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Celebrating Success & the Next Chapter: Recent Ribbon Cutting Ceremony at the Oak Brook Chamber

On Tuesday, September 26, 2023, Jim Fannin Brands and ZoneCoach® Consulting hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony for the Oak Brook Chamber of Commerce, and the event was a fantastic success. Marking...

Business Is About Customers - 35 Service Tips on Keeping Them

Business Is About Customers: 34 Service Tips on Keeping Them

By: Jim Fannin There is no business until goods or services are sold. Customers and clients do the buying. Procuring customers takes time and retaining them takes even more. With repeat...

Oakbrook Chamber Ribbon Cutting on Tues. 9/26 - Jim Fannin Brands & ZoneCoach Consulting

Join Us at the Oakbrook Chamber Ribbon Cutting on Tues. 9/26

On Tuesday, Sept. 26th, the Oakbrook Chamber of Commerce is hosting its official Ribbon Cutting Ceremony, and you’re invited! As an exclusive event for business owners, entrepreneurs, local leaders,...

How to Improve Your Decision-Making Skills - Jim Fannin Brands

10 Tips to World-Class Decision Making

As a leader in your company, you want to be a world-class decision maker — but are you? Are you calm and poised in high-stress, high-stakes situations when it’s time to make major decisions? Have...

90 Seconds to Maximize Profits Leadership Event on 10-17-2023

90-Seconds to Maximize Profit Event: Sign Up, Unleash Your Peak Performance

UPDATE: The 90-Seconds to Maximize Profit Event WILL BE RESCHEDULED. It is no longer occurring on 10/17/23, with the cancelation due to logistics; however, this highly sought-after event will be rescheduled...

Anatomy Of A Loser – 50 Reasons You’re NOT a Winner

by Jim Fannin A loser… Complains about conditions, circumstances and situations Whines to anyone that will listen Puts other people down in order to build himself or herself up Seldom...

How to Be a Hall Of Famer

By: Jim Fannin Yes. This is a 54-year old statue of me as an eleven year-old Little Leaguer with dreams of the National Baseball Hall of Fame. It was then I became aware of this shrine of 306 Hall...

Mr. Caudill’s Apples

By Jim Fannin “Dad, can I have a dollar?” He replied with a laugh, “I don’t have a dollar. You’ll have to earn your own dollar.” “Well, how do I do that?” I asked with the utmost naiveté. My father...

Marriage & the Holidays

Remember when you committed yourself to the person of your dreams? Remember when you tied the knot of harmonious bliss? Remember when you gave yourself mentally, physically and spiritually to your...

Are You a Pioneer or a Settler?

By Jim Fannin In life you are either a pioneer or a settler? In this usage, pioneers are usually among the first to an area. They lead the way. Settlers, on the other hand, arrive after first settlement...