3rd Ingredient®

Advice, information and training in the field of economics, business operations and business management.

3RD INGREDIENT® is a fundamental belief system originating with Jim Blasingame.

3RD INGREDIENT® is a line of products and services offered by Jim including a series of books, written articles and publications, and educational materials; advisory services; and consulting/training all in the field of Economics, Business Operations and Business Management.

Please browse the following selection of 3RD INGREDIENT® educational audio products to learn more about Jim’s motivational beliefs, products, and services concerning small business economics and operations; including Jim's exclusive series of 3RD INGREDIENT® shows.

Michael Harrison
Michael Harrison joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the idea of regulating social media platforms, the difference between what they can do and what they should do, and the implications of political correctness on free speech.
Jim Canterucci
Jim Canterucci joins Jim Blasingame to discuss why it’s essential to include the human expectation of trust in all of the technology we develop and use.
Daniel  Cage
Daniel Cage joins Jim Blasingame to discuss some of the current and future ways that blockchain technology will be used and the disruptive impacts thereof.
Daniel  Cage
Daniel Cage joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how blockchain technology can become the foundational platform to help us make the transition from analog to digital ethics.
Tom Asacker
Tom Asacker joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the challenges analog humans face as we convert our 10 millennia analog dance into one that includes digital leverage.
Tom Asacker
Tom Asacker joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the dynamic dance that is created as humanity attempts to incorporate digital leverage with our analog nature.
Michael Harrison
Michael Harrison joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the idea of regulating social media platforms, the difference between what they can do and what they should do, and the implications of political correctness on free speech.
Robert Smith
Rob Smith joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the issues humans face in embracing the paradox of digital leverage: the powerful and seductive benefits and the inherent and sometimes frightening dangers.
Robert Smith
Rob Smith joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the human expectation of values that often isn’t reconciled with modern digital technology, and why an algorithm that’s indifferent to your existence might seem evil.
Robert Smith
Rob Smith joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the seductive encroachment of machine intelligence on the human experience, and associated implications.