Friday - April 01, 2016
Chip Bell joins Jim Blasingame to talk about how to get customers to come back after they do business with you the first time, and how to make them advocates.
Chip Bell joins Jim Blasingame to talk about some of the things you can do to protect your business if you’re in an area with spring breakers.
Lee Stoerzinger joins Jim Blasingame to put our financial situation in perspective with other parts of our lives and humanity, including spiritual, emotional and intellectual.
Lee Stoerzinger joins Jim Blasingame to recommend to financial planners how to take a more holistic approach to serving clients than just ROI.
Lee Stoerzinger joins Jim Blasingame to recommend some tips on how to interview and associate with a financial planner that you might not think about.
Monday - April 04, 2016
Susan Spaulding joins Jim Blasingame to report on research she’s conducted on how leaders deal with moving on from a position of leadership, possibly to retirement, and finding a way to be relevant.
Susan Spaulding joins Jim Blasingame to talk about what it looks like when leaders don’t prepare for career downsizing, including emotionally and financially.
Jim Canterucci joins Jim Blasingame to talk about how to have an organization that is continually holding itself accountable for creating value at all positions, rather than any position just being overhead.
Jim Blasingame reveals that some of the greats, like legendary actor, Sir Laurence Olivier, overcame extreme stage fright, and how we can learn from them about overcoming call reluctance.
Jim Blasingame reports on results of recent online poll that shows 77% of this sample considered Obama’s foreign policy to be dangerous, and whether history will use the word existential in his narrative.
Richard Galen joins Jim Blasingame to talk about the fact that Democrats get a pass from the media on issues that they would grill Republicans on.
Richard Galen joins Jim Blasingame to talk about the fact that Republicans aren’t as good at the game of politics as are Democrats, and how they are still shooting themselves in the foot.
Richard Galen joins Jim Blasingame to talk about how the conventions of both parties will be interesting this year, especially if the GOP has a contested convention with several delegate votes.
Tuesday - April 05, 2016
Charles Wheelan joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the true definition of money, how we use it, misuse it and how it creates opportunity and problems.
Charles Wheelan joins Jim Blasingame to talk about the problems when corruption and greed produce financial products that use unjustified leverage, plus what bitcoin is and how it’s used.
Diana Furchtgott-Roth joins Jim Blasingame to reveal seven important areas where Obamacare not only failed America, but created many more problems than solutions.
Diana Furchtgott-Roth joins Jim Blasingame to expose Obamacare for being about control and not reform, plus how it should have been developed.
Diana Furchtgott-Roth joins Jim Blasingame to expose the oligarchy relationship that has developed between Wall Street, the political class in Washington, and the main stream media.
Rob Sweeney joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that there are almost 3 million non-fatal workplace accidents every year, and how OSHA is involved in minimizing them.
Rob Sweeney joins Jim Blasingame to introduce the concept of using technology to reduce workplace accidents.
Shawn Murphy joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the power of purpose in the workplace, and why you won’t find it on Wall Street or in Corporate America.
Shawn Murphy joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how an organization that focuses on helping employees find purpose in their work will be more profitable.
Shawn Murphy joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how to turn purpose into strategy, tactics and accomplishing your business goals.
Wednesday - April 06, 2016
Catherine Kaputa joins Jim Blasingame to talk about some of the issues Generation Y – the Millennials – are bringing with them as they enter the workplace.
Catherine Kaputa joins Jim Blasingame to talk about Millennial engagement in their jobs, and that they should think about career changes as reinvention opportunities.
Jeff Schnepper joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the little known deductions that you can take to help the business and the employee, like group health and life insurance.
Jeff Schnepper joins Jim Blasingame to report on some of the new beneficial tax reform elements that you can take advantage of this year.
Thursday - April 07, 2016
Jan Dilenschneider joins Jim Blasingame to tell her story about how she grew as an artist from childhood to successfully exhibiting in Paris studios, including the artistic and the business elements.
