The daily standup with lifetime value podcast. Episode 151 with special guest CEO Richard Blank.
Your destination for Customer Success and Post-Sales content.Lifetime Value: The Customer Success Channel
Episode 151: Amidst an AI surge, Richard Blank believes in language more than ever.
Timestamps:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:01:02 - Richard Blank: Journey from Northeast Philly to Costa Rica
00:02:14 - Gamification and creating a fun work culture
00:04:45 - Proactive vs. reactive: The call center approach
00:05:38 - Why Costa Rica? The appeal of a nearshore BPO
00:06:00 - Language, cultural nuances, and the home run close
00:07:05 - The irreplaceable human touch in customer support
00:10:55 - Speech craft: The art and strategy of communication
00:12:42 - Wrapping up: Time to make this a series!
https://youtu.be/U8K_x9MYogA?si=5DgxuWNwtL5Z7NH1
https://youtu.be/3Y_hVFEU41g
https://youtu.be/9-mAZcKXCy0
Richard Blank hired bassist Garry Gary Beers of INXS.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ieGjN5H4xPQ
Dillon Young, Jean-Pierre Frost, Rob Zambito, the daily standup, Richard Blank, Costa Rica's Call Center, Outsourcing, Telemarketing Call Centre, BPO, Nearshore Contact Center, Sales, Entrepreneur, B2B, Business, Podcast, Gamification,Leadership, Marketing, CX, Guest, Money, B2C education, BPO trainer,call centre, contact centre, contact center,trend, trending
The daily standup with lifetime value podcast. Episode 151 with special guest CEO Richard Blank.
Your destination for Customer Success and Post-Sales content.Lifetime Value: The Customer Success Channel
Episode 151: Amidst an AI surge, Richard Blank believes in language more than ever.
Timestamps:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:01:02 - Richard Blank: Journey from Northeast Philly to Costa Rica
00:02:14 - Gamification and creating a fun work culture
00:04:45 - Proactive vs. reactive: The call center approach
00:05:38 - Why Costa Rica? The appeal of a nearshore BPO
00:06:00 - Language, cultural nuances, and the home run close
00:07:05 - The irreplaceable human touch in customer support
00:10:55 - Speech craft: The art and strategy of communication
00:12:42 - Wrapping up: Time to make this a series!
https://youtu.be/U8K_x9MYogA?si=5DgxuWNwtL5Z7NH1
https://youtu.be/3Y_hVFEU41g
https://youtu.be/9-mAZcKXCy0
Richard Blank hired bassist Garry Gary Beers of INXS.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ieGjN5H4xPQ
Dillon Young, Jean-Pierre Frost, Rob Zambito, the daily standup, Richard Blank, Costa Rica's Call Center, Outsourcing, Telemarketing Call Centre, BPO, Nearshore Contact Center, Sales, Entrepreneur, B2B, Business, Podcast, Gamification,Leadership, Marketing, CX, Guest, Money, B2C education, BPO trainer,call centre, contact centre, contact center,trend, trending
First Love, Dream Bike – Ride the Passion, Live the Journey
Everybody has a memory of the first time their eyes met their ideal bike, The engine's snarl, the tank's gleam and the impression that it was made especially for you. It was more than simply a machine to many of us. Our first love was an unbridled force of adventure, freedom, and unadulterated passion on two wheels.
From that first ride around the block to open highways under endless skies, your bike isn’t just transport it’s a part of who you are. And every journey since? Just another chapter in a love story that never gets old.
It Starts with Passion, Then It Becomes a Lifestyle
You don’t just ride you live it. Early mornings chasing sunrise, late-night rides that clear your head, pit stops that turn into lifelong friendship, there’s something about biking that awakens the soul. And once you’ve felt that connection, there’s no going back.
Your ideal bike has more than just torque and technology, whether it's the Triumph Street Triple's precise performance, the Kawasaki Ninja's forceful pull, or the iconic styling of a Royal Enfield. It contains indescribable moments, milestones, and recollections.
Dress Your Ride, Elevate Your Experience
A dream bike deserves dream gear.
The right riding jacket, gloves that mold to your grip, boots that support every shift this isn’t vanity. This is about riding with purpose.
Want track-ready protection? Suit up in Alpinestars or Dainese.
Heading into monsoons? Rynox Storm Evo rain gear has your back.
Need all-day comfort? Pick premium gloves from Revit or Tarmac.
And don’t forget that perfect helmet the crown to your two-wheeled throne. Whether it’s a Shoei X-SPR Pro, Arai RX-7V, or a HJC RPHA 1, your lid isn’t just about safety it’s about identity.
The Road Is Calling Are You Ready?
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October 25th, 2024 Stefanic and Napecnik Police station complaint. ANSWER TO SONJA BREZNIK'S LETTER VIA 15+ HOURS BREAKDOWN OF SINGLE MK ULTRA MEETING AT NOVO MESTO POLICE STATION https://ausertimes.blogspot.com/2025/05/october-25th-2024-stefanic-and-napecnik.html
TANJA FAJON, KING CHARLES, MILAN KUČAN, BORUT PAHOR, SONJA BREZNIK, ANDREJ ŠTEFANIČ, JD VANCE, COURT, TOMAZ NAPECNIK, NAPEČNIK, MOJCA GOSENICA, SODIN, October 25th, 2024
October 25th, 2024 Stefanic and Napecnik Police station complaint. ANSWER TO SONJA BREZNIK'S LETTER VIA 15+ HOURS BREAKDOWN OF SINGLE MK ULTRA MEETING AT NOVO MESTO POLICE STATION https://ausertimes.blogspot.com/2025/05/october-25th-2024-stefanic-and-napecnik.html
TANJA FAJON, KING CHARLES, MILAN KUČAN, BORUT PAHOR, SONJA BREZNIK, ANDREJ ŠTEFANIČ, JD VANCE, COURT, TOMAZ NAPECNIK, NAPEČNIK, MOJCA GOSENICA, SODIN, October 25th, 2024
Friday, May 16, 2025 October 25th, 2024 Stefanic and Napecnik Police station complaint. ANSWER TO SONJA BREZNIK'S LETTER VIA 15+ HOURS BREAKDOWN OF SINGLE MK ULTRA MEETING AT NOVO MESTO POLICE STATION https://ausertimes.blogspot.com/2025/05/october-25th-2024-stefanic-and-napecnik.html
TANJA FAJON, KING CHARLES, MILAN KUČAN, BORUT PAHOR, SONJA BREZNIK, ANDREJ ŠTEFANIČ, JD VANCE, COURT, TOMAZ NAPECNIK, NAPEČNIK, MOJCA GOSENICA, SODIN, October 25th, 2024
Some days just feel different—in the best way. Today, I’m leaning into my softer, more sensual side. Not for anyone else, just for me. I woke up feeling confident, calm, and completely in tune with my body and mood. Being petite doesn’t mean small energy—there’s power in embracing your own unique vibe, and I’m learning to love that more every day.
Slipping into my favorite sheer summer dresses and feeling the heat… just for you.
The sun is out, the beach is calling, and I’ve picked out the most irresistible pieces for this season 🌞 light, flirty, and oh so breezy 🤪
Get a front row seat as I twirl, tease, and try them on 🤫each one more tempting than the last 😇
Which one will steal your heart?
Don’t blink… you won’t want to miss a single curve or sway 🤭
Tell me which one makes you dream of summer nights… and maybe, just maybe, I’ll wear your favorite just for you
Let’s play dress up or maybe...
Which one’s your favorite, babe?✨
Disclaimer
The main purpose of this video is to professionally showcase the design and functionality of clothing, with a clear emphasis that it is NOT meant to be sexually gratifying. Some garments featured in this presentation may be see-through. Viewer discretion is advised
Micah Logan presents The Common Cents Show. How to start a business in Costa Rica with Richard Blank
The Common Cents Show is a podcast dedicated to providing business and financial knowledge in an entertaining and insightful way. From expert interviews with business leaders to dissecting the latest in business trends and news, we are dedicated to helping you make valuable business judgements from sound business knowledge.
The Common Cents Show is all about Entrepreneurship and Business. Join us for weekly content and strategy.
Richard Blank's Decision to Move to Costa Rica
It was a one in a million opportunity when I was 27 years old back in August of 2000. A friend of mine who owned a center here said, Richie, come down and come and teach English for a couple months. Relax for a little bit, take a break. When I came to Costa Rica, I didn't want to leave. So after those 60 days, I went to my friend and asked if I could stay. And he said, you beat me to the punch. I was just about to offer it to you as well. And just like as you would expect, there were hugs and high fives and smiles. I worked with my friend for four years. I learned the business.
The Real Secret Behind Starting a Business
But this is the different thing. And this assisted me in my decision to start my business. I didn't do C-level. So no, I didn't understand the contracts, the labor laws and things like that and the benefits. Learned it from the inside out. Really, I was one of the very best and strongest of soldiers. I learned retention and customer support and onboarding and training, a little bit of human resources, and I even learned search engine optimization. So if you really want to think about it, a lot of the times it's not like what you're getting paid, but if you can get some experience, I did four years of it and I learned enough to be able to start my company. But the secret It wasn't the margins or the connections that you have. It's really extending empathy and giving call center agents dignity because the largest grape and what causes most attrition is people just don't feel valued and disrespected.
