Posted by Jerrold R. Jenkins on Feb 01 , 2016 - 02:00 pm Independent publishers are by nature outliers, but one in particular stands out: Jim Blasingame. The self-made, multi-media personality has a lot to say about the publishing industry, the crux of which is this: Write books. Publish them yourself. Keep the money. But [...]
Posted by Jerrold R. Jenkins on Jun 26 , 2015 - 10:00 am In the last days of life, heart-to-heart conversations come easy for some, not so much for others. Lynn Devlin witnessed firsthand the fear that kept patients and their families from talking honestly about their illness, death, and the days after. After losing her husband [...]
Posted by Jerrold R. Jenkins on Feb 20 , 2015 - 03:00 pm Books are powerful messengers for your customers. The written word is one obvious way, but the packaging of words subconsciously tells your buyer much more about you and your company. It’s not just making your words pretty. Packaging is a sophisticated design [...]
Posted by Jerrold R. Jenkins on Dec 03 , 2014 - 02:00 pm The dearth of fresh, engaging engineers has American manufacturers sweating bullets. Two men believe it is high time for a higher ed engineering revolution. In their book, A Whole New Engineer: The Coming Revolution in Engineering Education, David E. Goldberg and Mark Somerville [...]
Posted by Jerrold R. Jenkins on Jun 16 , 2014 - 03:00 pm James R. Peters takes the title Financial Expert to a new level. How does he do so? He holds impressive degrees in financial services and managerial finance, as well as the titles CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst) and CFP (Certified Financial Planner). He [...]
Posted by Jerrold R. Jenkins on Mar 26 , 2014 - 01:00 pm Susan Alpert’s company, Susan Alpert Consulting, seeks to make the unbearable a little more bearable. “I started my company because people have a great need for assistance after they have lost their partner or their aging parents. Most of us aren’t prepared [...]
Posted by Jerrold R. Jenkins on Feb 06 , 2014 - 11:00 am Lisa Bodell's book, Kill the Company: End the Status Quo, Start an Innovation Revolution, is more than just a provocative and exceptional business book. Lisa is CEO of futurethink, an organization that provides innovation research and training programs for businesses that seek [...]
Posted by Jerrold R. Jenkins on Jan 23 , 2014 - 12:00 pm Mitch Lewis has a remarkable story, a story he has chosen to share through a book. Like so many others, Lewis felt as though he was “stuck” in his middle age. He evaluated his day-to-day life, from his position as an executive [...]
Posted by Jerrold R. Jenkins on Jan 17 , 2014 - 01:00 pm How do you successfully operate a global business? For many, the answer to this question lies in strategy—often expressed in a phrase that sums up their fundamental business ideology, that strategy they seek to apply in every situation. For Luis Gallardo, at [...]
Posted by Jerrold R. Jenkins on Dec 20 , 2013 - 02:00 pm What does it take to successfully be positioned as a “thought leader”? Business minds across every industry understand the authority that this elusive title can add to a name; thought leaders are in high demand for speaking engagements, workshops, appearances, etc. Yet [...]