Jon’s Blogs

A simple shift in leadership could impact your bottom line more than you can ever imagine. One of the biggest lessons I’ve learned from talking to people recently is: knowing when to pivot is more important than ever. Over the last five to ten years there has been a...

The world around our businesses is constantly growing more and more complicated. Even with all of the information in the world at our fingertips, we can become paralyzed and over-complicate the everyday minutia of our businesses. In order to think like a CEO, every...

   Growing yourself and your business are actually mutual events The old adage goes, “Every day you don’t get better, you get worse.” This is true in your business and in your personal life – and, most of the time, these two aspects are mutually connected. To think...

No one goes into business to stay stagnant. Growth is the goal of every business owner – from small mom-and-pops to Fortune 500 companies. Rapid growth can be exciting, but a valley usually follows every peak. Mountain ranges are beautiful to look at, unless they...

It seems as though every day the world is beginning to move faster and faster. Often times, in my career, I have seen entrepreneurs or business people with great products or ideas, but they lack one specific quality: patience. They want to rush and get their product...

There are many voices that pervade the space between the ears of every business leader. From employees, to boards of directors, and even our own imagination can overload the auditory channels. Deciding whom to listen to can sometimes be the hardest decision a CEO has...

When we sit and focus on thinking like a CEO, often times the first thing we envision is the bottom or top lines of our companies. Maybe for some, focus on the bottom line of our company has tainted our vision of why we got into the business we are in. Have you ever...

Have you created a safe culture for employees to express their fresh perspective on your company? - The stale stench of a stagnant business is pungent. Too often a CEO is comfortable in their position and firmly believes that what has always happened will always work....