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5 Ways Family Offices Can Optimize for the Present & Future

by Mike Simmons | Sep 15, 2020 | CMO, Entrepreneur, Evan Shirreffs, Family Office, Funds & Investors, Marketing, Mike Simmons, Outsourced CMO, Project Management, Small Business Owners, Startup, The WIMS Guide, WIMS

Over the past 50 years, the amount of family offices has grown to an estimated 3,500-5,000 as ultra-high-net-worth (UHNW) investors have increasingly used this approach to leverage and manage their wealth. Whether it be through Single-Family Offices (SFO’s),...

Enterprise Level Salesforce.com CRM Implementations for Mid-Large Companies

by Mike Simmons | Sep 4, 2020 | Charlotte, CMO, CRM, Entrepreneur, Marketing, Miami, Mike Simmons, Project Management, Salesforce, Salesforce.com, Technology, The WIMS Guide, WIMS

My firm, WIMS Consulting, has been providing CRM implementation services since its inception (and personally I’ve been leading them for 15 years now). We have been platform agnostic (we work with all of the primary platforms, including Salesforce.com, Zoho, Hubspot,...

The WIMS Consulting 2020 Rebrand

by Mike Simmons | May 11, 2020 | Branding, CMO, Entrepreneur, Marketing, Mike Simmons, Project Management, Small Business Owners, The WIMS Guide, WIMS

There is just something about transition, a new decade (even though January 1st seems like it was already another decade ago), and a new mission to undergo a massive scaling of one’s company that requires a bit of a shakeup. Huge transformative shifts force all...

The WIMS Guide Video Ep.10 Restarting the Streak

by Mike Simmons | Jan 15, 2020 | CMO, CRM, Entrepreneur, Legal, Miami, Mike Simmons, Personal Development, Project Management, Small Business Owners, The WIMS Guide, Video, WIMS

Whelp I broke the streak! After literally 14 hours straight with a client firm there was a moment when I got back to the apartment around 10pm where I could’ve made the right decision and be Superman…but didn’t. Ugh! Nothing like that bitter taste of...

Your Annual CRM Call to Action for 2020

by Mike Simmons | Nov 12, 2019 | CRM, Entrepreneur, Mike Simmons, Project Management, Salesforce, Small Business Owners, Technology, The WIMS Guide, WIMS, Zoho, Zoho

I’ve been harping on the importance of CRM programs for about a decade now (here’s the last time), yet it still hasn’t caught on the way it should. This is the year that changes. Like with most technology, competition, economies of scale, and innovation have driven...

Improving with Kaizen

by Mike Simmons | Oct 31, 2019 | Entrepreneur, Personal Development, Project Management, The WIMS Guide, WIMS, Young Professional

A nice feature of Kaizen is that it is an intuitive practice that many people already participate in without even knowing it. Asking more questions and being able to come to a collective agreement to improve the situation of your organization is a key outcome of Kaizen. This practice can additionally be used in your personal life to improve your relationships, career aspirations, and even improving home projects and chores. Revisit your own situation and see if there is any place that you can improve and begin asking questions to identify the root cause of the problem and make a plan to improve your outlook on life.