Monday - July 01, 2019
Michael Diettrich-Chastain joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that realizing that every day that goes by is another day of stress perspective, helps you think of challenges as just another chance to become stronger.
Michael Diettrich-Chastain joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that one way to deal with stress is to identify whether most of yours are created by the world, or self-imposed.
John Berlau joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the launch and implications of Facebook’s new cryptocurrency, Libra, and the financial partners.
John Berlau joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the impact and implications of cryptocurrencies on the fiat money issuing nations from their currencies to their long-term sovereignty.
John Berlau joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the long-term disruption potential of cryptocurrencies and the potential control of those issuing them, like Amazon and Facebook.
Greg Kozera joins Jim Blasingame to discuss how the lack of regard for history by members of Gen Y is setting them up to make mistakes that the rest of us know shouldn’t happen again – like socialism.
Greg Kozera joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the economic boost the U.S. could enjoy for decades as a result of the energy independence we’ve achieved.
Grace-Marie Turner joins Jim Blasingame to discuss SCOTUS Chief Justice Roberts’ troubling tendency to contrive facts-not-in-evidence to support his joining of a liberal majority on issues like Obamacare and the 2020 Census.
Grace-Marie Turner joins Jim Blasingame to report on the new HRA health insurance policies that the Trump administration is making available that will be a great program for small businesses after the Obamacare nightmare.
Grace-Marie Turner joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the recovery of the U.S. healthcare system after the Obamacare nightmare, and why market-based systems are the answer, not single-payer government control.
Tuesday - July 02, 2019
Janet Christy joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the many variations of business credentials, and how to use them in your marketing strategy.
Janet Christy joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the factors around being a government certified small business vendor, and whether it’s the direction you should take.
Dror Liwer joins Jim Blasingame to report on examples of how cyber criminals have assaulted organizations and extracted ransom money from them, and how to prevent this from happening to you.
Dror Liwer joins Jim Blasingame to explain what being cybersecurity ready means, and why you may want to engage a managed service provider (MSP).
Dror Liwer joins Jim Blasingame to reveal why you may want to engage an MSP in order to have access to high-quality, up-to-date technical support in the cloud and in your office.
Jim Blasingame reveals how American entrepreneurship was born with the advent of converting freedom into liberty, and the world is a better place for it. Happy Independence Day.
Jim Blasingame reveals why this Independence Day, we should wear our liberty around on our sleeve, to replace all past grievances and imagined indignations.
Robert Litan joins Jim Blasingame to discuss how the government may be approaching the increased encroachment of privacy by the big tech platforms.
Robert Litan joins Jim Blasingame to discuss some of the challenges we all have as we exchange handy for privacy when we connect over the Big Tech platforms, and whether the government can solve any of this.
Robert Litan joins Jim Blasingame to reveal his idea for how to solve the privacy challenge we all have with Big Tech, which would minimize the involvement of the government.
Wednesday - July 03, 2019
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.
Jim Ballard joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the challenges of reconciling with someone, and offer powerful steps you can take to become a peace-maker, even if it wasn’t your fault.
Jim Ballard joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the power of peace-making on the way to recovering a friendship, even when you know you were right.
Brian Marcel joins Jim Blasingame to reveal why understanding how bar coding changed the supply chain system is important to understanding the next technology, which is blockchain.
Brian Marcel joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how the next level supply system technology, blockchain, will revolutionize this discipline in an unprecedented way.
Brian Marcel joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how barcoding and even RFID will sit on top of blockchains that are used as supply chain tools.
Thursday - July 04, 2019
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.
Dusty Staub joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the elements of being a transformational leader, including showing up with the intention of paying attention and making yourself available to the person in front of you.
Dusty Staub joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that the greatest leaders spend more time asking powerful questions of those around them, rather than telling them what they know.
Cliff Ennico joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the first issues and questions that have to be addressed if you think you have a business model that could be scaled into a franchise offering.
Cliff Ennico joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the very first issues and questions that must be addressed before you write a check committing to buy a franchise.
Cliff Ennico joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the steps you can take to neutralize negative online reviews, including having many more positive reviews.
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.
Friday - July 05, 2019
Bart McDonough joins Jim Blasingame to report on why the cybersecurity bad actors are so determined to penetrate the small business sector, and what we can do to prevent this threat.
