MY NAME IS CHRISTOPHER ADAMS, AND I AM A HUSBAND TO THE LOVE OF MY LIFE AND FATHER OF FOUR AMAZING KIDDOS. AFTER GRADUATING FROM OHIO UNIVERSITY IN 2003 WITH A BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY, I SPENT THE LAST 20 YEARS IN LEADERSHIP ROLES WITH AND WITHOUT AUTHORITY OVER DIRECT REPORTS IN THE MANUFACTURING AND HEALTHCARE INDUSTRY.

NOW, IF YOU ASKED: “WHAT IS LEADERSHIP WITHOUT AUTHORITY?” THINK OF IT AS A LEADER WITHOUT SUBORDINATES, REQUIRED TO BE THE UNSUNG HERO WHO FACILITATES AWARENESS, CHANGE, AND OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE USING A JEDI MIND TRICK THAT MAKES THOSE WHO DO HAVE THE AUTHORITY THINK IT WAS THEIR IDEA IN THE FIRST PLACE. THOSE WHO HAVE HELD OR MANAGED INDIVIDUALS IN ROLES LIKE THIS KNOW THESE POSITIONS ARE NO WALK IN THE PARK. HOWEVER, I LOVED EVERY MINUTE OF IT. I LOVED IT SO MUCH THAT MY ENTIRE CAREER WAS IN SOME WAY GROUNDED IN THE FIELD OF LEAN PROCESS IMPROVEMENT, WHICH IS THE MOTHER OF ALL MOTHERS OF LEADERSHIP WITHOUT AUTHORITY FIELDS. WHEN YOU HAVE AUTHORITY AND EXPERIENCE IN LEAN PROCESS IMPROVEMENT, AS FAR AS I AM CONCERNED, YOU CAN CONSIDER YOURSELF MORE THAN CAPABLE OF RUNNING AN EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT OPERATION IN JUST ABOUT ANY INDUSTRY. LEAN PROCESS IMPROVEMENT SET THE FOUNDATION FOR ME TO EMBRACE CURIOSITY, RELENTLESSLY PURSUE SOLUTIONS, BE UNBOTHERED BY UNRECOGNIZED SERVICE, EMBRACE CHANGE, AND ENSURE MY WORK IS EXECUTED WITH INTEGRITY. THESE CAREER-DEVELOPED CHARACTER TRAITS, ALONG WITH OTHERS DEVELOPED THROUGH PERSONAL MISFORTUNES SUCH AS LOSING BOTH OF MY PARENTS, LOSING MY BEST FRIEND IN A CAR ACCIDENT, AND ALMOST LOSING MY RIGHT EYE, HAVE CREATED A RESILIENT, EMPATHIC LIFELONG LEARNER WHO IS COMFORTABLE BEING UNCOMFORTABLE AND NOT AFRAID TO REINVENT HIMSELF.

ONE DAY IN THE SUMMER OF 2023, AS I NEARED THE COMPLETION OF A MASTER OF SCIENCE DEGREE IN GLOBAL BUSINESS USING BLOCKCHAIN TECHNOLOGY FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF THE CUMBERLANDS AND BEGAN WORKING ON A BUSINESS AUTOMATION AND AI BOT BUILDING CERTIFICATION, I TALKED WITH MY FIVE-YEAR-OLD SON ABOUT WHAT HE WANTS TO DO WHEN HE BECOMES AN ADULT. AFTER HE TOLD ME HE COULDN’T WAIT TO GET A JOB AT HIS FAVORITE RESTAURANT, MCDONALD’S, AND SLEEP ON THE COUCH EVERY NIGHT, HE SAID HE WOULD GET A HOUSE AND A CAR, NOT JUST ANY CAR BUT A LAMBORGHINI NONETHELESS……AS WE CONTINUED TO TALK, I BEGAN TO THINK OF HOW MUCH THE WORLD HAS CHANGED SINCE I WAS HIS AGE. THE THOUGHT OF BEING ABLE TO AFFORD A HOUSE AND A CAR WAS NOT AN OFF-THE-WALL ASPIRATION AS LONG AS YOU FINISHED HIGH SCHOOL AND TRIED TO BE A WORKING-CLASS CITIZEN. GRANTED, I DON’T THINK ANYONE COULD EVER MAKE ENOUGH BIG MACS TO AFFORD A LAMBORGHINI; HOWEVER, THE GOAL OF HOME OWNERSHIP, CAR OWNERSHIP, AND MAKING A LIVING WAGE DIDN’T SEEM SO LOFTY BACK THEN. WITH INFLATION, THE DECREASING VALUE OF THE DOLLAR, GEO-POLITICAL CONFLICTS, AND SOME NEW CRISES AROUND THE CORNER EVERY OTHER MONTH, THE CERTAINTY OF SECURING FINANCIAL STABILITY IN THE FUTURE IS MUCH LESS ATTAINABLE THAN IT WAS WHEN I WAS 5 YEARS OLD. 401K, INVESTING IN THE STOCK MARKET, AND RETIRING WITH PENSIONS ARE A THING OF THE PAST. I REALIZED THAT EVEN THOUGH I HAD MANAGED TO ORCHESTRATE A HIGH-PERFORMING CAREER AND CONSIDERED MYSELF TO BE RESPONSIBLY PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE BY INVESTING IN A 401K AND THE STOCK MARKET, NONE OF THESE ACTIVITIES WAS LIKELY TO SECURE AN ENJOYABLE, CAREFREE RETIREMENT FOR MY WIFE AND I NOR A SUSTAINABLE AND CRISIS-PROOF FUTURE FOR OUR CHILDREN.

