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195 episodes - English - Latest episode: 26 days ago -BizZne$$ BuzZ is all about your business. Small business is in trouble and they have been as far back as the “rocking” that occurred in 2008. The 14.2 percent loss of many brick and mortar small businesses happened by the year 2015 (source, NFIB 2015 Report). Already being squeezed by Internet predators, like Amazon, E-Bay, etc. They are literally sucking the life out of small businesses by customer and profit “siphoning.” B2B Networking Groups and social media disappointments abound.
Small business needs a “counter” to these Ecommerce tsunamis and that mechanism is the power of UNITY, RELATIONSHIP and the Law of RECIPROCITY. This is an EDGE that is a non-compete. The “perfect storm” of shut down/customer distancing, lack of capital and uncertainty are the devastating effects of COVID19 disruption.
Our mission is to provide your business the boost that it needs to recapture your personal visions, rejuvenate your operations and to bring about a platform that represents your interests.
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Tranzact Card . . .Lookout World! Here comes Z Bucks
May 10, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour - 4.51 MBIn 1950, the first credit card ever was the Diners Club. In 1958, Bank of America launched the BankAmericard and the means of payment was transformed overnight. In fact, I recall that when I lived in Las Vegas, my mother was in relationship with a man who had the responsibility of bringing the BankAmericard to the Las Vegas Casino's. I remember that when Hank Aarron hit his momentous home run, it sailed right over the billboard on the outfield wall, this was a blow up of the BankAmericard....
From The UK , Meet . . . Kay Suther
May 03, 2023 07:00 - 55 minutes - 50.6 MBToday, we are reaching across the pond to the United Kingdom to speak to a very gifted and talented, Millennial, Powerhouse Woman who has discovered a Niche, one of the fastest growing marketplaces on the planet. Podcasters! At last count, there are now well over 3 Million Podcasters let loose on the planet and my guest today is drilling down into that marketplace and what she has discovered is well worth paying attention to because for the most part of this paradigm shift in communications??...
Powerhouse Woman . . . Christine McIver
April 26, 2023 07:00 - 55 minutes - 50.5 MBPower of the Woman. You have been hearing me say that more and more and the stats validate my claims. Now more than 20 percent of the entire Small Business Community are owned by women. They are without a doubt upwardly bound as far as income and many cases outweighing male owned businesses and one their hallmarks is that they are much more BENEFIT conscious towards their employee workforces as well. This is not a trend its a REALITY and I am joined by my guest today who will help to put more...
Crypto! You Might Have It and IF Not Pay Attention To This!
April 19, 2023 07:00 - 54 minutes - 49.6 MBCrypto! It's really an interesting word isn't it and of course words do have meanings so IF you take the time to look up this word, you will find this definition. The word cryptography derives from the prefix crypto- of Greek origin meaning hidden and the suffix -graph also of Greek origin and meaning to write. This name reflects cryptography's historical role as the study of codes for secret communication. Now this certainly coincides with the word that is becoming a household term which is ...
Necessity Is The Mother Of Invention
April 12, 2023 07:00 - 54 minutes - 50.1 MBInventors. I recall when I learned that James T. Kirby who has a vacuum cleaner named after him and whom my first 5 years post-college years were spent in sales, management and eventually two Area Distributorships that landed me in my first real experience of owning my own small business distributing Kirby Vacuum Cleaners all over Southern CA Now you are saying what has that got to do with the title of this show? Well, that same person whose invention I sold for 5 years of my life also invent...
A Hard Luck Story Turns Into a Promising Career, Meet Julie May
April 05, 2023 07:00 - 55 minutes - 50.6 MBIn business, there is a old, tried and true quote that many of you have experienced and when it occurs in your life, you have many times no other choice than to live this and have others observe your struggles and this results in your hearing Pulling Onself Up By Your Bootstraps. General George S. Patton had such a similar saying but his rendition I believe is far more description and lurid when he stated, I do not care how fall a man falls. I am more interested in how high he bounces. Julie ...
Business Coaches? Your Choice Can Make A Difference!
March 29, 2023 07:00 - 54 minutes - 49.7 MBBusiness Coaching. That is more than a mouthful because it denotes two very important principles. The first principle is that Apart from vision, my people perish, the second is In the multitude of councilors, there is wisdom. I would like to focus on the second principle and that is the word WISDOM. Wisdom in its purest form is defined as Knowledge Applied. We can know a lot about everything and never discover the meaning the meaningful directions and applications that it could provide. Recen...
BZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ Certainty Global, LLC
March 22, 2023 07:00 - 55 minutes - 50.9 MBYou are probably wondering WHY? after now almost 125 shows and close to celebrating my 3rd year anniversary of the show that I would finally entitle a show with the Bzzzzzzzzz, that you hear on every show since its inception. Well, its because I took the steps to make that happen and it's my new company that I recently formed with my partner Patrick Laing, who is also a host on Voiceamerica with a show entiitled Finding Certainty. His show airs LIVE on Friday's at 10am PST. To cut to the chas...
Major Medical? What are you paying? What are you getting???
March 15, 2023 07:00 - 51 minutes - 47.2 MBThis show today is all about one of the biggest expenses that you are paying out currently and there is no ceiling of where the cost may go on premiums in the future. Are the state and federal governments sympathetic to your plight as a small business??? I think not and you know that everyday that passes the regulatory verbiage and potential pitfalls are ever more increasing with no end in sight. Today, you need to tune in to find out what YOU can do about dilemma and find out a company who h...
"Trouble Shooting" Wisdom That Brings About Breakthroughs
March 08, 2023 08:00 - 55 minutes - 50.8 MBI have said many times in the almost now three years that I have been hosting this show that the definition of any business is to be able to forecast both Revenue and Expenses prior to even opening the doors. This is largely due to another aspect of business which is the KEY component and therein lies the Vision of that business and to borrow a time tested and worn verbiage that has withstood countless centuries of being misunderstood and you will find it in the Bible and it states that apart...
Vcard Global Alumnist Guest . . . What Are They Up to Now?
March 01, 2023 08:00 - 54 minutes - 50 MBI take Alumni very seriously. In fact when BizZne$$ BuzZ reappears with website and other media exposed platforms, Alumni (former guests) will be prominently displayed under their own section of the website, including their show link and contact information by industry category so they are readily accessible for contact. I don't think any other Small BizZne$$ medial platform has been quite so generous as to provide NO COST ongoing advertising to their guest's but this has been a goal of mine ...
Mom's House . . . A Senior Resource and Best Friend
February 22, 2023 08:00 - 55 minutes - 50.6 MBSeniors. Translation. Baby Boomers! One of the largest birth generations in American History and certainly one of the most prosperous and I am one of them and still in business to this day. Assets are only as valuable as the management of those possessions that can never be realized or accumulated again, because we as Seniors are running out of time! When situations such as health crises or family considerations arise, many times the disposition of these assets result in a fire sale because t...
Bernardo Moya Visits BizZne$$ BuzZ bringing The Best You
February 15, 2023 08:00 - 55 minutes - 50.6 MBWhen BizZne$$ BuzZ was in its formative stages as a radio communications platform the vision for the show was to cover three areas of the Small BizZne$$ concerns which were Advocacy, Resources and Expertise. Recently we have added Reduction of Operational Costs as an additional focus in answer to the current Inflationary Economy and the now continual challenges of a Post Pandemic America! These criteria are the yardstick that is currently employed to qualify the caliber of guest that appear o...
Veterans Struggle With Affordability And Home-ownership
February 01, 2023 08:00 - 54 minutes - 50 MBVeterans that served in the Post 9/11 Era are hurting in today’s housing market. Compared to previous veteran generations, Post 9/11 veterans have astonishingly higher cost burdens. Across generations of veterans – from the Korean War to the Gulf War – cost burden rates are below 25%. However, nearly 35% of post 9/11 are cost-burdened. These young veterans are more likely than the average civilian to struggle with housing affordability Looking beyond the cost burden rate, home-ownership rates...
Water? or Power? Power Wins Out Right Now As A Main Concern
January 25, 2023 08:00 - 55 minutes - 50.4 MBI don't have to say it, you know it. Energy cost's are on the rise! Just here in the State of CA our natural gas has risen by over 300 percent! Isn't it amazing what we can endure when we have to make the choices we don't relish or want to endure? Recently, we have experienced incidents with the Power Grid's. From failure to physical and diabolical attacks not to say the least. Well if you are the owner of your OWN building then you need to pay very close attention to this show because it's a...
