An inspiring case study for the next generation of start-ups by the unconventional founders of Method.Founded ten years ago by childhood pals Eric Ryan and Adam Lowry, Method has been making headlines and profits with a revolutionary blend of culture and commerce, style and substance. Today, Method's ecofriendly soaps, detergents, and cleaners are ubiquitous in stores, capturing valuable shelf space long dominated by the tired old products of giants P&G and Unileve...

Strategic planning, when done well, can powerfully transform your small nonprofit.However, as Eric Ryan has learned over nearly twenty-five years of nonprofit leadership, there are many barriers to effective strategic planning.In this practical and easy-to-read book, he’ll help you overcome these barriers by teaching you:The leadership mindset for effective strategic planningHow to structure a practical, two-section planA simple four-step p...

An inspiring case study for the next generation of start-ups by the unconventional founders of Method.Founded ten years ago by childhood pals Eric Ryan and Adam Lowry, Method has been making headlines and profits with a revolutionary blend of culture and commerce, style and substance. Today, Method's ecofriendly soaps, detergents, and cleaners are ubiquitous in stores, capturing valuable shelf space long dominated by the tired old products of giants P&G and Unilever.Ryan an...

Green products have been around since the 1970s, but it's only in recent years that they've become ubiquitous. That's because savvy green marketers are no longer targeting "deep green" consumers with a "save the planet" pitch. Instead, they're promoting the added value their products provide: better health, superior performance, good taste, or cost-effectiveness. In this innovative book Ottman argues that emphasizing primary benefits -- the New Rules -- is critical to winning over the main...

Brett Jacobs continues in his quest for revenge in this final installment of The Eliminator Series!Rich Mallette is still a menacing force, and he's still got Jacobs first on his hit-list. Complicating matters is that Wilson Ames is still in the city, and trying to occupy the spot that Mallette once held. But there's not enough room for everybody, and nobody is safe.Will Jacobs finally get the revenge he has long been seeking? Or will he finally fall, and join his family ag...

Rich Mallette is nothing but a distant memory. But with him out of the picture, it doesn’t mean Brett Jacobs is living on easy street. With the city wide open for a new leader for the criminal element, new prospects emerge, hoping to take over. And that means Jacobs will get drawn into another war. Now the question will be, who gets dragged in with him?Not only will new players in town look to notch Jacobs’ name on their belts, but Eddie Franks also has a bullseye on his back. Jaco...

Books 10-12 in The Eliminator Series, including: The Combative, The Return, & The FinishThe CombativeThe battle with Wilson Ames continues to rage. Jacobs worries about the safety of Tiffany, and her parents. Concerned about having a repeat of what happened to his family, he hires a bodyguard to protect them. Nathan Thrower, an ex-Navy SEAL, is the man Jacobs chooses. But Thrower has his hands full, trying to thwart off repeated attempts at...

The war with Ames only intensifies for Brett Jacobs in this explosive edition of The Eliminator Series.With Wilson Ames now his number one focus because of what he did to his friend, Eddie Franks, Jacobs is willing to do anything to get his revenge. And that includes teaming up with people he normally wouldn’t.But Ames will not go down without a fight. He will attempt to do what Rich Mallette couldn’t. He will try to finish The Eliminator and he will do it in any way possib...

When an eight-year-old girl begins to transform into a tree, her single Mom, troubled brother, and possibly insane grandfather embark on a bizarre and heart-wrenching odyssey across the back roads of America, desperately searching for a way to cure her horrifying transformation before it's too late. Bestselling, award-winning writer JEFF LEMIRE (ROYAL CITY, DESCENDER, Sweet Tooth) and superstar artist PHIL HESTER (Shipwreck, Green Arrow) come together for FAMILY TREE, a genre-defying epic ...

The supernatural family drama continues! Grandpa Judd refuses to give up the fight with the Arborists, even as his young granddaughter Meg begins what could be her final transformation into a tree or is it the world that will be transformed forever? Collects FAMILY TREE #5-8

There’s a contract out on Brett Jacobs. He knows it has something to do with Mallette, but he keeps hearing the name of Harper. There are multiple teams of hitmen scouring the city streets for him, all looking for a chance at a big payday. Even Gunner now has a contract out on him.It will all culminate in a final, bloody mess inside a warehouse. Will Jacobs and Gunner make it out alive? Or will one of them succumb to the contract that was placed upon their heads?

Franks finds himself in a bind and enlists the help of his friend, Brett Jacobs, to help alleviate the problem. Barberio's Butchers, a small-time gang with big-time aspirations, is looking to put a hurting on the pawn shop owner. It's up to Jacobs to make sure that doesn't happen.While that's going on, Mallette finds himself with a new lawyer, one he didn't ask for. This one, though, has better news for him than Alexander did. It seems that Mallette is on the comeback and retaking ...