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.

David Rock
Are we slaves to our technology? David Rock joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the impact of technology on the brain, including social interaction, plus social media’s effects on work ethics and regulating the use of technology.
Jim Houtz
Does America need to be saved? Jim Houtz joins Jim Blasingame to discuss taking America back from the political class and putting it back on track with the free-market values and principles that make America great.
James Strock
Can Main Street restore leadership principles in America? James Strock joins Jim Blasingame to talk about the concept of leadership and how small business owners can help restore what has been lost by their examples.
Len Marrella
Has our world become ethically challenged? Len Marrella joins Jim Blasingame to discuss a current event that amplifies some of the good and bad ethical behavior that is evident in the marketplace and in politics today.
Scott Patterson
Is there really a conflict between Wall Street and Main Street? Scott Patterson and Jim Blasingame both agree that Wall Street today is working at cross purposes with Main Street and has been aided by the federal government.
Gary Moore
Is there a conflict between Wall Street and Main Street? Gary Moore joins Jim Blasingame to talk about why Wall Street has become a self-serving organism and currently is the tail that's wagging the marketplace dog.
Randall Lane
Has Wall Street become the enemy of Main Street? Randall Lane joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how his small business was part of the excesses of the Wall Street insanity of the decade of "the zeros" and whether anything was learned.
Jim Blasingame
Is Wall Street working at cross-purposes with Main Street? Jim Blasingame talks about why the recent stock market sell-off was caused at least partially by Wall Street practices that do harm to Main Street small businesses.
Sam Norwood
When do Wall Street practices harm Main Street? Sam Norwood, Mark Rosenman and Jim Blasingame talk about how some Wall Street behavior can cause collateral damage on Main Street.
Sam Norwood
When do Wall Street practices harm Main Street? Sam Norwood, Mark Rosenman and Jim Blasingame talk about how some Wall Street behavior can cause collateral damage on Main Street.