Sunday, December 20, 2020

NFL Draft Evaluator "The Scout": Does Success on the Field = Success in ...

NFL Draft Evaluator ³The Scout²: Does Success on the Field = Success in Life?


As we move into playoff season for football, it becomes easier to know who the winners and losers will be.  For some players, this may be an end of their career.  For others, they are just getting started.  Is it possible to pick out superstars before they have

Wednesday, December 2, 2020

Interview with Dennis Spurling About Opportunities Abroad

 

The USA has a history. Throughout that history, many have come to this country and found enormous opportunities for the pursuit of wealth and happiness.  For others, they have found a road paved with obstacles.  Whether those obstacles were the result of driving down the highway or seeking job opportunities, they have had

Thursday, November 19, 2020

What Happens When the Expert Becomes an Entrepreneur?

As a rule, experts are valuable to corporations, entrepreneurs, court systems, research facilities and others.  In some ways, they are technicians, even if they are psychologists, attorneys, medical doctors, engineers, etc. They are people with a very specific expertise.  However, when those experts become

Thursday, November 5, 2020

Who Do You Want to Be in the Face of a Crisis?


In everyone¹s life, a little rain must fall. While you may have already heard this, most are not ready for the rain, especially if it is a storm.  The storm is where you discover who you really are. And the way you handle those storms affects your reputation.  In fact, the way you handle storms can

Sunday, October 11, 2020

Do Politicians Matter for the Average Man in America?

Do Politicians Matter for the Average Man in America?



On Capitol Hill, the movers and shakers are the elite power brokers or grass roots organizations. They are the ones who give marching orders to the legislators.  To this day, the Capitol Hill ecosystem consists mostly of men.  At the same time, while men have built the Americas over the past several hundred years, they have

Sunday, October 4, 2020

Can a Promiscuous Woman Be a Good Wife?


This is not a popular topic.  However, it is the dead elephant in the room.
In the 1970s, feminists assured women they could do anything a man can do.
In fact, they told women that promiscuity was a way to

Thursday, October 1, 2020

Is Success the Fastest Path to Failure?


When Great Companies Don¹t Have Problems, They Will Eventually Have Problems

Most CEOs do a good job of effectively growing their business.  However,
very few are able to intentionally create breakthroughs.  The list gets
shorter when you speak of leaders who are able to

Sunday, September 27, 2020

Are Women Afraid to Commit in Relationships?


We always hear how dedicated women are.  Yet, women file about 80% of
divorces.  If that is a sign of commitment, I have been clueless about
commitment my entire life.  To my understanding, marriage vows are for
richer and poorer and sickness and health.  I guess since the vows say
nothing about

Sunday, September 20, 2020

What Happens When You Get the Swirlz?


This is a somewhat politically incorrect conversation.  It is about
interracial dating.  It seems some people believe the color of one¹s skin
can determine whether or not they

Sunday, September 13, 2020

Do Jamaican Men Handle Their Women Better Than American Men?


Until August of 1962, Jamaica was a British colony.  Before that, they were a pit stop for the British to punish and torture black people.  That way they could force them into slavery.  With that history, it would seem they have many

Sunday, September 6, 2020

Is Patriarchy Failing?


According to women, patriarchy is oppressive.  Yet, in a patriarchal society, you have people like Marilyn Monroe, Billie Holiday, Lena Horne, Ava Gardner, Mae West, Beyonce, Oprah, Ellen, Hillary Clinton, Kamala Harris and many other successful women.  If a patriarchy is oppressive to women, how

Sunday, August 30, 2020

How Do Men Become Powerful?

Where Do Men Get Their Power?


All men have power.  How they exert it will always be unique.  While the source of their power may be obvious for some, it is not so for others.  If it were obvious for everyone, men would be

Thursday, August 27, 2020

How to Raise Capital on Your Own Terms


At some point, every business needs a little outside help.  In most cases, that help can be a little extra cash.  It is one of the dilemmas of a fast growing company; not enough cash to support growth.  Or it can be the needed bridge in tough times.  When entrepreneurs venture out to raise that additional capital, it comes with

Sunday, August 23, 2020

Should All Men Follow MGTOW?