ONLINE? . . . But . . . "How Do You Make It Pay"?
January 18, 2023 08:00 - 55 minutes - 50.8 MBThe virtual world. That's a big V to some people but to the Small Business Community it's LIFEBLOOD. You see the pandemic changed the game. Those that pivoted came through the tunnel walking time of almost 3 years. Those that did not, are either gone, close to that or beginning to return to profitabilty. Now, enter in. Sustainability. You stop marketing, you start a slow, winding, death spiral to your business. Marketing is the circulatory system of your business, V is the LIFEBLOOD! I am goi...
Motivators are MORE than HYPE. They are HOPE Creators
January 04, 2023 08:00 - 55 minutes - 50.4 MBI am more than pleased to announce that my newest addition to my team, Dr. Andrea Adams Miller, my new Publicist who you can reach at [email protected] has arranged for the guest appearance on my show today. I have had many Motivators, Coaches and Authors on my show and you will meet Jose Escobar today who encompasses all three of those most needed skill sets Motivation is a large word with far reaching impact and while there are certainly dozens if not hundreds in the space t...
Africa Is Rising UP! Jared Harrington Reporting
December 28, 2022 08:00 - 54 minutes - 50.1 MBToday is a show to shall we say round out the year? Normally a show like this one would be to summarize 2022 and look forward to 2023, with great anticipation, right? Well, you would be partially right but extensively wrong because this show is about an impending industrial revolution from one of the biggest continents on this planet. This continent is Africa! Let's approach this subject matter to peak your interest levels to click on this show and get out a notepad. First of all, let me ask ...
Patrick Duffy and Linda Purl . . . visit BizZne$$ BuzZ
December 21, 2022 08:00 - 55 minutes - 51.2 MBcaliforniaseniorguide.com has done it again! When you have the opportunity to revisit through their relationships your past and especially what you experienced within that past, well that this is an experience that is not only memorable but breath taking. Today on my show I am joined by two Hollywood Stars. Patrick Duffy and his significant other Linda Purl. Both of these stars have enjoyed a long and memorable career path in TV primarily and they are still going strong today! Join me today, ...
There Is No Room In The Inn? Veterans
December 14, 2022 08:00 - 54 minutes - 49.7 MBI have done several shows related to Veterans. Most recently a show that divulged and revealed that Veterans are currently being murdered in their beds, within the confines of Veterans Hospitals?? You can find out more about this by going to: www.veteranmurders.com There is another travesty within this realm and that is the unknown fact that currently 1.7 million Veterans are homeless in this land of plenty Yes we have many who forsaken their civilian status, underwent training, picked up a w...
Marshall Sylver . . . Visits Bizzne$$ BuzZ
December 07, 2022 08:00 - 55 minutes - 50.4 MBThere is an old saying in business . . .Never Burn A Bridge. This is a short version of NEVER forsake a RELATIONSHIP! Today, the fruit of that endeavor has come to life as Mr. Las Vegas Hypnotist Mr. Marshall Sylver is joining me on my show today! Many years ago our paths crossed when I was seeking help in resurrecting my business career after serving my late wife for 22 months and eventually watching her succumb to a horrible breast cancer which took her life at age 40. When you have those t...
MEC? Do You Know What It Means? You Better Find Out!
November 30, 2022 08:00 - 55 minutes - 51.2 MBSome years back, after CA had undergone some of most horrendous natural and unnatural disasters, the local paper headline read, Fires, Floods, Earthquakes . . . What's Next? Enter MEC! Minimum Essential Coverage! Politicians LOVE using acrostics. Remember when it was Washington, DC or even NYC and so went the nation? Well now it seems, that CA is now the potential Tsunami that has risen up and taken the stance that CA will do things it's OWN way and seek to influence the nation! Remember when...
Shirley Luu . . . Visits BizZne$$ BuzZ
November 23, 2022 08:00 - 53 minutes - 48.7 MBThis show now bookends the Small BizZne$$ Communities interests in the USA. The past show roster includes significant copy in the New York, Washington, DC, Virginia and Florida market sectors and we will continue to seek out pertinent stories and personages from this part of the country in the future. Today, we will visit Virginia, once again! Probably now and in the future, the insurance and financial services industries are one of the most impacted arena's of the spectrum of small business ...
