Thursday - April 01, 2021
Alan See joins Jim Blasingame to discuss what kind of talent to look for when a small business is making the decision to upgrade their marketing leadership.
Alan See joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the opportunity to upgrade your marketing leadership by using a retired executive or a professional consultant who works with multiple companies.
Steve Keen joins Jim Blasingame to report on the amazing job Community Banks did across America to get small businesses enrolled with the PPP to get the cash needed to stay open during the pandemic shutdown.
Steve Keen joins Jim Blasingame to report on the second round of PPP, and how Community Banks are standing by to help small businesses get enrolled and funded.
Felice Friedson joins Jim Blasingame to report on the progress women have been making in society and the marketplace in the Middle East and the challenges that remain.
Felice Friedson joins Jim Blasingame to report on the fact that Israel has had four elections in two years because of their coalition rules, and why their political structure is creating a governing problem.
Steve Martin joins Jim Blasingame to report on the business startup scams that are being offered, how to spot and avoid them.
Steve Martin joins Jim Blasingame to discuss how to evaluate a business-in-a-box opportunity, and how to avoid becoming sucked into a legal but still unethical scenario.
Steve Martin joins Jim Blasingame to offer help from SCORE in evaluating a quick business opportunity that you may have found, and how these volunteers can help you avoid making an unfortunate investment of time and money.
Friday - April 02, 2021
How venues are pivoting to stay relevant and in business
Featuring
Jeff Zbar 
April 02, 2021
April 02, 2021
Jeff Zbar joins Jim Blasingame to report on his recent attendance at an outdoor music concert where the promoters used creative ways to provide distancing as a way to stay connected to their customer base.
Some customers will be COVID-sensitive for some time
Featuring
Jeff Zbar
April 02, 2021
April 02, 2021
Jeff Zbar joins Jim Blasingame to discuss why we have to be prepared for some customers to expect safe business practices for some time to come.
Why America’s founders put freedom of speech on top
Featuring
James Bowers
April 02, 2021
April 02, 2021
Jamey Bowers joins Jim Blasingame to review the fundamental and foundational imperative of free speech in America and why we have to protect it from all threats.
Why the current assault on free speech is different
Featuring
James Bowers
April 02, 2021
April 02, 2021
Jamey Bowers joins Jim Blasingame to discuss why Big Tech’s assault on free speech is not like any other threat before, including the McCarthy era, and therefore more threatening to America’s future.
How the media is complicit in restricting free speech in America
Featuring
James Bowers
April 02, 2021
April 02, 2021
Jamey Bowers joins Jim Blasingame to report on how incredible it is that an industry that was built on America’s 1st Amendment is now part of a regime to silence speech they disagree with.
How the coronavirus shutdowns devastated the hospitality industry
Featuring
Chip Rogers
April 02, 2021
April 02, 2021
Chip Rogers joins Jim Blasingame to report on the devastating effect the pandemic shutdowns have had on the hospitality industry, including conventions and conferences.
Why the hospitality industry employees were included in Phase I vaccinations
Featuring
Chip Rogers
April 02, 2021
April 02, 2021
Chip Rogers joins Jim Blasingame to report on the inclusion of the hospitality industry employees in the first round of vaccine distribution, plus how the industry will fair against upcoming defaults and foreclosures.
What is a contingency fee and is it right for you?
Featuring
Joseph Meuse
April 02, 2021
April 02, 2021
Joe Meuse joins Jim Blasingame to discuss how a contingency fee relationship works, and how to apply it to a new business relationship.
The different ways that contingency fees are used in the marketplace
Featuring
Joseph Meuse
April 02, 2021
April 02, 2021
Joe Meuse joins Jim Blasingame to report on the different industries that use contingency fees, and how to use them in your business when applicable, including consignment options.
Why cash flow is what motivates a contingency fee relationship
Featuring
Joseph Meuse
April 02, 2021
April 02, 2021
Joe Meuse joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that most contingency fee relationships are about how to solve a cash flow issue and this fee is used to create a relationship without adding to the cash flow problem.
Monday - April 05, 2021
Tom Anastasi joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the difference in expectations of men and women – including their own expectations – as they work and perform in the marketplace.
