Monday - July 03, 2017
Leslie Shore joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the apparent universal phenomenon of men interrupting women, and Jim gets through the interview with his life and without adding too much additional evidence.
Leslie Shore joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the challenges women have talking with men in the workplace without being interrupted, and advice for both.
Pete Killian joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the realignment of the marketplace with the new aggressiveness of Amazon and the retreat by the legacy retailers.
Pete Killian joins Jim Blasingame to explain why investors have allowed Amazon to divert earnings into expansion instead of profits, and how that permission is changing the retail sector.
Pete Killian joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the ways small businesses can survive and sustain success in an Amazon-dominated retail sector.
Vicky Oliver joins Jim Blasingame to reveal communicating tips to help leaders do a more effective job of being the boss.
Vicky Oliver joins Jim Blasingame to discuss some of the ways to get employees to be more productive and engaged, including encouraging them to take ownership of their assignments.
Tom Sullivan joins Jim Blasingame to report on his new assignment and some of the national programs they’re delivering for small business.
Tom Sullivan joins Jim Blasingame to report on their most recent research which shows small businesses are optimistic about their own businesses, but less so as they contemplate the economy locally and nationally.
Tom Sullivan joins Jim Blasingame to report on the U.S. Chamber’s work on encouraging health care and tax reform and whether either will become reality this year.
Tuesday - July 04, 2017
Leo Haviland joins Jim Blasingame to discuss some of the factors that are involved as capitalism and liberty have combined in the U.S. for 241 years.
Leo Haviland joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the riches that make up America, naturally and societally, and how a renewed devotion to citizenship could go a long way to recovering it’s glory.
Bob Dilenschneider joins Jim Blasingame to report on the successes of the Trump administration, as well as some of the dumb stuff.
Bob Dilenschneider joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the concept of genius clusters, like the one comprising of America’s Founders, and more recent ones, and that they might not always be beneficial.
Bob Dilenschneider joins Jim Blasingame to celebrate the patriotism of the Millennial generation that has volunteered to stand in harm’s way on our behalf.
Jim Blasingame shares his thoughts on how America came to stand for liberty born of freedom, with roots in the 12th century AD England, and morphed into a government without kings.
Jim Blasingame reports on the days and weeks before and after July 4, 1776, and he events that transpired to create the greatest nation in history.
Rich Galen joins Jim Blasingame to lament the lack of tolerance and intellectual honesty that’s dividing the U.S. today.
Rich Galen joins Jim Blasingame to discuss how political ideas that are bankrupt – they’ve been tried and failed – are still being defended by hysterical believers and the damage they’re doing.
Rich Galen joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the idea that if we all became more devoted to citizenship and less to partisanship, we could solve a lot of our current problems.
Wednesday - July 05, 2017
Greg Kozera joins Jim Blasingame to report on the shift that took the U.S. form being energy dependent to being independent, and in fact putting pressure on OPEC, all due to our resources and new technology.
Greg Kozera joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the economic advantages of being energy independent, including repatriating manufacturing jobs, plus putting pressure on global competitors.
Pam Danziger joins Jim Blasingame to report on the unprecedented retreat by legacy retailers from Main Street and the implications that holds for small retailers.
Pam Danziger joins Jim Blasingame to report on how Amazon’s acquisition of Whole Foods, plus Wal-Mart’s acquisitions are setting these organizations to attempt to further dominate the e-commerce space.
Pam Danziger joins Jim Blasingame to encourage small businesses to do business with Amazon and other large e-commerce firms, but to never trust them to do anything in your interest.
Christian Marcolli joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how dysfunction and poor performance create a boiling point in your organization that can take you down.
Christian Marcolli joins Jim Blasingame to reveal what it means to be “world class” and why that’s a level of performance that you should strive for.
Ivan Misner joins Jim Blasingame to tell a story about the misconceptions that successful, productive networking is associated with coincidence.
Ivan Misner joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the power and imperative of the relationship which is followed by the referral.
Ivan Misner joins Jim Blasingame to talk about how entrepreneurs find and sustain success against all odds and nay-sayers because of one thing: they believed in themselves.
Thursday - July 06, 2017
Cliff Ennico joins Jim Blasingame to talk about different ways to improve profits and cash flow by cutting expenses.
Cliff Ennico joins Jim Blasingame to discuss what looks like Amazon’s plans to accomplish their plans to deliver to our homes more things than ever.
