If you follow baseball, you might be aware that the Oakland A's earned two distinctions this season - worst record and lowest attendance. But Merrill believes one business decision can turn it around for the team. Hear all about it in this week's podcast!

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On this special 200th episode of the podcast, Merrill takes us on a trip down memory lane, sharing from a speech he delivered in 2014.

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How big is football in your town? In this week's episode, Merrill shares his experience while attending a high school football game in Texas.

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MLB pitcher Nolan Ryan was a pitching phenom. In this week's podcast, Merrill takes a look back at the pitcher's impressive career and gives his opinion on the next Nolan Ryan.

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In this week's podcast, guest host Steve Schlesinger is back with a follow-up episode, reflecting on the goals he set for himself six months ago, as he transitioned from CEO to Executive Chairman at Sago.

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When you find good morsels of information in life or business, do you usually share them with peers and friends? In this week's episode, Merrill talks about an article his friend Ed Sugar sent him, that focuses on advice for new executives.

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How do you feel about traveling? In this week's episode, Merrill shares what he used to love about traveling and contrasts that with today's travel experience.

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If you haven't heard of National LinkedIn Week, don't worry! Merrill made it up, and in this week's episode, he explains how and why to become a power user on LinkedIn.

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Taylor Swift's Eras tour is predicted to earn over $1 billion, making it the highest-grossing tour of all time. Such success is worthy of study. In this week's episode, Merrill refers to a recent article by Peter Cohan ("Four Lessons from Taylor Swift's $700 Million Success") and adds his own perspective on how Taylor Swift can teach us about business.

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Baseball is often called America's favorite pastime, but interest and attendance was starting to wane in recent years. In this week's episode, Merrill talks about how the sport responded and, in fact, has turned it around with a few important changes to the game.