Monday - September 02, 2019
Ken Davis joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how our current national Labor Day holiday came to be, with its origins in the 19th century, almost 140 years ago, and why this history is relevant in 2019.
Ken Davis joins Jim Blasingame to report on the stages of the labor movement in the U.S. during the 20th century, and what it wrought for 21st-century working people.
Rich Galen joins Jim Blasingame to reflect and remember what Labor Day meant during the time when there was still a labor movement in the U.S.
Rich Galen joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the truth about why we have an Electoral College and two senators per state, why both are still valid and imperative to America, and what it would take to change those elements.
Rich Galen joins Jim Blasingame to discuss why the current group of Democrat presidential candidates espousing more socialism aren’t addressing how their system would create jobs.
Jim Blasingame reveals how Labor Day got started in 19th-century America and asks why there still is no national holiday for the real heroes of the U.S. economy, small businesses.
Jim Blasingame asks those politicians who espouse that we should create a socialist system in America how they’re going to create, maintain and grow jobs and wages with their system.
Bob Dilenschneider joins Jim Blasingame to share his memories of the importance and relevance of Labor Day in the 20th century, and how its meaning has evolved.
Bob Dilenschneider joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the key question for socialist presidential candidates: How will you create and maintain jobs and grow wages with your system?
Bob Dilenschneider joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the many examples of why there is still much to be hopeful about the U.S. and our current dynamic and growing economy.
Tuesday - September 03, 2019
Robert Lawson joins Jim Blasingame to report on his journey around the world to study countries that have socialism systems and how they’ve all failed to provide prosperity and liberties for their people.
Robert Lawson joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that the only way for socialism to gain any political traction is for the electorate to be ignorant of historic and current examples of the abject failure of socialism to help any society long term.
Robert Lawson joins Jim Blasingame to report on his trip to Venezuela and the horrible conditions that the people there are experiencing because of an economy built on socialism.
Charles Goslin joins Jim Blasingame to report on some of the things to do and watch for that could compromise your security and privacy when travelling abroad.
Charles Goslin joins Jim Blasingame to encourage you to maintain situational awareness of your surroundings when moving around in public places, especially when travelling abroad.
Ellen Rohr joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the power of training for your team to maximize the brainpower, experience and expertise you already possess.
Ellen Rohr joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the power of management by walking around as a way to start your team training strategy and practices.
Ellen Rohr joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the key training cycle tips and best practices to use when establishing a training strategy in your company.
Wednesday - September 04, 2019
Brian Marcel joins Jim Blasingame to discuss some of the key elements that have to be part of anyone who wants to become an entrepreneur.
Brian Marcel joins Jim Blasingame to report on the economic and cultural challenges and successes Eastern Europe has had in becoming entrepreneurial since the fall of the Soviet Union.
Rick Maurer joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the intangible of team energy, why it’s critical, how to create it, and why it’s so elusive.
Rick Maurer joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that employees aren’t just working for a paycheck, they want to be successful as professionals in your organization and recognizing and cultivating that contributes to the intangible of team energy.
Rick Maurer joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that being consistent, clear and inclusive in planning are key elements of installing energy in your team to insure long-term performance.
Matthew Owenby joins Jim Blasingame to report on research that shows what motivates employees to come to work for you.
Matthew Owenby joins Jim Blasingame to report on research that shows employees are more likely to remain with you if you offer flexible benefits, including helping with college debt by the Gen Y employees.
Ted Fishman joins Jim Blasingame to report on the history of Hong Kong sovereignty, what the Chinese government did to create the current state of unrest, and why you should care.
Ted Fishman joins Jim Blasingame to report on the impact of the Hong Kong unrest on the ability of China to negotiate a trade deal with the U.S.
Ted Fishman joins Jim Blasingame to report on the implications of diminishing the U.S. trade relationship with China, and whether that’s a better strategy than tariffs.
Thursday - September 05, 2019
Ruth Sherman joins Jim Blasingame to remind us that telling stories is one of the classic human nature behaviors, and how to use that fact to our business advantage.
Ruth Sherman joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the power of crafting stories that have messages that are relevant to the particular listener you’re talking to.
Wayne Crews joins Jim Blasingame to report on the regulatory reform President Trump has achieved by using executive orders to skirt a recalcitrant Congress.
Wayne Crews joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the inability of the federal government to successfully and effectively regulate the social media sector and the big tech platforms.
Wayne Crews joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the fact that the climate change reforms being proposed aren’t recognizing that the U.S. has reduced its carbon footprint more than any other nation in the past 20 years.
