Michael Rogers, vice president communications for the Small Business Association of Michigan, interviews Bo Burlingham , author of Finish Big: How Great Entrepreneurs Exit Their Companies on Top. Burlingham interviewed dozens of entrepreneurs across a range of industries and identified eight key factors that determine whether owners are happy after leaving their businesses. His book showcases the insights, exit plans, and cautionary tales of entrepreneurs.
Michael Rogers, vice president communications for the Small Business Association of Michigan, interviews Becky Sheetz-Runkel, author of Art of War for Small Business. Becky says big companies may deploy overwhelming forces, but small companies can outsmart, outmaneuver, and outstrategize larger adversaries to capture crucial sectors, serve unmet needs, and emerge victorious. Her book featuresinspiring examples of entrepreneurial success with 12 lessons that reveal how to choose the right ground for your battles, prepare without falling prey to paralysis, leverage strengths while overcoming limitations, strike competitors' weakest points and seize every opportunity, focus priorities and resources on conquering key challenges, go where the enemy is not, build and leverage strategic alliances.
Michael Rogers, vice president communications for the Small Business Association of Michigan (SBAM), interviews a trade show participant at SBAM’s recent annual meeting in Lansing – David Castlegrant, co-owner of David Castlegrant and Associates in Brighton. David’s firm provides business coaching, consulting and web design and specializes in family owned businesses. He founded the firm in 1992. David has acted as a consultant to over 80 profit and nonprofit organizations in the U.S., Canada, Great Britain and Russia on such issues as ISO9000:2000 implementation, market research, job description design, policy deployment, employee training and development, recruitment and placement, organization development and facilitation of focus groups, financial analysis, mergers & acquisitions, marketing plans, and new business start-ups.
Michael Rogers, vice president communications for the Small Business Association of Michigan, talks with Tony Merlo, owner of Detroit-based SmarterPhones.net, about travel trips for mobile gadget road warriors, the importance of having a backup mobile phone, the rise of the renting economy, what entrepreneurs need to know about mobile security, non-invasive health monitoring, glow-in-the-dark cement, heads-up-displays for autos and Avast photo storage.
Michael Rogers, vice president communications for the Small Business Association of Michigan, interviews Herby Fabius, author of Business Lessons: 150+ Startup Mistakes and Entrepreneurship Lessons Shared by 55 Successful Founders. Fabius is an entrepreneur, social media expert, blogger, and podcaster. He founded BillionSuccess.com, a startup interview site where he shares weekly founder interviews. Over the years, BillionSuccess.com has featured some of the most successful founders in today's industry. Aside from speaking with amazing entrepreneurs, Herby was also the cofounder of Triplefy, a tech startup. Triplefy was an online platform created specifically for small business owners which it allows them to sell online gift certificates.
Michael Rogers, vice president communications for the Small Business Association of Michigan, talks with Michigan State University economist Charles Ballard about the latest State of the State survey.
Michael Rogers, vice president communications for the Small Business Association of Michigan, talks with Linda Daichendt, executive director of the Mobile Technology Association of Michigan, about T-Mobile's next 'Un-carrier' move to provide customers with freebies such as free pizza, inflight Wi-Fi access and even shares of its stock. http://www.cnet.com/news/t-mobiles-next-un-carrier-move-is-to-buy-your-loyalty-with-free-stuff/; They continue with a topic on dealing with “computer vision syndrome” http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2016/05/30/computer-vision-syndrome-affects-millions/?ref=personaltech; and finish with 5 things that give self-driving cars headaches http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/06/06/automobiles/autonomous-cars-problems.html?hpw&rref=business&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&module=well-region®ion=bottom-well&WT.nav=bottom-well.
Michael Rogers, vice president communications for the Small Business Association of Michigan, talks with entrepreneur Candice Simons, owner of Detroit-based Brooklyn Outdoor.
Michael Rogers, vice president communications for the Small Business Association of Michigan, talks with author Marlene Caroselli about how to spur creativity and innovation in your small business workplace. In addition to being an author, Caroselli is a keynoter and corporate trainer. She has published over 60 books and countless curricula/article/speeches. Her books include "The Language of Leadership," named a Director's Choice by Doubleday Book Club, and "Principled Persuasion," named a Director's Choice by Doubleday Book Club upon its initial release.
Michael Rogers, vice president communications for the Small Business Association of Michigan, talks with sales expert Joe Marr about how to use LinkedIn to collect sales prospects and improve your sales process. Joe Marr of Sandler Training in Ann Arbor has over 20 years of experience organizing, training, coaching and managing sales professionals and sales managers worldwide. In executive sales and training positions in the corporate world, Joe was responsible for the technical and sales fundamentals training of over 1000 sales people worldwide in support of a $110,000,000 business. A native of Ann Arbor who attended EMU Business School, Joe's mission is to help business people to get as comfortable and effective in selling and sales management, as they are in the rest of their business.
