Monday - September 04, 2017
Kenneth Davis joins Jim Blasingame to explain how Labor Day began as a movement and became a national holiday.
Ken Davis joins Jim Blasingame to discuss some of the similarities between the need for large employer reforms over the past 130 years and those of the current era.
Burton Folsom joins Jim Blasingame to report on the time when the government wasn’t the major source of emergency relief.
Burt Folsom joins Jim Blasingame to report on what actually caused Labor Day to become a national holiday, which was not due to the good nature of President Coolidge.
Burt Folsom joins Jim Blasingame to discuss some of the possible aspects of how history will deal with President Trump, both as a politician and as a leader.
Jim Blasingame reports on the history of Labor Day, including who thought of it first, and how it grew.
Jim Blasingame proposes a scenario where Main Street employers and all employees would align their interests against the forces of Wall Street and Washington.
Diana Furchtgott-Roth joins Jim Blasingame to report on Trump’s plan for letting Congress resolve the matter of illegal immigrants who were brought here as children, now called “Dreamers.”
Diana Furchtgott-Roth joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how increasing minimum wage to levels as high as $15 will only hurt those it purports to help.
Diana Furchtgott-Roth joins Jim Blasingame to report on how the Trump administration has killed the Obama EEOC regulation that would have required onerous reporting of employment records to the government.
Tuesday - September 05, 2017
Stacey Randall joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that not only does cold calling not work anymore, but the old way of asking for referrals isn’t good enough either.
Stacey Randall joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how to be more effective in acquiring referrals by introducing the steps that help referrers remember you.
David Gage joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the place mediation holds in the process of resolving business partnership issues so the partners have the possibility of continuing together.
David Gage joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the way a mediation effort becomes like a referee in a partnership problem, by acting as an agnostic referee.
David Gage joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how to establish your partnership so that you have less of a chance of having an impasse in the future.
Hector Barreto joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the proper order businesses have to follow when applying for financial assistance from the government.
Hector Barreto joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the things you have to do to get organized in preparation for asking for disaster assistance from the federal government.
Tiana Laurence joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how the crypto-currency, Bitcoin, works, and why you need to know that even if you’re not using Bitcoins.
Tiana Laurence joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that blockchain technology, distributed across ledger networks, will be used in many more ways in the future than for crypto-currency as a form of digital trust.
Tiana Laurence joins Jim Blasingame to reveal why blockchain technology will become the next major innovation after the introduction of the Internet.
Wednesday - September 06, 2017
Jack Tawil joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how the healthcare industry’s challenges are being solved, little by little, by new innovations in services delivery.
Jack Tawil joins Jim Blasingame to report on how his company’s technology and services are revolutionizing the way medical care is being delivered.
Pete Sepp joins Jim Blasingame to lament the fact that the GOP – aka, the “Stupid Party” – doesn’t know how to govern, and how that dysfunction is hurting small businesses.
Pete Sepp joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the so-called progress being made on tax reform and speculate on what the final product will look like, if they pass a bill the president can sign.
Pete Sepp joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the alleged plans by the GOP to “fast track” a tax reform bill to be passed this year, and whether the changes will be retroactive.
Ted Devine joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the multi-faceted process of making sure your business has the proper coverage in the case of a damaging disaster that interrupts your operation.
Ted Devine joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how his company advises business owners about a customized business insurance package that includes standard and catastrophic risks.
Eva Rosenberg joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the strange schedule the IRS uses for submitting estimated tax payments.
Eva Rosenberg joins Jim Blasingame to report on the several tax filing deadlines coming up if you filed an extension, for all of the different entities, including the pass-throughs.
Eva Rosenberg joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the retirement plans that you can create at the last minute to lower your tax bill before filing.
Thursday - September 07, 2017
Jeff Zbar joins Jeff Jim Blasingame to share what he’s doing to help his customers in anticipation of a business-disrupting event, like an incoming hurricane.
Jeff Zbar joins Jim Blasingame to report on what he and his family are doing to ride out Hurricane Irma, and why they made that decision.
Walter Kiechel joins Jim Blasingame to recommend that the first thing to do after you’ve been hit by a business-disrupting emergency is to sit still for a little bit and assess the impact and damage, before taking action.