Jim Schreier joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that logical thinking is a subset of critical thinking, and why both are becoming a lost discipline in the workplace today.
Jim Schreier joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that we need critical thinking to be able to fix what’s broken, especially when the solution isn’t just to replace the problem.
Dan Pilla joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that when you trade currency – crypto or otherwise – and make money, that becomes a taxable event and the IRS will come after you.
Dan Pilla joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the tax implications of the different ways you can legally structure your business entity.
Dan Pilla joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the good and the bad elements of the recent tax bill for small business, including a tax cut that came with a lot of tax compliance complications.
Friday - September 06, 2019
Walter Kiechel joins Jim Blasingame to discuss what to do when you’re constantly being hijacked at work by the office know-it-all.
Walter Kiechel joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the office know-it-all and how to prevent them from shutting down dialog, plus, as the owner, you can’t be the know-it-all either.
Christopher McDaniel joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how Blockchain is and will impact the insurance industry, including products, policies and performance.
Christopher McDaniel joins Jim Blasingame to reveal why the insurance industry is working to stay ahead of the curve on Blockchain adoptions as both an offense and defensive strategy.
Christopher McDaniel joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that your first connection with a Blockchain might be unknown to you, but probably will be some service efficiency.
Diane DiResta joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the concept of podcasting and to prepare you for being a guest on one, to help promote your expertise and, therefore, your business.
Diane DiResta joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that her husband is in need of a kidney and their journey through treatment and the donor process, including a network devoted to connecting donors to recipients who don’t know each other.
Steve Martin joins Jim Blasingame to discuss why it’s lonely at the top of a small business, and how to solve that challenge.
Steve Martin joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the power of an advisory team you can create from your own network, or perhaps from those already organized, like SCORE, and don’t forget opportunities in being a member of your local Chamber.
Steve Martin joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how a SCORE volunteer could help you create an advisory team, or a local CEO roundtable group.
Monday - September 09, 2019
Bob Prosen joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the current challenges of finding qualified employees, and to recommend specific questions to ask so when you do hire someone, you know it’s the right choice.
Bob Prosen joins Jim Blasingame to discuss what it looks like when the reason a company is stuck is because the owner won’t get out of his – or her – own way, and how to remedy that malady.
John Shier joins Jim Blasingame to discuss examples of how an unlikely vendor became the weak link connection that contributed to a major cyber-breach.
John Shier joins Jim Blasingame to report on a number of examples of where companies and municipalities fell victim to ransomware breaches that resulted in potentially existential chaos and expense.
John Shier joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the increasing expectation by larger customers that smaller vendors bear more cyber-security responsibility as part of the greater supply chain.
Ken Tencer joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the natural and manufactured challenges that family businesses have when transitioning ownership and operation to the next generation.
Ken Tencer joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the power of creating “intrapraneurs” out of the next generation of owners and operators, so they – and you – are ready when the time comes to leave the business for the last time.
David Dawsey joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the power of recognizing and valuing the trademarks you’ve created and commercialized, as well as the trade secrets you must guard and protect.
David Dawsey joins Jim Blasingame to report on how some global companies made acquisitions without making sure that they also were going to own the legendary brand name of the company or product they were acquiring.
David Dawsey joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how to make sure when you’re purchasing a business that you know the right questions to ask at the right time, to make sure you know that you’re purchasing all the intellectual property elements.
Tuesday - September 10, 2019
Bob Negen joins Jim Blasingame to reveal why you gotta have soul today to run a successful face-to-face retail operation, and he defines what that looks like.
Bob Negen joins Jim Blasingame to reveal why engaging customers with the combination of soul and professionalism is the key to success in 21st century retail.
Ray Keating joins Jim Blasingame to discuss recent research showing a resurgence of entrepreneurship, and to discuss if some of this is what we’re calling the gig economy.
Ray Keating joins Jim Blasingame to report on recent research that indicates small business owners are more satisfied with their circumstances, and discuss why that is the case.
Ray Keating joins Jim Blasingame to discuss some of the reasons why becoming a small business owner today is more and also less challenging today than in the past.
Rob Wilson joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the AI tools and practices that are now available to make the hiring process more effective and successful.
Rob Wilson joins Jim Blasingame to report on the artificial intelligence innovations that are going to increasingly empower small businesses to be more effective finding and hiring new employees.
Peter Meyer joins Jim Blasingame to introduce his “drop it” practice of how to make business decisions and move on, without regrets or looking back.
