Craig M. Chavis's guest appearances

Craig M. Chavis

Smashing the Plateau

Going Solo

Forward with NACCE

Joel Salomon

Tammy Gooler Loeb

Gary Ireland

Philip VanDusen

Mark Monchek

Mac Prichard

Brian Ahearn

Diane Tarshis

Jaime Jay

Susan Drumm

Kathy Goughenour

Michael OBrien

Tabitha Laser

Caroline Ceniza-Levine

Jane Wesman

OwlTail

Anyone who dares to abandon the status quo, follow the road not taken, and discover the person they are truly meant to become will enjoy this episode. Award-Winning Author, Business Strategist, and Serial Entrepreneur Craig M. Chavis Jr. and host Jeff Smith explore how to overcome the fear of failure with tips for everyone to apply to further their entrepreneurial journey. Don't forget to register for your in-person or virtual ticket to the NACCE Annual Conference on October 3-6. This year, our lineup of mainstage topics ranges from healing social unrest to innovation and inclusion in the classroom to policy change, giving you a great opportunity to hear from some of the top minds in the industry.

Anyone who dares to abandon the status quo, follow the road not taken, and discover the person they are truly meant to become will enjoy this episode. Award-Winning Author, Business Strategist, and Serial Entrepreneur <a href="https://www.cre8ivecraig.com/meet-craig" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Craig M. Chavis Jr.</a> and host <a href="https://www.nacce.com/contacts/jeff--smith" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jeff Smith</a> explore how to overcome the fear of failure with tips for everyone to apply to further their entrepreneurial journey. Don't forget to register for your in-person or virtual ticket to the <a href="https://www.nacce.com/events/nacce-2021" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">NACCE Annual Conference on October 3-6.</a> This year, our lineup of mainstage topics ranges from healing social unrest to innovation and inclusion in the classroom to policy change, giving you a great opportunity to hear from some of the top minds in the industry.

Overcoming the Fear of Failure. The Story of Craig M. Chavis Jr. Burdens of A Dream.

Craig M. Chavis, Jr. is an author and coach that specializes in helping working professionals launch profitable businesses and successfully transition into full-time entrepreneurship.  We discuss:Planting the seeds of becoming an entrepreneur [1:55] None of us are self-made [5:18] A mentorship that turns things around [6:52] The most important variable in the PIE formula [9:07] The entrepreneur of your life [11:05] Bucket number one and Bucket number two [12:40] The roadblocks to creating something from nothing [17:04] The best form of security there is [19:06]  He is a serial entrepreneur, Returned Peace Corps Volunteer, former division-1 collegiate athlete, and received his BSBA from Samford University and MBA from the University of Tampa. Craig is also a super foodie, world traveler, and lifelong learner.  Learn more about Craig at https://www.cre8ivecraig.com/ and https://www.burdensofadream.com/.  Brief Description of GiftA signed hardback copy of Craig’s book - Burdens of a Dream  URL for Free Giftcraig@cre8ivecraig.com 

Craig M. Chavis, Jr. is an author and coach that specializes in helping working professionals launch profitable businesses and successfully transition into full-time entrepreneurship.  We discuss:<ul><li>Planting the seeds of becoming an entrepreneur [1:55] </li><li>None of us are self-made [5:18] </li><li>A mentorship that turns things around [6:52] </li><li>The most important variable in the PIE formula [9:07] </li><li>The entrepreneur of your life [11:05] </li><li>Bucket number one and Bucket number two [12:40] </li><li>The roadblocks to creating something from nothing [17:04] </li><li>The best form of security there is [19:06] </li></ul> He is a serial entrepreneur, Returned Peace Corps Volunteer, former division-1 collegiate athlete, and received his BSBA from Samford University and MBA from the University of Tampa. Craig is also a super foodie, world traveler, and lifelong learner.  Learn more about Craig at <a href="https://www.cre8ivecraig.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.cre8ivecraig.com/</a> and <a href="https://www.burdensofadream.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.burdensofadream.com/</a>.  Brief Description of GiftA signed hardback copy of Craig’s book - Burdens of a Dream  URL for Free Gift<a href="mailto:craig@cre8ivecraig.com">craig@cre8ivecraig.com</a>

Control Your Future as an Entrepreneur Featuring Craig M. Chavis, Jr.

Craig M. Chavis Sr

Craig Chavis has 29 years of experience with the research, testing, selection, architecture, design, and implementation phases of contact center and real-time communications hardware and applications solutions. This includes 9 years in customer facing roles as a sales engineer and solutions architect. Those roles included responsibilities for the requirements analysis, architecture, solution recommendation, technical assessment, and design phases of small, medium, and enterprise scale projects.We discuss:A journey from on-premise to a [private] cloud space [1:35]How to become aware of the gaps in your business [4:36]The right time to get downsized [6:24]Resisting the temptation to saying “yes” to headhunters [8:05]The butterflies for being your own business person [10:44]The big thing about being in business [12:04]The answers to the questions you don’t know about your business [13:27]Not yet a consultant but still an employee [16:40]The game is years long, not months long [18:14]Learn more about Craig at cchavis@chaveconsulting.com.

Craig Chavis has 29 years of experience with the research, testing, selection, architecture, design, and implementation phases of contact center and real-time communications hardware and applications solutions. This includes 9 years in customer facing roles as a sales engineer and solutions architect. Those roles included responsibilities for the requirements analysis, architecture, solution recommendation, technical assessment, and design phases of small, medium, and enterprise scale projects.We discuss:<ul><li>A journey from on-premise to a [private] cloud space [1:35]</li><li>How to become aware of the gaps in your business [4:36]</li><li>The right time to get downsized [6:24]</li><li>Resisting the temptation to saying “yes” to headhunters [8:05]</li><li>The butterflies for being your own business person [10:44]</li><li>The big thing about being in business [12:04]</li><li>The answers to the questions you don’t know about your business [13:27]</li><li>Not yet a consultant but still an employee [16:40]</li><li>The game is years long, not months long [18:14]</li></ul>Learn more about Craig at cchavis@chaveconsulting.com.

Have Faith in Your Consulting Abilities Featuring Craig M. Chavis Sr.