Tuesday - January 01, 2019
Jim Blasingame reveals the dangers of Availability Cascade, and how it occurs when we’re not prepared to pay the price of free information.
Jim Blasingame reminds small business owners that their leadership puts them in a position of resisting the negative economic fake news, and help prevent a recession that didn’t have to happen.
Rich Galen joins Jim Blasingame to report on the dynamics and political natural law that manifested in the results of the 2018 mid-terms, including the history that was against any first-term president.
Rich Galen joins Jim Blasingame to focus on some of the political positions and policy negotiations that will take place in Washington in 2019, now that the Democrats control the House.
Rich Galen joins Jim Blasingame to discuss some of the issues that will move the two political forces toward and away from each other over the next two years.
Jim Blasingame discusses the value in reviewing what worked for you and your customers in 2018 and what didn’t, and how to maximize the former and eliminate the latter.
Jim Blasingame reveals that the operating fundamentals of business are not what’s being judged today, but rather your ability to adopt them in your operation.
Ellen Rohr joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the various fundamentals of operating a successful business, including cash and delegating.
Ellen Rohr joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the concept of considering whether to hire a person who had done time in prison for committing a felony.
Ellen Rohr joins Jim Blasingame to discuss how to think about whether you should allow a former employee to return to the company.
Wednesday - January 02, 2019
Grant LeBoff joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the imperative that small businesses leverage more technology, like chatbots, to serve customers.
Grant LeBoff joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how to serve customers more successfully by getting to know what motivates them in their acquisition ecosystem.
Wayne Crews joins Jim Blasingame to report on the NLRB ruling, and subsequent court decisions, that attack the relationship between a franchisor and its franchisees regarding employee connection.
Wayne Crews joins Jim Blasingame to report that the success of President Trump’s regulatory strategy of getting rid of 2 for every one created, will be more difficult to maintain going forward.
Wayne Crews joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the history of the deep state’s impact on the regulatory aspect of our government impinging on the liberties of businesses and citizens.
JoAnna Brandi joins Jim Blasingame to discuss how to rise above difficulty and find happiness by claiming joy from relationships with those around you.
JoAnna Brandi joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the source of happiness and joy in your life, which is almost always associated with what you find in a relationship with others.
Peter Meyer joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that by understanding the aspirations of talented people, many who work for large firms, you may be able to entice them to join your company.
Peter Meyer joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that everyone is not motivated by money and stuff, so when cultivating and/or interviewing new talent, be sure to talk about aspirations, not just compensation.
Peter Meyer joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that there may be a new set of potential buyers for Baby Boomer businesses in the form of former corporate America employees who have different aspirations than the typical buyout prospect.
Thursday - January 03, 2019
Jeff Zbar joins Jim Blasingame to discuss how to identify what worked for you and your organization last year, and what didn’t, and take action accordingly.
Jeff Zbar joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how to use old-fashioned paper and ink to get your best ideas and worst mistakes in graphic form so you and your team can work with them.
Pam Harper joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the definition of making quality connections that are more than just talking.
Pam Harper joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how quality connections are rooted in relevance and create trust.
Pam Harper joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the power of understanding your customer’s eco-system before you make contact.
Michael Layman joins Jim Blasingame to report on the multi-year assault on the fundamental structure of franchising by Democrats, regulators like the NLRB and the courts.
Michael Layman joins Jim Blasingame to report on how the Browning-Ferris assault on the franchise concept could actually become a threat to every small business that’s vertically integrated with a big customer.
David Dawsey joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how small businesses both create intellectual property but also use that of others, and how to create a strategy to do this successfully.
David Dawsey joins Jim Blasingame to reveal why we have to spend at least as much time, effort and resources on protecting our intellectual property as we do our physical stuff.
David Dawsey joins Jim Blasingame to recommend you assign someone – maybe it’s you – to be the advocate and protector of your intellectual property assets and strategy.
Friday - January 04, 2019
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.
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.
Monday - January 07, 2019
John Dini joins Jim Blasingame to discuss some ideas on how to put yourself in a position of becoming comfortable with one day not being the leader of the organization you founded.
