John Bradberry joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that your own ability to lead and operate the entity you create is the most important success factor that becomes the difference between success and that other thing.

Joel Libava joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of his franchise research “Commandments,” including doing research on the franchisor’s competitors, be nice to the franchise salesperson, and talk with other franchisors.

Bob Negen joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that the small retailers who make it to 2021 will do that more because of what’s inside of them than what’s inside of their business.

Michael Saltsman joins Jim Blasingame to report on the California AB5 law that is an attack on freelancers and the gig economy, and that Biden has said he would impose a similar law across the country if elected president.

Michael Saltsman joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the burgeoning gig economy, and why it’s becoming an increasingly important part of the overall U.S. economy.

Jeff Zbar joins Jim Blasingame to share their advice on how to use your network of contacts to redirect your career – employment or ownership – after you’ve lost your job.

Jeff Zbar joins Jim Blasingame to discuss what the two of them learned about how to pivot from losing your job to being open and available to the possibility that this could become the best thing to happen to you.

Steven Gaffney joins Jim Blasingame to reveal his thoughts on three human responses to challenges, like a pandemic, including the powerless, the conditional and the powerful, and why we may be all three in different circumstances.

Marc Lieberstein joins Jim Blasingame to discuss how to grow a business idea into a franchise model that can be licensed to others who take the idea to market.

Ravi Hutheesing joins Jim Blasingame to report on his six-month sequester in Chile during the pandemic lockdown, and how he turned that time to his advantage.