Understanding Tone and Cadence in Customer Interactions
Let's talk about some of that. I want to hear a piece of that. I want to function as if I was working in your center. So you're training them to hear tone, response, cadence, and a person's voice to respond to that. Is that right? Yeah, you can tell when someone's yelling at you. And you can tell in grandma's fist. So what people need to do is to slow down and severely calm down. And there are some actions. Do you want me to juggle some stuff for you? Sure, I'll give you a couple quick techniques.
https://youtu.be/1z0-Sbk-dVY
https://youtu.be/1xp9CbU_qsM
https://youtu.be/J9W-UU1J0e4
https://youtu.be/U-JmZp7z0Zk
Richard Blank hired bassist Garry Gary Beers of INXS.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ieGjN5H4xPQ
Micah Logan, the common cents show, Richard Blank, Costa Rica's Call Center, Outsourcing, Telemarketing Call Centre, BPO, Nearshore Contact Center, Sales, Entrepreneur, B2B, Business, Podcast, Gamification,Leadership, Marketing, CX, Guest, Money, B2C education, BPO trainer,call centre, contact centre, contact center,trend, trending
Micah Logan is a Small Business Growth Expert, Business Turnaround Specialist, Business Coach, Forbes Contributor, Award-Winning Entrepreneur, and Business Systems Architect.
Are You struggling with inconsistent profits, cash flow crunches, or operational inefficiencies?
DISCOVER the Small Business Mastery System – Your path to fixing cash flow, profits, and operational inefficiencies. Schedule your free discovery session today!
For years, we’ve helped small businesses just like yours overcome challenges and achieve lasting growth
is your business surviving or thriving?
Most small businesses face these challenges in their first 5-7 years, leaving owners overwhelmed and unsure of the next steps.
Discover how we can help your business thrive. Scroll down to learn more about the Small Business Mastery System
Millions of Small Businesses Get Stuck Because Entrepreneurs Don’t Know How to Fix Their Broken Businesses
But They Don’t Have To Stay Stuck because Entrepreneurs have no idea how to fix their broken businesses.
Is it your sales program?
Is it your marketing strategy?
Is it an employee problem?
Have you established the right metrics or Key Performance Indicators to measure how well your company is doing?
but there’s a solution.
Introducing the Small Business Mastery System – a proven two-phase framework designed to stabilize, optimize, and scale your business. Created by Micah Logan, a seasoned entrepreneur, business coach, and consultant with over 20 years of experience running and advising successful companies, this system is built on real-world insights and tested strategies.
With the TURNAROUND Framework, we’ll help you regain control, resolve critical issues, and establish a strong foundation. Then, the ALTITUDE Framework guides you to achieve sustainable growth, measurable success, and long-term scalability.
See Real Results From Business Owners Just Like You
Future Masters Chess Academy – From Leads to Growth
K&T Cleaning Services – Building Efficiency
Meet Micah your partner in business success
Micah Logan is a 20-year award-winning Entrepreneur, Forbes Contributor, and Business Coach who has helped his client achieve the following:
Generate over 2,000 leads
Add $10 million in additional revenue
Open additional locations
Assisted with Mergers and Acquisitions
Improve Revenue to Expense efficiency ratios over 30%
“I achieve these results by tailoring strategies to each business's unique challenges and strengths.”
Micah specializes in turnarounds, business growth strategy, SOP implementation, and brand direction.
Don’t spend another week feeling stuck and overwhelmed. Let’s work together to turn your business into the thriving success it deserves to be.
Book Your Strategy Call Now
Unlock Your Business Potential: Calculate Your Coaching ROI
See how investing in coaching can transform your revenue and profits with our exclusive tool designed for small business owners
The Logan Companies Business Growth Estimator
Discover the potential growth and efficiency improvements your business could achieve with our coaching services.
TURNAROUND Framework: Stabilizes and Fixes Critical Issues
The TURNAROUND Framework focuses on addressing immediate challenges, such as cash flow management, operational inefficiencies, and lead generation. This phase is designed to stabilize your business and set a strong foundation for growth. With actionable steps like aligning accountability, nurturing revenue, and realigning your team, you’ll regain control and clarity.
PHASE II
ALTITUDE Framework: Optimize and Scale for Sustainable Success
The ALTITUDE Framework builds upon the stability achieved in TURNAROUND. This phase introduces advanced strategies for scaling your business, such as leveraging metrics, innovating for growth, and empowering your team with actionable insights. It’s a comprehensive roadmap for achieving long-term success and thriving in a competitive marketplace.
Ready to take the first step? Let's start your transformation journey
The Small Business Mastery Framework is a holistic, two-phase system designed to help small business owners like you achieve consistent profitability, operational efficiency, and sustainable growth. This methodology draws on over 20 years of real-world experience in coaching, consulting, and building businesses across industries.
About Micah Logan
Micah Logan is a 20-year award-winning entrepreneur and business coach, who has built a career on ruthless consistency and an unyielding passion for entrepreneurship. Micah’s expertise spans various sectors, from health and wellness to manufacturing and franchising, positioning him as a powerhouse coach for business owners ready to scale into multiple six and seven-figure incomes.
His success record is inarguable. Micah has introduced products to international markets, negotiated global licensing agreements, established national sales organizations, and built national distribution partnerships. His trailblazing achievements have led to significant successes for his companies and measurable outcomes for his partners. His influence in the health and wellness industry is backed by five consecutive "best of" awards, and his impact in franchising was recognized with the Fran-tastic 500 award in 2021 and a top franchise influencer award in 2022.
Micah's coaching approach centers around his unique B.O.P. methodology (Blueprint, Optimize, Position). This strategy empowers business owners to craft a bulletproof blueprint that refines processes and systems, thereby eliminating inefficiencies. The optimization phase sharpens areas that need support, implements KPIs, refines brand messaging, deepens financial understanding, and sets up SOPs for scalable operations. Finally, positioning aligns the business to target the right customers with the right products and services, ensuring the brand message resonates with the business operations.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Micah demonstrated his commitment to entrepreneurship as part of a team that supported over 540 businesses through the lockdowns. This action highlighted his resolve to transform lives through business ownership.
Micah is also a contributor to Forbes.com’s Entrepreneur and Small Business sections.
If you're ready to optimize your business, refine your processes, and scale your operations, Micah Logan stands ready to guide you to success. Join him on this transformative journey, and let's turn your entrepreneurial dream into a thriving reality.
Richard’s journey in the call center space is filled with twists and turns. When he was 27 years old, he relocated to Costa Rica to train employees for one of the larger call centers in San Jose.
Mr. Richard Blank holds a bachelors degree in Communication and Spanish from the University of Arizona and a certificate of language proficiency from the University of Sevilla, Spain. A Keynote speaker for Philadelphia's Abington High School 68th National Honors Society induction ceremony. In addition, inducted into the 2023 Hall of Fame for Business. Giving back to Abington Senior High School is very important to Mr. Blank. As such, he endows a scholarship each year for students that plan on majoring in a world language at the university level.
Costa Rica’s Call Center (CCC) is a state of the art BPO telemarketing outsource company located in the capital city of San Jose, Costa Rica. Our main focus has been, and will always be to personally train each and every Central America call center agent so that we may offer the highest quality of outbound and inbound telemarketing solutions and bilingual customer service to small and medium sized international companies, entrepreneurs as well as fortune 500 companies.
We encourage you to visit one of our call centers on your next personal vacation or business trip to Central America’s paradise, Costa Rica. While you are here, we would recommend taking an extra day of your trip to visit breathtaking virgin beaches, play golf next to the ocean, try your luck at deep sea fishing, explore tropical jungles, climb volcanos or just relax in natural hot springs. Come and see for yourself why call center outsourcing in Costa Rica is a perfect solution for your growing company and a powerhouse in the BPO industry.
https://costaricascallcenter.com/en/outbound-bpo-campaigns/
#MicahLogan #thecommoncentsshow #RichardBlank #CostaRica #CallCenter #Outsourcing #Telemarketing #BPO #Sales #Entrepreneur #B2B #Business #Podcast #Gamification #CEO #trend #trending #listennow #subscribe #podcastclip #podcastvideo #videopodcasting #podcastguest
Using Language and Strategy to Navigate Business
Personally, sure, speaking Spanish opens doors for me and shows respect. But guess what it also does? It's the James Bond. Sometimes I say, you're no Spico Españolo. They're like, this guy's an idiot. And so I'll sit back. And it's only for selected company. But I'll see if people are sizing me up or saying things about me. I don't need to disclose that to everybody if they have bad intentions. But for the most part, I speak Spanish. But I have used that for my own protection from time to time. And I guess when they see me and I'm a business owner and I wear a suit, you would believe that they would charge more. Let's be realistic. So what do I do? I got my main man out there. I got Ace. he goes to the place. So instead of $100, now it's $45 and transportation. Thank you. Yeah, this is great. And so you need to have the right people that know the right people.
Micah Logan presents The Common Cents Show. How to start a business in Costa Rica with Richard Blank
The Common Cents Show is a podcast dedicated to providing business and financial knowledge in an entertaining and insightful way. From expert interviews with business leaders to dissecting the latest in business trends and news, we are dedicated to helping you make valuable business judgements from sound business knowledge.
The Common Cents Show is all about Entrepreneurship and Business. Join us for weekly content and strategy.
