by Lea Strickland | May 23, 2025 | Business Articles, Capability, Marketing, Sales and Business Development, Strategy
As global supply chain disruptions, geopolitical tensions, tariffs, and rising offshore costs challenge manufacturers, many companies are onshoring or reshoring manufacturing to the United States. This shift, fueled by government incentives like the CHIPS Act,...
by Lea Strickland | May 17, 2025 | Business Articles, Business Growth, Competitiveness, Marketing, Sales and Business Development, Small Business, Visibility
Did you know branding originated as a practical method for farmers to mark livestock with unique symbols (logo) to indicate ownership and prevent theft? Over time, this concept evolved beyond agriculture, as craftsmen began using distinctive marks to signify the...
by Lea Strickland | May 6, 2025 | Business Articles, Business Growth, Capability, Change Management, Competitiveness, Economy and Economics, Entrepreneur, Marketing, Sales and Business Development, Small Business, Small Business, Viability
Trump’s tariffs and economic strategy have refashioned the global trade landscape. These tariffs have sent ripples (and, for some, tsunami-like waves) through markets, creating challenges and opportunities. For U.S. businesses, small and large, these tariffs...
by Lea Strickland | Jun 30, 2020 | Business Articles, Business Growth, C.O.R.E. Business System, Execution, Leadership, Marketing, Sales and Business Development, Results
“If you find yourself weak in persistence, surround yourself with a mastermind group.” Napoleon Hill Focus on Business Radio: Mastermind Groups for Exponential Growth by Lea Strickland | Focus on Business...
by Lea Strickland | Sep 23, 2016 | Business Articles, Business Growth, Business Management, Competitiveness, Customer Relationships, Marketing, Sales and Business Development, Resources, Results, Visibility
These days the term “organic” seems ubiquitous. Organic has come to mean more than the traditional dictionary definition. In this instance, I want to talk about organic growth as it relates to a natural process that is without direct intervention or influence....
by Lea Strickland | Aug 19, 2016 | Business Articles, Marketing, Sales and Business Development, Perspectives
Commercials Reflect the Values of Our Businesses I am astounded at the point at which we have arrived at in television, movies, radio. The “conversation” of our times, including commercials, has become one “bleeping” example of what is wrong with society....