Tom Anastasi joins Jim Blasingame to discuss how confidence manifests and is demonstrated differently by the genders, and why this may be the single greatest differentiator in the success of men and women.
Neil Hare joins Jim Blasingame to report on how the PPP2 rules are different from the first round and that the time to file for this financial help has been extended to May 31.
Neil Hare joins Jim Blasingame to report on the Employee Retention Credit, and how you can claim it on your tax return and either get a credit – real money, not a deduction – either as a deduction on taxes to be paid, or a check.
Neil Hare joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the fact that you can still apply for an EIDL loan from the SBA, with great terms, plus a report on the Biden infrastructure bill, and the likely associated increase in taxes.
Jim Blasingame compares your business to a tree as a way of getting you to use good questions and reasoning before you grow your business to the next level.
Jim Blasingame points out that the disruptions created by the pandemic have also revealed some shifts that could become a blessing that you would never have seen otherwise.
Doug Barry joins Jim Blasingame to report on the current U.S. trade landscape, and to predict that the coming boom in economic growth post-pandemic will likely significantly increase trade.
Doug Barry joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the issues that surround any trade relationship the U.S. and the rest of the world has with China, as it continues to behave in an aggressive geopolitical way.
Doug Barry joins Jim Blasingame to report that Taiwan’s future as a self-determined state is in jeopardy due to the stated plans and apparent steps taken to return Taiwan under control of the mainland.
Tuesday - April 06, 2021
Greg Kozera joins Jim Blasingame to report on the impact of the Texas freeze on the petroleum products, like plastics, that are in every part of our lives and business.
Greg Kozera joins Jim Blasingame to discuss how the Texas freeze impact on the supply chain is an indication of what we’re facing if we de-carbon our economy without a replacement for oil and gas.
Martin Avila joins Jim Blasingame to report on the level of control Big Tech has on the technology that powers the Internet backbone around the world.
Martin Avila joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the decision to begin building an alternative Internet backbone that is powered by entities that will operate it without threatening the liberty of Americans.
Martin Avila joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how we can support his organization’s plan to create a global, non-political alternative to the current Big Tech-controlled Internet backbone.
Debra Fine joins Jim Blasingame to offer suggestions on how to present yourself on camera when attending a virtual meeting, including especially looking into the camera.
Debra Fine joins Jim Blasingame to offer her experience with discovering silver linings from the pandemic that we would not have seen or imagined otherwise, like a new and improved way to do business.
Skip Miller joins Jim Blasingame to report that in some ways, the virtual option of meeting with prospects can help you get through to the ultimate top decision-maker.
Skip Miller joins Jim Blasingame to offer suggestions on how to make sure you’re getting through to the financial decision-maker – the above-the-line buyer – who has the budget and different ideas on relevance.
Skip Miller joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that today there are two kinds of decision-makers – above and below the line – and how to establish relevance with both of them.
Wednesday - April 07, 2021
Kita Szpak joins Jim Blasingame to discuss some of the elements that are common to relationship building – of any kind – and why it should be more than just about business.
Kita Szpak joins Jim Blasingame to discuss how to build long-lasting, high-quality relationships, personal and professional, and the role that trust plays as the foundational element.
James Bowers joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the most recent corporate involvement in partisan political issues, like MLB and Delta taking sides on the new Georgia voting law.
James Bowers joins Jim Blasingame to report on the challenge that has been revealed regarding America’s supply chain dependence upon China for many things, including antibiotics and rare earth metals.
James Bowers joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the likelihood that China will absorb Taiwan, and will the rest of the world stand by and let it happen the way they did Hong Kong.
iAsia Brown joins Jim Blasingame to tell her story about helping military veterans rethink their professional future by preparing for jobs in the tech industry.
iAsia Brown joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the reasons why the training, experience and bearing of military veterans has prepared them to be high-functioning members of the tech industry.
Eva Rosenberg joins Jim Blasingame to report on the one-month extension for filing and paying your federal 2020 taxes, but be sure to check with your state, which might not matchup with the IRS.
Eva Rosenberg joins Jim Blasingame to report on the federal PPP forgiveness taxation rules and to remind that your state may not be aligned with the IRS on this issue.