First, what is MGTOW?  It is an acronym for Men Go Their Own Way?  Why is it relevant in the 20th Century?  Many men say they will no longer tolerate

Sunday, August 16, 2020

Has the USA Become a Whore Culture?


This is a complex subject.  It starts and stops, twists and turns and starts all over again.  Most believe the sexual revolution for women started in the late 1960s.  However, if you go back to the ‘roaring 20s’, you find women who called themselves

Sunday, August 9, 2020

When Did the Black Community Quit?


The US has a past that is less than clean.  It was built on war, genocide, theft, slavery and rape.  Those five things can be a strategy to beat any group of people into submission.  At the same time, the US is not the only place where that strategy was executed.  Yet, it seems to have had the

Sunday, August 2, 2020

Are Black Men Afraid of Power?


When we think of power, the animal kingdom is filled with images.  There are lions, thoroughbred horses and elephants.  When it comes to athletes, you have Lawrence Taylor, Mike Tyson and Jim Brown.  When it comes to market domination, you have names like John D. Rockefeller, Sr., Andrew Carnegie and J.P. Morgan.  Those men are still called titans and

Thursday, July 30, 2020

Are You Comfortable Being Uncomfortable?


Most of you can set goals and achieve them.  You usually choose goals that require the skills and competencies you have acquired over the years.  It could be said that most goals fit your character.  When you have the skills and a character that fits the mission, you are more likely to figure out next steps when you experience failure.  Most of you know various mantras about getting

Sunday, July 26, 2020

How Men Strive and Thrive Through Adversity


Because I have lived in several countries, some have referred to me as a globetrotter.  When you spend time living in various nations, you face some adversity.  It could be from language, culture, running out of money or a myriad of other unforeseen circumstances.  At the same time, doing globetrotter things does not qualify me to play for the Harlem Globe Trotters.  Wayne Clark, on the other hand, has also spent time

Thursday, July 23, 2020

Is Your Bookkeeper Keeping You Ahead of the Curve?


When most people think of bookkeepers, they see it as a luxury.  In fact, some entrepreneurs may believe that it is such an easy job they can do it themselves.  They believe it is simply adding and subtracting numbers.  Easy right?  However, they never factor in the opportunity cost of choosing between things

Sunday, July 19, 2020

Why Is It So Difficult for People or Communities to Change?


Throughout the world, it is common for people to give friends and family advice.  In some cases, it is helpful.  In other cases, it is good intentions gone bad.  A common suggestion is to get over it or move on.  Technically speaking those are code words for

Wednesday, July 15, 2020

Do You Understand the Difference Between Marketing & PR?


While most of us understand the importance of PR and marketing, do we really know the difference?  They are both important.  Yet, the purpose they serve to you or your organization is very

Sunday, July 12, 2020

Here’s Why We Will Continue to Be Divided and Conquered


The divide and conquer strategy is an old one.  In many ways, it is simply psychological warfare at its finest.  To address it, you have to understand why it is happening.  Then it may be easier to understand who is actually

Thursday, July 9, 2020

Understanding the New SBA Loan Programs


While it is true, some cities are attempting to return to normalcy. At the same time, there are many people who are still not working.  As a result, some are starting to catch the entrepreneurial bug.  To do that, they may need start up capital.  Can the latest government

Sunday, July 5, 2020

Why the F__ Are Women Defining Manhood in the US?


In the US, women cackle about what it means to be a man.  In addition, they believe all men should get in touch with their feminine side to prove they are real men.  Unfortunately, many men have followed these instructions only to be

Thursday, July 2, 2020

How to Effectively Network in a Covid Environment


Social distancing, quarantine and an infectious virus are the code words of 2020.  In the midst of that, entrepreneurs are still running successful businesses and acquiring new clients.  To win new clients, many people rely on networking.  How do you

Sunday, June 28, 2020

Have Men Become He-Man Woman Haters?


