Platforms and Partnerships Spell Small Bank Growth Post COVID-19
Coruzant Technologies
October 02, 2020
The endless fodder has already begun, which industries will be the biggest winners and losers post COVID-19? Clearly a lot of “non-essential” small businesses (try telling a small business owner that their business is non-essential)...
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How to Defy Critics and ROCKiT Law Firm Growth Now
Coruzant Technologies
September 17, 2020
In the COVID-19 environment it is essential that law firms deploy new digital initiatives, strong leadership and counterintuitive thinking – doing the opposite of many things that made sense before the pandemic – if they want to survive and thrive. In this era of compressed cycles, firms need to understand that risk-taking, disruption and fluidity are the new comfort zones. True rethinks are in order ...
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How to ROCKiT Insurer Growth Now
Coruzant Technologies
September 04, 2020
Many professions and industries today are facing unprecedented change and headwinds. The pressure to better serve customers and move up the value chain is only intensifying post COVID-19. Insurance included.
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How ‘Big Guy/Little Guy’ Collaboration is the Ticket to Growth
Coruzant Technologies
August 21, 2020
Prior to COVID-19, headlines abounded informing us that artificial intelligence, blockchain and virtual reality will play larger roles in our lives. What was not being widely reported then was ...
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SaaS Needs ‘Big Guy-Little Guy’ Partnership to ROCKiT Growth
Coruzant Technologies
August 10, 2020
To manage and grow during an ongoing and post-COVID-19 world, technology firms must improve their business and partner connections while also boosting the customer experience. They need to enter a new era of collaboration and innovation, where the big players and startup-size firms work together for mutual gain. The emerging “new normal” is already showing the need for seamless and engaging digital experiences. To capably provide these experiences, firms need agility and to develop their business “ecosystems” to connect with the right partners and customers.
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New ‘big company/little company’ collaboration is the crisis’ silver lining
Fintech Insight
June 25, 2020
Big firms need nimble operators to create streamlined processes that match shifting customer behaviors, says DealRockit’s David Carmell
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New 'big company/little company' collaboration is the crisis' silver lining
PaymentsSource
June 25, 2020
DealRockit's CEO David Carmell says the coronavirus crisis will accelerate cooperation between large payment companies and fintechs.
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Small Business and Startup Pivot Strategies to Stay Competitive post COVID-19
Medium
June 17, 2020
COVID-19 has changed the world and the business landscape irreversibly. For some, the federal intervention and ensuing government rescue programs may be too little too late. For others, including anyone who has ever dreamed of starting and growing a business, opportunity abounds. For those looking to invest in and support small business, this moment comes along once in a generation.
A new era of inclusion, collaboration and innovation is about to begin, and online platforms will help lead the charge.
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How Small and Large Businesses Grow and Foster Relationships Post COVID-19
Thrive Global
June 15, 2020
Moving past COVID-19 requires new ways of thinking. Not just about the impacts of social distancing and virtual services but shifting the ways businesses interact with each other. Achieving growth and prosperity during this time will require large and small firms to invest in their ecosystems together. If they succeed, they’ll pull economies back from disaster and open new avenues for unprecedented innovation and human success.
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PayThink Coronavirus' compressed cycle requires more fintech collaboration
PaymentsSource
June 11, 2020
In the COVID-19 economy, all of us are looking for a new way forward, a solution to the challenges of the current crisis. The normal cyclical patterns of changing demand and innovation are on steroids, setting up a great opportunity for “big guy”/” little guy” collaboration. I recently addressed this topic with @PaymentsSource - “Coronavirus' compressed cycle requires more fintech collaboration.”
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The Face of Business Inclusion in a Post COVID-19 World
Coruzant Technologies
May 18, 2020
The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines inclusion as “the act of including: the state of being included”. Thus, by its very definition those not included are excluded and herein lies the rub. For the financial and service sectors, and greater society, solving the inclusion/exclusion problem has profound implications for how we emerge from the pandemic and transition effectively to the COVID-19 economy.