Eva Rosenberg joins Jim Blasingame to report on the possible disconnect between state and IRS rules on deducting unemployment benefits, especially if there is employee credits involved.
Thursday - April 08, 2021
Jim Schreier joins Jim Blasingame to report on the likely condition of the workplace in the post-pandemic era, including workers changing jobs and the continued shortage of qualified applicants.
Jim Schreier joins Jim Blasingame to report on the impact of the worker shortage on companies training their own people from scratch, and whether the shortage will become an economic headwind.
Kathy Perry joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the best practices when trying to build a following on LinkedIn, especially adding value by being relevant.
Kathy Perry joins Jim Blasingame to report on why there is opportunity for Baby Boomers to become product and industry influencers within their own demographic.
Kathy Perry joins Jim Blasingame to report on the only recently announced 2019 cyber-breach of Facebook, and the loss of a half-billion user records.
Matthew Owenby joins Jim Blasingame to report on the mix of workplace scenarios that we’ll have when the pandemic lockdowns are over, plus how this disruption will impact the sustainability of a corporate culture.
Matthew Owenby joins Jim Blasingame to discuss how the post-pandemic workplace will level out with a new mix of in-person and virtual scenarios, plus the need to train your own people in the face of a qualified candidate shortage.
Karen Kerrigan joins Jim Blasingame to report on the leftward policy pendulum swing by the Biden administration, which is/will make it harder to sustain a successful Main Street business.
Karen Kerrigan joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the plan by the Biden administration to raise taxes on businesses to pay for the unprecedented spending levels already appropriated and further planned.
Karen Kerrigan joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the unprecedented power of Big Tech, and the difficulty the government will have in creating some type of further monopolistic behavior.
Friday - April 09, 2021
Brian Fielkow joins Jim Blasingame to report on the pandemic state of trucking, including the driver shortage, and what the industry must do to solve this crisis, but that autonomous trucks is not a near-term option.
Brian Fielkow joins Jim Blasingame to encourage businesses to get closer to their trucking vendors in order to insure reliable supply chain performance going forward.
Brian Fielkow joins Myron Ebell and Jim Blasingame to report on his experience and what he knows about what caused the Texas electric grid to go down during the recent historic winter storm.
Myron Ebell joins Jim Blasingame to report on the logic behind Texas having their own electric grid outside of the rest of the country, and the reasons why that grid failed during the recent winter storm.
Myron Ebell joins Jim Blasingame to report on the exposure the U.S. power grid has and why it’s exposed to an enemy attack or a natural event that could take it down.
Karen Casey joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the challenges of acquiring talent to your business, as opposed to just hiring someone to fill a slot.
Karen Casey joins Jim Blasingame to discuss some best practices on how to nurture and maintain a healthy corporate culture in a remote-work environment.
Doug Tatum joins Jim Blasingame to report on the continued responses to polling of college business students that the concept of making a profit is something that businesses take away from a customer.
Doug Tatum joins Jim Blasingame to report on a course being developed to teach students and employees about the essential nature of a business making a profit.
Doug Tatum joins Jim Blasingame to report on why America needs to educate its citizens on the power and importance of the profit motive, and a course being developed that will do that.
Monday - April 12, 2021
Tim Irwin joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the role that courage plays in the demonstration of your leadership as you attempt to influence others.
Tim Irwin joins Jim Blasingame to discuss what it takes to be a leader where others want to follow you, including focusing on respect and performance rather than popularity.
Barbara Weltman joins Jim Blasingame to report that your federal personal tax filing and paying dead line has been extended to May 17, including your IRA contribution date, but your estimated tax payment date is still April 15.
Barbara Weltman joins Jim Blasingame to report on some of the unfortunate proposals that are being reported about tax increases on many levels, including personal, corporate, capital gains and estate.
Barbara Weltman joins Jim Blasingame to report on some of the changes in the deductibility of business meals as a temporary benefit for the restaurant industry.
Jim Blasingame reveals the reasons why the “numbers” are more challenging for small businesses, and how to minimize their impact on your plans for success.
Jim Blasingame reveals the direct connection between your success and how you show customers they’re justified in demonstrating their loyalty by returning to do business with you.
Brad Huisken joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the power of training your people on the single most important job at your company: creating customer loyalty.
