Monday - December 03, 2018
Bryan Mattimore joins Jim Blasingame to reveal why small businesses can’t avoid conducting market research, and how to do it without spending any money.
Bryan Mattimore joins Jim Blasingame to reveal why your connection to customers is your best source of market research information, but it has to be conducted without your bias.
Rich Galen joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the life of President George H.W. Bush, and what happened when he was in close quarters with the president.
Rich Galen joins Jim Blasingame to contribute to this celebration of the life of former President Bush (41), including his early years and his many years of service to America.
Rich Galen joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that the word – the concept of – shame is one that seems to be in shorter supply in America with the death of every member of President George H.W. Bush’s great generation.
Dr. Meg Myers Morgan joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the reasons why more of us aren’t good negotiators, especially women, and how to solve that.
Meg Myers Morgan joins Jim Blasingame to discuss some of the reasons women do not take more opportunities to negotiate for what they want, and how to fix that.
Sean Worthington joins Jim Blasingame to report on the steep decline of the price of Bitcoin, what’s caused it and what this decline means for Bitcoin and other crypto-currencies.
Sean Worthington joins Jim Blasingame to compare the structure and competitiveness of two crypto-currencies that are as different as they are alike.
Sean Worthington joins Jim Blasingame to offer his thoughts on how crypto-currencies will be used in the future, including as a global competitor to fiat money.
Tuesday - December 04, 2018
Robert Grede joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the first steps to take when you have a very small – one person – small business, including being realistic about what you have to sell and finding a buyer.
Robert Grede joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the steps to take when qualifying a prospective purchaser of your small business, including compatible values.
Chris Prefontaine joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the financial advantages for a small business owner to personally own the real estate the business operates in, and become the landlord.
Chris Prefontaine joins Jim Blasingame to report on some of the reasons the Millennial generation is disrupting the U.S. housing industry in an unprecedented way, including their debt load and late maturity into adulthood.
Chris Prefontaine joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some creative approaches to selling residential real estate to the new generation of home buyers.
Debra Fine joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how – now more than ever – holiday parties can be fraught with peril due to the potential political argument awaiting, and how to avoid them.
Debra Fine joins Jim Blasingame to offer suggestions on how to deal with contentious conversations in holiday parties and family gatherings, including how to disengage.
Joel Barker joins Jim Blasingame to report on recent breakthroughs with turning plastic bottles, etc. into a kind of aerogel that becomes a multi-purpose insulator, thus turning a menacing waste into a useful product.
Joel Barker joins Jim Blasingame to report on the news that China has successfully manipulated human genes in a set of twins, and some of the many benefits and ethical firewalls going forward.
Joel Barker joins Jim Blasingame to report on how probiotics and antibiotics are being combined to improve effectiveness, plus turning graphene into smart robots at the atomic level to be used as scouts and delivery.
Wednesday - December 05, 2018
Marcus Jacober joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how he left Brazil to seek the American Dream and found it by doing what it’s always taken to claim it – hard work.
Marcus Jacober joins Jim Blasingame to discuss more about his immigrant success story, and to share his thoughts on the gig economy.
Kathy Perry joins Jim Blasingame to report on how LinkedIn is helping users share content with others in more ways, including hashtags and attachments.
Kathy Perry joins Jim Blasingame to suggest some different ways to express your social media marketing message.
Kathy Perry joins Jim Blasingame to report on how to use a piece of technology, called a beacon, and connect it to Google software to ping prospects who travel nearby.
Jim Blasingame reveals that as you make the big push to wrap up this year, you should do these five things to help next year have the maximum opportunity to be successful.
Jim Blasingame celebrates the life of our 41st president and that of another member of his generation, both of whom were demonstrating character when they were 18, not whining about needing a safe space.
Dr. Marilyn Singleton joins Jim Blasingame to share her thoughts on the life and leadership of George H.W. Bush, and how his generation was the last of the 20th century era.
Dr. Marilyn Singleton joins Jim Blasingame to reveal why she thinks individuality, beyond gender or race, was lost in the debates about who we should vote for in the 2018 elections.