Bart McDonough joins Jim Blasingame to report on how using a two-step authentication system for important online accounts, especially email, is one of the most powerful defenses against the cyber bad guys.
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.
Wally Bock joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the positive impact that is possible when you read a book, especially one that is about the many facets of life.
Wally Bock joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the impact that the social media platforms have had on book reading, and whether that ignominious trend will hold up.
Bart McDonough joins Jim Blasingame to report on how the cybersecurity threat to small businesses has increased in number and sophistication.
Monday - July 08, 2019
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.
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.
Tuesday - July 09, 2019
Jim Schreier joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that one of the key soft skills for managers is the ability to tell stories. But how does this reconcile with the fact that Millennials don’t like to listen to stories?
Jim Clifton joins Jim Blasingame to report on Gallup research that shows the criticality of having the managers that are trained in specific soft skills, in order to be successful in the 21st century.
Jim Clifton joins Jim Blasingame to report on what Gallup learned in their research about how coaching, not managing, is the low-hanging fruit if you want to claim 21st century success.
Jim Clifton joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that making sure your people are properly compensated and creating opportunities for them to become “stars” will contribute greatly to success with the 21st century employee.
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.
Jim Schreier joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how research has identified the power of soft management skills, like conflict resolution and stress management, as key to success with the 21st century employee.
Wednesday - July 10, 2019
Olalah Njenga joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the advantages of using a student intern to fill in at your business, as well as how to stay legal regarding paying them.
Olalah Njenga joins Jim Blasingame to discuss some of the many reasons engaging a student intern is a good idea, including having access to a likely next employee prospect.
Marco Provvidera joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the evolution of our privacy expectations since the advent of the Internet, and where privacy erosion is coming from.
Marco Provvidera joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the difference between how Big Tech companies and the government view our privacy, and why the difference could become dangerous.
Marco Provvidera joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the emerging debate about what should be done about encroachment of privacy, and whether the solution is with Big Tech or government regulation.
Jim Blasingame reveals the first of three monologues on Blockchain, this one is about how Blockchain came to be, how it’s being used, and why you should care.
Jim Blasingame discussed the current and increasing debate about how we view privacy, and the fact that we have to join this debate to prevent Big Tech and the government from harming us with their solutions.
Gene Siciliano joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the advantage of helping your people understand the financial impact of their work on the company’s goals.
Gene Siciliano joins Jim Blasingame to discuss some of the specific ways you can help your people manage the gross profit number their unit produces and how that contributes to the company bottom line.
Gene Siciliano joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the power of teaching your people and teams how to manage their units based on gross profit that helps the company meet its net profit goals.
Thursday - July 11, 2019
Catherine Kaputa joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the ways politicians, and some who aren’t, like Trump, can teach us about branding.
Catherine Kaputa joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the branding lessons we can learn from the 20+ Democratic presidential candidates.
John Huber joins Jim Blasingame to report on recent research that shows over 40% of those polled think our differences will create a Civil War, and what would cause such a response.
John Huber joins Jim Blasingame to report on recent research showing a large part of America favors socialistic policies, but a big part of the sample was Millennials.
John Huber joins Jim Blasingame to discuss why the fact that Generation Y has little regard or time for studying history could lead to decisions that we already know won’t work, like socialism.
Robert Grede joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the key in-store elements of retail success, including signage, shape of displays, and cross-merchandising.
Robert Grede joins Jim Blasingame to report on his recent trip to New Zealand and Tahiti, what he saw there, and how the people treated him.
J. Eduardo Campos joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the communication gap that’s created when the tech industry fails to name their products and services in a way that’s intuitive for their non-technical customers.
J. Eduardo Campos joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the value in making sure all employees understand their role in keeping the company safe from cyber-crime.
J. Eduardo Campos joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that only training will keep our employees from clicking on malware that can lead to a cyber-breach and potential seriously expensive damage.
Friday - July 12, 2019
Jeff Zbar joins Jim Blasingame to discuss his thoughts on life on a milestone birthday and a milestone business ownership year.
Jeff Zbar joins Jim Blasingame to discuss how being a one-man shop working from home has been impacted by a marketplace that’s been disrupted many times over the past 30 years.
Dawn Fotopulos joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that most Baby Boomers who own small businesses haven’t taken the steps necessary to maximize the value of their business when it’s time for them to exit – one way or another.
