Investing in employee benefits is crucial for any business’s profitability and success. Quality benefits attract top talent, foster employee loyalty, and enhance productivity through job satisfaction and health improvements. Competitive compensation packages are key to maintaining a strong workforce, which ultimately strengthens the overall business performance.
Fifteen years ago, Nashville was lovingly referred to as a big little town. These days, all that has changed. Based on U.S. Census data, the Nashville metro area experienced 1.8 percent growth between 2011 and 2016 – more than double the 0.8 percent national growth rate. All it takes is a Read more…
This week I received a call from a business owner who still does not offer health insurance to his employees. He sees the enormous value in doing so, but was overwhelmed at the thought of group health insurance. He, like many business owners, saw it as complicated, time-consuming and worst Read more…
This is an article I wrote for the March 2014 YP Nashville newsletter. As I am about to reach the 10th anniversary of my business, I have been reflecting on what has gotten me to this point and some of the mistakes I have made along the way. The biggest Read more…
This is an article I wrote for YP Nashville. Do you have a strong network? If you are in sales, the question probably makes you immediately think of the stack of business cards on your desk or the size of your contacts database. But is this a valuable network or Read more…
This is an article I wrote for the Nashville Chamber’s Small Business Wire newsletter: Big companies and nonprofits have a board of directors, a group of leaders who act as advisors on the big decisions that need to be made. They keep things in check and make sure the company Read more…
Miranda is three weeks old and has already changed my world immensely. I am loving every minute of being a new dad and planned from the beginning on being as hands-on as possible with raising her. Of course Miranda’s mom is doing the lion’s share of the parenting, but I Read more…
This is an article I wrote for the YP Nashville newsletter. When I left my previous job and began my own business, I started hearing: “I could never do what you do; I am just not cut out for sales.” It threw me off a bit, because I never truly Read more…
In preparation for our first child, my wife and I finally decided to bite the bullet and tackle a major home improvement – reroofing the house. I see yard signs and local ads for roofers everywhere and I have many contacts I can ask for recommendations, so I figured that Read more…
At one of the recent meetings we shot some video asking members what they liked about being a part of HENMA. In this video are Laura Serbon, Lynn Taylor, Joel Daunic, Bob Acuff, Kenny Silva, Barbara Brown, Mark Scrivner and Jason Mallory.