Welcome to the Esenai Community! http://esenai.com/blog/ Home of Esenai Corporation (Investment Asset Sourcing and Creative Commercial Real Estate Debt and Equity Financing) and the UNOFFICIAL Intellipedia, creiZ about Real Estate, Startup Events, eMarviews blogs (among others)! en Copyright 2008 Mon, 17 Dec 2007 04:54:17 -0500 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/?v=3.2ysb5-20051201 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Need creative commercial real estate debt and equity financing options? creative commercial real estate debt and equity financing options? (clicking on this link will take you to another part of our site)]]> http://esenai.com/blog/2007/12/need_creative_commercial_real_estate_debt_and_equity_financing_options.html http://esenai.com/blog/2007/12/need_creative_commercial_real_estate_debt_and_equity_financing_options.html commercial real estate debt and equity financing Mon, 17 Dec 2007 04:54:17 -0500 Interested in Opportunistic Investments? Interested in Opportunistic Investments? (this link will take you to another area of our site)

Already know what opportunistic investments are and want to see what we have available? Please visit our distressed investment asset sourcing page. Or would you be interested in a place that has the 2nd highest hotel occupancy rates in the world outside of the US? Consider Panama hotel investment and development projects.

Need creative commercial real estate debt and equity financing? 

]]> http://esenai.com/blog/2007/12/interested_in_opportunistic_investments_1.html http://esenai.com/blog/2007/12/interested_in_opportunistic_investments_1.html distressed investment asset sourcing Sat, 15 Dec 2007 12:18:35 -0500 Speech Wiki Speech Recognition Wiki ]]> http://esenai.com/blog/2005/12/speech_wiki.html http://esenai.com/blog/2005/12/speech_wiki.html Tue, 13 Dec 2005 06:32:39 -0500 Esenai Services - Wikify your Organization Wikify Your Organization!

Why? Because a more open organization will improve communication and make your company more efficient. It really isn't about the technology though, it is about the cultural change that can help your organizations. Wikis can be just one part of it. The key is having leadership that is interested in having their organizations become more open. Of course, grassroots efforts can help especially when you can convince a great number of organizational members, but it can take time.

So how can we help? Besides the technical aspect of providing open communication enabling technologies like wikis, blogs and others (which we can do), we can help with the cultural aspect of an open organization.

How do you know that we will be able to help? We practice what we preach! Check http://blog.esenai.com and http://wiki.esenai.com.

Here's a quick pricelist:

  • Full-time engagement: USD$40,000 (forty thousand) per month (SPECIAL for 2006: get the 2nd month for half price)
  • Per week engagement: USD$10,000 (ten thousand) per week
  • Per hour engagement: USD$200 per hour
  • Initial Consultation: Free one hour consultation

Contact us for more information or for a free consultation. Or call us at 240-441-5086 now! (You have nothing to lose and only to gain. If nothing else, you'll get some tips on how to open your organization.)

NOTE: Everything is subject to change without notice. 

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Philosophy or What makes Esenai different?
Esenai's goal is to provide clients the best-fit solution possible and exceed expectations while doing so. We believe in being proactive and in discovering and resolving any potential business and technology issues before they appear and grow larger.

Esenai believes in establishing long-term, win-win situations with its clients and members. Trusting long-term, win-win relationships are our foundation and what we specialize in and what we hope to achieve with all of our clients and members.

Purpose or Why we exist?
To achieve 100% client and member satisfaction profitably while creating long-term mutually beneficial business relationships. (The following was added January 12, 2006.) We are also in business to enhance the lives of our team, our community, our nation and the world. (Read more about this on eMarv's bio site.)

Mission or What is our five-year goal?
To become the top subcontractor in the Intelligence Community in 5 years. (Mission set in June 2005.)

About the President
Please view Marvin (eMarv) Corea's resume (http://ceo.esenai.com), his LinkedIn profile (http://linkedin.esenai.
com) or his ever-changing bio page.

FAQ
How do you pronounce Esenai?
Like the letters S-N-I.
What does Esenai mean?
Marvin Corea: Back in 2001, when I really started thinking about starting a consulting company, my wife and I started coming up with names. My wife came up with "Solutions and Innovations." I liked it but I thought that it was too long so I took the letters S (for "Solutions"), N (for "and") and I (for "Innovations") and created a word out of it: "Esenai" (I don't know if Esenai has another meaning, but if anyone knows of another meaning in another language, feel free to let us know.)
Have other questions?
Contact us and we'll post them on the website.

More on Esenai's Philosophy from the President, Marvin Corea
I have read a few business books that I have really enjoyed and I fully subscribe to. They include:

  • Winning by Jack Welch - Excellent book which covers practically all aspects of business. I especially like the chapter on hiring (Chapter 6). He describes the three acid tests which should be "conducted" when you are beginning the candidate recruitment process. The acid tests are tests for integrity, intelligence and maturity. Jack goes on to talk about the 4-E (energy, ability to energize others, edge (the courage to make tough decisions), and execute (the ability to get the job done)) and 1-P (passion) framework for hiring which is the model I'm trying to use for hiring.
    Another chapter that I enjoyed was Chapter 2, The Biggest Dirty Little Secret in Business. And what is the secret? Candor. If people and organizations were  candid there wouldn't be as much trouble in the business world as there has been in the last years. This is exactly why candor is an integral part of Esenai's culture.
  • Built to Last by Jim Collins, Jerry Porras - more to follow
  • Good to Great by Jim Collins - From the very beginning of the book, I felt that the principles (or idea sets as Jim describes then on his website) that Jim describes were ones that I wanted to use as I try to grow the company. The idea sets are Level 5 Leadership, First Who Then What, Confront the Brutal Facts, Hedgehog Concept and Building you Company's Vision. Right now I am working on the First Who Then What portion of the implementation. I want to bring great people on board that believe in the company, its philosophy and in themselves. more to follow...
  • Sam Walton: Made in America by Sam Walton and John Huey - I completely agree with the Sam's rules for running a business. Here's the list of rules:
  • Rule 1 - Commit to your business.
  • Rule 2 - Share your profits with all of your Associates, and treat them as partners.
  • Rule 3 - Motivate your partners.
  • Rule 4 - Communicate everything you possibly can to your partners.
  • Rule 5 - Appreciate everything your Associates do for the business.
  • Rule 6 - Celebrate your successes.
  • Rule 7 - Listen to everyone in your company.
  • Rule 8 - Exceed your customers' expectations.
  • Rule 9 - Control your expenses better than your competition.
  • Rule 10 - Swim upstream.
 I can see why Wal-Mart is where it is now!

More thoughts from the President, Marvin Corea.

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