The following picture is in my book If They Can Sell Pet Rocks Why Can't You Sell Your Business (For What You Want)? It shows how after…
JohnMJanuary 23, 2017
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By Gregory Kovsky John Martinka, as one of Seattle’s most successful, knowledgeable, & experienced buyer’s brokers, and I, as the President of IBA, the Pacific…
JohnMJanuary 17, 2017
Last week we dog sat for our younger son’s two Golden Retrievers. Quite an experience with monsoon type rains for a few days that left…
JohnMJanuary 14, 2017
For years I’ve loved listening to Car Talk on NPR, even now when it’s in a “best of” mode given one of the brothers died.…
JohnMJanuary 11, 2017
I met with a group of clients in early November to “check-in’ as we head to the end of the year. The usual issues involve…
JohnMJanuary 8, 2017
On September 27, 2016 the Wall Street Journal published an article titled, “Doctors Give Pre-Surgery Orders to Get in Shape.” The first sentence is, “Are…
JohnMJanuary 6, 2017
Gretchen Morgenstern in The New York Times wrote about how, “Blockbuster deals like Bayer’s $56 billion takeover of agribusiness giant Monsanto seldom live up to…
JohnMJanuary 3, 2017
Our son-in-law is a big city police officer (not Seattle) and recently was involved in a situation that will never make the news. He was…
JohnMNovember 16, 2016
In my last post I wrote about how teams are critical to success in sports, business, and actually other activities, and how individuals determine the success…
JohnMNovember 10, 2016
The NFL season started last Thursday and a quick review of multiple games synopsis along with seeing some highlights showed 11 of the 14 games…
JohnMNovember 3, 2016
Labor Day, our second “New Year’s” as schools are back in session, vacation season is over, summer is winding down, football season is starting, and…
JohnMOctober 27, 2016
At least two to three times a week I get an email from some company telling me how their telephone outreach services can help me…
JohnMOctober 21, 2016
The European Union has a myriad of rules and regulations. One of the most “interesting” (substitute your term for interesting after reading the rule) is…
JohnMOctober 15, 2016
Almost daily we take our dogs for a walk. Meandering through the woods and a mixture of neighborhoods, depending on the route we take, we…
JohnMOctober 11, 2016
In his book, “Originals,” (Penguin Random House, 2016) Adam Grant’s Chapter Two, Blind Inventors and One-Eyed Investors, discusses how misguided certain opinions can be. Two…
JohnMOctober 10, 2016
On Tuesday, August 16, 2016 the Wall Street Journal had a major article titled, "The Company Town That Chocolate Built." It's all about Hershey, PA…
JohnMSeptember 26, 2016
During our annual summer visit to Bozeman, Montana we had just hiked a canyon, and were relaxing with a beer and dinner on a brewery's…
JohnMSeptember 20, 2016
When visiting my mother-in-law, we stayed at the Intercontinental Hotel. As we went to put things in the safe it wouldn't open. It was locked.…
JohnMSeptember 14, 2016
On Friday, July 15, 2016 the Wall Street Journal had an article titled, "Surprise: The Economy Is Looking Much Better; Citigroups U.S. Economic Surprise Index is at…
JohnMSeptember 8, 2016
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