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CEO Daily Update – 9.17.2020

September 17, 2020 by Craig Haynie

Focus, Focus, Focus | QSFP’s | Hand Sanitizer Dispensers for Every Need | Business News


Happy Thursday!  

Welcome to the CablesAndKits CEO daily email. Read more about this email by scrolling to the very bottom. 

Focus focus focus …. At CK we do a lot of things – Networking, servers, and even safety supplies. But at the end of the day, you can’t do everything in the world and be the best at it all too. Some things that we sell have a history that no ones knows. When we did the inventory liquidation sale a little while ago we were getting rid of oddball things that hadn’t sold in a decade. And I wondered – who added this to the site and inventory and why?? And why did it take us so long to realize it wasn’t selling?  

That sort of thing can happen as a result of a lack of focus. I once heard Jim Collins ask an audience if they had a todo list, followed by asking if they had a stop doing list. He said that sometimes what you choose to stop doing is more important than what you choose to do. It declutters your mind, and in our case, our warehouse, so you can spend your energy on what matters the most to achieve the goals you have.   

When the inventory reduction sale was in full swing we were talking about what we would do after it was over. Do we keep selling some of these products? For the most part, no. What about Ethernet? We have this random color in an odd length but it’s Ethernet! No. If it’s not selling, we don’t need it. We are not here to be a museum. So in many cases we made the decision to get out of the random obscure item business.  

How did it happen? Lack of focus. Lack of accountability. The goal is to execute our strategy of Product Management and Product Marketing to solve for both.  

By cleaning up the catalog a bit we cleared the way for all our effort to be put on what was remaining. Then, we took another look at what was left and decided where we wanted to focus our energy, and be “best in the world”.  

Those items are fiber, Ethernet, transceivers, and switches. Basically, connectivity. We are good at those things. Maybe even great at them. We have a good supply chain and great operations and a loyal customer following. Rather than trying to be all things to all people, we are going to focus focus focus.  

What about everything else? Some things we will say “no” to and get out of. Some things we will say yes to but without a lot of dedicated attention at first. Then later we will either hire and assign a product marketer to that group of products, or eliminate it.  

You’ll hear about all this as it unfolds, and there are no immediate plans to kill anything off. In fact, we are building up new server offerings and are about to launch Yealink VOIP phones. It’s just that we will focus our brand, homepage, and marketing around the 4 major food groups mentioned above. By doing so, we believe we can get even better at those things than we are today. That will be good for us, and great for you.  

Where are you spread too thin? Just because something is a good thing doesn’t mean it’s the right thing, or the best thing. What do you need to put on your stop doing list?  

Interesting  …… 

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Filed Under: CEO Daily Updates Tagged With: Business News, COVID-19, QSFP, Sanitizer Dispensers

CEO Daily Update – 9.15.2020

September 15, 2020 by Craig Haynie

In the Movies | Premium Fiber | Alcohol Wipes | Business News


Happy Tuesday!  

Welcome to the CablesAndKits CEO daily email. Read more about this email by scrolling to the very bottom. 

We had a great time with our friends at Great Wolf Lodge! It’s two hours from our house … if you have kids or grandkids I’d say it’s worth a couple hour drive to go!  

On the way home I was able to pickup my motorhome from service being done on it. My wife dropped me off on the way home so I didn’t have to drive the TOAD (RV slang for tow vehicle) up there and pull it back. As I left the parking lot I was like MAN this thing is peppier! Then I realized I wasn’t towing the car – haha. Now to get ready for our FIRST family camping trip this Friday!  

I’m mentally preparing tonight for the video shoot tomorrow. I’ve been an extra in a movie once before with a friend so I’ve seen first hand how many things go into filming something, but holy cow – there is a LOT going on to prep for this shoot tomorrow by the producer, director, and crew. They brought a wrecked car onsite today and got it on its side. That’s part of the story that’s being shot there tomorrow. I helped pull a few last minute things together for them which was fun. My grading contractor had a lot of fun beating up the car with his skid steer getting it on its side too 😉  

Did I mention that I was asked to be in the video? I’ll be a guy that stops at a wreck but DOESN’T help and drives off. I’ll be honest – I’ve struggled with that!! I decided to take my glasses off and shave so it doesn’t look as much like me lol.  

