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Arian Radmand is the CEO & Founder of IgnitePost.com, a handwritten mail service that enables businesses to develop deeper relationships with customers & prospects. IgnitePost does this by combining software and robotics to allow businesses to send real pen & ink letters that are indistinguishable from human handwriting. We believe authentic, personalized communication is the key to more sales and happier customers. Prior to IgnitePost, Arian was CoFounder at CoachUp, Inc. CoachUp is the nation's leading sports coaching company. We raised $15M in venture-capital, built the category leading brand, were fortunate enough to partner with 2X NBA Champion & MVP Stephen Curry as our lead spokesman, and made the Inc 5000 list in 2018. For this, Arian was a Forbes 30 Under 30 Award Winner in 2015. Before founding CoachUp, Arian worked at Lime Brokerage as a Senior Software Architect where he was responsible for overseeing the architecture design, implementation, and launch of Lime Brokerage’s control channel for its Citrius Trading Platform. He holds a patent for this system, which is the fastest automated trading system on the planet. Before Lime Brokerage, he got his start in software development by working at EMC as a SPEA QA Test case automation engineer. Arian holds a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from Boston University. In his free time, Arian is an avid sailor, skier, and pilot.
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As job hopping becomes more and more common among professionals—Gen Z in particular—many business leaders are looking for ways to increase employee loyalty and retention. While some employees look for higher pay and better benefits, others are just looking for somewhere they feel like they’re making a difference and where their hard work is appreciated and noticed. That being said, there are a number of ways employers can entice their team members to stay, improving not only their individual work lives but the company’s overall culture as well. Here, 11 members of Young Entrepreneur Council discuss the advice they would give leaders looking to build loyalty and reduce turnover in their business.
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When it comes to hiring someone for their team, nearly every employer likely already has an image of their ideal candidate in mind. Whether it’s someone who isn’t afraid to push the envelope or someone who is reliable, trustworthy and gets their work done on time, the “ideal” hire can vary from employer to employer, sometimes making it difficult for potential candidates to know what qualities they should emphasize in their application. To provide a little bit of guidance, business leaders from Young Entrepreneur Council list 11 words they’d use to describe their ideal employees and explain what it is about those specific characteristics that makes someone such a great hire.
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When team members get along, they communicate better, trust each other more, and work together more effectively. But how can leaders encourage this camaraderie and bonding, especially when budgets are tight? Here, a group of Young Entrepreneur Council members share some low-cost ways leaders can foster a sense of community and connectedness among their teams.
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Small, local businesses face unique challenges when it comes to marketing. While many marketing techniques may be effective for larger corporations, they may not yield the same results for small businesses operating within a specific community. Investing in expensive advertising campaigns or generic marketing strategies that fail to resonate with local consumers can be a waste of precious resources. To offer their thoughts on the matter, eight Young Entrepreneur Council (YEC) members weigh in on the following question:
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Of all the resources companies monitor and allocate on a regular basis, time is perhaps the most important one. In the business world, saving time can also mean saving money, and time can often be the difference between a happy customer and an angry one or a successful launch and a failed one. This makes finding ways to save time a top priority for any entrepreneur. To help their own companies save time, the members of Young Entrepreneur Council have implemented a few productivity hacks of their own. Below, they each discuss their chosen strategy as well as what other companies can do to benefit from it.
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Everyone has a blend of strengths and weaknesses; fortunately, with work, it’s possible to improve both the strong and the weak points. To be an entrepreneur and an effective leader, it’s important to recognize areas where you may need help or improvement and to actively work on those areas so that you—and your business—can continue to grow. But determining how to improve oneself isn’t always easy, so to help, nine members of Young Entrepreneur Council discuss some of the ways in which they actively work on their weaknesses in order to grow as leaders and business owners.
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IgnitePost - Robotically handwritten notes
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IgnitePost is a handwritten mail service that enables businesses to develop deeper relationships with customers & prospects. We do this by combining software and robotics to send real pen & ink letters that are indistinguishable from human handwriting. We believe authentic, personalized communication is the key to more sales and happier customers. We are all now subjected to 120 emails and over 5,000 digital ads, EVERY DAY— which is not only a problem for people, but also a huge challenge for companies, who struggle to earn genuine consideration in a digitally saturated world. But there is hope. People still open physical mail. Even better, they open EVERY piece of handwritten mail. So we combined a B2B campaign management software solution with robots that write handwritten notes. In addition to using real pen & ink, our technology uses variable penmanship to produce notes that are indistinguishable from real human handwriting. The result is a far more effective marketing channel with true ROI accountability. Our service yields response rates that are 30X higher than email and 10X higher than direct mail. Since launching, we’ve worked with brands ranging from startups to Fortune 500 businesses (customers such as ClassPass, First Republic Bank, TruEnergy, AthenaHealth, Sotheby's, and Northwestern Mutual).