Our Blog: Exit Stage Right

This past week, I was working with a couple, Susan and Robert, who is sorting through their business succession plans.  Their story is a quite common one.  Rob has built a modest company that has met the needs of his family and his...

Have you heard the latest phenomenon in the whole labor game amidst our supply chain issues?  There’s a boomerang effect going on.  It’s as if, for both the workforce and supply chain dynamics, the folks counted their...

The glue is gone. She held you together as a family for so many years.  She was the reason you came together.  In honor to her and the family she built, you tried to put on the brave face, the happy face, the game face.  She was the...

“I don’t want to talk about it!”

Boy, I’ll bet you’ve heard that before.  Possibly even uttered it yourself.  I know I have.

And yet, there are certain conversations we really shouldn’t chicken out...

 Oh my, have the chickens come home to roost.  Look around you and you can see it everywhere.  From politicians in hot water to a lifetime of not taking care of yourself resulting in a heart attack, it happens. 

Take...

Over the past few years, the emergence of new business enterprises has skyrocketed.  Between the Pandemic and Great Resignation, many looked in the mirror and said, “Let’s do this!”  Since 2019 and the start of the...

I have a confession to make.  Tennis has never been my game.  I’m more of a badminton gal.  (After all, my best friend in high school, Sherry, and I were the badminton champions of our high school gym class!)  Tennis is...

Back in time, most businesses operated on the basis of extending credit to their customers.  Even retailers.  It was common to be able to “run a tab” and pay off the bill on a regular basis.  Of course, from a retail...

Traveling holds such mystery and intrigue, particularly when you head off to places you’ve never been before.  It lets you to compare and contrast what you usually experience at home with that other place.  Sometimes the...

We spend so much time focused on our careers and our businesses; how often do we slow down to identify and appreciate the things that make our life feel whole and balanced? We know that planning is important.  We plan for our financial...