Archive for January, 2008
Episode 136: Featured Guest - Ron Farmer
Russ interviews the founder and CEO of US LED. Farmer has developed an illumination system, an alternative to neon, that may well be the custom sign technology of the future. It’s safer, brighter, requires less electricity, is longer lasting and all with virtually no breakage or maintenance. Small wonder Farmer’s LED lighting products have caught on so quickly among commercial lighting and sign makers. Today the company has distribution in 57 locations across the United States and Canada.
Original Broadcast: Saturday, January 12th, 2008 | No Comments »
Episode 136: PKF Entrepreneur’s Playbook
Greg Price discusses the benefits of having an integrated plan and the required technologies to allow a more mobile workforce to work off-site.
Original Broadcast: Saturday, January 12th, 2008 | No Comments »
Episode 135: The School of Business
Russ and John present curriculum worth paying attention to. Includes: BusinessMakers Quote of the Week— a bit of a “mash up” quote from an anonymous source; This Week in Business History presents depression week; Navigating Business Jargon—buzzwords and technospeak to be used outside the home; and Dumbest Moments in Business History—Sun Technologies is outsmarted by a Princeton Student and a pricing oversight by 3Com.
Original Broadcast: Saturday, January 5th, 2008 | No Comments »
Episode 135: Flashback - Paul Shelby Amos II
Flashback to August 2006 and a visit with the COO of Aflac and grandson of the founder of this very successful supplemental insurance company. Paul Amos tells about growing up with the family insurance business in Georgia, and explains the risky decision to use the Aflac duck in an effort to establish the brand.
Original Broadcast: Saturday, January 5th, 2008 | No Comments »
Episode 135: Featured Guest - Lance Osborne, Aflac
Russ interviews Aflac’s Vice President of Field Force Development. Osborne explains Aflac’s innovative and highly successful distribution system of independent contractors/entrepreneurs and other sales support professionals. Osborne describes how they market products to other small business owners and how the company keeps its independent contractors rewarded and motivated.
Original Broadcast: Saturday, January 5th, 2008 | No Comments »
