THOUGHTS AND IDEAS

Incentives Matter: The Key to Motivation and Success

In today’s competitive business landscape, one question stands out: What truly drives people to perform at their best? The answer is simple yet powerful—incentives matter. Whether it’s a team in a corporate setting, a franchise network, or an individual pursuing...

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Seven Years of the Apparel Plan: Insights & Lessons Learned

  Over the past seven years, the Apparel Plan has evolved from a simple concept to a comprehensive strategy for creating, selling, and scaling apparel. Whether you’re running a gym merch line, a fashion startup, or a franchise, understanding the...

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How to Calculate the Effective Hourly Rate of Apparel Projects

  The price is the dollar amount you see on the invoice. It is the easiest and simplest way to interpret how much something "costs". Often times, we fail to take into account the invisible costs of doing things. While...

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Stop Tweaking. Start Executing: The Key to Progress

It’s easy to get caught in a cycle of Stop Tweaking and perfecting, whether it’s your business strategy, apparel designs, marketing campaigns, or personal projects. While attention to detail matters, excessive tweaking can stall progress, waste resources, and prevent you from...

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Invisible Costs Are Eating You Alive – Cut Them Now

Let’s take a moment and calculate your effective hourly rate. Let’s be conservative and say it’s $100/hour. Now, imagine this scenario: you’re working with a vendor who is unresponsive. It’s been a week since you last saw a mockup. In the...

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An Extension of Your Team: Flexible, Reliable, and Scalable Support

If you are tired of playing a game of hot potato of which employee is going to handle apparel this year only to fumble it and not get anything done, I have a solution for you.  The solution is to set up an...

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