Thursday - February 01, 2018
Scott Aurnou joins Jim Blasingame to report on some of the new ways cyber-criminals are getting on your network over Internet-of-things devices, and holding you hostage subject to you paying a ransom.
Scott Aurnou joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the steps you can take to protect your network from being a hostage of a new kind of ransomware that penetrates Internet of things devices.
Wally Bock joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the dramatic disruptions in the book publishing industry, especially the increase in self-published books.
Wally Bock joins Jim Blasingame to discuss some of the motivations to self-publish your book, and why the quality of content and construction must be part of your plan.
Wally Bock joins Jim Blasingame to discuss some of the issues about how to sell your self-published book, including how to know when Amazon is allowing others to take your sales.
Jim Blasingame reveals how technology has empowered customers with new information and has changed their expectations of how they want to be served.
Jim Blasingame reveals the imperative of ethics in our lives and why we have to install this in our digital world.
Jay Mincks joins Jim Blasingame to celebrate the amazing work and contribution salespeople make to the benefit of everyone else.
Jay Mincks joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that successful sales management is more about leadership than managing, and why sales leadership has to protect their teams.
Jay Mincks joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how Insperity began and continues to deliver the first-ever certification for Business Performance Advisor, which is a year-long process tantamount to an executive MBA for sales professionals.
Friday - February 02, 2018
Kita Szpak joins Jim Blasingame to discuss how to promote a better work environment by using traditions and celebrations to encourage employees to be happier in their jobs.
Kita Szpak joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that celebrating milestones, birthdays, etc., are ways of humanizing the workplace and promoting happiness.
Wayne Crews joins Jim Blasingame to report that President Trump actually cut regulations more than he promised during the campaign.
Wayne Crews joined Jim Blasingame to discuss how the Obama NLRB hurt the franchisor/franchisee relationship, which regulation has been reversed by the Trump administration.
Wayne Crews joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how entrenched employees of regulatory agencies can complicate efforts to reduce regulations as a way of preserving their jobs.
Jim Blasingame reveals what the CWCS looks like when it’s being done to you, and how to prevent this dangerous condition to infect your company.
Jim Blasingame joins Jim Blasingame to report on why – politics aside – the Trump administration has been an improvement over the Obama administration for small businesses.
Manny Avramidis joins Jim Blasingame to define sexual harassment in the workplace in two major examples.
Manny Avramidis joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the findings of a recent sexual harassment survey, including the incidence of the different kinds of harassment.
Manny Avramidis joins Jim Blasingame to reveal what acceptable workplace behavior looks like, and how to manage the incidence of workplace romance.
Monday - February 05, 2018
Steven Gaffney joins Jim Blasingame to recommend some ways to “re-boot” your teams so that any issues that are evident can be dealt with and put behind you, plus ground rules for going forward.
Steven Gaffney joins Jim Blasingame to continue the idea of “rebooting” your teams by resolving hold-over issues between team members, and learning how to sustain productive dialog.
Hector Barreto joins Jim Blasingame to report on President Trump’s infrastructure plan and what it will take to make sure local small businesses get their share of the contracts.
Hector Barreto joins Jim Blasingame to report on the debate over immigration in Washington, and some of the issues around dealing with the Dreamers and their possible path to citizenship.
Hector Barreto joins Jim Blasingame to report on the growth of the economy, plus how the new tax bill needs to be changed to be fairer for small businesses.
Cindi Bigelow joins Jim Blasingame to report on her attendance at the recent State of the Union speech, plus her opinion on how we should address the immigration challenge.
Cindi Bigelow joins Jim Blasingame to deliver an update on the success of one of America’s great family-owned businesses and how she sees the economy going forward.
Steve Martin joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that the first generation of growth in a business is work, which means in the early days, you focus on accomplishment and production, and not so much on analytics.
Steve Martin joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that selling, controls and investing are the three middle of five generations in the evolution of growth in a business.
Steve Martin joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that after you’ve progressed through the first four generations of business growth, the last one is to think, which is where you’re leveraging intellectual property more.
Tuesday - February 06, 2018
Louis Efron joins Jim Blasingame to reveal why you should know your employee goals and purpose and align them with the purpose of your company to grow profit
Louis Efron joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how to connect employee goals and purpose with company goals.
Stephen Perun joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how in ten years how we think of a car will change as we divorce ourselves from the way we’ve used them for over 100 years.
Stephen Perun joins Jim Blasingame to discuss how our automobile paradigm will change in the next 10 years, including how we own and used them beyond just transportation.
