Monday - August 01, 2016
Steve Douglas joins Jim Blasingame to talk about the power of knowing what your purpose in life is beyond just doing business day to day.
Steve Douglas joins Jim Blasingame to talk about how to define the optimal purpose for you, and how that can be different for each of us.
Cliff Ennico joins Jim Blasingame to compare notes on what the prime motivators are that make customers do what they do.
Cliff Ennico joins Jim Blasingame to report on his recent work with eBay, and what the company is doing to recover relevance and redefine itself in the face of competition from Amazon.
Cliff Ennico joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how some companies are capitalizing themselves with equity crowdfunding through investors who know there will likely be no secondary market.
Mark Babbitt joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that today there are several under-rated career skills, including being influential, helping others connect and concise writing.
Mark Babbitt joins Jim Blasingame to reveal two more career skills that aren’t getting the coverage they deserve: conversation skills and developing emotional intelligence.
Walter Kiechel joins Jim Blasingame to compare notes on different models of strategy to use, with Jim reminding him that the problem for small businesses is not which model, but getting out of the trenches long enough to focus on strategy.
Walter Kiechel joins Jim Blasingame to report on the good and bad we can learn from both party conventions.
Walter Kiechel joins Jim Blasingame to offer his thoughts on what both candidates should do to widen their appeal to voters.
Tuesday - August 02, 2016
Katherine Crowley joins Jim Blasingame to reveal several indicators that will tell you it’s time to take some time off, including your attitude and how you treat others.
Katherine Crowley joins Jim Blasingame to explain why even though it’s not easy for many small business owners to get away for a vacation, it is very important to at least change scenery, like an industry convention.
Ed McLaughlin joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that even though the pressure for cash is great, every operator must manage to drive profit for long-term sustainability.
Ed McLaughlin joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the importance of recognizing what you’re the most competent at and to stay focused on those things.
Ed McLaughlin joins Jim Blasingame to talk about why every small business owner must know what the gross profit needs to be for every product/transaction and what the monthly GP needs to be.
Chris Orestis joins Jim Blasingame to talk about some of the things to do as you prepare for the fourth quarter of your profession and life.
Chris Orestis joins Jim Blasingame to offer specific tips on how Baby Boomers can get ready for the 4th quarter of their lives.
Gerald Celente joins Jim Blasingame to not so much advocate for gold as to warn about other investments, like the current bond landscape.
Gerald Celente joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the many reasons the corrupt main stream media is so ideologically corrupt that they cannot report the truth, and why this is undermining our democracy.
Gerald Celente joins Jim Blasingame to reveal what artificial intelligence is and how it can have a negative impact both short and long-term.
Wednesday - August 03, 2016
Alexander Markovsky joins Jim Blasingame to tell his story about being raised as the son of a Soviet official, and why he immigrated to the U.S. and became a citizen.
Alexander Markovsky joins Jim Blasingame to explain why he thinks the U.S. has already crossed the Rubicon and is on the way toward irrevocable socialism.
Wayne Crews joins Jim Blasingame to report on some reform progress being made to make regulations successful, without putting undue impediments in front of small businesses by using dynamic scoring of cost/benefit.
Wayne Crews joins Jim Blasingame to report on how the Obama administration is using “guidance” documents to impose regulations on businesses that would not be approved by Congress.
Wayne Crews joins Jim Blasingame to report on the Dept of Labor overtime rules taking effect in 2017, and why it will hurt the people it purports to help.
Jim Blasingame reports on his prediction in the 20th century that the 21st would be the century of the entrepreneur, and why a left-leaning trend in America will derail that prediction.
Eva Rosenberg joins Jim Blasingame to report on new dates for corporations and LLCs in certain circumstances for filing 2016 tax returns.
Eva Rosenberg joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that having a business plan could help you justify excessive losses that the IRS would have disallowed otherwise.
