Monday - April 03, 2017
David Roberts joins Jim Blasingame to compare notes on how they both became unemployable due to their entrepreneurial experiences, and what’s so great about being a small business owner.
David Roberts joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the key first steps to take to give your new business startup the best chance of success.
John Swanciger joins Jim Blasingame to report on recent research that shows small business owners aren’t as prepared to deal with negative online reviews as they need to be.
John Swanciger joins Jim Blasingame to discuss to reveal some of the things you can do to minimize – which is not remove – any negative reviews your company receives online, including fixing what caused the review, plus others.
John Swanciger joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the steps to take to neutralize a negative review, including having many more positive reviews than negative.
Leigh Stringer joins Jim Blasingame to recommend several things to do if you work in an office that can help you improve your health and quality of life.
Leigh Stringer joins Jim Blasingame to report on the impact on office architecture – structural and internal – of how the way the workplace is changing based on new employee expectations.
Barbara Friedberg joins Jim Blasingame to report on how inflation is increasing and some steps to take to hedge your investments against it, including two specific investments.
Barbara Friedberg joins Jim Blasingame to recommend some ways you can invest your money during a period of overheating on Wall Street, including funds that short the current exuberance.
Barbara Friedberg joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the likely over-exuberance of Wall Street and why the ultimate correction could cause Main Street businesses to become collateral damage.
Tuesday - April 04, 2017
Chester Elton joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the practices to use when leading a multi-generational workforce, including not managing everyone the same way.
Chester Elton joins Jim Blasingame to reveal why you should find and hire employees who fit your culture, and manage a multi-generational workforce as a leader, not a driver.
Barbara Weltman joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how slowly rising interest rates can cost you more than you think over time, and some steps to take to address this.
Barbara Weltman joins Jim Blasingame to remind you about the upcoming tax filing deadlines, extension opportunities, plus certain tax paying dates.
Barbara Weltman joins Jim Blasingame to discuss some of the specific ways that the tax reform effort being proposed could help small businesses.
Lennox Cornwall joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that the most important factor in deciding what your business should be is the one that focuses on what you want to accomplish.
Lennox Cornwall joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that being responsible for everything in your life, keeping your word and believing in yourself are keys to business success.
Peter Meyer joins Jim Blasingame to discuss how many people over complicate the act of making decisions, and reveals the best ways to simplify this.
Peter Meyer joins Jim Blasingame to discuss how making a big decision is simplified when you take the time to factor in certain key components.
Peter Meyer joins Jim Blasingame to discuss looking at the granular aspects when making life-changing decisions in your career.
Wednesday - April 05, 2017
Peter Sacco joins Jim Blasingame to discuss some of the different kinds of anger based on particular stimuli, like fear, and how to minimize that unproductive behavior.
Peter Sacco joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the tendency today to be less tolerant of others, how that converts into anger, and how to we prevent that from happening.
Nicole Gelinas joins Jim Blasingame to discuss how the Wall Street banking paradigm has shifted, what’s caused it and why this sector may have already seen its best days.
Nicole Gelinas joins Jim Blasingame to review some of the reasons Wall Street is becoming less relevant in the capital acquisition world, both as a job creator and as a source of capital.
Nicole Gelinas joins Jim Blasingame to identify some of the factors that make the current Wall Street scenario look a lot like the Dot Bomb era, plus how a stock market collapse could hurt small businesses before the economy truly recovers.
Joni Fedders joins Jim Blasingame to discuss understanding the business of vocation and the growth that comes out of a good business.
Joni Fedders joins Jim Blasingame to discuss adding value to your business by building a company that is both sustainable and scale-able.
Eva Rosenberg joins Jim Blasingame to review the key tax filing deadlines that require filing a return, paying taxes due, or filing an extension, whether you pay the taxes or not right now.
Eva Rosenberg joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the things you can do to minimize your chances of being audited, including explaining anything unusual in your return.
Eva Rosenberg joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the reasons why every legal business entity must file a return every year, even if they had no revenue.
Thursday - April 06, 2017
Robert Grede joins Jim Blasingame to discuss examples of corporate citizenship on Main Street and why it’s not only the right thing to do, but also a best business practice.
Robert Grede joins Jim Blasingame to report on how one of his clients demonstrates good corporate citizenship as a best practice, plus what the dark side looks like in corporate America.