In October of 2018, Straight Talk with Ted Santos & Blair Nash started as a podcast.  Our topics primarily focused on heterosexual relationships.  Since then, I have been accused of bringing out the worst of men.  I have been told that, in the past, men kept their mouths shut.  Now that I started the he-man woman hater’s club, men

Thursday, June 25, 2020

Sexy and Not So Sexy Secrets of Thriving in a Covid Business World


When you think of sexy in business, you might think about alluring marketing strategies.  Or you might envision a product or service people can’t live without.  Women might think of shoes.  Men may visualize an exotic car.  How many would think about

Are Women Robbing Corporate America? (The facts and what can be done abo...

Sunday, June 21, 2020

How Do You Make Corporations Profitable Again? Remove Most Women from the Workforce


For decades, we have heard the pundits pontificate about the importance of hiring women in the workforce.  What no one addresses is whether or not society has benefited.  When you ask the question, women only address the selfish gains to women.  No one wants to address the

Sunday, June 14, 2020

Do Women Ever Grow Up?


As children, we attended elementary school.  Our behavior was…well…child-like.  What can you expect from children in elementary school?  For some boys, however, they thought girls were rather immature.  Those boys believed when they made it to high school girls would finally mature.  Instead, as young men, they found the

Wednesday, June 10, 2020

3 Ways Men Can Bring Order Back to Society

Do You Need a New Strategy for Managing Projects in Your Supply Chain?


In this recent pandemic, supply chains around the world have been disrupted.  While technology and data have allowed project managers to be more efficient, many have never been trained to be as organized as a

Sunday, June 7, 2020

What Are the 3 Most Important Things That Attract Women to Men?


From a primal perspective, men are hunters.  That means they eat what they kill, if they want a robust meal.  Traditionally, if a woman wanted a robust meal, she would find a man who is a very good hunter.  While she bears him children and takes care of home, he goes out for the next kill.  In a capitalistic society, the hunt happens

Is Protesting a Dead End for the Black Community? (Part 2)

Thursday, June 4, 2020

Dressing for the Covid World


Because of the quarantine, many people are working from home.  Ahhhh, the joy of working from home.  Yes and no.  With children at home from school, life can be hectic.  There is much to do and not enough time.  However, the show must go on at work.  If you are a professional, how does that

Do All Women Suffer From the Amy Cooper Syndrome?

Sunday, May 31, 2020

Are Women Abusing the Privileges of Being a Woman?


It seems the year 2020 will be a year for the history books.  We started with impeachment for the president of the US.  Then Covid-19 overshadowed that.  After several months of quarantine, the country found itself in the middle of a battle of the sexes in Central Park with racial overtones.  Now cities are

Wednesday, May 27, 2020

How Do You Figure Out the Best Niche Market for Your Business?


Marketing is ultimately an exchange of relationships.  It is the way organizations display their ability to identify, anticipate and satisfy the needs of the public.  For businesses that have something valuable to offer, it is a method to attract customers who are willing to pay for a product or service.  The problem many companies face is they do

Sunday, May 24, 2020

Here’s Why Only Married Women Should Be Allowed to Vote in the US


In ancient Greece, women were property and never allowed the right to vote.  Slaves, freed slaves and foreigners were also denied to right to vote.  For men to vote, you had to be a contributing citizen of society.  That means men had to complete

Thursday, May 21, 2020

How Do Leaders Make Others Successful?


Many people believe leadership is about having power and authority over others.  That includes telling staff and management what to do.  In other cases, it is believed the leader is in place to fire whomever they want.  Wouldn’t that be the quintessential image of

Sunday, May 17, 2020

Do Black Men Hold Black Women to Unfair Standards?


