Monday - October 03, 2016
Marsha Egan joins Jim Blasingame to reveal two productivity tips that will help you accomplish more, including awareness of your circadian rhythms, and those of your employees, plus being truthful with yourself about multi-tasking.
Marsha Egan joins Jim Blasingame to reveal three more tips to help you and your team perform better, including using tech as a tool, not a “shiny object” thief, learning how to delegate, and stop seeking perfection.
Dawn Fotopulos joins Jim Blasingame to report on research that shows a high percentage of small businesses have less than 30 days of cash reserves, and what she thinks is causing this.
Dawn Fotopulos joins Jim Blasingame to reveal several practices that will help you incentivize customers to pay you on time, including billing on a regular monthly cycle, and staying close to late payers.
Dawn Fotopulos joins Jim Blasingame to reveal four important cash flow steps: invoice on time, know who pays best, stay on top of A/R, and bill consistently.
Matthew Horn joins Jim Blasingame to reveal several key legal steps and practices that every small business must do, including the naming process, recording documents, and licenses.
Matthew Horn joins Jim Blasingame to explain how his online platform helps small businesses post their legal requirements, and then connects them with the appropriate legal professionals in their area.
Shawn Murphy joins Jim Blasingame to talk about how allowing yourself to be overworked not only contributes to your own unproductivity, but also can impact those who work with you.
Shawn Murphy joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the impact of overworking on your health, when it becomes a way of life, instead of a periodic means to an end.
Shawn Murphy joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that just because employees are engaged, doesn’t mean you can treat them the same way you think of your own selfless commitment to the business.
Tuesday - October 04, 2016
John Jamieson joins Jim Blasingame to identify the four major ways you lose cash, and how to plug those leaks.
John Jamieson joins Jim Blasingame to offer alternative wealth-building strategies that do not include stocks or bonds.
Kathy Perry joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the hack of a half-billion customer accounts on Yahoo, another reason Jim says he has never had an email that was on someone else’s domain.
Kathy Perry joins Jim Blasingame to explain why you need to make sure your company’s location is maximized for Google Map searches.
Kathy Perry joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the continued power of having YOUR content available, to prospects and customers on your online offerings, whether website or social media.
Emilio Iodice joins Jim Blasingame to discuss why the American presidential selection process has gone beyond the superficial beauty contest, and is now akin to a reality TV show.
Emilio Iodice joins Jim Blasingame to offer his suggestions on traits of what we should value in a presidential candidate.
Joel Barker joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the growth of 3D printing, and report on how carbon nanotubes could change the way we build computer chips.
Joel Barker joins Jim Blasingame to warn that if wild fires continue to increase around the world, we could be facing smoke waves that could impact our health.
Joel Barker joins Jim Blasingame to report on how the sugar industry withheld research that showed its product was detrimental to the health of humans.
Wednesday - October 05, 2016
Greg Kozera joins Jim Blasingame to report on the reasons oil and gas prices are so low, and why we should celebrate our independence and economic advantages.
Greg Kozera joins Jim Blasingame to report on the next phase of America’s energy independence, including new giant oil reserves being found, and what that means for our long term economy.
Scott Aurnou joins Jim Blasingame to debate Jim on whether the Obama administration divesting control of ICANN was bad, or a non-issue.
Scott Aurnou joins Jim Blasingame to reveal what “denial of service” means for your online world, and that we may be seeing more of these dangerous assaults.
Scott Aurnou joins Jim Blasingame to report that the Yahoo security breach, of a half billion customer files, may be only half of the actual damage, and what that means for those people.
Jim Blasingame talks about embracing the concept of having employees who telework for you – remote working – as a way to make sure you find and keep the best employees.
Jim Blasingame to report on the upcoming DOL overtime rules, and how they will essentially come between you and certain employees in the ability to offer flex time, plus extra administration for all.
Anita Rosen joins Jim Blasingame to reveal what AI – artificial intelligence – is, how it works, and how we benefit from it.
Anita Rosen joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that artificial intelligence is all around you, and will be increasing, and how we should plan to manage it in our lives and business.
Anita Rosen joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the potential dangers of cyber-bad guys compromising our artificial intelligence components, and the damage that could result.
Thursday - October 06, 2016
Jerry Silberman joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how some small businesses can get seduced by cash flow lending that costs them more than they can afford to pay back.
Jerry Silberman joins Jim Blasingame to reveal research that shows an explosion of small businesses using money factoring companies to help with cash flow, and why this is dangerous.
