Crisis cracks our veneer. Cracks allow light in. The light shines on something long dormant. Time for Re-Order.
Posted On March 30, 2020
My Alabama Public Radio commentary last week inspired by our world-wide Covid-19 fears. We can’t come away from this unchanged… Subscribe to Keeping It Real podcasts on Apple Podcasts.
Categories: Keeping It RealDr Jeremiah Newell Leads the State’s First Public Charter School
Posted On March 30, 2020
Dr Jeremiah Newell had many job offers after completing his Harvard Fellowship, but he returned to Mobile to work in and on the education system that had prepared him for his life’s work. Today he runs ACCEL Day and Evening Academy, the state’s first public charter school, where these non-traditional students get the extraordinary attention of a select faculty. In August 2020, the school will be expanded from grades 9 – 12 to grades 6 – 12, reflecting the demand and growth of an idea that’s working. Check out this episode!
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Disaster recovery businesses have to be prepared for anything (and your business should be, too)
Posted On March 27, 2020
Did you know that, according to government statistics, nearly 70 percent of businesses affected by a major disaster will go out of business within the next two years? Russell Fountain’s business is to help companies and organizations avoid that fate. Our guest in a recent episode of “What’s Working with Cam Marston,” Fountain is the owner of Global Disaster Solutions, a construction consulting and disaster recovery company that helps businesses, hospitals, schools and individuals deal with the aftermath of disasters – natural or otherwise. Fountain started his business after 15 years as an insurance adjuster and a decade of working… Read More
Categories: What's Working with Cam MarstonWhat’s Working Special Edition – Live Broadcast – 03 26 20
Posted On March 26, 2020
Guests: Terry Harbin – Market President – BancorpSouth, Mobile – Steps for small business when money is tight. Russell Fountain – Global Disaster Solutions – Preparing for crisis. Recovering from crisis. Bill Kraus – From woodworking to making plastic shields for doctors and nurses to use when installing ventilators. Facebook. Instagram. Check out this episode!
Categories: LibsynLive Broadcast – 03 24 20 – Emily Killion & Tucker Frazer
Posted On March 24, 2020
Emily Killion discusses new legal implications of the Covid-19 legislation passed and Tucker Frazer discusses jobs that are available now for anyone that needs work. Plus insights into how fear reveals opportunities. Check out this episode!
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Saunders Yacht Works: A Family Business Caring for a Special Type of Customer
Posted On March 23, 2020
A 150-ton boat lift is hard to find. There isn’t one on the Gulf Coast between Tampa and the Corpus Christi area unless you go to Saunders Yacht Works. Their 150-ton lift can hoist a 120 yacht out of the water and set it on land for work ranging from new engines, new interiors, refurbished air conditioners, to a cleaned and painted hull. John Fitzgerald runs the show today but the business began in the 1950s on Royal Street in downtown Mobile. Hear his fantastic story of their family business and what their future holds. Check out this episode!
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Boards by the Bay: How a nationally famous skateboard builder created his brand in Fairhope, Alabama
Posted On March 23, 2020
Did you know there is a nationally famous builder of skateboards right across the bay in Fairhope, Alabama? I’m guessing you probably didn’t, and Bear Walker would just as soon keep it that way. Walker, our guest in the latest episode of “What’s Working with Cam Marston,” doesn’t publicize the location of his shop, but his work is well known across the country. He is the owner and creative force of Bear Walker Premium Boards, and if you’ve never heard of them, your kids probably have. Walker shares with us what makes his boards unique, from the high-quality maple deck… Read More
Categories: What's Working with Cam MarstonCoronavirus gives millennials, Baby Boomers something else to argue about
Posted On March 18, 2020
When you stop and think about it, our response to the global spread of coronavirus, or COVID-19, has been pretty remarkable. Professional sports leagues have suspended their seasons. The NCAA canceled March Madness and the College World Series. Disneyland and DisneyWorld have closed. People all over the country and the world have willingly curtailed their daily activities –many of them voluntarily quarantining themselves — in order to not only decrease their own chances of catching the virus, but the chances of unwittingly passing it on to others. But not everyone has completely bought into the social distancing methods many of… Read More
Categories: Baby Boomers, Blog, Generation Y / MillennialsInterview with BAI – My prediction for the future of financial professionals
Posted On March 16, 2020
Rising anxiety rates in youth today and the corresponding rise in worry by their parents will drive financial professionals to begin doing very different things within the next ten years or so. Data shows that today’s youth struggles to find happiness more than any generation in the past. One of the largest reasons is their ubiquitous dependence on social media. In this podcast with BAI, I discuss the data, what it predicts, and how financial professionals – due to their unique and intimate relationship with clients – have the opportunity to help clients and become both relevant and important to… Read More
Categories: UncategorizedBear Walker – Making High-End Skateboards Worthy of Riding or Hanging as Art
Posted On March 16, 2020
Bear Walker made 4000+ skateboards in 2019, up from 1500 the year before. His partnership with Pokemon to make a board featuring Pikachu caught the eye of the skateboarding community and the boards sold out in two days and are now selling on eBay at twice their purchase price. Bear stumbled onto a grip on the boards that’s cut into the board during manufacturing, not an adhesive, that he’s working to sell to other industries for boating decks or ADA ramps. All things are looking up for Bear Walker and his beautiful, high-performance, and expensive skateboards. Check out this episode!
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