Tim Irwin joins Jim Blasingame to reveal a long-known leadership model that continues to serve because it focuses on combining the two imperatives in getting the job done: the work and the relationships.
Tim Irwin joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that with all of our technology, the high touch value of emotional intelligence is more important than ever before.
Deb Calvert joins Jim Blasingame to report on the contemporary landscape of team building across the greatest number of generations in the workforce in history.
Deb Calvert joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the concept of team harmony and making it a non-negotiable part of the job.
Deb Calvert joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the power of team harmony and how to help team members achieve it.
Alan See joins Jim Blasingame to report on new research that shows the efficiency and profitability of making sure you’re marketing is aligned with customer expectations.
Alan See joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the financial damage that accrues when you allow customers to become disengaged, not because they don’t like you, but because you allowed your business to become irrelevant.
John Dini joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the prominent state of being among many small businesses, where the owner would rather live with the ambiguity of the future than have a plan.
John Dini joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the common condition among small business founders to love their job so much, and fear becoming irrelevant so much, that they can’t set steps in motion to change that in retirement.
Tuesday - January 08, 2019
Kita Szpak joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how letting go of perfection in favor of excellence gives you more productive leverage and likely more happiness than you can imagine.
Ari Smith joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the definition of artificial intelligence – AI – and identify some of the ways most people are already using it.
Ari Smith joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how your bank and the banking industry is increasingly using artificial intelligence to provide better service, and to stay relevant in a fast-changing digital world.
Ari Smith joins Jim Blasingame to report that there still isn’t enough being done to incorporate ethical parameters in the digital leverage that is increasingly dominating the world we live and work in.
Pam Danziger joins Jim Blasingame to report on how to not miss the opportunity to sell to the more affluent set of Gen Y, called HENRYs, high earners, not rich yet.
Pam Danziger joins Jim Blasingame to report that luxury shoppers are not only coming more and more from younger generations, you need to know how they’ve disrupted the affluent buyer landscape.
Ray Keating joins Jim Blasingame to report on the unexpectedly strong December jobs market as an indication that the economy is stronger than many on Wall Street and in the media have led us to believe.
Ray Keating joins Jim Blasingame to debate and disagree on whether there is a divergence of motivations between Wall Street and Main Street regarding the practicing of capitalism.
Ray Keating joins Jim Blasingame to introduce his new productivity system, the Realistic Optimist TO DO List & Calendar 2019.
Kita Szpak joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the relationship we have with control, how it helps us, how it holds us back, and how to discover the balance.
Wednesday - January 09, 2019
Felice Friedson joins Jim Blasingame to report from Israel about the polling there that mirrors that in the U.S. about how citizens are disgusted with the lack of objective, a-political reporting.
Felice Friedson joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the challenges in Israel today, including the big two -- the economy and national security – and which one will mean more in the next election.
Geri Stengel joins Jim Blasingame to report on the increasing trend of women of means becoming angel investors in the ventures of other women.
Geri Stengel joins Jim Blasingame to report on research that shows women entrepreneurs aren’t getting funded, proportionally, from male-controlled venture capitalists at the same rate as male entrepreneurs.
Geri Stengel joins Jim Blasingame to report on the difference between how men and women achieve capital funding, and some of the reasons for apparent inequity in outcomes.
Jim Blasingame reviews his 2019 – the 20th set – of predictions, including small business and the economy and technology.
Jim Blasingame reviews the rest of his 2019 predictions – his 20th set – including technology, politics, demographics, and whether President Trump will run for reelection.
Gene Siciliano joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the process of getting your business ready to sell, and why most people who start it won’t finish.
Gene Siciliano joins Jim Blasingame to report on a true story about small business owners who had an opportunity to divest of their business very profitably, but procrastinated doing it until it was too late.
Gene Siciliano joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that the greatest reason most business founders have so much trouble selling is because they haven’t identified how they will fill their days afterwards.
Thursday - January 10, 2019
Rick Lepsinger joins Jim Blasingame to define transformational leadership and the four key elements, and explain why it’s necessary in the fast evolving marketplace.