Dr. Marilyn Singleton joins Jim Blasingame to discuss health care reform as it is being conducted now, to give people choice, rather than the narrow, mandates of Obamacare.
Thursday - December 06, 2018
Jeff Zbar joins Jim Blasingame to discuss some of the ways to let customers know you appreciate them during the holidays, including some that don’t include the customer getting anything.
Jeff Zbar joins Jim Blasingame to offer suggestions on how to recognize our customers during the holidays that are appropriate and effective.
Chris Bishop joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the gig economy, and how to think of yourself as a business, instead of an unemployed person picking up jobs.
Chris Bishop joins Jim Blasingame to discuss how corporate America has contributed to the growth of the gig economy, and how to price our products as they become our customers.
Chris Bishop joins Jim Blasingame to identify several entities and platforms that are designed to connect gig economy contractors with customers who need their services.
Chip Bell joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the key practices to make your customers want more of the service experience you provide.
Chip Bell joins Jim Blasingame to discuss how to love up your customers with a unique experience they can’t get anywhere else.
John Shier joins Jim Blasingame to report on the current state of cyber-warfare and why the U.S. has a lot of ground to make up.
John Shier joins Jim Blasingame to reveal why small businesses are part of the focus of cyber-criminals, whether directly or indirectly through corporate customers.
John Shier joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the tips and resources to use to protect your business in cyber-space, as well as that of your big customers.
Friday - December 07, 2018
Barry Moltz joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the non-negotiable imperative of accountability, which is part of your CEO duties, not your manager's job.
Barry Moltz joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the reasons why the world you operate your business in is changing so fast that merely managing it won’t produce results fast enough, you have to be a change leader.
John Chambers joins Jim Blasingame to reveal what it looked like when he could see the future and plan for it, and what happened when he failed in that endeavor a decade later.
John Chambers joins Jim Blasingame to reveal why he focused his new book around the concept of being connected in all aspects of your business, whether large or small.
John Chambers joins Jim Blasingame to report on the challenges of a five-generation workforce, and share his thoughts on how to help them bridge the differences with tolerance and respect.
Heath Owens joins Jim Blasingame to tell the story about how he decided to become a business owner, the challenges he faced and how he overcame them to find success.
Heath Owens joins Jim Blasingame to share his story about how he overcame the mistakes he made in the early stages of his business, including getting out of his own way, and learning the power of servant leadership.
Sarah Hiner joins Jim Blasingame to report on what is likely going on when you fail to speak your mind, and why that’s not usually the most healthy or productive behavior.
Sarah Hiner joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that even grownups can learn life lessons from Mr. Rogers, including like yourself, talk about your feelings, be respectful, and other important behaviors.
Sarah Hiner joins Jim Blasingame to offer suggestions about how to de-stress the holiday season, including smile more, relax more, and try to promote civility more.
Monday - December 10, 2018
Vicky Oliver joins Jim Blasingame to offer suggestions on how to handle a situation where your boss is being a jerk to you, including making sure the problem isn’t at least partially you.
Vicky Oliver joins Jim Blasingame to discuss some of the ways to approach a bad boss – especially for ladies – when you think you might not be treated the same as your male counterparts.
Jessica Moser joins Jim Blasingame to report that the sentiment among small employers is still high, but no longer rising, as a result of strong economic conditions.
Jessica Moser joins Jim Blasingame to report that among small business employers, finding and hiring employees that are fully qualified, including as functioning citizens with drivers licenses, etc., is still difficult.
Jessica Moser joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the ways small business employers can add benefit offering to the employment package that will add to your competitiveness with the best employees.
Doug Obey joins Jim Blasingame to discuss some of the things that could cause the 2019 economy to decline, including a continued drop in the economies of our trading partners, like the E.U.
Doug Obey joins Jim Blasingame to discuss how insulated the three North American countries can be in the case of a global recession.
Ami Kassar joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how some companies can become desperate when their cash flow drops below their ability to survive day-to-day, especially on payroll day.
Ami Kassar joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the dangers of borrowing business funds from a non-bank resource, including giving them access to withdraw from your bank daily, plus usurious interest rates.