Jan Dilenschneider joins Jim Blasingame to reveal what it takes to get your art exhibited in an art gallery in Paris, plus why artists should have a Plan B, in case your talent doesn’t pay the rent.
Sam Norwood joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that motivation among your team is measurable, and to explain how that works.
Sam Norwood joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the key elements that must be measured in your business, especially productivity and quality.
Sam Norwood joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that if you aren’t measuring how your performance measures up to your plans, you’re probably on a trajectory to failure.
Bishop Frank Caggiano joins Jim Blasingame to reveal what he’s doing to bring the way his diocese addresses the 21st century expectations of his parishioners.
Bishop Frank Caggiano joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the steps the Catholic Church is taking to reform itself organizationally, as well as to heal the wounds from the pedophilia scandals.
Eva Rosenberg joins Jim Blasingame to reveal all of the issues around filing your taxes on time or taking advantage of an automatic filing extension, which does not extend the requirement to pay taxes due.
Eva Rosenberg joins Jim Blasingame to reveal all of the different tax compliance work that is due on April 15th each year (18th in 2016) and how you can still impact how much taxes you pay.
Eva Rosenberg joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that some lease-hold improvements may be eligible to be expensed instead of depreciated, but the rules are not simple, so you need to talk with a tax pro.
Friday - April 08, 2016
Tom Asacker joins Jim Blasingame to talk about how some people and firms can get away with outrageous branding behavior, like Donald Trump.
Tom Asacker joins Jim Blasingame to tell a story about how he discovered that it’s best not to sweat the small stuff, and how he also discovered that it’s all small.
Grace- Marie Turner joins Jim Blasingame to expose the so-called Affordable Care Act for the lie that it is if for no other reason that that it’s not actually affordable, since the cost of healthcare has risen under the ACA.
Grace- Marie Turner joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the steps the House of Representatives is taking now to get an Obamacare alternative ready for next year.
Grace- Marie Turner joins Jim Blasingame to reveal just some of the reasons Obamacare is a failure as reform policy, especially since healthcare now costs more.
Ilise Benun joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some tips and best practices when writing content for your email newsletter, including how self-referential you should be.
Ilise Benun joins Jim Blasingame to talk about how much personal information you should include when you’re writing content to customers.
Joe Knight joins Jim Blasingame to expose the management dysfunction that is apparent when a corporation holds on to too much cash, instead of using it to grow the business.
Joe Knight joins Jim Blasingame to reveal what it looks like when many – but not all – large companies take too much time to pay their small business vendors.
Joe Knight joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how to calculate receivable days and payable days from your financial statements, and explain their relationship to each other.
Monday - April 11, 2016
Lauren Stiller Rikleen joins Jim Blasingame to talk about some of the issues that come up when Baby Boomers hire and work with Millennials.
Lauren Stiller Rikleen joins Jim Blasingame to talk about the issues that arise between Baby Boomer employers and Millennial employees, especially in how the latter value content but disregard context.
Ramon Ray joins Jim Blasingame to talk about redirecting your sales focus to educating customers before you try to sell them.
Ramon Ray joins Jim Blasingame to talk about how technology is helping small businesses leverage their marketing budget and strategy in new ways.
Ramon Ray joins Jim Blasingame to talk about four factors that will help you create and execute a multi-media marketing strategy, including frequency, relevance, engagement and analytics.
Bill Wooditch joins Jim Blasingame to talk about how the focus on numbers in sales activity is still relevance, but with a slight variation in the direction of focused and quality numbers.
Bill Wooditch joins Jim Blasingame to reveal why salespeople should be focused more on thinking about prospecting before they react and take action that could burn a bridge.
John Dini joins Jim Blasingame to talk about why you should consider getting to know your competitors better to find the common ground.
John Dini joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how much you can influence the ethical behavior of your competitors by creating a relationship with them.
John Dini joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the strategic reasons why you may benefit from having a relationship with your competitors.
Tuesday - April 12, 2016
Marsha Egan joins Jim Blasingame to discuss some of the best practices business owners do to hold themselves accountable in order to become a better CEO.
