Business Advisory Council at East Carolina University<\/a> (ECU) School of Business, where Paul Adkison regularly shares the insight he’s gained from the triumphs and tribulations he’s weathered as a serial entrepreneur. This seat on the council has also allowed Paul to bring ECU professors and students alike into the fold on his biggest projects, respectively, offering them nuanced opportunities to showcase their talents and options for practical work experience. <\/p>\nHowever, Paul Adkison’s natural curiosity and unending quest for knowledge have been present since the onset of his career. This inclination set the foundation for him going to work for some of the largest international technology companies early in his career. To that end, it didn’t take long before he noticed those tech firms’ lack of investment in identifying problems and devising innovative solutions to address them. That’s when he identified the purpose that still motivates him today — to harness emergent technology with the goal of improving the way we all live.<\/p>\n
Facing Challenges Head-On and Learning From Successes and Failures<\/h3>\n
Given this realization of his “why” early on in his career, it shouldn’t come as a surprise to learn that Paul Adkison also believes in stepping up to challenges instead of letting them serve as impediments that stop us from doing things we’re passionate about. This refreshing mindset, whereby he views successes and failures as teaching moments, has greatly fueled his relentless entrepreneurial spirit that’s sure to result in his continued creation of many other entrepreneurial ventures just as successful as Lift It Rentals, LLC and his many other companies have been. <\/p>\n
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