Beverly Flaxington joins Jim Blasingame to reveal why you must determine what customers think is the value you deliver, that makes them do business with you.
Beverly Flaxington joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some tips on how to communicate the value you deliver based on what customers have told you.
Ami Kassar joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the ways to be ready to handle the financial part of the next crisis that hits every small business sometime.
Ami Kassar joins Jim Blasingame to identify the components of a capitalization strategy that includes how to use various sources of capital, especially debt.
Ami Kassar joins Jim Blasingame to reveal different kinds of debt sources and how to use them in the correct capital application.
Friday - October 07, 2016
Deb Calvert joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the role that leadership has in selling in the 21st century, when customers are more empowered than ever before.
Deb Calvert joins Jim Blasingame to reveal why you should ask today’s more knowledgeable customer where they are in their research, before you start telling them what you know.
Karen Cortell Reisman joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the mistakes people make when telling stories that weaken the impact, including taking too long, don’t wander off topic and telling the audience, “This is funny.”
Karen Cortell Reisman joins Jim Blasingame to reveal several important elements of successful storytelling, including humor, being self-deprecating and the power of brevity.
Mark Berven joins Jim Blasingame to report on a recent survey of small business owners, with emphasis on Millennials, regarding their performance in a number of areas, including disaster preparedness.
Mark Berven joins Jim Blasingame to report on a recent survey of small business owners, that shows Millennials are already thinking about succession planning, plus they’re more prepared for a cyber-attack and very conscious of employee benefits.
Mark Berven joins Jim Blasingame to report on a recent survey of small business owners, that showed Millennials seem to be the most frustrated with the onslaught of regulations.
Monday - October 10, 2016
Mike Ferguson joins Jim Blasingame to reveal what it takes for a company to self-fund its health care benefits, including how to get started and some of the regulatory issues.
Mike Ferguson joins Jim Blasingame to reveal what’s involved in a company self-funding health care benefits coverage, why it could be better for the company, and reconciling it with Obamacare mandates.
Sarah Hiner joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the things to do to get your refund from major airlines, including a website that publishes the names of execs you can email your request to and avoid the call center.
Sarah Hiner joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the secrets of how some people get more done, and a tip on how to look four years younger.
Sarah Hiner joins Jim Blasingame to reveal why you should not deny the circadian rhythm of your body, plus what time of day to get your flu shot.
Bryan Mattimore joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that perhaps the most unused resource in business is the unused and underappreciated creativity of employees, and how to tap into it.
Bryan Mattimore joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the difference between ideation and brainstorming, and why the former is the best way to get the highest level of creativity out of your team.
Diane Morais joins Jim Blasingame to report on the condition of the online banking sector, including their virtual full service consumer approach.
Diane Morais joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that their online bank is just for consumers, but that still works for small businesses looking to spread their credit requirements to multiple sources.
Diane Morais joins Jim Blasingame to discuss that the next generation of bank service will include even more mobile capability, and will be expected by essentially all generations.
Tuesday - October 11, 2016
Chester Elton joins Jim Blasingame to report on how one company recovered a negative performance trajectory, by establishing a philosophy that every team member would do just a little bit more than customers expected.
Chester Elton joins Jim Blasingame to discuss how your business can serve your customers, and create a great workplace culture, by putting forth just a little more effort everyday.
Tracy Eden joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the implications of non-bank -- online and virtual financial services – combined with new banking regulations, is impacting traditional banks ability to serve customers and thrive.
Tracy Eden joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how many small businesses get into a deeper financial crisis when they do business with merchant cash advancers, and how to avoid them.
Tracy Eden joins Jim Blasingame to reveal why you should take what you [expect to] need and double the request, when you establish a credit line with a lending institution.
Rick Smith joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that we’re in a new kind of industrial revolution, that is creating a great disruption in many conventional businesses, logistics, and employment models.
Rick Smith joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that the future of manufacturing and supply chain logistics, will create significant disruptions across the global marketplace.
Gerald Celente joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the underlying reasons why the price of gold has dropped so much in a particular week, and the implications associated with this drop.
Gerald Celente joins Jim Blasingame to report on how the drop in the price of gold was manipulated by central banks.
Gerald Celente joins Jim Blasingame to reveal why even though we have a challenging global economy, there are opportunities to be found in the implications of those forces.
