Raising a Business: Parenting your Company from “First Steps” to “Letting Go”

  If you’ve ever started a business, you’ve probably referred to it as your “baby” more than once. It’s not just an expression; it’s the truth! In the…

Will AI Kill Consulting? Why Human Experience Still Matters

  Will AI Kill Consulting? Why Human Expertise Still Matters Everywhere we turn, we hear talk of artificial intelligence reshaping industries, automating jobs, and even replacing experts. In…

Never Let a Good Crisis Go to Waste

  Never Let a Good Crisis Go to Waste: Lessons from Milwaukee’s Historic Flooding For weeks now, Milwaukee and Waukesha Counties have been dealing with the aftermath of…

Building an Executable Annual Plan to Exceed Expectations

  Annual Planning and Execution: A Basic Roadmap for Business Owners  For business owners, annual planning and execution form the foundation of sustainable growth and success. A well-structured…

15 Years of Oak Hill Business Partners Flies By…

  It is the middle of July already. As someone who loves Summer, it always seems to go by so much faster than Winter. As of the 13th…

Do Business Owners Know What Their Product or Service Really Costs?

One of the questions I get all the time is “What is the top issue you see with businesses?” and I always answer this with a very short…

Unlocking Success: Building Habits & Mindset for Mid-Quarter Strategy Execution

As the calendar approaches the second half of the calendar year, you and your management team stand at a pivotal juncture. The strategic plan is in place—the blueprint…

Are we forgetting the people?

With all the talk about AI lately, it would be easy to think that we are forgetting the people.  Automation, and AI in particular, are great tools and…

A Cold Plunge is Just What Your Business Needs

Increasing the Value of Your Business Before Selling.  [this article appeared initially on the Waypoint Private Capital website and can be viewed here] One of the most popular…

Understanding our biases when it comes to COVID-19 Risks…

While some of the dust has settled on COVID-19, this pandemic is still having ripple effects in economies throughout the world.  A variety of biases[1] have been shown to be…