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I am sure you have heard the statistic that 50 percent of all businesses fail within the first year. But did you know that a whopping 96% them will fail within 10 years? What’s the problem? Most of them have…

Sometimes there is a tool you use in your day-to-day work which becomes such second nature that you forget that it might be new to some people. One such tool is the Predictive Index (PI). Sounds like some college Statistics…

Wasn’t it just January? Now we are halfway through the year. It seems like the kids just started school – and now we are scrambling to find summer stuff to do.  Holy crap where has time gone? I hope your…

Plenty has been written about Billy Beane and his adoption of sabermetrics which lead to the Oakland Athletics’ remarkable 20-game winning streak in 2002. But I am going to write about it again, because it is very pertinent to making…

I had lunch with a client recently where he mentioned the “elusive sales honey pot,” that asset or process which stands out and irresistibly attracts a steady stream of buyers. We talked about how the way to create it has…

This is a pic of Grandpa Virgil. Virgil Kane to be precise. Virgil is my wife’s grandfather. He was born in 1922. Most of his childhood and teen years were spent enduring the Great Depression while living in company housing…

I was recently invited to speak to a group of sales leaders at a community bank. I agreed without hesitation, because I LOVE talking to sales professionals. We are weird, awesome creatures. And what we do is hard – very…

So many of my clients offer amazing shit. Like crazy software and technology which do incredible things, or financial products that make unbelievable returns, or cutting-edge goods for consumers which make life easier and more rewarding. I am certain you…

How was your 2017? Did you kick ass, or are you trying to forget it and simply move forward to a (hopefully) better 2018? If your company’s performance was so-so, please read on because maybe you simply have a people…

What a fantastic year 2017 has proven to be so far for VoloHaus and our clients! I hope it’s been great for you too. If not, call me. I can probably help you, maybe even as much as the 66…