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2018 Cardinal & Gold Gala – A most successful event!

Posted on February 27, 2018 by Paul Kirpes, TPG Companies

  In a recent blog post I shared about my opportunity to be a part of the ISU Alumni 2018 Cardinal & Gold Gala. Here are some exciting photos from the event along with wildly fun photo booth images. Lori … Continue reading →

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4 Themes at the Heart of “Transform, Perform, and Grow”

Posted on June 28, 2016 by Paul Kirpes, TPG Companies

Volunteering, delivering papers, mowing lawns, and working in the family business as a youngster in Dubuque, Iowa, taught me a lot about helping others, and seeing what “success” looks like through their eyes. Ever since, I’ve had a drive and … Continue reading →

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It’s Not Your Father’s SBA

Posted on April 14, 2016 by Paul Kirpes, TPG Companies

Check your assumptions at the door. If you think the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is only there to make loans, and requires a deep dive into the land of bureaucracy, check again. I have worked with an array of entities … Continue reading →

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Healthy enough to tap into the intelligence you have?

Posted on July 7, 2014 by Paul Kirpes, TPG Companies

Healthy enough to tap into the intelligence that you have? Be Smart – but without Healthy, you lose competitive advantage. Lencioni tells it! http://ow.ly/yRhOt

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A Business Lesson On: Leave Room for the Unexpected

Posted on July 12, 2011 by Paul Kirpes, TPG Companies

Story: Success by Mistake 3M allows employees 10% of their time to work on individually driven innovations. Spencer Silver, one of the participating chemists, performed an experiment in which he mixed an unusually large quantity of a polymer with a … Continue reading →

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