Jay is widely recognized for his ability to bring clarity and insight to complex, often confusing, business challenges. A leading voice for small business and entrepreneurship in America, Jay is a frequent media expert for outlets ranging from the Wall Street Journal and Crain’s to NPR and WGN.
Media Highlights Include:
* Author of The Street-Smart Entrepreneur
* Featured in the book Small Giants: Companies That Choose To Be Great Instead of Big
* Profiled in Inc. magazine cover story
* Lead contributor to The New York Times Small Business Blog, 2009-1014
* Regular participant on the 21 Hats small business podcast
As the lead small business blogger for The New York Times for five years, Jay’s “You’re The Boss” column covered issues ranging from “The True Price Of Customer Service” to “Rethinking The Relationship Between Bosses and Employees.” He now contributes regularly for the new online community for business owners, 21Hats.com.
For media inquires, interviews and appearances, please drop Jay a line at media@jaygoltz.com or call 773.755.8301.
Jay In The Press
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“There is a thin line between visionary and delusional. I have crossed it many times.”
— New York Times You’re The Boss Blog, 10 Reasons To Become An Entrepreneur
“As a customer, there is nothing inspiring about doing business with a company that uses the phrase, “Our policy …” Instead of hiding behind standard procedures, my employees know they have the ability, authority and resources to fix a problem or satisfy a reasonable customer request.”
— Business Of Home Column, How To Compete With Giant Retailers
“He had created a great company, rooted in its community, that was the best at what it did, with excellent service, grateful customers, and employees who looked forward to coming to work each day. That was an accomplishment.”
“When Jay Goltz decided to start a picture framing business right out of college, his family and friends thought he was wasting his degree. “In 1978, if you called someone an entrepreneur, it was an insult, like a hustler,” Goltz says. In hindsight, he thinks the disdain prepared him for the challenges that lay ahead.”
— Architectural Digest, Chicago’s Framing Master Celebrates 40 Years