Millennials . . . Your Customer Now and in the Future
November 16, 2022 08:00 - 54 minutes - 50.1 MBWell the day has finally arrived. I have been hinting at this really since I began this journey of engaging the world of Small Business. We, the Fuddie Duggies (Now), The Seniors, The Baby Boomers, 76 million births, Hippie Era, Rock Concerts, Haight-Ashbury, Flower Power, Vietnam Era generation is fastly exiting and the advent of a larger generation, The Millennials, has arrived! There are marked differences between these two generations and for one, Millennials are better educated. While th...
American Warriors Holocaust . . . What Are They Hiding???
November 09, 2022 08:00 - 55 minutes - 50.9 MBOn September 7th , 2022, this show covered for the first time in its history a Live Event in Pensacola, Florida sponsored by Whistle Blowers of America.org During that show a now breaking story emerged that has compelled us to revisit what surfaced through one of the guests we interviewed. Bruce Sackman who authored the book Behind The Murder Curtain” whose subject matter is the intentional murdering of “America’s Finest”. Men and Women who picked up a weapon and defended the Constitution and...
Senior Guide Sends . . . Sonus
November 02, 2022 07:00 - 54 minutes - 49.7 MBI remember in my younger days, you know those days when you didn't think it mattered that you cranked the volume of your radio in your car so you could hear Creedence Clearwater Revival, Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young or Jimi Hendrix? And then just to take it one step further I attended concerts of bands like The Who, who were known to rattle the walls of every concert that they performed in because the decibels of the volume of sound that were generated by the wall of amplifiers that was beh...
Coming To America! . . . Africa!
October 26, 2022 07:00 - 55 minutes - 50.9 MBRecently, I attended a CEO Summit in Lynchburg, VA on the campus of Liberty University. There were well over 600 CEO's from across America gathered under one roof to most likely find some answers and develop relationships that could further accelerate their various enterprises. If you have never walked around the campus of a mountain that has now become one of the largest and Americana ICON Universities in the country with a student body that would rival any college in the country, don't miss...
CA Senior Guide Magazine sends Mr. John O'Hurley
October 19, 2022 07:00 - 55 minutes - 51.2 MBJohn O'Hurley joins me today. This is now the third guest that CA Senior Guide Magazine has sent to me for an interview.in conjuction with a full story spread in the magazine. John is an entrepreneur in the truest sense of the word and a Baby Boomer, just like me. We are cut from the same bolt of cloth being from the same generation. His many talents and giftings have been well known in the world of TV, Films and Stage. His business activities have been no less influential and impacting as we...
Julie Muse Takes The Reins Interviewing a Power Woman!
October 12, 2022 07:00 - 54 minutes - 50.3 MBToday you are in for a special treat! For weeks now I have been saying that a new show is a coming soon! Well, I have decided to accelerate that event by bringing on the new LIVE Host of an upcoming BizZne$$ BuzZ Women's Powered Show on the show today and she is going to interview a Woman's Power House Guest as a Kick Off to what you will experience in January of 2023, when the show actually is scheduled to formally premiere. So tune in today and experience Julie Muse and her guest who will s...
Inflation Reduction Act? . . . A Rehashed BBB with YOU in mind
October 05, 2022 07:00 - 54 minutes - 49.7 MBIn November of 2021 there was a bill known as Build Back Better! The proposal was another 2.2 TRILLION of dollars to be spent on supposedly INFRASTRUCTURE. It passed the House of Representatives (No Surprise There) and it ran into a very BIG surprise when one of the Democrat's larger Senator's Joe Manchin said a resounding NO and the BBB (Biden's Business Bust) fizzled and faded from the country's memory. Unfortunately, it did not leave the memory of Senator Charles Schumer and along with his...
Quick Books? Turbo Tax? There's a New Kid In Town!
September 28, 2022 07:00 - 54 minutes - 49.8 MBTax Time? Crunch Time is More Like It. I have my own rebranding of a government agency better known as the infamous Internal Revevue Service (IRS). Well consider this one, same abbreviation but now it reads . . . Internal Reclamation Service! Makes sense doesn't it? They are just reclaiming what was THEIRS to begin with right? Well your own defense and armor is to keep good and accurate and verifiable records, so when the 86,000 additional IRC Revenue Hungry /Treasury Agents darken the doors ...