Brad Huisken joins Jim Blasingame to discuss how to avoid having too much of your business coming from too few customers by having a customer loyalty strategy that spreads your exposure across more customers.
Brad Huisken joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the essential nature of training your people how to sell and then turn customers into long-term relationships where they become your businesses cheerleaders.
Tuesday - April 13, 2021
Megan Wintersteen joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the concept of a “ghost kitchen” being the coronavirus response by restaurants shifting away from serving their customers in-house with delivery/pickup.
Megan Wintersteen joins Jim Blasingame to discuss how restaurants used technology and innovation to adjust to the pandemic shutdowns and lessons all of us can learn from their experience and creativity.
Leo Haviland joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the future inflationary challenges created today by accommodative Fed monetary policies and the federal government spending trillions more than we have.
Leo Haviland joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the impact of government Monopoly money on Wall Street valuations, and the fact that eventually all of this will be reconciled, unlikely in an orderly manner.
Leo Haviland joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the growth of cryptocurrency valuations, and if that is the current inflation implication that will one day assume an unfortunate, multi-faceted manifestation.
Amy Kardel joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the idea of growing your own qualified people though in-house or external apprentice programs.
Amy Kardel joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the increased expectation of younger employee candidates to be attracted to an organized and ongoing training program, and how to make that happen.
Joe Collins joins Jim Blasingame to report on his work with inner-city youth to help them prepare professionally and politically for a better life out of poverty.
Joe Collins joins Jim Blasingame to recommend some basics for personal financial education and growth, including the power of life insurance products and home ownership in creating generational wealth.
Joe Collins joins Jim Blasingame to report on his plans to run against Maxine Waters in California’s 43rd district in 2022, and why that district and the country needs this change.
Wednesday - April 14, 2021
Bill Schley joins Jim Blasingame to reveal why digitizing a bad brand won’t save it, because a brand is the analog attraction customers feel, not the medium is arrived on.
Bill Schley joins Jim Blasingame to reveal why a brand is an uncomplicated, analog feeling customers have about doing business with you, so make sure you don’t let digitizing it complicate that message.
Wayne Crews joins Jim Blasingame to report on how the regulatory philosophy and policies impacted the economy under these three administrations.
Wayne Crews joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how the Biden administration is now covering up all of regulatory actions and their impact, which is the complete opposite of Trump’s full regulatory disclosure policies.
Wayne Crews joins Jim Blasingame to reveal why Biden’s policies may say they’re designed to create jobs, but the technical fact-checking proves otherwise.
Mark Babbitt joins Jim Blasingame to discuss some of the ways that your business will be required to adjust to the post-pandemic expectations of your customers.
Mark Babbitt joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the things you’ll need to do to shift from survival to renewal and reinvention of your business as we emerge from the pandemic to whatever is next.
Michele Seiler Tucker joins Jim Blasingame to report on the reasons why most small business owners will not have a business that anyone else will pay money for.
Michele Seiler Tucker joins Jim Blasingame to report on the keys to creating a valuable small business that someone who doesn’t love it will pay you money for, including some of her “Six Ps”.
Michele Seiler Tucker joins Jim Blasingame to discuss some of the things that have been changed/disrupted by the pandemic that will impact your ability to sell your business, even some in a good way.
Thursday - April 15, 2021
Jeff Zbar joins Jim Blasingame to report on what it looks like when businesses have to reinvent themselves, as is the case during the pandemic for the music event industry.
Jeff Zbar joins Jim Blasingame to report on how his customers are talking to him about business and the pragmatic way people are thinking about investing in reopening.
Deb Calvert joins Jim Blasingame to discuss why failing to take quick and decisive action when a customer issue or even conflict arises will only allow it to get worse and eventually take down your business.
Deb Calvert joins Jim Blasingame to reveal why the maxim “no news is good news” doesn’t work when keeping customers informed about anything that might become a problem.
Deb Calvert joins Jim Blasingame to reveal why the entire organization must be trained and committed to providing customers with all the news that they need to stay informed about your ability to perform.
Kristina Podnar joins Jim Blasingame to reveal why developing leads in online platforms, like Facebook, etc., is fine, but you’re in jeopardy of losing them if you can’t contact them using other methods outside of that platform.
