Ralph Waldo Emerson is credited with the oft-quoted remark in favor of innovation: “Build a better mousetrap, and the world will beat a path to your door.”  100 years ago, before the inundation of the information age, this was probably a pretty good recipe for success. An innovative solution or product that solved a customer’s […]

Networking is a tough thing to do – or at least it’s tough to do well.  If you were to look at the whole thing objectively, the primary reason to network is to benefit yourself or your business.  After all you want to grow your business, that’s the point. However, the catch-22 is that if […]

In an unprecedented at least for them, historical season, the Missouri Tigers are going to be playing tomorrow night for the Big 12 championship and the chance to play for the National Title. As a long suffering Tiger fan, it’s an almost surreal situation that I’m trying to enjoy while waiting to see who’s going […]

I just got back from a cool night out at the new Power and Light District in downtown Kansas City.   We had a chance to visit the newly opened Vinino’s Restaurant, hear from the Cordish Group on the approach / philosophy on marketing for the district.  We also had a chance to take a 4 or 5 […]

When I was young, Thanksgiving was about turkey, getting out of school for a couple of days and the sign that the Christmas season was starting.  It took a while for me to really appreciate the idea and the importance of being thankful for where I am and what I’ve got. With that in mind, […]

There’s a pervasive cultural image of the Entrepreneur as the new age Superman (or woman) that not only is supremely creative, but extremely business savvy, smooth talking and only requires 3 hours of sleep per day. In the E-Myth Revisted, Michael Gerber starts out his book with the following: The E-myth is the myth of […]