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 »

The Wumblers are colorful, animated characters whose food falls from the sky. They play and dance in a world of peace and core values. They are creative, and many of them are bilingual. They have a television show and a website with recipes and games. The BusinessMakers visit with their creator, Laura Wellington.

Original Broadcast: Saturday, October 11th, 2008 | No Comments »

The BusinessMakers continue a visit with the creators of The Wumblers. Russ and Wellington are joined by Heidi Schwartz, VP business development of the Giddy Gander Co., creators of The Wumblers. In this segment, Wellington and Schwartz discuss business development efforts for The Wumblers—they’re everywhere!

Original Broadcast: Saturday, October 11th, 2008 | No Comments »

She was Houston’s First Lady of Radio and she hung out with rock stars. In 1996, she was one of five nominated by Billboard Magazine as its Local Radio Personalities of the Year. She founded Smart Girls Rock, an online community for girls. And now she has written a book, Rock to the Top: What I learned about Success from the World’s Greatest Rock Stars. Russ interviews Dayna Steele–rock deejay, successful entrepreneur and now author. Steele believes that in life, business and everywhere else, confidence is everything. And she can prove it.

Original Broadcast: Saturday, March 8th, 2008 | No Comments »

The BusinessMakers travel to Los Angeles to visit with the inventor of the original video game, Pong, the founder and former CEO of Atari Inc., the founder and former CEO of Chuck E. Cheese Restaurants, Catalyst Technologies (the inventors of ETAK), and now the founder and CEO of uWink. The ultimate gaming visionary talks about his past, and about his latest creation, uWink, an interactive, social restaurant—a Chuck E. Cheese for adults.

Original Broadcast: Saturday, December 15th, 2007 | No Comments »