Member Since December 2015
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Phillip Oakley is an entrepreneur, speaker, and founder of Common Giant, a brand growth agency that digs deep into marketing strategy to produce stunning creative execution for companies who want to become legendary. Phillip's ability to push through business challenges with creative thinking has helped create giant ideas for a variety of companies all over the world. Phillip has worked with some of the largest technology firms all over the world to rescue their messaging, sales, and marketing execution from the sea of sameness. He currently sits on several non-profit boards ranging from organizations creating community support and education around neurodiversity, to supporting the arts with an opera company. He is often approached to help leaders and companies break past perceived limitations, create new opportunities, and produce unexpected ideas.
Phillip Oakley
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expert panel
Nov 18, 2020
When you set out to pitch your idea to an investor, you usually go through the most common questions that they're likely to ask. Discerning investors are careful about where they put their money, but a well-prepared entrepreneur can quickly answer a surprising amount of what they ask. However, sometimes, a businessperson may encounter smart questions that they never prepared to answer. Intelligent questions indicate investors that are on-the-ball, and who could be a priceless addition to your business. Ten members of Young Entrepreneur Council share some of the smartest questions they've gotten from an investor and how they handled them.
expert panel
May 21, 2020
These bad habits can have a lasting effect on your daily productivity and efficiency.
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Why don’t sales and marketing play well together?
expert panel
Human beings are fallible. With every strength, there is an attached weakness. However, we are also self-aware, and that gives us an advantage. We can actively seek out our weaknesses and find ways to shore them up. Admitting that one is vulnerable to certain things is an excellent place to start. However, figuring out our strengths and weaknesses take a lot more time and effort than some are willing to invest. To help young business leaders get a handle on their characteristics, these eight members of Young Entrepreneur Council describe their personal techniques to determine where they are vulnerable, and how they address the shortcoming.
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Feb 24, 2020
Core values are more than corporate platitudes, but only when they’re created and used properly.
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Sales Factory
Company bio
We’re a small agency with unexpectedly big ideas that help our partners make a difference. Each and every day, when the lights turn on, we come in with our sleeves rolled up, ready to get to work. Why? It’s pretty simple. We have a relentless passion for collaborating with great people, evolving brands, and creating remarkable experiences. We’re makers. Do-gooders. And problem solvers. We want to make a dent in the universe.