Monday - June 03, 2019
Pam Danziger joins Jim Blasingame to report on the fact that declining birth rates and the millennial consumption behavior are not indicators of robust future retail growth as would have occurred in past generations.
Pam Danziger joins Jim Blasingame to report on the potential positive impact that the older Baby Boomer generation and the immigrant population will contribute to a growing economy.
Pete Sepp joins Jim Blasingame to report on his trip to Australia to participate in the World Taxpayers Conference and what countries around the world are doing to reform tax policy.
Pete Sepp joins Jim Blasingame to report on how tax enforcing authorities around the world target and abuse small businesses with confiscatory practices, plus the global flat tax movement.
Pete Sepp joins Jim Blasingame to report on a few tax reform bills that have received bi-partisan support that would help small businesses.
Quint Studer joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that if you really want to grow your community, you must invest in the training of your community leaders and small businesses.
Quint Studer joins Jim Blasingame to reveal what it looks like when a business fails to appreciate the consequences of failure to have a defined scope of operation.
Peter Meyer joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that the team you’ve had might not be the team you need to get to the next level, and how to determine that.
Peter Meyer joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that helping your people grow as professionals will contribute greatly to your company’s growth performance.
Peter Meyer joins Jim Blasingame to reveal why when you’re analyzing past performance, it’s more important to ask what went right more than what went wrong.
Tuesday - June 04, 2019
Theresa Carroll joins Jim Blasingame to reveal why she decided to operate a world-class restaurant in a boutique hotel, and what she’s learned from the process.
Theresa Carroll joins Jim Blasingame to reveal what she’s learned about being a business owner as she’s run her hotel and 4 star restaurant for over 20 years.
Deb Calvert joins Jim Blasingame to reveal what soft skills are, and why being accomplished at them can be the difference between success or, well, you know.
Deb Calvert joins Jim Blasingame to identify the most critical soft skills – listening and being self-aware – and why these are unique gross profit drivers for small businesses.
Deb Calvert joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that 21st century managing is more about leading than managing, and how soft skills contribute to this.
Ilise Benun joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the role of self-made videos as part of your marketing collateral, and whether it’s right for your business model.
Ilise Benun joins Jim Blasingame to discuss how to create consulting opportunities, and whether turning your ideas into online courses is the right thing.
Chris Bishop joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the plethora of online learning/content resources for you and your people, and how to be a discerning consumer of it.
Chris Bishop joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how business owners can become knowledgeable of the impact and implications of artificial intelligence and blockchain on their businesses through online resources.
Chris Bishop joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the freelance resources you can engage to fill in project holes in your operation, and how to work with them.
Wednesday - June 05, 2019
Bob Kustka joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that an increasing number of small businesses want to hire, but can’t find enough prospects. So you have to create a hiring plan.
Bob Kustka joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that if you want to make sure you can staff your business when new employees are hard to find, you have to be proactive, which means you may have to start the hiring process before you’re ready to hire.
David Rodriguez joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the ways to make sure you keep your best people from being poached.
David Rodriguez joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the things they do at Marriott to retain their talent, including especially providing career opportunity.
David Rodriguez joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that if you create a great employment environment for your people, they’ll stay with you longer, even when the job gets tough, or someone tries to poach them.
Jim Blasingame reveals how he came to become a business owner and what he’s learned after 30 years of living by his wits, including two reinventions.
Jim Blasingame reminds you that today, right now, is a time when you’ll look back and think of this as the good old days. Don’t miss this while you’re here.
Tiana Laurence joins Jim Blasingame to reveal why in terms of chronology, where we are now with blockchain is the equivalent of 1994 or 1995 for the Internet. Don’t miss this timing.
Tiana Laurence joins Jim Blasingame to reveal a project she’s working on that is providing small firms who need investor capital to gain access to it without going through the Wall Street initial offering expense and difficulty.
Tiana Laurence joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that a Security Token Offering is an approved way to raise capital from accredited investors without having to mount the expense of an initial public offering on Wall Street.
