Tuesday - November 01, 2016
Tom Asacker joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that every organization has a culture that impacts performance, one way or the other, and it’s the CEOs job to determine which way.
Tom Asacker joins Jim Blasingame to impact the culture of your organization, don’t try to change the people, change the design.
John Fox joins Jim Blasingame to compare and contrast the income tax reform plans of Clinton and Trump.
John Fox joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the projections for how long social security and medicare can go without reform and how the two candidates say they will address them.
John Fox joins Jim Blasingame to review the growing national debt and compare how the two presidential candidates would address this fiscal bomb.
Ed McLaughlin joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the commandments of startups, including doing what you know how to do, and finding real customers who pay for your products.
Brad Huisken joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the power of referrals as a source of prospects, that is infinitely higher quality than starting cold.
Brad Huisken joins Jim Blasingame to reveal why asking for referrals is the key to higher quality prospecting, and another way to think of prospecting during the holidays.
Brad Huisken joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some ways to get ahead of the holiday shopping schedule, by contacting your customers before they contact you.
Wednesday - November 02, 2016
Jay Myers joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how his technology hardware company converted to a software and services model, in order to adjust to market reality.
Jay Myers joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the decision-making process he’s using to determine how and when, to transfer management of his small business to his children.
Grace-Marie Turner joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the predictions they made before Obamacare became law that it would not work and would actually cause harm, all of which have come to pass.
Grace-Marie Turner joins Jim Blasingame to talk about how a President Hillary Clinton would try to take the totally flawed Obamacare and expand it, based on her campaign promises.
Grace-Marie Turner joins Jim Blasingame to talk about the process a President Trump would have to navigate, in order to repeal and abolish the scourge of Obamacare.
Jim Blasingame reveals the power of niches for the small business sector as a way to grow your business, with less competition, especially from big companies.
Jim Blasingame reveals new research on the adoption of mobile computing by small business owners, over the past four years, and why it’s necessary.
Bob McTeer joins Jim Blasingame to reveal what is likely to be the conversation in the Fed meeting, about when to raise rates and how much.
Bob McTeer joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that the Fed’s monetary tools alone can’t create economic growth, if their efforts are thwarted by anti-business policies from the government.
Bob McTeer joins Jim Blasingame to compare if and how Clinton and Trump will work with the Fed, to get the economy going again.
Thursday - November 03, 2016
Jeff Zbar joins Jim Blasingame to talk about how far we go to put our customers’ best interest before ours.
Jeff Zbar joins Jim Blasingame to talk about the latest mobile credit sales technology, that’s perfect for a small, small business.
Tom Borg joins Jim Blasingame to reveal what the cycle of service is, and how to begin the process of making sure your cycle is what you think it is.
Tom Borg joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the expectations and standards to use when beginning a new customer relationship.
Tom Borg joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the power and process of training all employees how to take care of customers, regardless of their assignments.
Rich Galen joins Jim Blasingame to review all of the ways the 2016 presidential election is the most divisive one on record, and the many reasons to not vote for either candidate.
Rich Galen joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the potential for a constitutional crisis if Hillary Clinton becomes president.
Ivan Misner joins Jim Blasingame to tell the story about how the greatest networking movement in history got started and became Business Network International.
Ivan Misner joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how to talk with someone you just met, and what questions to ask first.
Ivan Misner joins Jim Blasingame to discuss how to use a nonlinear approach when networking with someone you just met, and how women tend to be better at this.
Friday - November 04, 2016
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 business, 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.
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.
Monday - November 07, 2016
Richard Berman joins Jim Blasingame to report some of the investment moves the Communist Party in China is making in the U.S. movie industry, including a large portion of movie theaters.
Richard Berman joins Jim Blasingame to compare the potential presidencies of the two major party candidates, especially in the area of small business employment.
Debbie Meyer joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the benefits and obligations when you have a real person as the lead brand of a business instead of just a company name.
Debbie Meyer joins Jim Blasingame to discuss what was going on in her life, and in her mind, when she invented her first product, and how that turned into a global personal brand of home products.
Debbie Meyer joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the challenges of a personal brand, when it’s time to think about the company’s life after that person.
