Ok, I admit it. I’m a big Mariner’s fan. Ask my wife, the game is always in the background in the evenings, much to her annoyance. This year’s team was supposed to be a contender, but after a third through the season, the Mariners have the worst record in the major leagues. What gives? [...]
Archive for May, 2008
Don’t be the Seattle Mariners
Posted in management, tagged businesss, leadership, Seattle Mariners, teamwork in business on May 29, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Effective Schmoozing
Posted in business, tagged client entertainment, sales, schmoozing on May 20, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Client/Sales Entertainment?… Talk to some and it’s the best way to close a deal. Others think it’s a waste of time and money. Where you stand between these two opposing views probably has a lot to do with your own personality. In general, we humans need to bond prior to engaging in a relationship – [...]
Explore Executive Follows Playbook for Success
Posted in business, entrepreneur, People, tagged business, entrepreneur, Explore Consulting, Kendall Kunz, Netsuite, Steve Jones on May 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
MEET STEVE JONES, an entrepreneur with an effective playbook for building a service company. Steve and his long-time buddy, Jeremy DeSpain, co-founded Explore Consulting in February, 2001. The company sprinted out to a good start, working lean and realizing comfortable profits. “We came out of an era where spending was insane (the dot com [...]