Dawn Fotopulos joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the steps you must take to be prepared to convey ownership of your business to someone in the future, including financial statement preparation.
Dawn Fotopulos joins Jim Blasingame to reveal three of the key factors in divesting of your business, including urgency, financial valuation, and family successor experience.
Pam Danziger joins Jim Blasingame to discuss Amazon Prime Day and how it has multi-faceted impact on the Main Street small business sector.
Pam Danziger joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the lessons small businesses can learn from Amazon, including how to tie customers to you long term.
Sean Worthington joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how a cryptocurrency is created and why organizations like Facebook would want to have one.
Sean Worthington joins Jim Blasingame to discuss some of the global monetary implications of large tech platforms launching their own cryptocurrency across their ecosystem.
Sean Worthington joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the implications of cryptocurrency proliferation on sovereign governments as it may diminish the strength of their fiat currency.
Monday - July 15, 2019
Weldon Long joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the definition of compromise choices and how powerful – even indispensable – they are in your selling strategy.
Weldon Long joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that getting a “no” from a customer is what you’re goal should be when using compromise choice selling.
Bill Dunkelberg joins Jim Blasingame to report on the NFIB Index of small business optimism, which shows that the current sentiment is still record-breaking positive, if not at the top of the range.
Bill Dunkelberg joins Jim Blasingame to report on the NFIB Index of small business optimism which shows that while lower than last month, hiring, investing and pricing power is still in rarified optimism air.
Bill Dunkelberg joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that the Fed is so focused on the politics of Wall Street that it is oblivious of the reality out here on Main Street, where half of the economy and jobs are created.
Jan Yager joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the steps that have been taken over the past 20 years that have increasingly made self-publishing your book a more viable alternative.
Jan Yager joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the different book publishing options you have, how to make the choice that’s right for you, and how to be successful with that decision.
Steve Forbes joins Jim Blasingame to reveal why having states and cities defy the Federal government carrying out its lawful duty could lead to anarchy, but for the common and civic sense of the public.
Steve Forbes joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the scenarios that would have to play out if the U.S. reverted back to the gold standard, how easy that would be, and whether we would need the Fed after that.
Steve Forbes joins Jim Blasingame to explain how reverting to the gold standard in the U.S. would result in a number of benefits and levels of stability, plus why selling socialism won’t work here.
Tuesday - July 16, 2019
Dave Cosgrave joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how failure to have an effective customer invoicing system could be the difference between success and failure, including some best practices to consider.
Dave Cosgrave joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that your unprofessional billing practices are not only costing you cash flow, but are actually reflecting badly on your level of professionalism with customers.
Gordon Chang joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how Google has refused to help the U.S. government and military, while expanding its business with various Chinese entities who have declared the U.S. to be their enemy.
Gordon Chang joins Jim Blasingame to report on the critically important U.S. role of monitoring and curtailing of Huawei, the Chinese mobile tech giant, as one of the fronts of the current World War being waged against America.
Gordon Chang joins Jim Blasingame to report on the lack of appropriate response by the past three U.S. presidents as China has mounted nothing less than a World War against us on the technology battlefield.
Barry Moltz joins Jim Blasingame to reveal why you must be your business’ best salesperson, even if you have a managed sales force.
Barry Moltz joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how a small business CEO must plug in to the sales process at a higher level than the sales team.
Arky Ciancutti joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the efficiency and profitability of making customers stay with you more because of trust than how much they love your products.
Arky Ciancutti joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the role top leadership must play in identifying and eradicating any “us vs them” tendencies that naturally and insidiously arise between departments and teams.
Arky Ciancutti joins Jim Blasingame to reveal why the best companies don’t take trust for granted, and they apply it as a best practice proactively in the execution of the business.
Wednesday - July 17, 2019
Jim Ballard joins Jim Blasingame to reveal a four-step approach to finding common ground in resolving disharmony, even if the other person doesn’t participate.
Jim Ballard joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some practices and behaviors that will help you resolve conflict – even if you’re the only one participating – by getting beyond who’s right and who’s wrong.
Darrell Esch joins Jim Blasingame to discuss how the small business sector has adjusted its capital requirements and acquisition practices since the end of the Great Recession.
Darrell Esch joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the role of PayPal as a member of the Fin-Tech sector responding to the evolving capital requirements of small businesses, including types of capital solutions.
