FABTECH 2018 Recap: The Future of Metal Forming, Fabricating, Welding & Finishing
By: Ashleigh Hotz Christian Pokrywka Jason Rager Jennifer Nietz Richie Gibson
The COACT Associates team was excited to attend this year’s FABTECH from November 6-8, 2018, at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta. FABTECH is North America’s largest metal forming, fabricating, welding...
What My Third Grade Soccer Team Taught Me About Complacency (And Business Growth)
By: Michelle Philippon
Some lessons are learned after years of blood, sweat, and tears. Some come late in life. Some need to be learned over and over. And others are learned on a...
What is in Your Playbook?
By: Chris Farkas
My favorite time of year is upon us. I love fall…and no, not for the pumpkin spice lattes! I love the cool temperatures, the beautiful array of colors on the trees,...
Unseen Variables: What Candy Crush & Effective Sales Strategies Have in Common
I play Candy Crush sometimes. (Okay, okay, I know; to all those who believe these games are a waste of time, don’t judge!) Quite seriously, though, the puzzles are fun...
Business Growth Structure: Trending Toward an Inside Job
By: Mark Frasco
Professional sales has come a long way over the past generation. There has been a revolution of sorts in business growth structure and process. As Harvard Business Review notes in...
Paul Azinger Golf Fundamentals: Turn, Turn, Swoosh!
By: Mark Frasco
Last week, Paul Azinger returned to Inverness Club, the site of his only major championship, the 1993 PGA Championship. He opened his speech sharing that he had not been back at...
Strategic Sweet Spot: Play to Your Strength
By: Mark Frasco
Today starts the 147th playing of The Open Championship. Golf’s oldest championship returns to Carnoustie Golf Links for the eighth time. A bucket list experience for me was to play golf in...
Are You a Party Legend or a Party Pooper? – Laying the Groundwork for Brand Visibility
By: Ashleigh Hotz
When you look at the accomplishments of man and how far we’ve come in the ways of technology, it’s pretty astounding. Just look at our advancements in human communication. In...
You’re Not You When You’re Hungry
By: Mark Frasco
When I was a kid, Snickers was my favorite candy bar. Besides being the most delicious combination of milk chocolate, peanuts, nougat and caramel, it would fill my stomach when...
The Two Things That Make or Break Your Business
By: Michelle Philippon
Like many, I’ve worked for some great and some truly awful companies in my life. It’s a rite of passage as a business professional; you won’t always work for companies...