If you look at the animal kingdom, it appears male and females come together easily.  While humans are animals, they have added layers of complexity to dating and mating.  Being a man or women is not enough for the opposite sex.  There are

Wednesday, May 13, 2020

How Do You Plan Your Business for a Post Pandemic Environment, Economy & Future?


In the boardrooms of large corporations, the mantra is strategy.  However, it is not strategies for business as usual.  Executives have come to the realization that the world will never return to business as usual.  It does not even mean a

What¹s the Most Difficult Conversation Every Man Needs to Have with a Wo...

Sunday, May 10, 2020

Will the Pandemic Shut Women Out of the Workforce?


In the face of covid-19, social distancing has served as a blessing and a curse.  It has served to slow the spread of the virus.  And it has created a dilemma for the school system.  It appears to be a little more difficult to keep children in a classroom at a reasonable distance from one another.  If you have young children, you understand the

Thursday, May 7, 2020

How Important Is SEO in Your New Strategic Vision?


The corona virus has forced a reset for the global economy.  Because of that, now more than ever, Search Engine Optimization – SEO may be an important part of growing your business.  Most states in the US are not operating at full capacity.  Therefore, many people are

Sunday, May 3, 2020

Why Have Marriage Rates Dropped to Record Lows in the US?


On April 30, 2020, the Wall Street Journal printed an article called, Marriage Rate Plunges to Lowest Level on Record.  In 1867, the US government began keeping records of married couples.  In 2019, there are less couples getting married than in 1867.  And the writing has

Top 10 Reasons So Many Men Walked Away from Marriage?

Friday, May 1, 2020

What Tools Do You Have to Handle Stress, Anxiety and Total Disruption?


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The corona virus has forced lifestyle changes around the world and in a blink of an eye we went from our normal lives, to quarantine.  Our schools, recreation centers, restaurants and jobs closed until further notice.  We are now working from home or unemployed.  Homes that were once our sanctuary are

Wednesday, April 29, 2020

Will Covid-19 Force More Divorces Than Usual?


When most marry, the intent is to stay together until ‘death do us part’.  However, over 50% of marriages never make it that far.  About 40% end in the first year.  In a covid-19 environment, there may

Tuesday, April 28, 2020

Sunday, April 26, 2020

What Is It Like to Be a Feminine Woman in a Feminist World?


In the late 60s, women burned their bras and demanded equality in pay, job opportunities and the right to make their own choices.  By the mid 70s, they were shouting “I don’t need a man”, “I can do anything a man can do but better” and “men are the enemy”.  That mindset ushered in a

Wednesday, April 22, 2020

When Our Healthcare System Fails Us


On a good day, we all have challenging days and when we are not feeling well this can seem like the end of the world. We visit our Doctors with complaints of Arthritis, Fatigue, Brain Fog, Stomach Problems, Chronic Infections and suddenly we are

Sunday, April 19, 2020

Is There a New Lower Class Being Created in Black and White Communities?


If you have a GPA of 3.2 or higher, you are held in high esteem, unless you are in the black American community.  There you will be ridiculed.  In some cases, you will be physically abused.  In 1960, Harvard University made a policy change that negatively affected this part of black American culture.  And it has created a

Wednesday, April 15, 2020

What Are Simple Ways to Strengthen Your Immune System?


Our lives have been invaded by covid-19.  Whether we are at home, in the store or socializing with others, corona dictates our actions.  What’s makes it worse is there was no warning.  One month we had

Instead of a Reparations Check, the Black Community Needs an Iron Fist

Sunday, April 12, 2020

Should the Black Community Be Ruled By Draconian Laws?


With the advent of the corona virus, we will see many benefits.  Pollution is dropping because there are fewer cars on the road.  At the same time, crime rates have dropped.  While domestic violence will increase, robberies and murder have decreased.  Is this virus presenting

Thursday, April 9, 2020

What Will Happen to Real Estate in a Covid – 19 Environment?


We are still Quarantined and “they” say we are just hitting the peak of this Pandemic. We have been bringing you the latest in finance and business strategies to assist you in important decision making.

We are not only business centered but we