Stephen Perun joins Jim Blasingame to discuss how we incorporate ethical standards in the technology that is used to drive an autonomous automobile around .
Sue Hawkes joins Jim Blasingame to discuss some of the ways workplace conversation has become relegated to more politically correct standards, like how to respond when someone sneezes.
Sue Hawkes joins Jim Blasingame to discuss how the Gen Y and Gen Z generations are putting more politically correct pressure on workplace conversation, plus what’s going to happen to hugging?
Ivan Misner joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the benefits of being more diverse in your networking behavior by stretching your connections comfort zone.
Ivan Misner joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the value of having a diverse network in every way, including generations.
Ivan Misner joins Jim Blasingame to report on the many events happening around the world in celebration of International Networking Week, including a podcast he’s conducting on Facebook.
Wednesday - February 07, 2018
Bryan Mattimore joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the concept of thought-leadership and why such a credential can be a powerful brand-building asset for small businesses.
Bryan Mattimore joins Jim Blasingame to reveal several ways to establish yourself as a thought-leader in your marketplace and industry with the media and especially with customers.
Rob Jolles joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the reasons why professional sales people should be celebrated, since nothing happens in the marketplace until someone makes a sale.
Rob Jolles joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the elements of professional selling and identify what has changed and what never will, plus a debate about sales contests broke out.
Rob Jolles joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that training and practicing how you say things to prospects may be more important than knowing what to say.
Jim reveals that, unlike the CWCS I Syndrome, which affects employees, the Level II of this condition is found only in management, and happens when they get too far away from customers.
Jim reveals that you can have a pretty good indication of what’s in your future by noticing trends and then extending their implications out to the next level.
Ken Blanchard joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the concept of being a servant leader, how to become one, and why it’s so powerful.
Ken Blanchard joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how servant leaders promote others to help them be successful, and then aggregate that success for the benefit of the organization.
Ken Blanchard joins Jim Blasingame to discuss how we’ll extend the power of the very analog servant leadership into the digital age, where analog influence is still being determined.
Thursday - February 08, 2018
Olalah Njenga joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the many reasons why every small business owner must transition from tactical management to the strategic role of a CEO.
Olalah Njenga joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how small business owners can grow by borrowing the best practices of big businesses, and by having a mentor.
John Fox joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the unfair elements of the TCJA law that heavily favored big business over small business.
John Fox joins Jim Blasingame to reveal his long-held views that the best way to reform the tax code and lower taxes is to eliminate most of the classic deductions held-over from the 20th century.
John Fox joins Jim Blasingame to discuss how the political establishment in Washington chose who wins and who loses in terms of tax policy.
Andrea Nierenberg joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the 2-2-2 networking system which is to attend two events, meet at least two people there, and schedule at least two follow-ups.
Andrea Nierenberg joins Jim Blasingame to discuss reasons why, and how to nurture networking relationships so they continue to serve both parties, but always the other party first.
John Berlau joins Jim Blasingame to report on the mayhem the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau has wrought, and why Congress should abolish it forever.
John Berlau joins Jim Blasingame to report on the damage Sarbanes-Oxley has wrought on the US financial industry and has suppressed capital formation in the U.S.
John Berlau joins Jim Blasingame to discuss how crypto-currencies may ironically become more acceptable due to the growth and adoption of the underlying technology, blockchain.
Monday - February 12, 2018
Doug Obey joins Jim Blasingame to provide his analysis of what factors are changing that has made the stock market enter a period of volatility, especially rising interest rates.
Doug Obey joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the case that local real estate investing can outperform the stock market, especially in a volatile interest rate environment.
Sarah Hiner joins Jim Blasingame to offer research that shows some physical pain can result from bad posture, which we often have when we sit for long hours at the computer.
Sarah Hiner joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the blog she wrote about how American businesses are losing their institutional memory and wisdom by too many Baby Boomers retiring early .
Sarah Hiner joins Jim Blasingame to continue the discussion about how U.S. businesses may be suffering from brain power and institutional memory loss as many Baby Boomers leave the workplace early.
Diana Nicklaus joins Jim Blasingame to make the case for allowing employees to set their own working schedule based on their productive periods, as well as any life/family/traffic issues.
Diana Nicklaus joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how her company allows employees to determine when they will work, and how productive that move has been.
Cliff Ennico joins Jim Blasingame to provide his analysis of how the new tax law is inequitable for small businesses, especially certain industries.
Cliff Ennico joins Jim Blasingame to report on how different the Eurozone is to the U.S. when it comes to doing business online, especially in the case of product arbitrage.
