Amanda Setili shares an experience and a reminder on the importance of preparing for unseen threats in business. We were kiteboarding last weekend off Sullivan’s Island, near Charleston. The wind was blowing hard, over 20 mph, and I was having a great time. Three hours into my session, I was jumping near a sandbar, because the water was so smooth and beautiful there. In other words, I was intentionally close to the sandbar and thinking that it was safe to…

Paul Sims shares an article on the trends driving change in the automotive industry that was published in Automotive Ventures.  There are many changes happening in the North American retail car market. The obvious ones are covered ad nauseam in the general press and the automotive conversations – connectivity, autonomous, subscription, and electrification, However, there are several trends impacting dealers and consumers more immediately and these are:  1.Margin pressure. Certainly the one that dealers have been lamenting for years are…

In this article, Alex Sharpe uses the Coronavirus as an example to explain why a period of disruption offers a great opportunity to pivot. The CORONA Virus is rocking our worlds – no doubt. It is a scary time with lots of uncertainty. Fortunately, times like this cause a disruption which also means opportunity. For many of us that is not easy to hear as we watch businesses struggle and industries change. It is even harder as we hear about…