Peter Meyer joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how powerful the research on a decision can be to helping you be more confident when you have to pull the trigger and take action.
Peter Meyer joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the seduction of having investment in a failing element of your business, and how to create a better decision-making process.
Wednesday - September 11, 2019
Doug Obey joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the current policies of the Fed, and why their actions are mostly in response to global economic issues, not just those in America.
Doug Obey joins Jim Blasingame to discuss some of the many influences on the rates the Fed has set, including inflation and global economic and monetary factors.
Janice Kephart joins Jim Blasingame to share their thoughts on where they were on the morning of Sept 11, 2001, and the impact those events have had on our lives.
Janice Kephart joins Jim Blasingame to report on the policies and actions of the Clinton administration that effectively contributed to the attacks of September 11, 2001, including Bill Clinton’s own admissions.
Janice Kephart joins Jim Blasingame to report on the reasons the U.S. is considered safer from another 9-11 type attack, including the current immigration policies.
Jim Blasingame reveals the three words terrorism hates and why the global small business sector is one of our best defenses against terrorism.
Jim Blasingame reflects on the fact that one evil person can do more damage than many good people, unless those good people work together.
Joel Barker joins Jim Blasingame to report on new 3-D printing innovations that are allowing the construction of a foundation and walls of a house to be printed out of a concrete-type throughput in 12 hours.
Joel Barker joins Jim Blasingame to report on research that indicates that the pace of climate change may be increasing, and to discuss the problems created by those who won’t recognize the carbon-reducing progress that’s been made.
Joel Barker joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the need to focus on how to deal with climate change that’s more inside the science and outside the politics, including recognizing the progress that’s been achieved in the past 20 years.
Thursday - September 12, 2019
Jeff Zbar joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the power of wowing your customers with above and beyond service and how that creates customers for life.
Jeff Zbar joins Jim Blasingame to discuss why it’s a good idea to wait until a new mobile phone has been out for a while before you buy it, to let them get the bugs out.
Bill Dunkelberg joins Jim Blasingame to report on the NFIB Index that small businesses are still experiencing record optimism about their own businesses, but somewhat concerned about everybody else.
Bill Dunkelberg joins Jim Blasingame to report on the NFIB Index that small businesses continue to hire, and invest in their businesses and give raises to employees.
Bill Dunkelberg joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the current policies and behavior of the Fed, and whether these actions are helping the U.S. economy or hurting it.
Tim Irwin joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the organizational and emotional challenges of firing an employee, or worse, not firing them soon enough.
Tim Irwin joins Jim Blasingame to discuss some of the issues that should be considered when making the decision to fire an employee, including legal, policy and organizational.
Gerd Leonhard joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the current challenges 21st century humans are having with technology as our world increasingly becomes digital on the way to quantum.
Gerd Leonhard joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the issues of making the most of our digital world, including how to incorporate our human ethical imperative.
Gerd Leonhard joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the unprecedented power and influence the Big Tech companies have in our lives, and whether it’s time for governments to rein them in.
Friday - September 13, 2019
David Rodriguez joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the current challenging employee acquisition condition and recommend ways to manage it, including taking steps to become a better place to work.
David Rodriguez joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the five elements of the core culture at Marriott for nurturing employees, including demonstrating integrity and serving the community.
Stephen King joins Jim Blasingame to explain the difference and the relationship between a financial and a management report, and why you need both.
Stephen King joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how management reports, in association with financial reports, will give you the information to help you be more strategic in your pricing strategy.
Stephen King joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how having management reports that reveal details of your incremental costs, by definition, will help you do a better job of managing your revenue strategy.
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.
Monday - September 16, 2019
Stacey Brown Randall joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that there are three stages that you’ll have with customers and how to make all three sticky experiences.
Kathy Perry joins Jim Blasingame to report on changes Facebook is making to its Messenger platform, plus new changes with the “Like” feature.
Kathy Perry joins Jim Blasingame to report on plans by YouTube to change the way they show subscriber counts, and the removal of direct messaging.
Kathy Perry joins Jim Blasingame to report on the current state of anti-trust actions against Facebook and Google, and whether anything the government does will limit their unprecedented power.
Bill Schley joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the fact that there is nothing new about how to create and execute a brand and a brand message. It’s still about the human requirement of trust.
Bill Schley joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that until you can really differentiate your brand from others in the mind of customers, you don’t have a brand that will deliver consistently.
