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Weekly What If: What If We Consolidate On Our Own?

January 14, 2017April 24, 2024 by Chris Risey

Chris Risey

The Weekly What If...Chronicling companies that transformed their business by Exploring What if Today’s biggest boat retailer was organized around this What If. Today, Marine Max is America’ largest boating and yachting retailer with over 50 locations in 19 states. In 2004, I interviewed company, CEO and Chairman Bill McGill and was surprised…

What If We Eliminate Late Fees?

December 15, 2016April 24, 2024 by Chris Risey

Chris Risey

The Weekly What If...Chronicling companies that transformed their business by Exploring What if Praised for its clever business model, it was really this What if that started its massive growth. Based on its market value and number of customers, there is a good chance you use, Netflix. I do. Their…

Weekly What If: What If We Change The Revenue Model

December 15, 2016April 24, 2024 by Chris Risey

Chris Risey

20 Year Old Software Company Unlocks Explosive Growth with this “What If” A small, well respected technology provider (name witheld) had logged years of constant technology innovation for its bank and retailer customers. As an example, this company was one of the first to enable instand credit and credit card…

Weekly What If: Buy Out Business Partner

March 14, 2016April 24, 2024 by Jennifer Mooney

Jennifer Mooney

[caption id="attachment_342" align="alignright" width="300"] Exit Strategies[/caption] What if we buyout our business partner? For some companies, their biggest roadblock to growth isn’t a lack of ideas, motivation or initiative. It is a business partner that has other priorities. For companies with significant growth potential, this challenge arises frequently. One owner…

Asking What If: The Rules Of Cheese Moving

May 25, 2015April 24, 2024 by Jennifer Mooney

Jennifer Mooney

[caption id="attachment_340" align="aligncenter" width="225"] The Rules of Cheese Moving[/caption] What’s that smell? It’s a new smell, something we haven’t experienced before. “Movement in a new direction helps you find new cheese.” Have you become so engrossed in the day to day operations and the growth of your business, that you…