Rick Lepsinger joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how to deal with a decision to promote an employee that didn’t work out, including some examples, like a sales manager.
Rob Jolles joins Jim Blasingame to take offense at the idea that selling – or being sold – is something that we should avoid at all costs, when selling for the right reasons is one of the marketplace fundamentals.
Rob Jolles joins Jim Blasingame to stand up for the profession of selling in a world that seems to think there’s something wrong with it, including how being a professional seller is an essential marketplace fundamental.
Rob Jolles joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the true power of professional selling is the ability to create and sustain trust with customers.
David Bloom joins Jim Blasingame to reveal why every business that sustains itself long-term is the size that it is, growing or not, because management intends it to be that size, not by neglect.
David Bloom joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the impact of the current lack of qualified employees as a crisis, and that part of the solution requires being more creative in hiring and outsourcing.
Tiana Laurence joins Jim Blasingame to remind you what blockchain technology is, why it was created, and how it will continue to be a part of our lives and business for a long time.
Tiana Laurence joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the ways that blockchain is appearing in the marketplace, especially in the world of finance and capital formation.
Tiana Laurence joins Jim Blasingame to reveal why blockchain will continue to live without being connected to Bitcoin.
Friday - January 11, 2019
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.
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.
Monday - January 14, 2019
Robert Bly joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how video, as a way to put your best foot forward with prospects and customers, continues to deliver and pay off.
Robert Bly joins Jim Blasingame to reveal what video viewers like these days, including which is more important: to have high production value or just get your video done and posted.
Sarah Hiner joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the relative benefits of fasting as a way of healthy eating and weight control, including a way to fast in the same day you eat.
Sarah Hiner joins Jim Blasingame to report on her blog post where she proposes that the concept of face-to-face service may be a thing of the past.
Sarah Hiner joins Jim Blasingame to identify the several financial numbers that are particular to each of us, and why we should know them, including financial net worth and credit score.
Jay Baer joins Jim Blasingame to introduce the concept of talk triggers in a powerful association with the 10 thousand-year-old fundamental, word-of-mouth.
Jay Baer joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that half of word-of-mouth is still being conducted by direct, face-to-face or voice contact. Plus the potential rewards and dangers of associating your marketing with controversial issues.
Mike Daniels joins Jim Blasingame to report on the current state of cyber-war, where the U.S. is essentially in World War III, and why we’re losing that war.
Mike Daniels joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how terrorists and countries like China and Russia use cyber-space to gain more advantage over the U.S. and our allies, through recruitment, misinformation and disinformation.
Mike Daniels joins Jim Blasingame to discuss how the devotion to truth and accuracy in our discourse and news reporting seems to be ebbing lower every year, and what it will take to reverse this unfortunate trend.
Tuesday - January 15, 2019
Greg Kozera joins Jim Blasingame to report on the power of energy independence that the U.S. is enjoying, largely because of the explosion of natural gas discovery.
Greg Kozera joins Jim Blasingame to discuss how energy independence, especially natural gas, including liquefied, benefits the entire U.S. economy, including small businesses.
Kathy Perry joins Jim Blasingame to discuss how Instagram cut steps out of impression purchases to drive e-commerce opportunity for their advertisers.
Kathy Perry joins Jim Blasingame to report on how Google is using its virtual digital assistant to compete with Amazon by distributing its products across platforms, including Apple.
Kathy Perry joins Jim Blasingame to report on how research by Snapchat discovered whether social media is making people happy, plus how Facebook’s recent security measures is making advertisers leave.
Bob Kustka joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how most employers don’t know the true cost of their people, including compensation, benefits, and the acquisition, onboarding, management and cost of mistakes.
Bob Kustka joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how having a human resources plan will help you determine the true cost of employees, and identify where you’re leaking opportunity and profit.
Robert Levin joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the desired effect of you and the CEO becoming redundant in certain aspects of the management of your business.
Robert Levin joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the steps to take to get you out of the way of your organization in certain areas, where your input isn’t necessary, including firing yourself from some jobs and promoting yourself to others.
