James Millar is the author of Building Bridges: The Case for Executive Peer Networks (July 2018) . He is founder and president of SkyBridge Associates. James believes in the power of great conversations, and his firm creates the platforms leaders need to build authentic relationships and share valuable insights with each other. Since 2004, James has led more than 150 round-table meetings for networks of executives and board directors in the United States, Canada, and Europe.
Entrepreneurial Role Models:
When business started difficulties overcame:
“A none solicit agreement that I had signed when I first joined which basically meant that the biggest client that I worked with was off bounds for a year and it was difficult and we all have relationships and I was actually able to negotiate and bring some of my portfolio work with me which was fantastic but I also was prevented frankly from doing business with a few people who I knew the best and that was a difficult constraint”…[Listen for More]
Favourite Books:
- Seth Godin Books
- Howard’s Gift: Uncommon Wisdom to Inspire Your Life’s Work Book by Eric Sinoway and Meadow Merrill
- The Fourth Industrial Revolution Book by Klaus Schwab
Favourite Quote:
- “Do or do not there is no try”-Yoda
- “If you’re any good at all you know you can be better”
- “Don’t be the best in the world at what you do, be the only one in the world at what you do”
Recommended Online Resources:
- Zoom – is the leader in modern enterprise video communications, with an easy, reliable cloud platform for video and audio conferencing, chat, and webinars across mobile, desktop, and room systems. Zoom Rooms is the original software-based conference room solution used around the world in board, conference, huddle, and training rooms, as well as executive offices and classrooms. Founded in 2011, Zoom helps businesses and organizations bring their teams together in a frictionless environment to get more done. Zoom is a private company headquartered in San Jose, CA
Best Advice to Other Entrepreneurs:
“Focus on why you’re doing it, if you’re an entrepreneur just because you think you’re going to make a lot of money or you think you’re going to have some romanticised view of what being an entrepreneur is, I think that’s the wrong reason. I think if you have something you want to do for the world, if you believe that you have a certain set of talents as we all do by the way that you want to share with the world, then an entrepreneurial platform is the best way to do it”…[Listen for More]
More About James Millar:
Neil’s Quote at the Beginning:
“Leave the past, stop worrying about the future. Stop trying to find all the answers, stop trying to answer every why. Stop trying to rationalize everything. Focus on what you do have control over, not on what you don’t. Focus on intent, not outcome. Remember, no one is impervious to making mistakes.” Akiroq Brost
Other Quotes From the Chat with James Millar:
- “Execution is important but having a point of view about how what you’re doing solves a problem in a way no one else is, I think is critical”
- “Knowing why you’re an entrepreneur is the most important. Are you doing it for yourself or are you doing it for others”
- “Loving what you do is important, knowing why you do something is critical”
- “I’ve never found people who make decisions for the money are successful very often, and even if they’re successful they’re unhappy”
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