The data shows that ONLY 4-5% of startups hit $1 million in annual revenue within their first five years. Scaling to 1 million requires developing some unique competencies that most business schools don’t teach. These 4 - 5% startups have founders who think, decide, and act strategically. The overwhelming...

Whether you’re a professional, leader, entrepreneur, or investor, your success is highly dependent on your ability to speak like a pro on the stage or in front of the camera with poise, confidence, and credibility to change minds and hearts and influence your audience to...

In this clip, I shared three lessons professionals, leaders, & entrepreneurs may consider from the recent podcast launch of California’s governor, Gavin Newsom, who invited, in his first episode, someone from the opposition, Charlie Kirk, Executive Director of Turning Points USA. I'd not have been...

In the recent “Talk on The Beach with AZ” episode, I recounted the epiphany I experienced during my first trip to my native country, Ethiopia, after 13 years, in 2018. And what I have been doing since then...