Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | The Barefoot Spirit

3 Ways to Prevent Growth from Killing Your Business!

BUILD OUT OR BLOW OUT?

by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog

Expansion, growth, or build-out phase, whatever you call it, it is the most perilous time for your business. This is ironic because the perception from outsiders is that your business must be doing well because it is expanding! But it’s the expansion itself that can...

Jim Canfield Updates Famous Executive Handbook CEO Tools 2.0

by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog

CEO Tools 2.0, A System to Think, Manage, and Lead Like a CEO was released earlier this month. The famous tool box for CEO’s by Kraig Kramer’s has been brilliantly updated by Jim Canfield, an expert at identifying, simplifying, and communicating the tactics and...

As Told By Nomads Interview with Tayo Rockson

by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog

We were interviewed on “As Told By Nomads” by host, Tayo Rockson. To listen to the interview, please visit As Told By Nomads Who We Are Michael Houlihan and Bonnie Harvey co-authored the New York Times...

Is Conventional Wisdom about Starting a Business All Wrong?

SHORTCUT YOUR STARTUP

by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog

For years, we’ve been hearing from the business media about scaling fast, burn rates, and failing fast. Everything is fast, fast, fast! But the Department of Commerce puts the failure rate of new ventures at 90% within the first 5 years! Now, that is failing fast!...

3 New Year’s Resolutions to Improve Your Bottom Line

by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog

In interviews and podcasts, we are often asked to boil down what we call the Barefoot Spirit to three words that would capture the essence of our business philosophy — three words that thread across everything we advocate, everything we write, and everything we speak...