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Truth in Business, and Professional Growth with Cold Star Technologies

Speaking unpopular but necessary truths, choosing the right career path, and positioning yourself as an industry leader

April 09, 2025

About

Jason Kanigan is the founder of Cold Star Technologies and specializes in helping new business presidents understand the organization they are inheriting, optimize systems for efficiency and growth, and plan for success.

Advice

In Jason’s career he has worked inside both large and small organizations and has career altering advice for those both on the front end of their career as well as those years into their career and need help with straightening out internal operations. Jason had the following advice for:

  1. Cutting Through Noise: The Pursuit of Truth in Business - Jason’s Big T, the highest value, is the Truth. The truth is inconvenient. It's annoying. It's often hurtful. But you have to look at it. You have to look at it in the eye if you want to improve, and unfortunately in Jason’s experience many business owners over the years didn't want to be seen as the bad guy but they just didn't want to look at the truth and confront hard realities such as people stealing from the company.

  2. Choose Between Corporate Stability or Startup Freedom - If you are early in your career or looking to make a career transition, you need to take an assessment of your own desires and giftings. The corporate world can offer a lot of money and long term stability, but it can often be political as well and you get rewarded for linking up with the right folks rather than on merit alone. In small startups you often wear a lot more hats, but you are also more directly rewarded and recognized for your individual contributions.

  3. Building Your Brand: The Power of a Track Record - Jason started blogging and creating content more than a decade ago and people still reach out to him based on this content. Moreover, as a podcaster he has been able to connect with leaders in his target industry and build out a library of demonstrable expertise. If you are looking to build brand recognition as an individual or as a company, having this track record online is an invaluable resource for positioning yourself as an industry leader and expert.

Offer

If you are a first year president in your company and looking for the capital T truth about what is going on in the organization you are inheriting, go to http://coldstartech.com/ibi to learn about Jason’s Internal Business Intelligence program and to book a free consultation.