Jason Miller

Happy holidays We had fun creating this month's cover because nobody knows more about supply chain than Santa does. Chukky Okobi, a Super Bowl star, is our featured author in this edition. We're honored to have him share his hard-earned wisdom with us. Also enjoy articles from bestselling author Cynthia Adams, Debbi Starr, Julie Ducharme, Kelly Gordon, Kevin Petersen, Mary Lynn Ziemer, and Patricia Baronowski-Schneider. I hope you enjoy this special holiday edition.

This previously published book was written by Jason Miller to inspire people to explore entrepreneurship. Jason has helped hundreds of people reclaim their comport zones in life. Jason spent twenty-three years in the military, so he didn't just start out on top. He worked most of his life in the "employee mindset" but knew there had to be a better way. Jason has had the opportunity to be mentored by some of the best in the industry, which is how he took a business from making a few hundred dollars a day to thousands of dollars a day. Think of this book as Jason's guide to business. Secrets that have worked for him to create a long-term and sustainable business on the internet. If you step outside your comfort zone, reclaim your life and become the CEO of your own destiny, then you will truly live your most optimal lifestyle. Are you in the 3% who will take the leap?

Previously published, "Combat Boots to Marketing Pro" was written to serve as a tool for those who are ready to step outside the normal box in their lives. Ask yourself if you are ready Are you ready to make a change in your life? Are you ready to ditch the excuses and ditch your j-o-b? Jason did not start out as an entrepreneur. He worked most of his life but explored many business opportunities along the way. Jason successfully ran an eBay business for 14 years and also a wood working manufacturing company. Jason has had the opportunity to be mentored by some of the best in the industry. Now he shares some of those secrets with you in this book. Think of this book as Jason's guide of this best tips, tricks, methods and models that have worked for him to create a long-term and sustainable business on the internet. If you step outside your comfort zone and put just a few of these tips to work, you will be on a different playing field than most.

Previously published, "Combat Boots to Internet Millionaire" was written by Jason Miller to inspire people to explore entrepreneurship. Jason has helped hundreds of people reclaim their comfort zones in life. Jason spent twenty-three years in the military, so he didn't just start out on top. He worked most of his life in the "employee mindset" but knew there had to be a better way. Jason has had the opportunity to be mentored by some of the best in the industry, which is how he took a business from making a few hundred dollars a day to thousands of dollars a day. Think of this book as Jason's guide to business, secrets that have worked for him to create a long-term and sustainable business on the internet. If you step outside your comfort zone, reclaim your life, and become the CEO of your own destiny, then you will truly live your most optimal lifestyle. Are you part of the 3% who will take the leap?

In this issue, I'm delighted to introduce you to Will Black. Will's company, Sharing The Credit, has not only saved business owners millions of dollars in credit card fees, but has also helped those same business owners and their customers give millions of dollars to their favorite charities. Jared Dalton was awarded the prestigious Nashville Black 40 under 40 award. He shares social media marketing secrets that will explode your business. Tony DUrso, a podcasting giant, shares his Vision Map(TM) process with us. His podcast, The Tony DUrso show, has over 30 million downloads and is the #1 podcast on Chartable worldwide. Amy Blain is a community expert. She explains how to start your own local community-based business online. Her winning website is ExplorePeoria.com. Joe Trujillo, one of the ten directors of the Strategic Advisor Board, teaches us how to manage diversity and change in the workplace. Meirav Cohen reveals how Pilates is for everyone, not only those who are already fit. Melanie Kossan explains the inner workings of a CBD business and shares some unique business models.

In this issue, we are proud to feature James Donaldson, NBA All-Star, successful entrepreneur, and community leader. We also hear from personal branding expert, Phillip Lanos. Phillip is also the co-host of the wildly successful War Room Moments podcast series. Melanie Kossan shares her experience in the CBD business and how she built a successful company in a heavily regulated industry. Otis McGregor, retired US Army lieutenant colonel and elite Green Beret commander, shares incredible insight into tribe and purpose. Julia Greenberg-Aguilar and Katerina Zuniga give us insight into the LLC, and Bob Bieneas helps us understand automated retailing. Video and content expert, Kelli Maxwell, teaches content marketing, and Michael Sipe shares ten principles of servant leadership.

Welcome to the inaugural issue of PIVOT Magazine. We're a periodical designed from the ground up for entrepreneurs and business people of all kinds. This first issue is all about public relations and how you can use PR to grow your business faster than you ever thought possible. James Foo Torres of Imperium Authority has proven himself in the PR trenches. We first became aware of his unique skills when we saw the work he did for the Strategic Advisor Board.

Previously published, "Combat Boots to Internet Entrepreneur" was written to inspire minds that are ready to "Breach the Wall" from employee to entrepreneur. This book offers Jason Miller's best tips and tricks for creating full-time or part-time income as an entrepreneur.