Wednesday - October 12, 2016
David and Melissa Meyer join Jim Blasingame to tell the story about their third generation small business, in the same industry, plus their secrets for how to work together as husband and wife.
David and Melissa Meyer join Jim Blasingame to reveal what their business does as a global logistics resource, including how things have changed since the two previous generations of the family operated the business.
Gene Marks joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that while Facebook is anticipating what kinds of ads their users want to see to help advertisers, your ads probably won’t be seen if your website is not mobile optimized.
Gene Marks joins Jim Blasingame to report on a new application that combines texting and instant messaging, plus aggregates Outlook, to give teams more control over internal correspondence.
Pierce and Jane Howard join Jim Blasingame to reveal that a focus on personal values is trumping decision making elements of the past.
Pierce and Jane Howard join Jim Blasingame to reveal that more and more prospective customers and employees are incorporating their values into critical decisions about purchases and profession.
Pierce and Jane Howard join Jim Blasingame to reveal that values are a different set of motivators than morality, even though they may sometimes overlap.
Thursday - October 13, 2016
Ken Davis joins Jim Blasingame to talk about his new book, which reveals the impact of slavery on the history of the U.S., by telling stories about important people and their own slaves.
Ken Davis joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the irony of the inherent inhumanity of slaveholders, and the humanity of how they cared for their slaves.
Gene Siciliano joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that to operate your business without the benefit of current financial information, is tantamount to a failure wish.
Gene Siciliano joins Jim Blasingame to discuss recognizing opportunities to grow profits and cut taxes, by having and managing with a current and accurate balance sheet.
Gene Siciliano joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how to use budgeting and budget accountability to reduce waste, cut costs, and grow profits and cash flow.
Diane Mulcahy joins Jim Blasingame to explain what the “gig economy” is, how it has evolved and why it may be creating a shift in how we all think about our work and lives.
Diane Mulcahy joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the impact and implications of the gig economy on the rest of the aspects of American life, including relationships and culture.
Rick Lepsinger joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how to establish clear expectations of performance for employees, from the job interview throughout their tenure with you.
Rick Lepsinger joins Jim Blasingame to explain how to establish a balanced practice and culture of positive and corrective feedback.
Rick Lepsinger joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how to find a balance when giving your employees feedback, including connecting actions with results.
Friday - October 14, 2016
Julie Bee joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how to revive your social media strategy, knock off the dust, and stop being overwhelmed.
Julie Bee joins Jim Blasingame to reveal three practices to execute in your social media marketing plan, that will help you navigate the evolving social media waters.
Dave Anderson joins Jim Blasingame to reveal why the people who make things happen in business, are the game changers who take the risks, and are comfortable being uncomfortable.
Dave Anderson joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that most organizations have these four performance personalities, and why you need less of three and more of one.
Dave Anderson joins Jim Blasingame to identify four performance levels of people, and whether you can redeem the ones whose performance is sub-par.
JJ Ramberg joins Jim Blasingame to report on her shopping website that allows you to save money and help your favorite charity, but now you can offer your own cause to receive funds.
JJ Ramberg joins Jim Blasingame to report on over 10 years of hosting her TV program, Your Business, that’s dedicated to real Main Street small businesses.
Monday - October 17, 2016
Bob Kustka joins Jim Blasingame to report on the environment small businesses are facing today for quality new employees, and how to be more competitive by establishing your Employee Value Proposition.
Bob Kustka joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how to do a better job of defining any employee openings you have, so they attract the exact kind of applicant you want.
Grace-Marie Turner joins Jim Blasingame to review the many ways Obamacare has become a nightmare for almost half of Americans, and virtually every small business, and that every failure was predicted.
Grace-Marie Turner joins Jim Blasingame to report on the steps that the IRS is using as the enforcement agency for Obamacare, to contact and penalize anyone who isn’t complying with the law.
Grace-Marie Turner joins Jim Blasingame to reveal what will happen to Obamacare, (and healthcare,) if Hillary Clinton becomes president, and what will happen if Donald Trump is elected.
Bob Negen joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that the ONLY reasons customers who come to your business, and then come back, is because of the experience they have, not what you sold them.
Bob Negen joins Jim Blasingame to discuss how his Retail Sales Academy teaches retail employees how to connect with 21st century customers.
Diana Furchtgott-Roth joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that when she was asked to become an adjunct professor at George Washington University, she had to pay monthly fees, even if she didn't join the union.
