Monday - November 02, 2020
Felice and Michael Friedson join Jim Blasingame to report on a recent increase in gatherings and relationships between Muslim and Israeli women who are trying to bring peace to that region.
Felice and Michael Friedson join Jim Blasingame to discuss how many Muslim leaders in the Middle East are urging their U.S. Muslim counterparts to support President Trump because of his work to bring peace to the region.
Fred Gedrich joins Jim Blasingame to report on how President Trump has engineered peace agreements between Islamic states and Israel, and what this means for the future of that region and the world.
Fred Gedrich joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that Biden’s multi-decade record on foreign affairs can’t match what President Trump has accomplished in less than four years.
Fred Gedrich joins Jim Blasingame to discuss what parallel universes of foreign affairs would look like with a President Biden or a President Trump over the next four years.
Jim Blasingame reports on the new rules and terms of the Paycheck Protection Program, which have changed again since June 2020, including new payment and forgiveness terms and forms.
Jim Blasingame reveals why this election has the potential to be the most existential since the one in 1860 that changed America and the world.
Debbie Meyer joins Jim Blasingame to report on her journey of getting established at home as a business leader who runs a global operation.
Debbie Meyer joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the different workplace and marketplace behaviors that have been imposed by the pandemic, plus how many will remain once we’re no longer worried about coronavirus.
Debbie Meyer joins Jim Blasingame to discuss how the power of humanity in all of us will have something to say about how we work and do business post-pandemic.
Tuesday - November 03, 2020
Kathy Perry joins Jim Blasingame to report on the extent that Facebook will go to squash the chances of a smaller competitor to encroach on their monopoly, as they have in response to NextDoor.com.
Kathy Perry joins Jim Blasingame to discuss how LinkedIn is expanding to take advantage of video meetings and take some share away from Zoom.
David Stebenne joins Jim Blasingame to report on how the U.S. middle class has been declining over the past several decades due to a number of factors.
David Stebenne joins Jim Blasingame to compare how the middle class in the U.S. will fair under either a Biden administration or a Trump administration, based on both of their track records.
David Stebenne joins Jim Blasingame to discuss what the future looks like for the Middle Class in America.
Skip Miller joins Jim Blasingame to differentiate between outbound and inbound prospecting and what is required to achieve a proper ratio of the two in order to make your revenue goals.
Skip Miller joins Jim Blasingame to reveal why your prospecting strategy must include outbound activity, where you engage the customer early in their decision-making process and before they contact you – or buy from your competitor.
Elizabeth Rusch joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the potential for reforming our governments – federal and otherwise – without tearing down our country.
Elizabeth Rusch joins Jim Blasingame to propose that the government – presumably the states – should register their citizens to vote rather than the citizen taking that task upon themselves.
Elizabeth Rusch joins Jim Blasingame to discuss whether there is electoral fraud, and if so, what can be done about it.
Wednesday - November 04, 2020
Bill Brunette joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the more technical practices big business sales organizations conduct that small firms should consider, including knowing where your revenue and profit is concentrated.
Bill Brunette joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the data collection and management practices large firms use that would help small businesses.
Karen Thomas joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how community banks stepped up and delivered for millions of small businesses who applied for the PPP money, and are still working to get those loans forgiven.
Karen Thomas joins Jim Blasingame to discuss how banking regulations need to be changed so community banks aren’t harmed by helping millions of small businesses acquire PPP loans.
Karen Thomas joins Jim Blasingame to report on the PPP forgiveness process, and whether there will be more funds available in the future, including reconciling the EIDL advances.
John Dini joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the 2020 election process, the increased virtual voting options, and what should be done to improve our new national election system.
Bill Brandt joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the 2020 election results so far, the post-election counting, and what we learned about polling and media coverage in the runup to the election.
Bill Brandt joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the different voting options, plus how different states are regarding accepting and counting votes, and whether there should be some level of national standard for receiving and counting.
Bill Brandt joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the fact that – so far – there is a peaceful transition in the post-election period, plus the very positive fact of a record voter participation.
Thursday - November 05, 2020
Jeff Zbar joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the traits of a leader, including courage and experience, and how to acquire and develop them in yourself and in others.
Jeff Zbar joins Jim Blasingame to encourage the patience and tolerance with this unprecedented election process and allow the full vote counting process to play out for both parties.
