How CEO Stephen Blue Transformed Miller Ingenuity into a Global Leader In this episode of Meet the Expert, Elliot Kallen sits down with Stephen Blue, CEO of Miller Ingenuity, an international manufacturer in the railroad industry. Taking a 75-year-old company and driving 9x growth is no small feat. But that’s exactly what Stephen Blue has […]

IntroductionIn this episode of Meet the Expert with Elliot Kallen, we explore the fascinating business of winemaking with Bill Wilson, owner of Wilson Creek Winery in Temecula, California. From entrepreneurship to wine trends, Bill shares the journey of building a successful winery from scratch. Whether you’re a wine enthusiast, aspiring entrepreneur, or curious about the […]

Being your own boss, or the “top dog,” can be a rewarding yet challenging endeavor. First, autonomy is a significant draw; you have the freedom to set your own schedule, pursue projects aligned with your passions, and make decisions that shape your business’s direction. This level of control can lead to a deep sense of […]

Stepping out of a business is a formidable challenge, fraught with emotional and pragmatic hurdles. After all, when you have poured everything into building something, it’s an almost impossible undertaking to leave it all behind. In this episode, Elliot Kallen brings on Laurie Barkman, author of The Business Transition Handbook, to discuss the intricate journey […]

How the Cookie Crumbles and My Upper Limit Late last Friday evening, I stood in my kitchen desperately trying to recall when and how I had consumed an entire plate of homemade chocolate chip cookies. Fragments of the evening were all that was left. Only ghostly recollections remain of snapping up two or three cookies […]

The transition to retirement can take many paths. A couple years ago, Joelle Abramowitz at the University of Michigan described three groups of self-employed workers over 50. The bulk of them work independently, either as independent contractors or doing odd jobs, and are more often minorities, with very low pay and few employee benefits. Think […]