Darrell Esch joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the new Libra partnership that PayPal has joined, and how they will be prepared to participate in the evolution of Blockchain as a business solution application.
Jim Blasingame reveals how Blockchain will become the likely example of how humans will transition from analog trust to digital trust in the marketplace, including how Blockchain works.
Jim Blasingame reveals a number of unprecedented digital leverage implications, their impact on trust, and why we all have to be participants in reconciling our analog past with our digital future.
Brad Huisken joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how coaching and training are key elements in making your sales force more productive and successful.
Brad Huisken joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the non-negotiable nature of holding your sales team accountable for the goals and objectives established by the company and the team.
Brad Huisken joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the power of establishing standards of activity, behavior and performance that are non-negotiable because of their essential nature.
Thursday - July 18, 2019
Joel Libava joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that if you could buy a McDonalds franchise today, you'd have to already be a millionaire, but thankfully, there are many other franchises that could still make you rich.
Joel Libava joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the issues he sees prospective franchise buyers having before they pull the trigger.
Rob Jolles joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that big business knows how to differentiate from sales training and product training, and why that’s a good distinction for small business.
Rob Jolles joins Jim Blasingame to reveal why your sales team must receive sales training separate from product training, and that it must be repeatable, predictable and universal across your customer base.
Rob Jolles joins Jim Blasingame to reveal why you must create a sales training process that can be applied to sales performance across good times, bad times, disruptions and opportunities.
Ed Harrington joins Jim Blasingame to reveal his experience conducting brainstorming with clients and why wanting only good ideas isn’t the way to approach this practice.
Ed Harrington joins Jim Blasingame to reveal why you should brainstorm with customers too, especially around what they’re going to need tomorrow, and what their customers need.
Paul McDonald joins Jim Blasingame to report on recent research showing almost half of office workers do not fear AI as a threat to their jobs, and only 12% did.
Paul McDonald joins Jim Blasingame to report on recent research that shows how businesses are actively retooling and upgrading the capability of their employees, including their hiring specifications, to meet new tech capability.
Paul McDonald joins Jim Blasingame to discuss why the current generation of marketplace participants – at least four generations – are making the greatest technology leap in history and likely in the future. Blasingame calls them the “Quantum Leap Generation.
Friday - July 19, 2019
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.
Jeff Zbar joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that a very large part of sustaining a successful business is the ability to not only show up, every day, but to show up and like doing it.
Jeff Zbar joins Jim Blasingame to share stories on what it takes to start a business from scratch and sustain it for over three decades, in the face of many changes.
Dawn Fotopulos joins Jim Blasingame to tell the story of Larry Janesky’s journey as an educator of contractor small business owners, and how he found a niche and filled it with great products and services.
Dawn Fotopulos joins Jim Blasingame to report on how she got the idea to create the Hidden Profit Academy, how it has become an approved education program for CPAs, and why your small business should care.
Dawn Fotopulos joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that while the government allows a non-profit designation for tax purposes, even classic “non-profits” have to make a profit – even churches.
Monday - July 22, 2019
Nisa Amoils joins Jim Blasingame to report on the continuing saga of women tech entrepreneurs are still not being given access to venture capital at anywhere near the rate of their male peers.
Nisa Amoils joins Jim Blasingame to report on the increased representation of women as tech entrepreneurs, and the challenges they continue to have raising capital from the male-dominated venture capital world.
George Levy joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how Blockchain works and to apply that to the supply chain sector of the marketplace.
George Levy joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how interface applications will help you use and benefit from Blockchain technology without having to become a Blockchain expert, the same way you use websites without having to know HTML.
George Levy joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the origins and issues around Facebook’s new cryptocurrency, Libra, and the challenges it has in becoming a mainstream resource, especially as it competes with the U.S. fiat money, the Dollar.
Jay Baer joins Jim Blasingame to reveal what voice search is, how it works over a Digital Assistant, and how your business will use it differently from at home.
Jay Baer joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the controversial and creepy part of Digital Assistants and their use of voice search.
Dr. John Christy joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how, by definition, science can never be settled, whether it’s about climate change or anything else, and that the current debate is more about religious doctrine than science.
Dr. John Christy joins Jim Blasingame to report on some of the fallacies of the climate change zealots, including that even as the planet is warming, death and destruction is less today than in the past.
