No doubt, small businesses and mid sized companies have a lot of areas of concern—-increased competition, recession, sales, cash flow, employee and client retention. Gary Harpst is an expert who has identified THE ONE problem, that, when addressed, makes solving all the others problems easier to solve. Beyond that and even better—he has a solution.

When it comes to world of business creation and branding, it’s a small world after all. I think that many entrepreneurs two tendencies around idea generation that can work at cross-purposes with the need to focus when solving for a business concept, brand definition or marketing challenge.

Maggie Macnab is an awarding winning graphic designer, educator and author with a focus on the visual language we use as humans on the planet. In this wonderfully Maggie-esque articulate segment, she unpacks some of the thinking that goes into designing logos and other design elements to communicate various things.

Mark Sanborn, CSP, CPAE, is president of Sanborn & Associates, Inc., an idea studio dedicated to developing leaders in business and in life. In this segment, he shares the work found in his new book, The Encore Effect, scheduled for release in September of 2008.

Our guest on this segment of the Smallbiz Brain brings with him an extraordinary range of experience. A real treat for us.
Chris Widener is founder and president of Made for Success, one of the world’s leading personal development companies and is coach/consultant to CEO’s, high-level executives, top political figures, candidates for some of America’s highest offices, sales professionals.

Our guest on this segment of the Smallbiz Brain has more than 22 years experience providing consulting, training and coaching to clients all over the globe.
Brian Molitor is the author of several books including The Power of Agreement, Boy’s Passage-Man’s Journey and Girls Passage-Father’s Duty. In his latest book entitled, Win Win Win, he talks about how organizations can get commitment to shared vision and values, and set the course for a better future.

Joe Biondi is a speaker and trainer with Peak Life Habits© and Habitually Great©. In this up close interview, Joe reveals his discoveries about his habits that were self-limiting for him, and how these programs help transform his own behaviors.

Evan Sohn has been involved with the sales and marketing sides of technology, such startups include since 1989, starting in mobile computing, followed by Wi Fi securities, instant messaging and has recently launched SalesConx.com.

This segment features a discussion with Rene Godefroy, as he shares his unbelievable story of coming to the United States from a poor village in Haiti, and his adventure that led to being a celebrated author and motivational speaker for corporations and events nationwide.

Matt Phipps has enjoyed an impressive career in the creative, brand building and operational part of the business arena. Today, his entrepreneurial talent and experience are what drive him to continue to create the vision and direction of his company, Blendz.