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Business

Sales and Marketing, Shows and Networking

Trade Shows and Networking

Frank Mar 26, 2026 Tagged with Linked In, networking, trade shows

This week, I had the pleasure of attending the MAX industrial automation tradeshow here in Nashville. …

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My Office, PLCs, Sales and Marketing, Training

What’s Up: Office-House Modifications and Used Equipment

Frank Jun 8, 2025 Tagged with Allen-Bradley, equipment sales, used industrial equipment

A couple of weeks ago I put a video out on YouTube discussing what to do …

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Sales and Marketing

Why Start a Podcast? The Benefits (and Pitfalls) of Social Media

Frank May 29, 2025 Tagged with marketing, Mastering the Machine, podcasting, social media, Social Networks

Well, as if I don’t have anything else to do, I am starting a podcast. What …

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Entrepreneurship, Me

Back to Basics 4: Content Creation

Frank May 15, 2025 Tagged with Books, content creation, podcasts, webinars

Last night was a special time for me. Chris Guillebeau stopped by the Nashville Entrepreneur Center …

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Business, Entrepreneurship, Life

Entrepreneurship and The Art of Pivoting

Frank Nov 24, 2024 Tagged with business, entrepreneur, systems integration

 I am an entrepreneur.  I have worked for myself for 22 of the last 28 years, …

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Sales and Marketing

Relative Value

Frank Aug 20, 2023 Tagged with marketing, relative value

No, this is not about the comparative value of your family. This morning I was thinking …

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Business, Me, The Automation Academy, Thoughts, Website

Happy New Year! (Help Wanted?)

Frank Dec 31, 2022 Tagged with admin, content creation, contracting, marketing

Wow, it’s been a crazy year! As with most years, I generally use the holidays to …

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Sales and Marketing, The Automation Academy, Website

YouTube Webinars

Frank Aug 28, 2022 Tagged with Automation Academy, Automation NTH, Automation Training, YouTube

Hey folks, you may have wondered why I don’t post here as much anymore… of course …

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Business, The Automation Academy

More on Starting an Automation Business

Frank Nov 29, 2020 Tagged with Automation Academy, business, startup

Last week someone commented on a 2015 post on starting an automation related business, and I …

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Employment

Career Steps and Action Plans

Frank Nov 15, 2020 Tagged with Action Plan, Automation Academy, careers, Employment, goals, Ken Coleman

It’s interesting how careers evolve over the years. I am a big fan of Ken Coleman …

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