I want to thank Lisa Bain for agreeing to write this piece for me. She is enduring something that all of us fear and few of us talk about. I would ask that you read her words and reflect on them. -Matt Life insurance is icky to talk about. We fear death, and […]
I just closed a deal this week with a new client. I first quoted their insurance 16 months ago. 16 months!! During the ensuing months, I wrote no fewer than 14 emails, a dozen texts, and 15 phone calls. Sounds exhausting, doesn’t it? It’s really not because I embrace the chase. Closing a deal like that is […]
On this episode I sit down and have a conversation with the Cheif Squatch of Vsquared Creative, Eric Brocksome. Technically, he is the Business Development Director of a pretty amazing company here in Boise. We cover alot of ground so get ready. We tackle some big picture topics like culture and different personality types. Building […]
On this episode of the show, I have brought back Jennifer Quinn, AKA JennyQ. This is Jennifer’s third time on the show and she is my expert on all things digital media. Digital and social media is a landscape that moves super fast and things that were working well 4 months ago, can already be […]
Two years ago, Elizabeth Newsom-Stewart’s cat Fawkes ate part of a lily plant leaf. Newsom-Stewart, then a veterinary student at Cornell University, immediately knew the danger he was in, and rushed him to an animal hospital. “Some lily plants are toxic to cats” she says, and may cause kidney failure. “Symptoms can take […]
This episode I have the pleasure of speaking with a Meridian Business of the year recipient, Brent Haynes. He and his wife Angie own and operate Freedommaid. They run a really tight operation with some exciting things coming in the near future. Brent is one of the best I have seen when it comes to […]
Let me share with you one of my shortcomings. My mind comes up with a new, brilliant, game-changing idea, every day. OK, maybe not every day. Every other day. It is the implementation and follow through of these ideas that plague me. It’s possible I have shiny object syndrome where I want something shiny, and […]
I had the opportunity to sit down with Dorthy Miller who owns a wonderful flower shop in Eagle, ID named Hope Blooms. I have known Dorothy for about 8 years now and we are big supporters of each others businesses. Dorothy has some insight on a few things that I haven’t had the opportunity to […]
I was driving recently and found myself deep in thought about my business. Now, this is not an unfamiliar place for my mind to visit. My thoughts drifted to how much I don’t think about my business (detangle that!). I find my thoughts about my business are almost always there, and if not, just below […]