Worthwhile Words

Alex Gutin and his brother Alexander started Web Scribble when they were 17. Today, the company is growing fast and just made Inc. magazine's fastest-growing private companies list.

Deb Best three times found herself out of work and looking for a new job. Did those experience help shape her approach to human resources? Listen and hear for yourself as she shares her story and insights with students in Rick D'Errico's Entrepreneurship class at SUNY Schenectady.

Rich Honen has worked with some fo the most most successful tech companies in New York's Capital Region and beyond. He shares his insights with Rick D'Errico's Entrepreneurship class at SUNY Schenectady.

Entrepreneurship students at SUNY Schenectady hear the ins and outs of starting and running a business from the founders of design studio Feisty Brown, Julie and Theo Fels.

A jam-packed Q&A with Dawnna St. Louis! Dawnna grabs your attention and never lets it go!

Trent Griffin-Braaf joined me for a Q&A with my Intro to Entrepreneurship class at SUNY Schenectady. Too many takeaways to list here. You will be inspired!

Entrepreneur Steve Lobel, who is also the author of the book “Failing My Way to Success” speaks at Rick D’Errico’s Entreoclass at SUNY Schenectady.

Lauren Groff shares his entrepreneurial journey and how he was the reluctant entrepreneur to actually add stability to his career.

Listen in on our conversation with Brian Epstein. Before a sold out BizLab-Clarkson lunch.

Jeannine Trimboli shares words of wisdom with my #entrepreneurship class at SUNY Schenectady.

TropheCase CEO shares how he left his job to go full time in his startup.

Richard Lin discusses his entrepreneurship journey building Agora Technologies and his involvement in the entrepreneurship community. This conversation took place in Rick D’Errico’s Entrepreneurship class at SUNY Schenectady.

Tony Collins, president of Clarkson, talks about bringing an entrepreneurial mindset to an institution that’s 123 years old. His talk was at the BizLab-Clarkson Lunchtime Entrepreneurship Series on April 18, 2019.

Tony Civitella, President and CEO of Transfinder and founder/president of the New York BizLab, speaks about leadership, roosters, negotiating with his Dad and more.

Jeff Buell is a principal at Redburn Development. He shares his thoughts on why it matters to care. He talks about how he decides on projects, why he gave $100 a day to perfect strangers and why region's shouldn't be fighting with each other.

Kirsh Helmets' founder, CEO & CTO of Kirsh Helmets, Jason Kirshon, and President and COO Donnie DeVito II could not be more different. Working out of the New York BizLab business accelerator in Schenectady, New York, Jason is a man with a million ideas. Donnie admits, "I haven't had an original idea in my life." But together, they are the dynamic duo that is turning the motorcycle helmet industry on its head ... literally.

Hear about learning from all your experiences and how to keep knocking on doors when you receive 99.9% rejection.

Do you worry more about hurting feelings than telling the truth? Can you speak the truth in a loving, gentle way?

Richard Zack shares the ups and downs of the entrepreneurial life.

Want to be in the news? Make some news! Understanding the news business.

Maxine Barasch discussed what a patent is, the value of a patent and why an inventor should or should file a patent.

The founder and CEO of Darn Good Yarn talks about how she grew the company, lessons learned and how doing good is also good for business.

[s] Cube CEO Haileab Samuel discusses his entrepreneurial journey, working at giant companies like Xerox and GE and failed startups to leading a successful Internet of Things company located in the New York BizLab accelerator in Schenecrady, NY. He sat down an discussed this journey in an entrepreneurship class at SUNY Schenectady taught by BizLab Managing Director Rick D’Errico, the host of Worthwhile Words.

A LinkedIn comment said to stop saying “I’m sorry” and replace it with “thank you.” I’m sorry. I disagree.

Fixing use of bad words like binge

For every “don’t” there’s a “do” - give or take a don’t or do. Huh?

Reading Daniel 1 I see Daniel doesn’t expect his guard to have faith in what God told him (Daniel) to do but provided him (the guard) with a reasonable test, and let the results speak for themselves.

Or one trick town. Using expressions correctly or fun with mixing metaphors.

A look at how we should respect those in authority and still hold on to convictions.

A dry run, test.