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 By Frank Vizzuso, Exigent Technologies
One of the things we enjoy most about working with businesses across NJ is hearing what's on their minds. Whether the conversation starts with growth, hiring, customer service, or preparing for the year ahead, it almost always finds its way to technology eventually—not because they're interested in technology for its own sake, but because it's become woven into nearly every part of running a successful modern business. What's interesting is how those conversations have changed over the past few years.
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 By Cal Thomas, Sandler Northern New Jersey
The Hidden Reason Your Sales Conversations Aren't Converting One of the biggest misconceptions in sales is believing that a successful meeting is one where the prospect listens attentively while you explain your solution. It feels productive. They're engaged. They're nodding. They're asking for your brochure. But according to the Sandler Selling System, that's often a warning sign, not a success.
 By John Allen Mollenhauer “JAM”, Founder Performany & the Regenus Center
Why Professionals, Business Owners, and Executives Need More Than Traditional Health Advice Over the past thirty years, I've studied health, recovery, human performance, and what gives people the energy to live freely, fully, and well. I've also spent those same years building businesses, supporting employees, raising a family, paying bills, navigating setbacks, and carrying the weight that comes with trying to build something meaningful. Somewhere along the way, I realized something that completely changed the direction of my work.  By Bob Namar, Feury Image Group
Every Interaction Is Branding. Think about the last time you visited a business for the first time. Before anyone said a word, you'd already formed an opinion. When you're busy running a business, it's easy to see it the way you always have. You're focused on today's customers, appointments, deadlines, and emails. You know where to park, which door to use, and how everything works. Long before someone becomes a customer, client, patient, donor, or referral partner, they're already forming impressions.  By Gennifer Biggs, Exigent Technologies
When most people think about cybercrime, they picture the dramatic stories that make the news—a major company locked out of its systems by ransomware, a high-profile website taken offline, or sensitive data posted on the internet. Those events certainly happen, and they deserve the attention they receive, but they're not always the attacks that keep us up at night. In many cases, the most expensive cyber incidents begin with something far less dramatic.
The Biggest Mistake Successful Professionals Make: Trying to Solve an Energy Problem with Psychology6/25/2026
 By John Allen Mollenhauer “JAM”, Founder Performany & the Regenus Center
Every day, successful professionals wake up focused on goals: Growing the business. Leading the team. Serving clients. Increasing revenue. Supporting their family. Making an impact. What many don't realize is that every one of those objectives requires energy: Building a business costs energy. Leading people costs energy. Making decisions costs energy. Pursuing a mission costs energy. The more successful, ambitious, and responsible you become, the more energy your life demands. Yet most people never learn how to manage that reality.
 by John Allen Mollenhauer, Founder Performany, and the Regenus Center
As Information Demand Rises, Energy Demand Rises With It — for Machines and Humans Alike Recently, I had the opportunity to present this idea as Gold Sponsor of Business Connections, and the response afterward was immediate. Not because people disagreed with it. Because they felt it. You could see it on people’s faces. Entrepreneurs. Professionals. Business owners. Executives. High-striving people carrying enormous responsibility while quietly depleting. And honestly, I think we’re finally reaching a point where we need to have a much bigger conversation about energy.
Artificial Intelligence for Small Businesses: Opportunity, Risk, and a Practical Path Forward5/1/2026
 by John Allen Mollenhauer, Founder Performany, and the Regenus Center
On paper, everything looks right. You’re succeeding. You’re productive. You’re responsible. You’re delivering. But behind the scenes… something feels off.
 by John Allen Mollenhauer, Founder Performany, and the Regenus Center
If you’re a business owner, executive, or professional asking yourself "Why am I almost always tired?” You’re not alone—and it’s not what you think. Most high-performing individuals I work with are doing everything right: Eating well, Exercising, Managing demanding schedules. And yet they’re still dealing with: Constant tiredness, Afternoon crashes, Brain fog, Reduced capacity. Here’s the reality: It’s not a discipline problem. It’s an energy production, regulation and demand problem.
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