Richard Blank's Decision to Move to Costa Rica
It was a one in a million opportunity when I was 27 years old back in August of 2000. A friend of mine who owned a center here said, Richie, come down and come and teach English for a couple months. Relax for a little bit, take a break. When I came to Costa Rica, I didn't want to leave. So after those 60 days, I went to my friend and asked if I could stay. And he said, you beat me to the punch. I was just about to offer it to you as well. And just like as you would expect, there were hugs and high fives and smiles. I worked with my friend for four years. I learned the business.
The Real Secret Behind Starting a Business
But this is the different thing. And this assisted me in my decision to start my business. I didn't do C-level. So no, I didn't understand the contracts, the labor laws and things like that and the benefits. Learned it from the inside out. Really, I was one of the very best and strongest of soldiers. I learned retention and customer support and onboarding and training, a little bit of human resources, and I even learned search engine optimization. So if you really want to think about it, a lot of the times it's not like what you're getting paid, but if you can get some experience, I did four years of it and I learned enough to be able to start my company. But the secret It wasn't the margins or the connections that you have. It's really extending empathy and giving call center agents dignity because the largest grape and what causes most attrition is people just don't feel valued and disrespected.
Understanding Tone and Cadence in Customer Interactions
Let's talk about some of that. I want to hear a piece of that. I want to function as if I was working in your center. So you're training them to hear tone, response, cadence, and a person's voice to respond to that. Is that right? Yeah, you can tell when someone's yelling at you. And you can tell in grandma's fist. So what people need to do is to slow down and severely calm down. And there are some actions. Do you want me to juggle some stuff for you? Sure, I'll give you a couple quick techniques.
https://youtu.be/1z0-Sbk-dVY
https://youtu.be/1xp9CbU_qsM
https://youtu.be/J9W-UU1J0e4
https://youtu.be/U-JmZp7z0Zk
Richard Blank hired bassist Garry Gary Beers of INXS.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ieGjN5H4xPQ
Micah Logan, the common cents show, Richard Blank, Costa Rica's Call Center, Outsourcing, Telemarketing Call Centre, BPO, Nearshore Contact Center, Sales, Entrepreneur, B2B, Business, Podcast, Gamification,Leadership, Marketing, CX, Guest, Money, B2C education, BPO trainer,call centre, contact centre, contact center,trend, trending
Micah Logan is a Small Business Growth Expert, Business Turnaround Specialist, Business Coach, Forbes Contributor, Award-Winning Entrepreneur, and Business Systems Architect.
Are You struggling with inconsistent profits, cash flow crunches, or operational inefficiencies?
DISCOVER the Small Business Mastery System – Your path to fixing cash flow, profits, and operational inefficiencies. Schedule your free discovery session today!
For years, we’ve helped small businesses just like yours overcome challenges and achieve lasting growth
is your business surviving or thriving?
Most small businesses face these challenges in their first 5-7 years, leaving owners overwhelmed and unsure of the next steps.
Discover how we can help your business thrive. Scroll down to learn more about the Small Business Mastery System
Millions of Small Businesses Get Stuck Because Entrepreneurs Don’t Know How to Fix Their Broken Businesses
But They Don’t Have To Stay Stuck because Entrepreneurs have no idea how to fix their broken businesses.
Is it your sales program?
Is it your marketing strategy?
Is it an employee problem?
Have you established the right metrics or Key Performance Indicators to measure how well your company is doing?
but there’s a solution.
Introducing the Small Business Mastery System – a proven two-phase framework designed to stabilize, optimize, and scale your business. Created by Micah Logan, a seasoned entrepreneur, business coach, and consultant with over 20 years of experience running and advising successful companies, this system is built on real-world insights and tested strategies.
With the TURNAROUND Framework, we’ll help you regain control, resolve critical issues, and establish a strong foundation. Then, the ALTITUDE Framework guides you to achieve sustainable growth, measurable success, and long-term scalability.
See Real Results From Business Owners Just Like You
Future Masters Chess Academy – From Leads to Growth
K&T Cleaning Services – Building Efficiency
Meet Micah your partner in business success
Micah Logan is a 20-year award-winning Entrepreneur, Forbes Contributor, and Business Coach who has helped his client achieve the following:
Generate over 2,000 leads
Add $10 million in additional revenue
Open additional locations
Assisted with Mergers and Acquisitions
Improve Revenue to Expense efficiency ratios over 30%
“I achieve these results by tailoring strategies to each business's unique challenges and strengths.”
Micah specializes in turnarounds, business growth strategy, SOP implementation, and brand direction.
Don’t spend another week feeling stuck and overwhelmed. Let’s work together to turn your business into the thriving success it deserves to be.
Book Your Strategy Call Now
Unlock Your Business Potential: Calculate Your Coaching ROI
See how investing in coaching can transform your revenue and profits with our exclusive tool designed for small business owners
The Logan Companies Business Growth Estimator
Discover the potential growth and efficiency improvements your business could achieve with our coaching services.
TURNAROUND Framework: Stabilizes and Fixes Critical Issues
The TURNAROUND Framework focuses on addressing immediate challenges, such as cash flow management, operational inefficiencies, and lead generation. This phase is designed to stabilize your business and set a strong foundation for growth. With actionable steps like aligning accountability, nurturing revenue, and realigning your team, you’ll regain control and clarity.
PHASE II
ALTITUDE Framework: Optimize and Scale for Sustainable Success
The ALTITUDE Framework builds upon the stability achieved in TURNAROUND. This phase introduces advanced strategies for scaling your business, such as leveraging metrics, innovating for growth, and empowering your team with actionable insights. It’s a comprehensive roadmap for achieving long-term success and thriving in a competitive marketplace.
Ready to take the first step? Let's start your transformation journey
The Small Business Mastery Framework is a holistic, two-phase system designed to help small business owners like you achieve consistent profitability, operational efficiency, and sustainable growth. This methodology draws on over 20 years of real-world experience in coaching, consulting, and building businesses across industries.
About Micah Logan
Micah Logan is a 20-year award-winning entrepreneur and business coach, who has built a career on ruthless consistency and an unyielding passion for entrepreneurship. Micah’s expertise spans various sectors, from health and wellness to manufacturing and franchising, positioning him as a powerhouse coach for business owners ready to scale into multiple six and seven-figure incomes.
His success record is inarguable. Micah has introduced products to international markets, negotiated global licensing agreements, established national sales organizations, and built national distribution partnerships. His trailblazing achievements have led to significant successes for his companies and measurable outcomes for his partners. His influence in the health and wellness industry is backed by five consecutive "best of" awards, and his impact in franchising was recognized with the Fran-tastic 500 award in 2021 and a top franchise influencer award in 2022.
Micah's coaching approach centers around his unique B.O.P. methodology (Blueprint, Optimize, Position). This strategy empowers business owners to craft a bulletproof blueprint that refines processes and systems, thereby eliminating inefficiencies. The optimization phase sharpens areas that need support, implements KPIs, refines brand messaging, deepens financial understanding, and sets up SOPs for scalable operations. Finally, positioning aligns the business to target the right customers with the right products and services, ensuring the brand message resonates with the business operations.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Micah demonstrated his commitment to entrepreneurship as part of a team that supported over 540 businesses through the lockdowns. This action highlighted his resolve to transform lives through business ownership.
Micah is also a contributor to Forbes.com’s Entrepreneur and Small Business sections.
If you're ready to optimize your business, refine your processes, and scale your operations, Micah Logan stands ready to guide you to success. Join him on this transformative journey, and let's turn your entrepreneurial dream into a thriving reality.
Richard’s journey in the call center space is filled with twists and turns. When he was 27 years old, he relocated to Costa Rica to train employees for one of the larger call centers in San Jose.
Mr. Richard Blank holds a bachelors degree in Communication and Spanish from the University of Arizona and a certificate of language proficiency from the University of Sevilla, Spain. A Keynote speaker for Philadelphia's Abington High School 68th National Honors Society induction ceremony. In addition, inducted into the 2023 Hall of Fame for Business. Giving back to Abington Senior High School is very important to Mr. Blank. As such, he endows a scholarship each year for students that plan on majoring in a world language at the university level.
Costa Rica’s Call Center (CCC) is a state of the art BPO telemarketing outsource company located in the capital city of San Jose, Costa Rica. Our main focus has been, and will always be to personally train each and every Central America call center agent so that we may offer the highest quality of outbound and inbound telemarketing solutions and bilingual customer service to small and medium sized international companies, entrepreneurs as well as fortune 500 companies.
We encourage you to visit one of our call centers on your next personal vacation or business trip to Central America’s paradise, Costa Rica. While you are here, we would recommend taking an extra day of your trip to visit breathtaking virgin beaches, play golf next to the ocean, try your luck at deep sea fishing, explore tropical jungles, climb volcanos or just relax in natural hot springs. Come and see for yourself why call center outsourcing in Costa Rica is a perfect solution for your growing company and a powerhouse in the BPO industry.
https://costaricascallcenter.com/en/outbound-bpo-campaigns/
#MicahLogan #thecommoncentsshow #RichardBlank #CostaRica #CallCenter #Outsourcing #Telemarketing #BPO #Sales #Entrepreneur #B2B #Business #Podcast #Gamification #CEO #trend #trending #listennow #subscribe #podcastclip #podcastvideo #videopodcasting #podcastguest
Using Language and Strategy to Navigate Business
Personally, sure, speaking Spanish opens doors for me and shows respect. But guess what it also does? It's the James Bond. Sometimes I say, you're no Spico Españolo. They're like, this guy's an idiot. And so I'll sit back. And it's only for selected company. But I'll see if people are sizing me up or saying things about me. I don't need to disclose that to everybody if they have bad intentions. But for the most part, I speak Spanish. But I have used that for my own protection from time to time. And I guess when they see me and I'm a business owner and I wear a suit, you would believe that they would charge more. Let's be realistic. So what do I do? I got my main man out there. I got Ace. he goes to the place. So instead of $100, now it's $45 and transportation. Thank you. Yeah, this is great. And so you need to have the right people that know the right people.
