Archive for June, 2008
Episode 159: The School of Business
Russ and John present a curriculum that they don’t want to be tenured for. Includes: BusinessMakers Quote of the Week—inspiration from 19th century philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer; This Week in Business History presents whoppers such as dancing manias, Napoleon, the typewriter and Mary Pickford; Navigating Business Jargon—buzzwords and technospeak presented in contest mode; and Dumbest Moments in Business History—Taco Bell continues a bad run in Mexico.
Original Broadcast: Saturday, June 21st, 2008 | No Comments »
Episode 159: Flashback - Mike McKim, Cuvee Coffee
Russ flashes back to a recent visit with Mike McKim, founder and CEO of Cuvee Coffee, a wholesale, specialty coffee micro-roaster. McKim sources coffee beans through several countries, then buys and roasts the cherries in small batches. He’s working hard to improve the quality of the commercial coffee barista.
Original Broadcast: Saturday, June 21st, 2008 | No Comments »
Episode 159: WebXTRA - Mike McKim, Cuvee Coffee
Russ continues his visit with Mike McKim, founder and CEO of wholesale coffee micro-roaster. In this segment, McKim talks about building his independent, boutique business in a world full of coffee giants.
Original Broadcast: Saturday, June 21st, 2008 | No Comments »
Episode 159: Featured Guest - Bill Spencer, Hawaii Oceanic Technologies
Bill Spencer, founder and CEO of Hawaii Oceanic Technologies Inc. in Honolulu, expects to cause a clean technology revolution and take ocean aquaculture technology to a new level. Spencer’s Aquasphere is a 200 foot wide spherical enclosure that creates a sustainable ocean environment suitable for farming fish in deep waters, offshore. These containers are powered through ocean thermal energy conversion and utilize telecommunications equipment, webcams and robotics. Could this giant buckeyball revolutionize the world’s fish farming industry? Well, yes, it probably will.
Original Broadcast: Saturday, June 21st, 2008 | No Comments »
Episode 159: WebXTRA - Bill Spencer, Hawaii Oceanic Technologies
Russ continues his visit with visionary Bill Spencer. In this segment, Spencer discusses environmental responsibility and the importance of using a closed loop fish breeding system.
Original Broadcast: Saturday, June 21st, 2008 | No Comments »
