Fear can be an immobilizer or a motivator. Tim Berry joins Jim Blasingame to discuss how to manage fear as a critical element in your planning and execution process.

How do you create a "Wild Idea Club" in your small business? Lee Silber talks with Jim Blasingame about how to be more creative by starting a Wild Idea Club, both internally with employees, and externally, with your a group of trusted peers.

How will your tax planning change over the next couple of years? Doug Stives joins Jim Blasingame to report on some of the changes that are likely to take place with regard to tax law over the next two years, including income tax and estate tax. Also, what are the tax implications of the current health care reform proposals.

What are small business CEOs planning for survival and what do they think about success? Stephen Baum talks with Jim Blasingame about the real stories of the managers he works with in his CEO coaching practice, including what we can learn from them.

What are small business managers saying about the current economic conditions? Sam Norwood reports with Jim Blasingame about business conditions for now and the next 60 days, on issues such as sales, credit, employment and capital spending, as reported by hundreds of small business managers.

How much longer will the economy be in a recession? Jim Blasingame talks about some of the leading indicators that are creating a slower recovery than we would like, and he offers his thoughts on how to survive and grow in the face of this adversity.

How does a small business make sure it is ready for the next marketplace era? Doug Campbell talks with Jim Blasingame about the need to reinvent our small businesses so that we're ready for the next era of the marketplace where things will be different from what we've known.

According to experts, we have not one brain, but five (maybe six). Judith Glaser talks with Jim Blasingame about new perspectives on how multi-brain small business owners behave, including how all of this manifests in the social networking universe.

What does the power, ambition and glory of historical leaders have in common with modern-day entrepreneurs? Steve Forbes joins Jim Blasingame to talk about how he covers this idea in his new book, plus his take on other current public policy issue. Don't miss this interview with this great American.

How do you make the "system" work for you, so you can work smarter, instead of harder? Sam Carpenter joins Jim Blasingame to talk about how he reduced his work week from 80 hours to 2 hours and at the same time, multiplying his income.