Kristina Podnar joins Jim Blasingame to reveal why small businesses have to increasingly not be naïve or short-sighted about the true and full cost of using the sexy digital leverage of Big Tech platforms.
Holly Wade joins Jim Blasingame to report on the NFIB’s Index of Small Business Optimism, which shows seven of the 10 March indicators were up over the previous month.
Holly Wade joins Jim Blasingame to compare notes on the NFIB’s Index of Small Business Optimism findings with the polling Jim does, both showing that the greatest challenge for business owners is finding qualified employees to work.
Holly Wade joins Jim Blasingame to report on the NFIB’s Index of Small Business Optimism that shows a reluctance to commit capital investment right now, likely owing to uncertainty about the near-term economic conditions.
Friday - April 16, 2021
Bill Treasurer joins Jim Blasingame to discuss why professionalism is powerful and critical to your career, and why the fundamental element of it is character.
Bill Treasurer joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the seven critical elements of professionalism, including caring and customer service, as the platform for launching a successful career.
Ellen Rohr joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the power that a small business owner can acquire by learning how to be a better financial manager, which does not require being an accountant.
Ellen Rohr joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how to build a long-term sustainable business by managing with current operating statements, balance sheets and cash flow projections that compare your plan vs what you actually did.
Ellen Rohr joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the financial management advantages a franchisee has over someone who starts a business from scratch.
Eric Groves joins Jim Blasingame to report on two Alignable small business surveys that show many Main Street businesses are still struggling against the pandemic shutdowns, plus the PPP2 program isn’t helping as much either.
Eric Groves joins Jim Blasingame to report on a recent Alignable survey of small businesses that show how the Democrat’s plan to raise minimum wage would hurt small businesses disproportionately.
Chris Moschovitis joins Jim Blasingame to launch his new book on online privacy, including the practical ways we use technology and the organic way our privacy is penetrated and used.
Chris Moschovitis joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the threats to our privacy from Big Tech and others, plus what we have to do inside our businesses to protect the privacy of our customers.
Chris Moschovitis joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the encroachment on our privacy, and what each of us can and must do to avoid becoming the pawns of Big Tech.
Monday - April 19, 2021
Grant Leboff joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the level of exposure you have regarding your online privacy and are customers pushing back on Big Tech?
Grant Leboff joins Jim Blasingame to discuss how online users limiting access to their activity could actually become an advantage for small businesses that are prepared to refocus on the strength of their brand.
Ruth King joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how to tell if your growth activity could turn into business failure in the near future if you don’t understand how to do the math on the relationship between your financial elements.
Ruth King joins Jim Blasingame to explain how to overextend your receivables thinking sales are great, meanwhile you wind up in a cash crisis in a few months and are out of business.
Ruth King joins Jim Blasingame to discuss how the current employee shortage and supply chain crisis could create business sustainability issues this year.
Jim Blasingame reveals five professional vitamins that will prevent you from developing marketplace scurvy.
Ted Fishman joins Jim Blasingame to report on the reality of China’s plans and actions in order to spread their influence around the globe both economically and geopolitically.
Ted Fishman joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that the U.S. is currently falling dangerously behind China on our infrastructure maintenance, and what we have to do to recover.
Ted Fishman joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the challenges the world has in trying to defend Taiwan against the nationalistic goal of China to absorb it.
Tuesday - April 20, 2021
Vicky Oliver joins Jim Blasingame to explain why even after all shutdowns are behind us, we’ll still be doing Zoom calls and will need to keep our best online etiquette and behavior.
Vicky Oliver joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the tools and expectations that the hosts of online video meetings need to know and practice, including how and when to mute someone.
Doug Stephens joins Jim Blasingame to define the concept of retail, how it began, what it looked like for generations, and how it’s morphing in the digital age.
Doug Stephens joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the role the pandemic played in accelerating ecommerce at the expense of Main Street retail, and the future of retail with a dominant Amazon.
Doug Stephens joins Jim Blasingame to reveal what Main Street retailers have to do to achieve and maintain relevance when customers need them only for what they want – customization – and no longer to purchase merely what they need.
