Monday - April 01, 2019
Vicky Oliver joins Jim Blasingame to offer suggestions on office politics, especially how to work for managers who don’t see eye to eye on how things should be done.
Vicky Oliver joins Jim Blasingame to offer suggestions for women who find themselves having to deal with a “good old boy” scenario in front of them.
Barbara Weltman joins Jim Blasingame to report on the good and the bad of the new tax law as it is applied to small businesses, including the fact that some of the law is still being promulgated.
Barbara Weltman joins Jim Blasingame to report on the adjustment to overtime pay for salaried employees which sets the minimum amount much lower than the Obama-era rules.
Barbara Weltman joins Jim Blasingame to remind you of required tax reporting dates, including the income tax date, the estimated quarterly tax reporting date, and the IRA funding deadline.
Joel Libava joins Jim Blasingame to discuss why franchising is one of the great gifts America gave to the world, and to introduce two of the “3 Ps" of Franchising.
Joel Libava joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the “3 Ps” of franchising, including partnership, power, and profitability.
Peter Meyer joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the concepts of symmetrical management and it’s alter-ego, asymmetrical, and why you need to know the difference.
Peter Meyer joins Jim Blasingame to reveal why shifting from the comfort of symmetrical management to the discomfort of asymmetry is not only important, but imperative.
Peter Meyer joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the role of communicating and instilling trust in the decision to become an organization that can make asymmetrical shifts in embracing a rapidly changing world.
Tuesday - April 02, 2019
Chris Carosa joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the educational and financial steps you can take to help your children build a retirement fund, including tax advantages specifically for an IRA for children.
Chris Carosa joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how two tax advantaged plans for children differ and can work in concert to help your children have a stronger financial future.
Chris Bishop joins Jim Blasingame to explain how the next level of computing – quantum – is exponentially different from our digital computers we use today, and how it will change the world.
Chris Bishop joins Jim Blasingame to report on the future of quantum computing, including how it will be used, such as to speed up modeling, like for drug testing.
Chris Bishop joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that artificial intelligence is an advanced technology that is becoming more main stream in terms of everyday use and leverage, quantum computing may be many years off.
Rob Grede joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that measurement has never been easier to track marketing performance, and focusing on specific prospects, not broadcast marketing, is more efficient and delivers a higher ROI.
Rob Grede joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that cultivating influencers leads to high marketing ROI, as does creating native ads and of course, anything to do with video.
Ellen Rohr joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that while the national media has lost the ability to do honest – non-opinion – reporting, there is still plenty of solid journalism being practiced on Main Street.
Ellen Rohr joins Jim Blasingame to discuss how technology has created questionable riches of information that now requires consumers of that content to be more questioning and discerning of the reports we see and hear.
Ellen Rohr joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how “click bait” journalism has become a business model that is being practiced increasingly by even so-called reputable outlets, and why we have to learn how to resist and avoid.
Wednesday - April 03, 2019
Jim Schreier joins Jim Blasingame to report on recent research from HR professionals showing a significant incidence of workplace violence, which begs the question, do we need to take a look at the definition?
Jim Schreier joins Jim Blasingame to report on a recent survey of HR professionals indicating an increase in workplace violence, and to discuss what is the minimum threshold for the definition of these incidents.
Candid Wueest joins Jim Blasingame to report on the increased incidence of cybercrimes, the global economic impact, and some of the new methods.
Candid Wueest joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the sobering incidence of dangerous email – 1 in 300 – that have cyber attacks in them waiting to be released, plus the vulnerability of all your WIFI internet-of-things things.
Candid Wueest joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that having strong passwords that you don’t use over and over, plus system updates and vigilance are all key practices that protect you from cybercrime.
Jim Blasingame reveals the transition humans are in from the analog world to the digital age, how leverage has changed, what we have to do to deliver trust at light speed, and how that conversation is a new one.
Jim Blasingame reveals why Mark Zuckerberg’s call for government regulation of his industry is an admission that he and his company cannot behave ethically, and he thinks his own users can’t either.
Rich Galen joins Jim Blasingame to discuss what happens now that the Mueller report is finished.
Rich Galen joins Jim Blasingame to continue discussing the impact of the Russian conspiracy hysteria, and the unprecedented interest in the no-credentialled Congresswoman Ocasio-Cortez and her “Green New Deal.”
