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June 1, 2022
  • Networking
  • Social Media
  • Thoughts

Have a business? Create an Investor Update list

Written by Sol Orwell

If you run a business, I highly recommend you start up an Investor Update list. You don’t even need investors (we have none). I use it as an accountability tool – every month, it forces me to think about what’s...

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June 24, 2019
  • #cookielife
  • Networking
  • Philanthropy
  • Social Media

How we leveled up the Cookie Off and ended up raising over $200,000…

Written by Sol Orwell

The last ever Cookie Off is done (check out the pics). The #cookielife is now finished. When I first started planning the Cookie Off, I was in a bit of a bind – we had almost 40 competitors last year...

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February 14, 2019
  • Networking
  • Reputation Management

Friendships can corrupt

Written by Sol Orwell

  In All the Stars, Kendrick Lamar raps: Motherfucker, I don’t even like you Corrupt a man’s heart with a gift That’s how you find out who you dealin’ with Kendrick has a great point – giving someone a gift...

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November 6, 2018
  • #cookielife
  • Case Studies
  • Networking
  • Social Media
  • Thoughts

How to grow your network by hosting kick-ass dinners

Written by Sol Orwell

I stopped attending events in 2018. I took a step back and asked myself: why am I really attending events? If we’re honest with ourselves, the biggest value we get from an event is the (like-minded) people there and the...

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July 25, 2018
  • #cookielife
  • Networking
  • Productivity
  • Social Media

How little social media metrics matter

Written by Sol Orwell

I posted a video of our Charity Chocolate Chip Cookie Off last week: The final tally is in.We ended up raising over $100,000 (USD).The ultimate win-win-win – for the charities, for the bakers, and for the people attending.And we'll be...

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Sol Orwell

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