Olivia Friedman joins Jim Blasingame to discuss some of the indications that support the idea that this novel coronavirus could be engineered in a lab, and therefore, potentially be weaponized.
Olivia Friedman joins Jim Blasingame to discuss some reasons to believe that the U.S. is finally gaining ground on the cyber-bad guys, including states and independents, by allowing us to play offense, instead of just defense.
Olivia Friedman joins Jim Blasingame to identify the multiple cyber-threats that the U.S. and American businesses are facing, and how to minimize the risk.
Barbara Warner joins Jim Blasingame to discuss how all sectors of the dental industry are very quickly impacted by the economic trends of the local as well as the national economy.
Barbara Warner joins Jim Blasingame to report on the current conditions and population of the dental lab sector of the dentistry industry, and the difference between a locally owned lab and the national conglomerates.
Harry Dent joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the challenge the Fed has in taking further monetary steps to help if/when the economy needs further stimulus.
Harry Dent joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the implications of the demographic conditions of the population regions of the planet, including the different immigration policies.
Harry Dent joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the unprecedented level of sovereign and corporate debt, and whether a global reset, or Chapter 11 type adjustment will take place simultaneously, either by design or catastrophically.
Friday - November 06, 2020
William Hubbartt joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the prevalence of workplace sexual harassment, the laws that are in place to protect the innocent, and how society is handling it.
William Hubbartt joins Jim Blasingame to discuss steps and policies business leaders can employ to prevent sexual harassment before it happens, and what to do when it is reported.
Joel Barker joins Jim Blasingame to report on research that indicates there may be a breath test sooner than later that can detect up to 80% of cancers.
Joel Barker joins Jim Blasingame to reveal new research that shows promise in harvesting useful energy – electricity – from the manipulation of graphene molecules, enough to power a microchip.
Joel Barker joins Jim Blasingame to report on a project that is designed to build structures on the moon, using 3D printing of walls, that people can live in.
Vicky Oliver joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the professional and personal power that can be achieved by developing successful relationships.
Vicky Oliver joins Jim Blasingame to discuss our inability to know which prospective relationships could become important ones, and therefore, each one should begin with a “givers gain” attitude.
Chuck Baker joins Jim Blasingame to report on the 40th anniversary of the Staggers Act, which deregulated and saved the railroad industry in 1980, and that benefited small businesses by improving the supply chain.
Chuck Baker joins Jim Blasingame to report on how three levels of railroad businesses were created by the Staggers Act, and two of those produced hundreds of small business opportunities.
Chuck Baker joins Jim Blasingame to forecast the role of railroads in the future of the U.S. economy, and why it will continue to be one of the major sources of supply chain conveyance.
Monday - November 09, 2020
Chris Carosa joins Jim Blasingame to report on the issues around social investing rules for fiduciaries, and how these impact your retirement fund.
Chris Carosa joins Jim Blasingame to discuss whether we can discern any economic and investing conditions during a Biden administration based on the Obama era experience.
Dawn Fay joins Jim Blasingame to report on research that shows smaller employers are concerned about their best people being poached by larger organizations.
Dawn Fay joins Jim Blasingame to report on how employee compensations levels are expected to remain flat for the foreseeable future, as we transition through the pandemic and a new presidential term.
Dawn Fay joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the issue of onboarding new employees who will work remotely, but who have never been imprinted on the corporate culture that comes with working in a common office.
Pam Danziger joins Jim Blasingame to report that, based on what we saw during the Obama era, and what we know about Biden, his administration will likely not be good for Main Street retailers.
Pam Danziger joins Jim Blasingame to report on the lack of holiday spending information, likely due to the election and the pandemic, and how this year will be very challenging for small retailers.
Scott Aurnou joins Jim Blasingame to report on how the government cyber-security entities break down the election process into three different elements and strategies.
Scott Aurnou joins Jim Blasingame to report on the evolution of ransomware, including an increased focus on small businesses, plus how to deal with such an attack, from prevention to paying.
Scott Aurnou joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the increased ransomware attacks on small businesses, and how to avoid becoming a victim.
Tuesday - November 10, 2020
Ramon Ray joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the power and benefits of innovation to our marketplace and society, and that the greatest impediment to innovation is overbearing government regulations.
