Russ and John present a consistently high-quality show with information that we think you should know about. Includes: BusinessMakers Quote of the Week—words of wisdom from an anonymous writer with a catchy turn-of-phrase; This Week in Business History presents Monumental Week; Navigating Business Jargon—buzzwords and technospeak that keep getting tougher; and Dumbest Moments in Business History—Toto Toilets makes a monumental mistake.

Flashback with The BusinessMakers to February 2008 in the San Francisco Bay Area and the Israel Web Tour. Erica O’Grady sent in an on-the-road interview with Goldstein, co-founder and CEO of Pageonce, a remarkable “personal internet assistant.”

In his early years, he founded Tandem Computers. Today, Treybig is a venture partner at VC firm New Enterprise Associates, sourcing and evaluating early-stage information technology companies. Russ and Treybig discuss upstarts, IPOs, entrepreneurships and life inside a venture capital firm.

Greg Price explains how better communication can lessen “guessing” and speed up the budgeting process.

Katie Laird offers powerful ways to get your message out without breaking the bank to hire a PR firm.

Russ and John present a unique show with a fresh approach that is NOT politically correct. (“We’re not ‘politically’ anything!”) Includes: BusinessMakers Quote of the Week—words of wisdom from former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher; This Week in Business History presents all kinds of stories we can all learn from; Navigating Business Jargon—buzzwords and technospeak you should NOT use without practice; and Dumbest Moments in Business History—Bear Stearns and New Century Financial announce a financial restatement.

Russ flashes back to April 2006 to an interview with Michael Eskew, then chairman and CEO of UPS, the world’s largest package delivery company. Eskew talks about his early days with UPS as a young engineer.

The BusinessMakers Show visits with Susan Vick, executive vice president and investment principal with Access America Investments & Funds, a fund management company that invests in international markets. It’s a fascinating discussion of symbiotic relationships between the U.S. equity markets and emerging businesses worldwide.

Every company that “goes green” makes a difference. Greg Price offers some ideas that could help you save energy—and costs—for your company.

So what’s the big deal about using graphics in presentations, papers, websites and brochures? Katie Laird explains their importance and how to be crisp and clear.

Russ and John present a unique show that is rapidly becoming the niche to follow. But, hey, if WE don’t teach it, who will?! Includes: BusinessMakers Quote of the Week—inspiration from author and visionary Sir Arthur C. Clarke; This Week in Business History presents several interesting items; Navigating Business Jargon—cutting-edge buzzwords and technospeak you should be careful with; and Dumbest Moments in Business History—the United Nations Gone Wild.

Russ flashes back to segments from three previous BusinessMaker interviews with established leaders who offer advice to new BusinessMakers. Dennis Murphree of venture capital firm Murphree Venture Partners describes qualities important to VC firms; Laura Capper of Cap Resources shares key characteristics of successful leaders of startups; and John Moore of Brand Autopsy offers branding strategy advice from working with Starbuck’s Coffee and Whole Foods.