Ami Kassar joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the aggressive practices of some non-bank lenders, and why, if you must borrow from them, you also must read the fine print.
Tuesday - December 11, 2018
Kristin Zhivago joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how marketing as a practice changed when it was digitized, and how to make sure you’re not missing opportunity.
Steven Russo joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how cyber-security became more than just encrypting your data, and how to take that next step.
Steven Russo joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how Micro-Token Exchange is becoming the next force to protect yourself in the cyber-war battlefield, including operating outside your network.
Steven Russo joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how crypto-currencies have vulnerabilities that we can all learn from as we protect our data and networks.
Jim Blasingame reveals four of the many myths that are out there about what is in store for anyone who becomes a small business owner.
Jim Blasingame reveals that if the government wanted to do one thing that would strengthen the middle class it would be to do whatever helps small businesses.
Dror Liwer joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the steps you need to take to make sure that your uses of Office 365 and the corresponding Google products are not compromised by cyber-attacks.
Dror Liwer joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that if you want to be completely protected as you navigate cyber-space, you also have to protect your activity when you travel outside of your network, especially your mobile and Wi-Fi activity.
Dror Liwer joins Jim Blasingame to reveal more steps to take to protect yourself by updating patches when available, and whether to pay when you’ve received a ransom attack.
Wednesday - December 12, 2018
Ed Harrington joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the many touch points involved in getting customers to be attracted to your new idea or product.
Ed Harrington joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the three Ps that you must incorporate in the selling of your new concept or product, including premise, promise and proof.
Sarah Hiner joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how a super-natural occurrence changed the life of this doctor, and whether you think our dimension is the only one.
Sarah Hiner joins Jim Blasingame to reveal shifts in the home ownership paradigm, rent or own, in the U.S. due largely to behavioral changes in the younger generations.
Sarah Hiner joins Jim Blasingame to discuss some of the ways to have the conversation with children about whether to join the family business long-term.
Pam Danziger joins Jim Blasingame to report on the decline in activity during Small Business Saturday this year from 2017, and the increase in online sales as the likely reason.
Pam Danziger joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the high margin opportunity possible with HENRYs – high earners, not rich yet – and what you have to do to attract them to your business.
Gary Shilling joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that while a recession isn’t imminent, there are factors that are trending toward a slowdown in the global economy that could impact the U.S.
Gary Shilling joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the reason commodities, especially copper, are good leading indicators of the direction of the global economy.
Gary Shilling joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how to think about the relationship between inflation and deflation on a national and global economic perspective, plus whether there’s a disconnect between Wall Street and Main Street.
Thursday - December 13, 2018
Jim Canterucci joins Jim Blasingame to reveal ways to bring new things into your organization on a regular basis, even though you may feel you’re already maxed out.
Jim Canterucci joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how to talk with your people as you increasingly need to add new things, including how to decide what needs to be dropped.
Bill Dunkelberg joins Jim Blasingame to report on the fact that even though the current Index is off from last month, the level of small business optimism is still at record highs.
Bill Dunkelberg joins Jim Blasingame to report on the Index internals which show that almost all of the internal factors are up, including hiring and sales capital spending.
Bill Dunkelberg joins Jim Blasingame to report that not having enough qualified workers is the greatest impediment to economic growth.
Monica Eaton-Cardone joins Jim Blasingame to report on the state of the cyber-war, especially at the point-of-sale and inside of the merchant technology.
Monica Eaton-Cardone joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the growing credit-card-skimming cyber threat and what we can do to protect ourselves and our customers.
Caleb Barlow joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how the cyber-war is not just from state actors, but increasingly from small cyber-criminals.
Caleb Barlow joins Jim Blasingame to report on how the business email compromise – like phishing, etc. – is a growing threat to small firms, and how to protect from it.
Caleb Barlow joins Jim Blasingame to report on the truck IBM is taking around the world to demonstrate simulations to show businesses how to behave before and during a cyber-breach.
Friday - December 14, 2018
Adam Levin joins Jim Blasingame to report on some of the increased sophistication of the cyber-criminals who are increasingly targeting you and your small business.
