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.

Soulaima Gourani
Soulaima Gourani joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the unprecedented and multi-faceted power that a handful of Big Tech firms wield, and what the rest of us can do to minimize their impact.
Shelby Scarbrough
Shelby Scarbrough joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that the basis for her book on civility was inspired by writings of George Washington, and how these very human behaviors are being challenged by the velocity of the digital age.
Shelby Scarbrough
Shelby Scarbrough joins Jim Blasingame to report on the ways our civility is being compromised by the digital age because trust and ethics doesn’t transfer well at the speed of light.
Doug Wead
Doug Wead joins Jim Blasingame to report on a coordinated effort to cancel the ability of President Trump to publish his memoirs, including the book publishing, printing, and distribution sectors.
Doug Wead
Doug Wead joins Jim Blasingame to report on the power Big Tech has assumed by taking away America’s most fundamental liberty, freedom of speech, and they seem to be getting away with it.
Steve Forbes
Steve Forbes joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that America’s greatest threats include despot nations, like China and Russia, but perhaps even more so, our own Big Tech companies, but in some ways, we’ve become our own worst enemies.
Jim Blasingame
Jim Blasingame reveals the fact that our digital leverage is devoid of ethics and trust, and why our future is dependent upon how well we address this issue.
Jim Blasingame
Jim Blasingame reveals what is more powerful than all the laws and regulations when creating customer relationships, and how to make sure it’s part of your online strategy.
Chris Moschovitis
Chris Moschovitis joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the encroachment on our privacy, and what each of us can and must do to avoid becoming the pawns of Big Tech.
Chris Moschovitis
Chris Moschovitis joins Jim Blasingame to launch his new book on online privacy, including the practical ways we use technology and the organic way our privacy is penetrated and used.