Tom Bonney joins Jim Blasingame to talk about the likely approach to small business policies of the two major party presidential candidates.
Tom Bonney joins Jim Blasingame to recommend waiting at least six months after the election to make significant investment decisions, in order to see the reaction of the financial sector.
John Horvat II joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the concept of romance in American life, as it applies to how we feel about our institutions, and the losses we’ve experienced in these institutions.
John Horvat II joins Jim Blasingame to lament the detrimental impact of reality TV on the U.S. culture regarding how it defined deviancy down, plus the erosion of our commitment to Judeo-Christian ethics.
John Horvat II joins Jim Blasingame to discuss what it would take for America to return to the order that makes it great, and which generation could do that.
Tuesday - November 08, 2016
Gus Faucher joins Jim Blasingame to report on the PNC survey of small business owners, which found that the majority of them were at least hopeful about the economy, if not excited.
Gus Faucher joins Jim Blasingame to report on the PNC survey of small businesses that shows they’re not hiring, or investing, at the level that would indicate a growing economy.
Rick Lepsinger joins Jim Blasingame to discuss some of the factors in the current employment/economic landscape, that makes getting any new hire right more critical than any other time.
Rick Lepsinger joins Jim Blasingame to recommend several hiring best practices, including having multiple interviews with final candidates, with more than one person, plus asking probing questions that can’t be answered yes or no.
Rick Lepsinger joins Jim Blasingame to talk about why your next new hire should be done more professionally, and with more patience, so you probably need to hire a pro.
Andrea Nierenberg joins Jim Blasingame to talk about how to become a better global and local networker, by getting involved and being approachable.
Andrea Nierenberg joins Jim Blasingame to discuss how to build your network after you move to a new city, and the critical importance of follow up.
Peter Meyer joins Jim Blasingame to reveal why no matter what you think you know about a strategy, always check your data once you go live to make sure it remains accurate.
Peter Meyer joins Jim Blasingame to reveal why being competitive may still be important, but it’s no longer the first consideration of customers today, also what got you here probably won’t get you there.
Peter Meyer joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the difference between being honest and approachable, and being transparent, and how this connects to ethical behavior.
Wednesday - November 09, 2016
Michael Behe joins Jim Blasingame to explain the difference between these three beliefs: intelligent design, creationism, and Darwinism, and to discuss how we got there, and where the future is going.
Michael Behe joins Jim Blasingame to discuss that the more we know about science, the more it confirms intelligent design.
John Dini joins Jim Blasingame to report on the demographic impediments for Baby Boomer businesses selling to Gen X buyers, including the smaller generation and the lack of capital.
John Dini joins Jim Blasingame to talk about the possibility that there will be a drop in small businesses over the next generation, due to the demographic realities of fewer founders and buyers.
Jim Blasingame reveals the five things that keep most small businesses up at night, and reveal why President Trump will be better at relieving some of those concerns.
Jim Blasingame talks about whether the 2016 presidential election can be seen as the one where most Americans decided that we had gone too far to the left, and decided to take back our country.
Kathy Perry joins Jim Blasingame to explain how Google is creating a set of search indexing algorithms, that favor websites with mobile programming, at the exclusion of those who don’t.
Kathy Perry joins Jim Blasingame to report on the conflict of interest Amazon’s white label products strategy will create with its customers, and probably get away with it.
Kathy Perry joins Jim Blasingame to report on Facebook’s plans to step outside of the social media universe, and advertise in the television world.
Thursday - November 10, 2016
Joe Davis joins Jim Blasingame to talk about the origins of Veterans Day, and honor the millions of Americans who served in the military, and the families who supported them.
Joe Davis joins Jim Blasingame to report on some of the important things the VFW will do to help the country celebrate our military veterans.
Sarah Hiner joins Jim Blasingame to report that the behavior of Donald Trump in a negotiation, as a planned strategy designed to take advantage of the weakness of the other person, is classic and effective.
Sarah Hiner joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that the way Trump communicates is his own style he’s developed to get things done, in a multi-project environment.
Sarah Hiner joins Jim Blasingame to warn you that Wells Fargo might not be the only bank that could create a fraudulent account in your name, and how to avoid being one of these victims.
