Danielle Putnam

Danielle Putnam is president of The New Flat Rate, a home service menu-selling system designed to put profit directly into the hands of plumbing, electrical, and HVAC contractors. She’s also the 2019 president of Women in HVACR, a non-profit member-based organization providing professional avenues for networking and educating women while encouraging more women to enter the trades. Danielle Putnam is an opinion columnist for the CEOWORLD magazine. Follow her on LinkedIn.

CEO Advisory

Goldfish and Business Myths

CEO AdvisoryDanielle Putnam

My dad went to the pet shop and purchased 15 goldfish over the summer. He doesn’t have an aquarium; he’s never been into ‘fish,’ but he thought his grandkids (who happened to be spending a lot of time at his house over the summer months while out of school) would...

Lifestyle and Travel

Am I Priced Right for Covid-19?

Lifestyle and TravelDanielle Putnam

Ever find yourself wondering, “Am I priced right?” As my attorneys like to say about everything that I ask them, “Well, that depends,” as I roll my eyes and say, “Will somebody give me a straight answer please?” The CEO of Ferrari was once asked how many of a certain...

Executive Insider

Passing The Money Passes The Responsibility: Who’s In Charge?

Executive InsiderDanielle Putnam

Years ago, when my sweet husband and I were first married, our first home was a charming little bungalow tucked into the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains on the north side of Chattanooga, Tennessee. Over time, my commute to The New Flat Rate down in Dalton, Georgia became too strenuous,...

CEO Advisory

Why There’s a Need for Women in Male-Dominated Industries and Six Steps to Acquire Them

CEO AdvisoryDanielle Putnam

Born into the trades, my statistical likelihood of pursuing a life as a woman in a male-dominated industry was pretty high. As the second oldest in a lineup of nine children, my older brother and I were the first in the family to go to work with Dad. At the...

CEO Insider

Just What is the Glass Ceiling, and is it Really Stopping You?

CEO InsiderDanielle Putnam

Woman vs. Man. Seriously? No way. It’s not Woman vs. Man. Oddly, the question of a glass ceiling is posed to me quite often, because I’m a woman in a male-dominated industry – the trades. I’m often asked if being a woman is the glass ceiling and how to climb...

CEO Agenda

Three Reasons Why You Need to Get Out of Your Comfort Zone

CEO AgendaDanielle Putnam

Will Smith says it best in his talk about skydiving on YouTube – “Sheer bliss is on the other side of complete fear.” In this YouTube video, Will is talking to a group of teens, and every time I hear the story, I relate. I went skydiving when I was...

CEO Advisory

Want To Change Your Life? Say Yes To Opportunity!

CEO AdvisoryDanielle Putnam

They say success happens when preparedness meets opportunity. That is usually true. If you say yes, to the opportunity knocking on your door. You can wait for that opportunity, or you can choose to create your own. Perhaps we all could relate if I start by saying, “Who do you...

Danielle Putnam

Goldfish and Business Myths

Am I Priced Right for Covid-19?

Passing The Money Passes The Responsibility: Who’s In Charge?

Why There’s a Need for Women in Male-Dominated Industries and Six Steps to Acquire Them

Just What is the Glass Ceiling, and is it Really Stopping You?

Three Reasons Why You Need to Get Out of Your Comfort Zone

Want To Change Your Life? Say Yes To Opportunity!

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