Wednesday - April 01, 2015
Paul Casey joins Jim Blasingame to discuss whether how easy it is to start a small business is one of the reasons for so many failures.
Paul Casey joins Jim Blasingame to offer the idea that success as an entrepreneur requires loving the challenge of going it alone, not just loving what you sell.
Paul Casey joins Jim Blasingame to make an offer of an entrepreneurial evaluation that’s very accurate and free.
Gene Griessman joins Jim Blasingame to introduce the concept of diligence and what it looks like in different applications, including a poem by Robert Frost and how Lincoln considered diligence.
Gene Griessman joins Jim Blasingame to talk about examples of diligence as a means of developing expertise and accomplishment.
Gene Griessman joins Jim Blasingame to talk about the power of being diligence and how it produces excellence instead of chasing perfection.
Thursday - April 02, 2015
Mark Babbitt joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that social media for business is now in Phase II, which is that customers are expecting to find you in these communities.
Mark Babbitt joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how much consumers are increasing expecting your business website to conform to a mobile screen, and how Google algorithms are moving in that direction.
Jane & Pierce Howard join Jim Blasingame to reveal that only 1 in 9 of us are born to be happy naturally, and the rest of us have to work harder to find it, especially at work.
Jane and Pierce Howard join Jim Blasingame to reveal that fitting the right employee to the right assignment is a happiness factor, which promotes accomplishing another factor, which is flow.
Jane and Pierce Howard Jim Blasingame to reveal the value of helping employees set and achieve goals as a way to promote happiness at work.
Ed Kopf joins Jim Blasingame to report on his experiences with business partnerships and family businesses that are not working and may have to make the decision to split up.
Ed Kopf joins Jim Blasingame to reveal what has to happen when a partnership becomes dysfunctional and has to be dissolved.
Peter Meyer joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the question you have to ask customers about how they define success with your products and services in order to properly accomplish value pricing.
Peter Meyer joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the question to ask customers about what they will gain from doing business with you, in order to accomplish value pricing and maximize gross profit margins.
Peter Meyer joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the question to ask customers about the financial and emotional revenue they will achieve from doing business with you, in order to accomplish value pricing.
Friday - April 03, 2015
Rachid Zahidi joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the many and varies ways bad guys, from cyber-crooks to employees, can attack your business with theft and other bad acts.
Rachid Zahidi joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the multi-billion dollar practice of stealing your identity and then filing for your tax refund before you do.
Diana Furchtgott-Roth joins Jim Blasingame to report on how the NLRB is assisting unions in conducting organizing practices that are unfair to business management.
Diana Furchtgott-Roth joins Jim Blasingame to report on new attempts by unions and the NLRB to increase minimum wage at certain large employers, and how this will ultimately just hurt entry-level workers.
Diana Furchtgott-Roth joins Jim Blasingame to report on how the NLRB is assaulting the franchise industry by connecting franchise employees with the corporate franchisor.
Dan Prosser joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the fundamental reason why almost nine of ten businesses fail in their efforts to affect change in their organizations.
Dan Prosser joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how connectedness and empathy are the intangibles that make the different between success and failure when executing change.
Ted Fishman joins Jim Blasingame to report on the fluctuations of global currencies and how they impact our small businesses on Main Street.
Ted Fishman joins Jim Blasingame to report on currency trends and how small businesses can protect themselves by hedging in various ways.
Ted Fishman joins Jim Blasingame to report on global currency fluctuations and reveal how this could be the time for U.S. small businesses to look abroad for new opportunities.
Monday - April 06, 2015
Jim Blasingame tells a story about how he learned what the number one most effective gold mining tool is in selling and how he learned that lesson the hard way.
Jim Blasingame reports on a recent poll showing almost half of small business owners are not optimistic about the economy.
Leslie Grossman joins Jim Blasingame to reveal why sometimes you have to pull the trigger on your project before you have all of the perfect information you would like, and why this is a bigger problem for women.
Leslie Grossman joins Jim Blasingame to reveal why the positive trait of being independent can be a negative if you really need to align yourself with the brains and resources of others.
Leslie Grossman joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how being too polite can hold you back in the marketplace, plus some thoughts on work/life balance.
Henry Hutcheson joins Jim Blasingame to reveal a better plan for small businesses that have children who want to be in the business.