Ramon Ray joins Jim Blasingame to reveal why every organization must establish an innovative culture that keeps the company on the leading edge, and why regulation policy kills marketplace innovation.
Bill Dunkelberg joins Jim Blasingame to report on the NFIB’s latest survey that shows a high rating of 104 has been maintained for another month, but this one was taken pre-election.
Bill Dunkelberg joins Jim Blasingame to report small business optimism was boosted in October by sales, hiring and earnings, plus a big jump in inventory levels.
Bill Dunkelberg joins Jim Blasingame to report on the potential for solid economic momentum as we move into 2021 and hopefully out of the pandemic.
Brett Clay joins Jim Blasingame to report on how having a diverse workforce, and listening to them, will create better results from input from across your organization.
Brett Clay joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the negative influence of cognitive dissonance and how becoming a better delegator will cure you of this behavior.
Ryan Abbott joins Jim Blasingame to discuss how our analog legal systems were never designed to deal with the issues created by the products of digital leverage that’s disconnected from its creator.
Ryan Abbott joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the challenges we’re increasingly having with the implications of digital leverage in society and the marketplace being governed by an analog legal system.
Ryan Abbott joins Jim Blasingame to discuss how any development of a body of laws focused on digital leverage and artificial intelligence won’t work if we don’t create and subscribe to a parallel body of digital ethics.
Wednesday - November 11, 2020
Jim Blasingame makes the case to expand the definition of “military veteran” to every American who takes the military oath and serves, including all Guard and Reserve members.
Jim Blasingame discusses the unprecedented anti-American forces that have infiltrated our country, disguises as social justice reform advocates, but actually are determined to undermine America.
Terrence Hayes joins Jim Blasingame to tell his story about how he spent his 20 years in the military, including winning a Bronze Star in Iraq.
Terrence Hayes joins Jim Blasingame to report on how the Veterans of Foreign Wars is helping America celebrate Veterans Day around the world.
Terrence Hayes joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the more recent challenges of military recruiting and why it has become a problem.
Matt Marsh joins Jim Blasingame to explain what he did during his time of service on active duty as an Army officer.
Matt Marsh joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the many facets of value that a veteran brings to the marketplace, having spent time in a military uniform in service to this country.
John Panaccione joins Jim Blasingame to report on his military career and how that prepared him for the marketplace.
John Panaccione joins Jim Blasingame to report on the VetToCEO program he co-founded that helps all military veterans take a free online course that will help them prepare to become business owners.
John Panaccione joins Jim Blasingame to report on a new business he founded to help small business owners take advantage of new security rules that allow for more investor involvement on Main Street.
Thursday - November 12, 2020
Weldon Long joins Jim Blasingame to discuss some of the fundamentals that must be focused on to survive a challenging time, like a pandemic, including customers, employees, cash and profitability.
Weldon Long joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that one of the keys to success is for entrepreneurs to get out of their own way, especially when navigating a challenging economy.
Anna Murray joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the idea of using blockchain technology at the state and local level to input and record voter ballots, and report the results.
Anna Murray joins Jim Blasingame to discuss why Big Tech is becoming a threat to many aspects of our lives, including, especially, free speech, and whether they can continue to hide behind Section 230.
Anna Murray joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the perils of America and other sovereign states if Big Tech, including Amazon, continues their unprecedented dominance on many levels, especially if they ever possessed a crypto-currency.
Rachael Gillette joins Jim Blasingame to discuss some of the aspects of growing sustainable companies and communities, including identifying what works and repeating that.
Rachael Gillette joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the elements of the Entrecon event conducted by the Studer Institute, including six modules on sustaining success in business and community.
Michael Saltsman and Holly Sklar join Jim Blasingame to discuss and debate the issue of Florida overwhelmingly voting in a gradual increase to a $15 per hour minimum wage.
Michael Saltsman and Holly Sklar join Jim Blasingame to debate the issues – good and bad – about having a national minimum wage of $15 per hour, including the macro-economic impact, as well as the micro-impact on employees and small employers.
Michael Saltsman and Holly Sklar join Jim Blasingame to debate whether the Digital Age is helping or hurting the argument for raising the minimum wage.
Friday - November 13, 2020
Rick Maurer joins Jim Blasingame to discuss how we often fail the self-awareness test in our engagements with others, and how to get out of our own way to improve those communication moments.
