We often look to the biggest, most financially successful companies to learn from and pick up business strategies. Perhaps that isn't always the best idea when it comes to gaining insight into creating smaller, profitable businesses. Mike Mazzeo is an associate professor of management at Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management and one author of "Roadside MBA." Mike joins Tim Muma to discuss the lessons he learned by visiting smaller organizations across the country, and he shares some helpful tips to give the listeners a different, yet still productive, perspective.