Wednesday - July 01, 2015
Robert Grede joins Jim Blasingame to reveal two ways you can expand your business, including buying marketshare, or by merging with or acquiring a competitor.
Robert Grede joins Jim Blasingame to reveal three more ways to grow your business, including farming, hunting and adding new products.
Catherine Kaputa joins Jim Blasingame to report on the Halal restaurant chain that grew from a single hotdog stand on wheels to a growing chain of restaurants by knowing and leveraging the power of their brand.
Catherine Kaputa joins Jim Blasingame to report on the Ample Hills ice cream company’s growth history that was driven by a brand known for quality and how a little luck gave them a big boost.
Catherine Kaputa joins Jim Blasingame to report on the power of a quality brand to take a tiny operation to a national Main Street level and an IPO on Wall Street.
Jim Blasingame reveals why the minimum wage, federal or otherwise, is a lie politicians tell to get votes from the people the minimum wage actually hurts.
Jim Blasingame reports on one of the horrible provisions the Obama administration has visited on small businesses through Obamacare, and then to support the president’s overtime policy.
Stephen Baum joins Jim Blasingame to talk about why small business CEOs wait too long to take the action of firing a key employee, when they’ve known it must be done for some time.
Stephen Baum joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the dysfunctional condition you get yourself into by allowing a key employee to hold you hostage instead of firing them.
Stephen Baum joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the concept of redemption as part of the timeline and process we go through in dealing with an employee who isn’t working out.
Thursday - July 02, 2015
Dr. Donald Gibson joins Jim Blasingame to talk about the ways anger manifests within an organization, and how to identify and minimize that negative impact.
Dr. Donald Gibson joins Jim Blasingame to report on how Fairfield University was founded and its current approach to higher education.
Ellen Rohr joins Jim Blasingame to talk about why you shouldn’t have policies that pit your employees against customers.
Ellen Rohr joins Jim Blasingame to suggest that if you think you don’t have policies that impede customer service, do some management by walking around.
Ellen Rohr joins Jim Blasingame to explain that if you want to keep the best people and grow customer relationships, invest in employee training.
Mark Babbitt joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the different ways that a well-executive social media strategy can level the playing field for small businesses against big business.
Mark Babbitt joins Jim Blasingame to tell stories about how to respond to social media reviews and especially how not to respond.
Ted Fishman joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the research findings that show Americans are saving less today than before the recession.
Ted Fishman joins Jim Blasingame to talk about a variety of issues, good and bad, that play into the retirement planning of a small business owner.
Ted Fishman joins Jim Blasingame to recommend some alternatives to use as investment options for a small business retirement fund.
Friday - July 03, 2015
Kenneth Davis joins Jim Blasingame to celebrate America’s independence by reviewing the history and origins of this important day, including how some thought we chose the wrong date.
Kenneth Davis joins Jim Blasingame to talk about the contributions of America on Independence Day, including the dark part of our history, slavery.
Burton Folsom joins Jim Blasingame to celebrate Independence Day and discuss whether we’re too prone to dwell on the negatives of our history.
Burton Folsom joins Jim Blasingame to celebrate America’s independence and discuss the power of redemption that is so powerfully unique in this country.
Burton Folsom joins Jim Blasingame to discuss whether history will treat Obama’s presidency well.
Jim Blasingame celebrates America’s independence day with a review of how the founding of this nation gave birth to modern entrepreneurship.
Jim Blasingame to review the things that are great about America and why we should be optimistic about our future.
Eugene Griessman joins Jim Blasingame to talk about why Lincoln thought of America as a great experiment and how it has turned out.
Eugene Griessman joins Jim Blasingame to celebrate America’s independence and reflect on how Lincoln’s “great experiment” has turned out a century and a half later.
Eugene Griessman joins Jim Blasingame to talk about whether America is ascending or descending as we continue in the new century.
Monday - July 06, 2015
Jim Blasingame talks about race relations in America and congratulates Charleston for being the true example of racial progress than Ferguson.
