized as one of the fastest growing US companies.
Entrepreneurial Role Models:
Peter’s dad
When business started difficulties overcame:
“Comfort, the biggest obstacle I had when we started our business was of course the great recession and beyond that I learned something about myself because going into business I always wanted to wait, I wanted to wait and make sure I had enough experience, I wanted to wait until I had enough research to look into an industry that I understood the concept”…[Listen for More]
Favourite Books:
- Outliers: The Story of Success Book by Malcolm Gladwell
- Peak: Secrets from the New Science of Expertise Book by K. Anders Ericsson
Favourite Quote:
- “Try or die not knowing”
- “Why tip toe through life just to arrive at death? Take chances”
Recommended Online Resources:
- Hootsuite – Enhance your social media management with Hootsuite, the leading social media dashboard Manage multiple networks and profiles and measure your campaign results
- Basecamp – puts everything you need to get work done in one place It’s the calm, organized way to manage projects, work with clients, and communicate company wide
Best Advice to Other Entrepreneurs:
“When someone tells you to follow your dream or to get started as I’ve done a couple of times, I would tell you just ignore that because following your dream or following an idea is one thing and actually creating something that people can follow is another. People follow leaders they don’t follow ideas these days”…[Listen for More]
More About Peter Gasca:
Neil’s Quote at the Beginning:
“A scientist may not be sure of the answer, but he’s often sure he can find one. And that’s a condition which is clearly not enjoyed by philosophy.” B.F. Skinner
Other Quotes From the Chat with Peter Gasca:
- “I think the worst regret people can have is not trying”
- “Businesses change at the speed of light and if you hold onto your idea too long someone’s going to invent it, take it and probably do something better with it and more than likely your idea is going to be obsolete in 2 years anyway so act on it now”
- “Devote time to learning how to do it”
- “You’re going to be fine”
- “Why tip toe through life just to arrive at death? Take chances, play hard because we are all going to die anyways. So why not make the best of it while we are here?”
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