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Truly Funny | Sales Coach

By Tim McCarthy

August 5, 2025

Truly Funny: Sales Coach Long ago, I was working with a sales coach who taught me two considerations, so true that the observations made me laugh. I’ve followed his two...

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Alone

By Trampled by Turtles

August 1, 2025

Editor’s Note: The opening lyrics are precisely what my father said many, many, many times to my siblings and me. It’s haunting to hear his admonition again and the song...

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Do I Control, Advise or Guide?

By Tim McCarthy

July 1, 2025

This month's book recommendation, by Brad Feld, is a guide for building community. Brad tracks decades of work that led Boulder, Colorado to become a "Silicon Valley" community in a...

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How the Light Gets In

By Leonard Cohen

July 1, 2025

“ The birds they sang At the break of day Start again I heard them say Don't dwell on what has passed away Or what is yet to be Ah,...

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Drive

By Caamp

July 1, 2025

Song of the Month: “Drive" by Caamp Editor’s Note: Imagine a summer night on the river in Chicago, a venue called the Salt Shed with a view of the city in...

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Truly Funny | The Ninth of Ten Children

By Tim McCarthy

July 1, 2025

Truly Funny: The Ninth of Ten Children I came of age from 1955 (age 3) to 1968 (16) as the ninth of ten children and two parents living in a...

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The Ohio State University Q&A: Challenging Markets

The Ohio State University Q&A: Starting A Business

The Ohio State University Q&A: Life Changing Event

The Ohio State University Q&A: Kindness In Business

The Ohio State University Q&A: Can Money Make You Happy?

The Ohio State University Q&A: Planning The Sale Of Your Business

The Ohio State University Q&A: Employee Management

The Ohio State University Q&A: Adversity

The Ohio State University Q&A: Starting A Business

The Ohio State University Q&A: Networking

The Ohio State University Q&A: Biggest Career Leap

The Ohio State University Q&A: The Business Of Good

The Ohio State University Q&A: Raising Cane's

The Ohio State University Q&A: Getting Started

The Ohio State University Q&A: Exit Strategy