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May 17, 2013
#227 Tim Carroll, Trevor Blake, Barbara Trautlein – May 17,2013
Schedule Guests: Tim Carroll, Michelle McCullough, Trevor Blake, Barbara Trautlein, Josh Lesavoy, Jon Eggelton Sponsored by Nextiva and Sage Solutions.Nextiva | Sage 50 | Small Business | Sales | Marketing …Read More »
May 14, 2013
5 Secrets Entrepreneurs Will Never Tell You
I have been an entrepreneur for 25 years. I never planned for this to happen. I started by career at IBM and wanted to be CEO of that company. But, in 1988, the entrepreneur bug bit me and I would …
May 13, 2013
How to Get on a Hot Streak
I was always fascinated that I would have a day while I was running my business where I felt I could lose. I was on such a hot streak, everything seemed to be going my way. Then, perhaps the very …
May 10, 2013
#226 James Cusamano, Wendy Weiss, Milan Ruzicka – May 10,2013
Scheduled Guests: James Cusumano, Danienl Isenberg, Ben Stone, Wendy Weiss, Riva Froymovich, and Milan Ruzicka. Sponsored by Sage North America and Nextiva.Nextiva | Sage Solutions | Wendy Weiss | T-Mobile | Small Business …Read More »
May 03, 2013
#225 Melissa Wilson, Eric Covino, Jonah Berger – May 03,2013
Scheduled Guests: Melissa Wilson, Eric Covino, Jonah Berger, Alvaro Fernandez and Kris Duggan. Sponsored by Sage America and Nextiva. Nextiva | Sage Solutions | Small business | Peter Shankman | Jonah Berger …Read More »
April 29, 2013
WTF? Is it Okay to Swear at Work?
In my private life, I swear a lot. I can’t tell you why. It seems to the easiest why to express my feelings. But here is where it becomes a problem for business.
Here, it is quite the opposite. I …
April 26, 2013
#224 Lynda Wallace, Linda Kohanov – Apr 26,2013
Guest note: technical difficulties with this episode. There are alot of cut offs. Scheduled Guests: Lynda Wallace, and Linda Kohanov. Sponsored by Sage North America. Lynda Wallace | Small Business | Sheldon Bernstein | Linda Kohanov | Phil Simon …Read More »
April 23, 2013
3 Icebreakers to Jump Start any Meeting
Small business owners are sometime fearful of how they will start a meeting to get people comfortable with each other. Stop telling jokes and use these are 3 ideas:
1. Mingle and Shake: People shake hands with the first …
April 22, 2013
When Price Gouging Just Won’t Do
There are many areas of a business that higher profit margins than others. It is good for a business owner to focus on these. The problem is when the customers know that your are gouging them. For example, I just …
April 19, 2013
#223 Jennifer Warawa, Mark Sanborn, Stan Phelps, Ed Reilly – Apr 19,2013
Scheduled Guests: Jennifer Warawa of Sage talks about the pulse of what is going on with small business. Josh and Mara Opperman provides advice for start ups. Stan Phelps discusses is latest customer service book. Mark Sanborn, comes out with Fred 2.0 … …Read More »
Who is Barry?
- He worked for one of the largest companies in the world.
- He has been fired more than once.
- He started three businesses.
- He sold his last business, but also went out of business ANDÂ was kicked out of his business (luckily, not in that order).
- He has hired hundreds of people and unfortunately, had to fire some of them.
Quotes I Learned That Are True To Me:
- “Love everyone, trust a few, and paddle your own canoe.”
- “Every exit is an entrance somewhere else.”
- “Start from where you are.”
What I Learned Practically:
- Business is always about people.
- Success can seem like a near death experience.
- Focus, Focus, Focus.
- Be humble.
- Watch your cash flow.