Henry Hutcheson joins Jim Blasingame to reveal what the “sticky baton” syndrome is and how to avoid it in your small, family-run business.
Dave Anderson joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how multi-tasking can create the illusion of getting things done, and how to set and establish higher expectations.
Dave Anderson joins Jim Blasingame to talk about how his organization reports and resets updated expectations on a weekly and monthly basis, not annually .
Dave Anderson joins Jim Blasingame to report on his work training Christian ministers from Iran, and ask why the Obama administration didn’t make releasing captive Americans as part of the Iranian nuclear negotiations.
Tuesday - April 07, 2015
Bob Bly joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the cycles small business owners get in with regard to their marketing activity, and how to become disciplined to always be marketing.
Bob Bly joins Jim Blasingame to offer suggestions on how to allocate your time, talent and funds toward a successful marketing plan.
Ken Tencer joins Jim Blasingame to talk about the dynamic of introducing innovation into an organization that may not accept new ideas.
Ken Tencer joins Jim Blasingame to discuss customer-driven innovation strategies that focus on discovering customer expectations rather than watching the competition.
Judith Glaser joins Jim Blasingame to discuss how neurochemistry has proven how fragile we are when it comes to the words that are spoken to us, especially negative reference.
Judith Glaser joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the neurochemistry conversation and how it manifest physically when good words produce oxytosin and negative words produce cortisol.
Judith Glaser joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the best practices of conducting a productive conversation with employees, especially the younger generations.
Wednesday - April 08, 2015
Sam Norwood joins Jim Blasingame to debate him on whether Wall Street is still a leading indicator of the economy, or merely a leading indicator of itself .
Sam Norwood joins Jim Blasingame to debate whether the economy is as weak as certain indicators would suggest, and what part Wall Street is playing in that.
Sam Norwood joins Jim Blasingame to reveal whether corporate CEOs care about whether there’s a disconnect between Wall St. and Main St..
Fred Kiel joins Jim Blasingame to report on research he conducted on how the character of the CEO played a role in performance of a company, both publicly traded and private.
Fred Kiel joins Jim Blasingame to reveal research that shows the values of corporate America does not align with the traditional definition of capitalism that created the American Dream.
Art Saxby and Stijn Hendrikse join Jim Blasingame to reveal the concept of renting a CMO for your growing small business, instead of waiting until you can afford to hire one full time.
Art Saxby and Stijn Hendrikse join Jim Blasingame to reveal the first questions an experienced Chief Marketing Officer would ask and how you should answer.
Art Saxby and Stijn Hendrikse join Jim Blasingame to reveal the process of engaging an organization that provides a Chief Marketing Officer you can rent, instead of hiring fulltime.
Thursday - April 09, 2015
Jeff Zbar joins Jim Blasingame to talk about the power of “thank you” and why saying “no problem” to customers is a big problem.
Jeff Zbar joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the irony of the Apple watch and whether it will ever really catch on.
Steve DelBianco joins Jim Blasingame to report on the progress of the debate about Internet sales tax as at the federal level.
Steve DelBianco joins Jim Blasingame to report on the sad progress of how President Obama is giving away America’s control of the Internet to a global consortium that will ultimately include Russia, China and Iran.
Steve DelBianco joins Jim Blasingame to report on the controversy surrounding the decision by the Obama administration to turn the Internet into a government regulated utility.
Ryan Reese joins Jim Blasingameto talk about how he and his co-workers spun off a side business related to their employer and then made that employer a customer.
Ryan Reese joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the steps his company took to use brand awareness to expand into the retail chains.
Ivan Misner joins Jim Blasingame to talk about how he has promoted himself over 30 years from founder to CEO to Chief Visionary Officer as a personal and corporate growth strategy.
Ivan Misner joins Jim Blasingame to talk about how to decide where you are the most on fire and how to stay in that flame without getting stuck in your wax.
Ivan Misner joins Jim Blasingame to talk about how he accomplished the plan for the decades of his career that he envisioned when he was in his 20s.
Friday - April 10, 2015
Jeff Benjamin joins Jim Blasingame to talk about his career of operating fine dining restaurants and what has to be done to do it successfully.
