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Pillar’s Principles – Business Tips from Ray Pillar

Hosts: Ray Pillar, Jim Treleaven, Phd and Fred McMurray

Each episode Ray Pillar, Professor Jim Treleaven and Fred McMurray discuss the questions that need to be answered when starting, growing and shutting a business down.

In the early part of the new century Ray Pillar found the high-tech industry, which he had been employed in all his life, was in a constant change. Working for a land line telephone equipment manufacturer at a time when the world was moving to cellular technology put the writing on the wall. After careful study, it was apparent to take his father advice and go into business. Statistically 80% of all business start-ups fail. The odds are better if starting a franchise with an 80% chance of success. Deciding to stay away from high tech and food. Mr and Mrs. Pillar decided to invest their savings in a well-known and respected franchise called Molly Maid. A big plus for Molly Maid was the benevolent association for domestic violence awareness called the Miss Molly Association. Although on the surface a residential cleaning company appears to be low tech the software that tracks clients was award winning. Fast tracking fifteen years later with serval expansions finds the business one of the largest in the Molly Maid family. Currently, Molly Maid of Aurora Naperville employs 48.

Jim Treleaven is a faculty member at the College of Business at the University of Illinois, Chicago, Department of Information and Decision Sciences. He is also the President and CEO of Via Strategy Group, LLC (VSG). VSG advises CEOs, Boards of Directors, and other C level executives on growth and turnaround strategies. He also advises firms and investors on mergers and acquisitions and serves in interim executive positions. He has published extensively in both refereed and popular journals in fields including corporate strategy, marketing, finance, human-computer interaction and computer-aided-design. His latest book, “X-Formation, Transforming Business Through Interim Executive Leadership”, was published in 2018. He is a frequent speaker and has been featured on CNN and the Financial News Network. He serves on the Advisory Boards of several Business Schools and on the Boards of several private companies.

Fred McMurray has been an .Inc Magazine Social Influencer from 2013-24. Fred is the CEO of Westvyne which is headquartered in Grover Beach, where they simplify marketing for successful businesses and professionals through training, consulting and management. They minimize your efforts and maximize your results with appropriate marketing channels.

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In addition to Westvyne, Fred is the Developer of KPHRED Neurospicy Radio. KPHRED is a Work – Life – Spiritual Balance Human-Designed, AI-Enhanced Co-Creator Internet Community radio station, podcast library with News & Information and news from Gen A to Boomers! Contact Fred if you are interested in being a guest on a show or if you are interested in having your own show

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