Kimberly Lankford joins Jim Blasingame to report on financial tips for military veterans and their families, including new changes that will improve their retirement benefits.
Kimberly Lankford joins Jim Blasingame to report on several things to consider, and steps to take, when transitioning from the military to civilian life, including several resources.
Joel Barker joins Jim Blasingame to report on how researchers are growing vegetables in a desert, by using desalinated water from a solar system.
Joel Barker joins Jim Blasingame to report on the issues being created by Uber in England where the peer-to-peer platform’s technology is creating a challenge for differentiating employee from contractor.
Joel Barker joins Jim Blasingame to report on some of the unfortunate impacts human expansion is having on our animal and plant co-passengers on Spaceship Earth.
Friday - November 11, 2016
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.
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.
Monday - November 14, 2016
Jim Blasingame takes a segment and celebrates the 19th anniversary of his one-of-a-kind radio program, dedicated to small business, how it began and how he’s sustained it.
Jim Blasingame relates the story of how he began his media company, Small Business Network, Inc., including the 19th anniversary of his radio program and the 17th anniversary of his ezine, The Small Business Advocate NEWSLETTER.
Barbara Weltman joins Jim Blasingame to consider several areas of tax reform that would be good for small businesses, including simplifying the code and lowering rates on pass through income.
Barbara Weltman joins Jim Blasingame to talk about some of the pent-up tax reform issues that President Trump and a Republican Congress could accomplish.
Barbara Weltman joins Jim Blasingame to report on her recent trip to China with the good the bad and the ugly, which includes the fact that China is not very handicapped friendly.
Ramon Ray joins Jim Blasingame to ask Jim some questions about what he’s learned while broadcasting his radio program, including what’s the most important thing to know before you start a business.
Ramon Ray joins Jim Blasingame to talk about the fact that analytics and big data won’t take the place of touching customers with face to face analog services.
Pete Sepp joins Jim Blasingame to report on several pieces of tax reform that could happen quickly by President Trump and the GOP Congress.
Pete Sepp joins Jim Blasingame to talk about some of the budget realities and how these could constrain the Trump agenda.
Pete Sepp joins Jim Blasingame to report on what has to happen for President Trump to reform corporation taxes on overseas activity, and what that could do for the economy.
Tuesday - November 15, 2016
Wally Bock joins Jim Blasingame to talk about the impact books have had on your life and career, and how we’re attracted to different authors.
Wally Bock joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the concept of certain fundamentals being the foundation of every business, as new things come and go.
Karen Kerrigan joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the reasons why we shouldn’t have been surprised that Donald Trump won the presidential election.
Karen Kerrigan joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that taxes, regulations, and healthcare will be three big reform issues on the Trump presidential agenda.
Karen Kerrigan joins Jim Blasingame to propose that when the uncertainty is lifted from business decision-makers, the economy will convert from recovery to expansion.
Ilise Benun joins Jim Blasingame to debate how they see marketing and advertising as a way to move the needle on your sales effort, and why you need to know the difference.
Ilise Benun joins Jim Blasingame to help you connect all the elements of your marketing/advertising strategy, so they complement each other.
Arky Ciancutti joins Jim Blasingame to differentiate between how the West builds trust quickly, and why quicker is better, as opposed to other societies that take longer.
Arky Ciancutti joins Jim Blasingame to reveal why being specific in your language about performance, is required to build trust quickly and sustain it over a long period.
Arky Ciancutti joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that by our analog nature, we’re always going to value trust, which makes it a business best practice.
Wednesday - November 16, 2016
Greg Sullivan joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how most cyber-threats from the outside are actually allowed in by bad practices from within your organization, and how to minimize this risk.
Greg Sullivan joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that small businesses are in the crosshairs of ransom ware bad guys, how to minimize your risk with better backup practices, and employee training.
Bill Dunkelberg joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the factors that caused small business sentiment to continue to be below the NFIB Index baseline, and project that after the election, sentiment should turn up.
Bill Dunkelberg joins Jim Blasingame to report on the NFIB Index of Small Business that shows profits, hiring, and sales are all down for another month, albeit not by much.
Bill Dunkelberg joins Jim Blasingame to explain that even though the U.S. economic growth has outpaced population growth over the past 25 years, we should still expect expansion number of over 3%.