Grace-Marie Turner joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that the reason there was a recent drop in those with health care coverage is largely because more people are working and no longer qualify for free healthcare from Medicaid.
Grace-Marie Turner joins Jim Blasingame to report on the three major Trump executive orders that are helping Americans get insurance coverage they can afford: association health plans, short-term plans and reimbursement arrangements.
Grace-Marie Turner joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that when more people are able to shop and compare their health care options, like buying a sofa, the more people will want market-based coverage, not government control.
Stacey Brown Randall joins Jim Blasingame to define what a sticky customer experience looks like, why it’s so powerful, and how to create many of them.
Tuesday - September 17, 2019
Rebecca Fannin joins Jim Blasingame to report on China’s claims to a growing technologically innovative economy, including various industries and tech accomplishments.
Rebecca Fannin joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the origins of China’s current tech boom, including whether the tech innovations they “acquired” were actually stolen from the U.S.
Debbie Meyer joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the issue of wrapping up and ending your digital life after you’ve died.
Debbie Meyer joins Jim Blasingame to discuss some of the issues around how to close up your online life after you’ve died, plus whether we all have the right to be left alone online while we’re alive.
Debbie Meyer joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the importance of having your business affairs in order so someone can manage all your accounts and relationships for the business if, one day, you don’t come back.
Jim Blasingame reveals the power in professional salespeople acquiring the discipline to shut up enough to let the prospect/customer do most of the talking, including a new acronym: SULS.
Jim Blasingame reveals the power of being a professional sales closer, which means you’re always closing, from the first contact to the contract.
Dan Eberhart joins Jim Blasingame to report on the current global oil market dynamics which have been depressing prices for several months.
Dan Eberhart joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the recent attack on the Saudi oil installation – probably by Iran – and the implications of that on the oil marketplace and global economy.
Dan Eberhart joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the geopolitical implications of the Iranian attacks on Saudi oil installation, and whether that act of war will be met with a proportionate response.
Wednesday - September 18, 2019
Sarah Sladek joins Jim Blasingame to report on her national research on the behavior of the Millennial generation which indicates that they quit their jobs more often because they don’t see advancement opportunity.
Sarah Sladek joins Jim Blasingame to report on her national research that indicates the Millennial generation recognizes honesty and positiveness as key leadership traits, and they define success more in terms of happiness than financial.
Cliff Ennico joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the first steps to take when buying a business, plus early financial elements to acquire from the seller.
Cliff Ennico joins Jim Blasingame to reveal why and how to verify the financial representations of a seller’s financial records when you’re buying a business.
Cliff Ennico joins Jim Blasingame to reveal why you should almost always purchase the assets of a business you’re buying and not the stock, plus verify that the sale includes all the intellectual property, licenses, leases and other IP.
Chris Carosa joins Jim Blasingame to celebrate National Cheeseburger Day, how the hamburger got its start and name, and why the hamburger is an important part of the American economic history.
Chris Carosa joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the many ways the hamburger has had a positive and lasting impact on the growth of the American economy and created wealth for so many.
Steven Ricchiuto joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the current, unfortunate policies of the Federal Reserve Bank and the ill-advised rate reduction that’s anticipated today.
Steven Ricchiuto joins Jim Blasingame to reveal why much of the Fed’s behavior is due to being the de facto reserve bank of the world, and why their current policies should involve more quantitative easing and less rate cutting.
Steven Ricchiuto joins Jim Blasingame to reveal why the Fed’s current actions are not as informed with 21st century economy reality as it is an outdated mandate.
Thursday - September 19, 2019
Candid Wueest joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the ways the cyber-criminals are waging a digital war on business supply chains, including attacks on small firms, using formjacking to penetrate and infect your website to access customer info.
Candid Wueest joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how the cyber-criminals are trying to penetrate the e-commerce component of your website while you’re sleeping in order to gain access to your customers’ customers.
Gerard Scimeca joins Jim Blasingame to report on the mysterious partnership between AT&T and Verizon which has the potential for the two companies to share customer data.
Gerry Scimeca joins Jim Blasingame to report on the ATT/Verizon partnership and question how the two telecom giants will do business without compromising customer information.
Gerry Scimeca joins Jim Blasingame to report on the advent of 5G mobile networks and how it’s going to change not only mobile communication, but Internet capability.
Gary Sirak joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the poor financial literacy of the younger generations, and what they’re going to need to learn eventually about money.
Gary Sirak joins Jim Blasingame to report on new rules that allow those over 70 to delay mandatory distributions for 10 years, including how to do it.