AT THAT MOMENT, I REALIZED THAT I HAD BEEN TRADING TIME FOR MONEY ALL THESE YEARS TO LEARN HIGH-VALUE SKILLS SUCH AS OPERATIONAL LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT, LEAN PROCESS IMPROVEMENT, CRYPTOCURRENCY, BLOCKCHAIN TECHNOLOGY, DATA SCIENCE AND ANALYTICS, AND MUCH MORE. AT THAT MOMENT, I REALIZED THERE WAS NO REASON I COULDN’T MAKE THESE SKILLS WORK FOR ME INSTEAD OF WORKING THE SKILLS FOR AN ORGANIZATION THAT WAS, QUITE FRANKLY, MAKING A LOT MORE MONEY OFF THE VALUE I WAS CREATING THAN I WAS GETTING PAID.

AS I BEGAN SEARCHING FOR HELP WITH STARTING MY OWN ONLINE BUSINESS, I REALIZED THERE WERE TONS OF ONLINE PRODUCT OPTIONS AT VARIOUS PRICE POINTS AND CONTENT QUALITY; ALL MEANT TO HELP ASPIRING ENTREPRENEURS, CRYPTOCURRENCY INVESTORS, BLOCKCHAIN TECHNOLOGY ADOPTERS, AND BUSINESSES IN NEED OF HELP WITH OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT, PROCESS IMPROVEMENT, AND DATA ANALYTICS. IT WAS THIS DISCOVERY THAT LED ME TO START ABSOLUTE VALUE ONLINE SOLUTIONS. WITH SO MANY CHOICES ON THE MARKET AND, QUITE FRANKLY, THE BARRAGE OF CHOICES THAT WILL BE PRESENTED TO YOU THE MINUTE YOU GIVE EVEN ONE OPTION THE SMALLEST AMOUNT OF ATTENTION ON ANY SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORM, I MOST CERTAINLY WOULD HAVE BENEFITED FROM A RESOURCE THAT PRESENTED VARIOUS OPTIONS IN ONE PLACE WHERE I COULD RESEARCH LIKE OFFERINGS IN A PARTICULAR CATEGORY AS WELL AS COMPARE PRICES. IT WOULD HAVE ALSO HELPED IF I HAD A RESOURCE TO CONTACT TO ASK QUESTIONS. THIS IS WHY I CREATED ABSOLUTE VALUE ONLINE SOLUTIONS, TO PROVIDE SOLUTIONS TO THESE PROBLEMS.

VALUE CAN HAVE DIFFERENT MEANINGS TO INDIVIDUALS AND BUSINESSES, DEPENDING ON WHERE THEY ARE IN THEIR GROWTH JOURNEY. HERE AT ABSOLUTE VALUE ONLINE SOLUTIONS, WE BELIEVE WHERE YOU ARE SHOULD NEVER BE A LIMITING FACTOR IN GETTING WHERE YOU WANT TO GO. WE AIM TO HELP EVERYONE VISITING OUR SITE FIND WHAT THEY WISH IN PURSUING EVERY GOAL AND OBJECTIVE FOR THEMSELVES AND THEIR BUSINESS.