Cliff Ennico joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how the EUs online laws could result in significant fines for American small businesses who do business with EU consumers.
Tuesday - February 13, 2018
Chip Bell joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the power of training employees to make a direct connection between happy, devoted customers and their compensation.
Chip Bell joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the power of loving up your customers, and why businesses have to make the first move in that relationship.
Grace-Marie Turner joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the steps that are being taken in Washington to dismantle the remaining parts of Obamacare that continue to plague us.
Grace-Marie Turner Joins Jim Blasingame to report on some of the ways Obamacare is being dismantled, including Trump executive orders that provide for basic health care policies to become legal.
Grace-Marie Turner joins Jim Blasingame to report on a proposed bill that would return health care decisions to the states, including allowing for the creation of risk management pools set up and run by each state for their residents.
Charles Goslin joins Jim Blasingame to share his ideas on the investigations into Russian influence in our democratic process, and why what’s happening is an outcome the Russians could have only dreamed of.
Charles Goslin joins Jim Blasingame to reveal several steps to take when traveling abroad that will help keep you out of trouble, and minimize the damage if you do.
John Harrison joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how he’s advising his clients about the new tax law.
John Harrison joins Jim Blasingame to share his thoughts on the history of black Americans and why the history books are having to reflect the truth.
John Harrison joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the impact of having more positive African American representation in order to progress the black community out of poverty.
Wednesday - February 14, 2018
Stacey Randall joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the power of focusing on the Customer Experience, and the two elements that it’s made of, including the work and the relationship.
Stacey Randall joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that while all referrals are golden, organic referrals from customers who love their experience with you are at a level above other referrals.
Janet Christy joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the crisis employers are experiencing today with a shortage of available qualified employees, and recent research about this issue.
Janet Christy joins Jim Blasingame to report on recent research about what prevents employees from taking or qualifying a job and/or being dependable, after they’re hired.
Janet Christy joins Jim Blasingame to report on research about prospective employee challenges, and whether the results point to an advantage for women over men seeking the same manufacturing job.
Jim Blasingame discusses the life and hard times of one of history’s most remarkable leaders, and the irony of why he continues to inspire us.
Jim Blasingame reminds you about the force that’s causing a once-in-10,000-year shift from the Age of the Seller to the Age of the Customer, and why you disregard this understanding at your peril.
Sean Worthington joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the crypto-currency he’s created, and the technology behind it, and why it could replace crypto-currency tied to blockchain.
Sean Worthington joins Jim Blasingame to explain the advantages/disadvantages of his cloud-based crypto-coin and crypto-currency like Bitcoin, which are driven by blockchain technology.
Sean Worthington joins Jim Blasingame to discuss how the nascent crypto-currency delivery technologies will eventually find their own relevant positions in the marketplace, including some detached from currency applications.
Thursday - February 15, 2018
Jeff Zbar joins Jim Blasingame to reflect and report on the shooting – 17 dead -- in south Florida at the same school near his house where his three children attended and graduated not that long ago.
Jeff Zbar joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the elements that are part of any mass murders, and share frustration that warning signs often abound, but are not dealt with.
Bill Dunkelberg joins Jim Blasingame to report on the NFIB Index which shows small business optimism is still high, including hiring and sales.
Bill Dunkelberg joins Jim Blasingame to report on the recent NFIB Index which shows small business optimism is up for sales, profits, hiring and capital spending.
Bill Dunkelberg joins Jim Blasingame to report that tax cuts contributed to the record positive response from small businesses, plus updating the U.S. standing in the world.
Greg Kozera joins Jim Blasingame to report on his trip to Japan to sell them on buying natural gas from Ohio/W.Virginia/Pennsylvania, plus the new way Japan is thinking about manufacturing.
Greg Kozera joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that more countries are moving their manufacturing to the U.S. because of our abundance of energy.
Kathy Perry joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how YouTube is trying to get users to build community on their site, rather that splitting that activity with Facebook.
Kathy Perry joins Jim Blasingame to report that Google will intensify its punishment of websites that don’t have security certificates, including more down-ranking and even an “unsafe” pop-up.
Kathy Perry joins Jim Blasingame to report on some of the techniques and tools you can use to apply Twitter hashtags to drive more customers to you.
Monday - February 19, 2018
Jim Blasingame explains why we have to help our analog ethics, that we’ve created over the past 10,000 years, become established in the digital age .
Jim Blasingame shares some of the words President Washington used in his farewell address in 1796, including naming us Americans.
