CRMs, Customer Relationship Management – more specifically the technology and the platform for managing and supporting customer relationships is supposed to help us streamline our marketing, outreach and lead generation. But more often than not companies invest lots of money into systems that their employees never use. Why? Because they chose the wrong platform.  Listen...

Recent Pew research suggests that out of those eligible to work virtually 7 out of 10 usually do. And McKinsey reports that more than 50% of employees would like to work from home at least three days per week.  So with more and more employees choosing to work from home for a majority of their...

I see you everywhere! It’s what everyone always says to me when they see me at a networking event. But the truth is I’m not everywhere all the time, I’m not omnipresent. I have just done a REALLY good job at being visible. The power of visibility is that it does a lot of the...

Most executives believe that they will lose more than 28% of their business if they stop networking – so you better believe that your competition will be networking into this recession.  Listen in for 6 tips to recession proof your network before the recession hits! Drink of the Week: The Hibernating Bear Julie Brown: Website...

The definition of mindset is a mental attitude or inclination. Psychologist Carol Dweck says there are two main mindsets we can navigate life with: growth and fixed. And that having a growth mindset is essential for success.  So. How can we develop and nurture a growth mindset so that we can achieve the levels of...

Recessions don’t last forever, in general they last about 11 months. Even though they don’t last forever they are easier to deal with if we are financially prepared for them. Listen in for 7 tips to financially prepare for the upcoming recession.  Drink of the Week Recession Depression Julie Brown: Website Instagram LinkedIn Youtube Sponsor...

This is the interview I have been waiting for, one that melds two of my favorite things. investigation and conversation.  What if we are missing the hidden value in every conversation we are having? And what if the truth is hidden in plain sight? Listen in as I talk with Michael Reddington, a former professional...

A rising number of financial experts say the US is headed into a recession. By looking at the history of recessions in the United States what we learn is that they are a natural, yet unpleasant and sometimes painful, part of the business cycle.  Listen in as I take us through a brief history of...

How many of you after reading read Eat Pray Love or seeing the movie thought to yourself, “that’s what I need, a soul searching, foundation affirming trek around the world to really help me discover what the heck I am doing on this planet!” And how realistic is that for any of us? Not very...

We’ve all heard the saying Happy Wife, Happy Life. But science and research actually shows that it may be more like Happy Friends, Happier You.  Studies show that behavior is influenced three degrees out. Meaning, you are affected by the whims of friends of friends of friends — and similarly, they by you. Political views,...