Wayne Crews joins Jim Blasingame to report on the oppressive level of regulations – almost $2 trillion annually – that the government essentially takes out of the economy. It’s more than income tax revenue.
Wayne Crews joins Jim Blasingame to report on government regulations costing each American family $15,000 annually, and why Congress needs to take back rule-making authority from the agencies.
Wayne Crews joins Jim Blasingame to discuss whether eight years of Trump declaring war on regulatory excesses can turn around the damage done by Obama during his eight years of record regulations.
Judd Hoekstra joins Jim Blasingame to discuss how to identify when you’re at your boiling point so you don’t react to a challenge in the wrong and unproductive way.
Judd Hoekstra joins Jim Blasingame to offer suggestions on how to improve your response to stress by lowing your boiling point.
Stephen King joins Jim Blasingame to reveal why most businesses fail because they don’t understand how to manage cash.
Stephen King joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how to prevent customers from putting you in a bind by using your cash to solve their own failure to manage cash.
Stephen King joins Jim Blasingame to reveal what a customer relationship looks like when it’s time to fire them because they’re hurting your business.
Monday - July 10, 2017
Angie Morgan joins Jim Blasingame to point out the many traits of a leader, including the important one of creating more leaders out of your followers.
Angie Morgan joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the key traits of a successful leader, including credibility, accountability, and confidence.
Steve DelBianco joins Jim Blasingame to report on the lawsuit he won against Massachusetts on collecting remote – read: Internet – sales tax.
Steve DelBianco joins Jim Blasingame to debate both sides of the issue concerning states collecting Internet sales tax from out of state small business sellers.
Steve DelBianco joins Jim Blasingame to discuss whether a global entity, not unlike ICANN, could manage a global blockchain environment that would hold digital fear and greed in equilibrium.
Glenn Horine and Dr. Christoph Winkler join Jim Blasingame to report on a significant endowment for an entrepreneurial program at Iona College, and how such a gift works technically.
Glenn Horine and Dr. Christoph Winkler join Jim Blasingame to reveal how they will develop and execute their entrepreneurial program at Iona College, including how it will work with other departments and local businesses.
Dave Anderson joins Jim Blasingame to reveal tips on how to get employees to go the extra mile, including encouraging them to take ownership of their assignments.
Dave Anderson joins Jim Blasingame to reveal several leadership practices that will help you motivate employees to push their own performance envelope.
Dave Anderson joins Jim Blasingame to ask whether your own selfishness, probably unconsciously, is preventing you from helping your key employees to become better leaders.
Tuesday - July 11, 2017
Dr. John Huber joins Jim Blasingame to report on recent research that shows people can’t focus their brainpower completely on a project if they can see their smartphone.
John Huber joins Jim Blasingame to discuss how addictive smartphones are, and whether the relationship you have with yours is productive or not.
Charles Wheelan joins Jim Blasingame to report on how the ransomware cyber-hackers have changed their method of payment to crypto-currency, and why.
Charles Wheelan joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the significant potential impact of blockchains / distributed ledgers in our future as an important lever on many levels as well as perhaps the greatest disrupter.
Charles Wheelan joins Jim Blasingame to report on how he and his wife took their three children around the world in 9 months, covering six continents, and what they learned.
Steven Gaffney joins Jim Blasingame to encourage you to look at doing business in a truthful and ethical way as a best practice.
Ray Keating joins Jim Blasingame to answer the question "How small business friendly is your state?"
Ray Keating joins Jim Blasingame to discuss why some states, like Illinois, pursue high tax regimes while failing as a state, instead of conducting their business like a successful neighboring state, like Indiana.
Ray Keating joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the challenges of getting reform done in Congress in healthcare and tax, but to predict that it will happen this year.
Wednesday - July 12, 2017
Kathy Perry joins Jim Blasingame to remind you that if you’re online footprint isn’t optimized for local search you’re missing a lot of business. Learn how to do it.
Kathy Perry joins Jim Blasingame to report that Google is going to favor a mobile-ready site in search results next year, and penalize those who aren’t.
Kathy Perry joins Jim Blasingame to report on some of the new ways Facebooks is encroaching on your privacy with targeted ads, and other creepy practices.
Ruth Sherman joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how too much social media posting can afflict you with the disinhibition syndrome, which is where you’re insensitive to the impact or your postings on others.