Thursday - June 06, 2019
Rich Galen joins Jim Blasingame on the 75th anniversary of D-Day, to celebrate devotion and sacrifice of those who participated in Operation Overlord and helped save western civilization.
Joe Davis joins Jim Blasingame to report on what the VFW is doing to help celebrate the sacrifice of U.S. heroes who participated in D-Day in Operation Overlord and helped save Western Civilization.
Dr. Eric Cole joins Jim Blasingame to report that when the U.S. government increases sanctions on countries like Russia, China, Iran, etc., cyber-attacks from those regions increase.
Dr. Eric Cole joins Jim Blasingame to report that the U.S. still isn’t fully engaged in the current world war of cyber-crime, as it’s being waged by our enemies, like China, Russia and Iran.
Dr. Eric Cole joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how to practice good cyber-safety when managing relationships on social media sites like LinkedIn.
Tom Portesy joins Jim Blasingame to report on the current state of affairs of the franchise industry, which is healthy and strong, having weathered a direct attack on their business model by the Obama administration.
Tom Portesy joins Jim Blasingame to report on the news that China’s policies have been altered enough for a U.S. franchise to think about expanding there, without losing their intellectual property.
John Dietrich joins Jim Blasingame to report on the current state of training the younger generations about the art and science of professional selling.
John Dietrich joins Jim Blasingame to report on what he and others are doing in academia to train the younger generation on how to prospect and sell to a wide range of generations of prospects.
John Dietrich joins Jim Blasingame to report on research that failure as a sales professional is more likely because the person gave up on a prospect before they’d earned the right to ask for the business, and why that’s good news for those who don’t give up.
Friday - June 07, 2019
Tim Irwin joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the current debate of socialism over capitalism, and to point out that everywhere socialism has been tried, it has failed.
Tim Irwin joins Jim Blasingame to discuss why capitalism seeks excellence while socialism manufactures mediocrity, and how leadership requires liberty to flourish, which by definition, can’t happen with socialism.
Jack Ogilvie joins Jim Blasingame to report on how to accomplish an Employee Stock Option Plan with a smaller number of employees than before.
Jack Ogilvie joins Jim Blasingame to report on how a new law allows the SBA to guarantee loans to fund an Employee Stock Option Plan for small businesses much smaller in size than before.
Jack Ogilvie joins Jim Blasingame to report on how a new law makes it possible for the owner of a very small business to sell to his or her employees, with financing help from the SBA.
Michael Stallard joins Jim Blasingame to discuss some of the ways to tell if you’re addicted to your smartphone, how they’re designed to create that addiction, and how to save yourself.
Michael Stallard joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how to balance reward with contentment impulses so you can break your smartphone addiction, including some mechanical steps to take.
Wayne Crews joins Jim Blasingame to report on his gold standard, multi-decade research on the current condition of federal regulations and their impact on business and the economy.
Wayne Crews joins Jim Blasingame to report on how the Deep State is also an abuser of its regulatory power, irrespective of political party, and how that becomes a dangerous impediment to business and the economy.
Wayne Crews joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the oppression and dysfunction of regulations that never die, and what we have to do to put an end date – a sunset – on every regulation that isn’t reapproved on a regular cycle.
Monday - June 10, 2019
Rick Lepsinger joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how to conduct a professional hiring process in a way that fits the tough hiring environment.
Rick Lepsinger joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how to compress your hiring process to fit the tight labor market without losing the key onboarding practices that deliver the best results.
Sarah Hiner joins Jim Blasingame to discuss how robots are increasingly being used in areas like surgery, and question how far such automation will be taken before it breaches the limits of human protoplasm.
Sarah Hiner joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the tension – internally and organizationally – for pursuing a result that is as right a possible, along the perfection – excellence continuum.
Sarah Hiner joins Jim Blasingame to report on research that shows consumers increasingly like online bank service, and as handy as it can be, for small businesses, online must be blended with a face-to-face relationship with a banker.
