Chuck Blakeman

Author, speaker, and founder of the Crankset Group.



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Goals & Friends are like Peanut Butter & Jelly.

Grab a pen and a friend. Quick.


There is new evidence from a Dominican University study that you can really, truly move yourself forward, whatever your objective, if you just follow a simple three-step process.

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“Making Money is Killing Your Business” is named Business Book of the Year

Making an impact.


NFIB, the leading small business association with 500,000 businesses, has named my book, Making Money is Killing Your Business, the number one business book of 2010.

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Think Globally. Shop-Locally. It’s a perfect fit.

Live local. Buy local.


ShopLocally.com aims to change the world, not just make money. My company, The Crankset Group, is focused on the same thing. We’re going to do it together going forward. It’s possible you will benefit directly. We certainly intend for you to.

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Guidelines vs. Rules – Creating Wildly Successful Employees


Employees have changed. Rules don’t cut it anymore. The newer generation isn’t sure it even wants to go to work and has in some ways decided to retire BEFORE working. They’re out there “gigging” instead of working. How do you as a Business Owner respond to this new world?

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Deciding when your Business is Mature, and How To Pick a Date to get there.


As a business owner, Business Maturity isn’t about how big your business gets or how much revenue it generates. It’s about 1) your own ability to choose what to do with your time, and 2) the ability to walk away from your business for weeks or longer and have it still make money while you’re not there.

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3to5 Club – Is there a Business Maturity clock ticking in your business?


I know what my business looks like when it’s mature and I know to the day and hour when I plan to get there. And it won’t take as long as you think. What’s your Business Maturity Date?



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You’re too busy making money; no business can survive that. Your business should give you both time and money. Not just money.

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I started Crankset Group out of a desire to help small businesses in the Denver, Colorado area grow and mature. It continues to mature itself as we bring a lot of the tools and practices that I’ve created working one-on-one with business owners over the years online. Now these tools and resources are available to you.

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