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What do Avocados have in common with Amazon, External Partnerships and Ecosystem Investing?
LinkedIn
February 11, 2020
"What do Avocados have in common with Amazon, External Partnerships and Ecosystem Investing?" is my latest article. Yesterday, in Business Development: The New Frontier for Customer Acquisition & Client Engagement https://lnkd.in/eYgHWEG, I examined how ecosystem investing (EI) and external partnerships were the way forward for large firms and enterprises to be forces for good, rainmakers and innovators. A way to be at the epicenter of accelerating transactions, fast-tracking growth and navigating change. Today, in a shorter piece, I highlight the works of Merkle’s Janine Flaccavento and Danielle Waller. Both Flaccavento and Waller bring to light the vast opportunities external partnerships and business ecosystems can bring to your business and relationships. I encourage you to read on and learn more. Thank you!
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Business Development: The New Frontier for Customer Acquisition & Client Engagement
LinkedIn
February 10, 2020
What if there was a simple way of taking business development and stakeholder value to a whole new level? A way for large firms and enterprises to be forces for good, rainmakers and innovators. A way to be at the epicenter of business ecosystems by accelerating transactions, fast-tracking growth and navigating change. DealRockit’s new breakthrough digital marketplace and business development technology, ecosystem investing (EI), does just.
Feel free to send the article to colleagues, decision-makers and contacts in insurance, law, banking, accounting, SaaS, financial services and other professions looking for that silver bullet to save time and ROCKiT growth and innovation. Thank you. Your help and support are very much appreciated.
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Facebook's Quick Guide to AI is Fascinating
LinkedIn
December 05, 2019
Artificial intelligence (“AI”) is playing a larger role in our lives and conversations. Much has been written and discussed but few cut through the noise and pretense as well as WIRED’s senior AI writer Will Knight. Check out my review of Knight’s recent piece Facebook's Head of AI Says the Field Will Soon ‘Hit the Wall ’ in Facebook's Quick Guide to AI is Fascinating
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No Silver Bullet for Small Commercial Carriers. UNTIL NOW.
LinkedIn
August 27, 2019
Caribou Honig, cofounder InsurTech Connect, sees new companies from outside the industry coming to insurance, law, and other professions with fresh business models that give firms the ability to offer new products with far reaching capabilities and benefits to customers for free. These firms, like DealRockit, not only want to help you succeed but will also help align and grow your ecosystem in a hurry. Honig says these are the ones to get close to and pounce on “because that’s where the action is really going to happen.”
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Why Jamie Dimon Has a Better Prognosis Than Owners of Closely Held Businesses
HuffPost
December 06, 2017
The business world has been abuzz with succession speculation at JPMorgan Chase following the jaw-dropping announcement that its leader, Jamie Dimon, has throat cancer. Fortunately, in Mr. Dimon’s own words, it appears the cancer has been caught in time with the future prognosis being “excellent” — both for Mr. Dimon and succession at JPMorgan Chase. Unfortunately, the same cannot be said for the state of succession at most closely held businesses. If succession was a disease, it would be moved to the top of the critical list. The situation is that bad.
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What We Can Learn from Mary Barra’s C-Suite
HuffPost
December 06, 2017
Bankruptcy, like growth, masks ills. Mary Barra, the embattled CEO of GM, knows this all too well. She has staked both her future and GM’s on changing corporate culture. Yet, in the wake of more recalls, hostile congressional committees and the bombshell Valukas Report, Ms. Barra must recognize that even rougher days are ahead if she chooses to stay the course. It’s time for Ms. Barra to become Mary, Mary Quite Contrary.
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Tick-Tock the Boss is on the Clock - Devising an Exit Strategy for Small Business Owners
The Entrust Group
September 10, 2015
I am often asked by business owners about succession and exit planning. The harsh reality is that the landscape is littered with leaders and owners who chose – yes chose – to imperil their legacy and family’s security. Some failed to change and sought refuge in denial and inertia. Others convinced themselves that they had changed or that everyone else needed to change. Regardless of the circumstances, this is the time to demonstrate change leadership by being visible and supportive while taking a step back in the planning and leading the implementation.