Micah Logan presents The Common Cents Show. How to start a business in Costa Rica with Richard Blank
The Common Cents Show is a podcast dedicated to providing business and financial knowledge in an entertaining and insightful way. From expert interviews with business leaders to dissecting the latest in business trends and news, we are dedicated to helping you make valuable business judgements from sound business knowledge.
The Common Cents Show is all about Entrepreneurship and Business. Join us for weekly content and strategy.
Richard Blank's Decision to Move to Costa Rica
It was a one in a million opportunity when I was 27 years old back in August of 2000. A friend of mine who owned a center here said, Richie, come down and come and teach English for a couple months. Relax for a little bit, take a break. When I came to Costa Rica, I didn't want to leave. So after those 60 days, I went to my friend and asked if I could stay. And he said, you beat me to the punch. I was just about to offer it to you as well. And just like as you would expect, there were hugs and high fives and smiles. I worked with my friend for four years. I learned the business.
The Real Secret Behind Starting a Business
But this is the different thing. And this assisted me in my decision to start my business. I didn't do C-level. So no, I didn't understand the contracts, the labor laws and things like that and the benefits. Learned it from the inside out. Really, I was one of the very best and strongest of soldiers. I learned retention and customer support and onboarding and training, a little bit of human resources, and I even learned search engine optimization. So if you really want to think about it, a lot of the times it's not like what you're getting paid, but if you can get some experience, I did four years of it and I learned enough to be able to start my company. But the secret It wasn't the margins or the connections that you have. It's really extending empathy and giving call center agents dignity because the largest grape and what causes most attrition is people just don't feel valued and disrespected.
Understanding Tone and Cadence in Customer Interactions
Let's talk about some of that. I want to hear a piece of that. I want to function as if I was working in your center. So you're training them to hear tone, response, cadence, and a person's voice to respond to that. Is that right? Yeah, you can tell when someone's yelling at you. And you can tell in grandma's fist. So what people need to do is to slow down and severely calm down. And there are some actions. Do you want me to juggle some stuff for you? Sure, I'll give you a couple quick techniques.
https://youtu.be/1z0-Sbk-dVY
https://youtu.be/1xp9CbU_qsM
https://youtu.be/J9W-UU1J0e4
https://youtu.be/U-JmZp7z0Zk
Richard Blank hired bassist Garry Gary Beers of INXS.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ieGjN5H4xPQ
Micah Logan, the common cents show, Richard Blank, Costa Rica's Call Center, Outsourcing, Telemarketing Call Centre, BPO, Nearshore Contact Center, Sales, Entrepreneur, B2B, Business, Podcast, Gamification,Leadership, Marketing, CX, Guest, Money, B2C education, BPO trainer,call centre, contact centre, contact center,trend, trending
Micah Logan is a Small Business Growth Expert, Business Turnaround Specialist, Business Coach, Forbes Contributor, Award-Winning Entrepreneur, and Business Systems Architect.
Are You struggling with inconsistent profits, cash flow crunches, or operational inefficiencies?
DISCOVER the Small Business Mastery System – Your path to fixing cash flow, profits, and operational inefficiencies. Schedule your free discovery session today!
For years, we’ve helped small businesses just like yours overcome challenges and achieve lasting growth
is your business surviving or thriving?
Most small businesses face these challenges in their first 5-7 years, leaving owners overwhelmed and unsure of the next steps.
Discover how we can help your business thrive. Scroll down to learn more about the Small Business Mastery System
Millions of Small Businesses Get Stuck Because Entrepreneurs Don’t Know How to Fix Their Broken Businesses
But They Don’t Have To Stay Stuck because Entrepreneurs have no idea how to fix their broken businesses.
Is it your sales program?
Is it your marketing strategy?
Is it an employee problem?
Have you established the right metrics or Key Performance Indicators to measure how well your company is doing?
but there’s a solution.
Introducing the Small Business Mastery System – a proven two-phase framework designed to stabilize, optimize, and scale your business. Created by Micah Logan, a seasoned entrepreneur, business coach, and consultant with over 20 years of experience running and advising successful companies, this system is built on real-world insights and tested strategies.
With the TURNAROUND Framework, we’ll help you regain control, resolve critical issues, and establish a strong foundation. Then, the ALTITUDE Framework guides you to achieve sustainable growth, measurable success, and long-term scalability.
See Real Results From Business Owners Just Like You
Future Masters Chess Academy – From Leads to Growth
K&T Cleaning Services – Building Efficiency
Meet Micah your partner in business success
Micah Logan is a 20-year award-winning Entrepreneur, Forbes Contributor, and Business Coach who has helped his client achieve the following:
Generate over 2,000 leads
Add $10 million in additional revenue
Open additional locations
Assisted with Mergers and Acquisitions
Improve Revenue to Expense efficiency ratios over 30%
“I achieve these results by tailoring strategies to each business's unique challenges and strengths.”
Micah specializes in turnarounds, business growth strategy, SOP implementation, and brand direction.
Don’t spend another week feeling stuck and overwhelmed. Let’s work together to turn your business into the thriving success it deserves to be.
Book Your Strategy Call Now
Unlock Your Business Potential: Calculate Your Coaching ROI
See how investing in coaching can transform your revenue and profits with our exclusive tool designed for small business owners
The Logan Companies Business Growth Estimator
Discover the potential growth and efficiency improvements your business could achieve with our coaching services.
TURNAROUND Framework: Stabilizes and Fixes Critical Issues
The TURNAROUND Framework focuses on addressing immediate challenges, such as cash flow management, operational inefficiencies, and lead generation. This phase is designed to stabilize your business and set a strong foundation for growth. With actionable steps like aligning accountability, nurturing revenue, and realigning your team, you’ll regain control and clarity.
PHASE II
ALTITUDE Framework: Optimize and Scale for Sustainable Success
The ALTITUDE Framework builds upon the stability achieved in TURNAROUND. This phase introduces advanced strategies for scaling your business, such as leveraging metrics, innovating for growth, and empowering your team with actionable insights. It’s a comprehensive roadmap for achieving long-term success and thriving in a competitive marketplace.
Ready to take the first step? Let's start your transformation journey
The Small Business Mastery Framework is a holistic, two-phase system designed to help small business owners like you achieve consistent profitability, operational efficiency, and sustainable growth. This methodology draws on over 20 years of real-world experience in coaching, consulting, and building businesses across industries.
About Micah Logan
Micah Logan is a 20-year award-winning entrepreneur and business coach, who has built a career on ruthless consistency and an unyielding passion for entrepreneurship. Micah’s expertise spans various sectors, from health and wellness to manufacturing and franchising, positioning him as a powerhouse coach for business owners ready to scale into multiple six and seven-figure incomes.
His success record is inarguable. Micah has introduced products to international markets, negotiated global licensing agreements, established national sales organizations, and built national distribution partnerships. His trailblazing achievements have led to significant successes for his companies and measurable outcomes for his partners. His influence in the health and wellness industry is backed by five consecutive "best of" awards, and his impact in franchising was recognized with the Fran-tastic 500 award in 2021 and a top franchise influencer award in 2022.
Micah's coaching approach centers around his unique B.O.P. methodology (Blueprint, Optimize, Position). This strategy empowers business owners to craft a bulletproof blueprint that refines processes and systems, thereby eliminating inefficiencies. The optimization phase sharpens areas that need support, implements KPIs, refines brand messaging, deepens financial understanding, and sets up SOPs for scalable operations. Finally, positioning aligns the business to target the right customers with the right products and services, ensuring the brand message resonates with the business operations.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Micah demonstrated his commitment to entrepreneurship as part of a team that supported over 540 businesses through the lockdowns. This action highlighted his resolve to transform lives through business ownership.
Micah is also a contributor to Forbes.com’s Entrepreneur and Small Business sections.
If you're ready to optimize your business, refine your processes, and scale your operations, Micah Logan stands ready to guide you to success. Join him on this transformative journey, and let's turn your entrepreneurial dream into a thriving reality.
Richard’s journey in the call center space is filled with twists and turns. When he was 27 years old, he relocated to Costa Rica to train employees for one of the larger call centers in San Jose.
Mr. Richard Blank holds a bachelors degree in Communication and Spanish from the University of Arizona and a certificate of language proficiency from the University of Sevilla, Spain. A Keynote speaker for Philadelphia's Abington High School 68th National Honors Society induction ceremony. In addition, inducted into the 2023 Hall of Fame for Business. Giving back to Abington Senior High School is very important to Mr. Blank. As such, he endows a scholarship each year for students that plan on majoring in a world language at the university level.
