Five Foursquare Tactics to Attract Customers

This blog post is part of the HBR Online Forum The Future of Retail. There are troubling signs for the country’s retailers as Americans continue to slow down their spending and hunt for deep discounts. No one expects a blockbuster holiday season. Most retailers...

How To Avoid A Rick Perry Blunder

Inc. Magazine interviewed Carmine the morning after the now infamous Rick Perry blunder at the recent Republican debate.  This moment was so big that it may very well define Perry’s future in the race. It can happen to the best of us.  What would you do in a...

Secrets to Steve Jobs Success 20/20 Interview

The ABC 20/20 segment is completely based on 7 principles of innovation in our book, The Innovation Secrets of Steve Jobs. I hope you like it. I think it’s important to capture the lessons that made Steve Jobs the most inspiring business leader of our time and...

Steve Jobs: He Saw Genius in Our Craziness

The news that Steve Jobs died struck me very hard and I believe it’s because few business leaders have the ability to make deep, meaningful and personal connections with their customers. And he did it time and time again. He took computers out of the hands of...

Boldly Conquer Your Speaking Fears

As a communications coach, I work with speakers in a variety of fields; some are top executives running large companies and others are entrepreneurs struggling to get their startups off the ground.  Some are very wealthy while others have poured everything they have...