Adam Levin joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some tips and best practices on how to be safe when doing business online, including using credit instead of debit, don’t overshare on Social Media, and being secure with your smart phone.
Ivan Misner joins Jim Blasingame to reveal a new metaphorical way to think about how other people have influenced you by you merely letting them inside of “your "room,” with one way in, and no way out.
Ivan Misner joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that from now on, every person you meet – allow into your “room” – will have some impact on your life, and why that’s enough to have a “Doorman” to help you be more discerning.
Ivan Misner joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that the best people to allow into your “room” are those who have similar values, plus what to do when those values evolve.
Justin Beck joins Jim Blasingame to tell the story of how his father began their real estate business and then turned it over to him when the time came, and what they learned about growth and challenges.
Justin Beck joins Jim Blasingame to report on his Gulf Coast small real estate and insurance company, and what he sees as the future of his business with the challenges and opportunities of doing business near the ocean.
Andrew Sherman joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how the three major generations have dealt with work and engagement as they have and are passing through their lives, and what the result has been.
Andrew Sherman joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that employee engagement is a variable across a spectrum from very to very little, and how to deal with each degree of engagement or lack thereof.
Andrew Sherman joins Jim Blasingame to offer his take on how the economy will be during the next year, especially with regard to some of the advantages small firms have over large companies.
Monday - December 17, 2018
Charles Goslin joins Jim Blasingame to report from his recent time in the Arabian Gulf emirate state of Abu Dhabi, and why it’s safer there than in many parts of Europe.
Charles Goslin joins Jim Blasingame to offer suggestions on how to behave and what to pay attention to as you move around your world among people who mean you harm.
Leo Haviland joins Jim Blasingame to report on the current state of U.S. housing industry, and to make the case that for the first time, our housing industry may be impacted by global conditions.
Leo Haviland joins Jim Blasingame to report on some of the issues that are impacting home-ownership in America, including economic, interest rates, global influences and especially a demographic shift caused by the Millennial generation.
Leo Haviland joins Jim Blasingame to discuss some of the influences on American housing that are causing a reduction in inventory as well as the decline in home pricing.
Matt Holt joins Jim Blasingame to provide a tour of how the book publishing industry has evolved – largely due to technology and social changes – which has impacted how authors get their books published.
Matt Holt joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that while there has been significant changes in the book publishing industry, authors now and have always been required to market their own books.
John Horvat II joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the fact that there were statesmen and political civil discourse until the toxic influence of Bill and Hillary Clinton, beginning with the 1992 election season, and continuing today.
John Horvat II joins Jim Blasingame to offer suggestions on how to conduct a debate about anything, among disagreeing parties, in a civil and productive way.
John Horvat II joins Jim Blasingame to discuss what would be necessary for Americans to return our debates, discussions and disagreements to a level that doesn’t become personal.
Tuesday - December 18, 2018
Tom Asacker joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that the new standard for survival in business today is to be bold every day, and that anything less is a recipe for being run over.
Tom Asacker joins Jim Blasingame to reveal why love is for lovers, and anything you fall in love with today will contribute to taking you down tomorrow.
Kevin Werbach joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the challenge humans are having finding trust in a world that’s increasingly digital.
Kevin Werbach joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the role that blockchain technology will have in establishing trust and ethical elements to the digital marketplace.
Kevin Werbach joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that blockchain will become the next Internet level disruptor, but that it won’t be the end of all of our institutions.
Jan Yager joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the reasons there seems to be a crisis of unfinished projects, and how to solve the problem.
Jan Yager joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the connection between multi-tasking as a practice and it resulting in de facto crisis management.
Steve King joins Jim Blasingame to reveal why every business owner must continually work to become a better, more sophisticated financial manager, especially related to your gross profit percentage and number.
Steve King joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how having a comprehensive and evolving pricing strategy is how you accomplish the gross profit number and percentage you need on every sale, and how to connect that to your sales team.
Steve King joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the connection between receivables collection and your cash flow requirements, and why you must be familiar with the relationship between AR days and AP days.
