Archive for February, 2008

Episode 141: PKF Entrepreneur’s Playbook

Greg Price explains how productivity tools can help your employees be as effective outside the office as they are at their desks. Tools that allow increased mobility can make everyone more productive.

Original Broadcast: Saturday, February 16th, 2008 | No Comments »

Episode 140: The School of Business

Russ and John offer advice and encouragement as they present “We Teach and You Profit.” Includes: BusinessMakers Quote of the Week—words of truth from Norman Vincent Peale; This Week in Business History presents “Violence in Business” week; Navigating Business Jargon—vocabulary and vernacular that people will judge you by; and Dumbest Moments in Business History—quality control in China.

Original Broadcast: Saturday, February 9th, 2008 | No Comments »

Episode 140: The Aflac BusinessMakers Flashback - High School Drop-outs

DataCert Inc.

Are Entrepreneurs born wanting to start their own businesses? Russ revisits past BusinessMakers interviews to consider high school dropouts, and a swan in a family of ducks, who quit school to “get out there” and do what they knew they could (and did). Flashback to moments with Eric Elfman of DataCert Inc., Tara Jean Hart of The Compliance Alliance, and Gordon Bethune of Continental Airlines.

Original Broadcast: Saturday, February 9th, 2008 | No Comments »

Episode 140: Featured Guest – Connie Barnaba, Barnaba & Assoc. Inc.

Barnaba & Assoc. Inc.

Connie Barnaba, founder and president of Barnaba & Assoc. Inc., specializes in conflict management; she calls herself a “professional peacemaker.” Barnaba built a successful management consulting firm based on the premise that Conflict is expensive, it’s bad for business—and a proactive manager can identify, then take steps to resolve, potential issues before they create conflict in the workplace. She has an interesting perspective and a great presentation.

Original Broadcast: Saturday, February 9th, 2008 | No Comments »

Episode 140: Featured Guest - Byron Hebert, PKF Texas

PKF Texas

Russ visits with Byron Hebert, Director of Entrepreneurial Advisory Services, PKF Texas who talks about his specialty, “profit enhancement”. PKF has partnered with Chris Mason and MindShop to present Your Route to Profits, a breakfast seminar for anyone with a passion for growth and profitability, to be held on February 25, 2008. For more information, go to www.PKFTexas.com.

Original Broadcast: Saturday, February 9th, 2008 | 1 Comment »