Eva Rosenberg joins Jim Blasingame to report that the IRS is going to increase scrutiny for late payroll tax remitters, but may also offer assistance to help you get out of trouble.
Thursday - August 04, 2016
Jeff Zbar joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how he got caught in the middle between two big companies who would not take responsibility for bad service, and the lessons for small businesses.
Jeff Zbar joins Jim Blasingame to report on some of the new technology that learns and adjusts, and how this can be good – up to a point.
Diana Furchtgott-Roth joins Jim Blasingame to talk about how employment and entrepreneurship opportunity has improved significantly for women in the past 25 years.
Diana Furchtgott-Roth joins Jim Blasingame to report that contrary to some government indicators, comprehensive research shows that women earn closer to 5% less than men, not 20%.
Diana Furchtgott-Roth joins Jim Blasingame to report on the upcoming overtime rules which will end flex time and therefore be a disadvantage for women employees.
Andrew Neitlich joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the power of having a coach for your professional development, and how they differ from a consultant.
Andrew Neitlich joins Jim Blasingame to talk about why a professional coach could help you get yourself established as the true CEO of your small business.
Kathy Perry joins Jim Blasingame to report on some of the new features Twitter is adding to improve its relevance, including longer videos and more characters in the message.
Kathy Perry joins Jim Blasingame to talk about the fact that the search engines still love video and why you should have it as a significant part of your online strategy.
Kathy Perry joins Jim Blasingame to define influencers in multiple ways, and talk about how to use them to your advantage online.
Friday - August 05, 2016
Paul Angles joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that one of the greatest mistakes businesses make is not following up when an online prospect makes contact.
Bob Prosen joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that he’s seeing too many business owners who are not in control of their operating fundamentals, including the sales activity and gross profit.
Bob Prosen joins Jim Blasingame to talk about what it takes to cut into a competitor’s market share, by first knowing who is getting the part you want.
Gary Sirak joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that if you want to benefit from your personal social security information online, you have to verify yourself after they send you a text message security code.
Gary Sirak joins Jim Blasingame to discuss some of the several factors that enter into when you should begin receiving Social Security retirement checks.
Gary Sirak joins Jim Blasingame to offer some suggestions on how to invest Social Security benefits that you receive, but don’t need as income.
Phyllis Korkki joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how to identify the Big Thing in your life that you have burning inside of you to complete, and how to get started.
Phyllis Korkki joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the road blocks that prevent you from accomplishing that special project that’s on your mind, including how to get out of your own way.
Paul Angles joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that the first of the four-part online marketing process is using paid search to advertise your offerings, and how to get that first step right by testing.
Paul Angles joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that your landing page and confirmation page have to do their job of converting a visitor into a paying customer, and how to avoid the common pitfalls.
Monday - August 08, 2016
Walter Raquet joins Jim Blasingame to report that while once high taxes held back the economy, today it’s the oppressive level of regulations that are taking as much from businesses as taxes.
Walter Raquet joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that when a president can render Congress inconsequential by governing with regulations, that’s an undermining of the future of America.
Scott Aurnou joins Jim Blasingame to report on what could have caused Delta Airlines to be essentially out of business for several hours globally because of a tech glitch.
Scott Aurnou joins Jim Blasingame to talk about some of the lessons small businesses can take away from the major outage at Delta Airlines with regard to being prepared for the inevitable.
Scott Aurnou joins Jim Blasingame to report on a new email scam that involved the bad guys to get inside of an organization’s technology and redirect certain payments from customers.
Judith Glaser joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how she used certain words to talk with a change agent within a company, and how over time those words creeped into the company lexicon and help them transform the business.
Judith Glaser joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how she developed technology that helped people inside of companies connect with each other on higher levels.
Joanne Black joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the traits of women salespeople and how those contribute to a stronger, more profitable business.
Joanne Black joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how sales organizations that have a balance of men and women outperform less diverse teams.
Joanne Black joins Jim Blasingame to report on research that shows how the way women think and behave makes them highly productive on a sales team.
