In a very real sense, entrepreneurship has changed everything. There is truly no part of my life it hasn’t touched. Still, I feel that it has been less about change and more about simply allowing me to be myself.

While growing up I would often spend hours upon hours learning something new. When I was young I loved building things with Lego’s. In 6^th grade I made my first web sites, and I started making online computer games just a few years later. I’d ask for books on graphics programming and AI for Christmas. I was, and will always be, a total nerd.

Here is the College Pro week in review including the top stories we enjoyed this week.

1. Beyond Viral: How Successful Marketers Are Embracing the Social Web

“Marketers who take advantage of the Internet’s unique capabilities have the potential to build increasingly engaged customer communities. Here’s a look at three major trends.”

2. Develop a Customer Service Manifesto
- Seven tips to turn your customer service into a memorable experience.

3. 6 Ways to Stand Out in a Crowded Market

“Many small businesses struggle to compete against bigger, more visible, and better-resourced companies, but it’s even tougher to survive when what you sell is basically a commodity.  That’s why I’m so impressed with the scrappy independent booksellers who have wholeheartedly embraced the philosophy that it’s not the “what” of business that really matters but the “how.”

Cameron Herold is one of the country’s most innovative business leaders and was a leading force behind one of the most successful new business ventures of the last decade, 1-800-GOT-JUNK?. He was Chief Operating Officer for nearly seven years and his innovative business leadership helped enable the company build a presence in 46 states, 9 provinces, and 4 countries while being ranked the “2nd Best Company to Work for in Canada” by Canadian Business Magazine and “the #1 Company in BC to Work for” twice by BC Business Magazine. During his tenure, numerous MBA programs studied the company, including the prestigious programs at Queen’s University and Harvard.

Incoming search terms:

• college pro seattle

PORT ANGELES — Rose House is beginning to live up to its name.

Two months after getting a fresh coat of paint, Healthy Families of Clallam County’s transitional shelter for survivors of domestic violence has a new play center for kids.

Thanks to an $1,850 donation from the Moose Lodge — funneled through Soroptimist International of Port Angeles Noon Club — volunteers assembled a multipurpose play structure on the west side of Port Angeles shelter on East Fifth Street on Wednesday afternoon.

Becca Korby, executive director of Healthy Families of Clallam County, said it was a “huge surprise” when Healthy Families received the donation late last summer.

College Pro Painters workers/volunteers include (from left) Jared Blevins, Garett Neathery, Luke Schadler, Ray Huass, Skyler Ross, Samantha Pinnell, Jesse Paris and Jeremy Mundy. Sequim Gazette photos by Michael Dashiell

A little paint, a lot of love.

Workers from College Pro Painters repainted the Rose House in Port Angeles recently. Painters volunteered all their labor for the four-day project.

The Rose House is a century-old renovated home serving as a safe transitional home for women and children escaping domestic violence and moving toward independence.