What’s your name? Jesse McCabe What’s your title? CEO and Founder What is the name of your company? Solid Digital In 100 words or less, describe what your company does. We help businesses create digital software, create digital marketing campaigns, and ultimately figure out how it all integrates together. Where is the company based? Chicago,… Read More
When Making a Job Offer, Ask This Critical Question
Recruiting is a sales process. Your goal as the hiring manager is to convince a highly-qualified and successful individual to leave their existing job and come work for you. Make no mistake –you’re competing against every other company out there trying to land the same top talent. The moment between making your job offer and… Read More
Why Being Fired Should Never be a Surprise
One of the most difficult tasks for a manager is to fire an employee– it affects you, them, and your team. However, when you fire someone for poor performance it should never be a surprise to the person being terminated. In fact, if you’re doing it right, an employee will likely leave on their own… Read More
Shark Tank Veteran Shares Team Best Practices
Chris founded Spikeball in 2008 and worked late nights for a five years before hiring an employee. Now one of the fastest growing companies in America, Spikeball has been featured on Shark Tank, Forbes, CNN, ESPN2 and more. Chris is featured on this episode of The Best Team Wins podcast sharing his experience building his… Read More
Guest Profile: Chris Ruder, Spikeball Founder and CEO
Chris Ruder was introduced to Spikeball while on vacation and when he got home, he discovered the game was never patented. Chris got the patent and got to work: he would come home after his day job, hang out with his family until his kids went to bed, and then work every night to build his… Read More