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What does it look like when shareholder activism goes too far? Jim Copland joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the trend of shareholder activism on behalf of the agenda's of ownership blocks like environmental groups and labor unions.

Values aren’t inherent, they’re learned. Bruce Piasecki joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the many sources that will help you establish your own values, including from mentors and reading about ethical behavior.

Customer want partners whose values are aligned with their own. Bruce Piasecki joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the current evolution of business expectations from a value proposition toward values alignment.

21st century competition is about faith, hope and charity. Bruce Piasecki joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the qualities of competition in the 21st century and why the winning combination is closely aligned with faith, hope and charity.

Customers are looking for a trusted business advisor, not just another salesperson. Dr. Eli Jones joins Jim Blasingame to discuss why customers are more inclined to do business with companies and people they think they can trust.

Professional salespeople no longer ask a prospect about their business - they already know. Dr. Eli Jones joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the phases of the 21st century sales process, including the increased emphasis on being a vendor instead of a partner.

Think of young people as reverse mentors. Jack Uldrich joins Jim Blasingame to talk about why, in this era of accelerated change, a younger employee or intern can become a reverse mentor, if your ego will allow it.

Most of what you learned in the 20th century is now obsolete. Jack Uldrich joins Jim Blasingame to discuss why, in the 21st century, what you have yet to learn is more important than what you do know.

Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google were successful in creating and maximizing their own platforms. Phil Simon joins Jim Blasingame to discuss how small businesses can successfully create their own platforms or maximize those of others.

How is an angel lender different from an angel investor? Tom Markel joins Jim Blasingame to discuss some of the new capital source options for small businesses, including the angel lender.