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Happy Memorial Day Weekend! Today I ventured to the local hard ware store and purchased myself some pruning sheers, a tree lopper and a straight spade shovel. My tasks involved chopping down enemy weeds that had wrapped themselves around two young trees, prunning several shrubs and outlining some areas where we plan to lay bark mulch. Well with motion often follows emotion and so I got to thinking and it dawned on me that pruning that tree involved very many elaborate strategic cuts that allowed the entangled enemy weed to become released from the fledgling tree. Being a business man, and more...

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While I was playing with my dogs the other day - I realized it's thoroughly enjoying to work with others and rewarding to watch their improvement and growth. Coaching is more a role of giving directive and personal instruction whereas the goal of training is to integrate a systematic business practice practice – through repetition therefore creating culture. I was watching a Visionary Basketball workout yesterday with the 5th grade team. The instructor, Anthony Taylor drilled fundamental repetition...

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We are happy to re-publish their latest development as The Coughlin Group continues to endorse the brand and represent Joe DiMaggio, LLC to major food packaging companies. Joe DiMaggio Brand Poised for Triumphant Run Licensing Deal In The Works, Brand Set To Inspire Once Again Hollywood, Fla. (January 24, 2011)—Joe DiMaggio, one of baseball’s most beloved legends, will soon grace a host of licensed consumer products. DiMaggio, LLC—the sole licensing company and owner of DiMaggio’s name and image since the player’s death in 1999—has partnered with MODA Licensing, Inc. in New York,...

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At Manhattan College in 2000-02', I had a professor, Joe Basten, who taught Computer Information Systems. Professor Basten was a retired Boeing Engineer who designed jets like the 747 Jumbo Jet which is rarely in use today because of fuel costs.  Professor Basten was especially memorable to me because he was a visionary type of guy but also would rationalize his logic down to the ground...

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LinkedIN is a business networking website that connects individuals, entrepreneurs, and corporations. To sign-up is free, but to get full-access requires a paid subscription. I have used the free version and have gotten some very good exposure as a result. After speaking with an executive for the first time, it's not uncommon to receive a invitation to connect with them on LinkedIN. LinkedIN is very useful for Job Boards, Deal Offerings, and catching up with past colleagues. More and more today's world is filled with people who work from home and require the internet to connect to their audience,...

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Exclusive Capital Consultants retained The Coughlin Group to expand their network into the private sector. Through a career in mortgage banking, TCG has built a large base of real estate brokers, developers and high net worth individuals residing in Manhattan. It was this experience that Mr. Robert Roth, owner of Exclusive Capital Consultants had in mind when he hired The Coughlin Group to drive their direct business development effort. It was the goal of Mr. Roth's to grow his business and in order...

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Cranberry Regional Services is a Massachusetts based health care group providing American Heart Association Basic Life Support and Health Care Provider certifications. Certifications include Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR), Automated External Defibrillator (AED), First Aid and Blood Borne Pathogens used in a variety of fields including, nursing, emergency medical technicians, life guards, and various medical practitioner. The Coughlin Group has helped to grow their company by making introductions to groups like Pediatric Services of America, New England Home Therapies, Catholic Charities,...

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As federal regulators review the health of of our economy, For-Profit Higher Education schools have fallen under scrutiny because their graduates have not been able to repay debt on Federal Loan Programs. Granted not all debt will be repayed so there will always be a cohort default rate (CDR,) however this debt and some of the responsibility is a direct reflection of the school. Washington has taken a step back and is re-thinking the best management of these financial aid programs and the schools in which they support.  Gray Associates works with strategy and planning of enrollment, attrition...

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Is it true that we learn the most about ourselves and our business during difficult times? Having helped grow both small businesses and Fortune 1000 corporations, we have learned that the principals of "what" makes a successful business are the same, despite size. During the Summer of 1999 while working in the financial district with FleetBoston Financial as Fleet and BankBoston merged (now Bank of America) at the age of twenty,...

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Ruckus Marketing, a new digital media and marketing firm specializes in driving traffic, unique users, and revenue. Ruckus has engaged over 50 clients in the past year including organizations: HSBC, Carlos Falchi, Imperial Jets, Legacy Brewery, and Sport Honda. Recently Ruckus hired The Coughlin Group to help drive business development and corporate exposure. Thus far our relationship has garnished introductions to Sonesta Hotels, Verizon Wireless, Texas Instruments BJ's Wholesale, Mason Box Company. Ruckus...

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