Vintage Consulting - Skills of an Entrepreneur

Monday's lesson at Vintage Consulting comes from The Harvard Business Journal. They conducted a study to find that 90% of all entrepreneur's contain these following skill sets.

• Persuasion
• the ability to transfer enthusiasm from one person to another
• Leadership
• being capable of leading a team through adversity
• Personal Accountability
• not blaming others for poor results
• Goal Orientation
• overcoming obstacles and planning ahead (S.M.A.R.T. Goals)
• Interpersonal Skills 
• able to get along with a lot of other people; provide empathy, psychiatry style of relating

At Vintage Consulting we believe it's important to acknowledge that each one of these skills are learned. Whether you're at the point where you need to polish or acquire these skill sets, if you'd like to take the path of entrepreneurship, start working on these key 5 skills to get yourself there. In the words of our President, Nick P, "Owner's are made on Mondays and Fridays. It's all about how you start and finish."

-The Vintage Team

Vintage Consulting, Inc Welcomes Their Client Representative From Chicago

Vintage Consulting, Inc was happy to host their client representative in office last week.  Brendan, a Director of Campaign Management, came to San Mateo from the Chicago Area to provide campaign updates, territory management training and leadership coaching.  Brendan shed light onto expansions in the current territory as well as future opportunities with the client Vintage Consulting, Inc represents.

We thank the mustache himself for coming into town and spreading his wisdom!

-The Vintage Team

Vintage Consulting Attends Fall Leadership Development Conference

Over the weekend, the Vintage Consulting Team was able to attend a conference held in San Jose.  The team got to hear about upcoming expansion opportunities within their industry and also learn from some of the best representatives in the organization.  Breakout meetings were run on time management, leadership development, goal setting and much more.  Scroll through the pictures below taken from the event.

President, Nick Peterson, Speaking to the Leaders of the Region

Happy Monday,

The Vintage Team

Vintage Consulting Team Members Attend Top Gun Event

Over the weekend a few member of the Vintage Consulting team attended the 7th annual Big Bear Classic "Malibu Style." This was the first year this event was held outside of Big Bear in Southern California.  

Check out the photos from this years leadership event:

Thanks for following along,

The Vintage Team

Recap of Vintage Consulting's Management Retreat in Phoenix

Vintage Consulting Inc management team looks forward to their yearly R&R weekend.  This year they attended at the Arizona Grand Resort in Phoenix, AZ.  With a little work and a lot of play, the Vintage Team got to learn and network, float in the lazy river, attend the yearly talent show and catch rays...

Western Themed Dinner

Having fun in the dinner shuttle

Rustler's Rooste

Pool Time

Arizona Grand Resort

Volleyball Matches

Networking

Management Meeting

Lazy River Float

Vintage Consulting - Seattle Leadership Weekend 2.0

A few select team members at Vintage Consulting had a great time on their trip to Seattle! The team attended their annual Seattle Leadership Weekend and for to network with other top performers in the organization. Vintage Consulting team members got to enjoy a relaxing weekend with developing a plan for the upcoming year.  The agenda included the Polar Bear Plunge, making apple cider, good conversation around campfires, a backyard baseball game, hiking in the Grand Forest, and attending a Seahawks game at Century Link Stadium.

Vintage Consulting utilizes S.M.A.R.T. Goals in their Planning

When you hear the word ‘Greatness’ who comes to mind?
Steve Jobs… Abraham Lincoln, Michael Jordan, etc

Harvard conducted a study from 1993 to 2007 on “Greatness” and found that people who have achieved high levels of success all had same the common denominator of diligence. They all had a great plan.

So, how do we become great?

SMART Goals:

What skills do you need to hit this goal?
Come up with action items to improve these skills.

S- Specific
M- Measurable
A- Attainable
R- Reachable
T- Time Frame

For example; If your general goal is to become a millionaire, how are you actually going to get there? What does being a millionaire mean to you? When do you want to be a millionaire? What is a realistic time frame or action item for you to get there?

Once you set SMART goals, your achievements should come with ease rather than constantly feeling like you are failing to climb that foreseeable mountain.

Great Leaders v. Average Leaders

Great Leaders v. Average Leaders
The secret to leadership is there are no secrets!


Leaders should be constantly bettering themselves in these 5 areas:

1. Find a Purpose – makes the transition from average to great easy!
2. Put People First – not everything is about you
3. Develop Awareness – especially of one’s own knowledge
4. Shun Complexity – less is more
5. Get Personal – understand the value of a quality relationship

A Leader without followers is just walking.