Grace-Marie Turner joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that there were many elements of the failure of Obamacare that surely contributed to the election of Donald Trump, because of his pledge to get rid of this healthcare takeover.
Grace-Marie Turner joins Jim Blasingame to identify some of the elements of a market-based health care system that will replace the disaster called Obamacare.
Jay Mincks joins Jim Blasingame to report on the new overtime exemption increase, that will create significant financial hardships for small businesses, and ultimately cost jobs.
Jay Mincks joins Jim Blasingame to share his wisdom and experience managing and growing a national sales force with so many different generations onboard.
Jay Mincks joins Jim Blasingame to share his thoughts on the future expectations for the 2017 economy, and report on a surge in activity within the first week after the last election.
Thursday - November 17, 2016
Jim Blasingame reveals five of the key operational areas every entrepreneur has to perform, no one wants to do them, but they have to be done.
Jim Blasingame reveals the single most important thing that must be in evidence if you’re to be successful as an entrepreneur, which is to believe in yourself.
Steve Martin joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the economic momentum that could come from housing, for example, and how that could directly or indirectly drive your bottom line.
Steve Martin joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that the next economic wave could create local shifts in opportunity, but you have to be prepared to identify them and take advantage.
Steve Martin joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that if you aren’t aligning your marketing efforts with the 21st century expectations of customers, you’re not going to make it.
JoAnna Brandi joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the role that happiness plays as a lever, to be used for employee engagement, and nurturing customer relationships.
JoAnna Brandi joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the power of positive leadership, and how happiness springs from positive behavior, which converts into measurable organizational energy.
Steve Forbes joins Jim Blasingame to report that Donald Trump was elected as much for what voters didn’t like about Obama and Clinton policies, as they were excited about Trump.
Steve Forbes joins Jim Blasingame to report that he expects President Trump to work on reform for: tax, regulations, health care, and trade, just to name a few.
Steve Forbes joins Jim Blasingame to report that he believes the economy next year will convert to expansion as a reaction to the election of a president who has made a payroll.
Friday - November 18, 2016
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.
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.
Monday - November 21, 2016
Gary Pittsford joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the challenges and opportunities for small business founders to make the effort to have investment activity outside of their business.
Gary Pittsford joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the reasons and causes of small business owners failing to diversify their estate outside of the business, plus business valuation challenges.
John Stanton joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how small businesses can level the playing field against much greater competitors, without spending any money.
John Stanton joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that the words we use to talk to customers are important, including saying “Thank you” or “It’s my pleasure” instead of “no problem.”
John Stanton joins Jim Blasingame to compare service in the U.S. with other countries, and conclude that the former is still the best.
David Hoffeld joins Jim Blasingame to reveal new research on the science of sales and why people buy, and how to apply it with the right level of sales art.
David Hoffeld joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how to use the concept of reciprocity to create a higher quality prospecting strategy.
Joe Knight joins Jim Blasingame to reveal what he is looking for when deciding whether to invest in a startup, including whether they’re more interested in the product than acquiring customers.
Joe Knight joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that many entrepreneurs get so wound up in seeking investor funding for their idea, that they forget that a customer sale of their product is the most important form of capital acquisition.
Joe Knight joins Jim Blasingame to talk about why the Shark Tank reality TV show is not a good representation of how startups really get funding.
Tuesday - November 22, 2016
Anna Schlegel joins Jim Blasingame to offer suggestions on how to make your small business ready to be an integrated partner, with your big business customers who are part of the global economy.
Leo Haviland joins Jim Blasingame to report on the recent divesting of U.S. Treasuries by other central banks, why they’re doing that and why small businesses should care.
Leo Haviland joins Jim Blasingame to talk about the reality of how important trade is to all economies, but that the U.S. could do a better job of negotiating for itself.
Leo Haviland joins Jim Blasingame to discuss president-elect Trump’s plans to reform corporate taxes, including repatriating foreign earnings without tax, and what that would do for the U.S. economy.
Katherine Crowley joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that talking with Millennials about mistakes they made is different from other generations, because members of Gen Y, in general, aren’t used to being criticized.
Katherine Crowley joins Jim Blasingame to discuss how to create a working environment where employees believe you’ll say, “What did we learn?” when they make a mistake, instead of firing them.