Diana Furchtgott-Roth joins Jim Blasingame to reveal more bad news about the overtime rules to take place on December 1, including that essentially by definition, you won’t be able to have tele-workers.
Diana Furchtgott-Roth joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that a new rule prohibits a company from doing business with the government if they have three complaints, even if they haven’t been verified.
Tuesday - October 18, 2016
Mike Stallard joins Jim Blasingame to offer some ideas on how to revitalize your annual priorities in the fourth quarter, to make sure you end the year strong.
Mike Stallard joins Jim Blasingame to recommend three things to consider in order to finish the year stronger, including refocus, reconnect, and re-energize.
Bill Dunkelberg joins Jim Blasingame to report on the NFIB Small Business Index, and explain why it shows continued decline in optimism in this sector.
Bill Dunkelberg joins Jim Blasingame to report on the NFIB Index of Small Business that shows six of the ten indicators are down, producing another negative outlook for this important sector.
Bill Dunkelberg joins Jim Blasingame to report on the Uncertainty Index of the NFIB survey of small businesses, that shows this important sector continues to feel uncertain about the future because of government policies.
Marie Dubuque joins Jim Blasingame to discuss what small business owners should do about when to bring their children into the company after their education is over.
Marie Dubuque joins Jim Blasingame to discuss how Generation Y job hunters should think about employment opportunities, even if the offer comes from a company you’re not quite in love with.
Jim Blasingame reminds you about the new, permanent Section 179 provisions, that allow small businesses to expense capital purchases in the current year, rather than depreciating them over years.
Jim Blasingame reports on the Dept of Labor’s Overtime Exemption rules to take effect Dec 1, and how it will create new financial and administrative challenges for small businesses.
Jim Blasingame reports on the difference in how small businesses fair under conservative government policies, as opposed to progressive policies.
Wednesday - October 19, 2016
Mark Babbitt joins Jim Blasingame to talk about how social media has changed the way we operate our small businesses, and lead our teams.
Mark Babbitt joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how having a social media presence, and strategy, is one of the essential relevance factors customers evaluate before they know if you’re competitive.
Catherine Kaputa joins Jim Blasingame to compare and contrast the personal brands of Kaine and Pence, as they establish themselves as vice presidential candidates.
Catherine Kaputa joins Jim Blasingame to compare the personal brands of Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, as they try to outrun each other on the low road.
Catherine Kaputa joins Jim Blasingame to point out that, unlike voters for president this year, customers don’t have to hold their noses when they get ready to purchase what they want – they have other choices.
Judith Glaser and Paula Lovell join Jim Blasingame to share their breast cancer survival stories of being diagnosed, their treatment, and recovery.
Judith Glaser and Paula Lovell join Jim Blasingame to share their breast cancer survival stories, and how much they attributed their recoveries to the love and prayers of friends and family.
Eva Rosenberg joins Jim Blasingame to reveal two different ways to approach employee reimbursement, and which one offers the best tax consequences for you.
Eva Rosenberg joins Jim Blasingame to reveal what you need to know about reimbursing employees for travel expenses, so you can maximize the tax implications, while staying out of trouble.
Eva Rosenberg joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that there is more to mileage reimbursement than just what the IRS allows you to claim per mile.
Thursday - October 20, 2016
Tom Anastasi joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the things to look for when interviewing employee candidates, including flexibility and adaptability.
Tom Anastasi joins Jim Blasingame to report on the success the Obama administration has had in attacking and closing private, for-profit colleges around the country.
Leo Haviland joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the level of indebtedness the U.S. is to various foreign countries, and how dangerous that could be.
Leo Haviland joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the scenarios that could put our country in jeopardy, because of the explosion in our national debt in the past decade.
Leo Haviland joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the potential scenarios that could happen, due to the global trend by countries to take on unprecedented debt.
Peter Sheahan joins Jim Blasingam to reveal how the marketplace has been disrupted to the point where creating value and relevance is the first order of importance, followed by being competitive.
Peter Sheahan joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the many advantages of upgrading your position with customers, from vendor to partner.
John Harrison joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some possible scenarios for how you’ll invest after the next presidential election.
John Harrison joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the most critical financial decisions of your life, including who you marry and your attitude toward saving.
John Harrison joins Jim Blasingame to identify when it might be best to invest in the preferred stocks of top companies, because they pay a set dividend, rather than their common stock.
Friday - October 21, 2016
Bill Taylor joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that for all of the cool technology we’re enjoying and benefiting from, we’re still humans who increasingly expect an experience to go along with whatever we’re purchasing.