Jim Blasingame reports on the Greek financial challenges and explains how by indirect means the current situation will impact your small business.
John Harrison joins Jim Blasingame to explain how much debt trouble Greece and Puerto Rico are in, how they got themselves into that situation and what we can learn from them.
John Harrison joins Jim Blasingame to lay out some parameters to use that will help you determine if you and/or your business has too much debt, as your banker will look at it.
John Harrison joins Jim Blasingame to talk about ways to tell if an elderly person’s financial resources are being abused or mishandled.
Bill Schley joins Jim Blasingame to talk about Rosser Reeves who was the real Don Draper of the Mad Men show, and how he transformed advertising.
Bill Schley joins Jim Blasingame to talk about Rosser Reeve’s ideas about reality advertising which focuses on the facts, not the emotion.
Tim Berry joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the definition and behavior of an angel investor for small business startups.
Tim Berry joins Jim Blasingame to explain how angel investors form investing groups and spread their money over more opportunities, plus how to find such a group for your startup.
Tim Berry joins Jim Blasingame to report on his own experience as a member of an angel investor group, including the success/fail ratio.
Tuesday - July 07, 2015
Devora Zack joins Jim Blasingame to talk about the myth of multitasking and why you think you’re getting stuff done, but are not as productive as you should be.
Devora Zack joins Jim Blasingame to dispel the myth of multitasking as a productivity strategy and to talk about how to really take control of your work processes.
Pierce and Jane Howard join Jim Blasingame to reveal the impact that having the ions in the air out of balance can create an unproductive environment, and how to get them in balance.
Pierce and Jane Howard join Jim Blasingame to reveal three ways to restore balance in the ions in the air you breath, including mechanical and just getting some fresh air.
Pierce and Jane Howard join Jim Blasingame to reveal how productive sleep comes in cycles and what you need to know in order to get more effective and restful sleep.
Pam Danziger joins Jim Blasingame to identify the HENRYs, High Earners Not Rich Yet demographic and why you need to know what they’re thinking.
Pam Danziger joins Jim Blasingame to help you develop a marketing and sales strategy that focuses on the HENRYs, the high earning not rich yet demographic.
Diana Furchtgott-Roth joins Jim Blasingame to talk about the dangers of the recent Supreme Court ruling on Obamacare and what it means for Americans going forward, plus how it impacts the next election cycle.
Diana Furchtgott-Roth joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the real damage that is done to low income workers when the government tries to “help” them with higher wages by fiat.
Diana Furchtgott-Roth joins Jim Blasingame to reveal all the systemic ways the federal government has hurt and created barriers for the younger generation.
Wednesday - July 08, 2015
Sharon Schweitzer, J.D. joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how differently westerners feel about business behavior and etiquette than do other cultures, especially in Asia.
Sharon Schweitzer, J.D. joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how different the ethical expectations and corruption perception is in the west, compared to the rest of the world.
Sam Norwood joins Jim Blasingame to report on the financial collapse of the Greek government and economy and the implications on the rest of us.
Sam Norwood joins Jim Blasingame to reveal several ways to cash out of your business with a sale, including how those options will play out.
Sam Norwood joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the typical way your business will be valued for sale, including the financial records and the valuation multiplier.
Jim Blasingame takes a few minutes to reflect on the life of his mother, who died recently at 91.
Jim Blasingame reflects on the three gifts his mother and father gave him and his siblings simply by living their lives.
Arky Ciancutti joins Jim Blasingame to reveal why team-based trust may be more important in the 21st century than ever before.
Arky Ciancutti joins Jim Blasingame to talk about the power of establishing trust guidelines for each organization.
Arky Ciancutti joins Jim Blasingame to talk about why trust is such a rare find on Wall Street, what it will take to get it back, and why it’s important that we do.
Thursday - July 09, 2015
Gene Siciliano joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the steps you have to take in advance to the magic number, your EBITDA, to be used to your advantage in valuing your business.
Gene Siciliano joins Jim Blasingame to reveal why you must conduct your own pre-sale due diligence in advance of offering your business to a prospective buyer.