Walter Kiechel joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the 3 Cs of your strategy to focus on after you’ve been hit by a business-disrupting disaster, including cost, customers and competition.
Walter Kiechel joins Jim Blasingame to remind you that there is plenty of assistance from many sources that can help you recover from a business-interrupting disaster – use them.
Tom Asacker joins Jim Blasingame to propose that your destiny is a result of how you identify yourself, and if you don’t like the way you’re heading, change your story.
Tom Asacker joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that your identity is tied up in the story you’re telling yourself and the world, and why you should be careful if it’s becoming too comfortable.
Adrian Ott joins Jim Blasingame to point out that too many small businesses fall into the classic market research pitfall of doing NOTHING on the way to becoming irrelevant.
Adrian Ott joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the ways to make sure you get the most for your market research investment, including making sure you provide accurate specifications to the researchers.
Adrian Ott joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that your market research plan could begin as simply as using college marketing interns to help you as part of their major requirements.
Monday - September 11, 2017
Dr. Jody Foster joins Jim Blasingame to reveal what a “schmuck” is, why they create so many workplace challenges, and how to deal with them.
Dr. Jody Foster joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the different kind so workplace Schmucks, how to identify them and then deal with them. Plus how to tell if you’re the schmuck.
Rich Galen joins Jim Blasingame to remember and commemorate the attacks on America on that fateful Tuesday morning, sixteen years ago.
Rich Galen joins Jim Blasingame to report on the current state of affairs around America’s national security and to say that he does not think we’re safer today than we were sixteen years ago.
Rich Galen joins Jim Blasingame to lament that he fears Congress will not pass a tax reform bill this year, and therefore, have spent the entire year accomplishing nothing, except to prove that they’re not worth what we’re paying them.
Bob Bly joins Jim Blasingame to reveal why after all these years, email is now poised to resurge as the next great marketing tool.
Bob Bly joins Jim Blasingame to reveal several ways to use email in your marketing strategy, especially how to rethink monetizing your offerings.
Rick Newman joins Jim Blasingame to reveal several ways to target your online contributions to various causes, like helping hurricane victims.
Rick Newman joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that President Trump deserves high marks for how the economy is doing during his first year in office, and why Congress needs to start doing its job.
Tuesday - September 12, 2017
Jim Blasingame discusses our ethical universe on Main Street and whether our analog ethics are enough to hold digital fear and greed in equilibrium.
Jim Blasingame reveals how the huge security breach at Equifax brings home the bad bargain we make when we trade our privacy and security for online convenience.
Ruth King joins Jim Blasingame to deliver her report even though Hurricane Irma took out the power to her home overnight.
Ruth King joins Jim Blasingame to reveal why funding a savings account for your business every month is a way to prepare for a business interruption event, like a hurricane.
Ruth King joins Jim Blasingame to reveal several things you can do to prepare your business to be interrupted by any source.
Norty Cohen joins Jim Blasingame to report on the research he conducted to determine the many reasons why customers adopt brands and are true to them.
Norty Cohen joins Jim Blasingame to report on the increasing reliance customers have on what their peers say about brands – earned media – over the brand’s marketing message.
Leigh Branham joins Jim Blasingame to report on the management factors a car wash company used to improve hiring standards that significantly reduced turnover and helped them grow their bottom line.
Leigh Branham joins Jim Blasingame to report on how a home maid service, in an industry with 300% turnover, found a way to eliminate his turnover completely.
Leigh Branham joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the sophisticated steps this small business took to reduce its turnover to less than 1%.
Wednesday - September 13, 2017
Diana Nicklaus joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the need for creative team members in your organization, but that has to be balanced by the analytical, left side as well.
Diana Nicklaus joins Jim Blasingame to reveal why having a team that is creative and adaptable is critical to success in a quickly evolving world.
John Fox joins Jim Blasingame to lament that the government can’t come together in a bi-partisan way to accomplish tax reform the way it did in 1986, during the Reagan administration.
John Fox joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that much of the tax reform that needs to happen is tied up in sacred cows that no one has the guts or leadership to address.
John Fox joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how the compromises in tax reform could happen if the two parties were more interested in doing their job than in winning the majority and keeping their jobs.