Jeff Benjamin joins Jim Blasingame to talk about the non-negotiable things you have to do to make sure customers know you appreciate their business today and want them to come back.
Barbara Weltman joins Jim Blasingame to remind you about some of the key income tax filing dates, what you need to do and how to save on your taxes .
Barbara Weltman joins Jim Blasingame to reveal several retirement and other steps you can take to reduce your tax bill for last year.
Barbara Weltman joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the truth about a VAT or value-added tax as a bad options for tax reform for America, and especially bad for small business .
Cathy Kangas joins Jim Blasingame to share her entrepreneurial story about how she started her highly successful global beauty business in the basement of her house.
Cathy Kangas joins Jim Blasingame to reveal her business model which is to sell her beauty products on home shopping television shows instead of in stores.
Walter Kiechel and Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the key components and timing issues of how you’re going to exit your business for the last time one day.
Walter Kiechel III joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the steps to take to plan and execute an exit strategy that involves hiring the person(s) who will buy you out.
Walter Kiechel III joins Jim Blasingame to reveal why the CEO job of a business owner is to execute a successful exit strategy.
Monday - April 13, 2015
Michael Cusumano joins Jim Blasingame to talk about what we can learn from the great entrepreneurs, like Steve Jobs, including what from his success and mistakes.
Michael Cusumano joins Jim Blasingame to talk about how Bill Gates predicted the future of technology, but couldn’t get his company to move in that direction.
Janet Christy joins Jim Blasingame to help you avoid the mistake of thinking a tactic is a goal and measuring the wrong thing as success.
Janet Christy joins Jim Blasingame to share tips and best practices on how to measure your operational activity, including individual customer performance.
Janet Christy joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the difference between forecasting a prospect that isn’t ready to buy and a fully qualified prospect.
Alan Fox joins Jim Blasingame to talk about how to do a better job of defining and achieving your goals by having a more definite target.
Alan Fox joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how his print publication business model has changed over the past 19 years, including blending the digital with the traditional.
Ray Keating joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that the federal government budget is about to return to deficits, and what the will means for the economy.
Ray Keating joins Jim Blasingame to report on reasons U.S. exports and imports are down and what that means for the global economy this year.
Ray Keating joins Jim Blasingame to offer concerns for the strength of the global economy, due to bad government policies and geopolitical conflicts around the world.
Tuesday - April 14, 2015
Tim Fulton joins Jim Blasingame to talk about how his work with CEO roundtable groups at Vistage focuses on helping them work on their business, not just in their businesses.
Tim Fulton joins Jim Blasingame to tell two stories about how companies he’s worked with at Vistage have failed and also succeeded.
Gary Sirak joins Jim Blasingame to reveal his ideas on what’s happened to the American Dream and what has to be done to return it to prominence.
Gary Sirak joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the moving parts in the relationship between cash and profit, and why having both is non-negotiable.
Gary Sirak joins Jim Blasingame to tell the story about what a company he worked did in order to recover from a huge setback and recover to become a great financial success.
Small Business Advocate Jim Blasingame reveals his thoughts on why a consumption tax, like a value-added tax or the Fair Tax, are bad ideas to address income tax reform.
Small Business Advocate Jim Blasingame reveals two ways the Obama administration is hurting the Internet by turning it into a utility and by putting ultimate governance in the hands of an international body like the UN.
Tim Berry joins Jim Blasingame to report on his long-time participation as a judge at three business plan competitions and how they work.
Tim Berry joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the rude truth that and untested idea is not worth much, and an untested business idea isn’t ready for funding primetime.
Tim Berry joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that the winner of a business plan competition is usually the one that has done the most to road test their idea and likely already has customers.
Wednesday - April 15, 2015
John Guaspari joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that demonstrating trust and respect with employees is critical to accomplishing an environment that produces engagement.
John Guaspari joins Jim Blasingame to tell a story about a business owner who tried to use his management practices at home without success.
Burton Folsom joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how America has dealt with tax policy and revenue since the founding, including most of our history without any income tax.
Burton Folsom joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that the U.S. has had a flat tax before, and why this options would work as a tax reform option.
Burton Folsom joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how a consumption tax might be good policy, but would be a huge mistake without repealing the 16th amendment.
Teresa Taylor joins Jim Blasingame to talk about how she was a successful corporate executive while raising two children and having a family life by defining “having it all” on her terms.
