Accelerating your entrepreneurial journey to the top ranks — My Quest for the Best with Bill Ringle

Dorie Clark, Adjunct Professor at Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business and author of Entrepreneurial You

Bill Ringle and Dorie Clark discuss how to avoid making decisions that limit your potential as you endeavor to rise beyond surviving to thrive as an entrepreneur with a focus on overlooked opportunities for established small business leaders.

Listen to this interview to learn

Why limiting our relationships with people we know also limits opportunities to build connections with other interesting, insightful, and quality individuals.
How to take advantage of the opportunity that people right now are consuming more content to get your message across.
Why it is better to go slow than to rush your way to success.
How Dorie’s early inspiration from Tony Robbins shaped her bold vision for her career and life.
What William Gibson’s insight — “the future is here; it’s just not evenly distributed” — means for today’s entrepreneurs.

Expert Bio

Dorie Clark is a keynote speaker, executive communication coach, and Adjunct Professor at Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business. She has also taught at Columbia Business School and has been named the #1 Communication Coach in the world by the Global Gurus ranking and one of the Top 50 business thinkers globally by Thinkers50.

A former presidential campaign spokeswoman and journalist, Dorie now advises executives and entrepreneurs on building lasting professional reputations. Her work has appeared in the Harvard Business Review, TIME, Entrepreneur, and numerous other publications.

She is the author of five books on personal brand, strategy, and long-term thinking: Reinventing You, Stand Out, Entrepreneurial You, Stand Out Networking, and The Long Game. Her books have been translated into multiple languages and are used in executive education programs worldwide.