Are you guilty of being a helicopter employer? Peter Weddle joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how you could be a "helicopter employer" by the way you train and prepare employees how to manage themselves professionally.

Want to become a certified small business export expert? Suzanne Mulvehill joins Jim Blasingame to explain how to take the course that will certify you as a small business export consultant, including a link to the certifying entity.

Salespeople must have established standards for performance. Brad Huisken joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the benchmarks he uses to help sales organizations, including training, coaching and specific expectations.

What is the future of education? Jack Uldrich joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that self-education opportunities will transform how we acquire knowledge and perhaps disrupt the education credential paradigm.

Using a phone system for more than just making a call. Ron Kinkade joins Jim Blasingame to talk about the increase in capability of cloud-based VOIP phone systems, including web-conferencing, training, and customer presentations.

TCU's international focus on entrepreneurial education. Homer Erekson joins Jim Blasingame to report on the "Values and Ventures" program and talk about how to define the concept of entrepreneurship.

How TCU is teaching entrepreneurship. Homer Erekson joins Jim Blasingame to report how Texas Christian University is teaching entrepreneurship, including expanding the curriculum to non-business disciplines.

Should young entrepreneurs include older mentors in their network? Scott Gerber joins Jim Blasingame to discuss entrepreneurial mentoring and why young start-ups should include older advisors to add context to the content.

Getting mentoring help for young entrepreneurs. Scott Gerber joins Jim Blasingame to report on his new entrepreneurial mentoring program, #StartupLab, including how it works and who the mentors are.

Why isn't the U.S. producing qualified workers for manufacturing jobs? Chad Moutray joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the frustration of manufacturers who can't find qualified workers for their 21st century jobs.