A strong (even everlasting) recruitment strategy is essential to any business’ growth and success. [TRUISM] We are in the age of shorter attention spans, and the idea of “retention” resides in how quickly the google search can be performed in…
Likely not “News” to most in the “Industry” but the stats, even to me, we staggering.
The “Entrepreneurial Spirit” is distinct. The daily collision of risk management, innovation and possible failure makes us obvious in a crowd. The brightest business people, athletes, professionals, models, actors, bloggers and buskers have one thing in common, the spirit it…
Inspirations come in many forms. Inspiration has no sense of “time”, or timing. Sometimes it comes when you need it most and other times you search so hard for it that you exhaust yourself looking. Finding a quick muse in…
Being an Entrepreneur is all that I have ever known. When I tell my “story”, I start with “I may have never had a J-O-B in my entire life”. Maybe a little untrue, I worked for A&W as a teenager…
Today is International Women’s Day, and it got me to thinking. How many “days” are actually “International”?……. As it turns out……a lot…. Nevermind all the fake Facebook ones or the cheesy menial “national” or “regional” days, let’s just talk “INTERNATIONAL”……(so…
After a major uproar in the distilled spirits community, Maker’s Mark has “listened” and reversed the decision to change the ABV from 90 down to 84. A classy call by a classy brand. I will admit, I wasn’t going to…
Frame {find calm} Create {define} Refine {group} Prioritize {scrutinize} Live with them {act on them} What is a core value? Why do they even matter? Isn’t that “fluffy” consultant speak?! Living with a guiding set of values that help manage…
The Icarus Deception from Squarespace on Vimeo. Seth Godin is many things, author, blogger, marketer, speaker and provocateur. Sometimes with less than 15 words, Mr. Godin can cause a wave of thought and emotion with his engaging daily blog. His latest…
Screaming on high about the flavour and profile of Maker’s Mark has been a specialty of mine over the years. Today I am simply making a link to something else I have screamed from my soapbox, “Transparency in business” Maker’s…