Robert Levin joins Jim Blasingame to report on how a virtual assistant works, including his own experience, and whether you need a full-time assistant or part time.
Wednesday - January 16, 2019
Ross Kimbarovsky joins Jim Blasingame to encourage the renewed focus on establishing a strong brand identity, including consistent presentation of logos, colors and styles across your marketing presentation.
Ross Kimbarovsky joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how you can improve the experience of customers on your online platforms by adding new tech capability like chatbots.
Steve DelBianco joins Jim Blasingame to report on how some municipalities have tried to restrict tech businesses, like short-term-home-rentals – AirBnb, etc. – as a favor of the traditional industry players.
Steve DelBianco joins Jim Blasingame to report on how some states have impinged on tech companies’ ability to use their digital tools without clear evidence of consumer harm.
Steve DelBianco joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the folly of federal anti-trust actions against 21st century technology companies.
Jim Blasingame reveals how insisting on continuing the commitment to past investment of time and money into an endeavor can block the reality of what’s best for the effort going forward.
Jim Blasingame discusses why the leverage currently held by large technology companies is different than any leverage available to 20th century corporations, and that fact justifies increased scrutiny of their actions.
Paul Angles joins Jim Blasingame to discuss why 21st century consumers of digital leverage have an opportunity to use the capability while keeping a jaundiced eye on the corporate purveyor of that leverage.
Paul Angles joins Jim Blasingame to report on how the options available to one small business user of Google AdWords were limited and manipulated to the degree that it cost her money, to the benefit of Google.
Paul Angles joins Jim Blasingame to reveal why instead of expecting the government to control large tech companies, users have to take responsibility for their own experiences and demand more self-control.
Thursday - January 17, 2019
Jim Schreier joins Jim Blasingame to report on some of the non-traditional and creative steps you have to take today to find and hire qualified employees.
Jim Schreier joins Jim Blasingame to report on some of the different ways managers have to think and behave in order to acquire, train and manage the most diverse workforce in history.
Bill Dunkelberg joins Jim Blasingame to report that small business optimism is still at an all-time extremely high level, even though it ebbs and flows a little each month.
Bill Dunkelberg joins Jim Blasingame to report on the growth in small business hiring, plus how capital purchases has evolved, and whether wage growth will have an inflationary impact.
Bill Dunkelberg joins Jim Blasingame to report on the recent tendency of the Fed to listen more to Wall Street than to Main Street where the real economy is practiced.
Rick Mathieson joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how marketing metrics will change to the degree that in the future you won’t wonder what’s working and what isn’t, or what your next step should be.
Rick Mathieson joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that Google’s SEO parameters are changing rapidly, and three key areas are critical: brand signal, GDPR and the fact that Amazon is increasingly a search engine with their own SEO parameters.
Terry Neese joins Jim Blasingame to report on the great success the IEEW has had in creating over 800 women entrepreneurs in these two war-torn countries, without any government assistance.
Terry Neese joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the demand for the IEEW’s Peace Through Business program, and how much money it takes to add each new woman entrepreneur student in Rwanda and Afghanistan.
Terry Neese joins Jim Blasingame to report on the IEEW’s Peace Through Business program and the different kinds of small businesses the women entrepreneurs start, including car repair, coffee export, etc.
Friday - January 18, 2019
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.
Grant LeBoff joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the imperative that small businesses leverage more technology, like chatbots, to serve customers.
Grant LeBoff joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how to serve customers more successfully by getting to know what motivates them in their acquisition ecosystem.
Wayne Crews joins Jim Blasingame to report on the NLRB ruling, and subsequent court decisions, that attack the relationship between a franchisor and its franchisees regarding employee connection.
Wayne Crews joins Jim Blasingame to report that the success of President Trump’s regulatory strategy of getting rid of 2 for every one created, will be more difficult to maintain going forward.
Wayne Crews joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the history of the deep state’s impact on the regulatory aspect of our government impinging on the liberties of businesses and citizens.
Monday - January 21, 2019
Kathleen Allen joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how we’ve lost our connection to the natural way to lead people, as humans, as opposed to leadership that’s devoted to a short-term financial goal.
