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Entrepreneurship

Entrepreneurship is one of the ways Ilearn by building.

Stories and notes from building businesses, leading teams, working with technology, and learning through discipline, failure, growth, and change.

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What building teaches

Entrepreneurship has stretched me, humbled me, taught me, and forced me to grow. It's been equal parts creation and correction — early ventures, real setbacks, and the rebuilding that came after.

The wins are in here. So are the failures, because that's usually where the lesson lives.

Start hereA good first read for the entrepreneurship side of the journal.Latest essay

Why Passion-First Teaching Wins: Lessons from Hagrid and Professor Grubbly-Plank

A Tale of Two Lessons Why Passion-First Teaching Wins is clear the moment Harry bows to Buckbeak: a single, risky act ignites deeper learning than a dozen risk-free worksheets. The third-year Gryffindors spill across the grass behind Rubeus Hagrid. With the impatience of someone who cannot wait to share a private wonder, he gestures toward a […]

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Recent writing from the work of building, leading, learning, and growing — newest first.

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No. 01
Why Passion-First Teaching Wins: Lessons from Hagrid and Professor Grubbly-Plank
May 2025
No. 02
The Twists and Turns of My Entrepreneurial Journey
June 2023
The Twists and Turns of My Entrepreneurial JourneyNo. 02 · entrepreneurship · June 2023

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Books and resources on business, leadership, technology, marketing, AI, systems, and growth.

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The work

Companies and platforms I'm building through entrepreneurship

These brands are the business side of my work. They're not separate from the journal — they're part of the story of what I'm learning through entrepreneurship.

Growth Operating SystemHickman EnterprisesAn AI-native operating system for multi-location brands, bringing media, social, CRM, technology, data, and AI into one customizable growth system.Visit Hickman EnterprisesSocial at ScaleMorphed SocialA social media management platform for multi-location brands, franchise systems, and real estate teams.Visit Morphed SocialApps, Data & AIMorphed TechA software, data, and AI company building production apps, integrations, analytics systems, and AI workflows.Visit Morphed TechAgency of RecordHE MediaA media and social growth partner focused on senior-led strategy, creative production, and measurable revenue impact.Visit HE Media
The workCadenciaA system of execution for outbound, nurturing, fulfillment workflows, SLAs, and profitability analytics across locations.Coming soon
The workHE Data & AI LayerThe data and AI foundation behind the Hickman Enterprises growth operating system.Coming soon
Pillar 01FaithBelief, discipleship, scripture, and the principles that shape how I try to live.Explore FaithPillar 02FamilyMarriage, fatherhood, home, and the lessons learned inside family life.Explore FamilyEverythingArchive