Lennox Cornwall joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the problem with following the expectations of others when you’re making plans to become a small business owner.

Cliff Ennico joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that even if you’ve purchased a franchise, you still have to work as hard as if you’re operating a business you founded.

Tom Asacker joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the power of combining small business high touch with 21st-century high-tech to meet customers’ expectations.

Celia Ward-Wallace joins Jim Blasingame to reveal more examples of how women derail their own success by focusing on things that are detrimental, like demanding perfection and lacking self-confidence.

Celia Ward-Wallace joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the self-imposed challenges women put in front of themselves before the marketplace even appraises their competitiveness.

Joe Knight joins Jim Blasingame to report on his activity as an angel investor, how he goes about finding opportunities and how he holds his companies accountable.

Patricia Greene joins Jim Blasingame to discuss some of the elements of employee vacations, including why it’s good for moral, good for cross-training, and also can be a good financial security check.

Patricia Greene joins Jim Blasingame to reveal polling that shows more small business owners are taking time off for vacations than in the past, and why this is a growth strategy.

Patricia Greene joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that a vacation can be any length, but at the heart of the definition is that it must include some time of disengagement, if one day or seven.

Jeff Goins joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that in the new renaissance period, artists and entrepreneurs realize they operate in an environment of abundance, and learn how to monetize their products.