Leigh Branham joins Jim Blasingame to report on research that shows regular and proper feedback is critical to promoting employee engagement, especially among Millennials.
Leigh Branham joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the right questions to ask when giving corrective feedback to employees, especially Millennials.
Charles Wheelan joins Jim Blasingame to discuss his new book, The Rationing, and why he chose to deliver his ideas in a novel, using characters to tell his story.
Charlie Wheelan joins Jim Blasingame to discuss some of the reasons to be concerned that the U.S. government, and the health care system, may not be able to respond to a major health risk outbreak.
Charlie Wheelan joins Jim Blasingame to discuss some of the fallacies of socialism’s claims about providing health care for all, especially with regard to responding with medicine to a national/global pandemic.
Tuesday - June 11, 2019
Tom Anastasi joins Jim Blasingame to report on the progress of his full-length film, Spin the Plate, as he launched it in Hollywood and gains credentials and reviews to go worldwide.
Tom Anastasi joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the ways small businesses can use analytics and statistics to manage their marketing and advertising strategy.
Mike Daniels joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how we got to the current state of connectivity, including the future of the 5G networks that are slowly but surely being launched around the country.
Mike Daniels joins Jim Blasingame to report on how the Trump administration has taken the most steps to protect the U.S. from security breaches – especially China -- over the new 5G networks, and why there is still much to do.
Mike Daniels joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the opportunity communities have in making direct investments in connectivity infrastructure to make their local markets ready for the future of work and business.
Philip Frechette joins Jim Blasingame to report on a new method of pasteurizing milk that will extend useful life and freshness and contribute to people in third-world countries.
Philip Frechette joins Jim Blasingame to report on the MST method of pasteurizing milk and the global implications for business and consumers, especially in third world areas.
Adam Baratta joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the reasons the Fed’s policies have harmed the economy and why Trump’s criticism has been valid.
Adam Baratta joins Jim Blasingame to discuss why all of the Fed policies have not been good for the economy, especially Main Street, and whether the Fed is part of the “Deep State”.
Adam Baratta joins Jim Blasingame to discuss how gold and the U.S. dollar will respond to economic pressures and each other, and the role cryptocurrency will have in the future of both.
Wednesday - June 12, 2019
Michael Friedson joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that the majority of media outlets do not conduct professional journalism, instead they focus on partisan editorializing and click bait practices.
Michael Friedson joins Jim Blasingame to report on some of the issues that are facing Middle East players, including reorganizing the Palestinian sector.
Tom Borg joins Jim Blasingame to talk about the power of learning how to delegate, including four ideas that will help you stay focused.
Tom Borg joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how to identify where you’re getting in your own way, and stop sabotaging the work that you know must be done.
Tom Borg joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the ways he’s observed businesses turn challenges into opportunities, just by looking at them differently.
Jim Blasingame reveals how to find more success by blending the intangible of happiness with the hard, business operating tangibles.
Jim Blasingame recognizes that Donald Trump is an unusual and imperfect president, but encourages us to not let that prevent us from recognizing that some of those idiosyncrasies have produced desirable results.
Leo Haviland joins Jim Blasingame to evaluate the job of the Fed and evaluate the current leadership against their performance, and to ask if the Fed has become part of the Deep State.
Leo Haviland joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the declining price of oil and the condition of the dollar in the evaluation of the near-term global economic trajectory.
Leo Haviland joins Jim Blasingame to discuss whether accomplishing the current trade deals being negotiated could help the seeming lack of momentum in the global economy.
Thursday - June 13, 2019
Jeff Zbar joins Jim Blasingame to discuss why all of the elements of your marketing plan – advertising, branding, etc., -- must be persistent and ever present, because you never know where the next customer will come from.
Jeff Zbar joins Jim Blasingame to discuss their stories about being home-based over the past 30 years, and how Jeff continues to be.
Beau Henderson joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the key elements of the new model of retirement planning, including both financial and non-financial steps.
Beau Henderson joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the reality and kill some of the myths of filing for Social Security retirement benefits, including spousal considerations.
