Essential Business by Francis Mella
@essentialbusiness.bsky.social
The channel delivers clear, practical insights drawn from real-world experience in business management, marketing, accounting, and leadership.
From side hustle to strategic advantage
Most companies treat employee side hustles like a threat.
They're missing the point entirely.
#SideHustle #StrategicAdvantage #EmployeeEntrepreneurship #CorporateInnovation #WorkplaceCulture #Francis Mella
Most companies treat employee side hustles like a threat.
They're missing the point entirely.
#SideHustle #StrategicAdvantage #EmployeeEntrepreneurship #CorporateInnovation #WorkplaceCulture #Francis Mella
November 13, 2025 at 2:04 PM
From side hustle to strategic advantage
Most companies treat employee side hustles like a threat.
They're missing the point entirely.
#SideHustle #StrategicAdvantage #EmployeeEntrepreneurship #CorporateInnovation #WorkplaceCulture #Francis Mella
Most companies treat employee side hustles like a threat.
They're missing the point entirely.
#SideHustle #StrategicAdvantage #EmployeeEntrepreneurship #CorporateInnovation #WorkplaceCulture #Francis Mella
Are classrooms killing entrepreneurship?
65% of kids entering school today will work in jobs that don't exist yet.
But we're still teaching them to follow instructions.
#Entrepreneurship #FutureOfWork #EducationReform #Innovation #ClassroomLearning #FrancisMella
65% of kids entering school today will work in jobs that don't exist yet.
But we're still teaching them to follow instructions.
#Entrepreneurship #FutureOfWork #EducationReform #Innovation #ClassroomLearning #FrancisMella
November 12, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Are classrooms killing entrepreneurship?
65% of kids entering school today will work in jobs that don't exist yet.
But we're still teaching them to follow instructions.
#Entrepreneurship #FutureOfWork #EducationReform #Innovation #ClassroomLearning #FrancisMella
65% of kids entering school today will work in jobs that don't exist yet.
But we're still teaching them to follow instructions.
#Entrepreneurship #FutureOfWork #EducationReform #Innovation #ClassroomLearning #FrancisMella
Veterans see leadership differently.
I learned this at 9 years old.
Standing in brutal November cold with a marching drum strapped to my small body.
#VeteransLeadership #MarchingDrum #NovemberCold #LeadershipLessons #ChildhoodMemories
I learned this at 9 years old.
Standing in brutal November cold with a marching drum strapped to my small body.
#VeteransLeadership #MarchingDrum #NovemberCold #LeadershipLessons #ChildhoodMemories
November 11, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Veterans see leadership differently.
I learned this at 9 years old.
Standing in brutal November cold with a marching drum strapped to my small body.
#VeteransLeadership #MarchingDrum #NovemberCold #LeadershipLessons #ChildhoodMemories
I learned this at 9 years old.
Standing in brutal November cold with a marching drum strapped to my small body.
#VeteransLeadership #MarchingDrum #NovemberCold #LeadershipLessons #ChildhoodMemories
AI laggards risk business extinction.
Not because AI is magic.
Because the gap compounds DAILY.
#AIAdoption #BusinessExtinction #CompetitiveGap #DigitalTransformation #AIStrategy #FrancisMella
Not because AI is magic.
Because the gap compounds DAILY.
#AIAdoption #BusinessExtinction #CompetitiveGap #DigitalTransformation #AIStrategy #FrancisMella
November 10, 2025 at 6:27 PM
AI laggards risk business extinction.
Not because AI is magic.
Because the gap compounds DAILY.
#AIAdoption #BusinessExtinction #CompetitiveGap #DigitalTransformation #AIStrategy #FrancisMella
Not because AI is magic.
Because the gap compounds DAILY.
#AIAdoption #BusinessExtinction #CompetitiveGap #DigitalTransformation #AIStrategy #FrancisMella
Run the cluster test first.
Most entrepreneurs pick a location based on gut feel or rent price.
Then wonder why 60% fail in three years.
#ClusterTest #EntrepreneurTips #LocationStrategy #BusinessFailure #SmartDecisions #FrancisMella
Most entrepreneurs pick a location based on gut feel or rent price.
Then wonder why 60% fail in three years.