Jeff Zbar joins Jim Blasingame to talk about the things that “dog” your day that have to be done but don’t always rank high on your list of things you want to do.
Jeff Zbar joins Jim Blasingame to talk about how to manage keeping up with the schedule, things to remember and other daily details.
Richard Galen joins Jim Blasingame to discuss recent Supreme Court rulings and the problems with having idiologicals on the Court from either end of the political spectrum.
Richard Galen joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the Republican presidential contenders and which ones are not going to make it to the first Fox debate.
Richard Galen joins Jim Blasingame to talk about challenges to Hillary on the Democrat side of the presidential race and whether she will be the nominee.
Cameron Herold joins Jim Blasingame to reveal what it takes to double your business without talking about products and customers.
Cameron Herold joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the three key elements of doubling your business, before you ever ask a customer to do business with you.
Gene Siciliano joins Jim Blasingame to report on the demographic changes over the next five to 10 years that will impact how much your business will be worth.
Friday - July 10, 2015
Jim Ballard joins Jim Blasingame to reveal why you need to know the difference between info-mind and story-mind.
Jim Ballard joins Jim Blasingame to talk about why you should take ownership of the stories your customers want to hear.
Anita Rosen joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the importance of having a clear understanding of the concept of your next project before you go too far.
Anita Rosen joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how to vet the idea of your next project with stakeholders to make sure you’re on the right track.
Anita Rosen joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the steps of the due diligence phase of your next project, including development cost.
Greg Bustin joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the power of accountability in business and why the most important factor is character.
Greg Bustin joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how the roles reputation and tracking play in business accountability.
Adrian Ott joins Jim Blasingame to reveal what digital habits are, how they’re different from other habits and how to capitalize on your customer’s digital habits.
Adrian Ott joins Jim Blasingame to use big company examples to show small businesses how to take advantage of the digital habits of customers.
Adrian Ott joins Jim Blasingame to use a traffic analogy to explain how to take advantage of customer digital habits.
Monday - July 13, 2015
Jay Myers joins Jim Blasingame to report on how his company has recently expanded to a remote office, and what they learned from past such successes and failures about this kind of expansion.
Jay Myers joins Jim Blasingame to talk about the steps to take when picking the right employees who can be successful working in a remote office.
Gordon Chang joins Jim Blasingame to report on the financial challenges facing China’s capital markets and how the government has contributed to this decline.
Gordon Chang joins Jim Blasingame to compare the financial crisis in China today with the 2008 collapse in the U.S., and how much the government is revealing its involvement in their financial markets.
Gordon Chang joins Jim Blasingame to report on China’s continuous cyberhacking of American secrets and records and why the U.S. leadership does nothing about it.
Morag Barrett joins Jim Blasingame to explain why otherwise smart people can fail professionally if they aren’t aware of the emotional intelligence factor.
Morag Barrett joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the concept of an emotional ecosystem in all organizational cultures and why your contribution to it impacts your success or failure.
Debra Fine joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the human factor that all organizations have and why successful managers recognize and focus on this.
Debra Fine joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the power of management by walking around and demonstrating to your people that you see them as people, not just employees.
Debra Fine joins Jim Blasingame to talk about the problem with teenagers lack of face-to-face skills due to smartphone addiction, and how to help them develop more people skills.
Tuesday - July 14, 2015
Gary Harpst joins Jim Blasingame to explain the difference between executing strategy, which comes from top down, and continuous improvement which is identified from front line employees.
Gary Harpst joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how to tell if lack of momentum is because of your strategy or continuous improvement, and how to tell.
Nicole Gelinas joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the failures of economies that practice a form of government-backed capitalism, like China.
Nicole Gelinas joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the failed practice of continuing to prop up insolvent organizations and countries instead of letting them fail and start over.
Nicole Gelinas joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how small business owners are impacted by global economic disruptions, like what’s happening in China, Greece and Puerto Rico.
JoAnna Brandi joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the difference between a happy culture and an unhappy one and how to accomplish the former.
