Interview 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
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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
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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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How to throw a party: Hanging out with the man behind the Hangout Festival
Posted On January 26, 2020
In a few months, some 40,000 people will converge on the beach in Gulf Shores for one of the biggest music festivals in the Southeast, the Hangout Festival. What does it take to put together an event of that size? It’s probably not surprising to hear that it’s more than meets the eye. Our guest in the latest episode of “What’s Working with Cam Marston” can attest to that. As Vice President of Operations for AEG Presents Gulf Coast and Winter Circle Productions, Reeves Price is in charge of managing the Hangout Festival, from ticket sales to booking to hiring… Read More
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Want to succeed in sales? Listen to a coach
Posted On December 16, 2019
We’ve all heard the saying: “Those who can, do. Those who can’t, teach.” But is it true? And, more specifically, is it true about those who teach how to do sales? There is a healthy amount of skepticism about the effectiveness of sales coaches, but in a recent episode of “What’s Working with Cam Marston,” we talked with one with a track record of success that shows teachers know their stuff. Jeff Brinson, a professional sales coach with Southwestern Consulting, says anyone can do sales – and, in reality, we all already do. “Everybody in the world is a salesperson,”… Read More
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Focus on Financial Services: The Re-Architecting of Business
Posted On November 12, 2019
I’ve been working on this new presentation since the spring and am happy to report that it has been met with great success with my financial services clients. Most recently was the Schwab IMPACT! Conference in San Diego last week. Our office has received requests for this presentation to other groups since last Tuesday. Below is the presentation description. For more info, give us a call. The Re-Architecting of Business: Focus on Financial Services The Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts that the job category of Financial Managers will have significant growth between today and 2026, adding nearly 110,000 new jobs. At… Read More
Categories: UncategorizedInnovation and Entrepreneurship via Univ of South Alabama’s I-Corps
Posted On November 12, 2019
Drs Michael Chambers and Andrew Byrd know the questions to ask, the people to talk to, and the processes to explore to get your business idea or invention started. They work with individuals and companies that are trying to break through and offer coaching, feedback, and introductions. If it’s going to fail, they want it to fail fast so that you can quickly pivot and take the idea in a different direction where a market may be eagerly awaiting your idea. It’s intense and rigorous and not for everyone but Drs Chambers and Byrd agree – entrepreneurs are often the… Read More
Categories: Libsyn, UncategorizedWhat’s Working? CBD is Working.
Posted On November 12, 2019
Joe Brown owns Your CBD Store of West Mobile. Dr Jan Roberts teaches at the NYU Silver School of Social Work and has a weekly podcast called New Hemp Times. Between the two of them, they know the chemical composition of CBD, how the body reacts to it, and to manage expectations about what it might can do for you. Both Joe and Jan emphasize buying only quality product that has been tested by a third party testers. Listen as they give us insight on CBD and what it might can do for you.
Categories: Libsyn, UncategorizedKeeping 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.
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Not Just Dorms: Filling a niche by creating a space that feels like home
Posted On September 11, 2019
The foundation of entrepreneurship is identifying a need and providing a solution. Shawn Cushing did just that. When her oldest daughter left for college, she was shocked by the amount of money and effort that parents put into furnishing and decorating their children’s dorm rooms. And she thought she could do it better. So in 2012, Cushing and a partner founded Not Just Dorms, a Mobile-based company that designs custom dorm room furnishings. Cushing and Annie Henseler, the company’s VP for Sales and Operations, joined me on the latest episode of “What’s Working With Cam Marston” and shared how they… Read More
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