Alex Pollock joins Jim Blasingame to report that there is plenty of blame to go around for the 2008 financial crisis, the origins of the underlying source came from the Clinton administration a decade before.
Alex Pollock joins Jim Blasingame to reveal examples of how the financial sector has likely recreated similar dangerous scenarios to what caused the 2008 financial crisis.
Scott Aurnou joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that the breach of consumer records at Equifax is actually the worst such breach in history due to the level of private information stole from almost 150 million people.
Scott Aurnou joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the factors of negligence that were likely part of the security breach of Equifax’s personal records of almost 150 million consumers.
Scott Aurnou joins Jim Blasingame to reveal several steps that victims of the Equifax breach can take to minimize their exposure.
Thursday - September 14, 2017
Barry Clapp joins Jim Blasingame to reveal what his company does to compete against big tech companies, including being the very best at the technical end of innovation and customer service.
Barry Clapp joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that the biggest mistake his company made was not being focused, and the smartest thing they did was use outsource resources to fill in the gaps in capability.
Bill Dunkelberg joins Jim Blasingame to report on the NFIB Index that shows small businesses optimism continues to be strong and rising.
Bill Dunkelberg joins Jim Blasingame to report on the NFIB Index that shows small businesses are hiring, increasing sales and spending more on capital purchases.
Bill Dunkelberg joins Jim Blasingame to report on the NFIB Index and the connection between employee productivity and the economy and how those two impact employee income growth.
Jaime Hansen joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the controversial issue of opportunity discrepancies between the genders and how much of it is caused by society and how much by nature.
Jaime Hansen joins Jim Blasingame to propose that the imposition of societal pressures play a big role in how women are treated in the marketplace.
Ted Fishman joins Jim Blasingame to report on why the Chinese Communist party’s political convention in October is affecting many aspects of economic and geopolitical progress.
Ted Fishman joins Jim Blasingame to report on the economic, currency and banking challenges that China is facing today, and how that informs them regarding all their geopolitical decision.
Ted Fishman joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the multi-faceted internal and external issues that inform China as it seeks to manage its own business and subdue the enigmatic leader of North Korea.
Monday - September 18, 2017
Chip Bell joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how to make sure you get your share of the business abandoned by the big retailers before Amazon moves in, including delivering experiences that make customers tell others.
Chip Bell joins Jim Blasingame to report on the many disruptions that are happening in the marketplace and how to make sure you’re on the right side of these changes.
Michael Saltsman joins Jim Blasingame to report on some of the local governments raising minimum wage above the federal level, and how that’s hurt small businesses and any low-skilled employees.
Michael Saltsman joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that the way some states treat tips for income purposes are hurting employees when there is a local minimum wage increase.
Michael Saltsman joins Jim Blasingame to report that after years of failed employment policies, France is trying to end them, while some U.S. politicians are trying to start them here.
Jack Mencini and Adam Sonnhalter join Jim Blasingame to recommend paying some family employees to stay away, and they discuss associated the issues that have to be dealt with, like employee moral.
Jack Mencini and Adam Sonnhalter join Jim Blasingame to recommend several steps to take when transitioning ownership of your business to family members, including expecting to provide financing.
Joel Barker joins Jim Blasingame to reveal a new technology that helps heat leave your house passively in order to lower cooling costs, plus a new architecture model for high-rise multi-family that maximizes green space.
Joel Barker joins Jim Blasingame to report on an increase in urban monorails in China, electric aircraft used in local travel, and short trip shipping on electric trucks.
Joel Barker joins Jim Blasingame to reveal new progress in quantum computing which is going to increase processing power by literally quantum leaps, and will change our world.
Tuesday - September 19, 2017
Jim Ballard joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the key elements that are required to benefit from the power of listening, including evaluating the context of what’s being said to you.
Jim Ballard joins Jim Blasingame to remind about the deficiencies of virtual communication achieving the power of listening, plus the guys conduct an active listening role play.
Sarah Hiner joins Jim Blasingame to offer suggestions on how to present yourself so you can get your decision-maker to take your call.
Sarah Hiner joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how to set yourself up for success when presenting an idea to your boss or a customer, including putting it in context as soon as possible, before you get to the details.
