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Alan’s Economic Forecast & Five Ways to Prepare Now

As always, our Annual CEO Retreat at Kingsmill brought over-the-top speakers and quality peer-to-peer breakout sessions. We learned how to build a winning sales culture, how Net Promoter Score (NPS) can be part of growth strategy, and we got a…

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CEO Profile: John Carrico

Twelve-year-old John Carrico started washing dishes in his father’s family restaurant in Martinsville, Virginia.  This is where he learned the value of hard work and the importance of working with others to achieve a common goal.  After graduating from UVA…

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CEOs Share Optimism in Quarterly Survey

CEOs in central Virginia anticipate increases in capital spending and hiring during the next six months, but expect sales to remain relatively level due to concerns about slow growth and continued economic uncertainty, the 1st quarter 2012 CEO Economic Outlook…

Verne, NPS, and 2 Cool Things

If you aren’t subscribed to Verne Harnish’s weekly email, do it now.   He routinely shares compelling stories from fast growing companies (Gazelles), and shares the strategies, tools and tactics they use to be great. Cool thing #1.  This week’s edition…

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CEOs to focus on “The Top Line”

This year’s CEO Retreat addresses “The Top Line.”  After several years of getting lean and mean, top line opportunities are there for smart, focused business owners and CEOs.   Keynote presenters will include sales guru Jack Daly, Net Promoter Score…

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