Marsha Egan joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the professional organizations and individuals you can work with that will hold you accountable for performance as the CEO of your business.
Doug Obey joins Jim Blasingame to compare the tax policies being proposed by the five major presidential candidates.
Doug Obey joins Jim Blasingame to compare the three major tax reform options, including the flat tax, value added tax and the national sales tax.
Doug Obey joins Jim Blasingame to discuss evidence that shows why the U.S. is now under the control of a group of oligarchs, private and elected individuals, rather than our democratic republic with a capitalistic economy.
Rory Vaden joins Jim Blasingame to talk about the benefits of knowing when to procrastinate, including the discipline of learning how to say “no.”
Rory Vaden joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how one benevolent form of procrastination results when you delegate, which creates results that are not as fast, or as perfect, as you would do them.
Gerald Celente joins Jim Blasingame to reveal why he calls how Wall Street currently does business more as fascism than capitalism.
Gerald Celente joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how your entrepreneurial activity should be focused more on what trends are showing the marketplace will need in the future.
Gerald Celente joins Jim Blasingame to reveal why the financial and political oligarchies in the U.S. have created a protest movement among voters which have given life to the campaigns of Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump.
Wednesday - April 13, 2016
Jeffrey Selingo joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the key things to help our college-age kids deal with their college years and transition into their adult lives.
Dawn Fotopulos joins Jim Blasingame to talk about how her college students have excelled in the international Capsim completion, where they beat 2500 schools globally for a seat in the finals.
Dawn Fotopulos joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that as helpful as the do-it-yourself accounting packages can be for bookkeeping, by themselves they do not help small business owners become better CEOs.
Dawn Fotopulos joins Jim Blasingame to reveal why being ashamed that you don’t have a better understanding of financial management is a recipe for failure.
Jim Blasingame reveals how most business owners “say” their business plan almost every day, and why that makes it easier to get it down on paper.
Jim Blasingame reports on polling that shows small business owners may be in better financial condition today than ever.
Rick Newman joins Jim Blasingame to report on polling that shows many Americans think our country is still great, however, there is plenty of evidence of greatness erosion.
Rick Newman joins Jim Blasingame to report on what activist investors are, what they do, and whether their activity contributes to capitalism and the economy, or if it has a negative impact.
Rick Newman joins Jim Blasingame to report on the seething undercurrent among Main Street electorate that the Political Class has left them behind, which has given rise to the unlikely candidacies of Sanders and Trump.
Thursday - April 14, 2016
Chester Elton joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the three primary elements that contribute to whether we’re happy or not, and how that impacts our lives.
Chester Elton joins Jim Blasingame to talk about the state of mind you have to get into to turn work into a calling.
Nan Swift joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that corporate inversion is a practice business take to avoid the unproductive tax code of the U.S.
Nan Swift joins Jim Blasingame to report on how the Obama administration has chosen to fight American corporations who try to use the corporate inversion tactic to minimize their tax bill.
Scott St. Germain joins Jim Blasingame to explain the contribution his industry, wire rope, slings, and other products, that help lift the heavy stuff used by industry, and how his family business has been part of it for a half century.
Scott St. Germain joins Jim Blasingame to talk about how his family business began, the industry they’re in, how they’ve grown into the second generation of owners, and what it took to be successful.
Gene Siciliano joins Jim Blasingame to reveal research that is indicating that valuations for small businesses are declining and why.
Gene Siciliano joins Jim Blasingame to identify the three major factors that are affecting business valuations of small businesses, including demographics, economic, and sector related.
Gene Siciliano joins Jim Blasingame to offer his suggestions for what you should do to defy the declining trend in business valuations through specific management practices.
Friday - April 15, 2016
John Warrillow joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the reason most small businesses should not take on investors as a way to capitalize their growth.
John Warrillow joins Jim Blasingame to recommend ways to capitalize your business growth without taking on investors, including bank debt and acquisitions.
