This month’s profile is about Dave Riccio, the owner of Tri-City Transmission in Tempe, Arizona. Rodger Bland wrote a Shop Profile about Dave and Tri-City in...
“Should we file our taxes jointly or separately?” This question most frequently comes up after a recent marriage or divorce. Two of my clients, George, and...
“It’s not the Quantity of Time you spend with someone. What counts most is the Quality of Time with them.”
This popular myth has been communicated for...
Following up on last month’s Opportunity Zone discussion, my client ended up selling his home for 1.7 million in San Diego. I discovered that options are...
When Alberto Vela looks back on his journey to owning A-Plus Transmissions in Weslaco, Texas, it’s clear that his path wasn’t just about mastering...
During the run-up to the 1848 French Revolution, Fredrick Bastiat, French economist, journalist, and proponent of Austrian Economics, observed, “Everyone...
In 1976, I joined my first and primary professional industry association, The National Speakers Association (NSA). As a speaker, trainer, and consultant whose...
During the 1960s and 70s, there was a radio program called Our Changing World, featuring Earl Nightingale, “The Dean of Personal Motivation.” He was on...
With 2022 just one calendar page turn away, we should consider the possibilities for the new year. Think of this article as a collage of random thoughts and...
Most transmission shop owners got their start in the technical end of the business, and somewhere along the line, they decided to transition into shop...
Marcus Lemonis is a successful entrepreneur. He is the CEO of Camping World, Good Sam Enterprises, and Bed Bath & Beyond. He also stars in a TV reality...
One time, back in the 1990s, a speakers’ agent sent me a speaking contract with some of the most oppressive terms I’d ever seen. It effectively implied...
Entrepreneurs with modest beginnings provide some of the most interesting success stories. Launching into a new profession from scratch may be thrilling, but...
The shop owner offered me a cup of coffee and asked, “How do you take it?”
“Black, no sugar” I replied.
The woman next to me, who was picking up her...
Today’s top and most lucrative companies are often owned or run by leaders under age 35. Millennials start enterprises at younger ages than previous...
“Hey Dad, when I grow up, I want to be ordinary.” My dad was a WWII Marine Veteran, and I would have never said that to him. If I did, we would have had...
Welcome to this new column, “Hi-Rev.” The name comes from a book Jim Cathcart and I co-authored, “Hi-Rev For Small Business.” Jim has written over 100...
About 2 years ago, I was browsing the internet about women in the auto industry, researching information pertaining to my new role as AWIA’s new...
