Create and Orchestrate: The Path to Claiming Your Creative Power from an Unlikely Entrepreneur

by Marcus Whitney

When Marcus Whitney moved to Nashville in 2000, he was a college dropout with a one-year-old and a baby on the way. He waited tables and lived in a week-to-week efficiency hotel. From the outside, Marcus looked like the furthest thing from a budding entrepreneur. But inside, he knew entrepreneurship was his path to a better life. Two decades later, Marcus has founded two innovative companies in the healthcare space, exited a tech marketing company, and co-owns Nashville's new Major League Soccer team.In Create and Orchestrate, Marcus walks you through his unlikely journey from waiting tables to building companies. He demystifies much of what keeps people from pursuing entrepreneurship and explains why it's the only vocation that allows you to control your time by using your creativity. When you control your time, you can claim your full power by matching up what you're great at with the problems you see in the world.The world needs more entrepreneurs who can offer fresh solutions. Create and Orchestrate will give you the confidence to say: Why not me?

Genres: Business, Nonfiction

270 pages, Paperback

Published June 1, 2020

Reviews

[kyle Wilcox · Rating 5 out of 5]

I just finished this book and I have read a fair share of business books. This one is less motivation and more blue print for getting things done efficiently. I really enjoyed it and took some good lessons that I will apply moving forward.

[Miriam · Rating 5 out of 5]

Marcus Whitney lays out in easy to understand terms how to succeed, not only as an entrepreneur, but in relationships and self care. This book is great for anyone about to embark on a start-up journey, interested in investing, mentoring or managing.

I can't imagine being an entrepreneur, but I devoured this book and came away with new ideas and inspiration for how to set goals and approach work, family, friends and health.

[Grant Senzani · Rating 5 out of 5]

A great book written by an autheic expert

I really enjoyed the authenticity of the author in being able to share his story; both ups and downs - and how that equated to where he is right now.

My largest take away is his analogybof the mountain 😊 and my most breath taking statement: The peak is not the peak.

[Arthur Jasper · Rating 5 out of 5]

I thought this was a very good book, it starts out a little bit motivating and then it explains how to run a business effieciently, different tools you can use and the mistakes that Marcus made so you can avoid them.

[Codeblaq · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great for early entrepreneurs

This book breaks down some key points for early entrepreneurs to apply. I enjoyed the storytelling and real world examples of success and failure. Thank you for humanizing business.

[Lucious Davis · Rating 5 out of 5]

Awesome book that really helps any entrepreneur put all things in perspective. He uses is real life experience to show entrepreneurs what VCs are looking for and how you should structure your business. Very helpful read!