Interviews By Segment: "Flashbacks"

Flashback - Fred Pounds, ScreenTek Ltd.

Interviewer: Russ Capper, John Beddow | Guest: Fred Pounds | Episode: 273 | Date: August 28, 2010

Russ and John flash back to our 2006 interview with Fred Pounds, co-founder of ScreenTek Ltd. Father and son established this company based on an unfilled need, serving people with broken laptop computer monitors. In this segment, Pounds talks about his core business and how it came to be.

Flashback - Bill Schrom: Geotrace Technologies Inc.

Interviewer: Russ Capper | Guest: Bill Schrom | Episode: 272 | Date: August 21, 2010

Russ flashes back to our 2009 interview with Bill Schrom, CEO of Geotrace, a sub-surface imaging company that analyzes clients’ old data to help oil companies recover more oil and gas, often from existing wells. Geotrace’s 300 scientists--including mathematicians, physicists, geologists and geophysicists—help clients reinterpret their data more efficiently to provide better seismic imaging information.

Flashback - Catherine Rohr: Prison Entrepreneurship Program

Interviewer: Russ Capper | Guest: Catherine Rohr | Episode: 271 | Date: August 14, 2010

Russ flashes back to his broadcast from the Hamilton Unit of the Texas Dept of Criminal Justice (prison). Catherine Rohr’s BusinessMakers interview in October 2006 introduced to listeners her prison entrepreneurship program that trains prison inmates to transition their “street smart” abilities to legal activities. In this segment, we hear about Selling Night, where inmates present sales pitches to MBA students and other “outsiders,” a preliminary step toward their goal in the spring of presenting business plans to potential investors. Her story is a mission of passion you don’t want to miss!

Mark Bent - SunNight Solar

Interviewer: John Pacini | Guest: Mark Bent | Episode: 270 | Date: August 07, 2010

John Pacini conducts a follow-up interview with BusinessMakers alumnus Mark Bent, CEO of SunNight Solar and inventor of BoGo, a solar-powered flashlight with game-changing technology. A single charge gives six hours of light each night; the rechargeable solar cell lasts for two years. Since his 2006 appearance on the BusinessMakers Show, Mark has established several initiatives to get light to those who have none: post-earthquake Haiti, Uganda, Nigeria and even Afghanistan. His years as a diplomat in Africa have given him a unique understanding of the most basic human needs in underdeveloped countries. It’s a remarkable story that affects us all.

Flashback - Corporate Climbers

Interviewer: Russ Capper | Guest: Colleen Barrett, Carly Fiorina | Episode: 269 | Date: July 31, 2010

Russ revisits two BusinessMakers interviewees who started their careers as secretaries. Colleen Barrett, former secretary to Herb Kelleher, founder of Southwest Airlines, became president of Southwest Airlines. She never had an intended career path, she says; she just wanted to make a positive difference. Carly Fiorina, a former secretary and also former chairman and CEO of Hewlett Packard, discusses her career. She credits her success to passion, and believes that people are at their best when they do what they love.

Zain Naboulsi - Microsoft

Interviewer: Russ Capper | Guest: Zain Naboulsi | Episode: 266 | Date: July 10, 2010

As a developer evangelist, Zain Naboulsi says he does “cool evangelism things” as a teacher and consultant for Microsoft technologies. He knows secret things about Visual Studio, Bing and other products, and he believes online reputation can make or break a business. Russ and Naboulsi discuss ways to monitor your online presence.

Advice FOR Entrepreneurs FROM Entrepreneurs

Interviewer: Russ Capper | Guest: Will Rosellini, Chris Baggott, Steve McKee | Episode: 265 | Date: July 03, 2010

Russ presents another BusinessMakers favorite: some of our very best advice from highly successful entrepreneurs. We offer words of wisdom from Will Rosellini, a fascinating and driven entrepreneur who is co-founder & CEO of MicroTransponder; Chris Baggott, Compendium Blogware, an avid blogger who is passionate about search engine marketing; and Steve McKee, the founder of marketing communications firm McKee Wallwork Cleveland.

Flashback - Idea Triggers

Interviewer: Russ Capper | Guest: Gay Gaddis, Jimmy Jongebloed, Karen Walrond | Episode: 264 | Date: June 26, 2010

Russ flashes back to three highly successful BusinessMakers who share the unusual events that prompted them to launch their companies. Gay Gaddis, founder, president and CEO of T3, the nation’s largest woman-owned advertising agency, founded her company out of frustration. Jimmy Jongebloed, founder of Gripping Eyewear, did it after a series of weird coincidences. Karen Walrond, the photographer and blogger who created Chookooloonks, did so for the birth of her daughter.

Flashback - Idea Triggers

Interviewer: Russ Capper | Guest: Bill Spencer, Inaki Orozco, Farouk Shami | Episode: 263 | Date: June 19, 2010

Russ flashes back to three BusinessMakers who share the events that prompted them to launch their companies. Bill Spencer, founder and CEO of Hawaii Oceanic Technologies Inc. in Honolulu, developed a deep water farming environment. When Inaki Orozco, founder of Riazul Imports, inherited family land, he was presented with an opportunity of circumstance and coincidence. Farouk Shami created the BioSilk and CHI brand products.

Advice FOR Entrepreneurs FROM Entrepreneurs

Interviewer: Russ Capper | Guest: Janet Gurwitch, Doug Erwin, Brett Hurt | Episode: 262 | Date: June 12, 2010

Russ presents another BusinessMakers favorite: some of our very best advice from highly successful entrepreneurs. We offer words of wisdom from Janet Gurwitch, founder of Laura Mercier Cosmetics & Skincare; Doug Erwin, chairman and CEO of the largest privately-held hosting provider in North America; and Brett Hurt, the founder of social commerce website Bazaarvoice.com.

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