Sarah Hiner joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the reasons why a health savings account may still be a good idea, even in the Obamacare era.
Ernie Burns joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the things regular people need to think about regarding estate planning, including a will and the different kinds of trusts.
Ernie Burns joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the elements required to have a famil trusts, the different kinds of trusts, and what it takes to maintain and execute them.
Ken Tencer joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the unique condition of the workplace today with the disconnect between job seekers and job creators.
Ken Tencer joins Jim Blasingame to discuss whether the education system is preparing students for the jobs that are available and what changes are needed.
Ken Tencer joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the benefits of organizational diversity and the challenges in achieving it.
Wednesday - September 20, 2017
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.
Steve DelBianco joins Jim Blasingame to report on the national debate about Internet sales tax that when small businesses are required to collect sales tax for the thousands of sales tax precincts it will hurt them and help large e-tailers like Amazon.
Steve DelBianco joins Jim Blasingame to report on efforts to shut down sites that promote sex trafficking, especially of underage girls.
Andrew Gause joins Jim Blasingame to report on the Fed meeting to consider raising rates, and to predict that, as much as the Fed wants to, it won’t raise Interest rates in this meeting.
Andy Gause joins Jim Blasingame to report on the currently unprecedented $4.2 Trillion balance sheet and what its plans to draw this balance down could mean for the U.S. and global economy.
Andy Gause joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the uses of crypto-currencies, like Bitcoin, and to predict that they’ll always be marginalized, but that the underlying blockchain/distributed ledger technology is here to stay.
Thursday - September 21, 2017
Jeff Zbar joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the things you have to do to get business going again after a region disruption of business due to a natural disaster.
Jeff Zbar joins Jim Blasingame to report on the cyber-breach of the credit information credit firm, Equifax, which in some ways will turn out to be the worst in history because of the information they stole about 150 million consumers.
Kathy Perry joins Jim Blasingame to report on how handy using hashtags on Linkedin can be in getting you more views..
Kathy Perry joins Jim Blasingame to report on how Facebook is combining two of their services to make it easier for you to advertise on their platform, also Facebook's plan to eliminate fake news, while they’re still suppressing conservative posts.
Kathy Perry joins Jim Blasingame to report on how Instagram is allowing businesses to extend their videos to 60 minutes in order to increase engagement.
Jay Myers joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how he’s reinvented his business several times over the past 15 years based on what the market and customers demanded.
Jay Myers joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how he’s reinvented his company to meet the changing technology and how it’s helped him grow and add many new jobs.
Kirk Cheyfitz joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the differences in the advertising world when he started his business 15 years ago with how it is today and how that’s challenging business decision makers.
Kirk Cheyfitz joins Jim Blasingame to reveal his thoughts on how to continue to be relevant to society and contribute to the next stage of his life after selling his business.
Kirk Cheyfitz joins Jim Blasingame to recommend to small business owners that they focus on the expectations of the customer to determine the direction of their company.
Monday - September 25, 2017
Bob Negen joins Jim Blasingame to report on the unprecedented retreat of legacy retailers from Main Street and why this should also be an unprecedented opportunity for small retailers.
Bob Negen joins Jim Blasingame to discuss what small retailers have to do to claim their part of the retail vacuum created when the big retailers left town.
Barbara Weltman joins Jim Blasingame to report on the many reasons natural disasters like hurricanes are so devastating for small businesses and how to prepare for such an occurrence.
Barbara Weltman joins Jim Blasingame to report on the likely elements of the tax changes being proposed and whether they could actually wind up hurting small business owners.
Barbara Weltman joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the several key tax filing deadlines coming upon, including the end of filing extensions and the opportunity to add new retirement plans.
Louis Efron joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the value to determining what your true purpose in life is, by asking yourself very specific questions and answering honestly.
Louis Efron joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how to ask yourself the kinds of questions that will help you find your true purpose in life, including what you should really be doing every day.
Wayne Crews joins Jim Blasingame to give President Trump credit for a growing economy that’s partially based on his war on new regulations, which he’s actually been able to accomplish.
Wayne Crews joins Jim Blasingame to report on new regulations reform in Congress that would require budget evaluation of any new regulation before it’s put in service by an agency.