Greg Kozera joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the factors that have contributed to gas prices going up significantly since the first of the year, and to say that the U.S. is nowhere near peak oil.
Greg Kozera joins Jim Blasingame to talk about the U.S. being an oil exporter for the first time as a result of fracking, plus how natural gas has impacted the U.S. CO2 emissions.
Tom Borg joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the power of trust in an organization and to identify some of the impediments to trust, including not being approachable as a manager.
Tom Borg joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that when employees feel they can’t be candid with management, trust is lost, plus when the team is not asked what they think.
Tom Borg joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that having an open communication environment fosters trust in your organization, plus holding your team, and yourself, accountable.
Monday - April 18, 2016
Greg Kozera joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the factors that have contributed to gas prices going up significantly since the first of the year, and to say that the U.S. is nowhere near peak oil.
Greg Kozera joins Jim Blasingame to talk about the U.S. being an oil exporter for the first time as a result of fracking, plus how natural gas has impacted the U.S. CO2 emissions.
Susan Spaulding joins Jim Blasingame to report on research she’s conducted on how leaders deal with moving on from a position of leadership, possibly to retirement, and finding a way to be relevant.
Susan Spaulding joins Jim Blasingame to talk about what it looks like when leaders don’t prepare for career downsizing, including emotionally and financially.
Tuesday - April 19, 2016
Skip Weisman joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the factors that create communication problems, like lack of specificity and candor.
Skip Weisman joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that immediacy, candor and holding employees accountable are ways to correct employees successfully.
Charles Wheelan joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the true definition of money, how we use it, misuse it and how it creates opportunity and problems.
Charles Wheelan joins Jim Blasingame to talk about the problems when corruption and greed produce financial products that use unjustified leverage, plus what bitcoin is and how it’s used.
Diana Furchtgott-Roth joins Jim Blasingame to reveal seven important areas where Obamacare not only failed America, but created many more problems than solutions.
Diana Furchtgott-Roth joins Jim Blasingame to expose Obamacare for being about control and not reform, plus how it should have been developed.
Diana Furchtgott-Roth joins Jim Blasingame to expose the oligarchy relationship that has developed between Wall Street, the political class in Washington, and the main stream media.
Wednesday - April 20, 2016
Pam Danziger joins Jim Blasingame to launch her new book, “Shops that Pop,” that reveals how to find Main Street retail success in The Age of the Customer.
Pam Danziger joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that Main Street retail success comes to those who realize who their best profile customer is and focus on those people.
Bill Dunkelberg joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the headwinds, natural and manmade, that is holding back the economy.
Bill Dunkelberg joins Jim Blasingame to report on the NFIB Index of Small Business Optimism, which for last month was not so much. Only hiring and capital expenditures were up, just a little.
Bill Dunkelberg joins Jim Blasingame to discuss whether it’s still reasonable to expect 3% growth out of a $17 trillion economy, or if 2% is the new 3%.
Jim Blasingame reveals four reasons why you should find ways to deliver what your customers want and let someone else deliver what they need.
Jim Blasingame reveals that when a small business owner says a minimum wage increase is of no consequence to them, that doesn’t mean they’re in favor of an increase, but that they’re already paying their people more than that.
Joel Barker joins Jim Blasingame to discuss a proposal that the U.S. should be redrawn into regional city states, and whether that’s a good plan, or just a discussion starter.
Joel Barker joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that it’s now possible to recode living cells digitally, and what would happen if this capability got into the wrong hands.
Joel Barker joins Jim Blasingame to report on a kind of lightweight foam that can withstand a shot from a armor-piercing bullet, and what would be some of the applications.
Thursday - April 21, 2016
Chip Bell joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some tips and best practices on how to customize service for the most difficult customers.
Kathy Perry joins Jim Blasingame to talk about Google’s former ranking of pages and why they removed this feature.
Kathy Perry joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how Twitter is expanding its ad resources to help you target your ads.
Kathy Perry joins Jim Blasingame to report on the Close5 app that eBay has launched to take on Craig’s List.
