1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 Welcome to&amp;nbsp;Chatter&amp;nbsp;with BNC,&amp;nbsp;Business North Carolina's weekly podcast, serving up interviews with some of the Tar Heel State's most interesting people. On today's episode, Ben Kinney speaks with Jim Thompson, founder and CEO of Tying It Together Consulting, on this edition of Chatter with BNC. A longtime association executive, Jim traces his journey from newspaper reporter to the nonprofit and association world, and into launching his own consulting business just three and a half months ago. He shares hard-won lessons on the power of relationships, the discipline of handwritten thank-you notes, and the entrepreneur's mantra of never quitting. The conversation closes with two old friends swapping stories about their shared love of bluegrass and newgrass, from Billy Strings to Earl Scruggs. Chatter with BNC http://businessnc.com <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/41678230/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/item/41678230