Richard Jolly - Kellogg School of Business - and I Talk Workplace Culture
Feb 27, 2023
Richard Jolly believes that the only true differentiator between competitive businesses in the future will be their culture. Every other competitive advantage can be copied. And what is culture? It's the way things get done. It's the "smell of the place." And so much more. We talk "hurry sickness",...
Megan Owens and Live Oak Bank - A Non-Traditional Approach to Dominating Niches
Feb 20, 2023
Live Oak Bank is a completely virtual bank. Megan Owens serves as one of the bank's M&A experts and her expertise allows her to serve the bank anywhere in the nation where M&A expertise is needed. Need banking expertise for your veteranarian clinic, for example? Your Live Oak expert may as likely be local as...
Ben Strout is Adding Second Floors to Homes and Removing the Roof LAST! It's a Patent-Pending System That's a Game Changer.
Feb 13, 2023
Ben Strout thought "there has to be a better way." As a home remodeling contractor, the frantic rush between roof removal and building the new one often leads to hurried work and - worse - rain ruining the house interior. He's designed a patent-pending system that allows the new roof to go up first, then frame the...
Marty Strong is Back to Discuss Visionary Thinking and His New Book
Feb 6, 2023
Be Visionary is Marty Strong's new book. In his consulting he found challenges with CEOs who worked to optimize their organizations but did it at the cost of being strategic. Marty says our society's drive towards short term goals often cause busiensses to suffer long term since little effort is put into building a...