"Working with spirits can be some of the most dangerous yet some of the most gratifying work a magickal practitioner can engage in. With Jason as your guide in this book, you are in some of the best hands out there when it comes to approaching and working with spirits. This is a book I wish I had fifteen years ago when I began working closely with spirits." --Mat Auryn, author of Psychic Witch Throughout history, humans have sought power and knowledge from spirits. Learning how to conjure, communicate, and negotiate with these unseen powers is one of the keys to success in magic. Consorting with Spirits presents a detailed explanation of what spirits are, their different classifications, and how they exist in relation to the world we normally perceive. The reader will then learn a system of practices that will cultivate three main skills: The capacity to perceive spirits clearly, the ability to interact with them effectively, and the tools to deepen your relationships. It is this focus on deepening relationships and increasing clarity in communications that has been missing from much of the material about spirits. This book will teach you different ways of interacting with spirits, from offerings and invitations to forceful conjurations. With these tools in hand, you can work with your spirit allies to achieve any goal, from protection, to wealth, to vast knowledge. Consorting with Spirits shares: Proper training necessary for calling and conversing with spirits. How to evaluate the messages you receive. A full view of different modes of contact and what situations each mode lends itself toWhy the best sorcery is local. The tools to establish and maintain a long-term relationship with spirits (consorting). The 6 different manifestations of spirits and their corresponding magickal operations, qualities, benefits, and drawbacks. The 4 methods of interacting with spirits: prayer, conjuring, compelling, and evocation.

Discover a short yet powerful philosophy that will help you stand out as the best in your business. Combined with Jason Miller's proven system, The Trinity of Success, you will soon learn how to quickly grow and scale your business. The Strategic Advisor Board is a business mentorship company that helps small businesses build and scale their companies. Based in Boulder, CO, and operating nationwide, Strategic Advisor Board consists of a board of ten CEO members who collectively advise and mentor clients. Leveraging the power of powerful industry connections, their goal is to have their client dream bigger, achieve the highest possible profit for their company, and create a working system that will allow their business to not only grow but thrive. Reinvigorating small businesses is a priority of the Strategic Advisor Board. We focus on smarter business growth through community effort that helps the local economy. Our communities fuel our country's economy and allow us to grow and thrive as a nation. We help businesses create smart strategies that tie into the community effort to support the economy in a more holistic way. Buy this book today and start leveraging the Power of 10 in your business.

The Strategic Advisor Board is a business mentorship company that helps small businesses build and scale their companies. Based in Boulder, CO, and operating nationwide, Strategic Advisor Board consists of a board of ten CEO members who collectively advise and mentor clients. Leveraging the power of powerful industry connections, their goal is to have their client dream bigger, achieve the highest possible profit for their company, and create a working system that will allow their business to not only grow but thrive. Reinvigorating small businesses is a priority of the Strategic Advisor Board. We focus on smarter business growth through community effort that helps the local economy. Our communities fuel our countries economy and allow us to grow and thrive as a nation. We help businesses create smart strategies that tie into the community effort to support the economy in a more holistic way.

In both politics and art in recent decades, there has been a dramatic shift in emphasis on representation of identity. Liberal ideals of universality and individuality have given way to a concern with the visibility and recognition of underrepresented groups. Modernist and postmodernist celebrations of disruption and subversion have been challenged by the view that representation is integral to social change. Despite this convergence, neither political nor aesthetic theory has given much attention to the increasingly central role of art in debates and struggles over cultural identity in the public sphere. Connecting Hegelian aesthetics with contemporary cultural politics, Jason Miller argues that both the aesthetic and political value of art are found in the reflexive self-awareness that artistic representation enables. The significance of art in modern life is that it shows us both the particular element in humanity as well as the human element in particularity. Just as Hegel asks us to acknowledge how different historical and cultural contexts produce radically different experiences of art, identity-based art calls on its audiences to situate themselves in relation to perspectives and experiences potentially quite remote—or even inaccessible—from their own. Miller offers a timely response to questions such as: How does contemporary art’s politics of perception contest liberal notions of deliberative politics? How does the cultural identity of the artist relate to the representations of cultural identity in their work? How do we understand and evaluate identity-based art aesthetically? Discussing a wide range of works of art and popular culture—from Antigone to Do the Right Thing and The Wire—this book develops a new conceptual framework for understanding the representation of cultural identity that affirms art’s capacity to effect social change.

In both politics and art in recent decades, there has been a dramatic shift in emphasis on representation of identity. Liberal ideals of universality and individuality have given way to a concern with the visibility and recognition of underrepresented groups. Modernist and postmodernist celebrations of disruption and subversion have been challenged by the view that representation is integral to social change. Despite this convergence, neither political nor aesthetic theory has given much attention to the increasingly central role of art in debates and struggles over cultural identity in the public sphere. Connecting Hegelian aesthetics with contemporary cultural politics, Jason Miller argues that both the aesthetic and political value of art are found in the reflexive self-awareness that artistic representation enables. The significance of art in modern life is that it shows us both the particular element in humanity as well as the human element in particularity. Just as Hegel asks us to acknowledge how different historical and cultural contexts produce radically different experiences of art, identity-based art calls on its audiences to situate themselves in relation to perspectives and experiences potentially quite remote—or even inaccessible—from their own. Miller offers a timely response to questions such as: How does contemporary art’s politics of perception contest liberal notions of deliberative politics? How does the cultural identity of the artist relate to the representations of cultural identity in their work? How do we understand and evaluate identity-based art aesthetically? Discussing a wide range of works of art and popular culture—from Antigone to Do the Right Thing and The Wire—this book develops a new conceptual framework for understanding the representation of cultural identity that affirms art’s capacity to effect social change.