Beau Henderson joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the ways you can retire part-time and extend the life and effectiveness of your retirement resources.
Richard Watts joins Jim Blasingame to discuss how to minimize the chances of having entitled children, including telling them “No.”
Richard Watts joins Jim Blasingame to discuss how to think about leaving your children less than they might have expected.
Dave Anderson joins Jim Blasingame to define what having a “killer instinct” is, and how to set the goals necessary.
Dave Anderson joins Jim Blasingame to reveal what it means to be mentally tough, including how believing in yourself is a big part of being successful.
Dave Anderson joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the ways to help your people have killer instincts and have mental toughness.
Friday - June 14, 2019
Stephen Kuhl joins Jim Blasingame to report on some of the issues facing community banks and credit unions to stay relevant to their increasingly sophisticated and digital customers.
Stephen Kuhl joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the ways community banks and credit unions can improve their 21st century brand image by becoming more proactive with international financial services.
Grace-Marie Turner joins Jim Blasingame to report on a new bill designed to provide “Medicare for all” and do away with private insurance, and why this plan won’t work in reality.
Grace-Marie Turner joins Jim Blasingame to discuss some of the demographic energy that seems to be behind the Medicare for all movement, and why the younger generations like the idea, but won’t like the reality.
Grace-Marie Turner joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how much Medicare relies on market-based insurance, and how that support will go away if we convert to a Medicare for all system.
Bob Negen joins Jim Blasingame to discuss whether the seeming slowdown on Main Street is a trend or just a slight drop off of a very good economy.
Bob Negen joins Jim Blasingame to discuss how he makes decisions about his business by first asking “what would my customers want?” and then proceeding as indicated.
Arran Stewart joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how his company uses blockchain to put worker and employer together in a digital platform that serves modern workplace requirements.
Arran Stewart joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that 85% of job applicants lie, and how his company is using blockchain technology to create a way to keep job applicants and their endorsers honest.
Arran Stewart joins Jim Blasingame to discuss how work and assignment of that work is rapidly evolving to be more decentralized, and how that impacts the acquisition of talent to execute your business model.
Monday - June 17, 2019
David Noble joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how UConn is teaching entrepreneurship to all students during their time there, not just the business students.
David Noble joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how his company uses blockchain to help online users be fully functioning online, but in control of how and when they reveal themselves there.
Michael Harrison joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the existential assaults on radio over the past 75 years, from TV to Internet, and yet it continues to morph and flourish.
Michael Harrison joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the practical and emotional aspect of how he had to adjust and reinvent his business over the past 25 years to survive and remain relevant, including the decision to drop print and go 100% electronic.
Michael Harrison joins Jim Blasingame to remind you that humans are primordially connected to the spoken word, and why you should capitalize on that, regardless of the medium.
Chris Carosa joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the lessons he learned working in a carnival and what the “carneys” taught him about selling.
Chris Carosa joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how to set your teenagers up with a retirement program that, even though it’s only funded for six or seven years, makes them millionaires at retirement age.
Jessica Moser joins Jim Blasingame to reveal results of the MetLife/U.S. Chamber small business index that shows small business owners are not only optimistic, but are investing in that attitude.
Jessica Moser joins Jim Blasingame to report on the MetLife/U.S. Chamber index that shows small business owners need more information on health care options in order to be competitive employers.
Jessica Moser joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the more sophisticated steps small business owners have to make today to find qualified employees – and keep their key people – in the current tight employment marketplace.
Tuesday - June 18, 2019
Terri Maxwell joins Jim Blasingame to reveal what it means to succeed on purpose, including all the elements of growing your business in an intelligent way that also allows for you to be happy with what you’ve created.
Terri Maxwell joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that there are growth inflection points that require different thinking and organization from what got you to the current level in order to get you to the next level.
Chris Moschovitis joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that World War III is already underway in cyber-space, and why the U.S. is losing.
Chris Moschovitis joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how 5G mobile connectivity will work, including the great benefits we’ll accrue from it, and also how our cyber-enemies, like China, can harm us with it.