Barbara Friedberg joins Jim Blasingame to explain how robo-advisors are used to help you pick investment opportunities.
Barbara Friedberg joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the general robo-advisor fee schedules and what you should expect to pay for this service.
Ellen Rohr joins Jim Blasingame to talk about some of the challenges of being a small business owner, including when the banker calls to say you don’t have enough money in your account.
Ellen Rohr joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the HuffPo program to encourage everyone to conduct an interview with someone a generation older or younger than you.
Ellen Rohr joins Jim Blasingame to share their stories about what they learned from their parents, and the impact they had on you.
Chip Bell joins Jim Blasingame to talk about why you should love customers who are difficult because when you deliver what they want, they become the most loyal customers.
Friday - April 22, 2016
Peter Sacco joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how anger is not new, but the ability to publish it is, and the damage employees can cause when they do this.
Peter Sacco joins Jim Blasingame to identify several ideas for creating instructions and policies for employees regarding how they should behave online concerning their employer.
Giovanni Coratolo joins Jim Blasingame to reveal an increase in scams focused on small businesses, where the scammer sends and email to a key person requesting employee information for the CEO.
Giovanni Coratolo joins Jim Blasingame to report on how the work of Congress is being impacted by the partisan politics that is heightened every presidential election year.
Giovanni Coratolo joins Jim Blasingame to report on the Small Business Summit that will be conducted by the U.S. Chamber in June.
Tom Anastasi joins Jim Blasingame to identify the three stages of team management, including forming, storming and norming.
Tom Anastasi joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that there are two kinds of teams and how the leaders should behave, including making themselves scarce.
Steve Case joins Jim Blasingame to talk about what it was like when he founded AOL eight years before the Internet was available to the public.
Steve Case joins Jim Blasingame to reveal his thoughts on entrepreneurship in the 21st century and what we need to do to foster more of it in the 3rd Wave of the Internet.
Steve Case joins Jim Blasingame to discuss whether there is a disconnect between Wall Street and Main Street, and how this is hurting the capitalization of the entrepreneurial sector.
Monday - April 25, 2016
Vicky Oliver joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the low percentage play of hiring a friend to work for you and keep the friendship.
Vicky Oliver joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the current controversy about transgender people using a bathroom that isn’t the gender of their birth, and Jim predicts this will wind up hurting small businesses.
Ray Keating joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the several reasons that even though China’s economy is growing, it is not a threat to overtake the U.S.
Ray Keating joins Jim Blasingame to report on the lack of growth in investor capital for small businesses, as well for bank lending to small businesses.
Ray Keating joins Jim Blasingame to report that angel investing has declined in the past few years, and offer suggestions as to why.
Jim Alampi joins Jim Blasingame to explain why the CEO is probably not the best person to moderate organizational meetings where excellence is sought.
Jim Alampi joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the power of delegating and how it can deliver excellence to your organization, plus some delegating tips.
Tim Berry joins Jim Blasingame to recommend that your business plan should be updated regularly with a fresh look at the new expectations of your customers.
Tim Berry joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that the customer expectations your market research should look for should include a 360 view, not just those that are products and service.
Tim Berry joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how his company used existing customers to do annual market research so they stayed relevant to their customer expectations.
Tuesday - April 26, 2016
Julie Cottineau joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that branding today is about storytelling, and your brand must include the twist you can put on your brand’s story.
Julie Cottineau joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that identifying and telling their brand story is different for women and men.
Wally Bock joins Jim Blasingame to review the book, “Negotiating the Impossible” by Deepak Mulhatra, and why this is a different take on negotiating.
Wally Bock joins Jim Blasingame to review the book, “Winning Well,” by Karin Hurt and David Nye, which is about how to be successful and still recognize the human factor in business.
Wally Bock joins Jim Blasingame to review the book, “The Coaching Habit,” which proposes that leaders don’t drive, they inspire through coaching.
