Most business owners think of Q4 as the final stretch—the time to push hard, close out the year, and hopefully finish somewhere near the goals they set back in January. 

The other day, Amy and I were working next to each other when she said something I cannot imagine saying if I lived to be a thousand: “Ooh, these numbers

Dr. Lynelle Zabel of Highlands Ranch Dental Care, a Focused Directions client, has differentiated her practice by paying attention to an important customer problem—dental anxiety—and finding an unconventional way to

Q4 can be a contradiction for small businesses: it’s the most profitable stretch for many, yet also the most fragile. Employee burnout spikes, PTO requests surge, seasonal staffing becomes unpredictable,

This spring, I spent three weeks traveling through Argentina and Antarctica with my partner,  Kazunori “Kaz” Nagasawa. Just a few days into our time in Antarctica, he proposed, and it 

This summer we have the terrific opportunity to celebrate the United States of America’s 250th year of Independence!  Looking back to the War of Independence 250 years ago, the Battle of