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The Big Picture of Business – Tribute to a Great Mentor. Remembering Cactus Pryor.

Strategy Driven

Mine was legendary humorist and media figure Cactus Pryor. His father, Skinny Pryor, owned a movie theatre and entertained audiences with comedy routines during intermissions. Today, when I use nouns as verbs and place business terms out of context to make people think creatively, I’m thinking back to Cactus Pryor.

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45 Career Advice Experts Offer Career Success Secrets

Miles Anthony Smith

Victoria Sydorowicz ( Southeast Executive Coaching ) Be coachable. Liz Pryor ( Life Advice Guru ) Authenticity is one of the most underrated keys to success. Smith ( Executive Coaching Services ) Keeping your professional network active and engaged. Be able to receive and give constructive feedback. ​Katie B.

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The Big Picture of Business: The Colonel and Me

Strategy Driven

My entertainment mentors were Cactus Pryor and Bob Gooding. This is a creative way of re-treading old knowledge to enable executives to master change rather than feel as they’re victims of it. The Colonel had just founded a fast food empire called Kentucky Fried Chicken.