Logistics is more than moving cargo from Point A to Point B
Posted On December 1, 2019
Say a company wants to buy some marble from Italy for its new headquarters, or needs to get a new piece of equipment shipped from Germany. But it’s not in the import business and isn’t sure of the best, most efficient way to get its purchases shipped across the pond. That’s where a company like Page & Jones comes in, a third-party logistics provider that specializes in international shipping. In a recent episode of “What’s Working With Cam Marston,” we talked with Page & Jones Chief Operating Officer Bill Kraus, who described what the company does as “like a travel… Read More
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Travel agents aren’t going the way of the Dodo just yet
Posted On November 29, 2019
With the advent of online travel tools that allow you to book a flight, rent a car, schedule a tour and find a hotel or AirBNB, it would seem that travel agents would follow milkmen and full service gas station attendance into obsolescence. And yet, travel agents have survived. Our guest in a recent episode of “What’s Working With Cam Marston” tells us how. Bowden Sarrett, a vice president and travel advisory at Brownell Travel, says the key for her firm is creating personalized experiences. “These days travel is so easy with a cellphone. You can go out on your… Read More
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The therapeutic benefits of cannabis: science or voodoo?
Posted On November 26, 2019
Dr. Jan Roberts’ interest in cannabis began when she got shingles. The medication she’d been prescribed by her doctor wasn’t having the desired effects, and a friend suggested she try cannabis. “It was an ‘a-ha’ moment for me,” she says. “Oh my god, there’s something therapeutic here.” Roberts, a licensed clinical social worker who teaches at the NYU Silver School of Social Work, has turned into a crusader of sorts for education about the therapeutic effects of cannabis. She and Joe Brown, owner of Your CBD Store of West Mobile, joined in a recent episode of “What’s Working With Cam… Read More
Categories: What's Working with Cam MarstonThe 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
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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
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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 MarstonThink your information is secure online? You might want to think again
Posted On September 23, 2019
Think your computer is secure? Think passwords are a devious prank the IT department invented to drive us all crazy? Think the Dark Web is a working title for the next Spider-Man movie? Our guest in the latest episode of “What’s Working With Cam Marston” begs you to think again. Glenda Snodgrass is president and lead consultant of The Net Effect, a Mobile-based firm that specializes in cybersecurity training. And Snodgrass says not only is the Dark Web real, but it’s likely that information like your computer passwords, email address and cell phone number are already on it. This is… Read More
Categories: What's Working with Cam MarstonNot Just Dorms: An Entrepreneurial Business that Makes Dorm Decoration Quick, Pretty, and Lightweight
Posted On September 9, 2019
When Shawn Cushing moved her oldest daughter into college in 2012 she was shocked at what she spent, how heavy it was, and how much work it was. An entrepreneurial spirit, Shawn dove into finding ways to make the whole process quick, easy, less expensive, and light-weight. In 2019 she and Annie Henseler will fill between 500 and 600 orders for their dorm decor and the products will be shipped to campuses all over the USA. Listen to a great story of finding a market need and expertly filling it. Check out this episode!
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Making it in the restaurant business is about more than just the food
Posted On September 6, 2019
Does a restauranteur ever get tired of foodies trying to pick his brain? Not Chris Rainosek. “No, not at all, because I am one of them,” Rainosek, owner and head chef of The Noble South in Mobile and our guest in the latest episode of “What’s Working With Cam Marston,” says of food aficionados. “It’s one of my favorite things in the world to talk about, to dissect food and see what’s going on in the bigger picture.” Much lower on Rainosek’s list of favorite things are the bad reviews that sometimes pop up on internet sites like Yelp. But… Read More
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Scrap that top-down thinking: Listening to your employees is important
Posted On September 3, 2019
If one were to read a book by a man who built a scrap metal business that includes 77 locations and handles 3½ million tons of recycled metals a year, that book would be about recycling scrap metal. But the book that George Adams, owner of California-based SA Recycling, decided to write isn’t about recycling. It’s about leadership. And it contains some advice that’s important in any business, whether it’s recycling scrap metal, serving hamburgers or building skyscrapers. “A company is a shell until you put people in it,” says Adams, our guest on “What’s Working With Cam Marston” recently…. Read More
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