Thursday - May 01, 2014
Diana Furchtgott-Roth joins Jim Blasingame to report on the Senate failing to pass a minimum wage bill and why doing so is bad policy and bad for the economy.
Diana Furchtgott-Roth joins Jim Blasingame to report on recent economic information that indicates the economy is getting worse, not better, five years after the end of the Great Recession.
Diana Furchtgott-Roth joins Jim Blasingame to report on Russian aggression in eastern Europe and why these events could harm American small businesses.
Paul Lester joins Jim Blasingame to talk about how he founded his small business to photograph professional golfers and golf events, and how he has found success.
Paul Lester joins Jim Blasingame to talk about why he thinks the key to his success as the leading photographer of professional golf is due to the relationships he's built.
Legendary golfer Gary Player joins Jim Blasingame to talk about his storied career as a professional golfer and how far he has come from his poor beginnings.
Legendary golfer Gary Player joins Jim Blasingame to talk about his business career and his business philosophy.
Legendary golfer Gary Player joins Jim Blasingame to talk about the Player Foundation, which has raised millions of dollars to help underprivileged children around the world.
Friday - May 02, 2014
Jay Mincks joins Jim Blasingame to talk about the 10 year anniversary of the Insperity Invitational Champions Tour golf tournament and how much has been raised for charity.
Jay Mincks joins Jim Blasingame to talk about his role a the leader of a national sales organization and how his job has changed in the past generation.
Michael McMahon joins Jim Blasingame to talk about how he has grown his business, what he's learned about success, and how the branded environment industry works.
Michael McMahon joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how he has grown as the CEO of his company and turned that professional growth into business growth.
Hector Barreto joins Jim Blasingame to discuss The Latino Coalition's participation in the upcoming Small Business Summit with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
Hector Barreto joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the lagging U.S. economy and some of the policy steps the Obama administration could take to turn things around.
Hector Barreto joins Jim Blasingame to talk about the multi-facted small business e-commerce resource available from Lucrazon.
Jay Myers joins Jim Blasingame to discuss taking your small business from success to significance by making a commitment to giving back to your community.
Jay Myers joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how his company's growth has been in direct proportion to their commitment to giving back to the community.
Monday - May 05, 2014
Joel Libava joins Jim Blasingame to why Mrs. Fields Cookies and TCBY will eliminate up-front franchise fees for military veterans who apply early for this offer.
Joel Libava joins Jim Blasingame to report on the state of the franchise industry, including if he's seeing any discounting of fees to encourage new franchisees prospects.
Ed Kopf joins Jim Blasingame to reveal why each of us who are considering entering into a formal, legal business partnership should do a self-analysis about whether we would make a good partner.
Ed Kopf joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the key characteristics each of us must have to be a successful business partner ourselves, especially the ability to trust others.
Ed Kopf joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the power of prospective business partners role playing values scenarios with a third party to see how compatible you are in this critical area.
Michael Stallard joins Jim Blasingame to reveal three of the critical factors that foster conditions that lead to employees thriving at work as engaged team members, including respect, recognition and belonging.
Michael Stallard joins Jim Blasingame to reveal three more critical factors that are critical to helping employees thrive in their assignments at work, including autonomy, personal growth and meaning.
Rich Galen joins Jim Blasingame to reveal why the Watergate scenario in 1974 is a near-perfect leadership and execution model for how to prosecute the House select committee on the Benghazi cover-up.
Rich Galen joins Jim Blasingame to explain why it's critical for our nation that the Benghazi cover-up be investigated by a House select committee, and why the Watergate scenario is a precedent.
Rich Galen joins Jim Blasingame to talk about the lack of curiosity, professional ethics and courage of the national media to refuse to report on the Benghazi cover-up, and why this is dangerous for America.
Tuesday - May 06, 2014
Ken Davis joins Jim Blasingame to report on the interesting way American's view the legacy of presidents past, including Lincoln and Kennedy.
Ken Davis joins Jim Blasingame to talk about the way Americans extend redemption even to our most flawed presidents, including Nixon and Clinton, as they seek to burnish their legacies.
Alan Maites joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the variable that caused him to rename, rebrand and retool his multi-decade old company so that it fit customer expectations.
Alan Maites joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that changes in customer expectations was the key driver behind rebranding, retooling and renaming his company.
Alan Maites joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how he rebranded, retooled and renamed his company by starting the process with his internal customers, the employees.
