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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. Cactus began developing special characters, with unique personas. During that time, he developed a famous sign-off phrase. Lots of luck.

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45 Career Advice Experts Offer Career Success Secrets

Miles Anthony Smith

​ For example, the job function I have now, digital marketing , didn’t exist when I left college, and had I focused on other areas without adapting as my career progressed, I might’ve missed my calling in digital marketing. Confidence is the #1, must have for everyone's development plans.

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The Big Picture of Business: The Colonel and Me

Strategy Driven

Business development. My entertainment mentors were Cactus Pryor and Bob Gooding. I come in after the wrong consultants have given bad advice, after knee-jerk reactions to changing business climates had taken tolls on existing market players. The Big Picture of Business – Developing The Talent for Business to Succeed.