Keeping 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
Categories: UncategorizedPerking Along for Four Generations: Matt Saurage and Community Coffee
Posted On August 19, 2019
Matt Saurage’s great grandfather, Cap Saurage, began Community Coffee in Baton Rouge, Louisiana four generations ago in the year 1919. Matt’s vow is to keep the company true to its roots by providing the best, most consistent brew of coffee the company is capable of and keeping the company viable for the next generation of Saurage. Matt gives us details about his coffee business ranging from the two unique markets for coffee with chicory (Mobile is one), the fungus that threatened the world’s coffee crop, and the industry’s desire to become completely sustainable. He’s also a fan local coffee shops… Read More
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This Week’s Keeping It Real – Meet Conrad and Thomas. Two kids in the neighborhood learning about work and money.
Posted On July 15, 2019
On this week’s episode of Keeping It Real meet Conrad and Thomas – two neighborhood kids learning the value of hard work and money. They came to my door one Sunday afternoon and my heart melted.
Categories: UncategorizedKeeping It Real – Friday May 24 – Surprising and worrying decline in mental health in next gen workforce
Posted On May 28, 2019
On this week’s Keeping It Real – my research for a client reveals a trend that is worrying to say the least.
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Keeping It Real – February 15th – Alabama Public Radio
Posted On February 15, 2019
Why February 15th should be a holiday called the National Day of Apologies and Reconciliations.
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AL Public Radio – Keeing It Real – Memories of Football as a Boy
Posted On January 15, 2019
AL Public Radio – Keeping It Real Remembering Football as a Young Boy
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Tips for the Gen X manager: Get out there and communicate
Posted On July 24, 2018
For years, meetings were the bane of a Generation X employee’s existence. What a time suck, they thought. What a colossal waste — time spent yapping and staring at each other that would be better spent working. When I’m running things, they told themselves, we aren’t doing this anymore. Well, now they are running things. And true to their word, many of them did away with meetings altogether. Our guest in this episode of “What’s Working with Cam Marston” is Stephanie Constantine, an HR consultant in my hometown of Mobile who tells us why that plan isn’t working – and… Read More
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Tinkering with your swing: What can a leadership coach do for you?
Posted On May 17, 2018
Do you need a leadership consultant? Does anyone? Some businesses must find their services useful – there are millions of them across the country. But how do you know if you need one? What can they do for your business? And how do you know which one to turn to for help? In this week’s episode of “What’s Working with Cam Marston,”I pose these questions to Hal Adler of Leadership Landing, who has worked with senior leadership teams of some of the most successful companies in the world. What are those companies seeking when they hire a consultant? These are… Read More
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Will artificial intelligence take our jobs, or help us do them better?
Posted On March 21, 2018
What is artificial intelligence? Should you be worried about it taking your job, maybe even taking over the world? Or should we welcome it as something that will make our lives better? This episode of “What’s Working with Cam Marston” features Byron Reese, CEO and Publisher of technology research company Gigaom and an expert on artificial intelligence and how it affects the workplace and life in general. He has a book coming out on the topic next month, titled: The Fourth Age: Smart Robots, Conscious Computers and the Future of Humanity. Not only can we humans not agree on whether… Read More
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