When he was just a boy, Trace Blackmore often went to work with his father. Decades later, Trace combined the skills his father taught him with the business knowledge he’d gained over the years to start his own water treatment business. Today, Trace is not only the President of Blackmore Enterprises, he is also the Read more about Creating a Positive Culture with Trace Blackmore[…]
You’d have to be a hermit to not know this is an election year. Our news is filled with coverage on the upcoming presidential primaries. There are senate and house representative elections in every state this year and scores of local elections. There is no shortage of issues for the candidates to discuss this year. Read more about Five Questions to Ask Anyone Running for Office in 2020[…]
Growing up as a kid in Miami I loved to play games. I played little league baseball, football, and basketball. We had an open field next door to our house and it was in use almost every day as the kids in the neighborhood played games from dawn to dusk. I also loved to play Read more about Book Review: The Infinite Game[…]
Quick. The next time you’re driving your car, take note of how much time you spend looking forward versus looking backward in the rearview mirror. My guess is that you are looking forward the majority of the time. What if it weren’t? Can you imagine driving a car and looking in the rearview mirror almost Read more about Are You Driving Backward[…]
Rick Mayo founded a personal training business, Alloy Personal Training Center, in 1992. In the past decade, he and his team began helping major brands and independent gyms, health clubs, and fitness businesses around the world deploy personal training systems through a licensing model under the Alloy brand. A subject matter expert on health and Read more about Embracing Change and Staying Focused with Rick Mayo[…]
Growing Your Business with Bryan Gray Bryan Gray became an entrepreneur at the ripe old age of 14 and later led two companies onto the Inc. 500 List. Today, Bryan serves as Chief Executive Officer & Neuro Selling Practice Leader for the Revenue Path Group (RPG). He is also President of MediaSauce, a contributing member Read more about Growing Your Business with Bryan Gray[…]
Eric CoryelI helps organizations identify their strategic position, move accountability down into the organization, and most of all create accountable teams that deliver results. To support these efforts, he also helps individuals and teams establish meaningful metrics, problem solve, deal with their real issues by having difficult conversations, and become accountable to each other. A Read more about Team Leadership & Accountability with Eric Coryell[…]
This is a true story. At the end of the ride, I pinched myself to make sure this wasn’t just another business fantasy of mine… A week ago I was in Detroit, Michigan to speak to a Vistage group on Financial Management. It’s been almost a year now since I retired as a Vistage Chair Read more about The Candyman Can[…]
How often are you in a business position where you are trying to determine if what you are hearing from a stranger is the truth? Maybe a job interview? A prospective new customer? New vendor? I’d guess we find ourselves trying to determine whether a stranger is honest a dozen or more times a day. Read more about Book Review: Talking to Strangers[…]
President of Home Town Mortgage in Alpharetta, GA, Steve Beecham is also an author and popular keynote, Vistage, and motivational speaker in greater Atlanta. Never afraid to start a new business, Steve began his entrepreneurial career in retail as the owner of a men’s and women’s clothing store. Over the years, Steve honed his personal Read more about Earning Referrals, Understanding Buzz, and Blue Skies with Steve Beecham[…]