CEO Corner
From Employee to Executive: Navigating the Wild Waters of Management
An employee can level up into management by asking which leadership style dominates and what attitude fits the culture.
Scaling Through Chaos: A Satirical Guide to Business Success
Scaling looks glamorous—until chaos, meetings, and bad automation derail focus, quality, and customer satisfaction.
Selling the Dream: The Corporate Chronicles of Deal Valley
Deal Valley proves selling wins: turn whimsy, discounts, luxury, and DIY dreams into unforgettable customer experiences.
The Machiavellian Trinity: Lion, Fox, and Anvil
Machiavellian success strategy: Lion strength, Fox wisdom, Anvil patience—emotional armor for power, pressure, and endurance.
The Polite Sword: When One Word Wins the War
Touché: one word that ends arguments, disarms ego, and signals real strength in life and leadership.
1,100 SBA 8(a) Firms Didn’t Lose Their Status Because of QuickBooks
About 1,100 SBA 8(a) firms lost status due to DIY accounting, unreconciled books, and missed compliance deadlines.
Choose Your Competition: How a Spicy Sausage Maker Changed the Game
Smokin’ Sam escapes a price war by inventing “sausage shots,” carving a blue ocean and turning extreme heat into a loyal fanbase.
Racing to the Bottom: A Cautionary Tale of Lowball, Inc., Cheap-o-Tech, and the Art of Unlearning the Price Trap
Price wars destroy margins and brand identity; differentiation and quality help businesses escape the race to the bottom.
The Super Cycle: Why the World Feels Unstable—and Why That’s Not an Accident
Super cycles disrupt systems fast, creating instability, new elites, and rare opportunities for adaptable builders in the AI era.