Costa Rica’s Call Center (CCC) is a state of the art BPO telemarketing outsource company located in the capital city of San Jose, Costa Rica. Our main focus has been, and will always be to personally train each and every Central America call center agent so that we may offer the highest quality of outbound and inbound telemarketing solutions and bilingual customer service to small and medium sized international companies, entrepreneurs as well as fortune 500 companies.
We encourage you to visit one of our call centers on your next personal vacation or business trip to Central America’s paradise, Costa Rica. While you are here, we would recommend taking an extra day of your trip to visit breathtaking virgin beaches, play golf next to the ocean, try your luck at deep sea fishing, explore tropical jungles, climb volcanos or just relax in natural hot springs. Come and see for yourself why call center outsourcing in Costa Rica is a perfect solution for your growing company and a powerhouse in the BPO industry.
https://costaricascallcenter.com/en/outbound-bpo-campaigns/
#MicahLogan #thecommoncentsshow #RichardBlank #CostaRica #CallCenter #Outsourcing #Telemarketing #BPO #Sales #Entrepreneur #B2B #Business #Podcast #Gamification #CEO #trend #trending #listennow #subscribe #podcastclip #podcastvideo #videopodcasting #podcastguest
Using Language and Strategy to Navigate Business
Personally, sure, speaking Spanish opens doors for me and shows respect. But guess what it also does? It's the James Bond. Sometimes I say, you're no Spico Españolo. They're like, this guy's an idiot. And so I'll sit back. And it's only for selected company. But I'll see if people are sizing me up or saying things about me. I don't need to disclose that to everybody if they have bad intentions. But for the most part, I speak Spanish. But I have used that for my own protection from time to time. And I guess when they see me and I'm a business owner and I wear a suit, you would believe that they would charge more. Let's be realistic. So what do I do? I got my main man out there. I got Ace. he goes to the place. So instead of $100, now it's $45 and transportation. Thank you. Yeah, this is great. And so you need to have the right people that know the right people.
Micah Logan presents The Common Cents Show. How to start a business in Costa Rica with Richard Blank
The Common Cents Show is a podcast dedicated to providing business and financial knowledge in an entertaining and insightful way. From expert interviews with business leaders to dissecting the latest in business trends and news, we are dedicated to helping you make valuable business judgements from sound business knowledge.
The Common Cents Show is all about Entrepreneurship and Business. Join us for weekly content and strategy.
Richard Blank's Decision to Move to Costa Rica
It was a one in a million opportunity when I was 27 years old back in August of 2000. A friend of mine who owned a center here said, Richie, come down and come and teach English for a couple months. Relax for a little bit, take a break. When I came to Costa Rica, I didn't want to leave. So after those 60 days, I went to my friend and asked if I could stay. And he said, you beat me to the punch. I was just about to offer it to you as well. And just like as you would expect, there were hugs and high fives and smiles. I worked with my friend for four years. I learned the business.
The Real Secret Behind Starting a Business
But this is the different thing. And this assisted me in my decision to start my business. I didn't do C-level. So no, I didn't understand the contracts, the labor laws and things like that and the benefits. Learned it from the inside out. Really, I was one of the very best and strongest of soldiers. I learned retention and customer support and onboarding and training, a little bit of human resources, and I even learned search engine optimization. So if you really want to think about it, a lot of the times it's not like what you're getting paid, but if you can get some experience, I did four years of it and I learned enough to be able to start my company. But the secret It wasn't the margins or the connections that you have. It's really extending empathy and giving call center agents dignity because the largest grape and what causes most attrition is people just don't feel valued and disrespected.
Understanding Tone and Cadence in Customer Interactions
Let's talk about some of that. I want to hear a piece of that. I want to function as if I was working in your center. So you're training them to hear tone, response, cadence, and a person's voice to respond to that. Is that right? Yeah, you can tell when someone's yelling at you. And you can tell in grandma's fist. So what people need to do is to slow down and severely calm down. And there are some actions. Do you want me to juggle some stuff for you? Sure, I'll give you a couple quick techniques.
https://youtu.be/1z0-Sbk-dVY
https://youtu.be/1xp9CbU_qsM
https://youtu.be/J9W-UU1J0e4
https://youtu.be/U-JmZp7z0Zk
Richard Blank hired bassist Garry Gary Beers of INXS.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ieGjN5H4xPQ
Micah Logan, the common cents show, Richard Blank, Costa Rica's Call Center, Outsourcing, Telemarketing Call Centre, BPO, Nearshore Contact Center, Sales, Entrepreneur, B2B, Business, Podcast, Gamification,Leadership, Marketing, CX, Guest, Money, B2C education, BPO trainer,call centre, contact centre, contact center,trend, trending
Micah Logan is a Small Business Growth Expert, Business Turnaround Specialist, Business Coach, Forbes Contributor, Award-Winning Entrepreneur, and Business Systems Architect.
Are You struggling with inconsistent profits, cash flow crunches, or operational inefficiencies?
DISCOVER the Small Business Mastery System – Your path to fixing cash flow, profits, and operational inefficiencies. Schedule your free discovery session today!
For years, we’ve helped small businesses just like yours overcome challenges and achieve lasting growth
is your business surviving or thriving?
Most small businesses face these challenges in their first 5-7 years, leaving owners overwhelmed and unsure of the next steps.
Discover how we can help your business thrive. Scroll down to learn more about the Small Business Mastery System
Millions of Small Businesses Get Stuck Because Entrepreneurs Don’t Know How to Fix Their Broken Businesses
But They Don’t Have To Stay Stuck because Entrepreneurs have no idea how to fix their broken businesses.
Is it your sales program?
Is it your marketing strategy?
Is it an employee problem?
Have you established the right metrics or Key Performance Indicators to measure how well your company is doing?
but there’s a solution.
Introducing the Small Business Mastery System – a proven two-phase framework designed to stabilize, optimize, and scale your business. Created by Micah Logan, a seasoned entrepreneur, business coach, and consultant with over 20 years of experience running and advising successful companies, this system is built on real-world insights and tested strategies.
With the TURNAROUND Framework, we’ll help you regain control, resolve critical issues, and establish a strong foundation. Then, the ALTITUDE Framework guides you to achieve sustainable growth, measurable success, and long-term scalability.
See Real Results From Business Owners Just Like You
Future Masters Chess Academy – From Leads to Growth
K&T Cleaning Services – Building Efficiency
Meet Micah your partner in business success
Micah Logan is a 20-year award-winning Entrepreneur, Forbes Contributor, and Business Coach who has helped his client achieve the following:
Generate over 2,000 leads
Add $10 million in additional revenue
Open additional locations
Assisted with Mergers and Acquisitions
Improve Revenue to Expense efficiency ratios over 30%
“I achieve these results by tailoring strategies to each business's unique challenges and strengths.”
Micah specializes in turnarounds, business growth strategy, SOP implementation, and brand direction.
Don’t spend another week feeling stuck and overwhelmed. Let’s work together to turn your business into the thriving success it deserves to be.
Book Your Strategy Call Now
Unlock Your Business Potential: Calculate Your Coaching ROI
See how investing in coaching can transform your revenue and profits with our exclusive tool designed for small business owners
The Logan Companies Business Growth Estimator
Discover the potential growth and efficiency improvements your business could achieve with our coaching services.
TURNAROUND Framework: Stabilizes and Fixes Critical Issues
The TURNAROUND Framework focuses on addressing immediate challenges, such as cash flow management, operational inefficiencies, and lead generation. This phase is designed to stabilize your business and set a strong foundation for growth. With actionable steps like aligning accountability, nurturing revenue, and realigning your team, you’ll regain control and clarity.
PHASE II
ALTITUDE Framework: Optimize and Scale for Sustainable Success
The ALTITUDE Framework builds upon the stability achieved in TURNAROUND. This phase introduces advanced strategies for scaling your business, such as leveraging metrics, innovating for growth, and empowering your team with actionable insights. It’s a comprehensive roadmap for achieving long-term success and thriving in a competitive marketplace.
Ready to take the first step? Let's start your transformation journey
The Small Business Mastery Framework is a holistic, two-phase system designed to help small business owners like you achieve consistent profitability, operational efficiency, and sustainable growth. This methodology draws on over 20 years of real-world experience in coaching, consulting, and building businesses across industries.
About Micah Logan
Micah Logan is a 20-year award-winning entrepreneur and business coach, who has built a career on ruthless consistency and an unyielding passion for entrepreneurship. Micah’s expertise spans various sectors, from health and wellness to manufacturing and franchising, positioning him as a powerhouse coach for business owners ready to scale into multiple six and seven-figure incomes.
His success record is inarguable. Micah has introduced products to international markets, negotiated global licensing agreements, established national sales organizations, and built national distribution partnerships. His trailblazing achievements have led to significant successes for his companies and measurable outcomes for his partners. His influence in the health and wellness industry is backed by five consecutive "best of" awards, and his impact in franchising was recognized with the Fran-tastic 500 award in 2021 and a top franchise influencer award in 2022.
Micah's coaching approach centers around his unique B.O.P. methodology (Blueprint, Optimize, Position). This strategy empowers business owners to craft a bulletproof blueprint that refines processes and systems, thereby eliminating inefficiencies. The optimization phase sharpens areas that need support, implements KPIs, refines brand messaging, deepens financial understanding, and sets up SOPs for scalable operations. Finally, positioning aligns the business to target the right customers with the right products and services, ensuring the brand message resonates with the business operations.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Micah demonstrated his commitment to entrepreneurship as part of a team that supported over 540 businesses through the lockdowns. This action highlighted his resolve to transform lives through business ownership.