Clara Villarosa joins Jim Blasingame to reveal what she’s learned through her 90 years of life, including the wisdom, ethics and aspirations she got from her parents.
Clara Villarosa joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the perspective she hopes to put into her next book about what she’s learned from living over 90 years as a black woman entrepreneur.
Tony Ward joins Jim Blasingame to report on global research by Xero on the the pandemic shutdown, including the impact it has had on the mental health of business owners.
Tony Ward joins Jim Blasingame to report on the global survey of small business owners and the universal survival practice of pivoting the company toward answering new customer expectations.
Tony Ward joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that the best description of the global pandemic recovery is the “K” model, which is that some businesses are thriving and some are collapsing, depending on the industry and financial management.
Alan See joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the impact that lighting has on how effectively we work and how customers behave when they’re in our buildings, and how to address this with new technology.
Alan See joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the concept of “human centric lighting” to be used in a way that will encourage positive and productive work and shopping.
Rick Maurer joins Jim Blasingame to discuss how to think about the time you spend with people, especially employees, with regard to how they receive whatever message you have for them.
Rick Maurer joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the power of asking questions during interactions with anyone, especially with team members, which will help you better understand what’s on their mind.
Monday - November 16, 2020
Jim Blasingame talks about how he started his nationally syndicated radio program in 1997, as he celebrates the start of his 24th year on the air.
Jim Blasingame continues to celebrate the 23rd anniversary of his show, and reveals how things have changed since his first broadcast in 1997.
Cleta Mitchell joins Jim Blasingame to report on how things have changed since she was the first guest when Jim launched his radio program in 1997.
Cleta Mitchell joins Jim Blasingame to report on her work in Georgia during the election recount process, and why 2020 will be recorded as the year a national election was stolen.
Cleta Mitchell joins Jim Blasingame to report on the process the Democratic Party went through to rig the 2020 election across the country, in particular in specific cities and states.
Jay Mincks joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how his organization uses communication and leadership to maintain the culture of the company even in a dispersed workforce.
Jay Mincks joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the intangible power of a strong corporate culture, plus how to maintain it as we move forward with a decentralized workforce.
Steve Forbes joins Jim Blasingame to report on the progress that’s been made on treating COVID-19, including the fact that there may be several options very soon.
Steve Forbes joins Jim Blasingame to report on how the 2020 election was subverted with a coordinated, multi-state strategy by the Democrat Party.
Steve Forbes joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the fact that we’ve seen the damage done by the Obama/Biden economy, and that the Biden/Harris economy will be worse.
Tuesday - November 17, 2020
Wally Bock joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the different financial reasons to write a book besides selling it on Amazon.
Wally Bock joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the difference between working with one of the big publishing houses and independent publishing.
Pete Sepp joins Jim Blasingame to report on the fact that voters across the country chose lower taxes on down-ballot issues that pertain to their state.
Pete Sepp joins Jim Blasingame to report on some of the concerns we should have about how the Biden/Harris administration could impact future taxes.
Pete Sepp joins Jim Blasingame to report on the different “back doors” in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act that could allow Biden to change the law without Congress’s involvement.
Steve Martin joins Jim Blasingame to discuss how the dangerous convergence of tech giants and the mainstream media is a partnership that will not be good for America.
Steve Martin joins Jim Blasingame to discuss how businesses in some states will fare worse than others over the next four years of a Biden/Harris administration.
Eva Rosenberg joins Jim Blasingame to report on how much more reasonable Trump’s IRS has been because the administrator understands the challenges of running a business, including easier installment payments.
Eva Rosenberg joins Jim Blasingame to report on a new and easier way the IRS will work with you to get past taxes paid with a schedule that you can propose.
Eva Rosenberg joins Jim Blasingame to discuss how the IRS is offering more flexible terms for taxpayers who pay back taxes through the Offer in Compromise payment plan.
Wednesday - November 18, 2020
Todd Connor joins Jim Blasingame to report on the progress Bunker Labs has had in helping military veterans across the U.S. start and run businesses successfully.
Todd Connor joins Jim Blasingame to discuss his upcoming book about what it takes to be an entrepreneur, including what’s inside of you and what you have to learn.
Jim Blasingame explains how part of the shining city on a hill that is America is our legendary election system, and why the integrity of that institution may be in jeopardy.