Dr. John Christy joins Jim Blasingame to report that cutting U.S. carbon emissions – which are now at 1990, Kyoto levels -- will not impact climate change because of the emissions being created by 3rd world countries.
Tuesday - July 23, 2019
Vicky Oliver joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the indicators of a burned-out manager, and how to deal with it if it’s one of your managers before they cost you the good employees who report to them.
Vicky Oliver joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the current condition of job burn-out in the workplace, especially among managers, and what to do if you’re the one who’s burned out.
Adam Brandon joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the news that instead of reigning in government spending, which already has an unprecedented budget overrun, they plan to spend more than is already committed to.
Adam Brandon joins Jim Blasingame to discuss whether runaway entitlements, plus looming Baby boomer retirement and remnants of Obamacare are pushing the Fed budget beyond recovery.
Adam Brandon joins Jim Blasingame to reflect on what we already know about how socialism drains the life out of a nation and leads to oppression and decline, like we see in Cuba and Venezuela.
Ross Kimbarovsky joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the first steps of creating a professionally created website, that properly projects your brand image online.
Ross Kimbarovsky joins Jim Blasingame to outline the steps to take when designing, registering and deploying your professional business website.
Joel Barker joins Jim Blasingame to report on research that indicates we may one day use bacteria to create an amazing material called graphene from atmospheric CO2.
Joel Barker joins Jim Blasingame to report on plans to build artificial islands in the North Sea to deploy windmills from to generate power for Great Britain and Europe.
Joel Barker joins Jim Blasingame to report on a new device that will neutralize a drone by taking it offline from its home base and preventing it from invading privacy or interfering with aviation or homeland security.
Wednesday - July 24, 2019
Jim Canterucci joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the power of having a team of employees who demonstrate that they’re capable of caring about their work.
Jim Canterucci joins Jim Blasingame to reveal ways to interview and hire new employees who can demonstrate how they’re capable of caring about what you do.
Sarah Hiner joins Jim Blasingame to report on continued research showing heavy cell phone use could contribute to brain tumors, plus the potential health benefits of coffee.
Sarah Hiner joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the power of resiliency, and concern that America is losing that capacity as we increasingly act like victims and blame others for our problems.
Sarah Hiner joins Jim Blasingame to discuss why the overweight crisis in the U.S. today will continue to put undue pressure on our healthcare system and expenses.
Jim Blasingame reveals some of the initial ways you’re likely to experience a Blockchain request from customers, and how you’re likely to use it the first time yourself.
Jim Blasingame reveals more examples of why you must begin your Blockchain journey of understanding today. You can’t get up to speed on Blockchain overnight.
Chad Moutray joins Jim Blasingame to report on the continued optimism among U.S. manufacturers about their business, while receiving troubling indicators from global customers.
Chad Moutray joins Jim Blasingame to report that in general, the U.S. manufacturing sector is still behind President Trump’s efforts to negotiate trade deals that are more favorable to our country.
Chad Moutray joins Jim Blasingame to report that with their work ethic and institutional knowledge, U.S. manufacturers are trying to hang on to their older employees as long as they can.
Thursday - July 25, 2019
Chris Tuff joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the way the Millennial generation behaves and what we have to do to manage and motivate them.
Chris Tuff joins Jim Blasingame to recommend his 70:30 rule for managing Millennials, which is that 30% of your job won’t be fun – get it done and get over it.
Michael Saltsman joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the House passage of the Raise the Wage Act, which would increase minimum wage to $15 by 2025.
Michael Saltsman joins Jim Blasingame to reveal why when the government raises minimum wage, it ripples through a business’s entire payroll structure and results in layoffs at the lower levels.
Michael Saltsman joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the many examples of how raising minimum wage hurts the people it’s supposed to be helping.
Stephen Kuhl joins Jim Blasingame to report on America’s best trade lever, which is the U.S. Dollar, and how small businesses can take advantage of this leverage by engaging in international trade.
Stephen Kuhl joins Jim Blasingame to discuss how your bank can help you work with companies like Western Union to make international business transactions easier.
Karen Kerrigan joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the political motivations of the Raise the Wage Act and why it will hurt both low wage job seekers and the Democrats who voted for it.
Karen Kerrigan joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the current negotiations on the U.S./Mexico/Canada trade deal to replace NAFTA, and where it’s stuck in Congress.
Karen Kerrigan joins Jim Blasingame to discuss how members of the House are holding up reauthorization of the SBA because of regulatory reform that would help small businesses that they don’t like.
