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Why It’s Time to Stop Trying to Have Virtual Conferences on Your Phone

by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog

Just like everybody else these days, we are being thrust into virtual conferences. We had them before Covid-19, but now they are mandatory. Unfortunately, this situation was thrust upon us so fast that we didn’t have time to develop and agree upon a set of virtual...

3 Lessons to Vitalize Your Business!

NORTH TO ALASKA!

by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog

We recently had the honor of the opening keynote for the Alaska Small Business Development Center’s first annual Vitalize Alaska Conference. The conference was the brainchild of Jon Bittner their new Executive Director. He wanted to encourage and inspire innovation...

Are Conferences About to Change …Again?

“I PAID TO LISTEN TO AN UPSELL?”

by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog

Would you pay $299 or more to attend a two-day conference to listen to 10 speakers selling products from the stage? We wouldn’t and there’s a growing audience rebellion brewing out there that agrees. In the future, it will become harder to fill your conference seats...

3 Types of Hype to Fight

“I WILL GLADLY PAY YOU TUESDAY FOR A HAMBURGER TODAY” -WIMPY

by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog

When you start a business, it seems like the hype-type descend on you like the plague. You file for a license, a domain, or even a DBA, and bam! They are at your door! We went to a conference recently and one speaker actually advised the audience, “Ya wanna get rich?...