Information overload! If you are a growth-minded small business owner or solopreneur, then join me on an ongoing adventure to seek out the news stories that will help you grow your business. As a market researcher and future-minded consultant, I love to sift through all the news of the day to find stories that demonstrate signals of change. Let me point them out to you in this podcast and we can discuss why they stood out to me and how they might impact your business in the future.
Banks, Farming, Food - and check out the most hated buzzwords of 2023 at the end!
Fast Food, Dogs at Work and Turkey Pizza
Big Tech Frenemies, Residential Cruise Ships and eVTOLs!
Top Job = Teaching how to read expiration dates, Top Location = Detroit ?
Robots and our Dystopian Future - A Fairytale in 5 Lessons
Manifestos, Transformers and No Attention Span
Restaurant Robots, Tricky Algorithms, Desert Islands and more!
15 Minutes is Trending - as are Rich Boomers
Planes, trains, and automobiles, plus You Tubers？
Housing, death by AI, cyber-attackers gamble, greedy big business and aging in the future
The never ending question - recession yes or no? Innovations in battery technology Online vs in-person shopping Gen Z at work and Innovation vs Monopoly? Quick bonus - Tech Bros in a cage match?
One whole episode with no AI!! Is that possible? Instead, let's talk about ADUs, the evils of private equity, big vs little business and strange new foods. Plus a bonus - Inappropriate behavior on this social media platform is crazy!
Signals of change from this episode include: Stores with no products on the shelf Your palm is your wallet Entrepreneurs in space (the industry, that is) Big Oil - and the politics of climate change Robot Nannies
An assortment of topics including the best and worst of AI the future of cities and towns the jobs that AI will take over the home of the future everybody hates change Check it out!
This episode, let's learn about trends in the world of retail and restaurants, mushroom leather, kids in China, EVs and Fast Food, and new uses for robots. Bonus - weird partnerships in food!
Love him or hate him, Elon Musk makes the news all the time. Beyond that, this episode I share news stories on AI, climate changes, different ways we all work and outsmarting driverless cars. Plus - bonus - what's the top job in China? You'll never guess!
Five Future-Focused Stories shared originally on July 21, 2023 RTO vs WFH Jumping on the AI Bandwagon Green Solutions Technology Overwhelm Anti-Aging Tech Bros Consider how these topics could potentially impact your small business - now - or in the future. Stay on top of the ever-changing news and keep your business positioned for opportunities - rather than reacting to threats - by following these weekly news stories on Your Fractional Futurist, brought to you by Learn Start Grow.com.
Five Future-Focused Stories shared originally on July 14, 2023 It's gettin' hot out there... Big Bank, Little Bank $pace Who needs privacy anymore? Cage Match Part III Plus 3 bonus stories! Consider how these topics could potentially impact your small business - now - or in the future. Stay on top of the ever-changing news and keep your business positioned for opportunities - rather than reacting to threats - by following these weekly news stories on Your Fractional Futurist, brought to you by Learn Start Grow.com.
Five Future-Focused Stories shared originally on July 7, 2023 eVTOLs! China is still in the news All about Amazon Generational Differences Toxic Masculinity & Cage Fights plus 2 bonus stories! Consider how these topics could potentially impact your small business - now - or in the future. Stay on top of the ever-changing news and keep your business positioned for opportunities - rather than reacting to threats - by following these weekly news stories on Your Fractional Futurist, brought to you by Learn Start Grow.com.
Five Future-Focused Stories shared originally on June 30, 2023 **Spoiler alert! If you want to guess the trends, don't read what's listed below until you've made your guesses. Artificial Intelligence The Low-Carbon Transition Geopolitical Fragmenting An Aging Population A Reshaped Banking Sector Consider how these topics could potentially impact your small business - now - or in the future. Stay on top of the ever-changing news and keep your business positioned for opportunities - rather than reacting to threats - by following these weekly news stories on Your Fractional Futurist, brought to you by Learn Start Grow.com.
Five Future-Focused Stories shared originally on June 23, 2023 The AI Healthcare World Trouble in China Bad Weather and More Climate Change Changing Car Sales Your Fake Self Consider how these topics could potentially impact your small business - now - or in the future. Stay on top of the ever-changing news and keep your business positioned for opportunities - rather than reacting to threats - by following these weekly news stories on Your Fractional Futurist, brought to you by Learn Start Grow.com.
What is Your Fractional Futurist all about? The focus is on signals of change in the news that small business owners should be aware of - things that could impact their business today and into the future. Perhaps you're familiar with fractional officers - like a fractional CFO - for a growing small business? Consider me your fractional futurist! I share insights with scores of small business owners here - or more specifically for your business through my business Learn Start Grow.
Learn Start Grow helps entrepreneurs and small business owners at three stages of development: learning to be an entrepreneur, starting up a new business, and growing your existing business. With a focus on common sense advice, market research and down-to-earth start-up stories, this podcast seeks to appeal to small business owners looking for discussions about straightforward ways to grow a business, without any gimmicks or overly enthusiastic, overly optimistic sales advice.
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