Tuesday - August 09, 2016
Tom Bonney joins Jim Blasingame to report on how his company is helping small firms with the challenging process of gaining access to the capital they need.
Tom Bonney joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the challenges the Fed has in raising interest rates, and whether Wall Street will one day, sooner than later, become irrelevant.
Sarah Hiner joins Jim Blasingame to report that most people who’ve found business success, think that more than anything else, having grit is the most important trait.
Sarah Hiner joins Jim Blasingame to report some of the different investment directions to consider depending on which candidate you think will win the presidential election.
Sarah Hiner joins Jim Blasingame to report that the nasal flu medicine doesn’t work as well as the injection, plus that you can use your 529 education savings for computers and housing.
Jim Blasingame reveals some of the reasons why you should consider expanding your markets internationally with export help from the government.
Jim Blasingame reports on the online poll of small business owners, which shows that their sentiment about their businesses mirror what we’re seeing as a permanent recovery caused by government policies.
Ivan Misner joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that the most stupid mistake people make in business is not following up, and introduces a three step plan to help you avoid it.
Ivan Misner joins Jim Blasingame to introduce a new system that shows you how to take three specifically timed steps to follow up with a prospect in 24 hours, seven days and 30 days, and what to do at each step.
Ivan Misner joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that all the networking in the world won’t help you if you don’t follow up, and a three step process to help you do that.
Wednesday - August 10, 2016
Paul Downs joins Jim Blasingame to tell his story about how he got the idea to start a furniture manufacturing business and how it evolved over 30 years.
Paul Downs joins Jim Blasingame to reveal what he learned about operating his manufacturing company, including some of his biggest mistakes.
Ed Marsh joins Jim Blasingame to reveal several reasons why every business should consider expanding their market reach, up to and including exporting.
Ed Marsh joins Jim Blasingame to identify and explain many of the resources available to small businesses concerning exporting to other countries, including government support.
Ed Marsh joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the resources available to help small business exporters maximize their capital resources, plus take advantage of new financial options.
Katie Schenck and Heather Lechner join Jim Blasingame to reveal their story of how they worked together and came up with the idea to start a small business together as partners.
Katie Schenck and Heather Lechner join Jim Blasingame to reveal what they’ve done to help create a successful partnership, including using outsourcing to help them with non-core competency tasks.
Joe Knight joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the reasons you should train B2B sales people how to understand the financial world of a business.
Joe Knight joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the advantage of B2B sales people know the general financial information of customers, even publicly traded ones, so they can serve them better.
Joe Knight joins Jim Blasingame to identify the steps to take to begin and continue the financial education of your B2B sales staff.
Thursday - August 11, 2016
Lennox Cornwall joins Jim Blasingame to reveal what it can look like when things start working really well and you get so comfortable that you fail to recognize the next challenge and don’t innovate.
Lennox Cornwall joins Jim Blasingame to talk about why allowing employees to report any failures as a way to learn how to innovate, or how not to do something.
Bill Dunkelberg joins Jim Blasingame to report on the current state of the economy and reveal some of the reasons we’re still recovering after seven years.
Bill Dunkelberg joins Jim Blasingame to report on some of the employment indicators and why they don’t always indicate the true condition of the economy.
Bill Dunkelberg joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that while capital spending and sales indicate slight increases, borrowing is still down, which prevents the economy from churning.
JoAnna Brandi joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that there are three legs to the foundation of work relationships, including external, internal and inner.
JoAnna Brandi joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the steps and practices you can take to identify if a prospective employee has good inner relationship characteristics.
Nellie Akalp joins Jim Blasingame to reveal what your rights are regarding intellectual property when you’re an employee or a contractor.
Nellie Akalp joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the basic steps to take legally when closing up a business, especially a legal entity.
Nellie Akalp joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the things to do when you plan to end your social media activity, including when someone dies.
