Farce

Characters:4 male, 8 female

Interior Set

Barry Hollis, Princeton graduate, has just inherited his father's fortune. Barry meets and falls in love with Gladys Vance. He persuades his aunt to invite Gladys for a visit. Another note goes to Patsie Linder, old flame of Barry's, saying it's all over. Alas, the notes get mixed! Patsie arrives and threatens a breach of promise suit unless Barry marries her. But he can't marry her if he's already married. so he gets the butler's daughter to pretend to be his wife. Into this situation marches Gladys and Barry then learns he's almost broke. All his girl friends desert him---all except one. And she helps bring the play to a surprising finish.

Cadence is a parable of a business owner and triathlon coach named JJ who left his stable job as a teacher to fulfill his dream of becoming an entrepreneur. Unfortunately, two years after opening his bike shop, JJ finds himself in a place that is all too familiar to most business owners-struggling to stay afloat. That all changes, fast, when an athlete he coaches teaches him how to turn the store's profitability around with seven key "10% Wins." Cadence uniquely communicates entrepreneur and advisor Pete Williams's "7 Levers" approach to business growth through the vehicle of a story. Instead of offering a list of do's and don'ts for business success, Cadence imparts wisdom by inviting readers on a journey into the lives of two characters who each have something valuable to teach the other. Through the use of down-to-earth dialogue and realistic business challenges, readers will immediately be pulled into the story of JJ and Charlie, and how they each learn to hit their stride and turn profitability around.

Cadence is a parable of a business owner and triathlon coach named JJ who left his stable job as a teacher to fulfill his dream of becoming an entrepreneur. Unfortunately, two years after opening his bike shop, JJ finds himself in a place that is all too familiar to most business owners-struggling to stay afloat. That all changes, fast, when an athlete he coaches teaches him how to turn the store's profitability around with seven key "10% Wins." Cadence uniquely communicates entrepreneur and advisor Pete Williams's "7 Levers" approach to business growth through the vehicle of a story. Instead of offering a list of do's and don'ts for business success, Cadence imparts wisdom by inviting readers on a journey into the lives of two characters who each have something valuable to teach the other. Through the use of down-to-earth dialogue and realistic business challenges, readers will immediately be pulled into the story of JJ and Charlie, and how they each learn to hit their stride and turn profitability around.

Maverick marketing whiz Mike Veeck is ready to share his simple, fail-proof formula for business success: Make work fun and you'll create a culture of creativity that attracts the best employees and encourages customers to spend their money.
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