JoAnna Brandi joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the things you can do to provide an environment where employees can be happy at work.
Patricia Greene joins Jim Blasingame to report on her work with women entrepreneurs around the world and what they have in common with each other.
Patricia Greene joins Jim Blasingame to report on the success of the small business owners her organization has trained and how they’ve outperformed non-program businesses.
Patricia Greene joins Jim Blasingame to talk about the future plans for the 10,000 Small Business Program as they continue to educate now over 5,000 mature businesses.
Wednesday - July 15, 2015
Jared Meyer joins Jim Blasingame to report on the challenges the government has created that will be handed to the younger generations, including the national debt and unfunded entitlements.
Jared Meyer joins Jim Blasingame to report on the dysfunction and dishonesty of the leadership of teachers unions, and how they’ve hurt the education process of America.
Jim Canterucci joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the power of focus as a key trait of the multi-tasking small business CEO, but not laser focus, rather spotlight focus.
Jim Canterucci joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how adding patience into the job as CEO of your small business will contribute significant success components, including the time for ideas to germinate.
Jim Canterucci joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how to communicate your CEO plan to your people in order to get their contribution and help with the execution.
Jim Blasingame reveals how successful sales growth can create one of the cruelest of marketplace ironies: you can succeed yourself out of business.
Jim Blasingame reports on a recent online poll that shows that less than 10% of respondents think America’s best days are ahead, but three-fourths think we can turn things around.
Kathy Perry joins Jim Blasingame to report on some of the potential exposure that may arise if you use Facebook’s instant message money tool.
Kathy Perry joins Jim Blasingame to offer tips on how to write Google ad words content, plus a caution about potential security breaches and Google Ads platform.
Kathy Perry joins Jim Blasingame to report on how Facebook was charging you for all clicks associated with your ads, not just the ones that went to your website .
Thursday - July 16, 2015
Stephen Tanenbaum joins Jim Blasingame to report on the art industry sector that serves regular consumers with original offering, including the online sector, like UGallery.com.
Stephen Tanenbaum joins Jim Blasingame to talk about what motivates someone to collect art, including attraction and investment.
Bill Dunkelberg joins Jim Blasingame to report on recent results of the NFIB Small Business Index that shows a kind of malaise among respondents due to a government that continues to use anti-business policies and rhetoric.
Bill Dunkelberg joins Jim Blasingame to report on the recent NFIB Small Business Index that shows small business owners are not hiring or growing, including no or negative progress on all 10 of the Index indicators.
Bill Dunkelberg joins Jim Blasingame to report on the recent NFIB Small Business Index that shows they’re not experiencing increases in sales or profits, and therefore, are not investing or borrowing for growth.
Paul Bascobert joins Jim Blasingame to report on a recent survey that shows what customers are expecting from the businesses they spend with, and why the results are good news for small business.
Paul Bascobert joins Jim Blasingame to report on the impact of reviews on customer decisions and why your small business should be collecting them.
Olalah Njenga joins Jim Blasingame to report on what she’s seeing from small businesses she does business with.
Olalah Njenga joins Jim Blasingame to talk about the Democrat presidential candidates and which one would be best for small business.
Olalah Njenga joins Jim Blasingame to talk about the Republican presidential candidates and which one would be best for small business.
Friday - July 17, 2015
When Baby Boomer business owners start divesting
Featuring
John Dini 
July 17, 2015
July 17, 2015
John Dini joins Jim Blasingame to report on what it’s going to look like as millions of Baby Boomer small business owners divest of their businesses over the next decade.
A great American entrepreneurial success story
Ana Weber joins Jim Blasingame to reveal why how she rose from almost-orphan in a Communist country to significant business success in America.
Don’t miss this Siberian customer service story
Featuring
Doug Barry
July 17, 2015
July 17, 2015
Doug Barry joins Jim Blasingame to tell a customer service story he learned while serving reindeer herders in Siberia.
Monday - July 20, 2015
Kita Szpak joins Jim Blasingame to talk about how making yourself available thought networking – in-person or online – can lead to your next big idea.