Friday - July 26, 2019
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.
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.
Monday - July 29, 2019
Alan See joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the problem when we segregate people into digital natives and immigrants, because we all have to become high adopters of technology.
Alan See joins Jim Blasingame to reveal why all companies have a keen interest in keeping older employees onboard by helping them increase their tech competence.
Doug Barry joins Jim Blasingame to discuss why it’s important for the U.S. and China to continue to pursue a more favorable trade relationship.
Doug Barry joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the motivations and obstacles that are part of the U.S. / China trade negotiations, and whether common ground can be achieved as time pressures increase.
Doug Barry joins Jim Blasingame to report on the continued backing by key market sectors in his quest for a trade deal with China, and its connection to the current cyber-war being waged by China against the U.S.
Janyce Fadden joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the power of Strategic Doing, and some of the elements of Agile Leadership that are part of this method, including having a safe growth environment for leadership development.
Janyce Fadden joins Jim Blasingame to explain elements of being an Agile Leader as part of a Strategic Doing program, including taking stock of the human capital you have available right now.
Tiana Laurence joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the advent of the cryptocurrency Libra, as the product of a multi-partner project to stay ahead of the Blockchain revolution.
Tiana Laurence joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how a permission-based Blockchain system, like the Libra, works, plus the issues of the hacking exposure of some cryptocurrencies.
Tiana Laurence joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the ways your business will likely come into contact with a Blockchain application for the first time, which includes the supply chain environment.
Tuesday - July 30, 2019
Karen Cortell Reisman joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how to get your teams to perform in their work like a flock of egg-laying chickens, including defining the difference between work and production.
Karen Cortell Reisman joins Jim Blasingame to reveal three more ways to turn your teams into producers, including listen more than talk, and holding them accountable.
John Dini joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that in addition to the technical and financial challenges of divesting of your small business, there may also be emotional and physical influences holding you back.
John Dini joins Jim Blasingame to reveal why small business owners have limited exit strategy options, and to identify some steps to take to improve your chances of a successful and profitable divestment.
John Dini joins Jim Blasingame to report on upcoming legislation that will allow small business owners to sell to employees without having to suffer the prohibitive expense of the current administrative oversight.
Sean Doyle joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that testimonials are always valuable, including during the late stage in the selling process, plus the power of a free demo.
Sean Doyle joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that neutral outings and a reward system for performance and referrals are both beneficial to closing more business.
Dr. Steven Mintz joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the erosion of ethical behavior in the marketplace, as we deal with the increased velocity of the digital age.
Dr. Steven Mintz joins Jim Blasingame to lament the loss of civility in our society, and to lay some blame for a loss of ethical bearing at the feet of the trading mentality on Wall Street.
Dr. Steven Mintz joins Jim Blasingame to discuss what we have to do to become more ethical in the digital age, including reclaiming our personal sovereignty over our own information.
Wednesday - July 31, 2019
Susanna Mittermaier joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that we all have a relationship with money, but the question is do we understand that relationship, and how much it’s influenced by fear, stress and worry.
Susanna Mittermaier joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the myths about money, which include that you shouldn’t be generous, you have to be ruthless, and you can’t ask for more.
Tony Uphoff joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that the U.S. now has as many manufacturing jobs as it did in 1949, due largely to the trend in reshoring.
Tony Uphoff joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how and why the industrial sector is just now coming up the curve to understand how they’re increasingly in jeopardy of being irrelevant.
Tony Uphoff joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the steps and adjustments that have to be made to recover relevance with customers who now have new expectations almost every day.
Jim Blasingame tells the entrepreneurial story of Dave Longaberger and his unlikely successful journey to success as a basket salesman.
Jim Blasingame reveals that those who espouse socialism shouldn’t be confused with those who’re trying to fix/reform/adjust capitalism, which is still the greatest economic system in the world.
Steven Ricchiuto joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the decision in front of the Fed as to how much to cut rates, and discuss the many reasons they shouldn’t cut at all.
Steven Ricchiuto joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how economic excesses, which often create downturns, have changed their makeup in the past half century.
Steven Ricchiuto joins Jim Blasingame to report on the concerted behavior of global central banks, including the U.S. Fed, as their easy money policies continue to excite investment behavior, which is what caused the 2008 financial crisis.