Ramon Ray joins Jim Blasingame to report on the evolution of his relationship with his son, as the latter grew into his professional life and decided to come back to the mothership -- er, fathership.
Ramon Ray joins Jim Blasingame to report on his new experience of bringing his son into the business, and how to help younger generations learn that the fundamentals are not old school, they’re THE School.
Doug Wead joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the age of President Biden in relation to past older presidents, and whether his current physical state will impact his first term.
Doug Wead joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the challenges with the current U.S. voting process due to a loosening of voter integrity through mail-in voting, and whether the 2022 election will be any better.
Doug Wead joins Jim Blasingame to report that he believes President Donald Trump will run and be nominated for president in 2024, and why he thinks that won’t be a bad thing.
Wednesday - April 21, 2021
Katie and Wes Lyon join Jim Blasingame to tell their entrepreneurial story about how they formed a partnership to sell a high-quality American flag that they actually make in America.
Katie and Wes Lyon join Jim Blasingame to report on how their small business makes American flags in America with American seamstresses, by hand, that last a long time and look great.
Anna Murray joins Jim Blasingame to reveal what a nonfungible token is (one just sold for $63 million) and why it could introduce blockchain to the masses.
Anna Murray joins Jim Blasingame to discuss how Google and Apple are disrupting cookies to track online users on their platforms by third-party marketers, and whether that is as good as it sounds.
Anna Murray joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the challenges of converting to more battery-operated equipment and cars if the current lithium shortage prevents the increased production of batteries.
Amanda Elam joins Jim Blasingame to report on how different it is for women to gain access to investment capital than men, including how to fix reasons that are unfair and those that women need to work on.
Amanda Elam joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the issues that hold women back with venture capitalists, and how they can improve their chances of getting funded.
Joel Barker joins Jim Blasingame to report on a new breakthrough in medicine about a treatment that pierces the outer coating of Gam-negative bacteria and kills these deadly previously antibiotic resistant vectors.
Joel Barker joins Jim Blasingame to report on the significant investment Bill Gates is making in a new kind of nuclear power, specifically in the kind of sodium solution that would absorb the heat from the nuclear core.
Joel Barker joins Jim Blasingame to report on a new process that would make graphene from old tires and blend that into the production of concrete to make it much stronger.
Thursday - April 22, 2021
Debra Fine joins Jim Blasingame to offer suggestions on how to present yourself on camera when attending a virtual meeting, including especially looking into the camera.
Debra Fine joins Jim Blasingame to offer her experience with discovering silver linings from the pandemic that we would not have seen or imagined otherwise, like a new and improved way to do business.
Skip Miller joins Jim Blasingame to report that in some ways, the virtual option of meeting with prospects can help you get through to the ultimate top decision-maker.
Skip Miller joins Jim Blasingame to offer suggestions on how to make sure you’re getting through to the financial decision-maker – the above-the-line buyer – who has the budget and different ideas on relevance.
Skip Miller joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that today there are two kinds of decision-makers – above and below the line – and how to establish relevance with both of them.
David Wells joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that over the next 20 years, Baby Boomers will transfer $43 trillion to their children, and some of the trust strategies that are available to them.
David Wells joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how to think of creating wealth for yourself and your children by using trusts that will direct your estate during and after your death.
Dror Liwer joins Jim Blasingame to explain the two email hosting scenarios that exist today and why one is better than the other for more cyber-security.
Dror Liwer joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the cross-border cyber-war the U.S. is in with foreign enemies like Russia and China, and that this will be the battlefield of the future.
Dror Liwer joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how his cyber-security platform works for small and mid-size companies, as it preempts the cyber-danger before your employees see it.
Friday - April 23, 2021
Marc Lieberstein and Kitt Shipe join Jim Blasingame to reveal the difference between a franchise council and an association, and why this is important for prospective franchise buyers to understand.
Marc Lieberstein and Kitt Shipe join Jim Blasingame to report on how the American Relief Act is designed to assist the restaurant industry with federal grants, first for disadvantaged owners, and soon for all restauranteurs.
Arky Ciancutti joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the tangible impact that the intangible of trust had on our lives as we experienced a once-in-a-lifetime pandemic year of personal and professional lockdowns.