Micah is also a contributor to Forbes.com’s Entrepreneur and Small Business sections.
If you're ready to optimize your business, refine your processes, and scale your operations, Micah Logan stands ready to guide you to success. Join him on this transformative journey, and let's turn your entrepreneurial dream into a thriving reality.
Richard’s journey in the call center space is filled with twists and turns. When he was 27 years old, he relocated to Costa Rica to train employees for one of the larger call centers in San Jose.
Mr. Richard Blank holds a bachelors degree in Communication and Spanish from the University of Arizona and a certificate of language proficiency from the University of Sevilla, Spain. A Keynote speaker for Philadelphia's Abington High School 68th National Honors Society induction ceremony. In addition, inducted into the 2023 Hall of Fame for Business. Giving back to Abington Senior High School is very important to Mr. Blank. As such, he endows a scholarship each year for students that plan on majoring in a world language at the university level.
Costa Rica’s Call Center (CCC) is a state of the art BPO telemarketing outsource company located in the capital city of San Jose, Costa Rica. Our main focus has been, and will always be to personally train each and every Central America call center agent so that we may offer the highest quality of outbound and inbound telemarketing solutions and bilingual customer service to small and medium sized international companies, entrepreneurs as well as fortune 500 companies.
We encourage you to visit one of our call centers on your next personal vacation or business trip to Central America’s paradise, Costa Rica. While you are here, we would recommend taking an extra day of your trip to visit breathtaking virgin beaches, play golf next to the ocean, try your luck at deep sea fishing, explore tropical jungles, climb volcanos or just relax in natural hot springs. Come and see for yourself why call center outsourcing in Costa Rica is a perfect solution for your growing company and a powerhouse in the BPO industry.
https://costaricascallcenter.com/en/outbound-bpo-campaigns/
#MicahLogan #thecommoncentsshow #RichardBlank #CostaRica #CallCenter #Outsourcing #Telemarketing #BPO #Sales #Entrepreneur #B2B #Business #Podcast #Gamification #CEO #trend #trending #listennow #subscribe #podcastclip #podcastvideo #videopodcasting #podcastguest
Using Language and Strategy to Navigate Business
Personally, sure, speaking Spanish opens doors for me and shows respect. But guess what it also does? It's the James Bond. Sometimes I say, you're no Spico Españolo. They're like, this guy's an idiot. And so I'll sit back. And it's only for selected company. But I'll see if people are sizing me up or saying things about me. I don't need to disclose that to everybody if they have bad intentions. But for the most part, I speak Spanish. But I have used that for my own protection from time to time. And I guess when they see me and I'm a business owner and I wear a suit, you would believe that they would charge more. Let's be realistic. So what do I do? I got my main man out there. I got Ace. he goes to the place. So instead of $100, now it's $45 and transportation. Thank you. Yeah, this is great. And so you need to have the right people that know the right people.
Micah Logan presents The Common Cents Show. How to start a business in Costa Rica with Richard Blank
The Common Cents Show is a podcast dedicated to providing business and financial knowledge in an entertaining and insightful way. From expert interviews with business leaders to dissecting the latest in business trends and news, we are dedicated to helping you make valuable business judgements from sound business knowledge.
The Common Cents Show is all about Entrepreneurship and Business. Join us for weekly content and strategy.
Richard Blank's Decision to Move to Costa Rica
It was a one in a million opportunity when I was 27 years old back in August of 2000. A friend of mine who owned a center here said, Richie, come down and come and teach English for a couple months. Relax for a little bit, take a break. When I came to Costa Rica, I didn't want to leave. So after those 60 days, I went to my friend and asked if I could stay. And he said, you beat me to the punch. I was just about to offer it to you as well. And just like as you would expect, there were hugs and high fives and smiles. I worked with my friend for four years. I learned the business.
The Real Secret Behind Starting a Business
But this is the different thing. And this assisted me in my decision to start my business. I didn't do C-level. So no, I didn't understand the contracts, the labor laws and things like that and the benefits. Learned it from the inside out. Really, I was one of the very best and strongest of soldiers. I learned retention and customer support and onboarding and training, a little bit of human resources, and I even learned search engine optimization. So if you really want to think about it, a lot of the times it's not like what you're getting paid, but if you can get some experience, I did four years of it and I learned enough to be able to start my company. But the secret It wasn't the margins or the connections that you have. It's really extending empathy and giving call center agents dignity because the largest grape and what causes most attrition is people just don't feel valued and disrespected.
Understanding Tone and Cadence in Customer Interactions
Let's talk about some of that. I want to hear a piece of that. I want to function as if I was working in your center. So you're training them to hear tone, response, cadence, and a person's voice to respond to that. Is that right? Yeah, you can tell when someone's yelling at you. And you can tell in grandma's fist. So what people need to do is to slow down and severely calm down. And there are some actions. Do you want me to juggle some stuff for you? Sure, I'll give you a couple quick techniques.
https://youtu.be/1z0-Sbk-dVY
https://youtu.be/1xp9CbU_qsM
https://youtu.be/J9W-UU1J0e4
https://youtu.be/U-JmZp7z0Zk
Richard Blank hired bassist Garry Gary Beers of INXS.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ieGjN5H4xPQ
Micah Logan, the common cents show, Richard Blank, Costa Rica's Call Center, Outsourcing, Telemarketing Call Centre, BPO, Nearshore Contact Center, Sales, Entrepreneur, B2B, Business, Podcast, Gamification,Leadership, Marketing, CX, Guest, Money, B2C education, BPO trainer,call centre, contact centre, contact center,trend, trending
Micah Logan is a Small Business Growth Expert, Business Turnaround Specialist, Business Coach, Forbes Contributor, Award-Winning Entrepreneur, and Business Systems Architect.
Are You struggling with inconsistent profits, cash flow crunches, or operational inefficiencies?
DISCOVER the Small Business Mastery System – Your path to fixing cash flow, profits, and operational inefficiencies. Schedule your free discovery session today!
For years, we’ve helped small businesses just like yours overcome challenges and achieve lasting growth
is your business surviving or thriving?
Most small businesses face these challenges in their first 5-7 years, leaving owners overwhelmed and unsure of the next steps.
Discover how we can help your business thrive. Scroll down to learn more about the Small Business Mastery System
Millions of Small Businesses Get Stuck Because Entrepreneurs Don’t Know How to Fix Their Broken Businesses
But They Don’t Have To Stay Stuck because Entrepreneurs have no idea how to fix their broken businesses.
Is it your sales program?
Is it your marketing strategy?
Is it an employee problem?
Have you established the right metrics or Key Performance Indicators to measure how well your company is doing?
but there’s a solution.
Introducing the Small Business Mastery System – a proven two-phase framework designed to stabilize, optimize, and scale your business. Created by Micah Logan, a seasoned entrepreneur, business coach, and consultant with over 20 years of experience running and advising successful companies, this system is built on real-world insights and tested strategies.
With the TURNAROUND Framework, we’ll help you regain control, resolve critical issues, and establish a strong foundation. Then, the ALTITUDE Framework guides you to achieve sustainable growth, measurable success, and long-term scalability.
See Real Results From Business Owners Just Like You
Future Masters Chess Academy – From Leads to Growth
K&T Cleaning Services – Building Efficiency
Meet Micah your partner in business success
Micah Logan is a 20-year award-winning Entrepreneur, Forbes Contributor, and Business Coach who has helped his client achieve the following:
Generate over 2,000 leads
Add $10 million in additional revenue
Open additional locations
Assisted with Mergers and Acquisitions
Improve Revenue to Expense efficiency ratios over 30%
“I achieve these results by tailoring strategies to each business's unique challenges and strengths.”
Micah specializes in turnarounds, business growth strategy, SOP implementation, and brand direction.
Don’t spend another week feeling stuck and overwhelmed. Let’s work together to turn your business into the thriving success it deserves to be.
Book Your Strategy Call Now
Unlock Your Business Potential: Calculate Your Coaching ROI
See how investing in coaching can transform your revenue and profits with our exclusive tool designed for small business owners
The Logan Companies Business Growth Estimator
Discover the potential growth and efficiency improvements your business could achieve with our coaching services.
TURNAROUND Framework: Stabilizes and Fixes Critical Issues
The TURNAROUND Framework focuses on addressing immediate challenges, such as cash flow management, operational inefficiencies, and lead generation. This phase is designed to stabilize your business and set a strong foundation for growth. With actionable steps like aligning accountability, nurturing revenue, and realigning your team, you’ll regain control and clarity.
PHASE II
ALTITUDE Framework: Optimize and Scale for Sustainable Success
The ALTITUDE Framework builds upon the stability achieved in TURNAROUND. This phase introduces advanced strategies for scaling your business, such as leveraging metrics, innovating for growth, and empowering your team with actionable insights. It’s a comprehensive roadmap for achieving long-term success and thriving in a competitive marketplace.
Ready to take the first step? Let's start your transformation journey
The Small Business Mastery Framework is a holistic, two-phase system designed to help small business owners like you achieve consistent profitability, operational efficiency, and sustainable growth. This methodology draws on over 20 years of real-world experience in coaching, consulting, and building businesses across industries.
