After the juice debacle, I was out of work for about six months. The Lord blessed me with a few connections that ended up landing me a gig with CB Richard Ellis – Global Client Services, Transactions and Investments group on the Bank of America account. CBRE was good to me for a short stint (one year exactly). Similar to the Jamba Juice story, but this time the US economy was to blame. The Feds has a lot to do with the growth plans for...

I was sitting in the office of a company that was going down fast, and looking for the quickest exit. Unfortunately the owners were ‘in-taking’ the money that the company was earning…I hope you can ‘smell’ what I am talking about here. If you use your ‘nose’ you should be able to ‘sniff’ it out (hint, hint)… seriously, the owners were doing that, and in the office none-the-less. So,...

I spent a great deal of time in the north eastern part of the United States trying to find retail space for lease, for an ice cream company. I know what you are thinking, the north east is already cold, and why would I be there trying to find locations for ice cream sales! Well, you all know that Ben & Jerry’s is from Vermont, and that alone is crazy, so ice cream in the north east is compared to selling ice to Eskimos. Take a step...