Bill Taylor joins Jim Blasingame to report on how some companies, large and small, are blending the high-tech delivery capability with the low-tech of human connection.
Gary Sirak joins Jim Blasingame to reflect on when baseball was important to them, and their fathers and grandfathers, and how those experiences remember themselves.
Gary Sirak joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the concept of the American Dream, and how role models are needed to promote this important American ideal.
Gary Sirak joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the key things to focus your financial planning on as you wrap up the year.
James Barrood joins Jim Blasingame to report on the fact that there are thousands, if not millions, of tech-related jobs going unfilled because of a lack of qualified applicants.
James Barrood joins Jim Blasingame to report on the steps New Jersey is taking to make sure their workers are prepared for the 21st century technology-related jobs.
Michael Saltsman joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that both presidential candidates may have ideas on minimum wage that aren’t that far apart.
Michael Saltsman joins Jim Blasingame to report on the state and local movement, to establish a higher minimum wage than the federal rate.
Michael Saltsman joins Jim Blasingame to report on the increased political activity of unions around the country to advance their agendas, since they can’t sell their product in the marketplace.
Monday - October 24, 2016
Rob Jolles joins Jim Blasingame to reveal two reasons why too much sales training by small businesses fail, including too much motivation and too much product training, and not enough sales fundamentals, like role playing.
Rob Jolles joins Jim Blasingame to reveal other reasons sales training fails, including reinforcing and practicing bad fundamentals, and trying to wait for just the right time, when you should train all the time.
Ruth King joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that by tracking and testing your marketing efforts, you can fine-tune your strategy in a way that will maximize your marketing budget and drive more profitable sales.
Ruth King joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the ways that small businesses fail in their marketing, by making gut-reaction decisions.
Ruth King joins Jim Blasingame to say that it’s no harder to give your customers first class treatment, and it produces more profit.
Janet Christy joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the challenges minority businesses have penetrating the regular marketplace, if they were founded to be supported by government set-asides.
Janet Christy joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the challenges of doing business as a government certified entity, and crossing over to have regular marketplace customers.
Rick Mathieson joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the things you must do before the holidays, to your website and mobile site, in order to take advantage of the seasonal increase in shoppers.
Rick Mathieson joins Jim Blasingame to report on new research that shows search is still strong with prospects and customers, but so is email marketing, and both are ahead of social media.
Rick Mathieson joins Jim Blasingame to reveal why getting the key words right will help prospects narrow their search, with you on top of the stack.
Tuesday - October 25, 2016
Bret Piatt joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the causes of a “denial of service” incident, where a website or a network is assaulted and shut down, in this case, by an attack from millions of internet-of-things.
Bret Piatt joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the multi-faceted approach to cyber-security, that every small business needs to focus on, especially if you have customer info to protect.
Wayne Crews joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how many regulations are imposed on small businesses, that are the ideas of government employees and not from laws passed by Congress.
Wayne Crews joins Jim Blasingame to report that every regulation has to be appraised as to its cost and benefit, but the Obama administration will not release that report.
Wayne Crews joins Jim Blasingame to report on the abuses by the Obama Dept of Labor, as it attacks every small business with salaries employees, plus assaults the entire franchise industry.
Jim Blasingame reveals the details of the new Dept of Labor overtime exemption rules, and seven ways it will hurt your small business.
Jim Blasingame laments the current state of American politics and the economy, and encourages small businesses to do their part in taking our country back.
Pete Sepp joins Jim Blasingame to remind you that even if you don’t want to vote for president, you should still go to the polls because there are important ballot measures that you should weigh in on.
Pete Sepp joins Jim Blasingame to discuss his report on how every member of Congress votes on issues, where there are taxes or new money being spent, and why their scores keep coming down every year.
Pete Sepp joins Jim Blasingame to propose that there could be new tax reform accomplished next year, regardless of who the president is.
Wednesday - October 26, 2016
Vicky Oliver joins Jim Blasingame to offer advice and suggestions to members of Generation Y on how to improve their chances of professional success as an employee, including demonstrating gratitude.
Vicky Oliver joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that Millennials will be more successful as employees, by increasing their opportunities to get face-to-face with peers and managers.
Ken Tencer joins Jim Blasingame to report on some of the challenges family businesses have, when trying to transfer ownership and management from founders to children.