Chris Moschovitis joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that all users of the Internet and cyber-assets must become more high-adopters of security practices, and that we have to hold our leader responsible for doing the same thing at the national level.
Gary Sirak joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how to attract key people to your organization and keep them, by offering to fund deferred benefit financial instruments in their names.
Gary Sirak joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that if a key employee told you they had an offer to go to work elsewhere, you’d probably try to make a counter-offer. But why not make that offer before they leave, and include deferred financial benefits.
Hector Barreto joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the many reasons why right now is the most opportune time for the U.S. to get a trade deal done with China and others.
Hector Barreto joins Jim Blasingame to launch his new prospecting portal, TLC MatchPoint Procurment which creates a place where small businesses can connect with big business and government prospects.
Hector Barreto joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the irrefutable fact that, warts and all, the U.S. economic system continues to prove that it is the best system in the world, defying all the stupid claims about the wonders of socialism.
Wednesday - June 19, 2019
Kristina Podnar joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the imperatives in the digital age that require business owners to establish policies that help employees know how to behave and respond to our digital world.
Kristina Podnar joins Jim Blasingame to reveal examples of what digital policies are, how to create them and how to execute them.
Bill Dunkelberg joins Jim Blasingame to report on the NFIB Index of Small Business Optimism, which indicates that Main Street businesses are increasingly optimistic about their business and the economy.
Bill Dunkelberg joins Jim Blasingame to report on the NFIB Index of Small Business optimism that indicates almost all of the ten internal elements show an upward trend.
Bill Dunkelberg joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the issues facing the Fed as they discuss current and future monetary policy, including whether and when to adjust interest rates. Both believe today the Fed will maintain status quo.
Jim Blasingame reveals why he feels justified in saying that demonstrating a father’s love is the harder job, without minimizing the sweet love of mothers.
Jim Blasingame reveals the issues related to a private company that controls an ecosystem of users and/or marketplace issuing its own cryptocurrency.
Wayne Crews joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the past uses of antitrust pressure by the federal government, and whether it is ever justified as a substitute for competitive forces.
Wayne Crews joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how the analog antitrust system the government uses is ill-prepared to take on the digital leverage of any Big Tech defendant.
Wayne Crews joins Jim Blasingame to reveal why applying antitrust actions to the Big Tech companies has to be considered with different expectations from past analog results.
Thursday - June 20, 2019
Doug Obey joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the indicators that are popping up that in the past would have presaged a recession, and whether this time and these conditions are different now.
Doug Obey joins Jim Blasingame to discuss some of the reasons why the next economic downturn may not be as deep and long as some in the past.
Erin Ennis joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the issues that the U.S. is facing in trying to achieve a level playing field with China, including dealing with disparate interests, ethics and values.
Erin Ennis joins Jim Blasingame to offer her analysis of how President Trump is doing as he attempts to build a trade relationship with China that is fair for the U.S., including whether tariffs are a useful tool.
Erin Ennis joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the significant advantages the U.S. and China can accrue from entering into a mutually beneficial trade agreement, and how it would also benefit the global economy.
Rick Mathieson joins Jim Blasingame to report on the Mary Meeker 2019 Internet Trends report, which shows how various demographics are adjusting their usage across social media platforms.
Rick Mathieson joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how the Mary Meeker Internet Trends reports the various areas of growth potential, especially with podcasts and geo-targeting advertising.
Jim Blasingame reports on why he thinks Blockchain-type technology – distributed ledger networks – will be the future of leveraging digital work we can trust.
Jim Blasingame reveals some of the implications and challenges that will accrue as Facebook launches its cryptocurrency Libra, and what a reckoning with the Federal government might look like.
Jim Blasingame reveals the likely first contact small businesses will have with a cryptocurrency, and what the future will likely hold as this currency becomes ubiquitous.
Friday - June 21, 2019
Kita Szpak joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how getting into a routine about how you do business could not only cause you to miss opportunity, but put your business in jeopardy.