Wayne Crews joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that President Trump cannot end Obamacare at the executive level, but he can do things like fix the FCC challenges to the Internet that Obama created.
Tuesday - September 26, 2017
Clara Capano joins Jim Blasingame to discuss how we manage the very fine seam that our businesses weave between us and our personal lives and how we manage this blurred line.
Clara Capano joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the steps to take to disconnect from our always-on business world, even if it’s just for the benefit of those around us.
Nicole Gelinas joins Jim Blasingame to compare the upcoming recovery efforts in Puerto Rico to those in Houston, Florida and the New Orleans situation during Katrina.
Nicole Gelinas joins Jim Blasingame to discuss what U.S. government support for Puerto Rico’s recovery from hurricane Maria will look like.
Jim Blasingame reveals that the Equifax cyber-breach was worse than other corporate breaches because this credit rating company has virtually all the private information of the 143 million people who were exposed.
Jim Blasingame reveals some of the things you can do to minimize the dangers of cyber-breaches, like the one at Equifax.
Jim Canterucci joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the power of group dynamic and how to avoid the greatest danger to this force, which is conformity.
Jim Canterucci joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that by asking the right questions, leaders can promote and develop the power of the group dynamic in their organizations.
Jim Canterucci joins Jim Blasingame to reveal three tips on how to install and keep the group dynamic healthy, all involving healthy dialogue within the group and self-analysis by the leadership.
Wednesday - September 27, 2017
Joel Libava joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the qualifying steps that you’ll go through if you contact a franchisor to inquire about becoming a franchisee.
Joel Libava joins Jim Blasingame to reveal why you should educate yourself about how the franchise industry works before you start calling franchisers about buying a franchise.
Pam Harper joins Jim Blasingame to report on some of the steps you can take to support fellow business owners in areas hit by natural disasters, like hurricanes.
Pam Harper joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that while you’re helping other small businesses hit by hurricanes, etc., do yourself a favor and charge enough so you can make a profit you can leave in the business for a rainy day.
Pam Harper joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that many of her small business CEO clients are most concerned about trying to be the disrupter, not being disrupted themselves.
Jim Blasingame reveals the two long-term business real estate options, including owning your own building, or entering into one of the three types of long-term leases.
Jim Blasingame reveals why he will boycott the NFL due to the players’ decision to disrespect the flag and national anthem which are symbols of the country that gives them freedom to earn too much money to play a game.
Judith Glaser joins Jim Blasingame to report on her trip to Belfast Ireland, where the Titanic was built, and reveal new evidence about the real reason it sank.
Judith Glaser joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the “3rd Eye” of conversational intelligence and how it can help you promote effective leadership within your business.
Judith Glaser joins Jim Blasingame to report that Ireland is paying 100,000 HR professionals to help its citizens and businesses improve their conversations and relationships.
Thursday - September 28, 2017
Chester Elton joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how powerful an organization can be if it’s structured as a safe place for employees to ask hard questions, even if it respectfully challenges authority.
Chester Elton joins Jim Blasingame to recommend making your teams diverse when seeking to innovate so all ideas are considered.
Grace-Marie Turner joins Jim Blasingame t to report on some of the reasons health care reform didn’t happen and if it could be resurrected this year.
Grace-Marie Turner joins Jim Blasingame to report that health care reform is dead in Congress this year, but may be possible in 2018.
Grace-Marie Turner joins Jim Blasingame to report on some of the executive decisions President Trump can make this year to accomplish some health care reform.
Pete Sepp joins Jim Blasingame to report on the brand new tax reform proposal with the news about the new way pass-through income will be treated, and whether that will help or hurt small businesses.
Pete Sepp joins Jim Blasingame to take Jim’s questions and concerns about whether the new pass-through tax rate will end up hurting small businesses.
Peter Meyer joins Jim Blasingame to discuss our responsibility, if not opportunity to discuss the future, however uncertain it may be, with our customers.
Peter Meyer joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that you can use what’s best for customers as the best way to get them to join you in the future direction of your company, but make sure there’s something in it for them.
Peter Meyer joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that while we’re trying to lead customers in the direction of the future, to not forget that they will have a say in that direction.
