Maximum Octane

Every time someone mentions hypnosis, the first image that comes to mind is grandpa's pocketwatch balancing in front of someone, and five minutes later, the hypnotized person is quacking like a duck or running in the house pretending to be a chicken. Actually, hypnosis is about overwhelming the conscious mind and making it want to escape to the subconscious. It's a state of mind we reach several t...

For most successful business owners, especially those who build their businesses from the ground, the hardest part is to stop being involved in everything. The transition from business owner to CEO is particularly tough for leaders who come from an operational model. Mike Bennett, our guest today, believes that business owners must acquire the CEO mindset for a company to expand and grow. They mus...

Although the difference might seem subtle, and every company needs both, managers and leaders are not the same. For instance, managers have people working for them; leaders have people following them. Managers take responsibility for a situation; leaders take charge, they're influential, they set the example. Al Oramas, our guest today, was seated at the Jacksonville Superconference organized by A...

It took me over 13 years of generating more than a million dollars a year in sales, working seven days a week, and still having no money to realize I was doing something very wrong in my business. I've learned the hard way that I didn't have to do it all by myself, that I was charging much less than I should, was lacking leadership skills and many other mistakes.    But I sought help, go...