About Micah Logan
Micah Logan is a 20-year award-winning entrepreneur and business coach, who has built a career on ruthless consistency and an unyielding passion for entrepreneurship. Micah’s expertise spans various sectors, from health and wellness to manufacturing and franchising, positioning him as a powerhouse coach for business owners ready to scale into multiple six and seven-figure incomes.
His success record is inarguable. Micah has introduced products to international markets, negotiated global licensing agreements, established national sales organizations, and built national distribution partnerships. His trailblazing achievements have led to significant successes for his companies and measurable outcomes for his partners. His influence in the health and wellness industry is backed by five consecutive "best of" awards, and his impact in franchising was recognized with the Fran-tastic 500 award in 2021 and a top franchise influencer award in 2022.
Micah's coaching approach centers around his unique B.O.P. methodology (Blueprint, Optimize, Position). This strategy empowers business owners to craft a bulletproof blueprint that refines processes and systems, thereby eliminating inefficiencies. The optimization phase sharpens areas that need support, implements KPIs, refines brand messaging, deepens financial understanding, and sets up SOPs for scalable operations. Finally, positioning aligns the business to target the right customers with the right products and services, ensuring the brand message resonates with the business operations.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Micah demonstrated his commitment to entrepreneurship as part of a team that supported over 540 businesses through the lockdowns. This action highlighted his resolve to transform lives through business ownership.
Micah is also a contributor to Forbes.com’s Entrepreneur and Small Business sections.
If you're ready to optimize your business, refine your processes, and scale your operations, Micah Logan stands ready to guide you to success. Join him on this transformative journey, and let's turn your entrepreneurial dream into a thriving reality.
Richard’s journey in the call center space is filled with twists and turns. When he was 27 years old, he relocated to Costa Rica to train employees for one of the larger call centers in San Jose.
Mr. Richard Blank holds a bachelors degree in Communication and Spanish from the University of Arizona and a certificate of language proficiency from the University of Sevilla, Spain. A Keynote speaker for Philadelphia's Abington High School 68th National Honors Society induction ceremony. In addition, inducted into the 2023 Hall of Fame for Business. Giving back to Abington Senior High School is very important to Mr. Blank. As such, he endows a scholarship each year for students that plan on majoring in a world language at the university level.
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We encourage you to visit one of our call centers on your next personal vacation or business trip to Central America’s paradise, Costa Rica. While you are here, we would recommend taking an extra day of your trip to visit breathtaking virgin beaches, play golf next to the ocean, try your luck at deep sea fishing, explore tropical jungles, climb volcanos or just relax in natural hot springs. Come and see for yourself why call center outsourcing in Costa Rica is a perfect solution for your growing company and a powerhouse in the BPO industry.
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Using Language and Strategy to Navigate Business
Personally, sure, speaking Spanish opens doors for me and shows respect. But guess what it also does? It's the James Bond. Sometimes I say, you're no Spico Españolo. They're like, this guy's an idiot. And so I'll sit back. And it's only for selected company. But I'll see if people are sizing me up or saying things about me. I don't need to disclose that to everybody if they have bad intentions. But for the most part, I speak Spanish. But I have used that for my own protection from time to time. And I guess when they see me and I'm a business owner and I wear a suit, you would believe that they would charge more. Let's be realistic. So what do I do? I got my main man out there. I got Ace. he goes to the place. So instead of $100, now it's $45 and transportation. Thank you. Yeah, this is great. And so you need to have the right people that know the right people.
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Hippie-ville - Creation Series.
The creation series is based on a mad rash idea that struck approximately in 2023. The Hippie-ville Creation Series describes how Hippie-ville was created. The eight short films tell a story.
From the rough (amateur) stop motion animation and inferior camera equipment to the goal of excellence and inspiring LEGO animation short films.
Bring the Peace 3/8, is inspired by Molly. My dog. Who in her own little way, helped me through a challenging time. One could lay about and fester in the doldrums of existential depression and careless about the workings of life. Or, one must get up everyday and take a dog for a walk. Molly came from South Korea. Her hometown, per se, is Daegu. Thanks to some excellent people who helped Molly fly to Australia and enjoy a better quality of life for a dog.
Animals share this planet with us. And we share this planet with them. Animals are so grounding. They show us what really matters in life. We ought to do better to take care of animals as they take care of us.
Photos:
Carl Sagan's suggestion for NASA's Voyager 1, "Pale Blue Dot" shot of Earth from Uranus (6 billion kilometers) on 14/02/1990.
Daegu, Busan, and Gijang - Molly's South Korean homes.
Creativity is freedom!
Music:
Mary McLaughlin. 'Bring the Peace'.
Written by: Mary McLaughlin.
Album: Daughter of Lir, 1994.
Rowan Records (US Distribution: Gourd Music).
Sound effects: www.zapsplat.com
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This video, part of The American Mercury’s centennial series commemorating the 1913 Leo Frank trial, offers a meticulous breakdown of the second week (August 4–10, 1913) of the high-stakes legal proceedings in Atlanta, Georgia, following the **** and murder of 13-year-old Mary Phagan. Drawing from the Leo Frank Trial Brief of Evidence and court records, it highlights pivotal moments, including the testimony of Monteen Stover, who found Leo Frank’s office empty at the time of the crime, and Dr. Henry F.
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Sarge Hawk and Bravo Company destroyed a portal at a real world dinner party while a seductive Blue spy watched from afar, admiring Sarge.
After returning to the Plastic World, Grimm informs Sarge and Vikki about the anti-plastrification serum and the threat it represents to the Green Nation. Sarge and Vikki are sent to destroy a freighter train containing the serum and the portal the Tans use to transport it. They succeed, so Sarge and Vikki part ways, Sarge going to the Freezer while Vikki goes to the Graveyard. In the freezer, Sarge manages to destroy the serum hidden inside the soda cans, and Vikki, with Hoover's help, manages to get to Dr. Madd.'s, but instead of waiting for Sarge, she enters the Castle and ends up captured by Zombies. But Sarge eventually manages to rescue her and destroy the Serum inside the castle.
Upon their return, Grimm informs the duo that they have found the location of the Tannenburg headquarters with the help of a female Blue spy, revealed to be Brigitte Bleu, who claims to be working with the Blue Resistance.
The Green Army launches an assault on the Tan Headquarters and Tannenburg is captured. During the peace treaty, Plastro invades the base through a portal with his new army and captures Vikki. Seeing that the base is lost, Grimm and Sarge escape. They meet up with Bravo Company at a distant outpost and are sent to capture Tan's Dormitory Command...
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Sarge's Heroes 2 picks up after the first game. The leader of the Tan Nation, General Plastro, has been missing ever since he fought Sergeant Hawk. Sarge has been busy blowing up the portals connecting the reduced-scale Plastic World to the "other world" on the Real World scale, the world of humans.
In addition to guarding the portals that allow the Army Men to teleport to the real world, Sarge wants to uncover the details behind Bleu's plan to revive Plastro, before the Tans can use it to their advantage. It's basically the same third-person shooter from the last Sarge's Heroes, which we game fans love. There are many traditional weapons to use such as sniper rifles, grenade launchers, bazookas, mortars and the like. The Sergeant and his friends go through places like a refrigerator or the kitchen table, while destroying small squads of Tan Army Men and achieving objectives ranging from protecting a teammate, rescuing someone or simple search and destroy. As each small squad of Tan Army Men is destroyed, you are rewarded with full health before heading out on the next group of enemies. The system works pretty well until you die and realize you have to start the whole level from the beginning. Some of the levels can take almost half an hour to complete (unless you're an expert making a speedrun), and the lack of save points in the middle of the level can get frustrating (unless, like most nowadays, you're using an emulator). There are also several cooperative levels where a fellow Bravo Company Commando team up with you for the mission. Often your own teammate will shoot you repeatedly, or put themselves in constant danger, making the level much more difficult than it should be because you have to protect them.
The feel of the game is different, in general. Rather than try to adapt what exists on the other consoles (PS2 or N64) and pare it down for the limited Playstation hardware, like the original Sarge's Heroes did, the team on this port decided to put their own mark on a lot of things. The levels have been completely redesigned to be more compact, some weapons have been added, and more enemies have been added to the mix.
Sarge's Heroes 2 for PlayStation 2 is by far one of the best looking Army Men games to date. This PlayStation 1 version is almost totally different, but although it is lower quality for the obvious reason of running on the PS1, the quality of the game, the models and the resolution of the textures have been greatly improved. The Army Men have a nice shiny look to them and there are some noteworthy effects like reflections and particles that are used quite liberally. The explotions also look particularly good. Even so, the repetitive enemies age the experience quickly and the not-so-powerful bosses fail to spice up the game. In general, the graphics in Sarge's Heroes 2 are the result of an old game engine on an old console, only with graphic improvements.
Army Men: Sarge's Heroes 2 is some of the best the series has to offer. If you've enjoyed Army Men games in the past, Sarge's Heroes 2 is more of the same. The gameplay is a bit frustrating as always and there are a lot of bugs that haven't been fixed. But anyway, for those who haven't found previous iterations of the series disappointing, they won't change their minds with this latest installment.
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Army Men 3D PVP - Two-Player game "Capture the Flag"
"Santa Plastico", one of the most mysterious CTF maps in #ArmyMen 3D, and one of the most PVP (Player vs Player), where Plastic Soldiers fight each other without the interference or help of anything other than their ability.
