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Jeanne Heydecker takes startups and small business to the next level through strategy, talent acquisition, professional and leadership training and development, organizational restructuring, internet marketing, offline marketing, product and services launches and events management.

Designer. Disruptor. Startup Mentor. Digital Innovator.

Localization: More Challenging Than CEOs Think - ibuildcompanies.com by Jeanne Heydecker

Localization: More Challenging Than CEOs Think

One of the mistakes many companies make during expansion is putting up foreign language web sites and thinking this is the end of their localization initiatives. I once worked for a large school district outside of Chicago with 50 schools and 35,000+ students. I was responsible for all web development ...
ibuildcompanies.com Offers Free Download for Starting Your Own Innovation Program

ibuildcompanies.com Offers Free Download for Starting Your Own Innovation Program

ibuildcompanies.com is proud to announce they are releasing a free downloadable PDF for anyone interested in developing their own internal innovation program. Suggestion boxes and other informal ways of innovating have gone the way of the past. R&D departments cost a fortune and may never create the disruptive ideas required ...
"The Dark Side of Entrepreneurship" - ibuildcompanies by Jeanne Heydecker

Leadership: A Reality Check

Lots of people want to be promoted and many are furiously focused on moving up the proverbial ladder to ever increasing job titles and responsibilities. Some use politics, others figure out ways to remove their current bosses in order to take their place, others move from company to company moving ...
"How to Hire the Best Talent and Repel the Worst" - buildcompanies.com by Jeanne Heydecker

Preparing for Your Job Interview

Whenever I am considering hiring for open positions in our organization, I become quickly frustrated by the lack of preparation of many people interviewing for positions with my company. I expect people to have some idea of who we are and what we do. Here are some tips to ensure ...
"How to Manage Remote Workers” - ibuildcompanies.com by Jeanne Heydecker

How to Effectively Interview a “Creative”

Creatives are those people who work in the creative sector — writers, designers, singers, actors, dancers, sculptors, etc. But there are other jobs that require creativity or where a person who is naturally creative can excel. Interviewing creatives can be a miserable experience for more analytical people. They can’t fit the person ...
Free Resume Review Services Suck; Paid Services Are Even Worse.

Free Resume Review Services Suck; Paid Services Are Even Worse.

A friend of mine is looking for a new opportunity and he has had no luck in his search during the past three months. Sure, he had two interviews, but no offers. The companies he interviewed with didn’t bother to respond to his followup emails and phone calls. Frustrated by ...