One Day I'll Work for Myself
If you work for yourself or would like to, have you ever thought about whose shoulders you are standing on, especially if you decide to have no employees? Ben Waterhouse is a professor and faculty di...
2 Nov 202448min
Competing on Customer Personalization
Have you ever wondered how Amazon, Netflix, and Starbucks started their customer personalization programs? What was the starting point? What were the costs? Who was involved? The co-authors answer th...
21 Okt 202459min
The Private Equity Playbook Keeps Getting Better
If you were to ask me about my favorite book on private equity, I would say The Private Equity Playbook by Adam Coffey. The book is easy to read, the math is simple and impactful, and the stories are ...
5 Okt 202446min
Project Management Offices
As a financial leader, I want to know every aspect of business. While quarterbacking my share of ERP implementations, I had only once heard the term PMO (short for Project Management Office). Accordin...
29 Sep 202458min
A Deep Dive on Portfolio CFOs
Numerous financial blog articles and LinkedIn posts highlight the benefits of a small business owner hiring a portfolio CFO. However, I do not recall these writers commenting on why financial professi...
25 Sep 20241h 2min
A Wonderful Career in Crime
How did Charles Cowlam resort to a lifelong career in crime during the Gilded Age? During this fascinating interview, the author of A Wonderful Career Crime accidentally uncovers several fascinating ...
2 Sep 202434min
Strategy for Real Estate Companies
Strategic planning and real estate companies are not word pairings we are used to hearing. However, Charlie Hewlett is changing that mindset. Charlie is the managing director at RCLCO, a company base...
14 Aug 202446min
Who Was Jay Gould?
What do you know about Jay Gould's life, and how does he compare to the other robber barons of his day? More importantly, is his life worth examining? Mark discusses Gould's upbringing in this book r...
20 Juli 202424min