Rich Galen joins Jim Blasingame to report on the implications of the GOP controlled Senate resorting to the “nuclear option” in confirming Judge Gorsuch to the Supreme Court, while Democrats refuse to abide by past practices.
Rich Galen joins Jim Blasingame to report on the limited progress of the Obamacare repeal and replace steps by Republicans, plus whether this and tax reform will occur in 2017.
Rich Galen joins Jim Blasingame to report on whether the Obama administration’s national security team weaponized intelligence gathering for political purposes.
Jim Blasingame reveals some of the behaviors and practices that help small businesses defy the law of numbers with grit and fundamentals.
Jim Blasingame reminds you that the big tech companies, Google, Facebook, Microsoft, Amazon, and the telecom firms are never to be trusted with your business model – you are just pawns on their chess boards.
Dan Pilla joins Jim Blasingame to report that with 10,000 fewer employees, less resources, and more work to do, the IRS has become less responsive to tax payers over the past few years.
Dan Pilla joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the things you can do to minimize your chance of an IRS tax audit, plus reporting on the statistics that only 2% of tax revenue comes from successful audits.
Dan Pilla joins Jim Blasingame to report on whether the Obama IRS misused the power of the IRS for political gain.
Monday - April 10, 2017
Cliff Ennico joins Jim Blasingame to report on the issue of states requiring sales tax to be applied to online sales.
Cliff Ennico joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how you could get in legal trouble if you make certain business offerings that actually fall under the legal definition of a franchise, without complying with franchise laws.
Cliff Ennico joins Jim Blasingame to remind you of the upcoming tax filing deadlines, as well as all of the filing extensions that are available.
Vivek Wadhwa joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the paradoxical relationship we have with technological innovations, including the great benefits and the great disruptions.
Vivek Wadhwa joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the new disruptions we’ll experience soon from technology, including driverless freight trucks, and what we should be telling our government.
Chad Moutray joins Jim Blasingame to report on what manufacturers large and small talked about with President Trump during a recent visit to the White House, including trade and tax reform.
Chad Moutray joins Jim Blasingame to report on the National Association of Manufacturers Outlook Survey which reached a record high in optimism for the future of the economic conditions for manufacturing.
Chad Moutray joins Jim Blasingame to report on whether the manufacturing sector will get relief from tax reform that includes treatment of domestic and foreign income.
Tuesday - April 11, 2017
Katherine Crowley joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that while every organization has some level of office politics, the question is whether you can navigate and live with the kind where you work.
Gary Sirak joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the factors that cause the American Dream to look different for each new generation.
Gary Sirak joins Jim Blasingame to discuss some of the factors that make the American Dream look like it’s not what it used to be, and whether that’s okay with those who will inherit it.
Gary Sirak joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that everyone who partakes of the benefits of the American Dream also has the responsibility to contribute to it for everyone else.
Jim Blasingame reports on why Wall Street’s Trump Bounce could wind up hurting Main Street small businesses if there is a correction this year.
Jim Blasingame reports on how industry consolidation has caused the worst airline in America, United, to become one that physically attacks its own customers based on convenience and a computer algorithm.
Andrea Nierenberg joins Jim Blasingame to compare notes on their past bad experiences with United Airlines, and why United won the Stupid Corporation Award this week when it assaulted one of its paying customers for their own convenience.
Andrea Nierenberg joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how she used networking practices during her trip to India and how it benefited both parties.
Andrea Nierenberg joins Jim Blasingame to discuss how building relationships through networking takes time, but can be destroyed in only seconds.
Katherine Crowley joins Jim Blasingame to discuss how every business has office politics and the importance of being aware of any issues to avoid high employee turnover.
Wednesday - April 12, 2017
Mark Steber joins Jim Blasingame to remind you about several key tax filing parameters and introduce some new aspects just for this year.
Mark Steber joins Jim Blasingame to discuss how the gig economy is producing some new tax opportunities as well as some challenges when filing your return.
Sarah Hiner joins Jim Blasingame to offer suggestions from Navy SEALS on how to handle yourself if you get into dangerous situations where your safety could be in jeopardy.
Sarah Hiner joins Jim Blasingame to compare notes on why United obviously has a bad culture that manifests in bad decision-making when judgement is necessary.
Sarah Hiner joins Jim Blasingame to offer suggestions on how to help the heirs of a family vacation home take necessary steps to keep the property in the family.
Brian Fielkow joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that the culture of any organization is leadership driven but employee owned.
