Meet Alesia Clark – Social Media Boot Camp Attendee When is the right time for an Aging Life Care Expert to use social media? If you ask me the moment they begin their work with older adults. Yesterday, I had the opportunity to work with Alesia Clark of Engage Life Care in Carlsbad, California. While […]
A Gerontologist What’s That? When I say I’m a Gerontologist, the response is polite. If I’m lucky someone will ask what’s that? However, when you say I’m an entrepreneur. Often people nod their head in approval. Then when I mention, entrepreneur Gary Vaynerchuk the response is usually a huge knowing smile. By the way, a […]
Embracing Dating, Love, and Tech After Sixty The first student asked me, do you think I’m ready to date? Then a second student asked me the same question. By the time the third and fourth asked me the same question I had the name. Come Back Cupid a platform for tech-shy adults interested in dating. Launching a StartUp […]
Starfish Saves Entrepreneur Starfish and entrepreneurs have more in common than people think. While they might appear singular and self-motivated they both benefit from help. Last week, this entrepreneur faced a setback. A potential two-year pause in bringing travel training for seniors in San Diego. My goal remains the same make it easier for 40,000 […]
A Gerontologist Pivots On Monday this gerontologist began to pivot. The startup I run will not receive grant funds. My hands shook as I reread the email. A five-year mission to bring travel training to San Diego failed once again. Yes, this entrepreneur owns the word failure. This is what it looks like when you don’t […]
Canva Is Your Easy To Use Canvas Over three years ago I was listening to the Oh So Pinteresting Podcast by Cynthia Sanchez when she mentioned Canva. In her podcast, Cynthia described the power of visual images and the ease of using the online platform Canva to make blog posts come alive. Based on her podcast I […]
The Rise of Geropreneurs™ The World Economic Forum reports by next year almost 70 percent of the United States disposable income will be held by individuals over age sixty. Currently, there are 10,000 baby boomers turning age 65 every for the next twenty years. Following them are the millennials, an even larger cohort. With that statistic the rise […]
June already, what is next? As June end and July begins I wonder, What is next? Halfway through the year it is my time to evaluate the progress or lack of progress in my practice and my business. The year has been full of firsts. Speaking at SXSW and a book launch Freewheeling after Sixty. […]
How To Launch A Book After writing my book I reflected on the lessons learned and realized it might have been helpful to share the process with other entrepreneurs. As I launch my book I’ll do my best to document this next part of an author’s journey. Why I’m Launching An eBook First I have decided […]