Rich Galen joins Jim Blasingame to discuss whether Trump will run for re-election, and why both parties seem to not want to solve immigration.
Thursday - April 04, 2019
John Dini joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how to think about an unplanned – usually unfortunate – exit by you of your business, and how to prepare for that possibility.
John Dini joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that the Dismal Ds – death, disease, divorce, debt, there are about 10 – are all unfortunate things that can cause you to exit your business in an unplanned way, and how to minimize this risk.
John Dini joins Jim Blasingame to reveal why every business owner should create their “Business Continuity Instructions” or BCI, to help those who will have to manage your business in the event of an unfortunate exit by you.
Ross Kimbarovsky joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the true definition of a brand strategy, what a real brand is, and why small businesses should focus on brand-ding where your brand dings in the customer's head when they need what you sell.
Ross Kimbarovsky joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the concept of rebranding, what it takes, what it looks like when it’s needed, and how to make it happen without losing customers.
Jim Harter joins Jim Blasingame to discuss recent research showing a sorry state of employee engagement in the workplace, how the role of manager contributes to these results, and why we should be hiring more coaches and fewer managers.
Jim Harter joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that there is a direct connection between the level of management quality and leadership ability to the engagement level of your employees.
Jim Harter joins Jim Blasingame to report on how research indicated that by improving management quality you increase employee engagement and therefore, your level of profitability.
Friday - April 05, 2019
Barry Moltz joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that research shows most small business sales negotiations fail because the seller hasn’t figured out what he or she is going to do with their time after they leave.
Joel Barker joins Jim Blasingame to report on new research that shows how killing certain kinds of cells before they become defective can prevent diseases and help you live better longer.
Joel Barker joins Jim Blasingame to report on the approval of flight to outer space for the Dream Chaser aircraft, that can land on any commercial runway.
Tom Anastasi joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the reasons employee compensation is so challenging for small business owners, and some tips on how to improve and simplify the process, including quality of life considerations.
Tom Anastasi joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the resources available to help you determine the most appropriate and competitive compensation for your employees, by geography and job description.
Cliff Ennico joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the unique issues creative types – artists, authors, etc. – need to know about protecting their unique intellectual property.
Cliff Ennico joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the ways AI is producing handy results, but at the same time, may be creating something that doesn’t conform to certain ethical standards.
Monday - April 08, 2019
Chip Bell joins Jim Blasingame to discuss how to think about customers who come in with a problem, how to treat their problem like a gift, and then turn them into a customer you can’t run off.
Chip Bell joins Jim Blasingame to reveal customer expectations about solving problems, which is that they don’t expect you to be a miracle worker, but they expect you to act like you give a darn about their problem.
Steve Martin joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that even in a world awash in technological innovations and disruptions, some parts of running a business profitably have not and will not change.
Steve Martin joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the operating fundamentals that haven’t and won’t change, regardless of how much new stuff we get, including cash flow, profitability, and growth is not self-funding.
Steve Martin joins Jim Blasingame to reveal why growth is not self-funding, and why you have to provide for the capital to support your level of growth, or you will not survive.
Pam Danziger joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how weather can take a toll on a retail business, and how to manage your marketing and customer care around it.
Pam Danziger joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the increase in numbers and attitude of luxury shoppers, plus how to deal with fashion-centric customers.
Judy Robinett joins Jim Blasingame to report that investment capital in many forms is still very strong for startups, and that angel investors now represent about half of all investment.
Judy Robinett joins Jim Blasingame to report on some of the things that hold back women entrepreneurs as they seek startup funding, and why this process should become easier than in the past.
Judy Robinett joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how to talk with venture capital investors, especially about when they exit the endeavor, and what your team should look like to them.
Tuesday - April 09, 2019
Jim Blasingame reveals what goes on in the head and heart of an entrepreneur when it’s time to pull the trigger on a risk that you know could turn out to be good or not so much.
Jim Blasingame reports on the news that Walmart has installed thousands of robots in their stores to do many different tasks, and what was the real reason it happened.
Bill Dunkelberg joins Jim Blasingame to report on the NFIB Index of small business optimism, which is up, even though the 1st quarter saw lots of bad weather and a record length government shutdown.
