3rd Ingredient®

Advice, information and training in the field of economics, business operations and business management.

3RD INGREDIENT® is a fundamental belief system originating with Jim Blasingame.

3RD INGREDIENT® is a line of products and services offered by Jim including a series of books, written articles and publications, and educational materials; advisory services; and consulting/training all in the field of Economics, Business Operations and Business Management.

Please browse the following selection of 3RD INGREDIENT® educational audio products to learn more about Jim’s motivational beliefs, products, and services concerning small business economics and operations; including Jim's exclusive series of 3RD INGREDIENT® shows.

Daniel  Cage
Daniel Cage joins Jim Blasingame to report on some of the pandemic implications for the blockchain technology platform, including why it will become even more essential as the future of digital trust.
Kathy Perry
Kathy Perry joins Jim Blasingame to report on the new team of “journalists” being hired by LinkedIn to create, curate and control news and politics on the platform.
Kathy Perry
Kathy Perry joins Jim Blasingame to report on how Instagram’s efforts to fight cyber-bullying has resulted in giving users more control over the posts they don’t like.
Tiana Laurence
Tiana Laurence joins Jim Blasingame to report on how the expansion of the blockchain technology has been impacted by the coronavirus pandemic, including its cryptocurrency applications, as well as training and innovation.
Joe Tankersley
Joe Tankersley joins Jim Blasingame to mark the 50th anniversary of Toffler’s book, Future Shock, by noting that his “stability zone” prophecy, and Naisbitt’s “high-tech, high-touch,” will prevail for generations of analog humans in the digital age.
Joe Tankersley
Joe Tankersley joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that the velocity of change is what’s different today from past eras, and why no other generation has ever had to deal with such an increase in the speed of change.
Mike Daniels
Mike Daniels joins Jim Blasingame to report on the current state of the Cyber War between the U.S. and global bad actors, plus how we’re going to manage the next level of technology, like blockchain and artificial intelligence.
Mike Daniels
Mike Daniels joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the opportunities and disruptions that represent both sides of the Internet coin, and the unanswered question of how we incorporate digital ethics in the application of digital leverage.
Chris Moschovitis
Chris Moschovitis joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how the handy and convenient digital and cyber tools we enjoy also have the potential to compromise our privacy, and why we have to balance those two aspects of our lives.
Mike Daniels
Mike Daniels joins Jim Blasingame to report on the current state of the Cyber War between the U.S. and global bad actors, plus how we’re going to manage the next level of technology, like blockchain and artificial intelligence.