Jim Blasingame reminds small business owners that they can’t be successful thinking that they have to appeal to everyone, the way Big Boxes do.
Jim Blasingame talks about the exit strategy of small businesses, including thoughts on passing the business along to a family member.
Jack Uldrich joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the power of being aware of the world and reality around you as you plan the future of your business.
Jack Uldrich joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that the way you’ve always done business is probably not going to take you into the future successfully.
Jack Uldrich joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the power of taking time periodically to step outside the four walls of your business and think about the future as it’s presenting itself, not as you wish it were.
Wednesday - April 27, 2016
Larry Susskind joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the key elements entrepreneurs should take with them to a negotiation, including knowing what you want, and learning what the other party wants.
Larry Susskind joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the role that trust plays in negotiating, and how it manifests when you deal in good faith.
Cliff Ennico joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that failing to know who your profile customer is, and what their expectations are, is one of the greatest threats to business survival.
Cliff Ennico joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that it’s a great mistake to not understand where your business and offerings is positioned in the competitive marketplace.
Cliff Ennico joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that perfect is the enemy of getting things done, and how to avoid this mistake.
Paul Hogan joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the numbers that show how the population of the planet is aging, and especially how the U.S. population demographics is a megatrend with many implications.
Paul Hogan joins Jim Blasingame to talk about the advantages of hiring older workers, and why older and younger generations should learn from each other.
Andrew Gause joins Jim Blasingame to report on the continuing attempts by the Fed to manage the global monetary system, and in the process has failed the U.S.
Andrew Gause joins Jim Blasingame to talk about how he helps his clients hedge against the global uncertainty that is our reality, but advising them on acquiring gold and silver coins as part of a diversified portfolio.
Andrew Gause joins Jim Blasingame to report on the disconnect between Wall Street and Main Street, and whether the former will ever come back and practice Main Street capitalism.
Thursday - April 28, 2016
Jeff Zbar joins Jim Blasingame to talk about the challenge small businesses have between serving customers and staying focused on what you do well.
Jeff Zbar joins Jim Blasingame to talk about how small business mobile technology is getting better, including this one that turns anything you can photograph into a .pdf.
Wayne Crews joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how regulatory dark matter from bureaucrats cost small business owners money and opportunity.
Wayne Crews joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the illegal, lawless and unconstitutionality of how the Obama administration has used “executive guidance” to make laws that Congress has rejected.
Wayne Crews joins Jim Blasingame to reveal in regulatory terms why small business owners should know the attitude of candidates they support regarding regulatory reform.
Nellie Akalp joins Jim Blasingame to reveal two key customer invoicing practices, including making sure your expectations are in writing, and using invoicing software.
Nellie Akalp joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that tracking invoices, consistent invoicing practices, and being clear about payment terms will help you collect your money on time.
Rich Galen joins Jim Blasingame to talk about the unprecedented presidential Trump candidacy, and why it’s not a good move to bet against him becoming the next president.
Rich Galen joins Jim Blasingame to talk about the process of both political policies in electing and selecting delegates, and why both look unfair and undemocratic.
Rich Galen joins Jim Blasingame to talk about the Democrat presidential front runner, Hillary Clinton’s chances of beating Donald Trump.
Friday - April 29, 2016
Rob Sweeney joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that there are almost 3 million non-fatal workplace accidents every year, and how OSHA is involved in minimizing them.
Rob Sweeney joins Jim Blasingame to introduce the concept of using technology to reduce workplace accidents.
Shawn Murphy joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the power of purpose in the workplace, and why you won’t find it on Wall Street or in Corporate America.
Shawn Murphy joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how an organization that focuses on helping employees find purpose in their work will be more profitable.
Shawn Murphy joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how to turn purpose into strategy, tactics and accomplishing your business goals.
Marsha Egan joins Jim Blasingame to discuss some of the best practices business owners do to hold themselves accountable in order to become a better CEO.
Marsha Egan joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the professional organizations and individuals you can work with that will hold you accountable for performance as the CEO of your business.