Teresa Taylor joins Jim Blasingame to talk about how women often hold themselves back by manufacturing guilt and not giving themselves enough credit for their ability and credentials.
Beverly Flaxington joins Jim Blasingame to talk about her career as a hypnotherapist and the success she’s had working with professionals in helping them overcome their fears and insecurities.
Beverly Flaxington joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the power of self-analysis in discovering and eliminating the self-imposed obstacles we create for ourselves.
Beverly Flaxington joins Jim Blasingame to talk about how to prioritize your work and worry around what you can control, can’t control but can influence.
Thursday - April 16, 2015
Pam Danziger joins Jim Blasingame to talk about the new disruption that is occurring for businesses when their customers, not competitors, are empowered.
Pam Danziger joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how sometimes new thinking by you, or your competitors, create disruption.
Kita Szpak joins Jim Blasingame to talk about whether you can have real success if happiness isn't a big part of the result.
Kita Szpak joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the formula to use if you want to make sure happiness is part of your success plan, including being grateful and two other important factors.
Rob Grede joins Jim Blasingame to reveal extensive, multi-industry research that shows for every complaining customer, there are 24 who have a problem don't complain, and what that means to your small business.
Rob Grede joins Jim Blasingame to reveal three things you have to to if you want to turn customers who have a complaint into brand loyal customers, which Rob calls the "3 Rs".
Rob Grede joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that you MUST determine from a customer complaint whether this is a one-off issue, or a systemic problem within your organization.
Monday - April 20, 2015
Lior Arussy joins Jim Blasingame to connect the dots between delivering the best customer service possible to those customers who are most likely to help you to be profitable and successful.
Lior Arussy joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the connection between great customer service and attracting customers before you have the ability to serve them.
Bill Brandt and Richard Galen join Jim Blasingame to report on new research that indicates the American electorate is increasingly polarized regarding party identity.
Bill Brandt and Richard Galen join Jim Blasingame to report on whether the GOP candidates will torpedo the ultimate nominee and whether anointing Hillary would become the Dem’s nightmare.
Bill Brandt and Richard Galen join Jim Blasingame to compare notes on their own as well as their opponent’s challenges and strengths, going into the nominating season for the 2016 presidential election .
Joyce Barden joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how the stodgy accounting profession has had to make adjustments in how they serve customers from just being historians to helping with forecasting and planning.
Joyce Barden joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the newly connected fields of cyber-security and opportunity with the profession of public accountancy.
Debbie Meyer joins Jim Blasingame to encourage you to speak in plain language and get to the point when you’re communicating online, especially when asking for something.
Debbie Meyer joins Jim Blasingame to report on her belief that in adopting the new digital communication resources, we’ve allowed our conversations to devolve below civility.
Debbie Meyer joins Jim Blasingame to recommend that you create a communication plan for anything you’re sending someone that is very important, including sending it to yourself to be read by you before sending to recipient.
Tuesday - April 21, 2015
Bill Treasurer joins Jim Blasingame to reveal several leadership strikes every manager must avoid.
Pierce and Jane Howard joins Jim Blasingame to reveal what it looks like when someone has a dark side to their personality.
Pierce and Jane Howard joins Jim Blasingame to reveal recent research on the idea that dogs have a sense of time when it comes to their owners.
Pierce and Jane Howard joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the things to look for when an employee is exhibiting a dark side to their personality, and how this person can hurt your business.
Beverly Inman-Ebel joins Jim Blasingame to talk about why being a different person at work than you are in private life can create problems for everyone.
Beverly Inman-Ebel joins Jim Blasingame to recommend several tips and best practices to help you behave at work in a way that is consistent with your personality.
Kathy Perry joins Jim Blasingame to explain what online retargeting is and whether you should use it in your digital marketing strategy.
Kathy Perry joins Jim Blasingame to explain what it looks like when companies target you with stalking ads after you leave their websites, including how to find out which ones are doing it.
Kathy Perry joins Jim Blasingame to report on the way Facebook will allow you to opt-out of targeted advertising.
Wednesday - April 22, 2015
Bob Kustka joins Jim Blasingame to reveal recent research that shows there’s a disconnect between what graduates and employeers say about candidates’ preparedness and what colleges think.
