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.

Scott Aurnou
Scott Aurnou joins Jim Blasingame to talk about the stupid people who used the online cheating site, Ashley Madison, and apparently didn’t expect their information to become public, and what we can learn from these stupid people.
Scott Aurnou
Scott Aurnou joins Jim Blasingame to report on the growing problem of hackers gaining access to and controlling medical devices that are connected to the Internet.
Fred Kiel
Fred Kiel joins Jim Blasingame to reveal research that shows the values of corporate America does not align with the traditional definition of capitalism that created the American Dream.
Jack Uldrich
Jack Uldrich joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the truth about the future of artificial intelligence, including how it will impact next year.
Kathy Perry
Kathy Perry joins Jim Blasingame to report on plans by Facebook to become such a utility to us that it’s part of every minute of our lives.
Scott Aurnou
Scott Aurnou joins Jim Blasingame to report on the war on your cyber security and why the good guys seem to be losing.
Bill DeSmedt
Bill DeSmedt joins Jim Blasingame to talk about the future of artificial intelligence, from the perspective of how we innovate, improve and apply AI, while insuring humans maintain control.
Bill DeSmedt
Bill DeSmedt joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the future of artificial intelligence, AI, and discuss some of the ethical issues that must be included in future applications.
Bill DeSmedt
Bill DeSmedt joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the definition of AI - artificial intelligence - including the history, how we use it today, and how we will use it in the future.
Gary Moore
Gary Moore joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the challenges Wall Street and corporate America demonstrate when operating in a way that benefits all stakeholders, not just shareholders and management.