Bill Treasurer joins Jim Blasingame to report on what he learned about leadership development and improvement by spending time with the Pittsburgh Pirates during spring training.
Bill Treasurer joins Jim Blasingame to report on what he learned from the Pittsburgh Pirates organization about character building and leadership accountability.
Wednesday - May 07, 2014
Jim Blasingame to talk about some of the elements and behaviors of a leader you can practice even before you have anyone who is following you.
Jim Blasingame reveals why believing in yourself is the most powerful component of sustained entrepreneurial success.
Jeb Taylor joins Jim Blasingame to report on his business in the native American artifact world, and the politics of collecting, studying and trading in these collectible treasures.
Jeb Taylor joins Jim Blasingame to debate the facts and politics around climate change, including how critical this issue is to the future of the planet.
Jeb Taylor joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the fact that a significant threat to the future of the U.S. is because we have too many politicians and not enough leaders.
Gene Marks joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the tips and best practices that are demonstrated by companies that continually find and hire the best employee candidates.
Gene Marks joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the management practices that lead to having an engaged workforce.
Gary Moore joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the different factors that go into defining the practice of socially responsible investing.
Gary Moore joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the challenges Wall Street and corporate America demonstrate when operating in a way that benefits all stakeholders, not just shareholders and management.
Gary Moore joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the evidence that the American experiment has morphed from democracy to oligarchy, and what we have to do to reverse this trend.
Thursday - May 08, 2014
Jeff Zbar joins Jim Blasingame talk about the relevance creating power you have in the palm of your hand in the form of your smart phone photo and video camera.
Jeff Zbar joins Jim Blasingame to remind us that the photo and video cameras in our smart phones can be used to capture spontaneous moments that can be used to nurture customer relationships.
Josh Costell joins Jim Blasingame to report on a new direction for his company which is to partner with an energy co-generation technology that could be revolutionary.
Josh Costell joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the steps he took to choose a strategic business partner by using the principles of values and trust.
Josh Costell joins Jim Blasingame to talk about how the marketplace, not government, is creating energy efficient generation and consumption technologies.
Shana Keith joins Jim Blasingame to discuss results of the 2014 Cox Business Leaders Survey, including their greatest concerns, confidence in using technology, and their most used online marketing tool.
Shana Keith joins Jim Blasingame to talk about the 2014 Get Started event in Tucson, AZ, by Cox Business and Inc Magazine, in celebration of Small Business Week.
Joel Barker joins Jim Blasingame to report on exciting new developments in producing graphene from graphite by using a common kitchen tool, and why you should care.
Joel Barker joins Jim Blasingame to report on new research that shows overweight people could have advantages over underweight people, plus new discoveries in blood and the aging process.
Joel Barker joins Jim Blasingame to report on innovations in solar cell efficiency that could collapse the time it will take for solar energy to be available to the masses.
Friday - May 09, 2014
Ken Tencer joins Jim Blasingame to talk about how to simplify the process of creating an innovative culture, including using customer expectations as the primary guideline.
Ken Tencer joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the power of an innovative culture as a way to defend against outside disruptive forces from unlikely sources.
Rick Maurer joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the difference between delegating to team members and dumping projects on innocent by-standers.
Rick Maurer joins Jim Blasingame to recommend best practices for how to triage which projects and assignments should be delegated.
Rick Maurer joins Jim Blasingame to tell a few stories about how other leaders handled their journey to become better delegators.
Richard Weinberger joins Jim Blasingame to offer some Shark Tank type questions you need to be able to answer in order to survive, including your gross profit percentage.
Richard Weinberger joins Jim Blasingame to reveal three more Shark Tank type questions you should be able to answer, including what are your customer expectations.
Ray Keating joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the ways international product counterfeiting hurts small businesses directly and indirectly.
Ray Keating joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that the real reason the U.S. economy is not growing is because of bad policies of the Obama administration, not bad weather.
Ray Keating joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the details about how bad employment is in the U.S., including the worst employment participation in almost 40 years.
Monday - May 12, 2014
Carla Caldwell joins Jim Blasingame to reveal several financial management practices, including budgeting and making business projections, that you can't operate successfully without.
Carla Caldwell joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the powerful resources and tools that small businesses can use to help them improve their financial management.
Sam Norwood joins Jim Blasingame to define business capital and reveal why acquiring capital is the primary job of every small business CEO.