Ed Harrington joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the new tax law’s negative impact on the ability of small employers to compete for workers.
Ed Harrington joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that thinking like a child allows us to drop many barriers and baggage that can minimize our creative potential.
Ed Harrington joins Jim Blasingame to recommend that as you’re listening to creative discussion, think about what the ideas might look like on paper, without the words.
Bill Schley joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how he and a partner have created the “Branding Brothers” podcast, to help small business owners realize that branding can be powerful even in the digital age.
Bill Schley joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the small business special sauce is a powerful brand lever they should not waste.
David Dawsey joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how to establish processes that help you with the intake steps for customers that every small business goes through.
David Dawsey joins Jim Blasingame to reveal why having a streamline process for associating with, controlling and paying contractors is worth the effort.
David Dawsey joins Jim Blasingame to encourage you to not fall in love with a prospective business purchase until you’ve looked at certain essential components.
Tuesday - February 20, 2018
Vicky Oliver joins Jim Blasingame to discuss some of the issues that are part of any environment where men and women are together, and how we have to make some changes.
Vicky Oliver joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how, when both men and women focus on being more professional with those around them, uncomfortable situations can be lessened.
Robert Levin joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the fundamental skills and commitment required to run and grow a small business.
Robert Levin joins Jim Blasingame to reveal why your business requires a CEO at the helm for sustainability, and how to make the move from manager to CEO.
Robert Levin joins Jim Blasingame to reveal why as the CEO, you have to spend time working on your business and not all your time working in your business, also the value of roundtable groups.
Robert Grede joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the power of selling conceptually, especially if you’re selling an intangible, first by making sure you’re talking to the right person.
Robert Grede joins Jim Blasingame to reveal three more tips on how to sell conceptually, including ask the right questions, sell solutions and build relationships.
Donald Hunter and Clara Villarosa join Jim Blasingame to celebrate Black History Month by discussing how the velocity of change is making changes in society happen much faster.
Donald Hunter and Clara Villarosa join Jim Blasingame to celebrate Black History by discussing how most of America gets along much better than the media and the grievance merchants want us to believe.
Donald Hunter and Clara Villarosa join Jim Blasingame to celebrate Black History by encouraging a grass roots effort to demonstrate to each other that race relations on Main Street is very successful, regardless of what the media shows.
Wednesday - February 21, 2018
Jim Blasingame reveals his continued indignation about the new tax law’s inequity toward small businesses, by projecting four new headlines that show how small businesses will be disadvantaged. Here are the first two.
Jim Blasingame continues his discussion on his indignation about the inequity of the new tax law for small businesses, in this case, projecting two more news headlines about how it will disadvantage small business competitiveness.
Jim Blasingame reminds you about how the retreat of legacy retailers from Main Street is creating a vacuum in the form of a barbell effect that is both challenge and opportunity for small retailers.
Jim Blasingame reveals that the only way small business retailers can defend against forces like Amazon is to deliver their special sauce of high tech AND high touch.
Jim Blasingame offers his thoughts on how to mount a defense of Main Street against giants like Amazon by developing a strategy that includes better technology and training your people to deliver high touch.
Carl Schramm joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that entrepreneurs come in many shapes, sizes and motivations, and most are found outside of Silicon Valley.
Carl Schramm joins Jim Blasingame to point out that your most important early steps in starting a business may not involve a business plan, and how it can sometimes get in your way.
Bob Fischer joins Jim Blasingame to discuss some of the evidence that people over 50 may be being treated like they’re no longer valid in the marketplace.
Bob Fischer joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that people over 50 shouldn’t buy into the notion that they’re less relevant and able than others, and never say they’re having a “senior moment” just because they forgot something.
Bob Fischer joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the ways to improve your lifestyle and diet so you can live to be 100, and still be upright, operating on your own steam.
Thursday - February 22, 2018
Ruth Sherman joins Jim Blasingame to remind us that even though we’re increasingly employing digital communication tools, we’re all still analog humans with the same high touch requirements as when everything was analog.
Ruth Sherman joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that you’re not compromising your authenticity when you make adjustments in your approach and style in order to serve a customer.
Patrick Deneen joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that liberalism has changed since its birth to such a degree that it effectively stands for the opposite of what was first intended.
Patrick Deneen joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how the evolution of liberalism has led its modern-day adherents to propose policies and attitudes that diminish liberty, rather than promote it.
Patrick Deneen joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the ironic part of modern liberalism that, contrary to what the name would imply, actually limits free speech and robust discourse.