Meet Julie Muse . . . BizZne$$ BuzZ's Soon Power Woman Show Host
September 21, 2022 07:00 - 55 minutes - 50.9 MBVision is one thing. Fulfillment is another. Today, fulfillment is what you will experience. The subject of this show was not on our minds at that time. Over two years ago when this show was originally crafted by myself and the late Founder of Voiceamerica.com, Mr. Jeff Spenard, we had a moment together where we futured this show and it's ultimate purpose and reach. During that time, we discussed specific markets, strategies, cultures, countries and of course additional show hosts. Primarily ...
Gary Reeves . . .Difference Maker . . . Visits BizZne$$ BuzZ
September 14, 2022 07:00 - 54 minutes - 50 MBA Difference Maker is an ordinary person who accomplishes extraordinary things by creating positive change in his or her community and in the lives of others. Difference Makers do not have to be famous. Difference Makers can be parents, coaches, or good friends. Qualities that can make someone a Difference Maker include determination, leadership, teamwork, inspiration, courage, excellence, integrity, generosity, compassion, etc. Admiral William B. Halsey stated so eloquently, “There are no gr...
LIVE from Florida . . . Whistle Blowers Of America!
September 07, 2022 07:00 - 54 minutes - 50.2 MBNon-Profits. At times I think of these types of enterprises and remember when I was the CEO of one and eventually founded my own and served the Orange County area of CA for four years. During that time I gained invaluable information as to the infrastructure, corporate culture, missions and most importantly the interaction and relationship building between all aspects of the community which we were called to serve. The differentiation between a Profit and Non-Profit Business is largely due to...
Recession? Stagflation? Fantasy or Reality?
August 31, 2022 07:00 - 55 minutes - 50.7 MBI remember a term known as Dega Vu during my lifetime. It was a Baby Boomer watchword and it means A Feeling of already having experienced a similar situation. My history includes being in financial services and in the late 1970's early 1980's with at that time President Jimmy Carter at the helm of the USA. During his tenure, the nation experienced a Recession and Stagflation which translated resulted in record high inflation and low economic growth. There is a monument in our nation's capita...
Inter-Relationship Merchant Marketing? Is It Really Possible?
August 24, 2022 07:00 - 55 minutes - 50.8 MBIn 2016 while engaged with another global small business marketing thrust I realized that something was lacking and spent the better part of six months working with another competent individual and we both came up with a concept that revolved around the word Hub. Today, that word is largely proliferated worldwide. However, the application of the title of this show, has been largely overlooked. We all know that the surest form of marketing is Word of Mouth. The graduating upward result is the ...
A Publicist For My Small BizZne$$??? Come on man!
August 17, 2022 07:00 - 55 minutes - 50.4 MBMerriam Websters Dictionary defines a Publicist as the following: the business of inducing the public to have understanding for and goodwill towards a person, firm or institution. The Synonyms of this word further accentuate its functionality . . . Agent, Press Agent, Publicizer, PR Person, Advance Agent, Advance Man, Press Officer, Public Relations Consultant. Now if I am looking at this profession as a full time employee, I am looking at it incorrectly but if i am looking at this as an outs...
Real Estate Creative Financing? No! An Interesting Twist
August 10, 2022 07:00 - 54 minutes - 49.8 MBReal Estate. Long believed as not only a permanent roof over your head but an investment opportunity as well. We all know for a fact, while equity is a capital asset that can be drawn upon and the sale of your house, less capital gains taxes, ouch my aching back, can be very invaluable as your springboard to your retirement years or your cash out to pay for your Senior Chalet to take you to the end of life's road. So, this is NOT what this show is about but I had you going, Yes? This show is ...
Ken Rochon . . . Visits BizZne$$ BuzZ
August 03, 2022 07:00 - 55 minutes - 50.9 MBAlmost one year has passed since the Co-Visionary Jeff Spenard, the CEO and Founder and Co-Orignator of BizZne$$ BuzZ left this world. We spent many long hours together crafting what you are now enjoying week in and week out and for that and your participation I am grateful and humbled at your incredible positive response to the show which is growing in popularity every week that passes. Part of the vision that Jeff and I sought to bring to pass was to bring the Live Hosts on Voiceamerica.com...