Arky Ciancutti joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the current toxic behavior of “Us v Them” in our daily interactions, how we can turn this around virtually overnight, and what could result if we don’t.
Arky Ciancutti joins Jim Blasingame to discuss why we have to realize that our own selfishness is a powerful deterrent to allowing trust to flourish, as it promotes the denial of truth.
Joel Libava joins Jim Blasingame to report on some of the leading indicators of the franchise future, which is heavily weighted on remote, delivery and curb-side services.
Joel Libava joins Jim Blasingame to report on where the most opportunity is likely to be for franchising over the next 3 to 5 years, including anything associated with remote working, including the transition back and forth.
Christian Espinosa joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the current state of cyber-security by U.S. companies and institutions, and why we’re in a world war that we’re losing.
Christian Espinosa joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the concept of a supply chain cyber-breach, how small businesses could become the weak link that exposes larger customers, and how to avoid that threat.
Christian Espinosa joins Jim Blasingame to report on the explosion of Internet-of-things (IoT) in our lives and why they present another layer of cyber-vulnerability against the global threat we’re currently losing to.
Monday - April 26, 2021
Tom Borg joins Jim Blasingame to report on some of the issues and opportunities you should be talking with employees about as the economy expands post-pandemic.
Tom Borg joins Jim Blasingame to report on some of the issues and opportunities you should be discussing with customers to prepare for the post-pandemic economic expansion.
Sarah Hiner joins Jim Blasingame to recommend some things to do to help alleviate the eye strain you get from staring at a computer monitor all day.
Sarah Hiner joins Jim Blasingame to discuss how to get to the root cause of a problem and fix it once and for all, as opposed to just managing it enough to make it go away for a while.
Sarah Hiner joins Jim Blasingame to report on some of the reasons why you might want dual citizenship, which countries to consider, and how to make that happen.
Jim Blasingame reveals reveals eleven THE School fundamentals that are as timeless and non-negotiable today as they were a century ago.
Jim Blasingame reveals the key financial statements you must produce and manage with, with emphasis on the cashflow projection spreadsheet.
Tony Uphoff joins Jim Blasingame to report on some of the reasons why the global supply chain is so disrupted today, and what is the prospect for future improvement.
Tony Uphoff joins Jim Blasingame to report on the fact that our supply chain strategy must increasingly include redundancy as a survival practice, and why we’ll have to pay a little more for that insurance.
Tony Uphoff joins Jim Blasingame to report on the current state of manufacturing reshoring to the U.S., and reasons why there’s every reason to believe this will continue.
Tuesday - April 27, 2021
Kristin Zhivago joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the job description of a revenue officer, and why every business, even small ones, need someone, even if it’s a contractor, to do this job.
Kristin Zhivago joins Jim Blasingame to discuss how the economy going forward will increasingly be digitally-driven, and therefore, will alter how your small business generates revenue.
Doug Obey joins Jim Blasingame to report on the current and continued record levels of the stock markets, and the various influences causing this, including especially low interest rates.
Doug Obey joins Jim Blasingame to describe how the velocity of money is a huge driver of the economy, especially how it influences inflation and stock market valuations.
Doug Obey joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the many economic factors that seem to be volatile and contrived, and the likelihood of some kind of reconciling of these forces with reality in the near future.
Bryan Mattimore joins Jim Blasingame to offer suggestions on how to attract the talent you need by focusing on areas like mission, vision and values, not just the work and the compensation.
Bryan Mattimore joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the current reality of a shortage of employee candidates, and whether now is the time to hire for intelligence and attitude and train your own, rather than looking for experience.
Chuck Baker joins Jim Blasingame to explain how the short-line railroad industry is structured and operates, and plays a critical role in the overall national distribution system, including contribution to Main Street businesses.
Chuck Baker joins Jim Blasingame to report on the importance of short-line railroads as a critical link in the supply chain, plus some of the challenges that can be created by government overreach.
Chuck Baker joins Jim Blasingame to report on the apparent increased interest by the Biden administration to add new and onerous regulations on the short-line railroad industry.
Wednesday - April 28, 2021
Jim Canterucci joins Jim Blasingame to reveal why tactics cannot be confused with strategy, and why every part of your organization must increasingly focus on the company’s TRUE outcome.
