“The entrepreneur is our visionary, the creator in each of us. We’re born with that quality and it defines our lives as we respond to what we see, hear, feel, and experience. It is developed, nurtured, and given space to flourish or is squelched, thwarted, without air or stimulation, and dies.”
Michael Gerber
Why do Philadelphia Entrepreneurs matter?
Besides being the adopted home of the America’s most famous entrepreneur, Ben Franklin, Philadelphia has long been the home of innovation in America. While Philadelphia is known for being the first capital of the United States, it is also the home of many firsts in the US. Phillypreneurs were behind a whole list of national firsts that started right here in Philly:
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About Phillypreneurs.com
Phillypreneurs.com is a group of Entrepreneurs and business professionals passionate about celebrating and empowering the entrepreneurial community in and around the city of brotherly love.
Dave Speers is an online marketing consultant focused on building authentic relationships between clients and customers. In addition to building a handful of online projects he has worked with a variety of companies from online start-ups to established international corporations. Before his first job working for the world’s largest interactive agency AvenueA-Razorfish, Dave created and managed the first student run television station at his Alma mater The Pennsylvania State University. Most days you can find Dave working out of Independents Hall, the new co-working collaborative in the Philadelphia, or frolicking in Liberty Lands Park near his home in Northern Liberties.
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Eric Herrenkohl has 18 years of experience in recruiting, coaching, and motivating business people. Previous to founding his firm Clarius Inc in Wynnewood, Eric was an executive recruiter, working with Fortune 500 and mid-market companies to identify and recruit CFOs, Controllers and financial staff for their organizations. He also spent 7 years in the sales incentive industry working with manufacturers in the high-tech, automotive, and capital equipment industries. Eric is the author of Performance Principles, a monthly e-letter that reaches thousands of subscribers across North America and is re-printed in a number of industry and company newsletters.