Sam Norwood joins Jim Blasingame to reveal two proven capitalization practices you need to know, including knowing in advance how much you need and cultivating financial resources.
Sam Norwood joins Jim Blasingame to identify the value of creating conservative growth projections and proper capital allocation as you capitalize the growth of your business.
Jim Blasingame reveal some of the key fundamentals every small business CEO needs to practice when capitalizing his or her business.
Jim Blasingame reports on a recent online poll of his audience who respond to what is causing high gas prices, with almost half saying President Obama should approve the Keystone Pipeline.
Scott Aurnou joins Jim Blasingame to comment on recent reports that mal-ware may now be more insidious than our best anti-virus software can handle.
Scott Aurnou joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the concept of a layered security strategy that includes protective technology and practices at many levels.
Scott Aurnou joins Jim Blasingame to reveal several effective password software programs that can help you with your layered security plan.
Tuesday - May 13, 2014
Tom Garr joins Jim Blasingame to share his ideas on what it takes to be successful in business, including having an idea, a plan and evaluating risk.
Tom Garr joins Jim Blasingame to share his experience and advice after spending 15 years on Wall Street.
Kirk Cheyfitz joins Jim Blasingame to explain what net neutrality means and why small business owners should want it.
Kirk Cheyfitz joins Jim Blasingame to provide an update on where he thinks the marketplace is today with regard to his foresight about moving into the "post advertising age."
Kirk Cheyfitz joins Jim Blasingame to talk about how the Internet has disrupted many traditional media forms, including the non-fiction book, and to predict the future of attention.
Terri Denison joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the services and support the U.S. Small Business Association has available for America's small businesses.
Terri Denison joins Jim Blasingame to talk about some of the different kinds of support the U.S. Small Business Administration offers, including disaster relief.
Keith Wyche joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the reality that whatever you used to get where you are today, may not be enough to get you where you want to go from here.
Keith Wyche joins Jim Blasingame to talk about the power of criticism, why you don't have to feel alone, and how to ask for help.
Keith Wyche joins Jim Blasingame to reveal why every small business owner must have a life that disconnects you from your business on a regular basis.
Monday - May 19, 2014
Tom Asacker joins Jim Blasingame to say that loving what you do isn't enough to sustain a business model unless your customers also love the same thing.
Tom Asacker joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the relevance power of helping prospects and customers to believe in our businesses and what we can do for them just as much as we do.
Pete Sepp joins Jim Blasingame to talk about the role the Export-Import Bank plays and whether it's direction should modified, as well as whether it's renewing charter should be extended.
Pete Sepp joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that contrary to all of the lies about how bad the budget sequester would be for the economy and jobs, over $80 billion was saved and only ONE job was lost.
Pete Sepp joins Jim Blasingame to report on the upcoming World Taxpayer Conference in Vancouver, CA, and the global movement to rid governments of waste and over-taxation.
Adam Root joins Jim Blasingame to discuss how social media has changed the way we find sales leads and how to create and execute a successful social media strategy.
Adam Root joins Jim Blasingame to discuss how HipLogiq has changed the way we find sales leads by creating call-to-action opportunities with Twitter.
Jerry Sarvadi joins Jim Blasingame with a follow-up report on The Renaissance Club at Archerfield in Scotland, and what it took to build a new golf course in the home of golf.
Jerry Sarvadi joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of what he's learned as he's launched a new golf club in Scotland and what it takes to run such an enterprise successfully.
Jerry Sarvadi joins Jim Blasingame to report on some of the hopes and challenges his venture, The Renaissance Club at Archerfield, in Scotland, is facing it breaks into the world of official tournaments.
Tuesday - May 20, 2014
Ruth Sherman joins Jim Blasingame to report on how poorly General Motor's CEO, Mary Barra, has handled the PR of GM's vehicle defect recall, and what we can learn from it.
Ruth Sherman joins Jim Blasingame to report on how Timothy Geithner has launched his controversial book with a level obtuse arrogance that is an unfortunate PR strategy not to be imitated.
Barbara Weltman joins Jim Blasingame to report on several tax credit renewals that Congress has not approved for 2014, and how this has a negative impact on the economy.
Barbara Weltman joins Jim Blasingame to report that the government makes a new regulation every 2.5 hours which is stifling the ability of small businesses to grow.
Barbara Weltman joins Jim Blasingame to report on filing estimated quarterly income taxes and why this cycle is different from filing payroll taxes.
