Russ and John present the “Not Your Business-As-Usual” School. Includes: BusinessMakers Quote of the Week - wisdom from Victor Kiam, Remington Products Co.; This Week in Business History - trivia about cars, guys who switch sides and truth in packaging; Navigating Business Jargon - buzzwords and technospeak (try these at a cocktail party) and Dumbest (Most Painful) Moments in Business History - Netflix hits a bump in the road.

Original Broadcast: Saturday, October 27th, 2007 | No Comments »

Flashback with the BusinessMakers 100 episodes ago to an interview with Bill Sherrill, the founder of the Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, a program of the Bauer College of Business at the University of Houston. CEI was recently honored by the Princeton Review and Entrepreneur Magazine. In this segment, Sherrill talks about his own entrepreneurial adventures, failures and getting “experience shoved in my ears.”

Original Broadcast: Saturday, October 27th, 2007 | No Comments »

The BusinessMakers broadcast from the Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, a program of the Bauer College of Business at the University of Houston. CEI is being honored as the Number 2 ranked school of entrepreneurship in the nation. This Featured Guest interview includes conversations with four heavy-weights from the academic side of entrepreneurship. Dan Steppe, executive director, CEI, explains the importance of validation. Robert Franek, vice president and publisher, Princeton Review, discusses the criteria used to rank schools and quality of training. Michael Holthouse, founder of Paranet, explains Lemonade Day and the importance of education and support for young entrepreneurs. Bill Sherrill, founder and co-chairman of CEI, remembers the early days of CEI and explains the basic formula for running a company.

Original Broadcast: Saturday, October 27th, 2007 | No Comments »

Greg Price offers the fifth in a series of discussions on information management. Today’s topic: Applications that create an integrated platform can help achieve better communication, information sharing and security.

Original Broadcast: Saturday, October 27th, 2007 | No Comments »

Episode 124: The School of Business
Russ and John present Things They Don’t Teach in Business School. Includes: BusinessMakers Quote of the Week—wisdom from Albert Einstein; This Week in Business History—help (or not) from the government; Navigating Business Jargon—buzzwords and technospeak (don’t try these at home) and Dumbest Moments in Business History—the Golden Arches create a disaster in Japan.

Original Broadcast: Saturday, October 20th, 2007 | No Comments »