Friday - August 12, 2016
Bob Bly joins Jim Blasingame to talk about why small business owners should consider writing a book about what they know about their business and offer it as a gift to customers.
Bob Bly joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the new way to think about how to produce your first book that you’ll use to connect with customers.
Ted Fishman joins Jim Blasingame to report on his recent visit to China which included observing how regressive the Communist Party is becoming in order to control the people who have gotten a taste of liberty.
Ted Fishman joins Jim Blasingame to report on the dramatic decrease in GDP in China and how this could impact businesses and countries in the West.
Ted Fishman joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the potential opportunities U.S. business could create from the growth and success of the online Chinese market, Alibaba.
John Warrillow joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the two content distribution models, free and subscription, and which one is best for your business model.
John Warrillow joins Jim Blasingame to report on the acquisition of LinkedIn by Microsoft as a way of using an dissimilar customer base to expand their product distribution.
Rick Mathieson joins Jim Blasingame to talk about the power of video as an online marketing strategy, including the technology and the increased interest by prospects in your video messages.
Rick Mathieson joins Jim Blasingame to reveal several ideas on how to create video content that will attract and convert prospects into customers, including letting customers contribute.
Rick Mathieson joins Jim Blasingame to report on how some large organizations are using the Internet of Things concepts and technology to ramp up service levels, and how to compete in this environment.
Monday - August 15, 2016
Stephen Creskoff joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the first things you need to do to expand into exporting, and to recognize that you might want to export a service instead of a physical product.
Stephen Creskoff joins Jim Blasingame to reveal two export trends to watch, including becoming part of an industry’s international supply chain, plus opportunities delivering higher quality American products to the Chinese middle class.
Wally Bock joins Jim Blasingame to introduce lessons you can learn from the book, Plain Talk, about the history of Nucor.
Wally Bock joins Jim Blasingame to introduce the book, “Orignials” by Adam Grant, that reveals how certain individuals, many without advantages and education, have made significant impacts and success.
Wally Bock joins Jim Blasingame to report on the book, “Moments of Truth” which is about the moment when a customer makes the decision to stay or go, and what you have to do for your company to pass this test.
Joel Libava joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the key pieces of information that a franchisor will make sure you know before you make a commitment.
Joel Libava joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that most franchisors won’t tell you about the level of deferred gratification you’ll have to endure in order to succeed, including how long you may have to go without getting a paycheck.
John Dini joins Jim Blasingame to talk about the fact that too many small businesses will not survive past the exit of the founder.
John Dini joins Jim Blasingame to identify some of the things to look for in a business that could be sustained past the exit of the founder, including certain management practices.
John Dini joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that in order to grow your company into an immortal business that outlives you, you have to become a professional delegator to the right people long before your exit.
Tuesday - August 16, 2016
Pam Danziger joins Jim Blasingame to reveal three elements of a successful word of mouth marketing strategy, including using tools to get topics to get others to talk about your business.
Pam Danziger joins Jim Blasingame to point out that when someone talks about you by word of mouth, especially online, you have to follow up in a timely way with support.
Karen Kerrigan joins Jim Blasingame to report on how her organization participated in the policy development at both party’s presidential debate.
Karen Kerrigan joins Jim Blasingame to review the impact of Obama’s new overtime regulations and how it will create a wedge between employer and employee, plus whether Congress can stop it.
Karen Kerrigan joins Jim Blasingame to talk about some of the legislation that can be completed before the election that could help small businesses.
Terry Neese joins Jim Blasingame to talk about the Peace through Business program that has created hundreds of women entrepreneurs in Rwanda and Afghanistan in a decade.
Terry Neese joins Jim Blasingame to talk about the 2017 agenda for IEEW and their Peace through Business program in growing women entrepreneurs around the globe.
Doug Tatum joins Jim Blasingame to report that low interest rates are causing large companies to grow customers through acquisition within their industries with borrowed money instead of investing in the traditional economy.
