About Mike Smerklo Mike Smerklo is an experienced entrepreneur, investor, and business leader driven by the desire to turn ideas into reality. Having bought and scaled a small business into a publicly-traded company worth nearly a billion dollars in value, he has a deep understanding of the hard work, dedication, and grit that truly powers…

The average person today feels a little guilty about motoring. It seems like something they shouldn’t be doing. Public transport and cycling are available, and yet the average person is still going to the gas station, filling up the tank, and spewing carbon dioxide into the air.  Pexels – CC0 License For the most part,…

Some people float through life with the sensation that everything is just happening to them and the world is fundamentally out of control. In some ways, that’s true. Things do happen that aren’t under your personal jurisdiction. But that doesn’t mean that everything is just blind fate and that there’s nothing you can do to…

Interview with Bobbi Bidochka, author of Sexual Intelligence in Business. Venture Capitalist. In spite of all the advances in gender equality, women are still getting paid less than men. Bobby explains the many reasons why. Women get paid less than men for the same job, but the highest reason for the gender pay gap is…

Teenagehood is one of the most critical stages in a person’s life. It is a time that entails transitioning from childhood into adulthood. This transition results in massive changes in the psychological, physical, and social wellbeing and, at the same time, shapes the child’s personality and character. Admittedly, being a parent to a teenager, especially…

Many people feel that they are not sufficiently challenged by their job, and believe that branching out for a change of career might just be the perfect option. Does this sound familiar? Sticking with a job that simply doesn’t satisfy your needs, whether these are financial or intellectual, will not be of benefit in any…