Bill Dunkelberg joins Jim Blasingame to report on the NFIB Index which shows small businesses are continuing to hire in the face of a limited prospect pool, and they’re paying their people more and investing in capital equipment.
Bill Dunkelberg joins Jim Blasingame to discuss two of the recent Trump appointments to the Fed board of Governors, and whether this is a move toward politicizing U.S. monetary policy.
Debra Fine joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the sad condition of political discourse in the U.S. today, and what has caused this to happen.
Debra Fine joins Jim Blasingame to recommend some ideas on how to agree to disagree on touchy issues like politics, including requiring our elected representatives to represent the country, not just the party.
Steve Lohr joins Jim Blasingame to report on a recent event he attended in the E.U. on privacy and technology, and how that group of governments deal with the issue compared to the U.S.
Steve Lohr joins Jim Blasingame to report on the way technology has both empowered small businesses and in some cases disrupted them, but on balance has been a net benefit for this sector, plus what it will take to increase AI adoption on Main Street.
Steve Lohr joins Jim Blasingame to report that artificial intelligence is going to be increasingly part of our future, and that more of it is going to be designed for the small business application and budget.
Wednesday - April 10, 2019
Beverly Flaxington joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that like branding, someone is defining the culture in your business, and if it isn’t you, then you aren’t in complete control of your business.
Beverly Flaxington joins Jim Blasingame to encourage you to define the culture of your business and then hire people who contribute to the best aspects of that culture.
Bill Brandt joins Jim Blasingame to report on his experience traveling the globe helping people solve problems, and his conclusion that the greatest overarching implication to watch today is the rise of China.
Bill Brandt joins Jim Blasingame to discuss whether there is any expectation of the socialist wing of the Democrat party being able to gain control of the direction of the county.
Bill Brandt joins Jim Blasingame to report on his take on the global condition, which he gives more of a “thumbs up”, plus why Trump will not only run for re-election, but will win.
Anne Zimmerman joins Jim Blasingame to report on what small businesses are saying about whether the new tax law helped them or not, and the results are that while it did cut their taxes, it wasn’t much help, and not as much as major corporations got.
Anne Zimmerman joins Jim Blasingame to report on the details and reality of the TCJA, and why it treated small businesses unfairly, and some categories of small businesses very badly.
Donald Hunter joins Jim Blasingame to encourage you to determine and stick to your core values as a unique selling proposition with customers and prospective employees.
Donald Hunter joins Jim Blasingame to recommend taking into account your emotional state before making big steps and decisions, and finding a way to reset yourself before taking that step.
Donald Hunter joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the challenges of taking a technically-trained person and converting them into a manager of people.
Thursday - April 11, 2019
Walter Kiechel III joins Jim Blasingame to discuss how to promote your personal brand without exposing too much of yourself and encroaching on our privacy.
Walter Kiechel III joins Jim Blasingame to recommend having an editor and a curator to help develop a content and frequency schedule/strategy for brand promotion on social media.
Soulaima Gourani joins Jim Blasingame to introduce her women-only community that is already successful in Scandinavia, womenreignite.com.
Soulaima Gourani joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that, after apparently many decades of women failing to mentor each other, the current environment is more conducive to women sticking together.
Rick Lepsinger joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that transformational leadership focuses on the macro, visionary level of an organization, while transactional is more at the micro and strategic level.
Rick Lepsinger joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that there are four key components of transformational leadership, including calling, charisma, challenge and caring.
Bernard Kerik joins Jim Blasingame to discuss his new book, The Grave above the Grave, and how much more difficult it was to write than his other, more biographical books.
Bernard Kerik joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that the two things he’s most worried about for America is criminalizing politics and the encroachment of socialism into our way of life.
Friday - April 12, 2019
Janet Christy joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the concept of “real listening” and why it’s a powerful discipline that contributes to success, but something most of us have to learn.
Janet Christy joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that when you don’t listen to customers, you’re wasting your time and worse, their time, and why taking notes is a good practice to become a better listener.
Chad Moutray joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the discrepancy in how the business media covers national job creation but not small business hiring, even when that’s the news.
Chad Moutray joins Jim Blasingame to report on the current state of trade negotiations with China, North America and Europe, and progress so far for each one.
