There is No Secret Ingredient (In Business and Marketing) You’ve seen the movie Kung Fu Panda, right? As the father of two young boys, I’ve seen it probably a dozen times. But for those of you that haven’t (or for those of you that need a reminder), let me summarize. Spoilers ahead, but it’s been out since 2008, so you had your chance! There’s a panda named Po (voiced by the always-entertaining Jack Black) who loves Kung Fu [...]

Dealing with Fear for Small Business Owners I'm writing this right in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic. Many small businesses are closed or have their operations drastically scaled back, and every business is affected in one way or another. People are afraid because of the possibility of them or their loved ones contracting the virus, and also because of the economic impact that we're already experiencing and are likely to experience for some time now. Many [...]