Go to Every Lemonade Stand from matt wilson on Vimeo.

Support entrepreneurship in youth–go to lemonade stands.  There is nothing better than the trill of making a buck at a lemonade stand for a little kid.  Then drop your Under30CEO business card and pick up some new readers!  I was thrilled, they were thrilled and hope they got some encouragement out of it!

How To Get Known from matt wilson on Vimeo.

Great article at Under30CEO went up a couple days ago. Young Entrepreneurs: 27 Things You Must Do To Get Known

Special thanks to Lizzy Shaw Public Relations for inspiring me to do this.

My PR Plan:

Guest Post 1x per Week
Actively pitch radio hosts, podcasters, tv personalities on the value I could provide by appearing on their show
Respond to HARO
Create a “Media List” with people to keep in touch with
Continue to Grow Twitter Following and MattWilson.tv

What’s yours?

Under30CEO Business Plan Competition Success from matt wilson on Vimeo.

Under30CEO Brand Consultant John Kreklow pulled into two major accomplishments for the team this past week.

John presented at the University of North Dakota’s Business Plan Competition and was awarded second place and $2,000 prize money!  John has also worked extremely hard to get us accepted in to University of South Dakota’s N2TEC Institute Bootcamp where they give us a $2,000 grant, send us to business camp and let us compete for another $40,000!

Under30CEO Finalist for Alister and Paine Young Entrepreneur of the Year from matt wilson on Vimeo.

Really exciting news @Under30CEO.  We’ve been nominated as Top 10 Finalists for Alister and Paine’s Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award!

Just want to say thanks to everyone who’s supported us and of course to my co-founder @JaredOToole who is just slightly less good looking than I am.

Here is the link to the Social Media Press Release sent out by Alister and Paine http://pitch.pe/61622

Vote for the Under30CEO BizBreak Limitless VC Contest from matt wilson on Vimeo.

Under30CEO and BizBreak have put on an amazing contest to help young entrepreneurs win cash and mentorship from 5 mega entrepreneurs.  The contest is down to the wire and you can help by checking out the contest and casting your vote.

Even better is the amazing discussion going on in the comments about who is going to be most successful out of the group.  There have been some great videos shot for the contest and we are extremely excited to give away the $3,000 purse.  Check out the contest at Under30CEO as we become the world’s best resource for young entrepreneurs!

And my collection of pics from a winter in Colorado http://mattwilsontv.posterous.com

Schedule your Time as an Entrepreneur from matt wilson on Vimeo.

Had an awesome random call with @Truebliss coach who asked me “Matt what are your biggest challenges”?

I replied as most entrepreneurs would: “Staying focused”.

She said “Matt, you NEED to make a schedule”.

How regimented are you? Do you schedule tasks with a time limit, accomplish them and stay completely focused on them until they are complete? Most entrepreneurs have a terrible time at this. Let me know your thoughts!

Kairos Society 2010 from matt wilson on Vimeo.

Amazing event on the floor of the NYSE at the Kairos Society. The top 100 most innovative college startups presented on the trading floor, presentations on the USS Intrepid and NYC Harbor Cruise to complete the night

http://KairosSociety.com

Hey everyone, just heading out of the mountains here in Breckenridge after a killer winter. My one regret–I wish I had more time to explore, stare at the mountains and just relax. That’s when I get inspired, when I’m free to do what I want, not tied down to client work and putting my noise to the grindstone.

The conclusion–busyness is not your friend! Can’t wait to get to the East Coast, hang with @JaredOToole get to New York Entrepreneur Week and hit Kairos Society on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange and the USS Intrepid!

In the meantime, check out Over 500RTs Thanks! Young Entrepreneur Advice: 100 Things You Must Know!

Good stuff coming up and way more video blogging!

I was inspired by a recent blog post by my friend Srinivas Rao @SkoolofLife how he actually created a marketing plan for his blog.  @Under30CEO we always say treat your blog like a business–be serious about it.  This takes it to the next level.

This past week I spoke at University of South Dakota at their E-Evening. I had an absolute blast, the people were amazing and I’d like to thank everyone who attended, sent me mail afterwards and heard about Under30CEO for the first time. We are really trying to make it THE resource for young entrepreneurs.

You can read the whole story here and get more information on our college speaking tour, but I wanted to show off a few highlights and of course some great testimonials I was able to grab.  There are some big things coming with this blog and I stated a goal on Twitter:

(Check out how sexy my new Twitter Background is.  Created by @KevinGotBounce)

A truly amazing event with lots of smart, young, innovative, passionate people!!!

Lastly, I’m truly proud to announce that the University of South Dakota’s finest John Kreklow has been hired to coordinate all my speaking engagements! Really exciting stuff on the way.