Kita Szpak joins Jim Blasingame to reveal three factors to consider to lead you to your next big idea, including what you love, what you’re good at and if it contributes.
Cliff Ennico joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the things to pay attention to if you have someone else write and/or post to your business’s social media accounts.
Cliff Ennico joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the securities laws that must be complied with when seeking investors or you’ll go to jail, plus whether crowdfunding for equity will ever catch on.
Cliff Ennico joins Jim Blasingame to report on the lack of progress by the SEC to allow small firms to raise investor equity by crowdfunding, and to talk about why you probably shouldn’t care.
Ilise Benun joins Jim Blasingame to reveal why you should focus on your niche and develop it into your market advantage.
Ilise Benun joins Jim Blasingame to say that you should develop your niche closely to your talent, plus how to price your niche services.
Steve Martin joins Jim Blasingame to talk about the quests for your next opportunity and explain how love could prevent you from seeing it.
Steve Martin joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how your current business paradigm could be blocking your view of the next big opportunity you should be taking advantage of.
Steve Martin joins Jim Blasingame to recommend that you join your industry trade group and spend time every year at the industry trade show to get your head outside of your business’s four walls.
Tuesday - July 21, 2015
RaShaunda Fuller joins Jim Blasingame to talk about the advantages of planning your small business career with the use of a side gig that you develop while working a regular job.
RaShaunda Fuller joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the social media practices to follow when you’re getting your side gig business started.
Robert Jolles joins Jim Blasingame to reveal why selling to customer needs is a fool’s errand and what you should be focused on instead.
Robert Jolles joins Jim Blasingame to reveal why ABC, “Always be closing” only works if you’re using the right kind of closing approach.
Robert Jolles joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that knowledge of a customer’s information is only powerful if you can put that information in context.
Rex Caswell joins Jim Blasingame to reveal what the landscape looks like for veterans who are looking for work, as well as those who want to start a business.
Rex Caswell joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the landscape for government contracts available to veteran-owned businesses, including where to look for help.
Joel Barker joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the breakthrough in producing graphene that will make this unique material affordable for many more applications.
Joel Barker joins Jim Blasingame to report on a proposed ocean-going community, plus a robot that can lay bricks very fast.
Joel Barker joins Jim Blasingame to reveal new electric applications that use electrical stimulation to improve the healing process, plus new discoveries on how to slow the aging process.
Wednesday - July 22, 2015
Alanna Locast joins Jim Blasingame to tell the story about how she and two teammates began talking about the challenges of being a female athlete, and turned it into a business.
Alanna Locast joins Jim Blasingame to talk about how their business was formed and how they used Internet resources to offer products, attracted customers and built a community.
Dawn Fotopulos joins Jim Blasingame to talk about her book on financial fundamentals for business being printed in China and how Chinese businesses would operate without central planning of the state.
Dawn Fotopulos joins Jim Blasingame to explain how her five week program is designed to help small businesses with a path to find new profit opportunity.
Dawn Fotopulos joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the markers of a professional business manager in tracking the financial performance of the business, including the gross profit of each customer.
Jim Blasingame reports on two recent surveys of small business owners, both revealing continued lack of optimism on Main Street, and his analysis of why this is happening.
Jim Blasingame tells the story of Dave Longaberger as he dealt with personal difficulties and rose to create a significant national business.
Rick Newman joins Jim Blasingame to report on the less-than-anticipated results of Amazon’s Prime Day sale, and what they can learn about discounting from Wal-Mart.
Rick Newman joins Jim Blasingame to report on Hillary Clinton’s economic platform and why it’s really just a rehash of Obama’s strategy.
Rick Newman joins Jim Blasingame to report on the inept comment by Jeb Bush about what it will take to get the economy growing again.
Thursday - July 23, 2015
Jeff Zbar joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how to get someone to help you in your life and your career by knowing the way to ask them.
Jeff Zbar joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the power of helping others in advance, without any expectation, when you need a favor yourself.
