Nikki Hall

My father is a retired fighter pilot of the United States Air Force. He now works for Boeing and while he is no longer a pilot, he still works with the same character and strength he always has. His life, everything he has done and will do, is best classified as the pursuit and discipline to achieve excellence. The pursuit of excellence is not to obtain perfection, but to encourage a standard we should hold ourselves and each other to; small business relations are no different. To succeed in ...

I read books about business all the time. I read about women in business, business etiquette, the ABCs of success, etc. All the reading in the world, however, cannot prepare a person for the actual act of conducting and operating a business. There are also very few mentors left that are willing to guide and teach a person as they start a company and learn about business. Specifically women; I have yet to come across another woman that is willing to put their time and energy into another woman ...

I have heard and read that money is the most divisive problem between couples. In my opinion, working with your spouse rivals money. Of course, dealing with money is part of business, but working together also includes the root of the majority of all conflicts… differing personalities. If your spouse and you decide to work together, make sure you figure out and hold true from the start the most important thing through it all… each other.

All total, Steven and I have worked together ...

Vacations are great. I just spent the last two and a half weeks in Oklahoma City. I visited my folks, rode our horses, stacked hay, and spent time with my nephews and sister-in-law. I worked most every day from my phone and computer. But instead of being in the office, I worked while I was carting my nephew on my hip, or while I sat next to my parent’s pond and looked at the Koi; work was done outside in the open… the humidity thick and the sun beaming. Going from day to day doing what you ...