by KPHRED Radio | Feb 19, 2020 | Audio, Author, Community Voices, Ellen Huxtable, Frances Esters, Fred McMurray, Ke Kai Kealoha, Listen to Podcast, News, Podcast, Radio, Work-Life Balance
Community Voices Chat for Feb 19, 2020, Talking with members of the community about the topics that matter Every other Wednesday we will be talking with members of the community about the topics of the week. Broadcast date: Feb 19, 2020 at 7:00p Est/ 6:00p Cst /...
by Ellen Huxtable | Sep 25, 2019 | Author, Business, Chicago, Ellen Huxtable, Entrepreneur, Environment, Franchise Business Development, Growing a Profitable Business, Growth Strategies, Leadership, News, Small Business, Strategy
Managing business uncertainty can be overwhelming. Even if you embrace and even welcome change, dealing with uncertainty from local markets and global developments is a whole different ballgame. What’s happening with the economy? What is the impact of global...
by Ellen Huxtable | Sep 18, 2019 | Author, Business, Coaching, Ellen Huxtable, Entrepreneur, Entrepreneurship, Franchisee, Leadership, News, Professionalism, Self-Improvement, Small Business
Do you take your professional reputation for granted? Do you assume that others share the image you have of yourself? You might see yourself as the “joker,” or the “by the numbers” person, the “peacemaker,” the “ideas person,” the “kid” or the “father figure.” But...
by Ellen Huxtable | Sep 11, 2019 | Author, Business, Coaching, Ellen Huxtable, Entrepreneur, Entrepreneurship, Franchise Business Development, Leadership, Small Business, Strategic Planning
Are you engaging is strategic planning for results? It’s fall, which in the business world means it’s time to start planning for the upcoming year. Goodbye, summer; it’s time to rev the engines and charge ahead! Strategic planning is rather like the business...
by Ellen Huxtable | Sep 2, 2019 | Author, Business, Coaching, Ellen Huxtable, Entrepreneur, Entrepreneurship, Franchise, News
Directly or indirectly, solid relationships are a driving force in building sales. As consumers, we ask our friends and neighbors for vendors they recommend, with whom they have had a successful relationship. Word-of-mouth advertising is huge. Alternatively, we often...
by Ellen Huxtable | Aug 1, 2019 | Author, Business, Coaching, Ellen Huxtable, Entrepreneur, Entrepreneurship, Growth Strategies, Process Improvement
Process improvement gets a bad rap. We have visions of a wimpy clerk with glasses, in a beige suit, holding a stopwatch and clipboard, tapping his foot and making “tisk, tisk” sounds as he frowns and shake his head in disapproval. Yet every business and every endeavor...