Thinking about all this has me daydreaming about a fun project I thought of years ago. I’m quick witted and find the humor in everything. I thought it would be a blast to have a YouTube show where me and other funny people sit and write out jokes for tv, movies, etc. The thought of the laughs that would come from finding the humor in any subject is exciting. All shows (Seinfeld, Saturday Night Live, etc) have writers that sit there and come up with the situations and material. I thought I’d call the show “how the sausage is made” lol.   

I don’t know if it’s true, but I heard …  

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Filed Under: CEO Daily Updates Tagged With: Alcohol Wipes, Business News, CEO, Fiber cables, Premium Fiber Cables

CEO Daily Update – 9.14.2020

September 14, 2020 by Craig Haynie

Helping Others | V-Racks | Darn Fools | Tech News


Happy Monday!  

Welcome to the CablesAndKits CEO daily email. Read more about this email by scrolling to the very bottom. 

(“Darn Fool” Article further down)  

I hope everyone had a great weekend. My wife and I are like tired mufflers – exhausted. We helped with the garage sale for our friends Friday and Saturday and those early mornings, long days, and physical activity we are not used to was a sudden change and took it out of us! But, we had a lot of fun, it was satisfying to help friends, and we got a lot done! So, we ourselves had a great weekend … even though I can barely walk haha.  

Annnnd … yesterday we came to Great Wolf Lodge. We have some friends that we’ve made a near tradition of meeting here for one of our kid’s birthdays. It’s a hotel that is also an indoor water park. Pretty awesome actually!  

On Friday I was driving down the road and saw a lady who was fishing a spare tire from her trunk. She obviously had a flat so I turned around and went to help. I changed her tire and got her on her way, but afterward I had a thought …. I don’t even change my own tires! If I have a flat on the side of the road I am pretty sure I would call roadside assistance. The last time I had a flat I had Run Flats and was able to drive all the way to the dealer to have them replace it.  

The realization that I had about the tire, and the garage sale, is that it is sometimes easier for me to help other people than it is for me to do things that I need to do myself. Can you identify with that?  

I don’t know if it’s true, but I heard …  

Red Solo cups are a common souvenir to bring back from the United States. The novelty comes from the cups being used in many party scenes in movies. 

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Filed Under: CEO Daily Updates, Uncategorized Tagged With: Business News, CEO, Devotional, Kendall Howard, Safety Supplies

CEO Daily Update – 9.3.2020

September 3, 2020 by Craig Haynie

Working From The Road | Woodchucks? | Hand Sanitizer Blowout | Egalitarian Time


Happy Thursday!  

Welcome to the CablesAndKits CEO daily email. Read more about this email by scrolling to the very bottom. 

I am still on the journey home. I left Tampa yesterday and got to Tifton, GA last night around 8pm. I got setup, took the car loose and went to get something to eat (so cool!), and got back and to bed! I have an all day CK strategy meeting today that I will do from the camper. Then I’ll make the final leg home where the wife and girls can see the motorhome. I am excited to see what they think!  

Check out the Safety Supply deals Joe mentions below. The hand sanitizer is especially of note – we are blowing it out and starting over. Our sanitizer is not from any factory that had methanol issues by the way! Now that people can get sanitizer in every familiar store it’s time for us to clear the shelves and regroup. Oh, and he now has Lysol spray!  

I don’t know if it’s true, but I heard …  

A wildlife technician, Richard Thomas, took the famous tongue twister, “how much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood” and calculated a rough estimate of what the answer would actually be. It came out to be around 700 pounds. 