Brian Fielkow joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the problems that manifest when the CEO of any organization is over-confident, including personal experiences.
John Berlau joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the progress the Trump administration is making in unwinding as many Obama-era job-killing regulations as possible.
John Berlau joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that the fiduciary rule improperly imposed by the Dept of Labor that is hurting investors and advisors, is being killed by the Trump administration.
John Berlau joins Jim Blasingame to report on the possibility of killing the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau and/or firing it’s over-reaching leader, Richard Cordray.
Thursday - April 13, 2017
Jeff Zbar joins Jim Blasingame to discuss a project he’s working on where he asks business executives what factors motivate them to succeed at the top of their field.
Jeff Zbar joins Jim Blasingame to discuss some of the areas where we can customize various forms of technology to make our lives better.
Burton Folsom joins Jim Blasingame to take a look at the Trump administration’s first 100 days in office and compare it to the challenges other presidents have had.
Burton Folsom joins Jim Blasingame to compare the belligerent relationship between the press and the Trump administration to any other administration in history.
Burton Folsom joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that the greatest challenge President Trump has may be within his own party and their tendency to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory.
Joel Barker joins Jim Blasingame to report on innovations in 3D printing for bio-med applications, like transplanted ears made of real flesh and bones.
Joel Barker joins Jim Blasingame to reveal new innovations in the use of graphene as a way to filter salt water into potable water.
Joel Barker joins Jim Blasingame to reveal a dangerous parasite that could attack your brain, plus a new kind of drug that could make you smarter.
Monday - April 17, 2017
Bill Treasurer joins Jim Blasingame to discuss what you may be experiencing just before you discover that you have a professional problem.
Bill Treasurer joins Jim Blasingame to reveal three of the four stages you go through when you experience a career setback, such as being fired, and how to deal with them.
Bill Dunkelberg joins Jim Blasingame to report on his NFIB Index of small business optimism, which shows they’re still excited about the potential for how the economy can turn out.
Bill Dunkelberg joins Jim Blasingame to report on his NFIB Index of small business optimism, that shows hiring is up, but finding qualified applicants is still a problem, plus the irrational relationship between our net worth and GDP.
Bill Dunkelberg joins Jim Blasingame to report on his NFIB Index of small business optimism, which shows that while they’re investing in capital purchases, they’re apparently funding them with retained earnings, a sign of financial health.
Dave Ulrich joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the challenges every business owner faces trying to staff their organization, between bad practices and a shortage of qualified applicants, and offer some solutions.
Dave Ulrich joins Jim Blasingame to recommend the best way to solve the low numbers of qualified employee applicants is to cast a wider net in an expanded universe of applicants.
Douglas Obey joins Jim Blasingame to discuss and debate when is the best time to begin drawing a retirement check from Social Security.
Douglas Obey joins Jim Blasingame to recommend business owners offer education and counselling for employees to help them become more financially prepared for retirement.
Douglas Obey joins Jim Blasingame to report on some of the predictions about Social Security running out of money, and what would made them come true, and how we could avoid those scenarios.
Tuesday - April 18, 2017
Levar Haffoney joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the reasons structured retirement plans are so difficult for small business owners to fund, even though they have many tax-deferred options.
Levar Haffoney joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the primary examples of tax-deferred retirement plans available to small businesses and their employees.
Kathy Perry joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how social media giant, Facebook, is feeling like it has to respond to pressure from Snapchat.
Kathy Perry joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that just when you thought you weren’t going to get more excitement from Snapchat, they go and create a search feature for “stories” across their network.
Kathy Perry joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that just when you thought Facebook had copied every other online model, they decide to create a fundraising platform not unlike a crowdfunding model.
Nelson Davis joins Jim Blasingame to reveal what’s going on in the heads of entrepreneurs, even when that person isn’t aware that they are doing something special.
Nelson Davis joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the different levels of entrepreneurship and the challenges associated with them, like regulations and stacks of paper work.
Wayne Crews joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the direct and indirect ways that government regulations make on all job creators, especially the small ones.
Wayne Crews joins Jim Blasingame to recognize some of the regulatory-ending progress the Trump administration has made and whether it will put more political capital behind this worthwhile effort.
Wayne Crews joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that there are challenges to regulatory reform in Congress, especially in the Senate.
