Bowden Sarrett – Travel Agencies Remain Alive and Well and Worth Their Weight in Gold
Posted On October 28, 2019
The internet has not destroyed travel agencies. In fact, the internet has given travelers so much information, so many choices, that many travelers want someone to hand craft their vacation for them. Bowden Sarrett and her team at Brownell Travel will do just that. Their exclusive process called Discover More asks customers questions designed to get to the root of customer’s travel goals. From there, Bowden and her team craft the perfect itinerary. We talk with Bowden about trends in travel, hot destinations, and spontaneous versus planned adventures. Check out this Episode!
Categories: LibsynBill Kraus of Page & Jones: Moving Product Across Borders Across the World
Posted On October 21, 2019
Bill Kraus knows the intricate details of moving product across borders all over the world. His clients hire his company to make sending and receiving product easy. Customs can be tricky and very detailed and Page & Jones’ clients leave this responsibility to Page & Jones to manage for them. The product can arrive or depart via ship at any of the nation’s ports or via air cargo at some of the nation’s largest airports. Regardless, Bill and his colleagues get it through customs and into his customer’s hands. We learn how today’s tariffs and a true global economy have… Read More
Categories: LibsynEleven86 Water – Another Conversation with the Incredible Marquis Forge
Posted On October 21, 2019
Marquis Forge captured our attention when we last spoke in April. Since then the water company he runs continues growth at a break-neck pace with new distribution in Alabama and now in Houston, Texas in one of state’s largest grocery store chains. His humble and matter of fact approach to serving the Lord through his water company is as inspiring as anything we’ve heard in a long, long time. Happy to have this friend of the show back with us. Check out this episode!
Categories: LibsynA few good reasons not to forget about Generation X
Posted On October 17, 2019
Stuck between the once-mighty Baby Boomers and the front-running millennials, Generation X is often considered the Forgotten Generation. Earlier this year, however, they went from just being considered forgotten to actually being forgotten: Smells like Disrespect. But thankfully not everyone has forgotten about us. VisionCritical.com recently compiled a list of stats that show Generation X still has some pull in the marketplace, even if CBS News wants to pretend we don’t exist. Consider: Thirty-one percent of total U.S. income is earned by Gen-Xers. Fifty-five percent of today’s startups are founded by Gen-Xers. Gen-Xers outspend all other generations on housing, clothes,… Read More
Categories: Generation X
What we’re blaming millennials for this week: saving too much
Posted On October 10, 2019
They’re entitled, we said. Self-absorbed. The products of participation trophy culture. But now millennials are frugal? Citing research from Raymond James, cnbc.com noted that millennials might be to blame for slower economic growth. Raymond James analyst Travis McCourt cited the rise of the U.S. personal savings rate — 8.1 percent this August, as compared to 5.7 percent in 1996 – as having a “disinflationary impact” on the economy, stagnating growth. McCourt chalks this up to a “generational change” after the financial crisis of the previous decade. And so now, we’re apparently blaming millennials for saving too much. Perhaps if college… Read More
Categories: Generation Y / Millennials, Recession EconomyThe Spirit of Radio: Content is still king in the digital age
Posted On October 9, 2019
What does it take to run a successful radio station in the digital age? Even with a wealth of technological advances and a growing variety of platforms, one successful local station owner says the answer is the same it’s always been: Content is king. I like to think our content at “What’s Working With Cam Marston” is part of that equation, because our guest on the show this week is the owner and operations director of the station that airs it: Sean Sullivan of FMTalk 1065. Sullivan will tell anyone who listens – and a lot of people listen to… Read More
Categories: What's Working with Cam MarstonKeeping It Real: A simple question: “Is that what you’re wearing?” Answer: “Basspole.” Or something like that.
Posted On October 8, 2019
You can now find my Keeping It Real commentaries via your favorite podcast app. Search for Keeping It Real with Cam Marston. Or tune in to Alabama Public Radio Fridays at 7:45am or 4:45pm. Today’s episode – A seemingly simple question that gets an odd reply.
Categories: UncategorizedSean Sullivan’s Motivation: Get It Right for His Listeners
Posted On October 7, 2019
When Sean Sullivan took over 106.5FM in 2007, the economy was in terrible shape. Sean saw an opportunity to build a radio station that served listeners of southwest Alabama in a way no other talk station was doing at the time. Today, due largely to Sean’s and his team’s tireless efforts, FMTalk 106.5 is a key ingredient for information and entertainment in Mobile and Baldwin counties and beyond. Sean continues to push for more. His days start very early as he begins to plan his two daily shows. And when not on the air, he’s managing and running a small… Read More
Categories: Libsyn
A ministry of hope: helping the marginalized find their way into the workforce
Posted On October 4, 2019
When many of us see panhandlers “flying signs” alongside the road, we only see someone looking for a handout. Matt Armbruster sees people who need someone to believe in them. Armbruster, our guest in the latest episode of “What’s Working With Cam Marston,” operates Ransom Ministries, which teaches life and work skills to marginalized people such as the homeless, ex-convicts and recovering drug addicts to help them find work and re-integrate into society. Armbruster, whose background is in restaurants, began his ministry in 2010 with Ransom Café, a donation-only eatery where the homeless and others could come to eat and… Read More
Categories: What's Working with Cam Marston
Keeping a funky beat takes more than talent, it takes hard work and perseverance
Posted On October 2, 2019
What’s more important to success? Talent? Or hard work? Obviously, that may depend on what you’re trying to be successful doing. For a musician like Stanton Moore, drummer for the New Orleans funk band Galactic, we might assume that talent would be king, that how far he is able to go in his line of work would be largely dependent on his skill at his craft. And according to Moore, we would be wrong. In the latest episode of “What’s Working With Cam Marston,” Moore credits hard work and perseverance with getting him where he is today. “I do believe… Read More
Categories: What's Working with Cam Marston