Energetek’s blog on business tips, becoming & staying a successful entrepreneur, and everything else to get you through your work week.
Musical Chairs: How Your Position at the Table Influences the Meeting
Location. Location. Location. How many times have you walked into a meeting, taken a look at the ominous empty chairs around the conference table and thought to yourself, “Where the f**k am I supposed to sit?” Nothing like a moment like this to take you right back to middle [...]
Business Leaders Share Organization Tips
Different Work but Same Successful Mentality What takes you to the top? I spoke to four people in my business network to get the scoop on what keeps their day in order. I believe that organization is key to being and staying successful. The more you climb the [...]
From Buggies to Balers: How S.D. Richman Scraps Philly
“It’s slightly ironic that the best view of the city is located at the top of a scrapyard” says Lenny Richman, the 5th generation of S.D. Richman Sons. And let me tell “you’s guys”, he ain’t lying. Located in the Port Richmond section of Philadelphia, S.D. Richman Sons prides [...]
Year-End Review for Business Owners
So How Did You Do? Q4 has just begun and it's time to start looking back and planning ahead. Doing a year-end reflection and evaluation is essential to every business owner, but also important for individual progress. Kristin (my business partner) and I are about to embark on [...]
There’s Something Neat About Neatsfoot Oil
If you ever find yourself on East Ontario street along the 95 corridor in Port Richmond, Philadelphia you’re probably lost… or looking for scrap metal. But on the rare occurrence that you are neither of those things, you have actually stumbled upon a piece of history. You see, tucked [...]
4 Tips for Time Management
How to better manage your time at work & in life: 1. Do it Now Not Later Raise your hand if you're a procrastinator. ME, but I have definitely gotten better. I've found that waiting for no reason when you have the full ability to complete something isn't just [...]
Energy in a Nutshell
From Understanding Key Terms to a Quick Market Update Energy is an interesting beast. Aside from the fact that it can be traded as a commodity, energy also is monitored much like the stock market is - economy and weather swings the market. And much like a company’s [...]
Top Murder Podcasts for Your Commute
The Not so Boring Ride Clearing your mind on the way to or home from work might mean listening to your favorite jam or to nothing at all, but for my true crime obsessed self, it means podcast time. Weirdly or maybe not weirdly enough, podcasts completely help [...]
Are Family Owned Manufacturing Companies a Dying Breed?
Energetek's interview with Service Die Cutting & Packaging shows the contrary If you follow us on social media or work with us in any capacity, you know we have a very niche market. The majority of our clientele are manufacturers in the industrial space. The most interesting part [...]
The Long, Challenging, but Happy Road.
I Think I Got This! So, how did I get here? Here being a new entrepreneur about 9 months into business. No this wasn’t planned in the sense that I wanted to be a business owner since before college or after. I truly decided when I was faced [...]
“You See Us How You Want to See Us.”
“Reputation is a matter of perception. A company’s overall reputation is a function of its reputation among its various stakeholders (investors, customers, suppliers, employees, regulators, politicians, nongovernmental organizations, the communities in which the firm operates) in specific categories (product quality, corporate governance, employee relations, customer service, intellectual capital, financial [...]
Target Practice
Know Your Niche Focus on one thing, become an expert, and thrive. Simple right? Except most of us fall into the ideas and goals trap, myself included, and suddenly loosing focus becomes way easier than you think. Whether you're in a service or product sale, knowing your niche [...]
It’s OK not to be OK.
We exist in a world run by instagram models (who knew there would ever be such a thing) and influencers. Where everything is supposed to be picture perfect, right down to that over- priced avocado toast that you have in front of you. If you didn’t boomerang yourself cracking [...]
Oh Is that Awkward?
Plastic, We're Breaking Up, Because I Can Do Better. You’re at a social gathering meeting friends of friends, everyone is super nice, but now it’s time for that awkward goodbye. Maybe your significant other knows more people than you, he or she is now giving hugs, shaking hands; [...]
How to Network Like a Champ
Networking can be extremely painful, especially if done wrong. I mean who REALLY looks forward to spending 4 hours in a room with a bunch of random strangers; reminds me of MTV’s The Real World. In the world of sales (yes I consider recruiting sales) networking is a necessary [...]