Wednesday - April 19, 2017
Cheryl Einhorn joins Jim Blasingame to discuss her to reveal her new AREA method of solving problems that go beyond traditional problem-solving systems, including having an absolute understanding of where you should focus.
Cheryl Einhorn joins Jim Blasingame to discuss to reveal more of her AREA method of problem-solving, including exploring and exploiting to use critical thinking to broaden your perspective and consider options.
Rick Lepsinger joins Jim Blasingame to discuss to reveal results of his research on over 200 leaders that shows that when influencing others, men and women don’t always do things differently.
Rick Lepsinger joins Jim Blasingame to discuss to reveal further research results that show how men and women wield influence and power depending on whether they’re influencing up, down or across the org chart.
Rick Lepsinger joins Jim Blasingame to discuss why understanding how to use influence with customers and co-workers is a critical skill for every profession.
Debra Fine joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the importance of small businesses and why too often they don’t appreciate the power of their face-to-face advantage over big box competitors.
Debra Fine joins Jim Blasingame to discuss why failing to take advantage of the power of face-to-face as a way to learn and deliver context is one of the great 21st century mistakes.
John Dini joins Jim Blasingame to remind that we’re all going to leave our businesses one day, one way or another, and why the best practice is to have a plan that gets you out the door head first.
John Dini joins Jim Blasingame to ask business founders to think about what they will do after they sell or give their company to the next generation of owners.
John Dini joins Jim Blasingame to reveal two questions every business found has to ask themselves as they’re planning to divest of the business to the next generation of owners, including are they ready, and will the business stand alone financially.
Thursday - April 20, 2017
Tim Beyers joins Jim Blasingame to report on the demographic facts that the Millennial generation has lagged previous ones in terms of homeownership, but that that trend may be changing.
Tim Beyers joins Jim Blasingame to reveal several tips and best practices that will help first-time homebuyers have more success in this very important first step, including how to get your credit score right.
Jonathan Williams joins Jim Blasingame to report on the Rich States, Poor States research that differentiates what economically successful states are doing that the others aren’t.
Jonathan Williams joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the policy and structural conditions in states that are finding economic success in the 21st century, and those that are lagging behind, including the impact of unions.
Jonathan Williams joins Jim Blasingame to report on those states that are pursuing fiscal and policy practices that make them incubators for the federal government to us as reform examples.
Jim Blasingame tells a story about what Earth could look like if Main Street gives into the big boxes, instead of becoming the economic leaders that they can be.
Scott Aurnou joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the possibility that a lack of qualified cyber-security professionals could place the U.S. behind the bad guys.
Scott Aurnou joins Jim Blasingame to report on a bill that will establish cyber-security guidelines that will help small businesses become more secure and more competitive.
Scott Aurnou joins Jim Blasingame to report on IBM’s use of their Watson super-computer as a resource to help with quicker responses to cyber-security threats.
Friday - April 21, 2017
Bob Negen joins Jim Blasingame to reveal why every business should conduct a customer experience audit by your team, and compare that to what customers are telling you about their experience and expectations.
Bob Negen joins Jim Blasingame to reveal why Main Street businesses find themselves in a unique time of opportunity as Big Box retailers are retreating from their markets and leaving customers behind.
Monday - April 24, 2017
Greg Powell joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the steps small business owners should take to organize a more comprehensive financial strategy that is outside the business.
Greg Powell joins Jim Blasingame to talk about the multiple rooms you should be funding in your financial house, beyond the requirements of your business.
Debbie Meyer joins Jim Blasingame to encourage you to not look to fictional characters, or celebrities to find your heroes and certainly not who emulate.
Debbie Meyer joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the progress of health care reform coming out of Congress this year, and to report that there isn’t any progress and won’t be any health care reform this year.
Debbie Meyer joins Jim Blasingame to talk about her mentors, how they came to be so important to them and some ideas on how to pick yours.
Shawn Edward Lawrence joins Jim Blasingame to discuss how United Airlines probably thought they were within their legal rights, but were wrong, and why its important to wait to make a statement when your business has a scandal.
Shawn Edward Lawrence joins Jim Blasingame to discuss how United Airlines is able to kick passengers off their airplanes, by omitting responsibility.
Pete Sepp joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that April 23, 2017 is national Tax Freedom Day which means that everything you’ve earned up to that date has gone to pay nothing but your tax bills.
Pete Sepp joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that Congress could still accomplish tax reform this year, and to offer his organization’s report on how to structure it.