#ClusterTest #EntrepreneurTips #LocationStrategy #BusinessFailure #SmartDecisions #FrancisMella
November 9, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Run the cluster test first.
Most entrepreneurs pick a location based on gut feel or rent price.
Then wonder why 60% fail in three years.
#ClusterTest #EntrepreneurTips #LocationStrategy #BusinessFailure #SmartDecisions #FrancisMella
Most entrepreneurs pick a location based on gut feel or rent price.
Then wonder why 60% fail in three years.
#ClusterTest #EntrepreneurTips #LocationStrategy #BusinessFailure #SmartDecisions #FrancisMella
From commodity aisle to brand magnet.
IP partnerships rewired how shoppers saw MINISO, how stores felt, and how the P&L worked.
I map the before and after, then give you the levers to make the same shift.
#MINISO #IPPartnerships #BrandStrategy #RetailTransformation #BusinessGrowth #FrancisMella
IP partnerships rewired how shoppers saw MINISO, how stores felt, and how the P&L worked.
I map the before and after, then give you the levers to make the same shift.
#MINISO #IPPartnerships #BrandStrategy #RetailTransformation #BusinessGrowth #FrancisMella
November 7, 2025 at 3:12 PM
From commodity aisle to brand magnet.
IP partnerships rewired how shoppers saw MINISO, how stores felt, and how the P&L worked.
I map the before and after, then give you the levers to make the same shift.
#MINISO #IPPartnerships #BrandStrategy #RetailTransformation #BusinessGrowth #FrancisMella
IP partnerships rewired how shoppers saw MINISO, how stores felt, and how the P&L worked.
I map the before and after, then give you the levers to make the same shift.
#MINISO #IPPartnerships #BrandStrategy #RetailTransformation #BusinessGrowth #FrancisMella
From guesswork to repeatable wins.
Small businesses fail at higher rates than large companies.
The reason? They skip the STRUCTURED EVALUATION frameworks that enterprises use as standard practice.
Small businesses fail at higher rates than large companies.
The reason? They skip the STRUCTURED EVALUATION frameworks that enterprises use as standard practice.
November 5, 2025 at 6:04 PM
From guesswork to repeatable wins.
Small businesses fail at higher rates than large companies.
The reason? They skip the STRUCTURED EVALUATION frameworks that enterprises use as standard practice.
Small businesses fail at higher rates than large companies.
The reason? They skip the STRUCTURED EVALUATION frameworks that enterprises use as standard practice.
Price tags ignore risk math.
You see the $2.50 unit cost.
You don't see the $500K stockout when that supplier goes dark.
#PriceVsRisk #SupplyChainRisk #StockoutCosts #ProcurementStrategy #RiskManagement #FrancisMella
You see the $2.50 unit cost.
You don't see the $500K stockout when that supplier goes dark.
#PriceVsRisk #SupplyChainRisk #StockoutCosts #ProcurementStrategy #RiskManagement #FrancisMella
November 5, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Price tags ignore risk math.
You see the $2.50 unit cost.
You don't see the $500K stockout when that supplier goes dark.
#PriceVsRisk #SupplyChainRisk #StockoutCosts #ProcurementStrategy #RiskManagement #FrancisMella
You see the $2.50 unit cost.
You don't see the $500K stockout when that supplier goes dark.
#PriceVsRisk #SupplyChainRisk #StockoutCosts #ProcurementStrategy #RiskManagement #FrancisMella
How top managers actually learn to lead
Leadership is LEARNABLE but cannot be TAUGHT.
That sounds like wordplay until you see the pattern.#Leadership #FrancisMella
Leadership is LEARNABLE but cannot be TAUGHT.
That sounds like wordplay until you see the pattern.#Leadership #FrancisMella
November 4, 2025 at 12:27 AM
How top managers actually learn to lead
Leadership is LEARNABLE but cannot be TAUGHT.
That sounds like wordplay until you see the pattern.#Leadership #FrancisMella
Leadership is LEARNABLE but cannot be TAUGHT.
That sounds like wordplay until you see the pattern.#Leadership #FrancisMella
A simple test to spot a harmful leadership mask.
You wear a steady, confident face to keep people calm.
Over time that same mask blocks hard feedback and breeds cynicism.
Here's how to know if your mask is hurting your team.
You wear a steady, confident face to keep people calm.