Ken Tencer joins Jim Blasingame to offer methods of capitalizing a family business so the next generation can take over, while the founders leave with compensation.
Ken Tencer joins Jim Blasingame to offer suggestions on how to take over a company from the founders, by embracing their accomplishments while moving into the future.
Bill Schley joins Jim Blasingame to dispel the myth that selling as a profession is less than honorable, by pointing out the right way to pursue that career path.
Bill Schley joins Jim Blasingame to compare the behavior of current politicians with that of the electorate.
David Dawsey joins Jim Blasingame to reveal reasons why having legal counsel as a best practice, can help you avoid legal problems.
David Dawsey joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the non-negotiable elements small businesses should defend in customer contracts, including protecting your intellectual property, and when to concede.
David Dawsey joins Jim Blasingame to reveal why identifying, securing, protecting, and defending your intellectual property is one of a small business owners primary CEO duties.
Thursday - October 27, 2016
Pam Danziger joins Jim Blasingame to offer targeting suggestions for small business retailers, to use in their social media strategy.
Pam Danziger joins Jim Blasingame to remind you that in an age when customers can get whatever they want, and at whatever price they want to pay, they’re looking for a shopping experience that is relevant to them.
Amit Mathradas joins Jim Blasingame to offer his take on how the e-commerce landscape looks, and why every small business must have an e-commerce component on their site.
Amit Mathradas joins Jim Blasingame to encourage small businesses to make the online checkout experience for customers easier by adding one-step processing, like the one offered by PayPal.
Amit Mathradas joins Jim Blasingame to review the security issues we’re all concerned about, and explain what PayPal is doing to help small businesses offer secure checkout for their customers.
Armando Alvarez joins Jim Blasingame to tell the story about how this American small business was founded and how they’ve grown rapidly in just a few years by filling a niche.
Armando Alvarez joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the organizational policies and practices his company uses to keep employees engaged, while the company experiences an exciting growth trend.
Skip Miller joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the new speed of customers, and what salespeople have to do to keep up in order to get the business.
Skip Miller joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the ways salespeople can be trained to gain and maintain control of the selling process with each prospect, while not being pushy.
Skip Miller joins Jim Blasingame to review his three critical steps in 21st century selling, and to make a special offer of a sales training program to Jim’s audience.
Friday - October 28, 2016
Emilio Iodice joins Jim Blasingame to discuss why the American presidential selection process has gone beyond the superficial beauty contest, and is now akin to a reality TV show.
Emilio Iodice joins Jim Blasingame to offer his suggestions on traits of what we should value in a presidential candidate.
Tim Irwin joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the shocking statistic that two-thirds of your employees are probably disengaged in their job, and offer ways to turn them around, including how to affirm them in their jobs.
Tim Irwin joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the challenge of helping the Millennial generation, which expects to have many different jobs in their career, to be engaged employees.
Ray Keating joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that lack of investment by businesses, for the past eight years, has resulted in the current poor productivity levels in the U.S.
Ray Keating joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that anti-business policies from Washington, specifically the Obama administration, have caused a significant drop in business investment, and have resulted in the historic decline in productivity.
Ray Keating joins Jim Blasingame to report on the significant drop in U.S. economic productivity, that has manifested in a shocking drop in income levels in the past 8 years, including disposable income.
Monday - October 31, 2016
Jim Blasingame shares his ideas on why small businesses shouldn't get confused and frustrated about social media, because it’s just learning how to go to the new places where customers are and hang out with them.
Jim Blasingame reviews polling numbers that show small business social media success is declining, and what your expectations should really look like.
Jim Canterucci joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that being a leader, who uses management pressure, instead of being a driver, who uses threats, is best.
Jim Canterucci joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that pressure, not threats, is the best way to motivate employees to accomplish the company goals, while delivering excellent customer service.
Jim Canterucci joins Jim Blasingame to reveal more tips and best practices, on how to use management pressure the right way, so it doesn’t turn into unproductive threats.
Jack Mitchell joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how the Mitchell family of stores keeps on growing with multiple generations now in the business.
Cliff Ennico joins Jim Blasingame to discuss some of the reasons family businesses have conflicts, that are worse than regular non-family relationships.
Cliff Ennico joins Jim Blasingame to suggest conflict resolution steps, and structure inserted into agreements from the beginning, like the “Golden Rule” offer.
Cliff Ennico joins Jim Blasingame to introduce the “time bomb” conflict resolution clause, that can defuse future conflicts in partnership agreements.