Bob Kustka joins Jim Blasingame to talk about the new skill requirements even traditional jobs are now requiring and how older job seekers have to be prepared to know them.
Bob Kustkas joins Jim Blasingame to reveal what a hiring process looks like and why you need to develop one for your business.
Bonnie Low-Kramen joins Jim Blasingame to talk about her career as the professional assistant to high profile, celebrity personalities.
Bonnie Low-Kramen joins Jim Blasingame to reveal what she believes is significant workplace challenges in communication and how employees are being treated.
Pete Sepp joins Jim Blasingame to report on his testimony before Congress on some of the nightmare issues small business owners have in complying and communicating with the IRS.
Pete Sepp joins Jim Blasingame to ask who the idiot was who thought the already underperforming IRS could become the enforcers of Obamacare, and how that’s creating problems across the board for small business.
Pete Sepp joins Jim Blasingame to talk about what kind of tax reform issues are likely to surface during the 2016 presidential campaigns.
Thursday - April 23, 2015
Jim Blasingame reveals several reasons why small businesses must become ready to accept mobile customers or prepare for extinction.
Jim Blasingame reports on a recent poll showing 84% of small business owners think the federal government is more of a problem for them than a help.
Bill Dunkelberg joins Jim Blasingame to report on the decline in small business optimism and why this is happening now.
Bill Dunkelberg joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the issues that are contributing to a global economic slowdown, including government policies.
Stephanie Bush and John Kinney join Jim Blasingame to report on research that shows the likelihood of a claim by small businesses and how to make sure you’re covered.
Stephanie Bush and John Kinney join Jim Blasingame to reveal how insurance can be used to protect your business in the event of a data breach that could create problems with customers.
John Scully joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the shift in control of the market from the business to the customer and reveal how to address this epic change.
John Scully joins Jim Blasingame to talk about the entrepreneurial opportunity currently available to focus on customer expectations and disrupt your industry.
John Sculley joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the difference between a business plan and a customer plan and explain why the latter is becoming more important.
Friday - April 24, 2015
Andrew Gause joins Jim Blasingame to talk about how the current strong U.S. dollar is impacting all business in both good and bad ways.
Andrew Gause joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the concept of negative interest, how it works for businesses and consumers, how it’s not necessarily new, and the possibility that it could become a reality this year.
Bruce Piasecki joins Jim Blasingame to talk about how capitalism has bifurcated into market capitalism and financial capitalism, and why the latter is hurting the future of capitalism.
Bruce Piasecki joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the evolution of corporate governance practices that bend in new social, environmental and diversity expectations.
Bruce Piasecki joins Jim Blasingame to talk about why adding value must become the standard of business behavior if capitalism is to be saved.
Susan Sokol Blosser joins Jim Blasingame to tell her entrepreneurial story about how she became a winery owner, which really meant she was a farmer, and how it became a family business.
Susan Sokol Blosser joins Jim Blasingame to tell her story about reinventing herself from a family winery owner to creating and operating an important non-profit organization.
Joanne Black joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the stupid excuses salespeople use to try to justify not getting referrals.
Joanne Black joins Jim Blasingame to report on more excuses salespeople make to avoid getting referrals, plus how to ask for and get referrals instead of making cold calls.
Joanna Black joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the damage cold calling does today to your brand image and why getting referrals has the opposite effect of delivering goodwill for your brand.
Monday - April 27, 2015
Ed Basler joins Jim Blasingame to tell the story of how his father founded the family business during the Depression and the sons are now continuing his tradition by growing the business in the new century.
Ed Basler joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that he thinks having a vision and being committed to it is the primary key to entrepreneurial success, followed by good financial records.
Steve Martin joins Jim Blasingame to talk about the epidemic of bad service at Main Street small businesses and why it’s happening.
Steve Martin joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that the primary reason for such bad service at small businesses is a lack of commitment from the owner who fails to provide the necessary direction and training.
Steve Martin joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how expensive bad service can be for your business, and how to reverse this dysfunctional condition.
Randy Nelson joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the decision entrepreneurs make right after they make the decision to start a business.
Randy Nelson joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that the first thing a qualified entrepreneur must be able to do is project and track cash flow and produce regular and accurate financial statements.