Wednesday - December 19, 2018
Cheryl Einhorn joins Jim Blasingame to establish that trust is the oxygen that powers every transaction and relationship, and once established, how to build it.
Cheryl Einhorn joins Jim Blasingame to reveal her AREA method of working with diverse teams to achieve and grow trust.
Rob Rosenblatt joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how the fourth quarter is often a make-or-break period in the operating year of most small businesses, and the role that access to capital plays.
Rob Rosenblatt joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the capital challenges of the fourth quarter for most small businesses, and how to create a capitalization strategy that minimizes the challenge.
Jim Blasingame takes a look at the first half of his 2018 predictions – his 19th year – compared to what actually happened, and gives himself a score.
Jim Blasingame continues with the second half of his 2018 predictions and what actually happened, including his score this year, which was 86% accuracy, bringing his 19-year record to over 73%.
Andy Gause joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the motivations of the Fed to raise rates – and predict that they will – based on the need to acquire as much monetary leverage as they can while the economy is still strong.
Andy Gause joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the potentially catastrophic level of government, personal and global debt in place today, and how that will likely impact our world in the future.
Andy Gause joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the fact that Corporate America and the U.S. government are dangerously profligate with borrowed money, and why the small business sector has become the opposite model for operating prudence.
Thursday - December 20, 2018
Jeff Zbar joins Jim Blasingame to share his thoughts on the blessings he recognizes that he has, including family, friends, customers, even vendors.
Jeff Zbar joins Jim Blasingame to say they’re thankful for being a small business owner in America, and also for the technology that provides powerful leverage that a small firm can use.
Karen Kerrigan joins Jim Blasingame to report on some of the things that won’t get done to help small businesses during the lame duck session of Congress.
Karen Kerrigan joins Jim Blasingame to report on the likely relationship President Trump will have with the new Congress, especially the House that will try to focus on socialistic policies and investigations.
Karen Kerrigan joins Jim Blasingame to report on the most pressing small business issues for the new year, including more health care reform, more regulatory reform and a strong economy.
Beverly Flaxington joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the challenges of finishing the current year strong, while allocating some resources to helping the new year start out well, including outsourcing options.
Beverly Flaxington joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how to rethink your operational and budget calendar to front load them so that you aren’t under the gun so much in December.
Barbara Friedberg joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the practice of using your success and wealth to bless others who have less, and not just during the holidays.
Barbara Friedberg joins Jim Blasingame to recognize that to whom much is given, much is expected, and that should manifest in using your financial success to bless others, especially those who may have fallen through the benevolence net.
Barbara Friedberg joins Jim Blasingame to remind us that you can't take it with you, so why not use your financial success, your time and your blessings to bless others.
Friday - December 21, 2018
Jim Ballard joins Jim Blasingame to remind us of the many ways that our humanity creates opportunities to be joyful and bless others during the holiday season.
Jim Ballard joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the things we can do to keep the joy we feel during the holiday seasons in our lives all year long.
Steve Moore joins Jim Blasingame to compare President Trump's approach to having a strong economy to that of President Reagan, and finds many similarities.
Steve Moore joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the current Trump trade negotiations and how much of an unprecedented economic boost is possible from achieving these new trade deals, especially with China.
Steve Moore joins Jim Blasingame to lambast the Fed for their recent rate hike in the face of evidence that the global economy is weakening and no inflation in sight.
Barbara Weltman joins Jim Blasingame to reveal several planning steps you can take to impact the current and future years’ tax bill.
Barbara Weltman joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the new things to consider from the last tax bill that could impact your tax planning.
Chad Moutray joins Jim Blasingame to report on the NAM Outlook for Q4 2018, which indicates that U.S. manufacturers are still optimistic, even if a little less so from previous reports.
Chad Moutray joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that like the small business sector and farmers, U.S. manufacturers are still behind President Trump's attempt to negotiate fair trade deals, especially with China.
Chad Moutray joins Jim Blasingame to report on the small business manufacturing sector’s sentiment about the economy, plus the continued increase in on-shoring manufacturing jobs back to the U.S.