Christina Cavanagh joins Jim Blasingame to discuss why with all of the new digital communication tools we have, email is still the application that’s become a business fundamental used by professionals.
Christina Cavanagh joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the best email organizational practices that will help you manage email activity more productively.
Beau Henderson joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how to avoid making retirement plan mistakes at a time when you can’t work out of the damage that could occur.
Beau Henderson joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the things that a couple should discuss about the realities of life in retirement age and funding it.
Monday - April 15, 2019
Suzanne Paling joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the three levels of review with sales people, including the pipeline review, the forecast review, and the deal review, and why these are critical to your business’s success.
Suzanne Paling joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that there is a crisis of sales people failing today because they aren’t focusing their energy on the front end of the relationship – getting in the door.
Rick Maurer joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the value and imperative of making sure any change you expect of your team includes enough organizational energy as necessary dedicated specifically to that effort.
Rick Maurer joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how when you give employees an assignment that includes some contribution from you, at that moment, you work for them, and they should have the ability to expect performance from you.
Rick Maurer joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that new change expectations should include an understanding of the organizational capacity to accomplish it and still get their fundamental job done.
Greg Kozera joins Jim Blasingame to reveal why manufacturers are building plants nearer the energy source, which is one reason more U.S. companies are onshoring more jobs from other countries.
Greg Kozera joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the stupid new energy idea being proposed by Rep. Ocasio-Cortez that is so stupid and baseless in logic and economics it’s nothing more than click-bait by the news media.
Eva Rosenberg joins Jim Blasingame to report on the lack of final direction for filing taxes under the last tax bill, which is almost a year and a half old, plus the fact that while most small businesses received a cut, many didn’t who should have because too much was given to corporations.
Eva Rosenberg joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the different tax filing and paying deadlines for business and personal tax filing.
Eva Rosenberg joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that if you have a tax refund coming, you must file for it within 3 tax years of when it is owed to you, or you lose it forever.
Tuesday - April 16, 2019
Karen Cortell Reisman joins Jim Blasingame to report on a presentation she made at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, which including identifying that if you want to be heard, you have to show up with the content, credentials, and come-across.
Karen Cortell Reisman joins Jim Blasingame to report on how showing up, speaking up, and following up will get your message heard above the noise, including how it worked for her.
Sarah Hiner joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the best practices to help you break bad habits that are holding you back and preventing you from accomplishing your goals.
Sarah Hiner joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how the large tech platforms are working together to stalk you and provide you with opportunities to click on their advertiser messages, and that your privacy is lost in the process.
Sarah Hiner joins Jim Blasingame to identify several financial mistakes confessed by professional financial experts and how to avoid them yourself.
Samuel Dinnar joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how negotiating as a startup entrepreneur is different than how a veteran business owner might negotiate, primarily because so much of their story is proposed and not yet real.
Samuel Dinnar joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the four primary factors that differentiate entrepreneurial negotiating: uncertainty, complexity, long-term thinking, and the impact of ego and emotion.
Tony Uphoff joins Jim Blasingame to report on an invitation to discuss small business manufacturing at the White House, and some of the misperceptions about this sector he found from other attendees.
Tony Uphoff joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how the global economy could expand for years if we can get mutually beneficial trade deals in place, especially in China, the E.U., and Canada and Mexico.
Tony Uphoff joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that several of the national sourcing trends to watch this year include steel, printed circuit boards, and plastic bottle and cardboard products.
Wednesday - April 17, 2019
Kristin Zhivago joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the power of earned media from customer endorsements as the best form of digital marketing.
Kristin Zhivago joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how to add human capability to your social media strategy, including in-house talent and outside expertise.
John Stanton joins Jim Blasingame to discuss how to manage a generationally diverse workplace that is also expecting co-workers to be diverse in other ways.
John Stanton joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the things older workers and managers can learn from the younger generations about adopting and using technology.
John Stanton joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the fundamentals that Gen Y and Gen Z can learn from Baby Boomers, including financial, customer, and operational best practices.
Jim Blasingame reveals how two of the world’s great communicators have admitted that they had a fear of failure and being rejected, and what they did to not allow that condition to hold them back.