Grace-Marie Turner joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the implications that would be possible depending on how the Supreme Court rules, including whether the employer mandate would remain.
Grace-Marie Turner joins Jim Blasingame to report on the fact that the Supreme Court’s past – and possible future – decisions on Obamacare were more politically motivated than based on interpreting the law.
Grace-Marie Turner joins Jim Blasingame to report that the influence of Obamacare rules on medical reimbursement is having an impact on medical treatment decisions.
Tuesday - April 28, 2015
Frank Mummolo joins Jim Blasingame to reveal what your organization has to look like in order to sustain growth.
Frank Mummolo joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the six major elements that must be managed in order to grow and sustain success.
Rick Maurer joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that Honda has been has had 60 years of sustained success because managers are required to be directly involved in all elements of their assignments.
Rick Maurer joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that Honda’s success was partially because their R&D department stayed involved all the way down the production line.
Rick Maurer joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that the founder of Honda encouraged strong disagreement as a way of creating excellence.
Douglas Ell joins Jim Blasingame to share his journey from Christian to atheist to believer again, and why he wrote a book about defending the role of faith in our lives.
Douglas Ell joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how his study of science restored his religious faith.
Michael Saltsman joins Jim Blasingame to report on the detrimental impact on small business vendors when Obama’s executive order increased minimum wage for government contracts.
Michael Saltsman joins Jim Blasingame to recommend changes to the Earned Income Tax Credit as a way to target help to low wage earners instead of raising the minimum wage.
Michael Saltsman joins Jim Blasingame to report on examples of how the NLRB is hurting small businesses by treating them like big companies regarding pay and benefits.
Wednesday - April 29, 2015
Jim Blasingame tells the story about how a revolutionary did not believe that discretion was the better part of valor and attacked, and how that model is a good one for modern entrepreneurs.
Jim Blasingame reports on a recent survey and talks about why business owners should look inward to the origins of more of our challenges than we may think.
Andrew Gause joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the facts in front of the Fed and discuss how long it will be before it raises interest rates.
Andrew Gause joins Jim Blasingame to report on the global monetary challenges, how they were born, where we are not and whether they will be resolved with a soft landing instead of a crash.
Andrew Gause joins Jim Blasingame to report on why small business owners must understand how the global monetary system impacts us out here on Main Street.
Sandy Kemper joins Jim Blasingame to discuss what to do about the dirty little secret that big businesses say they love small businesses, except when they’re vendors and then take months to pay them.
Sandy Kemper joins Jim Blasingame to report on how his company has created a service where big customers and small vendors can do a better job of paying and getting paid when they do business.
Sandy Kemper joins Jim Blasingame to talk about how you will develop and execute a capitalization strategy for business growth in the future.
Kathleen Abernathy joins Jim Blasingame to report on how her company and partners are identifying and rewarding America’s best communities and helping them accomplish their goals for infrastructure improvements.
Kathleen Abernathy joins Jim Blasingame to tell some of the stories that are being told by America’s best communities about how they’re making improvements to their towns.
Thursday - April 30, 2015
Erik Knight joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how much more involvement is necessary today to keep your data and connections secure from the bad guys, and how to manage that increasingly difficult task.
Erik Knight joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the technological and practical ways to protect your online world from the bad guys who are increasingly going down the market to steal information.
Kirk Cheyfitz joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how he sold the company he founded to a larger player and how that process worked.
Kirk Cheyfitz joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the timeline for when an entrepreneurial founder should begin the process of working on an exit strategy, and how long that exit can take.
Kirk Cheyfitz joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how he helped universities raise money with social media, and how that can transfer to your business with regular customers.
Joe Cleary joins Jim Blasingame to report on how commercial construction work has been both helped and hurt by fluctuations in the price of oil, depending on where you are.
Joe Cleary joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the formula he and his partner have used to grow their successful construction firm while simultaneously growing a team of young leaders who can eventually take over the business.
Michael Stallard joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that the three key factors that impact how your corporate culture presents to customers are attitude, language and behavior.
Michael Stallard joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the three things the leadership must practice in order to promote a positive culture for employees and customers, vision, value and voice.
Michael Stallard joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the difference between being connected culturally with stakeholders and what it looks like when you get disconnected.
