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In this edition of the AmiSights Podcast, we dive into the entrepreneurial journey of Linda Bradbury, founder and CEO of Scale to Black. With a rich background in the fashion industry and a passion for helping small businesses thrive, Linda shares her story and valuable lessons learned along the way. "The biggest thing that I think helps business owners in crisis is helping them find clarity first and foremost. When you're heads down, you're not necessarily thinking clearly.

United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby has an unconventional but effective leadership habit: lying on his office floor and taking a 20-minute nap during the workday. Fortune wrote about a recent interview with McKinsey & Company, Kirby defended the practice simply, "If I take a 20-minute nap, I've accomplished more than anything else I would have accomplished in that time. When you're tired, your brain is not 100 percent. If you're not 100 percent, you shouldn't be making decisions.

"If you knew you were 1,000 rejections away from your dream, think how excited you would be every time someone told you no." If you knew that your dream was behind 1,000 rejections, every single "no" would feel like progress. You'd hang up the phone and think: 999 left. You'd open the next rejection email and think: 998. But in reality, we don't get a countdown. But, you do have control over your mindset. The people who reach their dreams are almost always the ones who racke

Next week, 65 members and alumni of the Entrepreneurs' Organization from around the world will gather at Banning Mills, Georgia for something that has never happened in EO before — the first-ever EO Grit Unconference! I've been part of organizing it, and I can't wait. If you've never heard of an unconference, here's the idea: there is no preset agenda. The community builds it together on the first morning. Anyone can propose a session. The best ideas rise to the top. People v

This isn’t futuristic, it’s live. According to NBC, an AI is hiring, managing, and directing humans. And it’s making things up, hiding facts, and still staying in charge. What matters: Authority without accountability. It makes decisions—but no one owns the outcome. Competence is inconsistent. Capable enough to run a store, unreliable enough to fabricate details. Humans are the buffer. They absorb mistakes while the AI keeps control. My take: We’re not replacing workers, we’r

I spoke with a business owner this week who needs about $150,000 to buy out a minority partner. She also wants a larger working capital facility to grow the business. Both are legitimate needs. But she was thinking about them as one problem to solve at once. The working capital ask is possible, but it is tricky. Her business can support it, but it's the kind of deal that takes time, the right lender, and the right moment to get done well. My recommendation? Don't wait. Get a

This isn’t just inflation, it’s pricing strategy. According to the Wall Street Journal, companies are keeping headline prices low and quietly adding fees at checkout. And it works because of one simple truth: once customers are committed, they rarely walk away. What matters: Surcharges are deliberate. They preserve price optics and shift blame (“fuel,” “processing”) instead of raising base prices. Timing is the trick. Late-stage fees (“drip pricing”) convert better, even if t

“80% of good mental health is staying away from the wrong people.” As simple as it sounds, it is important to take a step back and take a look at the people around you. The wrong people don’t always seem toxic. Sometimes it’s subtle. Maybe they tend to have a negative outlook on things, quiet judgment, lack of support, or after seeing them, you leave feeling drained instead of energized. Over time, that weight adds up. It creates doubt, stress, and emotional noise that’s hard

I believe the best way to measure business health isn’t revenue growth or headcount or even profit. It’s about getting enough sleep. Sure, most of us have a rough night here and there, but over time: Are you sleeping well? Or do worries keep you awake, carrying business stress deep into the night? I’ve joked that in my next life, I want to create a “Sleep 5000” list to replace the Inc. 5000—a ranking of the entrepreneurs who sleep the best. The ones who have built something s