Archive for the 'Businessmaker Flashbacks' Category
Episode 180: Flashback— Yasmin Wadia, Laser Tissue Welding Inc.
Russ reports in from the Houston Technology Showcase with a discussion with Dr. Yasmin Wadia, inventor of a laser tissue welding device, a “point and shoot” process that fuses tissue and stops bleeding immediately. This sutureless process could change the future of surgery and recovery.
Original Broadcast: Saturday, November 15th, 2008 | No Comments »
Episode 179: Flashback— Entrepreneurial Academics
Russ revisits past interviews with Thomas O’Malia, director of the Lloyd Greif Center for Entrepreneurial Studies at the University of Southern California; Leonard Schlesinger, newly-inaugurated president of Babson College near Boston; and Bill Sherrill, founder of what is now the Wolff Center for Entrepreneurship at the University of Houston.
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Original Broadcast: Saturday, November 8th, 2008 | No Comments »
Episode 177: Flashback - Trish Costello, Babson College
Flashback with The BusinessMakers to an earlier Babson College interview with Trish Costello, director of the Arthur M. Blank Center for Entrepreneurship. Babson was the first college to create a program for entrepreneurship education and continues to be consistently ranked among the very top of its kind. In this segment, Costello discusses the details and attitude of Babson’s impressive program.
Original Broadcast: Saturday, October 25th, 2008 | No Comments »
Episode 176: Flashback - BusinessMakers Success Stories
Russ revisits his interviews with Nolan Bushnell, inventor of the original video game, Pong; computer visionary Steve Wozniak, a former employee of Bushnell; Rod Canion, founder of Compaq Computers; and American Business Mogul Billy Joe “Red” McCombs. In this segment, Canion, Bushnell and “Woz” reminisce about lessons learned during the early days. McCombs remembers his friend, author James Michener, and tries to define “The Mystique of Texas.”
Original Broadcast: Saturday, October 18th, 2008 | No Comments »
Episode 175: Flashback - Michael Lowe, OrthoAccel Technologies Inc.
Russ visits with Michael Lowe, President and CEO of OrthoAccel Technologies Inc. OrthoAccel has developed—and is awaiting FDA approval on—an appliance that complements braces and other orthodontics. The Celerect appliance produces a slight vibration that applies a low frequency pulsation to the teeth, making traditional orthodontics work more efficiently.
Original Broadcast: Saturday, October 11th, 2008 | No Comments »