Bob Kustka joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the complicated issue of immigration in the U.S., especially for employers who need entry-level workers .
Bob Kustka joins Jim Blasingame to reveal his thoughts on how to fix our complicated and dysfunctional immigration system, with three steps.
Ami Kassar joins Jim Blasingame to reveal what a growth dilemma is and why it holds many small businesses back.
Ami Kassar joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how to identify the growth level you’re comfortable with, considering several elements, including capital and risk tolerance, and how to fund whatever you decide.
Ami Kassar joins Jim Blasingame to reveal four entrepreneurial groups and explain why you need to establish which one you are before you make growth decisions.
Monday - February 26, 2018
Christina Cavanagh joins Jim Blasingame to discuss some of the reasons email has withstood decades of competitive systems to continue to be the business communication powerhouse, including two email myths.
Christina Cavanaugh joins Jim Blasingame to reveal several myths about how to use email, including after hours email, response times, and using CC and reply all.
Dawn Fotopulos joins Jim Blasingame to reveal national research that shows eight of ten small businesses don’t charge enough, which means that 80% of businesses are one step away from failure.
Dawn Fotopulos joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that most small businesses don’t know what their break-even gross profit level is and why that number is the key to keeping your business open.
Dawn Fotopulos joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the good and bad about knowing competitive pricing, including why you should always want to be the high price competitor.
Doug Campbell joins Jim Blasingame to review some of the many inventions and innovations that have originated in the state of Connecticut.
Doug Campbell joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the potential negative impact of Connecticut’s progressive policies on the innovative nature of its businesses, inventors and entrepreneurs.
Rich Galen joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the issues of the Korean peninsula and why the Winter Olympics was a great event for the people of South Korea.
Rich Galen joins Jim Blasingame to review the historic mid-term election results and how current events and the economy might impact both parties in the 2018 elections.
Rich Galen joins Jim Blasingame to reveal what’s happening inside the Washington Beltway, including the possible direction of the Mueller investigation.
Tuesday - February 27, 2018
Karen Reisman joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how much can be learned about how to communicate from commercials on the Super Bowl, especially the ability to be brief – to get to the point.
Karen Reisman joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that tapping into the emotions of your listener, and telling stories, are two of the most important lessons you can learn from Super Bowl commercials.
Charles Hughes joins Jim Blasingame to review the origins and execution of NAFTA as the primary trade agreement in our hemisphere.
Charles Hughes joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that automobiles, energy and dairy products are among the new data points being negotiated in the review of NAFTA.
Charles Hughes joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the ways that U.S. small businesses have a stake in how NAFTA is restructured and renewed.
Bill Treasurer joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that there are many killers of leadership in the marketplace, but the greatest is hubris.
Bill Treasurer joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that complacency and feeling invulnerable are two more factors that are eroding leadership in the marketplace today.
Gordon Chang joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how the North Korean government used the Winter Olympics in South Korea to try to buy negotiating time, in order to pursue their strategic weapon strategy.
Gordon Chang joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how the President of China commandeered control of the Chinese government – perhaps for life – and the economy, and why that’s not good for the world.
Gordon Chang joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that no U.S. president has been successful in containing China in decades, and to comment on whether President Trump will be different.
Wednesday - February 28, 2018
Ken Tencer joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the power of leading your organization, and letting others focus more on the management.
Ken Tencer joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that by focusing more on leading your company as the CEO puts your vision farther out front in a way that allows you to avoid the alligators that come with crisis management.
Ray Keating joins Jim Blasingame to identify the top 10 states that are best for small businesses and entrepreneurs, and what they did to achieve such an honor.
Ray Keating joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the elements that are included in his Policy Index showing how to support small businesses with a better environment and policies.
Ray Keating joins Jim Blasingame to review what the bottom 10 states had to do to achieve the ignominy of being the worst in the country for small business and entrepreneurs.
Morra Aarons-Mele joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the life and times of an introvert, how to tell if you are one, and when that determination is good and when it’s not so much.
Morra Aarons-Mele joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the issues of an introvert who desires to find success in the marketplace, including becoming a professional salesperson.
Gerald Celente joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that, after years of cheap money, the stock market will hit a wall when interest rates start creeping up.
Gerald Celente joins Jim Blasingame to discuss how crypto-currencies, like bitcoin, will become part of a global movement for settling contracts outside of government fiat money, plus the impact of the block chain technology.
Gerald Celente joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the good and disruptive future of block chain type technology, and how it will contribute to solutions while disrupting legacy institutions, like banks and governments.