Karen Kerrigan joins Jim Blasingame to report on the general attitude of the small business sector today, which is that there are a lot of reasons to be happy, including the economy and the government isn’t in our face.
Karen Kerrigan joins Jim Blasingame to report on the new health care options small businesses have received from President Trump in the form of more affordable policies, plus the Fed’s interest rate reduction was inconsequential on Main Street.
Karen Kerrigan joins Jim Blasingame to report on the progress the USMCA is making to get through Congress and on the desk of President Trump, which looks pretty good for this year.
Friday - September 20, 2019
Beverly Flaxington joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how business owners should take advantage of knowing where you’re strong and where you need help and support.
Beverly Flaxington joins Jim Blasingame to encourage you to use your own weaknesses as a way to mentor your people on why they shouldn’t be reluctant to ask for help.
Tracy Eden joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the circumstances that helped small businesses grow without having to borrow money – until now.
Tracy Eden joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the reasons to pursue an SBA backed loan, when to avoid it, and how to try to set the terms more in your favor.
Tracy Eden joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the aspects of borrowing for your business, including how to allocate collateral to the lender so you can still grow after the loan.
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.
Monday - September 23, 2019
Wally Bock joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the reasons writing a book is so difficult, including the different elements of producing a manuscript and the editing process.
Wally Bock joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the writing and editing crucible that must be endured in order to produce a quality book.
Kristina Podnar joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the challenges of the EU’s privacy policies – GDPR – which is being imposed on anyone who does business with an EU citizen anywhere in the world.
Kristina Podnar joins Jim Blasingame to reveal what digital transformation is, what it looks like in your small business, and why it will be an ongoing discipline from now on.
Kristina Podnar joins Jim Blasingame to reveal what a digital policy is and why every small business has to create them, train for them, and expect them to be carried out.
Bill Treasurer joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the relationship between courage and leadership, plus what it takes to instill these traits in others.
Bill Treasurer joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the practice of expecting excellence and taking ownership in the discipline of inspiring others to become leaders.
Jeff Kreisler joins Jim Blasingame to reveal what the gig economy means, how it got started, where it's going and why you should care.
Jeff Kreisler joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the concept of working as an individual contractor professionally, and how such an endeavor could be turned into a business model.
Jeff Kreisler joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the tendency of government to try to regulate the gig economy in an inelegant way that hurts this valuable layer of our economy.
Tuesday - September 24, 2019
Michael Friedson joins Jim Blasingame to report on the recent bad behavior of Iran that pushes the boundaries of war, what their strategy is, and whether the west will play in to Iran’s hands or hold them accountable.
Michael Friedson joins Jim Blasingame to report on the pressure Iran is creating on Israel, directly and indirectly, and the results of the most recent parliamentary elections.
Pete Sepp joins Jim Blasingame to report on the digital services tax being imposed by France, and why it could become an unfortunate model for other countries and states.
Pete Sepp joins Jim Blasingame to report on one of the 10 bi-partisan bills, the SECURE Act, that helps small businesses create better retirement benefits for employees, and why it’s being held up in the Senate.
Pete Sepp joins Jim Blasingame to report on the reasons the federal agencies continue to spend money we don’t have and that they don’t need, as the agency leaders build up their own fiefdoms of power and influence.
Rick Mathieson joins Jim Blasingame to report on the continued relevance of email marketing, and the criminal brand impersonators who use the email platform to confuse users, and how to avoid these attacks.
Rick Mathieson joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how to use Dmarc and Bimi digital tools to help you avoid email brand impersonators and simultaneously improve your own digital marketing credentials.
Steve Forbes joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the current aggression by the so-called “Deep State” or shadow government that is increasingly in evidence as an ideological force, rather than to service the nation.
Steve Forbes joins Jim Blasingame to report on the current state of the economy, global trade, the recent actions and current policies of the Fed, and whether the current expansion is sustainable.
Steve Forbes joins Jim Blasingame to discuss some of the reasons why, incredibly, the U.S. is having a national debate about the perceived relevance of socialism, and whether such a movement will prevail.
Wednesday - September 25, 2019
Tom Anastasi joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the power of better decisions through the inclusion of every stakeholder, including the quiet ones.
Tom Anastasi joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of his research on why there’s power in getting all of your people contributing to the decision-making process.
Chris Moschovitis joins Jim Blasingame to discuss how some counties are doing cyber-threat training to make sure they’re ready for possible attacks during the 2020 election.