Jim Blasingame shares his story about starting his small business 25 years ago this week, including why it was the hardest thing he ever did and the best thing he ever did.
Jim Blasingame reports on the current and historic nightmare reality that is how this country has treated its veterans, and why it is America's shame.
Terry Neese joins Jim Blasingame to report on the progress of the Peace Through Business program for women entrepreneurs in Rwanda and Afghanistan.
Terry Neese joins Jim Blasingame to report on the steps women entrepreneurs are taking in Rwanda and Afghanistan to become business owners through the Peace Through Business curriculum.
Terry Neese joins Jim Blasingame to tell the stories of entrepreneurial courage demonstrated by women in Rwanda and Afghanistan as part of the Peace through Business program.
Wednesday - May 21, 2014
Jeff Zbar joins Jim Blasingame to share their 25 years as observers of the evolution of the home-based office, whether as a business headquarters or a teleworker office.
Jeff Zbar joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the evolution of the home-based office as it has been impacted by the technology and connectivity.
Bill Dunkelberg joins Jim Blasingame with this month's NFIB Index that shows small business optimism is up marginally, but at a higher level than the past five years.
Bill Dunkelberg joins Jim Blasingame with this month's NFIB Index that reveals small business are hiring a little, but still can't find enough qualified candidates, plus they're not investing in capital equipment.
Bill Dunkelberg joins Jim Blasingame with this month's NFIB Index which reveals that while optimism is up among small business owners, it's not because sales have increased.
Ilise Benun joins Jim Blasingame to talk about how to tell the difference between bad customers and customers behaving badly, and how to deal with each one.
Ilise Benun joins Jim Blasingame to talk about some of the difficult customer profiles and how to turn the worst ones into customers for life.
Leigh Branham joins Jim Blasingame to reveal why only the right kind of leadership practices will produce the right kind of teamwork.
Leigh Branham joins Jim Blasingame to discuss installing non-negotiable ground rules to achieve successful teamwork.
Leigh Branham joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how to choose the right number of team members, including what number should be avoided.
Thursday - May 22, 2014
Jan Andersern joins Jim Blasingame to talk about how small business owners should balance using the free social media platforms, like Facebook, while limiting the exposure to policies that are negative to your community.
Jan Andersen joins Jim Blasingame to reveal technology that will allow small businesses to create their own social media platforms and communities on their websites, so prospects don't have to leave.
Robert Brands joins Jim Blasingame to explain that your attitude about innovation has to be forward looking and connected directly to customer expectations.
Robert Brands joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the roles that concept and market testing are two of the eight big steps in successful new product development.
Robert Brands joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the key elements of pricing your newly launched product so that it sells in a way that is profitable.
Friday - May 23, 2014
Kathy Perry joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some tips and best practices that will improve the content you post on social media to increase customer engagement.
Kathy Perry joins Jim Blasingame to explain using hashtags on social media and why it can help you execute a more successful marketing strategy.
Ken Gronbach joins Jim Blasingame to explain the concept of demographics and why every small business should know how it impacts their business today and in the future.
Ken Gronbach joins Jim Blasingame to reveal ways to position your business to be on the right side of demographic changes, both nationally and globally.
Ken Gronbach joins Jim Blasingame to report on inevitable shifts in global demographics that will have an impact on U.S. small businesses, especially manufacturing.
Diane DiResta joins Jim Blasingame to talk about some of the things you can do to overcome your fear of public speaking, including using a pressure point in your finger.
Diane DiResta joins Jim Blasingame to explain that when speaking in public, you should focus on the moment instead of what will be said about you in the future.
John Harrison joins Jim Blasingame to talk about how to use national and global financial news to our advantage in our small businesses.
John Harrison joins Jim Blasingame to talk about understanding the details of financial news can help you improve your business and investing strategy.
John Harrison joins Jim Blasingame to talk about why we need more companies with business strategies focused investing instead of trading.
Monday - May 26, 2014
Ken Davis joins Jim Blasingame to celebrate Memorial Day by talking about the origins of the holiday, including a political angle most don't know about.
Ken Davis joins Jim Blasingame to celebrate Memorial Day with an acknowledgment of those small business owners and employees volunteers who paid the ultimate price in battle..