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Batteries Included
Coruzant Technologies
August 10, 2020
David Carmell is the CEO and Founder of the management consulting firm CSuite Advantage and DealRockit, the breakthrough new digital platform and business development technology that revolutionizes how firms and enterprises invest in their ecosystem. "Batteries Included" is Carmell’s unique perspective on business transformation for today’s digital world.
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DealRockit Launches New Digital Marketplace Aimed to Build and Scale Businesses
Yahoo Finance
May 12, 2020
DealRockit, a membership-based multi-marketplace optimization software solution that offers the tools for enterprises, entrepreneurs and potential investors to buy, sell, scale and invest in businesses, announced its official launch today. The cloud-based digital marketplace uses proprietary technology to connect like-minded individuals and businesses in a one-stop-shop for customer acquisition and business development.
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Breakthrough Digital Marketplace and Business Development Platform
DealRockit.com
December 31, 2019
DealRockit is the breakthrough business development product revolutionizing how firms invest in their ecosystem to ROCKiT growth and client value. It’s fast, easy and does all the hard work for you, making firms and the businesses and clients they invite more transactional, loyal, and engaged.
DealRockit is more than a business for sale, capital matching site. We are a comprehensive customer engagement, business development solution that combines the best of innovative technology with human experience, allowing firms to offer free products with far reaching capabilities and benefits to clients, prospects, and business/referral partners
McKinsey confirms lack of innovation funding by large enterprises is a big problem. Many firms due to their sheer size have been unable to innovate enough internally to elevate client offerings, until now.
Investing in a DealRockit Private Label, Enterprise, or Power Player Membership program is innovation funding on steroids, further distinguishing your firm and leaving competitors at a significant disadvantage.
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No Silver Bullet for Small Commercial Carriers. UNTIL NOW.
LinkedIn
August 27, 2019
Caribou Honig, cofounder InsurTech Connect, sees new companies from outside the industry coming to insurance, law, and other professions with fresh business models that give firms the ability to offer new products with far reaching capabilities and benefits to customers for free. These firms, like DealRockit, not only want to help you succeed but will also help align and grow your ecosystem in a hurry. Honig says these are the ones to get close to and pounce on “because that’s where the action is really going to happen.”
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The Next Boom: In The Fast-Emerging Digital Economy, Company Size Is Irrelevant
Forbes
August 30, 2020
This is the latest installment of Joe McKendrick's ongoing series of discussions with entrepreneurs, venture capitalists and corporate leaders on what to expect as the world recovers in the post-Covid era in terms of technology and innovation.
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A Better Way to Fund and Scale Your Business with David Carmell Founder and Owner of DealRockit
The Entrepreneur Way
July 31, 2020
David Carmell is the CEO and Founder of the management consulting firm CSuite Advantage and DealRockit, the breakthrough new digital platform and business development technology that revolutionizes how firms and enterprises invest in their ecosystem. Carmell has over two decades of experience in business ownership, senior executive management, M&A, start-ups, SaaS, and consulting. During his career, Carmell acquired, owned, integrated and managed turnaround companies in distribution, remanufacturing, logistics, automotive and transportation. He is a recognized global top 50 thought leader on customer experience and has a unique understanding of the challenges and complexities faced by business owners and stakeholders today.
“this will be the greatest time to be an entrepreneur. Innovation, creation will be off the charts. Fact that people are at home with the digital world you had time to look at a new playing field. The playing fields are only going to become more levelled for you. The places where you have been spending time in the past you are not going to have to worry about, there’s going to be ecosystems on these platforms that are going to make it happen for you, you are going to bring in more people than you ever before and you are not going to be wasting time. You are going to be able to save time and rocket growth”…[Listen for More]
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Big-guy/Little-guy collaboration model
Sage
July 14, 2020
An intriguing interview with David Carmell of DealRockit on the Big-guy/Little-guy collaboration model.