Rick Maurer joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the challenges of doing business in a digital age with virtual meetings and endless distractions.
Rick Maurer joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the ways to create a culture that encourages employees to take initiative, when leadership is required to affect change.
Rick Maurer joins Jim Blasingame to introduce a free resource to help you deal with change, and talk about how outsourcing non-core competencies helps you have time to lead change where it counts.
Anna Schlegel joins Jim Blasingame to define globalization as it’s practiced today, and explain how to get your business plugged into the opportunities available.
Wednesday - November 23, 2016
Thomas Barta joins Jim Blasingame to reveal why becoming a marketing leader requires support from inside your organization, and how to.
Thomas Barta joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the best leadership practices, in conjunction with marketing, to identify and deliver value to customers.
Scott Aurnou joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the information security practices to apply, including how to avoid becoming a victim of credit card skimmers when you check out in retail stores.
Scott Aurnou joins Jim Blasingame to report on the new information security document for small business, and why he recommends you read it, plus a Facebook instant messenger threat to avoid.
Scott Aurnou joins Jim Blasingame to recommend reviewing where your organization could be exposed to threats against your information, digital and online assets, and activity.
Hector Barreto joins Jim Blasingame to talk about the recent election and why more Latinos voted for Trump than Romney, plus how his organization is advising the president-elect administration.
Hector Barreto joins Jim Blasingame to explain why so many people have chosen hysteria over leadership, in the wake of the most recent election, plus what the new president needs from us.
Diane DiResta joins Jim Blasingame to use the way the presidential candidates delivered their campaign messages as a way to craft our own delivery, including why you must know your audience.
Diane DiResta joins Jim Blasingame to use the way the presidential candidates delivered their campaign messages, as a way to craft our own delivery, including why you must know yourself and be authentic.
Diane DiResta joins Jim Blasingame to use the way the presidential candidates delivered their campaign messages as a way to craft our own delivery, including why you must get the attention of your audience.
Thursday - November 24, 2016
Kenneth Davis joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how the Mayflower project originated and became part of history, including our first national holiday.
Kenneth Davis joins Jim blasingame to finish the story of the Mayflower expedition, right up to the first Thanksgiving celebration.
Tamar Jacoby joins Jim Blasingame to acknowledge that not everyone benefited from the conquering of America, even though the United States became the best thing that happened to the world.
Tamar Jacoby joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the hysteria and reality of what a Trump presidency will mean for illegal immigrants living in the U.S.
Tamar Jacoby joins Jim Blasingame to offer her advice to Donald Trump on how to handle immigration during his presidency, including what to do about sanctuary cities.
Jim Blasingame tells his annual story about the life of Squanto and the Mayflower pilgrims, and how the two working together set history on an important path.
Jim Blasingame shares some thoughts on what to be thankful for, during this Thanksgiving Day celebration.
Bob Dilenschneider joins Jim Blasingame to recognize that the Trump presidency should create a time for heroes to emerge and take a leadership role in the future of America.
Bob Dilenschneider joins Jim Blasingame to remind us that it took big thinkers to imagine and create what America became, and how a Trump presidency could reverse eight years of small thinking and return us to what made us great.
Bob Dilenschneider joins Jim Blasingame to report what he thinks are the most concerning threats to America that Donald Trump will face in his presidency, and what opportunities are there to be taken.
Friday - November 25, 2016
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.
Lennox Cornwall joins Jim Blasingame to explain how he thought his success as a high-flying finance exec would extend to his own business, and how partners helped introduce him to the concept of failure.
Lennox Cornwall joins Jim Blasingame to introduce the idea of having a relationship with failure, and putting it in context with your overall success goals.
Debbie Meyer joins Jim Blasingame to talk about being an active listener, and all the things that are required to forgo multi-tasking and become a better listener.
Debbie Meyer joins Jim Blasingame to talk about respecting the other person and being in the moment with them when they’re speaking, especially if you’re selling.
Debbie Meyer joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the professional power of becoming an active listener, whether with employees or customers.
Monday - November 28, 2016
Dr. Joseph Nyre joins Jim Blasingame to talk about the origins and accomplishments of Iona College, and explain why a liberal arts education is still relevant to, and complementary of a technical curriculum.