Today’s Product Spotlight from Rerun (AKA Rebecca):

SFP-10G-LR 

Today’s product spotlight features a 10G transceiver that we love! The SFP-10G-LR transceiver module was designed for long-range transmission. It supports 10 Gbps data transfer rates over a distance of 10 kilometers (that’s 6.2 miles!) using singlemode fiber. This hot-swappable SFP+ transceiver is a fantastic option for satisfying connectivity needs in large data centers, enterprise wiring closets, large campuses, and more!    

We offer 3 versions of this module: 

  • Cisco Original – Factory Sealed 
  • Cisco Original – Refurbished 
  • CK Branded (Cisco Compatible) – Factory Sealed 

From Joe, our friendly Safety Supplies Product Marketer:

It’s Joe, I’m back! I know I missed a day, but I have enough good news for you guys to make up for it! First, we have another new product on the site! For a while now the only disinfectant spray’s we’ve had are Clorox. Well, we finally have a Lysol option available for you guys! This new Lysol All Purpose Cleaner is perfect for all you’re common household surfaces that require frequent cleaning and disinfecting! When it comes to the size and price this is very comparable to our Clorox Cleanup Spray except it doesn’t contain bleach which I know can be an issue in some situations! 

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Filed Under: CEO Daily Updates Tagged With: Behaviors, Business News, CEO, Child Face Masks, Egalitarian Time, Hand sanitizer, Safety Supplies, SFP-10G-LR, Woodchucks

CEO Daily Update – 6.12.2020

June 12, 2020 by Craig Haynie

Jojo Update. Clorox Wipes In Stock. Great Deal on 8oz Gel Sanitizer


Thank the Good Lord it’s Friday

Father, thank you for this this week, and thank you for the weekend that is upon us. Thank you for the many blessings of this week, including the small things we take for granted like the air we breathe, and our pumping heart! There are so many complexities to the bodies that we live in that we take for granted – but you know the count of every hair on our heads, and care about each of us deeply – whether we know or believe it or not! Thank you for your provision. Thank you for our customers, and for our staff, and for the joy of the work of our hands.

Thank you for the challenges of the week – those that either caused us to learn and grow, or caused us to realize our dependence on you for your provision, protection, correction, or guidance.

Father I continue to lift little Jojo up to you. Thank you for your grace and mercy in her healing and progress so far! Please continue to heal and to bring rest to the parents and family.

Guide our minds, indwell our hearts, teach us your ways, and through us may you bless others.

In Jesus’ name. Amen.


Jojo Update: (From the great aunt)

My nephew Blake sent me the following update today:

His wife Chelsea should be discharged next week.
Josephine is no longer the sickest baby but will be in the NICU for a few months.
She has a chest tube drain to remove excess air from her chest cavity.
She has the loop drain for her bowels and getting IV Supplements with the hope the perforation will repair itself.
She is on a ventilator as expected and went from 100% down to 41%.
She opened one eye a hair he said. She went from 10 IVs drugs down to 3.
She is progressing slowly. She weighed 1 lb 12.6oz at birth and is 1 lb 7.8oz today. The weight loss is expected and she is in line with her birth size and gestation.

Blake said: “We appreciate all the prayers everyone is providing, there’s no possible way to express our true thanks to those willing to lift their names up in prayer.”

He also said I could share a picture. We think it would help with the prayer connections.

Please continue to keep Jojo and family in your prayers!!


Clorox Wipes arrived today! Order here

8oz Gel Sanitizer arrived today. GREAT PRICE!! (24 per case if you want to order that way FYI. We will have the case listed separately soon). Order here!


That’s it! I am officially OFF for the weekend. Peace out! (If you don’t hear from me Monday morning it means I didn’t work Sunday night!)

Please let me know how I can be of service to you. If you need assistance with something, advice, or even if you just need someone to pray for you, I am here and listening.

Blessings,

Craig – CEO
P.S. Don’t forget to go follow us on Facebook here: CK Facebook Page.


