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The Shrimp Tank: Michael & Kathy Oskouian on April 5th
The latest episode from The Shrimp Tank. You won't want to miss husband and wife team Michael & Kathy Oskouian discuss their insurance brokerage model and how to balance business and life. The video wrap up: [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l02VCv8tQuc]...
Extra Points: Splashing in the Mud
This Week's Focus Point: Splashing in the Mud Last Friday, I was wending my way through a client's gravel parking lot looking for a place close to the door to park. As has been the case of late in my neck of the woods, it was raining hard. There were a few small...
Extra Points: Competing For Life
Last Friday, I attended the annual meeting of the local economic development council. The keynote speaker was Congressman Derek Kilmer. He gave an inspiring speech, yet one thing resonated with me. He proclaimed his belief that both public and private businesses must...
Extra Points: Time Keeps On Slipping
This Week's Focus Point: Time Keeps on Slipping Time keeps on slippin', slippin', slippin'...into the future... For those of you who are old enough to remember the early part of the 1970's, you likely recall Columbia House Records. It was late 1975 and I was in 6th...
Extra Points: Whack Job
Last week, I attended my first-ever lacrosse game. My nephew plays on the Western Washington University team and they were playing the University of Washington at the UW. Barb and I were very happy to make the much shorter trip to the UW campus to watch Bennie play....
Shrimp Tank Episode 12: Jeff Levy
Catch the latest episode of The Shrimp Tank with our guest, Jeff Levy. Jeff is a business /entrepreneur guru and worth watching the video and listening to the entire podcast! [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3zrsHrg24Q] © 2017 Toro Consulting, Inc. All Rights...
Extra Points: Greetings and Salutations
"Good afternoon, ladies..." My mother held two tables of bridge at our house weekly for easily a decade when I was in grade school through high school. For Dad and me, it was great because Mom usually went big in the dessert department and the ladies rarely ate it...
Lessons in Branding from Lady Gaga
Was it just me, or were the Super Bowl commercials as a whole this year disappointing? Now let’s not mistake my personal point of view (POV); I’m a Super Bowl viewer for the football and the food. That being said, I’m always interested in watching the commercials...
Seattle Shrimp Tank Episode 11
Episode 11 of the Shrimp Tank is up and percolating! Check out our interview with Diana Smeland, CEO of Port Ludlow Resort. Check out both this video wrap up and the audio podcast interview. #shrimptankpodcast LINK for audio podcast. Also available on iTunes! [youtube...