Kathleen Allen joins Jim Blasingame to encourage natural leadership practices that emphasize the human, which could begin with true delegating to people you hired for that capability.
Ruth King joins Jim Blasingame to report on a recent story of how two Catholic nuns who were given responsibility for the finances of a school, breached that trust and stole a half-million dollars.
Ruth King joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the key lessons we can take away from the example of two Catholic nuns embezzling $500K from a California church school, including triangulating control.
Ruth King joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the key indicators that you might have a problem with the integrity of your business finances, including a manager who doesn’t want to take a vacation.
Mark Babbitt joins Jim Blasingame to identify secondary trauma from social media activity, where your otherwise upbeat and positive life and mood is diminished by something you read on social media that you really didn’t need to know.
Mark Babbitt joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the concept of secondary trauma from social media and how it could be impacting the performance of your organization, and how to minimize it.
Ted Fishman joins Jim Blasingame to report on how the Chinese economy is not healthy now on many different levels, and what this means for their future.
Ted Fishman joins Jim Blasingame with a report on the likelihood of success in the trade negotiations between the U.S. and China, and the different ways it could happen and how each side could declare victory.
Ted Fishman joins Jim Blasingame to report on the multi-national cyber-war that is effectively WWIII, and why the U.S. is losing this war, especially with China.
Tuesday - January 22, 2019
Suzanne Paling joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the difference between training and coaching sales people, including getting something out of a salesperson, not putting things in.
Suzanne Paling joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the nature of sales coaching as a way to influence future behavior, especially with regard to how the customer expects to buy.
Chris Bishop joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how augmented reality – AR – and virtual reality – VR – work and how they‘re different with different applications.
Chris Bishop joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how augmented reality – AR – is possible on Main Street and offers real examples of how it’s being used.
Chris Bishop joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how you can make your offering augmented reality ready, in order to educate customer visitors who are “just looking.”
Dr. Brett Clay joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the increasingly essential nature of being a professional negotiator, including some tips and best practices to help you.
Dr. Brett Clay joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the role that trust plays in any successful negotiation, especially when you’re using negotiating skills to understand what’s most important to the person on the other side of the table.
Steve King joins Jim Blasingame to report that in-house employee fraud is becoming more prevalent and expensive than ever, and to offer suggestions on how to prevent it in your organization.
Steve King joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the ways trusted employees steal from employers they love is making adjustments in the bill-payment process, as well as in the multi-faceted payroll process.
Steve King joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that to limit the chance that a trusted employee steals from you, close the door of temptation by separating financial steps among more than one or two people, plus watch for changes in their behavior, and set up an employee anonymous tip line.
Wednesday - January 23, 2019
Bob Negen joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the fact that while there’s nothing wrong with the shop local movement, small businesses can’t rely on that sentiment, and must earn every dollar of business every day.
Bob Negen joins Jim Blasingame to remind small businesses, especially retailers, that “buy local” and Small Business Saturday will not save you from failing to meet the evolving expectations of 21st century customers.
George Levy joins Jim Blasingame to report on the continued ability of Bitcoin to find relevance as a cryptocurrency, if not an asset class.
George Levy joins Jim Blasingame to report on why small businesses must start offering the cryptocurrency option of payment for customers by using a clearing technology like BitPay.
George Levy joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the ways smart contracts – using blockchain technology – will increasingly be in the specifications of business deals with corporate customers.
Jay Mincks joins Jim Blasingame to reveal what he’s learned over a 30-year tenure as a national sales executive on how to scale an organization, both at the sales and support levels.
Jay Mincks joins Jim Blasingame to reveal what he’s learned about management of members of five generations working together in one organization, including appropriate adjustments, and non-negotiable fundamentals.
Brad Huisken joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the advantages of modern sales training that can be conducted with technology.
Brad Huisken joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how the values of the generations, from Boomers to Gen Y, differ as they pursue a sales career, and how to adjust training plans accordingly.
Brad Huisken joins Jim Blasingame to reveal his five sales training criteria that work across the generations, including these two: incentives and consequences.