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Face Protection:

3-Ply Masks: 
Quick Ship 3-Ply Disposable Mask – Buy in 10, 50, 2000  
Standard Ship 3-Ply Disposable Mask – Buy in 10, 50, 2000

N95 Masks:
N95 Mask – Both Kimberly Clark and 3M Models available   

KN95 Masks:
Quick Ship KN95 Mask – Buy in qtys from 1 to 1200
Standard Ship KN95 Mask – Buy in qtys from 5 to 1200

Face Shields: 
Re-usable / Disposable Face Shields – Quantity discounts available. Can be custom printed.

Goggles:
Vented
Non-Vented


Sanitizers, Dispensers, & Wipes

Hand Sanitizer: (Any link takes you to the same page to make a selection) 
3.3oz Gel | 10oz Gel | 16oz Gel | 1 Liter Gel 
4 oz Liquid | 1 Gallon Liquid | 1/2 Gallon Liquid

Disinfectant Wipes:
Single Serve Alcohol Wipes – Back in stock!
Clorox 75ct Disinfectant Wipes – – 75 count canister, avail in two scents as well as 3 packs.

Sanitizer Dispensers:
Motion Activated Desktop Dispenser – Use for Liquid or Gel Hand Sanitizer 
Motion Activated Floor Dispenser – Available in liquid/Gel and Spray models – Pre-order now! 
Wall models coming soon.

Bottles and Pumps:
Bottle Dispenser Pumps – Pump tops for Gallon and Half Gallon Jugs
Empty Fillable Bottles – 8 oz bottles for dispensing liquid or Gel


Temperature Detection:

Thermometers:
Touchless Infrared Thermometers – Basic and Premium options available


Body Protection:

Shoe Covers: 
Non-Skid protective shoe covers – FDA Approved. Non-FDA version available cheaper soon. 
Isolation Gowns:
Disposable arm length Isolation Gowns – FDA Approved
Gloves:
Nitrile and Vinyl Gloves – Back in Stock!


Business News for Today:

  • Over 3,855,000 people worldwide have recovered and over 817,000 people in the US have recovered!
  • The United States has surpassed 2 million confirmed cases of the coronavirus, according to data tracked by The Washington Post, by far the highest reported total in the world, less than five months after the first reports that the virus had reached American soil. More than 7.4 million cases and 416,000 deaths have been reported worldwide, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University.
  • SeaWorld has reopened to the public, the latest Orlando theme park to welcome customers even as the number of new cases of covid-19 are rising in Florida and other states in the South.
  • The federal response to the coronavirus outbreak is pushing the U.S. government’s budget deficit to unprecedented levels. On Wednesday, the Treasury Department said the gap between what the U.S. government spends and what it collects in taxes widened to $1.88 trillion for the first eight months of this fiscal year — an all-time high. The federal deficit for all of 2019 was $984 billion, which was already considered unusually large.
  • Another 1.5 million people applied for unemployment insurance for the first time last week, adding to the tens of millions of people who have applied for the benefits since the pandemic began and continuing a months-long drop in the number of initial claims.
  • A shortage of brewer’s yeast amid the coronavirus pandemic has forced Marmite manufacturers to halt production of large jars of the famous sticky spread. Known for its unique taste and “love it or hate it” slogan, the brown food product, which is often spread on toast, is made from concentrated yeast extract — a byproduct of brewing beer.
  • NASA awarded Pittsburgh-based space robotics startup Astrobotic with nearly $200 million on Thursday for a key lunar mission, which will hunt for deposits of frozen water the moon. Astrobotic will be responsible for launching the rover, called VIPER, and landing it near the moon’s south pole in late 2023.
  • The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said on Thursday that it ordered Amazon.com Inc and eBay Inc to stop selling a wide range of pesticide products on their platforms, including those that are falsely marketed as being effective against the novel coronavirus. The EPA said the products on its list are unregistered, misbranded, or restricted-use pesticides, and pesticide devices that pose a significant health risk to consumers, children, pets and others exposed to them.

Filed Under: CEO Daily Updates Tagged With: Baby Josephine, Business News, CEO, Clorox Wipes, Hand sanitizer, Safety Supplies

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