Silicon Review: Improve Customer and Employee Engagement with a Gripping Story: Business Audio Theatre
by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | July 30, 2020 | Business Blog
The Silicon Review 50 Best Companies to Watch Article Audio, in any form (podcast, audiobook, and music), allows people to escape some of the mundane tasks in life, and absorb knowledge while being active. It is not only the most widely used medium, but it has proven to be more effective than reading a book […]
A New Approach to Protecting the Environment
HITTING THEM WHERE THEY LIVE!
by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | July 30, 2020 | Business Blog
With all that’s going on right now, we’ve kind of lost sight of the biggest existential threat we face in the 21st century: Climate Change. But according to Isabella Kwai writing for The New York Times, not so with 23-year old Katta O’Donnell, a fifth-year law student at La Trobe University in Melbourne, Australia. This […]
The Good, The Bad, and The COVID
SURPRISE SAVINGS!
by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | July 23, 2020 | Business Blog
We’ve been sheltering in place since March 13th. We only go out for absolute essentials and mask up every time. We are fortunate to have a neighbor that we trade veggies for eggs with and another who shops for us. So we’ve been staying at home. Like everyone else we are continuing to work from […]
How Resourcefulness Can Help Your Business Survive Major Disruptions
by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | July 22, 2020 | Business Blog
Since some of us are still locked down, we may as well have some fun perfecting one of the two most commonly heralded ingredients of entrepreneurial success, resourcefulness. The other one is tenacity, and together they make an unbeatable duo that most successful entrepreneurs will readily credit for their success. But for now, let’s just […]
The How to Entrepreneur Podcast with Dylan Menter
by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | July 17, 2020 | Business Blog
Michael was interviewed on “The How-To Entrepreneur” by host, Dylan Menter. To listen to the podcast, please visit The How-To Entrepreneur
When The Hospitals Fill Up, The Economy Shuts Down
DON’T BE FOOLS IN A HOUSE ON FIRE
by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | July 16, 2020 | Business Blog
It doesn’t matter how you view the pandemic. It doesn’t matter if you believe in crowd immunity, if it’s political, or whose fault it is. It doesn’t matter if you think it’s an imposition on your freedom. What matters is whether or not you can get medical treatment when you need it. It matters if […]
Health and the Economy are Inseparable
FALLING LIKE DOMINOES
by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | July 9, 2020 | Business Blog
Michael’s mother was a young girl in 1929. He asked her about The Great Depression which most folks think started right after the Crash. Surprisingly, she said things didn’t really get bad for a few more years. When asked why, she pointed out that it was how long it took for most people’s savings to […]
Selfishness is Self-Defeating
INSTANT GRATIFICATION = LONG-TERM DISCONTENT
by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | July 2, 2020 | Business Blog
In the 1960’s, Walt Kelly, referring to the Vietnam War in his comic strip Pogo said, “We have met the enemy and they are us!” Nothing could be truer than the current “war” we find ourselves fighting against the pandemic. We are our own worst enemy. The virus, and the way our response has been […]
Build Team Spirit in Your Remote Work Force
OFF SITE – OUT OF SIGHT!
by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | June 25, 2020 | Business Blog
It’s hard enough to build team spirit and promote a positive company culture in an office environment. But now, with the virus-induced mega-trend toward working from home, it’s an even greater challenge! Soon you will be hiring folks to represent you and your company that you have never met in person. They will be working […]
Pandemic Mentality Drives Older, Big Brand Growth … at First
by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | June 24, 2020 | Business Blog
According to Thomas Heath writing for the Washington Post, an interesting anomaly is taking place in the brand world. Older big brands are taking off again. This is a trend we didn’t see coming, but we should have. When people are uncertain, they seem to gravitate toward the perceived certainty and comfort of familiar, good […]
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