This entrepreneur talks about the power of seeking excellence. Paul Lester joins Jim Blasingame to talk about the critical lessons he has learned in 40 years as a small business owner, including seeking excellence, not perfection.

This is a story about a 40 year photography business. Paul Lester joins Jim Blasingame to talk about how he got started photographing gold 40 years ago and now he travels the country shooting the greats of the game.

Candace Klein joins Jim Blasingame to explain that women business owners should be bold, brave and think outside the box, plus how her company provides education, training and financial support to female-owned businesses.

Helping people build their success. Erin Fach joins Jim Blasingame to discuss ECDI, which invests in people to create enduring social and economic change, plus a profile of the typical business owner they help.

Find the people who willing to pay for what you do. Raymond Arth joins Jim Blasingame to discuss his business, Phoenix Products, Inc., an American manufacturing company, plus how they deal with tough international competition.

Some of the greatest ideas are the least bankable businesses John Dearborn joins Jim Blasingame to discuss JumpStart, which helps fund start-ups that might not otherwise qualify for funding, plus why this program unique to Ohio in needed in every state.

How do you manage fast growth? Gretchen McCracken joins Jim Blasingame to tell the story about how her family business grew from 20 employees to 150 in three years, and what she learned in the process.

Contracting with the government is a discipline within itself. Gretchen McCracken joins Jim Blasingame with an update on how her human resources business has evolved to include helping government agencies and contractors find key people.

Here are the last two of four building blocks of trust. Ken Blanchard joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the third and fourth critical elements that make trust possible, including being able to connect with people and being dependable.

What are the building blocks of trust? Ken Blanchard joins Jim Blasingame to reveal two of the four critical elements of trust, including being able and believable, and how they look in practice.