Jim Blasingame discusses the current political dynamic going around the stimulus debate, and whether small businesses should expect any more help from the government any time soon.
Jim Blasingame discusses the likelihood that a Harris/Biden administration will almost certainly impose national, federal mandates of some kind with regard to the pandemic.
Barbara Weltman joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the most current rules and considerations for seeking forgiveness for your PPP loan, including new forms and more time to file.
Barbara Weltman joins Jim Blasingame to report on some of the steps you can take before the end of the year to lower your 2020 tax bill, including several health care and retirement plans, plus potential loss carry-back.
Grace-Marie Turner joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the level of disruption a Harris/Biden administration could do to Trump health care plans by reversing several beneficial executive orders.
Grace-Marie Turner joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the Obamacare case currently before the Supreme Court, and how politics could play a hand in the decision, which we’ll know next June.
Grace-Marie Turner joins Jim Blasingame to report on some of the ways that a Harris/Biden administration could “build on and expand” Obamacare without Congressional approval.
Thursday - November 19, 2020
Jeff Zbar joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the value of relationship building to your career, and how those connections are integral to sustaining success.
Jeff Zbar joins Jim Blasingame to discuss how focusing on relationships, not transactions, is the key to sustaining long-term, multi-year success.
Wayne Crews joins Jim Blasingame to report how the impact of regulations creates an indirect expense for the marketplace that hurts businesses more than the checks written for taxes.
Wayne Crews joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the negative impact of potential regulations has on the investment plans of businesses, by creating uncertainty.
Wayne Crews joins Jim Blasingame to report on how likely the regulatory behavior of a Biden/Harris administration will mirror the regulatory disaster that the Obama/Biden administration created.
Jim Blasingame discusses key perspectives on how and why you should grow your business as we move through the pandemic period and beyond.
Jim Blasingame reports on an online poll asking small business owners about how a Harris/Biden administration will be for their business, with over half saying it will not be good.
Joel Barker joins Jim Blasingame to report on a new virus disinfectant system that can be distributed in the air and kill deadly pathogens in seconds.
Joel Barker joins Jim Blasingame to report on a liquid air storage energy technology and a dioxin reducing system that could be breakthroughs in the goal of saving our planet without killing the economy.
Joel Barker joins Jim Blasingame to report on a computer system that could compress the vaccine development time from years to weeks, possibly days.
Friday - November 20, 2020
Catherine Kaputa joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that branding is still important during a pandemic, and even though delivering your brand is more challenging now, when done right, a pandemic-sensitive message can have long-lasting impact.
Catherine Kaputa joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the power of making your brand message clear that you not only have an important story to tell about your business, but you’re also taking a safety and peace of mind leadership position.
Garrett Sutton joins Jim Blasingame to report on the many different ways – from analog to digital – that scammers and criminals can take control of your assets.
Garrett Sutton joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how online spear phishing cyber-criminals try to penetrate your financial world when you’re in the middle of a real estate deal, like a purchase and mortgage closing.
Garrett Sutton joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the war we’re all in with cyber-criminals as we operate online, especially using financial programs, and how their criminal activity could one day be seen as legitimate.
Amanda Elam joins Jim Blasingame to report on the Diana International survey of women business owners and what they’ve experienced during the pandemic, including what they’ve learned.
Amanda Elam joins Jim Blasingame to report on her medical testing company's decision to stick to their business model and not be tempted to go after coronavirus opportunities.
Ruth King joins Jim Blasingame to reveal why understanding what drives your balance sheet is the key to small business sustainability and wealth creation.
Ruth King joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the power of establishing customers that deliver recurring revenue is the most important element of sustaining success and creating wealth.
Ruth King joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the key elements in creating wealth for retirement from your small business, including focusing on creating and retaining profits.
Monday - November 23, 2020
Bob Negen joins Jim Blasingame to report on how Main Street retailers had to adjust – especially regarding their online strategy – in order survive to open their doors during the pandemic era.
Bob Negen joins Jim Blasingame to discuss how Main Street retailers can survive the 2020 holiday season by leveraging digital and working with vendors to be creative about Q4 inventory.
Sarah Hiner joins Jim Blasingame to ask where do you fall on the superstition spectrum and how much do you allow that side of you to influence behavior and performance.
Sarah Hiner joins Jim Blasingame to talk about how to use what we now know to protect yourself from COVID-19, including taking Vitamin D and Zinc by mouth every day.