Doug Barry joins Jim Blasingame to talk about the growth of small business trade using e-commerce.
Doug Barry joins Jim Blasingame to talk about the details of connecting, selling and collecting when doing business in other countries by e-commerce, including your mobile strategy.
Doug Barry joins Jim Blasingame to report on how customs works when doing international business by e-commerce.
Bob Prosen joins Jim Blasingame to report on some of the reasons CEOs are having to make some tough organizational decisions right now.
Matt Peterson joins Jim Blasingame to report on why many CEOs are having to make tough key employee decisions for those who aren’t adjusting to the Age of the Customer.
Ray Keating joins Jim Blasingame to reveal three of the major reasons Congress is considering tax reform, including complexity, competition and uncertainty.
Ray Keating joins Jim Blasingame to remind Congress that the majority of businesses to consider when reforming the tax code are small businesses with pass-through corporate tax structures.
Ray Keating joins Jim Blasingame to report on the seizure of small business bank accounts of small businesses by the IRS for no justifiable reason, and their failure to return the money.
Friday - July 24, 2015
What’s wrong with the American Dream?
Michael Gerber joins Jim Blasingame to describe the American Dream of owning your own business and whether that possibility has lost its luster over the past few years?
Why social media is merely new tools for old rules
Featuring
Anita Rosen
July 24, 2015
July 24, 2015
Anita Rosen joins Jim Blasingame to talk about the way to put new social media practices in perspective as new tools serving the old rules of the marketplace.
What has caused the recent drop in oil prices?
Featuring
Greg Kozera
July 24, 2015
July 24, 2015
Greg Kozera joins Jim Blasingame to report on some of the elements of the petroleum industry that have combined to cause oil prices to fall, including the convergence of technologies.
Why is service getting worse, not better?
Featuring
Chip Bell
July 24, 2015
July 24, 2015
Chip Bell joins Jim Blasingame to report on the decline in service quality in many sectors, and the rise of it in specific organizations that are committed to training and service excellence.
Monday - July 27, 2015
Stephen Sheinbaum joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how the capital acquisition landscape for small businesses looks these days, including the new online options available.
Stephen Sheinbaum joins Jim Blasingame to report on the growth of crowdfunding loans for small businesses and consumers, and how this is impacting the traditional credit industry.
Janemarie Mulvey joins Jim Blasingame to report on the state of Obamacare now that the Supreme Court has contrived a way to uphold its many structural flaws.
Janemarie Mulvey joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the compliance challenges small businesses with less than 50 employees have to do to comply with Obamacare, including a certain specific notification to employees.
Janemarie Mulvey joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the compliance and health coverage challenges small businesses with more than 50 employees, and over 100 employees have to deal with because of Obamacare.
Katherine Crowley joins Jim Blasingame to talk about the preparation you should do personally before you negotiate for anything, whether a business deal, a job or a raise.
Katherine Crowley joins Jim Blasingame to talk about how expressing anger by a leader is not always a bad thing.
Peter Meyer joins Jim Blasingame to talk about what we can learn from Sky, the winning team at the last Tour de France, and how they used preparation, execution and teamwork to win.
Peter Meyer joins Jim Blasingame to reveal two exercises you can use to grow as much as a whole day every week.
Peter Meyer joins Jim Blasingame to propose that by staying in touch with your principles every day will contribute to making you more effective and efficient with your time.
Tuesday - July 28, 2015
Ravi Batra joins Jim Blasingame to report on the crisis Greece has created for itself and the European Union, and what implications this situation poses for America.
Ravi Batra joins Jim Blasingame to propose that one way to fix the economy and income inequality is to break up the big firms.
Tamar Jacoby joins Jim Blasingame to report on how a sanctuary city is defined, why it seeks that designation and why it’s so controversial.
Tamar Jacoby joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that there are a number of motivations that cause a local government to become a sanctuary city, including financial and compassion.
Tamar Jacoby joins Jim Blasingame to report on how controversy over sanctuary cities will play a role in the 2016 presidential election, especially for the GOP.
