If you’ve been putting off a conversation with your parents about what they want, you’re not alone.

Reputation gets you known and can serve you and your family run business for decades. It does not get you an offer on your terms, and it usually will not earn you the cash flow to buy someone else.

Yesterday I got off the phone with an owner I’ve been working with for two years.

The Four Boxes of SellingI am sitting across from a funeral home owner on an idle Tuesday afternoon. He has invited me in for what he thinks is a short conversation. Business is fine, he says, mostly. He has a marketing partner. That partner placed a...

Are you willing to take control?

The CEO of an AI chip company said the quiet part out loud at a conference in June.

This is a company that cannot afford to miss, betting enormous money and creative capital to manufacture the cultural relevance it used to generate on its own.

Nike just went all in on the World Cup.Six minutes of film. More than thirty celebrities. Ronaldo, Mbappé, Haaland, Kim Kardashian, LeBron, Channing Tatum, all sharing the same fake movie set. Trade press mostly loved it. Craft, ambition, easter eggs...

Hi ,Here's my weekly update for February 24th, 2024...don't forget to join me on substack 🤓. -john🎥 Discover the best exercise – the one you'll actually do!Click here to read moreEnjoy,John C Ashworth

Hi ,“the walk out to my car that dreary night was the loneliest walk of my life.”“i had no idea where i might go.”“i was in a haze. groping for just enough clarity so that I could get myself home safely. even though at that moment, i couldn’t ev...

Hi ,First, I have new videos up at the funeral directors VIP Desk. I received a couple of requests from great customers recently who love these videos and I finally found some time to create a couple new ones for you.https://vip.gofrazer.comSecond, a...

Hi ,Here's my weekly podcast update for August 15th, 2022...@jc_ashworthLooking for a simple way to change your strategy and produce more sales? Here's my idea after passing a lemonade stand the other day...-John :) 5:08 PM · Aug 13, 2022View on Twit...

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