Kita Szpak joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the indicators of being in a routine or stagnant condition, including elements of your business that aren’t performing.
David Dawsey joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that timing elements of your intellectual property strategy must be considered and included in your plan proactively.
David Dawsey joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that being prepared to quickly respond to large customer contracts that may abuse your intellectual property is critical to protecting your IP and not losing the contract.
David Dawsey joins Jim Blasingame to reveal why being proactive with your intellectual property protection is essential because the speed of the marketplace is always faster.
Kate Pope Hodel joins Jim Blasingame to report on the Global Entrepreneurship monitor co-developed by Kaufman Foundation, which revealed the growth of small business sectors across the globe.
Kate Pope Hodel joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the elements of promoting entrepreneurship, including helping them find resources, social support, celebrating successes, etc.
Joe Tankersley joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the elements of what is being called the Fourth Industrial Revolution, which is essentially that most leverage will be digital.
Joe Tankersley joins Jim Blasingame to discuss whether the digital leverage – AI, blockchain, etc. – aspect of the Fourth Industrial Revolution will have a disruptive effect on job creation, or counter-intuitively, create more jobs.
Joe Tankersley joins Jim Blasingame to discuss how small businesses will have to focus on combining digital capability with the “high touch special sauce" analog humans will continue to require, even in the Digital Age.
Monday - June 24, 2019
Bill Treasurer joins Jim Blasingame to reveal what we’ve learned about courage as the foundation of leadership.
Bill Treasurer joins Jim Blasingame to discuss how to find courage from within and develop it by becoming comfortable with fear.
Kathy Perry joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how Twitter can be used like a search engine to identify marketing trends and business opportunities.
Kathy Perry joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the recent announcement by Facebook that it will launch a cryptocurrency called Libra, and the multi-faceted implications of that eventuality.
Kathy Perry joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that when using YouTube as a marketing strategy, you can still use old fashioned key words to attract viewers.
Doug Griffiths joins Jim Blasingame to discuss how the values of Millennials are working out as they continue to take their place in our multi-generational society and marketplace.
Doug Griffiths joins Jim Blasingame to discuss how the expectations of Millennials is significantly different from even Gen X and of course, Baby Boomers, and how that will impact society this century.
Marlo Lewis joins Jim Blasingame to report on the amazing progress the U.S. has made on cutting carbon emissions, but you wouldn’t know it listening to the climate change zealots.
Marlo Lewis joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the carbon tax debate that’s going on in Congress, why it is bad policy and how such a tax would impact the average family.
Marlo Lewis joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that the carbon tax being considered in Congress by the Democrats would not benefit the U.S., and would only pass if Democrats controlled Congress and the White House.
Tuesday - June 25, 2019
Tom Asacker joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the challenges of the high-velocity marketplace today, and the role that creativity plays in those organizations that survive.
Tom Asacker joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the challenges of meeting customer expectations and the role that creativity plays in helping you prevent them from leaving you.
Rob Levin joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that the high speed evolution of customer expectations is one of the most important factors in which businesses survive or not.
Rob Levin joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that your business’s ability to offer at least some level of tech automation will determine how well you’ll be able to keep customers.
Rob Levin joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how changes in marketing and strategy practices are impacting your ability to maintain relevance with customers.
Beverly Inman-Ebel joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that one way to overcome fear of public speaking is to talk about what you know best and think of it as if you’re waiting on customers.
Beverly Inman-Ebel joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how to deliver a public presentation by focusing on what you know and build your talk around one or more key messages that the audience will remember.
Ivan Misner joins Jim Blasingame to reveal why today you’re either being disrupted or disrupting others, and how Sears became a poster-child for that warning.
Ivan Misner joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the cautionary tale of how Kodak and Blockbuster allowed themselves to be disrupted when they owned the tools to become the disruptor.
Ivan Misner joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how to prevent your business from becoming disrupted by irrelevance by learning how to lead change.