Sarah Hiner joins Jim Blasingame to suggest finding a way to transition between difficult projects or settings by using quiet and having a word with yourself, including prayer and meditation.
Gary Sirak joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how sophisticated and large traders manipulate the stock market, and how smaller investors can avoid “The Greater Fool” syndrome.
Gary Sirak joins Jim Blasingame to make suggestions for small investors to manage their portfolio with a higher percentage of cash at least until the end of Q1 2021.
Brad Huisken joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the power you can claim in customer relationships by just demonstrating how grateful you are for their business.
Brad Huisken joins Jim Blasingame to encourage you to show some class and thank the prospect that DIDN’T give you the business when you get the decision, because that behavior is likely to pay dividends on many levels later – maybe next week.
Brad Huisken joins Jim Blasingame to discuss some of things you have to do to survive the pandemic era, especially leveraging more technology, which includes finding out how each customer wants you to connect to them.
Tuesday - November 24, 2020
Tom Borg joins Jim Blasingame to discuss why you should know which of your employees wants to move up the organization chart, and have a career ladder to help them accomplish their potential.
Tom Borg joins Jim Blasingame to remind that if you don’t know what makes your key employees happy at work, a competitor will discover that when they try to poach them away, and how to prevent this from happening to you.
David Rubin joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the history of the city of Shiloh, Israel, and the significance of it in the power struggle in the middle east region.
David Rubin joins Jim Blasingame to review the unprecedented Middle East peace deals accomplished under President Trump, and voice his concerns that this momentum will not continue under the Biden administrations.
David Rubin joins Jim Blasingame to discuss a scenario where the heads of state in the Middle East proceed with their own anti-Iran peace negotiations, outside of U.S./Biden interference.
Jim Blasingame reveals a new force in the world of infamy he calls “The Machine,” which has recently coalesced from the combination of Big Tech, Big Media, Wall Street and the Deep State to gain control over the will of the people.
Jim Blasingame reveals why several of the elements that hurt Main Street businesses during the Obama/Biden administration will likely have the same economic impact during the Harris/Biden administration.
Bill Brandt joins Jim Blasingame to disagree with Jim, who thinks the 2020 election process was not something to be proud of, and to say that he thinks it was a fair and legal election.
Bill Brandt joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the implications of the two Georgia Senate races in three different scenarios, including the dynamics within the Democrat party.
Bill Brandt joins Jim Blasingame to discuss whether the Biden/Harris administration will treat Main Street businesses like the Obama/Biden administration did, for example, on healthcare, regulations and taxes.
Wednesday - November 25, 2020
Jim Ballard joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the idea that if you want peace in your life, it begins with claiming it for yourself, from yourself.
Jim Ballard joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some specific things you can do to achieve peace, including self-analysis, learn how to breathe when you’re trying to center yourself, and using peaceful thoughts, like prayers and affirmations.
Doug Wead joins Jim Blasingame to discuss his thoughts on the post-election results and associated legal fights to show election fraud, and whether it’s too early to consider Biden the president elect.
Doug Wead joins Jim Blasingame to discuss some of the forces that led to the appearance that Biden won the election, including censorship by Big Tech and the Media.
Doug Wead joins Jim Blasingame to discuss whether a Harris/Biden administration will overplay their hand to the degree that the half of America who didn’t want them in office will revolt – on some level.
Allyson Johnson joins Jim Blasingame to launch National Geographic’s new “Drives of a Lifetime” book about the 500 best drives around the world, including hundreds within the U.S.
Allyson Johnson joins Jim Blasingame to launch their 2nd edition of the “Drives of a Lifetime” book and encourage you to rent a car next time you travel to a new place and drive around and see the country and the people.
Greg Kozera joins Jim Blasingame to report on the importance of U.S. energy independence, and the challenges we’ll have when the Harris/Biden administration pursues its green agenda.
Greg Kozera joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the appointment of John Kerry to be Harris/Biden’s climate change czar, and what the rest of us can do to minimize the damage he could do to the Main Street economy.
Greg Kozera joins Jim Blasingame to remind us that every American and the world should be happy that we have the energy resources we have, and how it is currently a critical force against evil actors, like Iran.
Thursday - November 26, 2020
Martin Holland joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the survival connection between understanding the relationship between cash and profit, and the four fundamentals of business.
