April 14, 2015
Book Review in 425 Business Magazine
Here's a review of If They Can Sell Pet Rocks Why Can’t You Sell Your Business (For What You Want)? from the April, 2015 edition of…
November 18, 2014
Block & Tackle Better And Hit Harder
Regular readers know that I like to make analogies between sports and business. As it's football season let's discuss how football fans can really get…
November 4, 2014
Yes, Cash Flow is Important
In the March 2014 edition of Mergers & Acquisition magazine there was a quote that compared public companies and Private Equity Groups. It was, "Our experience is…
November 1, 2014
A Dynamic Brand Overcomes All
The NFL made a deal with Microsoft to provide all teams with Surface tablets for use during games. A nice PR event for Microsoft, even…
October 25, 2014
When It’s Time To Cut Your Losses
The big sports news in Seattle last week was that the Seahawks traded their $20 million (plus three draft choices) mistake, i.e. Percy Harvin. Interestingly,…
October 23, 2014
Sports & Business – Strategy Win!
Non-baseball fans often say they don't like the game because something's not happening "all the time." Baseball fans love the multi-levels of strategy. There's a…
July 3, 2014
Communicating – Stories Create Emotion
As I mentioned last week, Lucas Mack with 4th Avenue Media presented to a group of my clients and me recently. The first thing I wrote down…
April 30, 2014
Making Business Impossible
Saturday night we were watching Restaurant Impossible as we ate dinner. Regular readers of my newsletters know that I write a lot about how business…
March 25, 2014
The Evolution of a Business – Start-up to Legacy
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March 15, 2014
Don’t Salary Cap Your Business
Well, the Seahawks received their first Lombardi trophy after they crushed Denver and won the Super Bowl so it's time for another (last for this…