Sir William Walsh - Success Coach visits BizZne$$ BuzZ
July 27, 2022 07:00 - 54 minutes - 49.9 MBThere are two components of any business and both of them are vital to the survivability of that business. The first is the ability to forecast revenue and the second is the ability to forecast expenses. Now you might be saying to yourself, what are you saying Frank, that I have to have a crystal ball to start or maintain a business? No, what I am saying is that you have to BE that crystal ball. Now, that you are thoroughly confused allow me to continue. In these days and times of UNCERTAINTY...
Nexus . . .A System of Savings . . . For YOU
July 20, 2022 07:00 - 54 minutes - 50.2 MBINFLATION! It's a dirty word right now and it fills our minds every time we see the gas gauge on our cars move closer and closer to empty. To say, that we are now living in the Carter era again is not that far from reality as everyday that passes we are experiencing a return to his policies. Do you remember what PRIME was during the time? My late Mother became a financial genius overnight by moving her monies around in Certificate of Deposits because the interest rates were climbing to the mo...
Ret Lt Colonel Ted Blickwedel . . . American and Marine
July 13, 2022 07:00 - 54 minutes - 50.1 MBWhile in keeping with my criteria of guest appearance qualifications which are Advocacy (A Love of Small Business) Resources and Expertise, which is the makeup of a the majority of my now more than 80 shows now in re-broadcast and available here on this magnificent network of Voiceamerica, I do and have addressed Politically-Centric informative copy. Today, on my show, i am interviewing a true American Hero who donned his BDU's and Dress Blue's and served his nation proudly as a Marine and is...
Lynda Gratton Visits BizZne$$ BuzZ . . . Redesigning Work!
July 06, 2022 07:00 - 54 minutes - 49.9 MBNow, well over two years since the advent of the most world shaking event in recorded history, COVID 19, we are on the precipice of possibly returning to a state of normalcy? Really??? Will there ever be a returning to the past? Will the past ever engage the new emerging problems that are in the status of NOW and the foreseeable future? I think not! Neither does my guest, today, Professor Lynda Gratton who has written a book entitled Redesigning Work. An appropriate title and subject matter i...
Legacy Banking
June 29, 2022 07:00 - 55 minutes - 50.5 MBHave you ever thought or envisioned the possibility of YOU being YOUR own Bank? Enough said, Tune in and find out how!
3 Horsemen and 1 HorseWoman . . . Meet My New Equity Investors!
June 22, 2022 07:00 - 56 minutes - 51.4 MBThere is an old saying and it's found in the Bible, the best selling book in the history of the world and in reading it as I do on a daily basis, this Proverbs 15:22, jumped off the page at me. Proverbs 15:22, In the multitude of counselors, there is wisdom. The definition of wisdom is very simple its called Knowledge Applied. We all take for granted that with the advent of the Wed/Internet, we do not lack for a subject matter known as INFORMATION but do we really have WISDOM as an outgrowth ...
Homeowners and Mortgages Have a New Wrinkle ADVANTAGE!
June 15, 2022 07:00 - 54 minutes - 50.2 MBHome Ownership, every person's dream! Here in America we probably are the world's leader in our citizenry being able to purchase and hopefully evenutually fully own the roof over their heads. I remember when I first started out with an apartment, 2 Bedroom that ran, now don't faint, $125 per month. Moving out of that into a rental home my financial obligation became $800 per month for a 4 Bedroom Family Style Home (2 children now added) and then it happened, my first home purchase of the home...
What's MODA Up To??? . . . AGAIN???
June 08, 2022 07:00 - 55 minutes - 51.2 MBIf you are an avid listener of my show you know that word MODA because it flows out of my mouth at the onset of every show and at commercial break you are exposed once again to MODA with their 30 second spots. They are without a doubt one of the most prolific forward thinking platforms for Small BizZne$$ across the board at many levels of both products and services. The show has enjoyed a relationship with MODA really from the inception of the show and i am well familiar with ALL of their cap...
Encore: The American Restaurant CRYSIS
June 01, 2022 07:00 - 1 hour - 4.51 MBRestaurants are the most embattled market in America today. COVID19 has caused the greatest disruption of business in their history! We will explore the here and now and the future that is on the horizon