Doug Tatum joins Jim Blasingame to recommend watching how your competition is behaving regarding consolidation as a way of spotting trends that could have implications for your business.
Doug Tatum joins Jim Blasingame to discuss some of the dangers to entrepreneurship that are posed by the federal government, including oppressive regulations.
Wednesday - August 17, 2016
Gretchen Pisano joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the key first steps that are necessary to become the CEO of your business, including being able to delegate.
Gretchen Pisano joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that the first step in being able to delegate is in your hiring process, and what kind of people you bring on board to delegate to.
Ramon Ray joins Jim Blasingame to point out some of the new capabilities you have with your smart phone that you might not be using yet, including accepting and authorizing contracts.
Ramon Ray joins Jim Blasingame to talk about his experience meeting small business startups who weren’t ready for prime time, but didn’t even know it, and why that’s a recipe for failure.
Ramon Ray joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the ways you can determine if your business is capable of growing at the pace you’re projecting.
Jim Blasingame reports on the new overtime rules from the Labor Dept. that will go into effect Dec 1, 2016, and the bad elements most small businesses don’t know about.
Jim Blasingame reveals some of the character traits that are the same for two of our heroes, small business owners and Olympic athletes.
Ilise Benun joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how to set yourself up for success when pricing a project to a customer who is clueless about how much time it takes to finish the job.
Ilise Benun joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the different ways you can price your work to difficult customers who think they know more than you about how long something should take.
Ilise Benun joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the ways to think about the title you use on LinkedIn, and how that one line is important to making the best first impression.
Thursday - August 18, 2016
Jeff Zbar joins Jim Blasingame to comment on the lack of expressing gratitude to customers by business employees, and why this should be an opportunity to differentiate your business.
Jeff Zbar joins Jim Blasingame to talk about some of the handy technology we love to have, but may not be offering to our customers who expect it.
Robert Brands joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the first three of eight steps to launching a new product or service by the numbers, including screening the idea, testing and analysis.
Robert Brands joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the middle of eight steps to launching a new product or service by the numbers, including market analysis and technical testing.
Robert Brands joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the final of eight steps to launching a new product or service by the numbers, including pricing and post launch review.
Steven Gaffney joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the three levels of honesty to use as a process to better customer service, including reactive, proactive and foreshadowing.
Steven Gaffney joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how he differentiates the process of being honest and practicing ethical behavior.
John Harrison joins Jim Blasingame to report on certain elements of the Clinton tax return and reveal what we can learn from them.
John Harrison joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the investment elements from the Clinton tax return that offer instructions for the rest of us.
John Harrison joins Jim Blasingame to reveal five practices you can control that will help you gain more control of your future, including get up early, read more, and work harder, to name a few.
Friday - August 19, 2016
Gerald Celente joins Jim Blasingame to not so much advocate for gold as to warn about other investments, like the current bond landscape.
Gerald Celente joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the many reasons the corrupt main stream media is so ideologically corrupt that they cannot report the truth, and why this is undermining our democracy.
Gerald Celente joins Jim Blasingame to reveal what artificial intelligence is and how it can have a negative impact both short and long-term.
Jim Ballard joins Jim Blasingame to compare our response to life and the world, to how white water kayakers deal with various parts of the river.
Jim Ballard joins Jim Blasingame to compare how kayakers sometimes go with the river instead of fighting it, to how we should sometimes deal with life’s challenges.
Monday - August 22, 2016
Phyllis Korkki joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how to identify the Big Thing in your life that you have burning inside of you to complete, and how to get started.
Phyllis Korkki joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the road blocks that prevent you from accomplishing that special project that’s on your mind, including how to get out of your own way.
Paul Angles joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that the first of the four-part online marketing process is using paid search to advertise your offerings, and how to get that first step right by testing.
Paul Angles joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that your landing page and confirmation page have to do their job of converting a visitor into a paying customer, and how to avoid the common pitfalls.