Over time that same mask blocks hard feedback and breeds cynicism.
Here's how to know if your mask is hurting your team.
November 3, 2025 at 4:04 PM
A simple test to spot a harmful leadership mask.
You wear a steady, confident face to keep people calm.
Over time that same mask blocks hard feedback and breeds cynicism.
Here's how to know if your mask is hurting your team.
You wear a steady, confident face to keep people calm.
Over time that same mask blocks hard feedback and breeds cynicism.
Here's how to know if your mask is hurting your team.
I moved from reporting survey scores to running a decision-first measurement stack.
Behavior, effort, and outcome metrics now drive product, pricing, and service changes.
You can make the same shift this month.
Behavior, effort, and outcome metrics now drive product, pricing, and service changes.
You can make the same shift this month.
November 2, 2025 at 4:04 PM
I moved from reporting survey scores to running a decision-first measurement stack.
Behavior, effort, and outcome metrics now drive product, pricing, and service changes.
You can make the same shift this month.
Behavior, effort, and outcome metrics now drive product, pricing, and service changes.
You can make the same shift this month.
Turn long updates into fast decisions.
October 29, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Turn long updates into fast decisions.
Follow the money to the Moon.
$26 trillion market.
NASA contracts flowing.
Aerospace giants positioning.
I tracked where capital is concentrating first.
$26 trillion market.
NASA contracts flowing.
Aerospace giants positioning.
I tracked where capital is concentrating first.
October 27, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Follow the money to the Moon.
$26 trillion market.
NASA contracts flowing.
Aerospace giants positioning.
I tracked where capital is concentrating first.
$26 trillion market.
NASA contracts flowing.
Aerospace giants positioning.
I tracked where capital is concentrating first.
One meeting exposes your tech gap.
October 27, 2025 at 2:56 PM
One meeting exposes your tech gap.
Pick a lane then make it legendary
Podcast https://essentialbusinessbyfrancismella.blogspot.com/2025/10/when-legacy-becomes-liability-what.html
Podcast https://essentialbusinessbyfrancismella.blogspot.com/2025/10/when-legacy-becomes-liability-what.html
October 26, 2025 at 3:48 AM
Pick a lane then make it legendary
Podcast https://essentialbusinessbyfrancismella.blogspot.com/2025/10/when-legacy-becomes-liability-what.html
Podcast https://essentialbusinessbyfrancismella.blogspot.com/2025/10/when-legacy-becomes-liability-what.html
The 4 hour test for any idea
October 25, 2025 at 3:04 PM
The 4 hour test for any idea
Top brands anchor before they ask.
October 23, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Top brands anchor before they ask.
Use the frontier playbook on the Moon
#MoonFrontier #SpaceExploration #LunarPlaybook #MoonMission #SpaceStrategy
#MoonFrontier #SpaceExploration #LunarPlaybook #MoonMission #SpaceStrategy
October 21, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Use the frontier playbook on the Moon
#MoonFrontier #SpaceExploration #LunarPlaybook #MoonMission #SpaceStrategy
#MoonFrontier #SpaceExploration #LunarPlaybook #MoonMission #SpaceStrategy
Space went from spectacle to supply chain.
Launch costs dropped 90% in two decades.
That single shift turned a $613B market from government missions into commercial infrastructure.#SpaceCommerce #LaunchCosts #SpaceInfrastructure #CommercialSpace #SpaceEconomy
Launch costs dropped 90% in two decades.
That single shift turned a $613B market from government missions into commercial infrastructure.#SpaceCommerce #LaunchCosts #SpaceInfrastructure #CommercialSpace #SpaceEconomy
October 19, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Space went from spectacle to supply chain.
Launch costs dropped 90% in two decades.
That single shift turned a $613B market from government missions into commercial infrastructure.#SpaceCommerce #LaunchCosts #SpaceInfrastructure #CommercialSpace #SpaceEconomy
Launch costs dropped 90% in two decades.
That single shift turned a $613B market from government missions into commercial infrastructure.#SpaceCommerce #LaunchCosts #SpaceInfrastructure #CommercialSpace #SpaceEconomy
One question decides automate or augment.
Ask it wrong, waste money on AI that breaks trust.
