What Is Your Why?
December in the financial services business, perhaps all businesses, always provides for a time of reflection. If you’re like me, you are […]
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Winner: 100 Best Home-Based Businesses
We are pleased to announce that shorespeak and Rob Shore have won a place on the 2010 StartupNation Home-Based 100 dedicated to […]
Mama D’s Strikes Again
The newsletter we sent out in March 2010 about Mama D’s drew comments from around the country – folks adding their own […]
Are You Willing To Go Over The Top?
Last month was the annual Schwab IMPACT conference and I Carry The Bag, along with 3000 attendees and vendors, was there to […]
An Employee to Copy
The other night my wife and I were discussing the fact that so many folks today, especially younger employees, have no interest […]
Caution: Brief and Occasional Train Noise
Are you ever tempted to downplay shortcomings, either in your own business or when evaluating someone else’s? This past weekend my wife […]
One Bourbon, One Scotch and One Beer
One Bourbon, One Scotch and One Beer is a famous song from George Thorogood and a familiar refrain heard by bartenders the world over. And few are as memorable as Charles […]
You’ve Got to Get Your Teeth Kicked In
During my years at OppenheimerFunds, I spent a ton of time training future bank platform reps how to sell mutual funds. Each […]
Lay On The Floor And Look Up
When my wife and I built our first home we had little experience with the builder walk through. This is where you are handed a ‘tick […]
When Did You Stop Learning?
Last week I had lunch with my friend Mike. His brother “Jake” sells commercial insurance. He has created a focused and tight […]