Good business leaders are like wine – we get better with age.

We are relentless in pursuing our goals.  And, we build our personal brands strong enough to weather any storm. When the Great Recession hit in 2007, many Americans found themselves either unemployed or underemployed as companies of all sizes navigated a murky economic environment.

Many who lost their jobs were seasoned workers and small business owners whose experience and education hadn’t protected them from the devastation that was ahead. The game had changed and so had the tools necessary to navigate this scary new world. Those tools are the Three R’s of Business and they help business leaders thrive in any economy. They are The Rep, The Rap, and The Relationship.  

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