Ask it right, free your team for the work that actually matters.
https://youtu.be/X8k79QgWpkk
#AIAutomation #AugmentNotReplace #AIStrategy #WorkplaceTrust #TeamProductivity
Ask it wrong, waste money on AI that breaks trust.
Ask it right, free your team for the work that actually matters.
https://youtu.be/X8k79QgWpkk
#AIAutomation #AugmentNotReplace #AIStrategy #WorkplaceTrust #TeamProductivity
October 18, 2025 at 10:04 PM
One question decides automate or augment.
Ask it wrong, waste money on AI that breaks trust.
Ask it right, free your team for the work that actually matters.
https://youtu.be/X8k79QgWpkk
#AIAutomation #AugmentNotReplace #AIStrategy #WorkplaceTrust #TeamProductivity
Ask it wrong, waste money on AI that breaks trust.
Ask it right, free your team for the work that actually matters.
https://youtu.be/X8k79QgWpkk
#AIAutomation #AugmentNotReplace #AIStrategy #WorkplaceTrust #TeamProductivity
5,000 companies stopped experimenting with AI.
Here's what they did instead.
#AIImplementation #BusinessAI #AIStrategy #EnterpriseAI #AIAdoption
Here's what they did instead.
#AIImplementation #BusinessAI #AIStrategy #EnterpriseAI #AIAdoption
October 17, 2025 at 2:06 AM
5,000 companies stopped experimenting with AI.
Here's what they did instead.
#AIImplementation #BusinessAI #AIStrategy #EnterpriseAI #AIAdoption
Here's what they did instead.
#AIImplementation #BusinessAI #AIStrategy #EnterpriseAI #AIAdoption
Six stress tests for founder decisions.
From pricing to hiring, these checks expose weak bets before they burn cash.
I share the prompts I use to validate demand, distribution, and defensibility in days instead of quarters.
From pricing to hiring, these checks expose weak bets before they burn cash.
I share the prompts I use to validate demand, distribution, and defensibility in days instead of quarters.
October 15, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Six stress tests for founder decisions.
From pricing to hiring, these checks expose weak bets before they burn cash.
I share the prompts I use to validate demand, distribution, and defensibility in days instead of quarters.
From pricing to hiring, these checks expose weak bets before they burn cash.
I share the prompts I use to validate demand, distribution, and defensibility in days instead of quarters.
Turn geography into a sales feature.
Most startups treat data residency as a COMPLIANCE problem.
Smart ones turn it into a competitive moat.
Most startups treat data residency as a COMPLIANCE problem.
Smart ones turn it into a competitive moat.
October 15, 2025 at 3:57 AM
Turn geography into a sales feature.
Most startups treat data residency as a COMPLIANCE problem.
Smart ones turn it into a competitive moat.
Most startups treat data residency as a COMPLIANCE problem.
Smart ones turn it into a competitive moat.
Companies are burning millions on AI.
Here's why: They jump to solutions before understanding the problem.
I analyzed Gartner's AI Maturity Model. It reveals exactly where most businesses go wrong. https://youtu.be/paec-RQnyfo
Here's why: They jump to solutions before understanding the problem.
I analyzed Gartner's AI Maturity Model. It reveals exactly where most businesses go wrong. https://youtu.be/paec-RQnyfo
October 15, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Companies are burning millions on AI.
Here's why: They jump to solutions before understanding the problem.
I analyzed Gartner's AI Maturity Model. It reveals exactly where most businesses go wrong. https://youtu.be/paec-RQnyfo
Here's why: They jump to solutions before understanding the problem.
I analyzed Gartner's AI Maturity Model. It reveals exactly where most businesses go wrong. https://youtu.be/paec-RQnyfo
Four years of data favor remote.
An Australian research team tracked workers through the pandemic and beyond.
The findings challenge every office-first assumption.
I break down what actually drives the well-being gains.
An Australian research team tracked workers through the pandemic and beyond.
The findings challenge every office-first assumption.
I break down what actually drives the well-being gains.
October 14, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Four years of data favor remote.
An Australian research team tracked workers through the pandemic and beyond.
The findings challenge every office-first assumption.
I break down what actually drives the well-being gains.
An Australian research team tracked workers through the pandemic and beyond.
The findings challenge every office-first assumption.
I break down what actually drives the well-being gains.