Tom Portesy joins Jim Blasingame to report on the current state of affairs of the franchise industry, which is healthy and strong, having weathered a direct attack on their business model by the Obama administration.

Tom Portesy joins Jim Blasingame to report on the news that China’s policies have been altered enough for a U.S. franchise to think about expanding there, without losing their intellectual property.

John Dietrich joins Jim Blasingame to report on the current state of training the younger generations about the art and science of professional selling.

John Dietrich joins Jim Blasingame to report on what he and others are doing in academia to train the younger generation on how to prospect and sell to a wide range of generations of prospects.

John Dietrich joins Jim Blasingame to report on research that failure as a sales professional is more likely because the person gave up on a prospect before they’d earned the right to ask for the business, and why that’s good news for those who don’t give up.

Wally Bock joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the positive impact that is possible when you read a book, especially one that is about the many facets of life.

Wally Bock joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the impact that the social media platforms have had on book reading, and whether that ignominious trend will hold up.

Bart McDonough joins Jim Blasingame to report on how the cybersecurity threat to small businesses has increased in number and sophistication.

Bart McDonough joins Jim Blasingame to report on why the cybersecurity bad actors are so determined to penetrate the small business sector, and what we can do to prevent this threat.

Bart McDonough joins Jim Blasingame to report on how using a two-step authentication system for important online accounts, especially email, is one of the most powerful defenses against the cyber bad guys.