The Philosophy of Winning

Why do you like winning?

Gives you drive/motivation
Feels good/accomplishing
Shiny trophies/prizes
Recognition
Better than losing

Philosophy of winning:

The will to prepare to win = Putting the effort in that others won’t.

To be great at what you do, it’s a daily routine

Everyone most likely wants to be successful at one point or another, but we forget how much it takes the will to prepare to win.

Meet the Vintage Team's Newest Leader

Vintage Consulting is proud to announce it's newest Leadership Promotion! Fiachra has advanced himself from the Entry Level phase into the Account Management position. In this new promotion, he will take on new leadership roles in the office such as training, campaign management and accelerating other skills such as public speaking, presentations and team building exercises.

Meet: Fiachra

Where are you from originally?

Baile Átha Cliath (Dublin, Ireland!).

Where did you grow up?

Dubliner born and raised, I just came to the U.S recently.

What did you study?

Sports and Exercise Management in UCD (Dublin).

What brought you to Vintage Consulting?

I responded to a craigslist ad that caught my eye initially way back in May when I was back home looking for a full time career oriented position upon my arrival into the States.

What are you excited about?

The opportunity to grow within the company and learn key skills that will help me in the future.

What are you interested in outside of work?

1. Sports: watching and playing all kinds of sport mainly Gaelic football and hurling, soccer, cycling and watersports like sailing and surfing. I still need to be sold on the American sports but I have been to some baseball, ice hockey and arena football games before (I did an internship with Tampa Bay Lightning 2 years ago)

2. Traveling: I love to see new places and combine work and travel, hence how I ended up in SF!

Vintage is excited to bring Fiachra onto the Leadership Team at Vintage Consulting, Inc.  He has shown his growth so quickly in the past few weeks and shows he is capable of taking on the role as a Leader to help the growth of Vintage Consulting for our clients.

-The Vintage Team

Vintage Consulting Recognized Nationally for Great Performance

We're excited say that our team was recognized nationally by our clients as a top performing office! The clients mentioned that they value the great habits and high standards of the Vintage Consulting team, and they want Vintage to not only continue their current role, but take on additional markets as well. We owe a big thanks to our manager, Nick, who leads the team as a great example with great character and serious work ethic! Can't wait to see what 2014 will bring!

Vintage Consulting Team Member Receives Award for Achievement

Vintage Consulting Inc, is proud to announce the news that June's Number 1 Representative in the nation is one of their own! Cherokii has been with Vintage Consulting since it's opening in the Bay Area of June 2012. She is honored as the top representative out of 800+ representatives total.

The announcement came out at the beginning of the month when Vintage Consulting received the monthly magazine print highlighting our industries organization. Top representatives are ranked on total performance for the entirety of the month and must have less than 6.5% reject rate and less than 2.5% concerns rate.

Cherokii's top honor was rewarded with a $100 Visa gift card and a letter signed by the CEO and President of our organizations client broker.  Vintage Consulting thanks our client brokers for providing such a strong relationship with our clients in order to provide the company with such great opportunity. 

Nick Peterson says, "I'm very proud of her accomplishment, definitely not a surprise based on her work ethic and drive. Looking forward to her future successes with Vintage."


About Vintage Consulting, Inc.

Vintage Consulting, Inc is headed by Nick Peterson and headquartered in the San Francisco Bay Area. The company specializes in direct marketing by bringing products and services directly to consumers. The company works with team members from day one to train them for the job and for the rest of their lives. The skills gained help team members excel in the company and in life. For more information about Vintage Consulting, Inc, please visit www.vintageconsultinginc.com.

Vintage Consulting at the Leadership Training Conference in Phoenix

The team at Vintage Consulting had a fun and educational weekend in Phoenix! The team attended their annual National Leadership Training Conference, and heard from speakers from across North America. Speakers addressed topics such as business development, team relationships, financial management, personal development, coaching and conversations, and priority management. Vintage Consulting team members enjoyed the opportunity to learn and network, and also to soak up some warm Arizona sunshine!

Celebrating A Milestone

It comes with pleasure to announce, Vintage Consulting Inc is celebrating it's first anniversary in business!  While one year can seem like a large Milestone in business, it flew by and Vintage is ready for the next 10 years to see where it takes them.

Vintage Consulting's major goals for this coming year are to expand two new offices within the West Coast while taking on new campaigns in the open Bay Area Markets.  Our clients have given us the green light for expansion, so we are looking for valuable members to add to our team.






To see what we've been up to, please view the YouTube video linked here..

Cheers!

Vintage Consulting