The boys bring in Bobby Blackwell (Boom’s VMI Track Team mate) to discuss what to watch out for when building a business. This is a compelling and fascinating story. 1+10 in length.
From Business Battlefield: The Ready Room with Boom and Grunt
Business LEADERSHIP, TEAMWORK, COMMUNICATION and EXECUTION: from the perspective of Marine Fighter Pilots
Joseph Paris invites Jason Prochilo, Vice President of Operations at Edel Golf, LLC to join him in a conversation. Edel Golf is a manufacturer of custom golf equipment specializing in personally-fit putters, wedges, and irons. Jason primary responsibility is as leader of the putter department and the manufacturing efforts in the company. They manufacture all…
Although The Outliers Inn is sad to see the departure of Antlerboy as co-host, as they say; “the show must go on.” So in this special episode of The Outliers Inn, we introduce David “Mule” Schneider who will join JP as the new co-host. We talk about how we met over LinkedIn and got to know one another…
Research about the survival rates of family businesses is extensive. Historic data indicate that fewer than 35% of the businesses pass to the second generation; fewer than 10% pass to the third generation. Very few survive into later generations as financial and talent requirements dilute the hold of the blood line. These statistics highlight the…
In this episode of The Outliers Inn, Mule, JP, and guests discuss reported challenges and disruptions in Supply Chains and Logistics. After all, we have seen it in all the media; ships parked for as far as the eye can see off or Los Angeles (and to a lesser extent, Newark), trains that are 25…
Topic: Antlerboy and JP talk with Steven Stanton, the author of “Smart Work: Why Organizations Full of Intelligent People Do So Many Dumb Things and What You Can Do About It.” on a surprising theme: how continuous improvement can kill! Steve’s a pioneer of process innovation who has worked for more than thirty years on improving the capability…
Failure to address unresolved intra-family conflicts will affect performance of the family business. Likewise, crises within the business exacerbate intra-family disputes. Conflict in family business is heightened during times of economic challenge and transition. Typically, when a family company fails, external forces are not the main cause. Estate planning preferences, tax policy, lack of adequate…
