#EntrepreneurshipMonth: Celebrating Start-Up Ideators and Job Makers

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Celebrating Start-Up Ideators & Job Makers

The world requires entrepreneurs to follow their dreams, build the next product, and solve complex challenges. Innovation keeps the world interesting and, more importantly, creates new jobs.

We Need Entrepreneurs. People do not always consider the risks these individuals take on when choosing to pursue a start-up venture. As a business founder, you often need to invest in a small business loan. You are suddenly responsible for employees and their families livelihood, and you are chancing public failure. So if you are an entrepreneur, thank you!

November is Entrepreneurship Month, and throughout the month, we will celebrate a few entrepreneurs we especially admire. You can join the conversation, share your best bits of advice as a business owner, or tag an entrepreneur you want to celebrate by using #EntrepreneurshipMonth on LinkedIn.

Roger Steele, Founder, HIPE Media

Featured Entrepreneur: Roger Steele
Start-Up Company: HIPE Media
Products or Service: Creative Content Agency
Founded Date: 2019

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The Pitch: HIPE Media is a full spectrum creative content agency that specializes in both uncovering and visually capturing your brand’s most compelling story while elevating awareness, engagement, and brand positioning.

Roger’s Advice to Entrepreneurs: “It is important for entrepreneurs to own and share their story through every stage of their business. In a world where the variance in value propositions is becoming nominal, it’s usually the companies and brands with the most compelling and authentic stories that win.”

What HirexHire Admires:

We are personal fans of HIPE Media. We enjoy following HIPE Media content, especially on Instagram. HIPE delivers a refreshing message that people need to hear … athletics, businesses, and overall life. Their work is masterfully crafted and delivered in various media formats: videography, photography, graphic design, animation, audio, creative writing, and more. What’s all the HIPE about? Find out for yourself.

Jake Shinder, Founder & CEO, Settlyt

Featured Entrepreneur: Jake Shinder
Start-Up Company: Settlyt
Products or Service: An app to make and track bets with friends
Founded Date: 2018

The Pitch: Ever make a bet with a friend or colleague? What happened next? Settlyt is a digital home for everyday bets between friends. With Settlyt, users can bet on anything and for anything. Built out of the Harvard Innovation Lab, Settlyt is the easiest way to make, track, resolve, and share bets.
Jake’s Advice to Entrepreneurs: “Early capital. If you're going to raise money at the idea-stage make sure you have enough to not just build the product but also acquire a meaningful number of customers and enough runway to get you through your next raise.”

What HirexHire Admires:

There is a right place and right time for great ideas to take off. Settlyt is what 2020 didn’t know it needed. We love a little healthy competition, and 2020 is the year of betting from home. Do you have some beef to settle between friends? How about you Settlyt.

Mike Durec, Founder & CEO, HirexHire

Featured Entrepreneur: Mike Durec
Start-Up Company: HirexHire
Products or Service: Recruiting and talent services
Founded Date: 2018
Website: HirexHire.com (you’re already here!)

The Pitch: HirexHire is a Chicago-based recruiting and talent consultancy. We integrate with companies short-term to provide long-term talent solutions. We partner with companies expecting or experiencing high-growth, who need to hire at scale or fill a critical role rapidly. Our clients are not looking for quick-fix placements but are thoughtfully building out a hiring strategy to scale their businesses.

Mike’s Advice to Entrepreneurs: “Don’t underestimate the value of asking for help. It’s impossible to know everything that comes with starting a new business as a first-time entrepreneur. Still, there are many resources and people who are very eager to share their experiences and help you succeed. Know where your knowledge ends and embrace help and support when needed.”

What HirexHire (that’s us) Admires:

Mike founded HirexHire with clear intentions. After witnessing many recruiting firms operate, he made it very clear that HirexHire would be different. We will not fill a seat for a quick-fix placement. We will always follow up with candidates, regardless of the interview outcome. Mike has built a company culture founded on integrity and has instilled those values within each of us - the behind-the-scenes team members at HirexHire!