Martin Holland joins Jim Blasingame to extol the history and multi-faceted benefits of being comfortable with the concept of bookkeeping as the most important management fundamental.
Joe Meuse joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the mental and fundamental steps every small business must take to survive the pandemic into 2021.
Joe Meuse joins Jim Blasingame to share his approach to working with a business client, which is heavily weighted on an understanding of financial management.
Joe Meuse joins Jim Blasingame to report on the cultural and ethical differences between the U.S. and China, and why that will always be the barrier to future interactions.
Jim Blasingame tells the story about the first English colony at Plymouth, including the cause-and-effect implications that converged with serendipity and humanity to become the seed bed of America.
Jim Blasingame compares how the Plymouth colony was very much like the currently polarized America, and how we can take a lesson from how they sorted out their differences and moved forward productively.
Bob Dilenschneider joins Jim Blasingame to discuss how members of the Plymouth colony overcame their differences and changed the course of history.
Bob Dilenschneider joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the fascinating history of how the Plymouth colony became the seed bed for the United States of America, but not without the extreme demonstration of individual humanity.
Bob Dilenschneider joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the current reality of a divided America and how to resolve our differences by defining and being devoted to our common cause and appeal to the better angels of our nature.
Friday - November 27, 2020
Brett Clay joins Jim Blasingame to report on how having a diverse workforce, and listening to them, will create better results from input from across your organization.
Brett Clay joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the negative influence of cognitive dissonance and how becoming a better delegator will cure you of this behavior.
Ryan Abbott joins Jim Blasingame to discuss how our analog legal systems were never designed to deal with the issues created by the products of digital leverage that’s disconnected from its creator.
Ryan Abbott joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the challenges we’re increasingly having with the implications of digital leverage in society and the marketplace being governed by an analog legal system.
Ryan Abbott joins Jim Blasingame to discuss how any development of a body of laws focused on digital leverage and artificial intelligence won’t work if we don’t create and subscribe to a parallel body of digital ethics.
Ed Harrington joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the imperative of being even more innovative during a difficult period, like a pandemic, and how to maintain the changes associated with innovation.
Ed Harrington joins Jim Blasingame to discuss how to introduce and deliver your innovation to internal and external stakeholders – like customers – so it is received as leadership, not just change for the sake of change.
Terrence DeFranco joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the future of sustainability means doing more with less, and the technology available to make that model work for small businesses.
Terrence DeFranco joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the Internet of Things technology that will help small businesses comply with green environmental models in a way that works financially for them.
Terrence DeFranco joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the convergence of technology and self-interest which is causing business owners to conduct environmental sustaining practices because it’s in their own interest, without government mandates.
Monday - November 30, 2020
Jim Canterucci joins Jim Blasingame to discuss why the highest performing organizations are the ones that use incremental leadership, meaning not a one-size-fits-all approach to managing individuals.
Jim Canterucci joins Jim Blasingame to offer tips and best practices on how to make sure that your best team members don’t get lured away with promises that you should be fulfilling right now.
Doug Obey joins Jim Blasingame to offer his thoughts on why the unprecedented coronavirus reality of 2020 will cause the 2021 economy to lapse into a recession on the scale of 2008-9.
Doug Obey joins Jim Blasingame to discuss whether a 2021 recovery will be as heavily influenced by uncertainty as 2020 was by the unprecedented coronavirus.
Doug Obey joins Jim Blasingame to discuss why a small business owner should include ownership of the real estate the business operates in, as part of a retirement portfolio.
Jim Blasingame reviews how his 2020 predictions – his 21st annual set – came under unprecedented pressure due to the coronavirus, and this segment includes small business, the economy, technology and demographics.
Jim Blasingame to complete his review of the remaining elements in his 2020 predictions, including demographics, geopolitics, U.S. politics, and NCAA National Championship prediction.
Tiana Laurence joins Jim Blasingame to report on the fact that blockchain momentum probably was dampened by the pandemic, and what we can look forward to in 2021.
Tiana Laurence joins Jim Blasingame to discuss how using blockchain as a form of digital trust could become the future of conducting elections in the U.S.
Tiana Laurence joins Jim Blasingame to report on some of the exciting technology innovations that she’s tracking and investing in today, including broadband, agriculture, AI and others.
