Starting a new business can be daunting, but having the right tools makes all the difference. These are the necessary things that should eliminate headaches, not create new ones. When I started Poulos Collective last year, I spent a lot of time making sure I surrounded myself with the right tools that allowed me to operate as a streamlined business while keeping my monthly costs as low as possible.

Having a small team with limited resources doesn’t mean you can’t operate with the professionalism of a larger company.

For context, my company is a creative consultancy and partner network. So…

How quitting my full-time job and starting a new company literally led me to the top of a mountain.

In the corporate world, you are trained to be rewarded with recognition, monetary things and sometimes verbal approval. Prior to this, my career in advertising was a typical one filled with all the familiar elements — great work, commutes, office spaces, never-ending brainstorms, photo shoots, fire drills, 401(k)s, ping pong tables and last-minute changes. It truly is a love-hate relationship. And I couldn’t believe I got paid to do what I love. Advertising is an industry that I am lucky to work in and that I owe much to.

I decided to leave it all behind in a search for…