When There’s an Illness in the Family
In our latest podcast episode, William Vanderbloemen explains why he's glad he's been removing himself from day-to-day operations.
Good Morning!
Here are today’s highlights:
The last time CEO confidence levels were this low their businesses were shut down.
Canada has put a 25-percent tariff on electricity sold to the U.S. Will a similar levy on oil follow?
Builders are stockpiling lumber, but the cost of building a single-family home could leap $10,000 anyway.
Several groups are drafting Congressional legislation to create freedom cities that would be free from federal regulation.
THE 21 HATS PODCAST
This week, Jaci Russo tells William Vanderbloemen that she’s a little surprised, given all of the uncertainty in the air, how well her marketing business is holding up. Marketing, as we all know, is often the first thing businesses pull back on. Jaci says her strong results may have something to do with the changes she’s made in the way her agency closes sales. We also get Jaci’s and William’s takes on the conversation we’ve been having about whether owners should consider their employees’ personal circumstances when making HR decisions.
But our main topic is weightier than usual: William’s wife and co-founder Adrienne recently received a cancer diagnosis and has begun treatment. Long-time listeners may recall that William has spoken in past episodes about his efforts to make sure the business can run without him. “And oh my goodness,” he tells us, “how thankful I am that we started that process so long ago.”
You can subscribe to the 21 Hats Podcast wherever you get podcasts.