Dr. Joseph Nyre joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the role that studying ethics plays in the education and pursuit of all disciplines, irrespective of any faith-based curriculum.
Dawn Fotopulos join Jim Blasingame to reveal the imperative of knowing the gross margins of your business – products, groups and total – as the only way to know if you’re running your business successfully.
Dawn Fotopulos join Jim Blasingame to recommend you meet with your CPA and do year-end tax planning, especially in the area of what expenses to pay before year-end, and what accounts receivable to make sure you collect.
Dawn Fotopulos join Jim Blasingame to encourage you to know how much profit any particular customer is delivering for you, and how to fix or fire any customer that’s a poor profit performer.
Steven Gaffney joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the consequences of being negative, which is primarily to manufacture inactivity and poor performance, also to get outside of your four walls and see what the world thinks of your business.
Steven Gaffney joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that taking past results from customers for granted, instead of constantly checking your position with them, is the quickest way to go out of business.
Walter Kiechel joins Jim Blasingame to talk about examples of great companies that were taken down, because they didn’t see, or failed to take seriously, a market disruption right in front of them.
Walter Kiechel joins Jim Blasingame to reveal why a customer expectation today is likely to be irrelevant tomorrow, and how you respond to this maxim is likely to determine the survivability of your company.
Walter Kiechel joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the dangers of entrenched thinking among the management team, and how to avoid it.
Tuesday - November 29, 2016
Patricia Greene joins Jim Blasingame to report on how Main Street small business owners think about innovation differently than big businesses or tech firms, and how this impacts their treatment of intellectual property.
Patricia Greene joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the areas of innovation that small businesses focus on, including products and processes.
Diana Furchtgott Roth joins Jim Blasingame to report on how an Obama-appointed Texas Federal Judge struck down the DOL overtime exemption increase, which will effectively kill this overreach.
Diana Furchtgott Roth joins Jim Blasingame to report on how businesses will attempt to redo the steps they’ve taken, in preparation of complying with the DOL overtime exemption increase.
Diana Furchtgott Roth joins Jim Blasingame to reveal why she thinks President Trump will be a good president, because he intends to lower taxes and reduce regulations.
Mark Babbitt joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that telling young people the same story about how to prepare for a career and life, is now the Big Lie in the 21st century.
Mark Babbitt joins Jim Blasingame to report on how many institutions of higher learning perpetuate the Big Lie about what young people need to do to prepare for their future.
Rick Newman joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how some of Obama’s attempts to increase exports, may have set the electoral table for a Trump victory.
Rick Newman joins Jim Blasingame to report on some of the reasons why the wall on the Mexican border, promised by Trump, will probably never get built.
Rick Newman joins Jim Blasingame to debate how effective President Trump will be at delivering on his campaign promises, based on his transition decisions.
Wednesday - November 30, 2016
Beverly Flaxington joins Jim Blasingame to discuss how the nature of owning a small business requires that each of us find multi-faceted ways to define success beyond money and stuff.
Beverly Flaxington joins Jim Blasingame to discuss how to think about success in terms of being happy – in many different areas – and not just financial success.
Ami Kassar joins Jim Blasingame to encourage you to look at any opportunity you have to establish loans, at the currently low interest rates, before they start going up.
Ami Kassar joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how acquiring financial leverage, in conjunction with a plan for a return on that capital, is a healthy strategy for small businesses.
Ami Kassar joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how strategically placed business debt is often an imperative for a growing small business.
Robert Grede joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that having a good headline, focusing on one thing, and adding research and other facts, are three great elements of a well-prepared advertisement.
Robert Grede joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that among other tips, testimonials, staying connected with customers, and a call-to-action are great advertisement writing tips.
Wayne Crews joins Jim Blasingame to report on some of the final regulatory shots President Obama plans to take against small businesses before he leaves office.
Wayne Crews joins Jim Blasingame to report on the process President-elect Trump will need to follow to establish a tighter rein on the proliferation of regulations.
Wayne Crews joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that while a president has to go through Congress as a practice to create new regulations that stick, but he doesn’t have to ask permission to limit the impact of existing regulations.