Jim Blasingame reveals the fact that blockchain elements are coming at your small business very fast and soon, and encourages you to learn what you can before you have to respond to it.
Stephen Williams joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how blockchain works as a digital ledger distributed across a global network, how it is being applied to our world, and why you should care.
Stephen Williams joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the blockchain applications you’re most likely to see first, including providing digital privacy and smart contracts.
Stephen Williams joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that, fundamentally, blockchain will be the foundation of digital trust as it simultaneously creates opportunity and unprecedented disruptions.
Thursday - April 18, 2019
Nick Morgan joins Jim Blasingame to discuss how critical it is to recognize that with all of the digital communication options we have, they still must be used in context with the value of human voice and face value.
Nick Morgan joins Jim Blasingame to discuss how different the generations are in using communication options, especially digital, and what each generation can learn from each other about choices.
Leo Haviland joins Jim Blasingame to report that while the global economy is not robust, there is no indication that a negative growth period is in the near future.
Leo Haviland joins Jim Blasingame to report that the global economy is doing well, but is not robust, with certain elements that are holding it back, like trade negotiations with China, oil prices, debt and other factors.
Leo Haviland joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that while there are some elements of Wall Street that may be tenuous, such as corporate debt, conditions are not at the 2008 crisis levels.
Jay Baer joins Jim Blasingame to reveal again that the social media platforms are devoted to themselves, not you, and why you must create your own growth strategy outside of any dependence on them.
Jay Baer joins Jim Blasingame to discuss how social media platforms are having to reevaluate their business models around not abusing their users, which are increasingly abandoning them because of those practices.
Ted Fishman joins Jim Blasingame to report on why the newly elected president of Indonesia has a business and global trade friendly position, which is good for all businesses in the global economy.
Ted Fishman joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how our relationship with Indonesia, and the new election, is good leverage for the U.S. in its trade negotiations with China.
Ted Fishman joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how the construction element concrete has perennially been found to be associated with political power, and how its use by China in the past decade has impacted construction prices globally.
Friday - April 19, 2019
Joel Libava joins Jim Blasingame to discuss why franchising is one of the great gifts America gave to the world, and to introduce two of the “3 Ps" of Franchising.
Joel Libava joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the “3 Ps” of franchising, including partnership, power, and profitability.
Peter Meyer joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the concepts of symmetrical management and it’s alter-ego, asymmetrical, and why you need to know the difference.
Peter Meyer joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the role of communicating and instilling trust in the decision to become an organization that can make asymmetrical shifts in embracing a rapidly changing world.
Doug Obey joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the many benefits of investing in real estate over other options, including just having a savings plan.
Doug Obey joins Jim Blasingame to report on recent demographic and economic shifts that have changed some of the past real estate assumptions, that an investor should know.
Craig Roach joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that after all these years, the only changes to the importance of electricity is in how we’ll generate it.
Craig Roach joins Jim Blasingame to discuss how the U.S. education system is complicit in how poorly informed young people are about the value of capitalism and the failure of socialism.
Monday - April 22, 2019
Jim Canterucci joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that just because you see a better way, or a mistake about to happen, saying what you see isn’t as good as communicating your ideas. Solutions, not just words.
Jim Canterucci joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that the moment you get a brilliant idea might not be the best time to reveal it to everyone. Great ideas are often like wine – they’re received better with some aging.
Pete Sepp joins Jim Blasingame to report on some of the proposals for the policy called Social Security 2100, which is to make Social Security solvent by the end of the century, including raising the payroll tax from 15.3% to 18%.
Pete Sepp joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the good, the bad and the ugly of the Tax Cut Jobs Act of 2017, which while lowering taxes overall on small business, still creates filing challenges for many because the law hasn’t been fully promulgated.
Pete Sepp joins Jim Blasingame to report that there is hope of reforms coming from the IRS this year, including one called the Tax Payer First Act, which protects small businesses from unwarranted seizure of assets.
Tom Kindred joins Jim Blasingame to report on the difficult job of being a small business, and what the SBDC organizations across the country do to help deal with the challenges.
Tom Kindred joins Jim Blasingame to report on how the Indian River State College and the associated Small Business Development Center is celebrating Small Business Week, with an event full of education and networking.