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Challenging times and solutions for small businesses and startups in a post-COVID-19 economy
Office Hours
June 11, 2020
Today at 5 p.m. central, I will be joining @DavidMeltzer on LinkedIn’s Office Hours to discuss today’s challenging times and solutions for small businesses and startups in a post-COVID-19 economy. Watch live on Periscope or catch the video on David’s Twitter, @DavidMeltzer!
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Entrepreneurs Should Know This Before Starting a Business
Work + Money
June 11, 2020
Being an entrepreneur and launching a small business is tough. Sometimes, it can feel almost impossible. Luckily, it's not.
If your true passion is starting your own business — and you're determined to do so — a little advice never hurt anyone. Especially if those tips on how to start a business come from those who have done it before.
We asked 37 successful entrepreneurs and small business owners for the best advice they had for new entrepreneurs. Here's how you can turn that million-dollar idea into a profitable business.
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A Top Customer Experience Influencer Develops the Next Big Business Development Platform with CEO David Carmell
Coruzant Technologies
May 18, 2020
DealRockit CEO and Founder, David Carmell, joins Coruzant Technologies for the Digital Executive podcast. He explains how his new technology platform is going to transform how you grow and scale your business in an era of rapidly changing digital business practices and customer expectations.
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A new idea to bring small businesses and investors together efficiently
Strategies and Ideas U.S. Businesses
June 02, 2019
We invited David Carmell, CEO of DealRockit into the studio to share how small businesses and investors can be matched. David invented DealRockit to accelerate interactions and transactions that create growth and exceptional outcomes.
DealRockit is the digital marketplace and membership community that's revolutionizing how the small business ecosystem (current and prospective small business buyers, sellers, owners, investors, aspirers, and providers) interact and transact worldwide. In today's fast-paced, ever changing business landscape, DealRockit makes it easy for individuals and enterprises alike to buy, sell, scale, and invest in small businesses and practices.
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The Art of Leadership: Great Leaders Ask 'Why?'
Black MBA Magazine Summer 2014
June 27, 2014
Several thought leaders were interviewed by the author, Robin Farmer, to address the art of corporate leadership and answer the questions of why -- why leaders succeed, fail or stand head and shoulders above the rest. Interesting read and terrific insights into the subject from a cross section of experts and insiders.
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Are airlines right to change their miles programs?
USA Today
March 03, 2014
Christopher Elliott of USA Today asked several Customer Experience and Airlines experts their thoughts on airline loyalty programs.
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Bringing the business community together - buying, funding & scaling has never been easier!
Strategies and Ideas for U.S. Businesses
October 21, 2020
Earlier this year, I had David Carmell in studio introducing DealRockit. As we are coming to the end of 2020, many businesses are looking for the right resources to continue to fund their businesses. DealRockit brings everyone together in a digitized community. Please feel free to visit David at www.dealrockit.com.
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Thought Leader - David Carmell on "Big-guy/Little-guy" collaboration
Sage
August 04, 2020
David Carmell is the founder of DealRockit and a passionate entrepreneur and serial acquirer who felt there had to be a better way for small businesses to accelerate transactions, fast-track growth, and navigate change. He recognized finding a better way required building something new. With that in mind, David set out to create a self-driving "I can take it from here" solution that revolutionizes business development and connects business stakeholders in unprecedented ways.
Featured Big Guy/Little Guy COVID-19 Articles
The Face of Business Inclusion in a Post COVID-19 World (Coruzant Technologies)
Coronavirus' compressed cycle requires more fintech collaboration (PaymentsSource)
How Small and Large Businesses Grow and Foster Relationships Post COVID-19 (ThriveGlobal)
'Big company/little company' collaboration one positive outcome of crisis (PaymentSource)
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A Better Way to Fund and Scale Your Business with David Carmell Founder and Owner of DealRockit
The Entrepreneur Way
July 31, 2020
David Carmell is the CEO and Founder of the management consulting firm CSuite Advantage and DealRockit, the breakthrough new digital platform and business development technology that revolutionizes how firms and enterprises invest in their ecosystem. Carmell has over two decades of experience in business ownership, senior executive management, M&A, start-ups, SaaS, and consulting. During his career, Carmell acquired, owned, integrated and managed turnaround companies in distribution, remanufacturing, logistics, automotive and transportation. He is a recognized global top 50 thought leader on customer experience and has a unique understanding of the challenges and complexities faced by business owners and stakeholders today.
