Dennis Geelen

The Solopreneur Sandbox

A thriving community for solopreneurs to connect, learn, share, and grow together.

CONNECT WITH FELLOW SOLOPRENEURS
The Solopreneur Sandbox is your space to build meaningful relationships with like-minded solopreneurs and experts. Here, you can get to know each other and help each other grow. Remember, this isn't about selling your services—it's about genuine connections and support.

LEARN FROM DIVERSE PERSPECTIVES
Our community is rich with a variety of skills, experiences, and perspectives. Take advantage of this wealth of knowledge to overcome your biggest challenges. You'll have the opportunity to learn not only from me but also from your peers, leveraging the resources available to you.

SHARE AND GROW TOGETHER
Growth in The Solopreneur Sandbox is a two-way street. While you will learn and grow personally and professionally, you are also expected to help others do the same. Engage actively, stay accountable, and embrace the journey outside your comfort zone. Together, we will achieve growth.

Check the website for membership options and pricing.

Let's take the 'solo' out of solopreneur!

Founder 

Coaching and mentoring to help you start and scale your one-person business.

Founder

The Happy Accidents Newsletter

Happy accidents, chance encounters, and serendipitous moments have played a major role in the success of many famous individuals, companies and products. 

From scientists and inventors to artists and entrepreneurs, numerous people have experienced a Happy Accident moment that changed the trajectory of their lives forever.

 - The discovery of penicillin by Alexander Fleming. 
 - The creation of the Post-it note by Spencer Silver, a scientist at 3M. 
 - The story of Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak founding Apple in Jobs' garage.

...and many more!

In fact, I believe ALL success can be traced back to a happy accident!

You don't have to be the smartest, the most gifted, or special person to find success.
You just need to be ready to recognize a Happy Accident moment when it comes along, and take action when it does!

Want to read about some of the most incredible Happy Accident stories, the people who acted upon them, and the lessons you can learn from their journey? Subscribe to the Happy Accidents newsletter!

Want to see how I can help you recognize those moments and act on them?
Visit www.dennisgeelen.me

Writer

Zero In

The mission of Zero In is to help as many businesses and leaders build a brand customers love and a company people are passionate to work for.  

So where do you need to focus (or Zero In)?
Solve the problem of INDIFFERENCE!

Indifferent customers have no compelling reason to purchase your product or service rather than your competitors' product or service. 

Indifferent employees are complacent because they are not passionate about coming to work each day.

Utilize the resources, books, and courses from Zero In to increase your customer retention, improve your customer experience, and build a passionate culture of innovation giving your team the ability to find new and better ways to serve your customers.

"Customers DO NOT buy your product or service, they buy what it can DO FOR THEM"
Customer-centricity means knowing your customers and giving them what they crave.  This helps you to build trust and loyalty, but also a solid reputation.  Loyal customers become fans of your brand and refer other customers to you.

"If you don't find new and better ways to serve your customers, SOMEONE ELSE WILL!"
Being Innovative brings new ideas, which is crucial to a business being able to find new and better ways to add value for your customers.  With innovation comes creative new products and services, increases in efficiency and, as a result, improved profitability.

BE THE BRAND CUSTOMERS LOVE AND THE COMPANY PEOPLE ARE PASSIONATE TO WORK FOR

Founder and Chief Difference Maker

Solo Creator Summit

It's Never Been Easier to Be a Solo Creator

And this is great news for you!

The creator economy is more tech-enabled than ever. The explosion of software and no-code tools allows creators to run their entire business solo or work with a small number of freelancers to support the business.

The Solo Creator Summit is bringing together some of the brightest solo creators on the virtual stage to deliver tactics and strategies for launching and  scaling podcasts, newsletters, and digital products while growing an engaged audience.

Co-Founder

The Accidental Solopreneur

The Accidental Solopreneur is is getting rave reviews from solopreneurs around the globe.

Follow along in this parable as Alex Green goes through a bumpy journey of self reflection, making some major and well needed changes to his mindset and habits.

A burnt-out workaholic, Alex leaves the corporate world behind, eventually finding a roadmap for a fulfilling life as a solopreneur.

Use the tips, tactics, and learnings from Alex’s adventure to help give you a playbook for success in your own solopreneur journey.

Author

The Zero In Formula

Author of the Amazon best seller, The Zero In Formula.

This book is for organizations that want to build their foundation around being as customer-centric and innovative as possible.

Filled with strategies, tactics, and stories, The Zero In Formula is the definitive guide to building a disruptive and sustainable business through customer-centric innovation.

The Commonwell Mutual Insurance Group

About the Commonwell
We are committed to profitable growth, team development, ingenuity, while having fun at work.  We offer a complete range of insurance products including residential, automobile, commercial, farm and watercraft. We encourage a work-life balance and we are serious about what we do!

About my Role
As Manager of the PMO, I lead a group project managers and business analysts to implement the project management office from the ground up.

About the PMO
Projects at the Commonwell are measured against timelines, budget, delivery of scope, but most importantly the realization of the intended benefits of each project.  Over 85% of projects at the Commonwell were consistantly green throughout 2018.

Manager, Project and Portfolio Management Office

As Manager of Application Services, I am responsible for planning, coordinating and managing the activities of the Application Services team within the Information Systems (IS) Department. This includes leadership and development of the IS team members, as well as providing direction and support for IS solutions to meet the present and future needs of the organization.

Manager of Application Services

Kawartha Lakes Food Source

Kawartha Lakes Food Source is a community effort to reduce hunger in the City of Kawartha Lakes by:

1. Maintaining a central warehouse to supply food to organizations that provide food to individuals in need,
2. Raising public awareness, and
3. Working in concert with other local not-for-profit organizations.

Board Of Directors

Operitel Corporation (An OpenText Company) 

ABout OpenText
OpenText, The Information Company™, a market leader in Enterprise Information Management software and solutions, enables intelligent and connected enterprises by managing, leveraging, securing and gaining insight into enterprise information, on-premises or in the cloud. 

About my Role
Directed a team of PS and R&D resources to develop and implement the LearnFlex LMS platform for over 40 clients.

Director of R&D and Professional Services

Business Coach | Keynote Speaker | Author of The Happy Accidents newsletter and The Accidental Solopreneur book

Happy accidents, chance encounters, and serendipitous moments have played a major role in the success of many famous individuals, companies and products. 

From scientists and inventors to artists and entrepreneurs, numerous people have experienced a Happy Accident moment that changed the trajectory of their lives forever.

 - The discovery of penicillin by Alexander Fleming. 
 - The creation of the Post-it note by Spencer Silver, a scientist at 3M. 
 - The story of Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak founding Apple in Jobs' garage.

...and many more!

In fact, I believe ALL success can be traced back to a happy accident!

You don't have to be the smartest, the most gifted, or special person to find success.
You just need to be ready to recognize a Happy Accident moment when it comes along, and take action when it does!

Want to read about some of the most incredible Happy Accident stories, the people who acted upon them, and the lessons you can learn from their journey? Subscribe to the Happy Accidents newsletter!

Want to see how I can help you recognize those moments and act on them?
Visit www.dennisgeelen.me

And make sure you check out my YouTube channel!
https://www.youtube.com/@TheAccidentalSolopreneur

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