Successful business partners compare their values early and often. David Gage joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how to discuss scenario planning with your potential business partner to compare values and expectations.

Most people don't know how to create a successful partnership. David Gage joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the successful collaborations of partnerships when values, roles and finances are clearly defined and discussed in advance.

Would investors want to know if publicly traded companies abused small business vendors? Jim Copland joins Jim Blasingame to discuss how small businesses may be able to use the proxy process to expose abuses by big businesses toward small business vendors.

Can you rise about your challenges? Darrell Knoch joins Jim Blasingame to discuss how to recognize self-esteem issues you may not realize and rise above them to achieve success.

Why can't the Washington political class get out of the way of economic recovery? Ray Keating joins Jim Blasingame to talk about how the policies and behavior of the political class in Washington are impeding economic recovery.

Do you know the difference between a libertarian and a conservative? Ray Keating joins Jim Blasingame to differentiate between two kinds of political conservatives and libertarians but acknowledging that both distrust government and value self-determination.

Being trustworthy is not just the right thing to do, it’s a business best practice. Mike Stewart joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the value of trust in selling, especially when seeking a referral.

People do business with people they like a trust. Mike Stewart joins Jim Blasingame to discuss selling paradigm shifts as The Age of the Customer impacts customer relationships.

Facebook has an all make board of directors. Tim Berry joins Jim Blasingame to ask, with the majority of Facebook's customers are women, why aren't there any women on the board of directors?

Foster a culture of belief through authentic leadership. Chester Elton joins Jim Blasingame to explain how making your people feel important and valued will help you extend a culture of belief to the last mile of your organization.