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What If Retail Was About Connection First? #independentretail #businessownership #retailleadership #smallbusiness #entrepreneurship #businessgrowth #leadershipdevelopment #retailmanagement

A lesson learned in a doorway in Hot Springs, North Carolina — and what it means for every store, every brand, every interaction.

I almost didn't go ...

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Learn About the Math Behind You Sales Floor #independentretail #businessownership #retailleadership #smallbusiness #entrepreneurship #businessgrowth #leadershipdevelopment #retailmanagement

A recap of the Metrics Seminar presented at Grassroots Outdoor Alliance Connect, June 2026

Last week I had the privilege of presenting to more than 2...

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Prepare Your Business Like You're Going to Sell It—Then Don't #independentretail #businessownership #retailleadership #smallbusiness #entrepreneurship #businessgrowth #leadershipdevelopment #retailmanagement

Six transactions. One powerful lesson: the discipline required to sell a business is the same discipline required to run a great one.

Over the past s...

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