One of my best friends is a great salesperson and business developer, in the event and media industry. He's unhappy with his job, even though…
JohnMJune 27, 2016
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Recently I put the word out to my network that I needed to replace the person who’d been doing outbound telephone work for me, to…
JohnMJune 10, 2016
Business seller: "We implemented our plan, hit a speed bump, regrouped, profits are lower than per the plan, but pay me for the business as…
JohnMMay 26, 2016
It's a different mindset when walking through our front patio and entryway or when sitting on the deck when there are bright flowers in the…
JohnMMay 17, 2016
On March 14 was the day United Continental Airlines CEO Oscar Munoz eturned to work after he had a heart attack and heart transplant last…
JohnMMay 13, 2016
Recently I volunteered to teach my class at the local SBA office. I do it two to three times a year and it's titled, "Dynamically Growing…
JohnMMay 9, 2016
Over a recent weekend the Seattle area had a massive wind and rain storm featuring hurricane shaped funnels (not hurricane strength winds), falling trees, power outages,…
JohnMMay 4, 2016
You run a business, make sales, advise clients, and in general are in-touch with what's going on every day. You know who your good customers…
JohnMApril 30, 2016
As I write this from home I’m looking out the window at blossoming trees, grass seeming to grow as I watch it, and weeds taking…
JohnMApril 28, 2016
Not sure if it was their long-term strategy or not but with Amazon entering the bookstore business.... Amazon starts selling books, cheap. They destroy Borders,…
JohnMApril 22, 2016
An article I'm writing for a trade magazine starts with, "Your family business transition will fail! That's not just my opinion, the numbers say so."…
JohnMApril 15, 2016
Recently I hosted my annual client breakfast with guest speak Robbie Bach (www.robbiebach.com). Robbie was a top executive at Microsoft and is the author of Xbox…
JohnMApril 12, 2016
One of the TV shows I enjoy watching is Restaurant Impossible (another is Bar Rescue). On Restaurant Impossible they go into a failing restaurant and…
JohnMMarch 7, 2016
In December, and besides holiday parties, shopping, and other festivities for a lot of people this means assessment, planning, and goals. Some of the most…
JohnMMarch 1, 2016
We were in Bozeman, MT for a few days last summer and it coincided with the 20-mile long Bridger Ridge Run. We found out this when…
JohnMFebruary 26, 2016
Due to some changes in plumbing we had an opening about two by four inches in the block foundation of our pump's crawlspace at our…
JohnMFebruary 15, 2016
I outlined this memo in late 2015, when I first read about the first point below and when I heard on the radio about the…
JohnMFebruary 9, 2016
As many of you know, for the last dozen years I've been involved with overseas Rotary projects putting technology and training into schools in developing…
JohnMFebruary 3, 2016
I was working from my home office recently when there was a knock on the door. It was a young guy with a new Edward Jones…
JohnMJanuary 19, 2016
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