Ruth Sherman joins Jim Blasingame to offer suggestions on how to monitor, modify and curtail your online social media postings, which might be causing more problems than you know.
Joe Puthur joins Jim Blasingame to report on the trend in homeownership in America today, including reasons why this is the best time in history to buy a home.
Joe Puthur joins Jim Blasingame to report on the fact that the Millennial generation is finally reaching the stage where they’re buying houses instead of renting, and not a moment too soon.
Shawn Murphy joins Jim Blasingame to report on the workaholic nature of Americans and why that has both good and bad connotations.
Shawn Murphy joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that you should make every employee take their vacation to give time for every potential discrepancy in performance can come to light, especially those who handle money and assets.
Shawn Murphy joins Jim Blasingame to offer tips and best practices on how to improve the way you recognize employees for good performance, including peer-to-peer campaigns.
Thursday - July 13, 2017
Jeff Zbar joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the value in projecting sales and then comparing plan vs actual periodically, and at least half-way through the year.
Jeff Zbar joins Jim Blasingame to discuss how to use both high tech and low tech resources when tracking your business progress and customer relationships.
Stephen Moore joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the process that he took to become introduced to Candidate Trump and decide to join the Trump campaign.
Stephen Moore joins Jim Blasingame to discuss if there is any logic or reason for how President Trump Tweets, plus the likelihood of Republicans getting health care reform passed this year.
Stephen Moore joins Jim Blasingame to explain what tax reform could look like this year, to opine on the future of the two major parties, and to predict who the 2020 Democrat nominee will be.
Jim Blasingame reveals how the velocity of change is increasing, especially where customer expectations are concerned, and how to discover what you need to be doing tomorrow and next year.
Jim Blasingame reveals the power of implications and how to identify and track them.
Ruth King joins Jim Blasingame to reveal what a recurring revenue program looks like and why you should have them.
Ruth King joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how to create a recurring revenue program for customers by giving them something they want but can’t get elsewhere.
Ruth King joins Jim Blasingame to celebrate the life of Ruth’s husband of 33 years, Bob, who died in February at the age of 75, and the impact he had on her and those around him.
Friday - July 14, 2017
Glenn Nevola joins Jim Blasingame to report on research that shows the younger generations are not taking full advantage of tax favored retirement contributions.
Glenn Nevola joins Jim Blasingame to recommend specific elements to improve and diversify your retirement plan, including stocks, insurance and real estate.
John Horvat joins Jim Blasingame to report on his efforts to prevent a Satan statue from being installed in a small community park next to a Christian cross.
John Horvat to Jim Blasingame to report on the phenomenon among Millennials of “adulting”, which is to finally behave in a productive and mature way in your life plan.
John Horvat joins Jim Blasingame to report on the phenomenon of face news and the loss of professional journalism, and could they be the most dangerous thing in America.
Judith Glaser joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how to evaluate the extraordinary nature Donald Trump and how that manifests in both wins and losses.
Judith Glaser joins Jim Blasingame to reveal why some people can’t come to terms with the fact that Donald Trump is the president.
Pete Sepp joins Jim Blasingame to report on the elements of the Senate health care bill, including the new Cruz amendment which should really lower premiums.
Pete Sepp joins Jim Blasingame to handicap the likelihood of a health care bill getting on the president’s desk, and how much progress is being made on tax reform.
Pete Sepp joins Jim Blasingame to report on the progress being made in the Senate to accomplish tax reform this year, especially help for small business owners.
Thursday - July 20, 2017
Jim Schreier joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that every organization has a culture that’s a product of the people in it. The question is whether your culture is working for you, and if not, now to made necessary changes.
Jim Schreier joins Jim Blasingame to point out that your organization has a culture and ask if you know whether yours is serving your customers.
Bill Dunkelberg joins Jim Blasingame to report on the NFIB Index that the overall optimism of small business owners is still at record highs, but sliding back just a little.
Bill Dunkelberg joins Jim Blasingame to report that the NFIB Index shows small businesses aren’t hiring right now, aren’t buying capital goods or borrowing money to buy them.
Bill Dunkelberg joins Jim Blasingame to question the values of equities today and whether a correction is imminent, and if so, what damage it could cause.
Jim Blasingame compares running a small business with how a Tour de France team runs that race.
Jim Blasingame discusses some ways to think about how artificial intelligence manifests, how it’s being used and how to use it yourself.