Gene Griessman joins Jim Blasingame Gene Griessman joins expert Jim Blasingame to celebrate Memorial Day with a discussion about what Lincoln said in his Gettysburg Address and what motivate him to say it, on The Small Business Advocate Show.
Gene Griessman joins Jim Blasingame to celebrate Memorial Day by discussing what could be done to improve the medical care available to our veterans.
Gene Griessman joins Jim Blasingame to celebrate Memorial Day and discuss how our veterans could receive the best, fully paid private care, paid by the same government that sent them into harms way.
Tom Anastasi joins Jim Blasingame to reveal his go/no-go checklist for start-ups to use when they're deciding when to begin their businesses.
Tom Anastasi joins Jim Blasingame to reveal his personal checklist he recommends for entrepreneurs who want to start a business.
Joe Davis joins Jim Blasingame to celebrate Memorial Day with a report of what the VFW is doing in our nation's capital is doing on this day.
Joe Davis joins Jim Blasingame to celebrate Memorial Day by discussing what the equivalent of 20 years of war in Iraq and Afghanistan means on this Memorial Day..
Jim Blasingame celebrates Memorial Day by asking you to become a truly grateful American by remembering a person who paid the last full measure in battle for us.
Tuesday - May 27, 2014
Mary Cantando joins Jim Blasingame to explain that one of the best ways to live large in your business and personal life is to take time away from your business.
Mary Cantando joins Jim Blasingame to explain that taking responsibility for mistakes and minding cash with great zeal are keys to successful entrepreneurship.
Rob Grede joins Jim Blasingame to discuss ways to determine if digital or print is the best format for your newsletter.
Rob Grede joins Jim Blasingame to reveal ways your business is being discussed online and how to join those conversations, whether good or bad.
Rob Grede joins Jim Blasingame to reveal research on how many unhappy customers actually complain and why you should understand these numbers.
Jim Blasingame offers insight into what it takes to be happy in business, including measuring success in multiple ways, because if you can't be happy with money and stuff, you won't be happy without it.
Jim Blasingame reveals the potential for scandal critical mass for the Obama administration with voters and the media which could derail the last two years of his presidency.
Greg Sullivan joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the current state of cyber attacks, including the fact that keeping the bad guys out is now less of an option.
Greg Sullivan joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that anti-virus software is still important, but is not enough to keep the bad guys from getting to your online data and activity.
Greg Sullivan joins Jim Blasingame to reveal why we can no longer keep the bad guys out of our data networks, but we can keep them from leaving with our data.
Wednesday - May 28, 2014
Beverly Inman-Ebel joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the key elements of leading change, especially the way we communicate the threats, opportunities and plans.
Beverly Inman-Ebel joins Jim Blasingame to say that no change will be successful unless the purpose, plans and execution are communicated successfully to all stakeholders, including customers.
John Jantsch joins Jim Blasingame to explain why professional salespeople have to put marketing practices in front of selling practices in order to connect with prospects in time.
John Jantsch joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how prospects are more interested in doing business with someone who connects with them before trying to sell to them.
John Jantsch joins Jim Blasingame to reveal why the primordial power of storytelling has become even more valuable in selling today than ever before.
Cindi Bigelow joins Jim Blasingame to share the story of how her family business has survived under three generations of family CEOs, including the single most important element.
Cindi Bigelow joins Jim Blasingame to talk about how taking the reigns of the family business as the CEO was different than if she had been her father's son, instead of his daughter.
Thursday - May 29, 2014
Brett Lauter joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that compiling, tracking and believing the data behind your e-commerce activity is the key to making necessary adjustments and find success.
Brett Lauter joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the business model of his online company, Decluttr.com, and offer lessons from how this business was launched in the U.S.
Amity Shlaes joins Jim Blasingame to discuss why Calvin Coolidge, America's 30th president, is perhaps our most underrated president because he actually decreased the size of government.
Amity Shlaes joins Jim Blasingame to reveal three reasons why President Coolidge should be considered a great president, he reduced the size of government, lowered taxes and reduced regulations.
Amity Shlaes joins Jim Blasingame to discuss why Calvin Coolidge's philosophy of thrift and saving would not be a successful message in the current political landscape, plus why small business owners would have voted for him.
Mitchell Gold joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how he and his partner began their entrepreneurial journey that has resulted in 25 years of success in the tough furntiture industry.
Mitchell Gold joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how being able to reinvent yourself over time is one of the keys to the 25 years of success of his furniture manufacturing partnership.
