Zeke Adkins is the co-founder of Luggage Forward. Previously he was a member of the worldwide market-development team at Atlas Venture and vice president of Kurtzman Group, a consulting and advisory firm. He also served as executive director of Corporate Governance Summits, a joint venture between Kurtzman Group and Kalorama Partners.
As a business owner, a large part of your strategy is to outshine competitors but savvy entrepreneurs know that it is also smart to create and maintain relationships with them.