John Swanciger joins Jim Blasingame to report on a recent Manta survey that shows most small businesses aren’t very aware of artificial intelligence, and therefore, aren’t using it very much.
John Swanciger joins Jim Blasingame to report on a recent Manta survey that shows when small business owners are aware of artificial intelligence, they’re using it mostly for personal applications, not so much business.
John Swanciger joins Jim Blasingame to report on the Manta survey of small businesses and artificial intelligence, and discuss what forces will cause them to apply AI more than they currently are.
Friday - July 21, 2017
Mary Cantando joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how managers and organizations get themselves into the danger zone of thinking they can only accept perfection, instead of just making progress today.
Mary Cantando joins Jim Blasingame to discuss some ways to think about making progress every day, instead of being held hostage by dysfunctional perfectionism.
Jon Clifton joins Jim Blasingame to report on the recent Clifton Strengths Finder gathering and how it helps professionals focus on their positives and not their negatives.
Jon Clifton joins Jim Blasingame to report on a new Gallup survey that shows Americans saying they feel they’re less free than when surveyed in 2007.
Jon Clifton joins Jim Blasingame to report on some specific elements of the Gallup poll that indicate American feel less free than 10 years ago, partly because of government behavior, declining media standards and lack of economic advancement.
Janet Christy joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the ways to handle the many disruptions we have in the marketplace today, including some that are opportunities.
Janet Christy joins Jim Blasingame to offer suggestions on how to deal with the speed of change by setting yourself up to lead change and be a disrupter, instead of waiting to be disrupted.
Len Marrella joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that character is, among other things, courage, honesty, respects, and to reveal how to apply those traits in your life.
Len Marrella joins Jim Blasingame to lament the fact that American society has defined itself down by placing a higher value on content without including the clarifying context.
Len Marrella joins Jim Blasingame to reveal what servant leadership looks like and explain the power that comes from being devoted to a higher power than yourself.
Monday - July 24, 2017
Cynthia Kyriazis joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how to solve one of a small business owner’s greatest challenges -- being interrupted – by establishing boundaries and resetting your work location.
Cynthia Kyriazis joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the ways to tell if you’re a procrastinator and some tips on how to change this behavior.
Sarah Hiner joins Jim Blasingame to identify some of the financial stuff you keep on your smart phone and how to secure them from the bad guys.
Sarah Hiner joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the strength of the current stock market record levels and whether it can survive the politics going on in Washington.
Sarah Hiner joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the dangers of lying about financial information, like income and asset values.
Frank Sesno joins Jim Blasingame to talk about our many national institutions – the belief in things we stand for – and how they’re being eroded.
Frank Sesno joins Jim Blasingame to talk about the power of asking the right kinds of question so that the other person wants to answer and gives you information you can use.
to report on what he found in a recent trip to China and Hong Kong, which includes the fact that business opportunities are diminishing for American firms.
Ted Fishman joins Jim Blasingame to report on whether Jack Ma, CEO of Alibaba, can deliver on his promise to create 1 million U.S. jobs.
Ted Fishman joins Jim Blasingame to identify some of the changes that are happening in the Chinese economy that points to improvements in their environmental stewardship.
Tuesday - July 25, 2017
Jeff Zbar joins Jim Blasingame to report on what led up to him suing a customer who wouldn’t pay him, and the legal steps he had to go through to get his money.
Jeff Zbar joins Jim Blasingame to discuss some of the things you can look for when choosing a customer who will be paying you after delivery of service.
Diana Furchtgott-Roth joins Jim Blasingame to report on how the Trump administration is doing on holding down new regulations, plus the prospects of tax reform.
Diana Furchtgott-Roth joins Jim Blasingame to report on the Congressional Budget Office’s estimate of uninsured under the GOP health care reform plans, and why it doesn’t track with reality.
Diana Furchtgott-Roth joins Jim Blasingame to recommend that helping more young Americans to seek technical degrees in school will fill millions of job openings.
Jim Blasingame compares how entrepreneurs who are more neurotic have an edge over those who have character disorders are more likely to survive the grueling process of growing a business.
Jim Blasingame continues to provide evidence of why the big tech companies, like Google, Amazon, Facebook, etc. will never be your friend, and if you benefit from anything they do, your fortune is to them a bi-product.
Steve Martin joins Jim Blasingame to the many reasons why every small business CEO must manage regularly with current P&L and cash flow statements, and the balance sheet.