Jim Canterucci joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that while each division of your business has its own outcome goal, they all must reconcile to serve the business’s ultimate outcome, which is to serve the customer.
David Stebenne joins Jim Blasingame to report that most of his college students would prefer to get their education the old fashioned way – face-to-face.
David Stebenne joins Jim Blasingame to report on the SBA’s program to provide grants for operators of in-person venues which were hit hard as a result of the pandemic shutdown.
David Stebenne joins Jim Blasingame to report on the upcoming Infrastructure legislation proposed by the Biden administration, and whether it will resemble similar investment legislation of the past.
Ed Marsh joins Jim Blasingame to discuss why every member of your team should be trained to keep tactics and strategies in proper perspective, and how the former exists only to serve the latter.
Ed Marsh joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the likelihood of increased inflation in the coming months and years as a result of fiscal/monetary involvement by the government, and how to prepare your business for that.
John Tamny joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the policies of the Fed and whether their short term monetary actions create long term problems.
John Tamny joins Jim Blasingame to report on his book about how politicians at all levels overreacted and overreached in their panic and presumption to shut down the economy and impinge on our Constitutional rights.
John Tamny joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the current empowerment that the Woke employee movement is feeling, and why business leaders should push back in advocating for the company’s true purpose: to serve customers.
Thursday - April 29, 2021
Jeff Zbar joins Jim Blasingame to share stories about how their business has grown with the help of new digital tools, and even allows you to take off two weeks and stay in touch with customers.
Jeff Zbar joins Jim Blasingame to discuss how new digital tools provided their businesses with leverage that would not have been possible in the Analog Age.
Jim Blasingame reveals the reasons why the current crisis of worker shortage will manifest over the next year as an economic headwind.
Matt Haller joins Jim Blasingame to report on the Biden speech that outlined the different policies that essentially increase the control government has over our lives.
Matt Haller joins Jim Blasingame to report on the different elements of the Biden agenda that will hurt the small businesses that make up almost all of the multi-faceted franchise industry.
Chip Bell joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the power of customer loyalty and how to create practices, services and products that produce customers you can’t run off.
Chip Bell joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the way customer loyalty becomes net profit, and how to create customer relationships that last.
Rick Hann joins Jim Blasingame to report on a recent survey that one in four employees feel pressure from a manager to do something they know is unethical.
Rick Hann joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the erosion of devotion to ethics in corporate America, and the trend away from demonstrating humanity in dealing with employees and customers.
Rick Hann joins Jim Blasingame to discuss how to make integrity and ethical bearing once again the most important traits of a leader.
Friday - April 30, 2021
Matthew Owenby joins Jim Blasingame to report on the mix of workplace scenarios that we’ll have when the pandemic lockdowns are over, plus how this disruption will impact the sustainability of a corporate culture.
Matthew Owenby joins Jim Blasingame to discuss how the post-pandemic workplace will level out with a new mix of in-person and virtual scenarios, plus the need to train your own people in the face of a qualified candidate shortage.
Karen Kerrigan joins Jim Blasingame to report on the leftward policy pendulum swing by the Biden administration, which is/will make it harder to sustain a successful Main Street business.
Karen Kerrigan joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the plan by the Biden administration to raise taxes on businesses to pay for the unprecedented spending levels already appropriated and further planned.
Karen Kerrigan joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the unprecedented power of Big Tech, and the difficulty the government will have in creating some type of further monopolistic behavior.
Greg Kozera joins Jim Blasingame to report on the impact of the Texas freeze on the petroleum products, like plastics, that are in every part of our lives and business.
Greg Kozera joins Jim Blasingame to discuss how the Texas freeze impact on the supply chain is an indication of what we’re facing if we de-carbon our economy without a replacement for oil and gas.
Martin Avila joins Jim Blasingame to report on the level of control Big Tech has on the technology that powers the Internet backbone around the world.
Martin Avila joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the decision to begin building an alternative Internet backbone that is powered by entities that will operate it without threatening the liberty of Americans.
Martin Avila joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how we can support his organization’s plan to create a global, non-political alternative to the current Big Tech-controlled Internet backbone.