Paul Angles joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that one of the greatest mistakes businesses make is not following up when an online prospect makes contact.
Steve Douglas joins Jim Blasingame to talk about the power of knowing what your purpose in life is beyond just doing business day to day.
Steve Douglas joins Jim Blasingame to talk about how to define the optimal purpose for you, and how that can be different for each of us.
Tuesday - August 23, 2016
Andrew Neitlich joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the power of having a coach for your professional development, and how they differ from a consultant.
Andrew Neitlich joins Jim Blasingame to talk about why a professional coach could help you get yourself established as the true CEO of your small business.
Gary Sirak joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that if you want to benefit from your personal social security information online, you have to verify yourself after they send you a text message security code.
Wednesday - August 24, 2016
Judith Glaser joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how she used certain words to talk with a change agent within a company, and how over time those words creeped into the company lexicon and help them transform the business.
Judith Glaser joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how she developed technology that helped people inside of companies connect with each other on higher levels.
Joanne Black joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the traits of women salespeople and how those contribute to a stronger, more profitable business.
Joanne Black joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how sales organizations that have a balance of men and women outperform less diverse teams.
Joanne Black joins Jim Blasingame to report on research that shows how the way women think and behave makes them highly productive on a sales team.
Paul Downs joins Jim Blasingame to tell his story about how he got the idea to start a furniture manufacturing business and how it evolved over 30 years.
Paul Downs joins Jim Blasingame to reveal what he learned about operating his manufacturing company, including some of his biggest mistakes.
Thursday - August 25, 2016
Katie Schenck and Heather Lechner join Jim Blasingame to reveal their story of how they worked together and came up with the idea to start a small business together as partners.
Katie Schenck and Heather Lechner join Jim Blasingame to reveal what they’ve done to help create a successful partnership, including using outsourcing to help them with non-core competency tasks.
Joe Knight joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the reasons you should train B2B sales people how to understand the financial world of a business.
Joe Knight joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the advantage of B2B sales people know the general financial information of customers, even publicly traded ones, so they can serve them better.
Joe Knight joins Jim Blasingame to identify the steps to take to begin and continue the financial education of your B2B sales staff.
Tom Bonney joins Jim Blasingame to report on how his company is helping small firms with the challenging process of gaining access to the capital they need.
Tom Bonney joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the challenges the Fed has in raising interest rates, and whether Wall Street will one day, sooner than later, become irrelevant.
Sarah Hiner joins Jim Blasingame to report that most people who’ve found business success, think that more than anything else, having grit is the most important trait.
Sarah Hiner joins Jim Blasingame to report some of the different investment directions to consider depending on which candidate you think will win the presidential election.
Sarah Hiner joins Jim Blasingame to report that the nasal flu medicine doesn’t work as well as the injection, plus that you can use your 529 education savings for computers and housing.
Friday - August 26, 2016
JoAnna Brandi joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that there are three legs to the foundation of work relationships, including external, internal and inner.
JoAnna Brandi joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the steps and practices you can take to identify if a prospective employee has good inner relationship characteristics.
Nellie Akalp joins Jim Blasingame to reveal what your rights are regarding intellectual property when you’re an employee or a contractor.
Nellie Akalp joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the basic steps to take legally when closing up a business, especially a legal entity.
Nellie Akalp joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the things to do when you plan to end your social media activity, including when someone dies.
Bob Bly joins Jim Blasingame to talk about why small business owners should consider writing a book about what they know about their business and offer it as a gift to customers.
Bob Bly joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the new way to think about how to produce your first book that you’ll use to connect with customers.
Ted Fishman joins Jim Blasingame to report on his recent visit to China which included observing how regressive the Communist Party is becoming in order to control the people who have gotten a taste of liberty.
Ted Fishman joins Jim Blasingame to report on the dramatic decrease in GDP in China and how this could impact businesses and countries in the West.