“this will be the greatest time to be an entrepreneur. Innovation, creation will be off the charts. Fact that people are at home with the digital world you had time to look at a new playing field. The playing fields are only going to become more levelled for you. The places where you have been spending time in the past you are not going to have to worry about, there’s going to be ecosystems on these platforms that are going to make it happen for you, you are going to bring in more people than you ever before and you are not going to be wasting time. You are going to be able to save time and rocket growth”…[Listen for More]
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Tags: Customer Experience, Innovation, Entrepreneurship
Challenging times and solutions for small businesses and startups in a post-COVID-19 economy
Office Hours
June 11, 2020
Today at 5 p.m. central, I will be joining @DavidMeltzer on LinkedIn’s Office Hours to discuss today’s challenging times and solutions for small businesses and startups in a post-COVID-19 economy. Watch live on Periscope or catch the video on David’s Twitter, @DavidMeltzer!
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Tags: Innovation, Startups, Entrepreneurship
A Top Customer Experience Influencer Develops the Next Big Business Development Platform with CEO David Carmell
Coruzant Technologies
May 15, 2020
DealRockit CEO and Founder, David Carmell, joins Coruzant Technologies for the Digital Executive podcast. He explains how his new technology platform is going to transform how you grow and scale your business in an era of rapidly changing digital business practices and customer expectations.
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A new idea to bring small businesses and investors together efficiently
Strategies and Ideas U.S. Businesses
June 02, 2019
We invited David Carmell, CEO of DealRockit into the studio to share how small businesses and investors can be matched. David invented DealRockit to accelerate interactions and transactions that create growth and exceptional outcomes.
DealRockit is the digital marketplace and membership community that's revolutionizing how the small business ecosystem (current and prospective small business buyers, sellers, owners, investors, aspirers, and providers) interact and transact worldwide. In today's fast-paced, ever changing business landscape, DealRockit makes it easy for individuals and enterprises alike to buy, sell, scale, and invest in small businesses and practices.
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A new idea to bring small businesses and investors together
Tax Incentive Ideas for US Businesses Podcast
June 02, 2019
Episode Info
We invited David Carmell, CEO of DealRockit.com into the studio to share how small businesses and investors can be matched. David invented DealRockit to accelerate interactions and transactions that create growth and exceptional outcomes. DealRockit is the digital marketplace and membership community that's revolutionizing how the small business ecosystem (current and prospective small business buyers, sellers, owners, investors, aspirers, and providers) interact and transact worldwide. In today's fast-paced, ever changing business landscape, DealRockit makes it easy for individuals and enterprises alike to buy, sell, scale, and invest in small businesses and practices.
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Tags: Emerging Technology, Fintech, Innovation
Success(ion) Planning: Tick-Tock the Boss is on the Clock
Texas Bar Association (Course 901303913)
October 01, 2014
Tick-Tock the Boss is on the Clock, is a call to action. Most business
owners do not have a written succession plan and are ill prepared to sell, merge or transfer their
business. If you want to get your blood rushing again or simply love to tackle difficult subjects,
succession planning is the ticket to becoming a trusted advisor. You will distinguish yourself from
the competition and make a transformational difference in your clients’ lives by helping them
combat the number one threat to closely held businesses – succession planning. If succession
was a disease, it would be moved to the top of the critical list. The situation is that bad.
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Top 50 Global Thought Leaders and Influencers on COVID-19 Business Impact (June 2020)
Top 50 Global Thought Leaders and Influencers on Startups (May 2020)
Top 50 Global Thought Leaders and Influencers on Customer Experience
DealRockit Trademark Approved by USPTO