How Companies Are Using Artificial Intelligence in 2018
[vc_row row_height_percent="0" overlay_alpha="50" gutter_size="3" shift_y="0"][vc_column][vc_column_text] Alexa and Siri are going at it like two teenage sisters fighting over jeans in their sister's closet. Artificial intelligence (AI) is the next frontier in the...
Are You Following Strategy or Blind Ambition?
[vc_row row_height_percent="0" overlay_alpha="50" gutter_size="3" shift_y="0"][vc_column][vc_column_text] It seems as though the likes of Richard Branson and Elon Musk are driven by blind ambition. Is there no limit to what they will do? Send a Roadster into space;...
Use Pricing Strategy to Improve Your Bottom Line
[vc_row row_height_percent="0" overlay_alpha="50" gutter_size="3" shift_y="0"][vc_column][vc_column_text] There was a time when pricing was almost a consequence of other decisions made by a company. Companies used to figure out their cost and tack on a few...
Social Proof Is the New Currency
[vc_row row_height_percent="0" overlay_alpha="50" gutter_size="3" shift_y="0"][vc_column][vc_column_text] It used to be that customers wanted to hear from you; today they want to read about you online. With the advent of smartphones, social conversations have become...
Going Virtual
[vc_row row_height_percent="0" overlay_alpha="50" gutter_size="3" shift_y="0"][vc_column][vc_column_text]I started my business in 2002, because launching a consulting firm in the throes of a recession seemed like a good idea at the time. Like many startups, we...
How Companies are Using AI for Competitive Advantage
[vc_row row_height_percent="0" overlay_alpha="50" gutter_size="3" shift_y="0"][vc_column][vc_column_text]It is a remarkable time to be an entrepreneur. Anyone with a great idea, some inspiration and a few hundred dollars can start a business. There may never be a...
Entrepreneurs Can Still Make 2018 The Best Year Ever
[vc_row row_height_percent="0" overlay_alpha="50" gutter_size="3" shift_y="0"][vc_column][vc_column_text]It is a remarkable time to be an entrepreneur. Anyone with a great idea, some inspiration and a few hundred dollars can start a business. There may never be a...
The New Rules of Competition
[vc_row row_height_percent="0" overlay_alpha="50" gutter_size="3" shift_y="0"][vc_column][vc_column_text]Unless you've been hiding under a rock, you know that Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testified before Congress in April. Reflecting the tenor of his testimony, a...
How Gamifying Your Business Can Improve your Bottom Line
[vc_row row_height_percent="0" overlay_alpha="50" gutter_size="3" shift_y="0"][vc_column][vc_column_text]I have been coaching entrepreneurs for 16 years. I've seen them agonize about making payroll, firing poor performers and customers who don't pay on time. I have...