Thursday - January 24, 2019
David Bloom joins Jim Blasingame to reveal why every business that sustains itself long-term is the size that it is, growing or not, because management intends it to be that size, not by neglect.
David Bloom joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the impact of the current lack of qualified employees as a crisis, and that part of the solution requires being more creative in hiring and outsourcing.
Tiana Laurence joins Jim Blasingame to remind you what blockchain technology is, why it was created, and how it will continue to be a part of our lives and business for a long time.
Tiana Laurence joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the ways that blockchain is appearing in the marketplace, especially in the world of finance and capital formation.
Tiana Laurence joins Jim Blasingame to reveal why blockchain will continue to live without being connected to Bitcoin.
Tim Irwin joins Jim Blasingame to reveal a long-known leadership model that continues to serve because it focuses on combining the two imperatives in getting the job done: the work and the relationships.
Tim Irwin joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that with all of our technology, the high touch value of emotional intelligence is more important than ever before.
Deb Calvert joins Jim Blasingame to report on the contemporary landscape of team building across the greatest number of generations in the workforce in history.
Deb Calvert joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the concept of team harmony and making it a non-negotiable part of the job.
Deb Calvert joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the power of team harmony and how to help team members achieve it.
Friday - January 25, 2019
Michael Layman joins Jim Blasingame to report on the multi-year assault on the fundamental structure of franchising by Democrats, regulators like the NLRB and the courts.
Michael Layman joins Jim Blasingame to report on how the Browning-Ferris assault on the franchise concept could actually become a threat to every small business that’s vertically integrated with a big customer.
David Dawsey joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how small businesses both create intellectual property but also use that of others, and how to create a strategy to do this successfully.
David Dawsey joins Jim Blasingame to reveal why we have to spend at least as much time, effort and resources on protecting our intellectual property as we do our physical stuff.
David Dawsey joins Jim Blasingame to recommend you assign someone – maybe it’s you – to be the advocate and protector of your intellectual property assets and strategy.
Pam Danziger joins Jim Blasingame to report on how to not miss the opportunity to sell to the more affluent set of Gen Y, called HENRYs, high earners, not rich yet.
Pam Danziger joins Jim Blasingame to report that luxury shoppers are not only coming more and more from younger generations, you need to know how they’ve disrupted the affluent buyer landscape.
Ray Keating joins Jim Blasingame to report on the unexpectedly strong December jobs market as an indication that the economy is stronger than many on Wall Street and in the media have led us to believe.
Ray Keating joins Jim Blasingame to debate and disagree on whether there is a divergence of motivations between Wall Street and Main Street regarding the practicing of capitalism.
Ray Keating joins Jim Blasingame to introduce his new productivity system, the Realistic Optimist TO DO List & Calendar 2019.
Monday - January 28, 2019
Steven Gaffney joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that how you form a problem-solving group and name it – team or committee -- can make a difference in the result.
Steven Gaffney joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that purpose, goals and strategy are critical factors in the success of high-performing teams.
John Sculley joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that technology will flatten the patient experience with the healthcare industry, to provide more transparency and reduce costs.
John Sculley joins Jim Blasingame to report on some of the key points that show how AI is impacting how we work and produce the 21st economy, especially humans integrated with smart machines.
John Sculley joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how corporations will have to manage on a more horizontal plane from the current top-down structure, in order to align with technological innovations and be competitive.
Leigh Branham joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that it’s more effective and fair to give more frequent and less formal employee performance reviews, instead of trying to cover a whole year’s activity in one meeting.
Leigh Branham joins Jim Blasingame to recommend conducting review of performance evaluations at different settings from compensation discussions.
Joel Barker joins Jim Blasingame to report on a new, low-orbit, unmanned plane that can stay aloft for up to a year to provide information and surveillance.
Joel Barker joins Jim Blasingame to report on some of the amazing new areas of 3-D printing, including the nano-tech printing of human capillaries, plus other futuristic applications of this 21st century technology.
Joel Barker joins Jim Blasingame to report on a developing silicon energy storage method that allows excess power to be held until needed and converted into electricity.
