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.

John Harrison
John Harrison joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the increasing assaults on our privacy from every corner of the digital world, and why we have to take personal responsibility of protecting ourselves, including saying no to some technology.
Gary Sirak
Gary Sirak joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some examples of the compromising condition of the American Dream, including whether the younger generations even have the inclination to dream that way.
Kathleen Allen
Kathleen Allen joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how we’ve lost our connection to the natural way to lead people, as humans, as opposed to leadership that’s devoted to a short-term financial goal.
Cliff Ennico
Cliff Ennico joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the ways AI is producing handy results, but at the same time, may be creating something that doesn’t conform to certain ethical standards.
Ari Smith
Ari Smith joins Jim Blasingame to report that there still isn’t enough being done to incorporate ethical parameters in the digital leverage that is increasingly dominating the world we live and work in.
Scott Aurnou
Scott Aurnou joins Jim Blasingame to report on how Facebook plans to integrate the user information of all three of its platforms, a step they pledged not to do, and the challenge they face from EU regulators.
Pam Danziger
Pamela Danziger joins Jim Blasingame to discuss how to take advantage of some of the global trends in behavior by the affluent, including how they want to be treated when they shop, whether online or in person.
Shiv Singh
Shiv Singh joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the role of trust in our life and work, and how to reinstall our analog version of it in our digital lives.
Shiv Singh
Shiv Singh joins Jim Blasingame to discuss what has caused the Post Trust Era, the associated perils therein, and how we recover from it as we continue into the Digital Age.
Jim Blasingame
Jim Blasingame reveals one of his predictions about how far tech companies like Facebook will go to gain access to personal data, and why this was just a test run for something more sinister and cynical in the future.