Wednesday - June 26, 2019
Jim Alampi joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how every executive can find a way to hold himself/herself accountable for the goals they set.
Jim Alampi joins Jim Blasingame to reveal ways for the CEO to hold themselves and their teams accountable against the goals they set for the organization.
Hayim Herring joins Jim Blasingame to reveal why the younger generations are quite different from the older ones, much more so than in the past.
Hayim Herring joins Jim Blasingame to propose that we are indeed experiencing an epidemic of loneliness, and not only because of technology.
Hayim Herring joins Jim Blasingame to propose two scenarios for how the generations will deal with each other going forward, either continued conflict or mutual mentoring.
Jim Blasingame reveals the two kinds of passion – operating and market – that are required to sustain business success in the 21st century.
Jim Blasingame reveals some of the questions about facts and figures to ask climate change zealots who refuse to acknowledge carbon reduction progress in the U.S.
Joel Barker joins Jim Blasingame to report on two new water research breakthroughs that address solar water desalinization, plus helping plants be productive with less water.
Joel Barker joins Jim Blasingame to report on a magnetic treatment to help restore memory, plus using pomegranates to reduce the aging process.
Joel Barker joins Jim Blasingame to report on a new way to reclaim a higher percentage of waste plastic, plus a way to build habitats on the Moon or Mars with 3-D printing.
Thursday - June 27, 2019
Bill Schley joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that the fundamentals of getting your brand message out to consumers haven’t changed, only the delivery system has, and that you must make your brand stand out with specific messaging.
Bill Schley joins Jim Blasingame to reveal why you need to know that a tag line says something that differentiates you from others, while a slogan could be used by anyone.
Pam Harper joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that a ceremony is an official gathering where you recognize how things are going to be different going forward, even if everyone isn’t happy about it.
Pam Harper joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how at least two companies have used ceremonies of different sizes to provide a cathartic effect on the team.
Pam Harper joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the ways you can be strategic about any challenges or opportunities that are arising from the trade negotiations.
Andrea Nierenberg joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that while many parts of networking is fundamental, the way technology has impacted networking is dramatic and sometimes beneficial.
Andrea Nierenberg joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the steps to take to leverage the special sauce high touch small businesses have that big businesses don’t.
Barbara Weltman joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the cash management tasks that must be practiced if your business is to survive, sometimes even if you have plenty of sales.
Barbara Weltman joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how many small businesses get in trouble when they don’t separate their tax obligations monthly from their operating cash.
Barbara Weltman joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the tax provisions that should pass Congress, including certain tax extenders, some tax credits, and the ability for over-70 taxpayers who keep working to continue to contribute to their IRAs.
Friday - June 28, 2019
Ken Tencer joins Jim Blasingame to define “buildership” as a new way of thinking about getting things done in an age when innovation isn’t what you’ve done, but how you think about doing everything.
Ken Tencer joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how buildership becomes the new leadership in a dynamic organization that’s trying to keep pace in the digital age.
David Epstein joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how in the digital age, in an era when everything is moving faster than ever, being good at more than one thing will likely make you more competitive.
David Epstein joins Jim Blasingame to reveal why being the best small business CEO is more likely the more you’re a generalist, rather than being stuck behind a more vertical background.
David Epstein joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how teams that are diverse with different perspectives and backgrounds become generalist teams that will call on the wisdom of crowds.
Chris Prefontaine joins Jim Blasingame to discuss some of the current dynamics that are creating investment opportunities for residential real estate.
Chris Prefontaine joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the things that have changed in residential real estate investing, including demographic influences, and access to capital.
Geri Stengel joins Jim Blasingame to report on how women business owners who have achieved over $1million in sales is the fastest growing business sector.
Geri Stengel joins Jim Blasingame to report on some of the remaining obstacles that are unique to women trying to grow their businesses over $1million, including access to venture capital.
Geri Stengel joins Jim Blasingame to report on some of the things women business owners should focus on in growing their businesses, including being and seeking a mentor, plus working with peers.