Tuesday - January 29, 2019
Alexandra Levit joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that there will be plenty of jobs in the Digital Age, but humans will have to make the adjustments in skills to do the things machines can’t do, and learn how to charge for that labor.
Alexandra Levit joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the key elements, including ethical considerations, that will need to be included as we integrate more technology in the workplace.
Gregg Stebben joins Jim Blasingame to reveal what “authority marketing” is, and why it’s the more powerful way a small business can go to market on a small budget.
Gregg Stebben joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the smaller but effective things a small business owner can do as a thought-leader with an authority marketing strategy without writing a book.
Gregg Stebben joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how technology makes it easy to produce, post and distribute authority content and get it in front of prospects and customers to demonstrate your relevance.
John Huber joins Jim Blasingame to discuss how some people have become so self-protected from the real world and its rude words that they can’t function, and will become uncompetitive.
John Huber joins Jim Blasingame to address the snowflake effect caused by hearing certain spoken words, and say that the real world and marketplace are indifferent to your very existence, let alone your relative success – deal with that fact or starve.
Skip Miller joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that while hearing is an involuntary response of the ear, listening takes human intention characteristics and is essential for professional and personal success.
Skip Miller joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that there are certain communication skills around how to ask questions the right way that will help you nurture prospects into customers in the way they prefer in The Age of the Customer.
Skip Miller joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how to determine the position of a prospect’s journey of understanding as they make a purchase, and how to plug in at the right place to establish your relevance.
Wednesday - January 30, 2019
Ruth Sherman joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how our current world and technology are putting pressure on all of us, and why business owners have to manage our messages with more intention and proactiveness.
Ruth Sherman joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how every small business owner is an expert who can turn that knowledge into thought-leadership that can become a profitable marketing resource.
Barbara Weltman joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that you must file W-2 forms for employees and 1099 forms for contractors by the end of January every year, or pay a penalty.
Barbara Weltman joins Jim Blasingame to report on some of the changes from the new tax law, including a simplified basic form, but more complicated schedules, plus how the 20% deduction works for pass-through entities.
Barbara Weltman joins Jim Blasingame to report on some of the retirement programs you can start and fund after the end of the tax year, including an IRA and a SEP plan.
Jim Blasingame reveals the origin of email and its history as a reliable and productive business workhorse, which gives it fundamental status.
Jim Blasingame laments the passing of two very important members of his Brain Trust, Dr. Judith Glaser and Andy Gause, and why the world is worse off from their passing.
Ivan Misner joins Jim Blasingame to remind you of his “room” concept, and some tips on how to limit the people you allow to become active in your life.
Ivan Misner joins Jim Blasingame to talk about what to look for in people you want – and don’t want -- in your “room,” including people with your values and drama queens.
Ivan Misner joins Jim Blasingame to reveal recent research on how many hours it takes to make a friend, a good friend and a best friend.
Thursday - January 31, 2019
Chris Bruhl joins Jim Blasingame to talk about the important role local chambers of commerce play in the 21st century marketplace and what they have to do to maintain their relevance.
Chris Bruhl joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the three key areas his business group is focusing on to support their stakeholders, including transportation, workforce and innovation.
John Berlau joins Jim Blasingame to review the original JOBS act and whether it delivered on what the originators promised.
John Berlau joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that the new JOBS act, still yet to clear Congress, would go a long way to reducing some of the regulations in the way of small business capitalization.
John Berlau joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the proliferation of crypto-currencies and whether the government should begin to regulate that sector.
Jim Blasingame reveals some of the reasons some people seem to get so much done while others are still getting out of bed.
Jim Blasingame reveals one of his predictions about how far tech companies like Facebook will go to gain access to personal data, and why this was just a test run for something more sinister and cynical in the future.
Mark Kohler joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how to allocate owner's salary and net profit in a way that reduces your overall tax obligation.
Mark Kohler joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how to use self-directed retirement funds to buy and manage real estate in your retirement portfolio, instead of having all your funds in the stock market.
Mark Kohler joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that the new tax law is more favorable to deducting the acquisition and operation of a new or used car or truck.