Monday - December 24, 2018
Debra Fine joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how – now more than ever – holiday parties can be fraught with peril due to the potential political argument awaiting, and how to avoid them.
Debra Fine joins Jim Blasingame to offer suggestions on how to deal with contentious conversations in holiday parties and family gatherings, including how to disengage.
Joel Barker joins Jim Blasingame to report on recent breakthroughs with turning plastic bottles, etc. into a kind of aerogel that becomes a multi-purpose insulator, thus turning a menacing waste into a useful product.
Joel Barker joins Jim Blasingame to report on the news that China has successfully manipulated human genes in a set of twins, and some of the many benefits and ethical firewalls going forward.
Joel Barker joins Jim Blasingame to report on how probiotics and antibiotics are being combined to improve effectiveness, plus turning graphene into smart robots at the atomic level to be used as scouts and delivery.
Marcus Jacober joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how he left Brazil to seek the American Dream and found it by doing what it’s always taken to claim it – hard work.
Marcus Jacober joins Jim Blasingame to discuss more about his immigrant success story, and to share his thoughts on the gig economy.
Kathy Perry joins Jim Blasingame to report on how LinkedIn is helping users share content with others in more ways, including hashtags and attachments.
Kathy Perry joins Jim Blasingame to suggest some different ways to express your social media marketing message.
Kathy Perry joins Jim Blasingame to report on how to use a piece of technology, called a beacon, and connect it to Google software to ping prospects who travel nearby.
Tuesday - December 25, 2018
Beverly Flaxington joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the challenges of finishing the current year strong, while allocating some resources to helping the new year start out well, including outsourcing options.
Beverly Flaxington joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how to rethink your operational and budget calendar to front load them so that you aren’t under the gun so much in December.
Barbara Friedberg joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the practice of using your success and wealth to bless others who have less, and not just during the holidays.
Barbara Friedberg joins Jim Blasingame to recognize that to whom much is given, much is expected, and that should manifest in using your financial success to bless others, especially those who may have fallen through the benevolence net.
Barbara Friedberg joins Jim Blasingame to remind us that you can't take it with you, so why not use your financial success, your time and your blessings to bless others.
Jim Ballard joins Jim Blasingame to remind us of the many ways that our humanity creates opportunities to be joyful and bless others during the holiday season.
Jim Ballard joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the things we can do to keep the joy we feel during the holiday seasons in our lives all year long.
Steve Moore joins Jim Blasingame to compare President Trump's approach to having a strong economy to that of President Reagan, and finds many similarities.
Steve Moore joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the current Trump trade negotiations and how much of an unprecedented economic boost is possible from achieving these new trade deals, especially with China.
Steve Moore joins Jim Blasingame to lambast the Fed for their recent rate hike in the face of evidence that the global economy is weakening and no inflation in sight.
Wednesday - December 26, 2018
Dr. Meg Myers Morgan joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the reasons why more of us aren’t good negotiators, especially women, and how to solve that.
Meg Myers Morgan joins Jim Blasingame to discuss some of the reasons women do not take more opportunities to negotiate for what they want, and how to fix that.
Sean Worthington joins Jim Blasingame to report on the steep decline of the price of Bitcoin, what’s caused it and what this decline means for Bitcoin and other crypto-currencies.
Sean Worthington joins Jim Blasingame to compare the structure and competitiveness of two crypto-currencies that are as different as they are alike.
Sean Worthington joins Jim Blasingame to offer his thoughts on how crypto-currencies will be used in the future, including as a global competitor to fiat money.
Tom Anastasi joins Jim Blasingame to reveal what a focus group is, how it works, and how a small business can use one for their benefit in making key decisions.
Tom Anastasi joins Jim Blasingame to discuss how to conduct a focus group to determine small and large decisions, plus whether you should get a professional to help you.
Thursday - December 27, 2018
Pam Danziger joins Jim Blasingame to report on the decline in activity during Small Business Saturday this year from 2017, and the increase in online sales as the likely reason.
Pam Danziger joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the high margin opportunity possible with HENRYs – high earners, not rich yet – and what you have to do to attract them to your business.
