Chris Mead joins Jim Blasingame to report on the ACCE 2014 in Cincinnati where hundreds of chamber executives meet to improve their skills in promoting and supporting local communities.

Chris Mead joins Jim Blasingame to talk about his new book, “The Magicians of Main Street” which chronicles the way local chambers of commerce have impacted U.S. history since the 18th century.

Richie Bernardo joins Jim Blasingame to report on the failure of municipalities and how the recession revealed their leadership failures rather than caused their financial failure.

Richie Bernardo joins Jim Blasingame to report on a study of the 150 largest municipalities in the U.S. and explain how the top 10 are succeeding while the bottom 10 are essentially bankrupt.

Bryan Mattimore joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the connection between creative partnering and trust, and how this factor can turn into long-term customer relationships.

Tom Asacker joins Jim Blasingame to discuss why watching TED talks to improve your life usually doesn't make you cahnge your behaviors because you only do what you desire.

Tom Asacker joins Jim Blasingame to reveal his ideas on why TED talks, or any type of behavioral/motivational instruction doesn't seem to change people's behaviors.

Jim Blasingame makes the connection between the foreign policy of exceptional nations like the U.S. and the perpetuation of our liberty.

Rich Galen joins Jim Blasingame to report on the apparent plans by President Obama to convey amnesty to millions of illegal aliens, in violation of his Constitutional powers as the executive.

Rich Galen joins Jim Blasingame to talk about the dangers of having a president who is an ideologue as he interprets his constitutional powers.