History Is. Change with it or get changed by it. If you have found yourself at a high school graduation recently you have witnessed the 4th turning. The classes of 2018 and 2019 are the last graduating classes of the millennials or the first graduating classes of Gen Z. Either way, we are in the midst of a generational turning and for the first time, it is happening for the fourth time. The graduating class of 2020 in 2 years will be the first HS class to be born entirely in the 21st century. What does that mean for strategic planning? What will history create and what will history render obsolete. Join us for a talk about the fourth turning and what it means to your brand and your business. Conference quality information without the rubber chicken dinner, the $8 lite beer and without the expense report.

You can read all the posts, affirmations, books and blogs you want. But real experience always trumps theory. Real results always trump good intentions. Talk is never tantamount to tangible. PowerPoint, CD, Cassette, 45. Where are you? You can't be strongest if you have never been strong. We kick of Summer 2018 with an honest narrative. Conference quality information without the bullet points. Listen live or later. History Is....Change with it or get changed by it.

First Sgt Curtis Gill changed the trajectory of my life. He convinced me, a skinny 140 pound infantry soldier that I could conquer the world. So I have. Viet Nam Veteran, career soldier, Pastor and a good friend. Curtis Owen Gill,  MAY 27, 1947 – MAY 10, 2018. Rev. Dr. Gill is survived by his wife, Mary Gill; son Apostle Dj Wiggins,  two daughters; ShaDawn Mayer and Shanta' Brooks; six grandchildren; one great-grandchild; other relatives and friends. To God be the Everlasting Glory.

2 Generations can remember Chuck and Di, and 2 Generations have googled it. 2 Generations can remember Diana's death and 2 Generations have googled it. The marketplace is home to 4 distinctly different generations. However we are at a moment of a generational 4th turning as we transition from the Millenials to Gen Z. Join us as we talk about what this moment of generational inflection means to you and how it should be impacting your design of places, products and services.  Harry Myers with GTE Financial joins us to talk about the GO Premium Account and its generational DNA. This is conference quality information without the rubber chicken dinner, the lost luggage and without the expense report. Listen live or anytime later.

The HS Class of 2018 is either the last of the millennials or the first of Gen Z. They are the digital citizens who are now just a few years from being active and independent banking customers, clients and members. What are you doing to intentionally engage them and what have you been doing? Who they are, how they roll and what you need to know. Join us live or later. Conference quality information without the expense report.

In the 1939 Version of The Wizard of Oz MGM and producer Mervyn LeRoy needed a way to introduce a burst of color as Dorothy steps out of Kansas and into Munckinland. It is regarded as one of the most important moments in American cinema. When was your last black and white to color moment? When was the last time your audience saw something new and previously unseen or experienced. Join us as we talk about the need to "WOW!" your audience and leave them wanting more! Conference Quality information without the bad hotel pillow, the rubber chicken dinner and without the expense report. Listen live or later.

Since 2010 we have asked the question, if your brand were a band would you leave the audience wanting more? Practice is what separates the great from the good. Is your performance compelling? Do you hire people that others wanted or did not want? How often do you review your performance? And what do you do differently based upon the review? By applying musical priciples to your performance you can use the best metrics available. Every brand has stuff. Do you have style? Conference Quality Information without the expense report, the rubber chicken dinner and the hangover.

CUNA's CEO Jim Nussle has added an 8th Cooperative principle: Conflict among Coopertives. He owes NAFCU a public apology. A great performance is timeless. Practice, Perform, Review and Repeat. If you got that, if your audience gets that, you will be in business forever. Conference quality information without the expense report. History Is, Change with it or get changed by it. Listen live or later.

Do you remember the first time you heard about that thing called the "internet?" Internet cafes etc? Do you remember hearing about something call social networking? Social Media, MySpace, Face-something? Linked up? Tweeter? Hmmmm? Right now the rumor that will become the reality is that the Digital Citizen has a myriad of options to the conventional checking account. Now is the time to intentionally engage Generation next and their parents with the absolute best service and services. Othewise, when that rumor becomes realtiy, if you are not planning now, you will be HISTORY.  Join us live or later. Conference qualtiy information without the rubber chicken dinner and the expense report.

National something day. We are “closed”. Idiotic meme. Politically correct Christmas / Easter Greeting. As we start the 2nd Quarter of 2018 I will talk about the good and bad I see out in the social media marketplace. Out twit of the week and my afternoon in the digital onine marketplace. Conference Quality information without the expense report.  Listen live or later.