Ted Fishman joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the potential opportunities U.S. business could create from the growth and success of the online Chinese market, Alibaba.
Monday - August 29, 2016
Ken Lizotte joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the key elements of becoming a public speaker, whether for pay or for promotion.
Ken Lizotte joins Jim Blasingame to talk about the power of having the professional credential as a public speaker, and how becoming a writer supports that effort.
Rick Maurer joins Jim Blasingame to talk about the imperative of having motivated employees, and the difference between motivation and engagement.
Rick Maurer joins Jim Blasingame to reveal why and how to talk with customers about the level of motivation your employees demonstrate when providing service.
Rick Maurer joins Jim Blasingame to reveal why you should evaluate your team for their energy level and why it matters to performance and planning.
Jerry Silberman joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how some small businesses can get seduced by cash flow lending that costs them more than they can afford to pay back.
Jerry Silberman joins Jim Blasingame to reveal research that shows an explosion of small businesses using money factoring companies to help with cash flow, and why this is dangerous.
Greg Sullivan joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that if the bad guys want to get in, they can, but that you can defeat their automated attacks.
Greg Sullivan joins Jim Blasingame to explain why moving more of your work to the cloud and encrypting it, will provide more cyber-security.
Greg Sullivan joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how to think about the value of data, in that some is worth more than others, and how to secure it accordingly.
Tuesday - August 30, 2016
Beverly Flaxington joins Jim Blasingame to reveal why you must determine what customers think is the value you deliver, that makes them do business with you.
Beverly Flaxington joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some tips on how to communicate the value you deliver based on what customers have told you.
Ami Kassar joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the ways to be ready to handle the financial part of the next crisis that hits every small business sometime.
Ami Kassar joins Jim Blasingame to identify the components of a capitalization strategy that includes how to use various sources of capital, especially debt.
Ami Kassar joins Jim Blasingame to reveal different kinds of debt sources and how to use them in the correct capital application.
Susan Spaulding joins Jim Blasingame to reveal why you need people in your life who are compatible with how your life will change in retirement.
Susan Spaulding joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the importance of planning your retirement to include who is going to be part of your community, when you make that shift.
David Dawsey joins Jim Blasingame to reveal research that shows the ratio of corporate IP to physical assets is as much as 90:10, and that this type of ratio, if not the number, is true for small business.
David Dawsey joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how to look around at the competitive landscape and identify intellectual property opportunities to gain a competitive and marketing angle.
David Dawsey joins Jim Blasingame to reveal why all your people should understand what you’re trying to accomplish with your intellectual property strategy, including brand names, tag lines and IP messaging.
Wednesday - August 31, 2016
Jena Abernathy joins Jim Blasingame to encourage you to think of your efforts to get a job, or make a sale, as putting your personal brand’s best foot forward, and offers tips on how to do that.
Jena Abernathy joins Jim Blasingame to talk about the reality of how competitive the marketplace is, and why you have to get real with yourself about how much your personal brand plays.
Leo Haviland joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the new powers, tools and plans of the Fed, and whether it is becoming the unelected Fourth Branch of our government.
Leo Haviland joins Jim Blasingame to talk about the role of the Fed and its new inclination to assume an ideology, and whether it has outlived it’s usefulness.
Leo Haviland joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the disconnect between Wall Street and its partners in the Fed and the government, which have left out Main Street as they pursue financial capitalism.
Jim Blasingame reports on four mistakes he’s observed Big Businesses make and how to avoid them in your small business.
Jim Blasingame reports on the responses to a recent online poll that shows two-thirds of small businesses have been harmed by Obamacare.
Tim Berry joins Jim Blasingame to reveal tips and best practices to help you manage your inventory, so it doesn’t tie up precious cash and put your business in jeopardy.
Tim Berry joins Jim Blasingame to reveal why you should track the customer history of your sales to see if you have the most profitable mix of old customers to new.