Jim Blasingame reveals why the Fed was formed and its role as the monetary controller of the U.S. economy.
Jim Blasingame to reveal the organizational makeup of the Federal Open Market Committee, which sets monetary policy for the U.S., and that it is chartered to manage employment and price stability.
Jim Blasingame discusses what the 12 Fed banks do, and what they will be doing in the future, plus the role of the Fed as the Central Bank of the planet, as it influences the U.S. dollar.
Tuesday - April 23, 2019
Alan See joins Jim Blasingame to report on how getting free support on social media through a college class project might not be the best option for real market-based solutions.
Alan See joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how to use the younger generation to perform social media strategy, but not to delegate the messaging and content to them.
Andrew Sherman joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that the different hierarchies of knowledge between the diverse generations in the workplace may be contributing to increasing employee disengagement.
Andrew Sherman joins Jim Blasingame to discuss how to determine the real economic condition in your future from the negative tendencies of “click-bait” reporting you see from the media.
Andrew Sherman joins Jim Blasingame to discuss some of the energy and possible challenges to the continued economic expansion being experienced in the U.S., including from global influences, like possible trade deals.
Dan Eberhart joins Jim Blasingame to discuss some of the issues that may arise from the Trump administration putting increased pressure on Iran’s ability to export oil, including geopolitical, as well as the global economy.
Dan Eberhart joins Jim Blasingame to report on how the Trump administration is trying to pressure OPEC to increase production, plus what it will take to help American manufacturers onshore more of their jobs.
Jack Uldrich joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how converting to a clean energy world will be a lot longer process than some people would like, but reality will determine that timeline.
Jack Uldrich joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that advances in the digital age – and associated ethical elements – will evolve at unprecedented speeds, held back by the human capacity to deal with these changes.
Jack Uldrich joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that too much focus on refining efficiencies may put you at a disadvantage with the world that is constantly innovating around inefficiency.
Wednesday - April 24, 2019
Sean Doyle joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the CEO's responsibility of leveraging the organization’s core values to drive growth, engagement, and sustainability.
Sean Doyle joins Jim Blasingame to tell some stories about how real companies have recovered from near-death conditions by discovering their core values and how to leverage them for all stakeholders.
David Rodriguez joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how his company, Marriott, defines corporate culture and how they use theirs to the advantage of employees and customers.
David Rodriguez joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how, with 700,000 employees in 129 countries, Marriott extends its corporate culture to the employee in the farthest assignment with training, ownership of assignments, and trust.
David Rodriguez joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that the best way to solve the lack of qualified people to hire is to demonstrate a high quality corporate culture that manifests in qualified prospects before you need them.
Jim Blasingame reveals the awesome leverage of cloud computing, and how we use it to great advantage in every way but one, the handshake.
Jim Blasingame reveals the one thing that would cut small business failures in half, lead to greater wealth creation, more happiness and longer life-spans.
Steve King joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how one computer application, QuickBooks, can provide a business owner with the financial management tools to survive and thrive, instead of collapse and fail.
Steve King joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the single most important management element that would save most failing companies, establishing a successful pricing strategy.
Steve King joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how to identify customers that are putting your business in jeopardy, and how to identify the data that will give you the backbone to fire them if they won’t let you make the right adjustments.
Thursday - April 25, 2019
Cyrus Ansary joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how President Washington was directly involved and leading the steps that were taken to take America toward an economic system that was more about liberty than class.
Cyrus Ansary joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how President Washington set the U.S. on an entrepreneurial path by allowing for redemption when people failed, instead of putting them in prison.
Cyrus Ansary joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the multi-faceted vision George Washington had for America, all of which had stood the test of time.
Ramon Ray joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how every Main Street small business owners can profit from becoming a Celebrity CEO in their market.
Ramon Ray joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how being a celebrity in your own market can set you apart and increase your competitiveness against the big brands and celebrity CEOs.
Ivan Misner joins Jim Blasingame to tell the story about what was going on when he got the idea for what became Business Network International, the legendary global networking organism.
Ivan Misner joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the power of delegating for small business, including how to think about it, how to do it, and how to manage it.
Ivan Misner joins Jim Blasingame to reveal learning how to redeem people who make honest mistakes in the assignments you’ve delegated to them, instead of firing them.