Chris Moschovitis joins Jim Blasingame to report that the U.S. electric grid is attacked every day, and that we need to do more to prevent the one that could shut down the country.
Chris Moschovitis joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that regular citizens can contribute to protecting our country from cyber-attacks by getting our own houses in order, and putting pressure on politicians to invest in cyber-security systems.
Jim Blasingame discusses the challenges Founders have in seeking perfection when they should be delegating to people who can achieve excellence.
Jim Blasingame warns about Availability Cascade, when people talk about something that wasn’t going to happen so much that they cause it to happen, and how current talk of a recession is an example.
Gerald Celente joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the current global unrest which is creating upward pressure on the price of gold, and will for some time.
Gerald Celente joins Jim Blasingame to call out the people who are trying to impeach President Trump without any evidence of impeachable behavior.
Gerald Celente joins Jim Blasingame to take on the global political establishment about their “corrupt behavior” associated with starting wars that didn’t have to happen.
Thursday - September 26, 2019
Jeff Zbar joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the challenge the smallest of business units, the homebased business owner, has in doing the business this month while keeping the next month’s business in the pipeline.
Jeff Zbar joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the challenge that the smallest of businesses, the party of one, the home-based business owner, has in managing cash flow from one month to the next.
Barbara Weltman joins Jim Blasingame to discuss protecting your data and online network from cyber-criminals, and why it’s critical to survival, especially when you do business with customers online.
Barbara Weltman joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the increased diligence of the IRS to keep tabs on Gig Economy participants to make sure they file and pay payroll and income taxes.
Barbara Weltman joins Jim Blasingame to report on the new regulation by California that creates undue complexity for Gig Economy participants, like Uber and Lyft drivers.
Hector Barreto joins Jim Blasingame to report on the growing Latino business community that’s making great strides in the U.S. marketplace, especially Latino women business owners.
Hector Barreto joins Jim Blasingame to report on the great economic progress Latino businesses have made under the Trump administration, and how that will impact the voting of this electoral segment.
Ivan Misner joins Jim Blasingame to report on the amazing success story that has created thousands of BNI groups representing over 250,000 members in 70 countries around the world.
Ivan Misner joins Jim Blasingame to tell the story of how he attended a big event with lots of important people, but chose to engage the one person who wasn’t taking part in the many conversations.
Ivan Misner joins Jim Blasingame to continue his story about what he learned by engaging a “wallflower” at a fancy networking event, including the power of listening.
Friday - September 27, 2019
Kita Szpak joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the connection between happiness and how you consume information and news.
Kita Szpak joins Jim Blasingame to discuss why and how to use news consumption filters to prevent overdosing on the current sad state of reporting.
Terrence DeFranco joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the impact that IOT things are having – and increasingly will have – on our daily work and lives.
Terrence DeFranco joins Jim Blasingame to report on how his company used Internet of Things technology to help commercial property owners save money on utilities and other operational expenses.
Terrence DeFranco joins Jim Blasingame to report that some applications of Internet of Things technology operate on a different spectrum than the Wifi or mobile networks that the rest of the Internet operates on.
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.
Monday - September 30, 2019
Noel Hayden joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the transition that’s been made in the past few years to having your website ready for all users, especially those who use mobile search.
Noel Hayden joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the relevance imperative of having a mobile website and why Google discriminates against those who don’t.
Sarah Hiner joins Jim Blasingame to report on the increased number of very good jobs that don’t require a degree to apply, plus some of the most in-demand jobs today.
Sarah Hiner joins Jim Blasingame to discuss how the sound of your voice could be holding you back, and how to determine if that’s the case, and what to do about it.
Sarah Hiner joins Jim Blasingame to report that many Internet and phone companies will lower your fees if you just put a little pressure on them.
Greg Kozera joins Jim Blasingame to report on the current shale oil and gas industry production, and explain the truth about whether production is being reduced, or is off for other reasons.
Greg Kozera joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the fallacies and weakness in the climate change debate by the zealots, who refuse to give the U.S. credit for the significant reduction in its carbon footprint in the past 20 years.
Steven Russo joins Jim Blasingame to report on the demise of the ICO and that it’s being replaced with the Initial Exchange Offering, and the continued issues associated with crypto-assets.
Steven Russo joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the use of cryptocurrencies as a store of value, an asset class, and the threat they will have from regulators.
Steven Russo joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the challenges that cryptocurrencies will have as they proliferate and begin to challenge fiat currencies issued by sovereign governments.
