Few businesses have achieved the geographic and financial reach of the one I profile today. Geographically (as of 2017), it touched people in more than 200 countries. 100 million households in the U.S. alone. Financially, its value was estimated at $230 million. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcus_Lamb Some would say this company reaches all the way to Heaven. And...
People who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones. Glass doesn't sound like the most durable material for a house... does it? But maybe it's the most durable of all. If we're living behind glass, people can see us. And maybe that visibility -- with its inherent vulnerability -- is exactly what we need to help...
Many of the confrontations over religious liberty in our day center around LGBTQ issues. More specifically, whether or not Christian business owners can be forced to provide services for events that violate their deeply-held religious beliefs -- i.e., same-sex marriage and gender transition, to name two. Such confrontations have manifested in both the judicial and...
How's this for a corporate introduction? "In life, as in chicken, it’s always better when you just keep it real. No filler. No nonsense. Just stick to the good stuff. The 100% real stuff. The simple things that make life, and chicken, great." https://www.tyson.com/our-story Not a bad philosophy of life... Amen? Depending, of course, on...
We have been exploring what we can learn from battle-tested Christian business leaders to help us all lead more powerfully and impactfully for Christ in an increasingly challenging marketplace. But what lessons can (and must) we learn from followers? Much as been written about leadership qualities. Their vital importance in moving people and organizations from...
Religious liberty battles are often fought in courtrooms. Where the actions of individuals and/or government officials are brought under the scrutiny of judges charged with interpreting and administering the laws of the land. Judges are human beings, of course. With their own worldview. We all have one. It's the lens through which we see and...
How could I not be a fan of the Internet? How else could I discover so many amazing Christian business owners I would have otherwise never known? Like Hal Taussig, Founder of Untours. A successful travel agency offering independent, self-directed travel experiences around the world. Combining a little hand-holding, planning and onsite support with lots...
We've all known some. Maybe we've even been one, at one time or another? Fair-weather fans. The ones who are all gung-ho... as long as their team is winning. Who are all-too-quick to jump ship and/or change allegiances when the going gets tough. No one wants to be identified with losers... right? Is that why...
It wasn't that people didn't like their pot. They just didn't like their morals. They were too... ... goody-two-shoes. Not today's pot, legalized in thirty states and the District of Columbia. A different kind of pot. In a far different place. Time travel back to the third century. The pot-makers were two sisters in Seville, Spain....
This blog's title is one of the many slogans of the company I'm highlighting today. Can you guess who it is? Maybe this slogan will help: 100% pure squeezed sunshine. Got it? Give up? It's Tropicana Products, Inc. Yes, the orange juice giant. http://www.sloganspoint.com/company/tropicana/ Tropicana has been in the orange juice business for over 70 years,...