Pete Sepp joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the possibility that health care reform can and needs to be accomplished this year, especially in order to contribute to tax reform.
Tuesday - April 25, 2017
Steven Blue joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that the primary reason American manufacturing has declined is because they abandoned their commitment to their workforce.
Steven Blue joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how he grew his business during the economic downturn by creating a more innovative environment and culture.
Catherine Kaputa joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the productivity potential that can be gained when you schedule and take some time off for yourself and family.
Catherine Kaputa joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how she became more productive by learning how to be more discerning with her time when asked to contribute to outside activities, and saying “No, not right now.”
Catherine Kaputa joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that one way to increase personal productivity is to know yourself and what makes organizational sense for you.
Lisa Magnuson joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the power of taking the time and effort to build lasting relationships with the executives of your business customers.
Lisa Magnuson joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the ways to get introduced, set an appointment and maintain a high-level relationship with executives.
Robert Levin joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how to create customer communities that will buy from you because you provided helpful content about what you sell, not about selling it.
Robert Levin joins Jim Blasingame to reveal several different kinds of content themes that you create in print or video that educate customers as well as answers their objections and questions.
Robert Levin joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how one company uses content creation and curation to provide educational videos that make customer buy from them and achieve their margins.
Wednesday - April 26, 2017
Mary Cantando joins Jim Blasingame to report on her trip to Africa and business by watching how the migration camp operated around wild life movements.
Mary Cantando joins Jim Blasingame to report on how watching an African farm operation reinforced her understanding that treating people right is one of the best business practices.
John Bradberry joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that one of the best business launch practices is to have as much customer input and involvement in your new venture as possible.
John Bradberry joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the risk management practices to take to increase your business staying power, including minimizing risk and doing your research.
John Bradberry joins Jim Blasingame to discuss some of the elements of what motivates entrepreneurs to take risks and try what often are things no one else has done or would do.
Jim Blasingame reveals how the three clocks of small business, operating, sales and cash, move and operate on their own schedule, unrelated to how a regular clock moves.
Jim Blasingame reports on the tax reform being proposed for small business will be the best tax news for this sector in generations.
Karen Kerrigan joins Jim Blasingame to report on some of the damage the Obama administration wrought on Internet regulations and why the new Chairman is already taking steps to fix those mistakes.
Karen Kerrigan joins Jim Blasingame to discuss some of the elements of tax reform being proposed by the Trump administration, including lowering business tax rates, even for pass-through entities like most small businesses.
Karen Kerrigan joins Jim Blasingame to discuss some of the factors that could make healthcare reform difficult since the first failure, but why Congress needs to make it happen.
Thursday - April 27, 2017
Jeff Zbar joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the steps he took to collect payment from one of his customers, including legal efforts.
Jeff Zbar joins Jim Blasingame to talk about some of the ways he’s reduced the level of non-payment by customers, including getting deposits and advances.
Leslie Grossman joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the power of having a referral strategy is one of the most important elements in the effort to accomplish higher quality prospecting in the 21st century.
Leslie Grossman joins Jim Blasingame to reveal why every successful sales organization has to practice the steps that result in referrals, including networking and helping others firsts.
Leslie Grossman joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how being part of referral generating organizations, like your local chamber, Business Network International, Vistage, etc. are essential for higher quality prospecting.
Scott Petinga joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that two of the GRIT elements, guts and resilience, are necessary if you want to create something from nothing, like a business startup.
Scott Petinga joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how the third and fourth elements of GRIT, initiative and tenacity, must be in evidence in your make-up if you want to create something others said couldn’t be done.
David Dawsey joins Jim Blasingame to celebrate World IP Day, by revealing that the U.S. is not keeping pace with the rest of the world when it comes to intellectual property growth, especially patents.
David Dawsey joins Jim Blasingame to report on some of the impediment the government is throwing up to weaken the value of owning a patent, causing the U.S. to fall behind in patent generation.
David Dawsey joins Jim Blasingame to reveal examples of how your business creates intellectual property all the time, and why you must recognize that, protect your IP and defend it against breaches.
Friday - April 28, 2017
Lennox Cornwall joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that the most important factor in deciding what your business should be is the one that focuses on what you want to accomplish.
Lennox Cornwall joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that being responsible for everything in your life, keeping your word and believing in yourself are keys to business success.