Bryan Mattimore joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how being creative in how you serve customers is really the only way to differentiate your business from every other one, large and small.
Bryan Mattimore joins Jim Blasingame to reveal what you can learn from how companies like Zappos and Ritz-Carlton used their special approach to customer service excellence to drive value for their shareholders.
Friday - April 26, 2019
Rob Grede joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that measurement has never been easier to track marketing performance, and focusing on specific prospects, not broadcast marketing, is more efficient and delivers a higher ROI.
Rob Grede joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that cultivating influencers leads to high marketing ROI, as does creating native ads and of course, anything to do with video.
Ellen Rohr joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that while the national media has lost the ability to do honest – non-opinion – reporting, there is still plenty of solid journalism being practiced on Main Street.
Ellen Rohr joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how “click bait” journalism has become a business model that is being practiced increasingly by even so-called reputable outlets, and why we have to learn how to resist and avoid.
Howard Ross joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the increasing level of intolerance and intellectual dishonesty that has made Americans unable to disagree without having to show the other person is not only wrong, but not worthy of being in our “tribe.”
Howard Ross joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how to prevent the current cultural divide – especially politically – from interfering in the success of your business.
Steve Martin joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the problems that arise when someone uses passive-aggressiveness to control a relationship or derail a project.
Steve Martin joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the ways to discuss passive-aggressive behavior with employees to prevent it from becoming a problem at the individual and team level.
Monday - April 29, 2019
Steven Gaffney joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the fundamental elements of predictable and sustainable growth, including devotion to purpose, goals and strategy.
Steven Gaffney joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that the way you develop an organizational culture, have a high-functioning work environment and reward excellence all are elements of foreshadowing honesty.
Ruth King joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how to provide goods and services of a 20th century model, like a restaurant, in a 21st century digital marketplace.
Ruth King joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how managing for profit, not just cash, is the egg that hatches your long-term wealth.
Ruth King joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that selling your business and retiring is a lower percentage to achieving wealth than operating a sustainably profitable business long term.
Jim Blasingame reveals why even successful growth doesn’t always lead to long-term success, and one of the keys is to understand the fundamentals of how to capitalize growth.
Jim Blasingame reveals how America redeemed failures instead of putting them in prison, and the result has been the greatest entrepreneurial story in the 10,000-year history of the marketplace.
Karen Kerrigan joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the power of requiring intellectual property protections for U.S. companies in all trade deals, especially with China.
Karen Kerrigan joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the benefits of the new NAFTA replacement, the U.S. – Mexico – Canada trade agreement for small businesses.
Karen Kerrigan joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that a number of House Democrats will have to vote for the U.S. Mexico Canada trade deal in order for it to become law, but will they do the right thing or play partisan politics?
Tuesday - April 30, 2019
Pam Danziger joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the reasons the major retail players are closing thousands of stores annually for the next several years, and the implications of this for small business retailers.
Pam Danziger joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how the current and future collapse of major retailers can become an advantage for small businesses, but only if they avoid making the same mistakes.
Jim Patterson joins Jim Blasingame to reveal future shifts in demand for automobiles in the U.S. and how the younger generations are driving a lot of the disruption.
Jim Patterson joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that one issue holding back auto sales now and in the near future is sticker shock, plus how customer interest has shifted away from the car to the truck.
Jim Patterson joins Jim Blasingame to report on some of the deals consumers can get that are very good as a result of the declining number of car sales now and going forward, plus what’s the future of automobiles.
Nate Olsen joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how companies that want to do business with small firms are willing to support vertical industry channels with thought-leadership, etc., and you can claim that support by just joining your industry trade group.
Nate Olsen joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how larger companies are helping small firms build referral environments to find customers and strategic vendor-partners.
Joe Cleary joins Jim Blasingame to report on the current evolutionary position of the Harvey-Cleary Builders as they take the next step toward transitioning to the next level of leaders.
Joe Cleary joins Jim Blasingame to report on the upward condition and trend of the commercial construction industry, and what’s driving this good news for all stakeholders.
Joe Cleary joins Jim Blasingame to report on how the downward demand for single family housing by the younger generations is creating opportunity for the multi-family residential construction sector.