Jim Blasingame reveals the first three fundamentals for a small business owner to focus on when asking a bank for a business loan.
Jim Blasingame to report on a recent poll he took of his online audience about what they thought of President Obama’s Iran Nuclear deal, and offer his own skepticism for why it probably won’t be successful.
Gary Moore joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the disconnect between Wall Street and corporate America and the Main Street economy and how this has come to pass.
Gary Moore joins Jim Blasingame to report on the problems big banks and Wall Street have created for the Main Street economy and whether they can reign in their digital greed practices.
Gary Moore joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the oligarchy relationship between Wall Street and Washington, and why they’re endangering the American dream.
Wednesday - July 29, 2015
Emilio Iodice joins Jim Blasingame to propose that America needs leaders who are reformers, on the model of Abraham Lincoln and Theodore Roosevelt..
Emilio Iodice joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the traits of Abraham Lincoln that we should look for in a national leader for 2016.
Emilio Iodice joins Jim Blasingame to talk about his most recent book, the novel, Future Shock, about how things might look in America at the end of the next presidential term under a female president.
Marie Dubuque joins Jim Blasingame to offer advice on how to manage a situation after you’ve said something dumb to a co-worker.
Marie Dubuque joins Jim Blasingame to talk about how men and women deal with situations where they’ve said or done something at work that they might want to think about correcting.
Mark Babbitt joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how big businesses are using “social listening” to find opportunities to join a social media conversation that leads to a sale.
Mark Babbitt joins Jim Blasingame to talk about the real conditions of your relationship with the big social media platforms, and what steps you need to take to prepare for abrupt changes.
Andrew Gause joins Jim Blasingame to reveal several reasons why the Fed will not raise rates during this meeting, and likely not to this year.
Andrew Gause joins Jim Blasingame to reveal why some observers think the Fed is in dangerous waters by not raising interest rates at least to some degree.
Andrew Gause joins Jim Blasingame to review global economic conditions and talk about how they impact our economy in the U.S.
Thursday - July 30, 2015
Tim O'Brien joins Jim Blasingame to talk about the markers of the third Industrial Revolution and reveal some of the ways these elements will impact small businesses.
Tim O'Brien joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the strategic areas every small business CEO needs to address in order to do business with larger business customers.
Giovanni Coratolo joins Jim Blasingame to report on the Obama administrations plan to change overtime rules for salaried managers.
Giovanni Coratolo joins Jim Blasingame to report on the debate about reauthorization of the Ex-Im Bank charter, including a discussion of how much this agency helps small businesses.
Giovanni Coratolo joins Jim Blasingame to report on a panel at the recent U.S. Chamber where business owners shared some of their mistakes as lessons to learn.
Dr. Arin Reeves joins Jim Blasingame to reveal research that shows women are interrupted more than men in the office, but not just by men, and why this happens.
Dr. Arin Reeves joins Jim Blasingame to talk about the difference between how a woman makes her point, with full details, and a man is more likely to stipulate, and the difference drives both genders crazy.
Wayne Crews joins Jim Blasingame to report on the regulatory burden that is dragging the economy down and how an expiration date for all regs would solve this.
Wayne Crews joins Jim Blasingame to report on the REINS Act which limits a president from imposing regulations through the agency process instead of through Congress.
Wayne Crews joins Jim Blasingame to report on why having an expiration date on all regulations that then have to be renewed by Congress would greatly improve our economy.
Friday - July 31, 2015
Dr. Lori LaCivita joins Jim Blasingame to talk about the challenges of managing employees in a four-generation workforce, plus other diversity found in the 21st century workplace.
Dr. Lori LaCivita joins Jim Blasingame to talk about some of the issues Baby Boomers are having when they employ the 20-somethings of Generation Y.
Katy Tynan joins Jim Blasingame to talk about the concept of a marketplace free agent available for contract work and how that’s different from a small business consultant.
Katy Tynan joins Jim Blasingame to talk about how being a free agent type of worker is catching on and whether that will be the working relationship of the future.
