This Week's Show Schedule

Chip Bell joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how to make sure you get your share of the business abandoned by the big retailers before Amazon moves in, including delivering experiences that make customers tell others.

Chip Bell joins Jim Blasingame to report on the many disruptions that are happening in the marketplace and how to make sure you’re on the right side of these changes.

Michael Saltsman joins Jim Blasingame to report on some of the local governments raising minimum wage above the federal level, and how that’s hurt small businesses and any low-skilled employees.

Michael Saltsman joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that the way some states treat tips for income purposes are hurting employees when there is a local minimum wage increase.

Michael Saltsman joins Jim Blasingame to report that after years of failed employment policies, France is trying to end them, while some U.S. politicians are trying to start them here.

Jack Mencini and Adam Sonnhalter join Jim Blasingame to recommend paying some family employees to stay away, and they discuss associated the issues that have to be dealt with, like employee moral.

Jack Mencini and Adam Sonnhalter join Jim Blasingame to recommend several steps to take when transitioning ownership of your business to family members, including expecting to provide financing.

Joel Barker joins Jim Blasingame to reveal a new technology that helps heat leave your house passively in order to lower cooling costs, plus a new architecture model for high-rise multi-family that maximizes green space.

Joel Barker joins Jim Blasingame to report on an increase in urban monorails in China, electric aircraft used in local travel, and short trip shipping on electric trucks.

Joel Barker joins Jim Blasingame to reveal new progress in quantum computing which is going to increase processing power by literally quantum leaps, and will change our world.

Jim Ballard joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the key elements that are required to benefit from the power of listening, including evaluating the context of what’s being said to you.

Jim Ballard joins Jim Blasingame to remind about the deficiencies of virtual communication achieving the power of listening, plus the guys conduct an active listening role play.

Sarah Hiner joins Jim Blasingame to offer suggestions on how to present yourself so you can get your decision-maker to take your call.

Sarah Hiner joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how to set yourself up for success when presenting an idea to your boss or a customer, including putting it in context as soon as possible, before you get to the details.

Sarah Hiner joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the reasons why a health savings account may still be a good idea, even in the Obamacare era.

Ernie Burns joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the things regular people need to think about regarding estate planning, including a will and the different kinds of trusts.

Ernie Burns joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the elements required to have a famil trusts, the different kinds of trusts, and what it takes to maintain and execute them.

Ken Tencer joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the unique condition of the workplace today with the disconnect between job seekers and job creators.

Ken Tencer joins Jim Blasingame to discuss whether the education system is preparing students for the jobs that are available and what changes are needed.

Ken Tencer joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the benefits of organizational diversity and the challenges in achieving it.

Andrea Nierenberg joins Jim Blasingame to talk about the power of networking today and why it’s not an option, but a professional discipline required for success in business and life.

Andrea Nierenberg joins Jim Blasingame to talk about the power of developing a professional networking plan that is designed to help you help others who can ultimately provide you with referrals.

Joanne Black joins Jim Blasingame to remind you that a quality referral is a way to get face-to-face with prospects, not by cold calling.

Joanne Black joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how to make sure your referral strategy helps you earn the right to get introduced to the decision-maker you need to talk with.

Joanne Black joins Jim Blasingame to explain why your existing customers are where you should be going to mine the most valuable referrals, but you have to earn the right and train them how.

Steve DelBianco joins Jim Blasingame to report on the national debate about Internet sales tax that when small businesses are required to collect sales tax for the thousands of sales tax precincts it will hurt them and help large e-tailers like Amazon.

Steve DelBianco joins Jim Blasingame to report on efforts to shut down sites that promote sex trafficking, especially of underage girls.

Andrew Gause joins Jim Blasingame to report on the Fed meeting to consider raising rates, and to predict that, as much as the Fed wants to, it won’t raise Interest rates in this meeting.

Andy Gause joins Jim Blasingame to report on the currently unprecedented $4.2 Trillion balance sheet and what its plans to draw this balance down could mean for the U.S. and global economy.

Andy Gause joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the uses of crypto-currencies, like Bitcoin, and to predict that they’ll always be marginalized, but that the underlying blockchain/distributed ledger technology is here to stay.

Jeff Zbar joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the things you have to do to get business going again after a region disruption of business due to a natural disaster.

Jeff Zbar joins Jim Blasingame to report on the cyber-breach of the credit information credit firm, Equifax, which in some ways will turn out to be the worst in history because of the information they stole about 150 million consumers.

Kathy Perry joins Jim Blasingame to report on how handy using hashtags on Linkedin can be in getting you more views..

Kathy Perry joins Jim Blasingame to report on how Facebook is combining two of their services to make it easier for you to advertise on their platform, also Facebook's plan to eliminate fake news, while they’re still suppressing conservative posts.

Kathy Perry joins Jim Blasingame to report on how Instagram is allowing businesses to extend their videos to 60 minutes in order to increase engagement.

Jay Myers joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how he’s reinvented his business several times over the past 15 years based on what the market and customers demanded.

Jay Myers joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how he’s reinvented his company to meet the changing technology and how it’s helped him grow and add many new jobs.

Kirk Cheyfitz joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the differences in the advertising world when he started his business 15 years ago with how it is today and how that’s challenging business decision makers.

Kirk Cheyfitz joins Jim Blasingame to reveal his thoughts on how to continue to be relevant to society and contribute to the next stage of his life after selling his business.

Kirk Cheyfitz joins Jim Blasingame to recommend to small business owners that they focus on the expectations of the customer to determine the direction of their company.

Ilise Benun joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that it takes more than passion to achieve and sustain business success, and why you have to let your brain evaluate the demands of the marketplace.

Ilise Benun joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that the market expectations are more powerful than your passion as you consider how to set up the direction of your business.

Pierce and Jane Howard join Jim Blasingame to reveal the two sources of stress for employees and how to address each one as the employer.

Pierce and Jane Howard joined Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the issues and fundamentals to consider when hiring members of Generation Y.

Pierce and Jane Howard joined Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the ways members of Gen Y are different, and why they’re also similar to past generations.

Charles Goslin joins Jim Blasingame to reveal two myths about your personal security when traveling, including that “it’s not going to happen to me”, and “my security system will protect me.”

Charles Goslin joins Jim Blasingame to reveal three more myths about personal security, including the “honey trap,” the “coincidence,” and the “go along with the crowd” myths.

Gary Moore joins Jim Blasingame to reveal why those who think the shareholder is the prime stakeholder in a corporation is shortsighted and doing harm to the U.S. and to capitalism.

Gary Moore joins Jim Blasingame to compare two theories of capitalism, one that transfers value from one group to another, and one that creates value and allows it to be shared among the stakeholders as they contribute.

Gary Moore joins Jim Blasingame to reveal why the U.S. is in a perilous period where short-term return on capital thinking is prevailing over broader benefits applied with a long-term perspective.