An important skill set to own in your life is your time management. Whether you're running a business, climbing the corporate ladder, or chasing your dreams, mastering your time can be the key to success in both your professional and personal life.

As someone who took a risk when I started my own business in 2019, I know firsthand the chaotic world of deadlines, meetings, and endless to-do lists. I pride myself on my time-management and organization skills and am happy to share a few tips to help you master this yourself. 

The digital world offers a glass ceiling full of growth opportunities in the rapidly evolving business landscape. As businesses, nonprofits, and individual professionals strive to make their presence known in a competitive marketplace, the imperative of establishing a social media presence has gone from an option to a non-negotiable necessity. This does not mean every business or organization needs an overly robust presence, but they should maintain some presence on more popular platforms like LinkedIn, Instagram, and Facebook. Of course, platform selection is highly dependent on your target audience, but you get the gist.

In this edition of #TheGroundFloor, I share the simple, straightforward reasons why every business, regardless of size or industry, should conscientiously maintain a strategic and purposeful presence across social media platforms.

Andrew Exler Consulting was “officially” launched 1 year ago.

On paper, I have had the most successful year of my career, but that was not my goal in year 1. I knew my first full-year in business would be filled with peaks & valleys. I knew I would experience great wins, while also preparing myself to know that not everything would go as planned. I gave myself “cushion” to fail, understanding that when you fail, the only way to go is up.

As I look back on year 1 and prepare for year 2, here are a few things I learned along the way.

What qualities make a great entrepreneur? #TheGroundFloor is thrilled to welcome guest contributor, Myles Cutler, for this week’s edition to discuss how he became a CEO while still being a college student.

Myles is the CEO of FRY’D Brands and a fellow Ohio University Bobcat. Growing up, Myles always had a huge passion for business and sports, so once he visited and heard about the sports management program at Ohio University he knew that he had to become a Bobcat. Myles is now 22 years old beginning his senior year at Ohio University while also working full-time as the CEO of his own quick service brand, FRY'D!

I am very excited to welcome Myles to #TheGroundFloor!

Life shouldn't be easy.

It’s important to own & celebrate your failures. If you can accept failing, you have already taken a step towards success.

Ask for help. Learn every step of the way.

This edition of #TheGroundFloor is exciting as it is the first podcast edition. I’m thankful to my friend, Matt Scoletti, for having me on his podcast called “Livin The Dream”.

In this podcast we talk about:

• What it takes to be happy

• Esports (& Lost Tribe Esports)

• Depression

• Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh

• My New Summer

• Life

• & more!

Enjoy this week’s edition of #TheGroundFloor!

Have you ever had a coach of some sort in your life? Have you ever been a coach? There are opportunities to take those experiences & transfer them into your professional life.

Guest Contributor, Tyler Pepe is a Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer at the start-up nonprofit, My New Summer. Before COVID-19 impacted the world and changed his plans, Tyler was completing graduate work in Organizational Behavior and Development at the Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya in Israel. While abroad Tyler served as Head Coach and Captain of the undefeated Herzliya Stars in the inaugural season of the Israel Lacrosse League. Prior to this Tyler spent 5 years as a Regional Director at BBYO.

I am very excited to welcome Tyler to #TheGroundFloor as he talks about winning at work

#TheGroundFloor is thrilled to welcome guest contributor, Ethen Ostroff, aka “The TikTok Lawyer”, for this week’s edition.

With over 212,000 followers and more than 6 MILLION likes on TikTok, Ethen has built his strong personal brand utilizing social media while continuing his full-time role as an Associate at Ostroff Law.

I am very excited to welcome Ethen to #TheGroundFloor as he shares his story where he discusses what it takes to start a personal brand.

In partnership with Growth10 (G10), I am happy to present my next collaboration with Co-Founder, Tom Healy, discussing 5 mistakes that small businesses make on social media. You may recall our last piece, “Why Your Business Should Be On Social Media”. Growth10 is the #1 community for entrepreneurs and as their mission states, Growth10 wants to help entrepreneurs grow faster and have a greater impact on the world. Enjoy this week's blog which includes a video conversation with Tom, as well as a link for a FREE 7-day trial with Growth10!

As part of your G10 membership, you will be providing a needs-based scholarship for an entrepreneur to be in the G10 Community. I am a proud member & contributor of the Growth10 community and look forward to providing more excellent content for Tom and the G10 family!

#TheGroundFloor is thrilled to welcome guest contributor, David Green, for this week’s edition! David is a Senior Account Executive with the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

Join David for this week’s blog post where he discusses, “the beauty in the process”, as he details his journey to growth, both personally & professionally.

In a brand new partnership with Growth10 (G10), I was thrilled to spend a quick 10-minutes with Co-Founder, Tom Healy, discussing why businesses need to be on social media. Growth10 is the #1 community for entrepreneurs and as their mission states, Growth10 wants to help entrepreneurs grow faster and have a greater impact on the world. It’s 2020 and social media is an essential place to be for any business, regardless of size. Enjoy this week's blog which includes a video conversation with Tom, as well as a link for a FREE 7-day trial with Growth10!

As part of your G10 membership, you will be providing a needs-based scholarship for an entrepreneur to be in the G10 Community. I am a proud member & contributor of the Growth10 community and look forward to providing more excellent content for Tom and the G10 family!

#TheGroundFloor is excited to welcome guest contributor, Jordan Sherman! Jordan is the Head of Revenue Operations at Gen.G Esports, the leading esports organization connecting the U.S. and Asia.

Join Jordan as he details COVID-19's effect on business while providing examples for how he envisions opportunistic & smart companies can use this time to build a fan base, an audience and long-term growth. Read this week’s blog to learn more!

#TheGroundFloor is excited to welcome our FIRST EVER guest contributor, Noah Geltzer!

Noah provides his top tips to increase backlinks to your website. What is a backlink? Read on to learn more!

What does it mean to be a mentor or a mentee? Dive in with Andrew in this week’s post of #TheGroundFloor to read more!

It has been a long time coming and I am excited to announce the launch of Andrew Exler Consulting!