Steve Marin joins Jim Blasingame to show you how to identify several places on your balance sheet where you can find unproductive cash and unrealized profits.
Steve Martin joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how to create, and update, your intellectual property – on the balance sheet or not – in order to drive more profit to the bottom line.
Wednesday - July 26, 2017
Laura Adams joins Jim Blasingame reveals how long he’s been using life insurance as part of his family’s financial strategy.
Laura Adams joins Jim Blasingame to report on research that shows Gen Y is buying life insurance at a lower rate than earlier generations.
Barbara Weltman joins Jim Blasingame discuss the opportunities small businesses have when growing of whether to use technology/artificial intelligence as an alternative to a new hire.
Barbara Weltman joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the power of making plans and setting goals that will take you – using small steps – to accomplishing your professional, personal and financial goals.
Barbara Weltman joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the progress of tax reform in Washington and whether we’ll get real changes or just lower tax rates.
Dr. Scott Ruskin joins Jim Blasingame to report on the upcoming total solar eclipse that will cross the United States from west to east, an event that hasn’t happened like this in almost 40 years.
Dr. Steve Ruskin joins Jim Blasingame to report on solar eclipses of the past that have crossed the United States, and how people have responded to them.
Andrew Gause joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the current Fed meeting, and to predict that Gary Cohn will replace Chairman Yellen, plus that the Fed will not raise rates this meeting.
Andy Gause joins Jim Blasingame to report on the unprecedented scale of the Fed balance sheet, how it got that way, what could happen if it’s reduced improperly, and whether it needs to be reduced at all.
Andy Gause joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the reasons why gold coins can be a great way to hedge inflation and diversify your financial portfolio, and why this option is especially critical to consider right now.
Thursday - July 27, 2017
Kita Szpak joins Jim Blasingame to talk about how to avoid living the definition of insanity, which is doing the same bad behavior over and over and expecting a better outcome.
Kita Szpak joins Jim Blasingame joins to talk about how we come across to others, like when your energy is too much for the other person, and that person is a prospect.
John Berlau joins Jim Blasingame to report on the damage Sarbanes-Oxley is still doing to the economy after 15 years.
John Berlau joins Jim Blasingame to debate the good and the hype of the Jobs Act, which did make it easier for a few thousand businesses to raise investor capital, while the government was hurting millions of others.
John Berlau joins Jim Blasingame to report on the damage and unaccountability of the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau and its dictator leader, Cordray.
Andrea Nierenberg joins Jim Blasingame to talk about the power of networking today and why it’s not an option, but a professional discipline required for success in business and life.
Andrea Nierenberg joins Jim Blasingame to talk about the power of developing a professional networking plan that is designed to help you help others who can ultimately provide you with referrals.
Joanne Black joins Jim Blasingame to remind you that a quality referral is a way to get face-to-face with prospects, not by cold calling.
Joanne Black joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how to make sure your referral strategy helps you earn the right to get introduced to the decision-maker you need to talk with.
Joanne Black joins Jim Blasingame to explain why your existing customers are where you should be going to mine the most valuable referrals, but you have to earn the right and train them how.
Monday - July 31, 2017
Chris Orestis joins Jim Blasingame to report that the most likely direction for health care reform is a bi-partisan effort to fix some of the problems with Obamacare. Aaarrrggg!!!!
Chris Orestis joins Jim Blasingame to report that seniors who may ultimately depend on Medicaid for long term care are worried about how health care reform is determined.
John Dini joins Jim Blasingame to reveal why small businesses must become data nimble with customers without becoming creepy.
John Dini joins Jim Blasingame to reveal why small businesses don’t have to beat the big guys at data mining, but they do have to participate in the data mining race.
John Dini joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that when you sell your business, prospects are going to expect you to have data mining assets of your customers.
Jeff Gothelf joins Jim Blasingame to reveal why you must continue to talk with customers after they leave your business, so they don’t forget about you.
Jeff Gothelf joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the tips, tools and best practices to begin your data mining strategy.
Chad Moutray joins Jim Blasingame to report that repealing and replacing Obamacare was a very important issue for the manufacturing sector, and why they’re very disappointed in what happened.
Chad Moutray joins Jim Blasingame to report on why accomplishing corporate tax reform is a critical issue for America’s manufacturing sector.
Chad Moutray joins Jim Blasingame to reveal why there ae millions of good jobs going wanting because manufacturers can’t find qualified applicants.
