Is Black Friday Busted?

Black Friday is the premiere shopping holiday in America, but will it be so forever?

In the backdrop of pandemics and other online sales holidays like Cyber Monday and Prime Day, has Black Friday lost its appeal?

And what does Black Friday have to do with plumbing?

Skip Level Meetings – Updated Advice!

The Skip Level Advice video that I published two years ago became very popular! I really appreciate the audience feedback and engagement. However, over the last two years there are some elements of the video that I felt needed correction and additional context.

Part of that new content is an easy template to help organize updates for senior executives that I am happy to share with you.

If you like these Rethinking Data concepts, you can book your own class at Avail Advisors.

FYI – I am not affiliated with Avail (nor am I getting paid to mention them) but I was a student and the class was really good!

Mergers & Acquisitions Horror Stories

October is a time of terrifying tales, but you don’t need ghosts and vampires to quicken your pulse…

These real-life merger tales of wasted billions and jobs lost is enough to give anyone nightmares.

Join me as I share three horrifying tales of botched business buyouts (and have a little Halloween fun while I am at it).

Why Is the FTC Suing Amazon?

On September 26th, 2023 the FTC announced they were suing Amazon for unfair business practices.

For some, this comes as no surprise. But for FTC Chairperson Lina Khan, this is the ultimate test of her vision of the organization.

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Why Is It So Hard to Pay Suppliers?

Payment process in both large and small corporates can be complicated. As companies grow the older processes often don’t scale. More compliant payment process protects the company but is costly both financially and in agility.

I know business owners and suppliers are often frustrated with the time it takes to get payments out the door, but there is usually a good reason for the delays.

This video discusses those reasons and some solutions to make the pay experience better.