Why can't the BoardRoom be like this?

If any of you have googled me, Stevan Cvjetkovich, you may have seen my alter ego, Kobra Kai. A pro wrestling persona that I used for over a decade. The showmanship of pro wrestling was not lost on me or the •gbot• team and recently we had a chance to flex those 'on stage' muscles by taping an segment  for Dragons Den spin off Next Gen. Check it out here:

@GBOTCANADA: What you doing for 2015? Oh, you know... Shopping Easy & Saving Money on #DragonsDen Next Gen http://t.co/zmkbkeVR34 http://t.co/iWqrPADNaQ

It may not be typical but it's what we do

Ever since my first job (that wasn't am allowance based chore from a family member) I have been told that there is a 'way' to do whatever job it was. From bus boy to waiter, to sales guys, to consultant, to Mnager to director and the dozen or so stops in between. 

There is a 'way' to run a company and a 'way' to launch a web service and so on. Now, I completely believe that there are dos and donts out there and good practices and such but I don't think that there is just one 'way' to do anything. Never have. 

That preamble was nessaccary because I've put a lot of thought into the marketing resources we have available for EQI and •gbot•. There is little argument that FB and Twitter and being social in general (Pinterest, blogs, reddit, this one, that one, the next one, the one I don't even know and the rest) are very essential peices to the marketing puzzle. But what is the 'way' to use them? 

Well, I know what other companies are doing-- buy this, value prop that, did you know this, it's a day of some kind, look what I ate, etc. As it turns out, that really isn't our voice as individuals and therefore doesn't really work as the voice of •gbot•. 

Our posts and ads at •gbot• may not be the 'way' that everyone else is doing it but we are finding our Way everyday just a little bit more. I had an acquaintance i bumped into recently say to me 'oh, you do those tweets for •gbot•? Yeah, I cam see that. They are ridiculous,' and I was very flatter/insulted by that. I was insulted because I'm not sure being labelled 'ridiculous' is good (it's definitely not a skill on my LinkedIn profile) and I was flattered because he remembered the tweets. 

I guess what I'm trying to say is this: don't be afraid to be different and try something new. Worst case scenario, you'll be remembered. 

Now go and download •gbot• for free, communication over! 

@GBOTCANADA: Meanwhile, in Toronto Canada, high grocery prices menace the city... But wait, here come the free •gbot• app to save the day! #savethepig 

Saturday night ends the •gbot• week

So it's Saturday night and the •gbot• week is over (it's starts again tomorrow, Sunday, Morning). These are the pics that ended up on my camera role in the last 6 days and accurately summarize those entrepreneurial 144 hours (out of 10,000).

Nowhere to go but up. 

•gbot• team in BC. 

Because bacon. 

Yes, this was a real thing. 

Is a quorum of •gbot• execs. 

Believe in yourself. 

Because Nutella. 

Filed by coffee. 

The •gbot• support team 2/4. 

Saved $$$ with •gbot• and the bill was the same as my birthday!!!

Communication, over!