Brent Barkin is Second Generation President of Shoe Station
Posted On February 24, 2020
Brent Barkin was working at Shoe Station as a young boy. The store was a concept his father originated and shortly after the first one was open, the second store opened in Pensacola. Today there are nineteen stores throughout the deep south and Brent is now running the show. Each location sees its own trends in popular shoes and apparel and Shoe Station’s customers know they can return to the store year after you and find their favorite brands – it’s how Shoe Station builds loyalty. Check out this episode!
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Why advertising can be important for law firms — and their clients
Posted On February 22, 2020
If you drive in Alabama or watch TV or listen to the radio, you have seen or heard an advertisement for a personal injury lawyer. They’re everywhere – on billboards, on the sides of buses, in newspapers and magazines, maybe even embedded beneath the lacquer on the tables in a favorite restaurant. Why are these types of ads effective? What’s the difference between such advertising, which is legal for attorneys to do, and solicitation, which isn’t? Our guest in a recent episode of “What’s Working with Cam Marston” shared some answers to these questions. David Greene is the founder and… Read More
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How our love for pets is changing the veterinary industry
Posted On February 20, 2020
Pets have become an increasingly important part of American life. Pet ownership has grown from 56 percent of the households in this country in 1988 to about two-thirds of them today. More pets means more demand for veterinarians. But those larger numbers of pet owners also have different priorities than their parents and grandparents. Their pets live in the house, not the backyard. They pay closer attention to their diets than just tossing them table scraps. So they not only need more veterinarians, but veterinarians who are ready to give them the level and type of care they’re looking for…. Read More
Categories: What's Working with Cam MarstonBrian Garish leads Banfield Pet Hospital: 1000+ locations, 19,000+ associates, and 3+M pets
Posted On February 17, 2020
Brian Garish leads Banfield Pet Hospitals. One of the Mars family of businesses (think M&Ms), the pet care industry is booming. More pets today than ever before are leading to a major shortage of veterinarians. And the Millennial generation, per Brian, is much more interested in pet preventative health care than previous generations of pet owners which requires more vet visits and better foods. We talk pets, vets, compassion fatigue, and the future of pet care. Plus a Mardi Gras commentary from David Webb. Check out this episode!
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Keys to the workplace of tomorrow? Flexibility and autonomy
Posted On February 12, 2020
What will the workplace of the future look like? To answer that, perhaps we should look at the trends that have shaped the workplace of today. In the latest episode of “What’s Working with Cam Marston,” two members of Mobile Bay Monthly’s “Forty Under Forty” shared their ideas about what’s important in a workplace, and what they wish older generations could understand about the millennial workforce. Corey James, is Director of Operations for Innovation PortAL, a startup incubator in Mobile, and Cullen Millsap is a vice president of Legal Imaging, which provides digital forensics and eDiscovery for the legal field…. Read More
Categories: UncategorizedThe Under 40 Year Old’s View of Today’s Workplace
Posted On February 10, 2020
Corey James is the Director of Operations for Mobile, Alabama’s Innovation PortAL, overseeing startup consulting, community development initiatives, marketing, and communications. Cullen Millsap is a Parter and Vice President of Legal Imaging in Mobile, performing digital forensics and eDiscovery for the legal field. Both are members of Mobile Bay Monthly’s 2019 Forty Under Forty class and join me to discuss the workplace in 2020 and what those of us well beyond our fortieth year don’t get about today’s workplace. Listen to their thoughts, ideas, and predictions for the workplace’s future and get some tips about working with them and their… Read More
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Knowing your customers is important to every business — and that goes double for casinos
Posted On February 6, 2020
Most casinos have similar characteristics. They’re relatively dark, with few or no windows – nothing to distract the paying customers from the lights of the slot machines or the cards on the tables. They’re owned by large companies that run casinos in multiple markets. And they’re typically fairly secretive about their clientele. The Scarlet Pearl Casino Resort in D’Iberville, Mississippi, couldn’t be much more different, however. In its fifth year of operation, it’s a family-owned business operated by a family that is new to the gaming industry. Its floors are flooded with natural light. And its CEO isn’t bashful about… Read More
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Why advertising can be important for law firms — and their clients
Posted On February 5, 2020
If you drive in Alabama or watch TV or listen to the radio, you have seen or heard an advertisement for a personal injury lawyer. They’re everywhere – on billboards, on the sides of buses, in newspapers and magazines, maybe even embedded beneath the lacquer on the tables in a favorite restaurant. Why are these types of ads effective? What’s the difference between such advertising, which is legal for attorneys to do, and solicitation, which isn’t? Our guest in a recent episode of “What’s Working with Cam Marston” shared some answers to these questions. David Greene is the founder and… Read More
Categories: What's Working with Cam Marston
A gift from God? Or a Lucifer?
Posted On February 3, 2020
One of my joys is writing these weekly commentaries for Alabama Public Radio. They make me flex my creativity muscles. I’m very proud of the awards they’ve won and I’m deeply grateful the leadership at APR allows me to do them. I was disappointed when they told me this one was too controversial to broadcast considering the volatile relationship between public radio and the Oval Office today. Public radio wants to avoid their attention, and even my commentary might turn the wrong heads. So I post it here on my blog and on social media. Eager for your thoughts. And… Read More
Categories: Keeping It RealDissecting some Generation X cliches
Posted On February 3, 2020
What does it mean to be Generation X? Are we forever doomed to be the quintessential middle child, overlooked between the Baby Boomers and millennials? Are we the slackers described in the Douglas Coupland book that spawned the name? Are we the Forgotten Generation? Last year, the New York Times took a stab at defining Generation X by shooting down some long-held preconceptions about it. We’re not slackers, author Alex Williams says, and we were never cynical and disaffected. The oldest among us were in our mid-20s when the country pulled out of the mid-‘90s recession, and we actually had… Read More
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