Gary Shilling joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that while a recession isn’t imminent, there are factors that are trending toward a slowdown in the global economy that could impact the U.S.
Gary Shilling joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the reason commodities, especially copper, are good leading indicators of the direction of the global economy.
Gary Shilling joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how to think about the relationship between inflation and deflation on a national and global economic perspective, plus whether there’s a disconnect between Wall Street and Main Street.
Charles Goslin joins Jim Blasingame to report from his recent time in the Arabian Gulf emirate state of Abu Dhabi, and why it’s safer there than in many parts of Europe.
Charles Goslin joins Jim Blasingame to offer suggestions on how to behave and what to pay attention to as you move around your world among people who mean you harm.
Leo Haviland joins Jim Blasingame to report on the current state of U.S. housing industry, and to make the case that for the first time, our housing industry may be impacted by global conditions.
Leo Haviland joins Jim Blasingame to report on some of the issues that are impacting home-ownership in America, including economic, interest rates, global influences and especially a demographic shift caused by the Millennial generation.
Leo Haviland joins Jim Blasingame to discuss some of the influences on American housing that are causing a reduction in inventory as well as the decline in home pricing.
Friday - December 28, 2018
Matt Holt joins Jim Blasingame to provide a tour of how the book publishing industry has evolved – largely due to technology and social changes – which has impacted how authors get their books published.
Matt Holt joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that while there has been significant changes in the book publishing industry, authors now and have always been required to market their own books.
John Horvat II joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the fact that there were statesmen and political civil discourse until the toxic influence of Bill and Hillary Clinton, beginning with the 1992 election season, and continuing today.
John Horvat II joins Jim Blasingame to offer suggestions on how to conduct a debate about anything, among disagreeing parties, in a civil and productive way.
John Horvat II joins Jim Blasingame to discuss what would be necessary for Americans to return our debates, discussions and disagreements to a level that doesn’t become personal.
Ed Harrington joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the many touch points involved in getting customers to be attracted to your new idea or product.
Ed Harrington joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the three Ps that you must incorporate in the selling of your new concept or product, including premise, promise and proof.
Sarah Hiner joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how a super-natural occurrence changed the life of this doctor, and whether you think our dimension is the only one.
Sarah Hiner joins Jim Blasingame to reveal shifts in the home ownership paradigm, rent or own, in the U.S. due largely to behavioral changes in the younger generations.
Sarah Hiner joins Jim Blasingame to discuss some of the ways to have the conversation with children about whether to join the family business long-term.
Monday - December 31, 2018
Ken Tencer joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that we each have success drivers that have to be adjusted each year and that everyone has to learn how to count on others – you can’t achieve success alone.
Ken Tencer joins Jim Blasingame to remind you that even in the Digital Age, you can’t minimize the power of low tech, which is usually associated with the human influence that we can never undervalue.
Steve Martin joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that one of the key elements of a plan to weather an economic downturn is to stay as close to customers as possible because whatever is happening to them is happening to you.
Steve Martin joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that any plan to weather the next, inevitable economic downturn must include a full knowledge of your gross margin amount and percentage for each customer.
Steve Martin joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that your effort to withstand a financial downturn will depend upon your knowledge of all fixed costs so you know when and where to make adjustments.
Joel Libava joins Jim Blasingame to report on the NLRB’s ruling which attempted to connect franchisee employees with the franchisor for union organization purposes, and subsequent court rulings.
Joel Libava joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that he’s about to launch a comprehensive guide to doing franchise research and due diligence in an e-book format.
Dr. Eric Cole joins Jim Blasingame to report on the recent ransomware attack on the Tribune newspaper group and other U.S. papers, how they likely got in, how much they demanded and why it’s a cautionary tale for small businesses.
Dr. Eric Cole joins Jim Blasingame to report on how being a victim of ransomware has much farther reaching damages than just the cost of the ransom.
Dr. Eric Cole joins Jim Blasingame to reveal why your next exposure from cyberspace is from a ransomware attack, what to do if it happens, and how to prevent it.