You must sneak into your opponent's base to retrieve his or her flag. Once you go back to your base with their flag and reach your own flag, you'll win the game.
Prepare for combat in an all new 3D world where Green and Tan plastic soldiers have come to life. You are Sarge, the Green army veteran squad leader who’s a shoot first, ask questions later kind of soldier. Whether you’re dodging bazooka shots, melting attacking infantry with your flamethrower, or leading your squad into the enemy bunker, you must do whatever it takes to bring down the evil Tan army.
Shoot machine guns, launch mortars, plant mines, throw grenades, fire bazookas, and then finish the enemy off with the flamethrower. But you need heavy artillery or extra mobility?: Jump in a tank, jeep, cargo truck, or halftrack. Melt infantry, blow vehicles into pieces, and shatter the plastic enemy with your armored vehicle.
Dynamic 'Combat Cam' can switch instantly between 3rd and 1st person perspectives, allowing for greater control during the heat of battle.
First of its kind Multiplayer Squad Deployment Editor that allows you to place your troops in the positions you want, for a totally original 2-player gameplay in various environments.
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Off-road riding isn’t just a sport it’s a mindset.
It’s about leaving the paved roads behind, taking on rocky trails, muddy riverbeds, and high-altitude mountain passes with nothing but your machine and your instincts. If you’re one of those adventure-hungry riders who lives for the thrill of the unknown, this one’s for you.
At Bikegear.in, we don’t just sell riding gear—we ride too. So we’ve pulled together our top off-road riding tips to help you ride smarter, safer, and with more confidence—whether you're exploring Ladakh’s rugged terrain or hitting the sand in Rajasthan.
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Brands like Klim, Alpinestars, Rynox and Acerbis make gear specifically for off-road and ADV riders.
Pro Tip: For improved visibility and airflow, get a decent adventure or motocross helmet with peak visors and extended chin bars.
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Army Men: World War - Intro + Boot Camp.
World War has been declared!
The Green and Tann nations have broken off peace talks. There is no choice but to prepare for a full-scale battle. Only after storming the enemy homeland's shores, traversing thick jungles, and securing war-ravaged cities, does final victory await. Dive back into the trenches!
Real combat. Plastic men.
Plot
In the sequel to the best-selling Army Men and Army Men 3D, you lead the Green Army in a fierce battle against your nemesis: the Tans. Carefully guide your troops through a deadly barrage of enemy fire in over 16 missions covering 5 different terrains. Only the best military minds will prevail in this fiery ground infantry battle. There are plenty of weapons at your disposal: fire with the howitzer, shred plastic with the twin .50-caliber machine gun, or silently stab the enemy with your razor-sharp bayonet. Never before has a plastic war reached this size and scale.
Overview:
Army Men: World War (Army Men: World War) or Army Men: Operation Meltdown in Europe (Operation Meltdown), is a third-person shooter (RTS real-time tactical in the Microsoft Windows version). It is a video game developed and published by The 3DO Company for the PlayStation and Microsoft Windows. This game started its own subseries Army Men World War.
This game focuses solely on combat in the Plastic World (Plastic World), and most of the missions are based on World War II, some fans consider the World War games to be prequels to the main games (Army Men, Army Men II, and Toys in Space).
It was released for PlayStation and PC in 2000, however, both versions of the game are very different from each other.
PlayStation Version:
The PlayStation version is a third-person shooter similar to Army Men 3D with a heavy emphasis on fast-paced combat and critical thinking, unlike Sarge's Heroes the player can use vehicles during the campaign and it has a more realistic and gritty tone than many of the Army Men games.
- Wield a devastating arsenal of WWII weaponry including: grenades, mortars, bayonet, howitzer, flamethrower, assault rifle, bazooka and twin .50 caliber machine guns.
- Command tanks, jeeps and boats when the situation calls for high firepower or increased mobility.
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A Conversation about Life and Success. Richard Blank and Johannes Stockburger
The L.O.V.E Plan for Success and Inner Growth
Trying again and again to break this glass ceiling on top of you? We show you the path to climb on top of your glass ceiling. glass ceiling.
Follow the L.O.V.E Plan for Success and Inner Growth. We show you how to own your life and to turn it into a joyful path along the mission your soul has given to you.
This is a recording of a magic conversation about life and success. It is not scripted at all, we let our mind and soul talk openly. It is very personal. We did not edit this recording, as you will see. But we edited the transcript to make it better readable.
We are curious what you think and feel about it. Whatever the mind can conceive and believe... it can achieve
0:00 Welcome
1:53 The purpose of life and the soul
5:06 You need a plan
8:06 How to know y are on the right track
10:56 Truth on permanent leave
13:22 Searching for truth
14:38 Layers of truth
15:38 You need a structure
16:43 Milestones and challenges
18:09 Choose the right friends
19:15 People holding you back
23:28 Pact with the devil
25:26 Freedom of mind
26:54 Conditioning in schools
31:25 Exceptional people
39:00 Institutions need mediocrity
48:48 About money
55:04 Celebrities
58:32 Scarcity
1:04:17 Selling knowledge
1:08:43 Why is not everybody doing it?
https://youtu.be/r4a4heiTYwc
https://youtu.be/U2m0q7981iw
https://youtu.be/zQ68aaDqiQc
Richard Blank hired bassist Garry Gary Beers of INXS.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ieGjN5H4xPQ
Johannes Stockburger, Richard Blank, Costa Rica's Call Center, Outsourcing, Telemarketing Call Centre, BPO, Nearshore Contact Center, Sales, Entrepreneur, B2B, Business, Podcast, Gamification,Leadership, Marketing, CX, Guest, Money, B2C education, BPO trainer,call centre, contact centre, contact center,trend, trending
A Conversation about Life and Success. Richard Blank and Johannes Stockburger
The L.O.V.E Plan for Success and Inner Growth
Trying again and again to break this glass ceiling on top of you? We show you the path to climb on top of your glass ceiling. glass ceiling.
Follow the L.O.V.E Plan for Success and Inner Growth. We show you how to own your life and to turn it into a joyful path along the mission your soul has given to you.
This is a recording of a magic conversation about life and success. It is not scripted at all, we let our mind and soul talk openly. It is very personal. We did not edit this recording, as you will see. But we edited the transcript to make it better readable.
We are curious what you think and feel about it. Whatever the mind can conceive and believe... it can achieve
0:00 Welcome
1:53 The purpose of life and the soul
5:06 You need a plan
8:06 How to know y are on the right track
10:56 Truth on permanent leave
13:22 Searching for truth
14:38 Layers of truth
15:38 You need a structure
16:43 Milestones and challenges
18:09 Choose the right friends
19:15 People holding you back
23:28 Pact with the devil
25:26 Freedom of mind
26:54 Conditioning in schools
31:25 Exceptional people
39:00 Institutions need mediocrity
48:48 About money
55:04 Celebrities
58:32 Scarcity
1:04:17 Selling knowledge
1:08:43 Why is not everybody doing it?
https://youtu.be/r4a4heiTYwc
https://youtu.be/U2m0q7981iw
https://youtu.be/zQ68aaDqiQc
Richard Blank hired bassist Garry Gary Beers of INXS.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ieGjN5H4xPQ
Johannes Stockburger, Richard Blank, Costa Rica's Call Center, Outsourcing, Telemarketing Call Centre, BPO, Nearshore Contact Center, Sales, Entrepreneur, B2B, Business, Podcast, Gamification,Leadership, Marketing, CX, Guest, Money, B2C education, BPO trainer,call centre, contact centre, contact center,trend, trending
A Conversation about Life and Success. Richard Blank and Johannes Stockburger
The L.O.V.E Plan for Success and Inner Growth
Trying again and again to break this glass ceiling on top of you? We show you the path to climb on top of your glass ceiling. glass ceiling.
Follow the L.O.V.E Plan for Success and Inner Growth. We show you how to own your life and to turn it into a joyful path along the mission your soul has given to you.
This is a recording of a magic conversation about life and success. It is not scripted at all, we let our mind and soul talk openly. It is very personal. We did not edit this recording, as you will see. But we edited the transcript to make it better readable.
We are curious what you think and feel about it. Whatever the mind can conceive and believe... it can achieve
0:00 Welcome
1:53 The purpose of life and the soul
5:06 You need a plan
8:06 How to know y are on the right track
10:56 Truth on permanent leave
13:22 Searching for truth
14:38 Layers of truth
15:38 You need a structure
16:43 Milestones and challenges
18:09 Choose the right friends
19:15 People holding you back
23:28 Pact with the devil
25:26 Freedom of mind
26:54 Conditioning in schools
31:25 Exceptional people
39:00 Institutions need mediocrity
48:48 About money
55:04 Celebrities
58:32 Scarcity
1:04:17 Selling knowledge
1:08:43 Why is not everybody doing it?
https://youtu.be/r4a4heiTYwc
https://youtu.be/U2m0q7981iw
https://youtu.be/zQ68aaDqiQc
Richard Blank hired bassist Garry Gary Beers of INXS.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ieGjN5H4xPQ
Johannes Stockburger, Richard Blank, Costa Rica's Call Center, Outsourcing, Telemarketing Call Centre, BPO, Nearshore Contact Center, Sales, Entrepreneur, B2B, Business, Podcast, Gamification,Leadership, Marketing, CX, Guest, Money, B2C education, BPO trainer,call centre, contact centre, contact center,trend, trending