3rd Ingredient®
Advice, information and training in the field of economics, business operations and business management.
3RD INGREDIENT® is a fundamental belief system originating with Jim Blasingame.
3RD INGREDIENT® is a line of products and services offered by Jim including a series of books, written articles and publications, and educational materials; advisory services; and consulting/training all in the field of Economics, Business Operations and Business Management.
Please browse the following selection of 3RD INGREDIENT® educational audio products to learn more about Jim’s motivational beliefs, products, and services concerning small business economics and operations; including Jim's exclusive series of 3RD INGREDIENT® shows.
Stephen Williams joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the blockchain applications you’re most likely to see first, including providing digital privacy and smart contracts.
Stephen Williams joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how blockchain works as a digital ledger distributed across a global network, how it is being applied to our world, and why you should care.
Jim Blasingame reveals the fact that blockchain elements are coming at your small business very fast and soon, and encourages you to learn what you can before you have to respond to it.
Sarah Hiner joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how the large tech platforms are working together to stalk you and provide you with opportunities to click on their advertiser messages, and that your privacy is lost in the process.
Steve Lohr joins Jim Blasingame to report on a recent event he attended in the E.U. on privacy and technology, and how that group of governments deal with the issue compared to the U.S.
Cliff Ennico joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the ways AI is producing handy results, but at the same time, may be creating something that doesn’t conform to certain ethical standards.
Jim Blasingame reveals why Mark Zuckerberg’s call for government regulation of his industry is an admission that he and his company cannot behave ethically, and he thinks his own users can’t either.
Jim Blasingame reveals the transition humans are in from the analog world to the digital age, how leverage has changed, what we have to do to deliver trust at light speed, and how that conversation is a new one.
Rob Grede joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that cultivating influencers leads to high marketing ROI, as does creating native ads and of course, anything to do with video.
Joel Libava joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the “3 Ps” of franchising, including partnership, power, and profitability.