Episode 064: Waste Managment and Legal Nurse Consulting

Episode 064 originally broadcast on August 26, 2006

School of Business for August 26, 2006

Turns out a lot happened in history this week. week Russ and John bring you quotes, business history and words every business person should know including a quote from MIT Professor Peter Senge "The ability to learn faster than your competitors may be the only sustainable competitive advantage." This phrases makes you wonder Am I keeping up with the competition or learning what I need to know to stay ahead of them? They also discuss the anniversary of Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" speech and the impact it has had on business and society as a whole.

Tom Fatjo Jr. of WCA Waste Corporation

Tom Fatjo Jr. was a CPA when he bought a garbage truck almost on a whim. The more he learned, the more he enjoyed it, and the more confident he became that he could run a better service. Thirty years and four successful companies later, Fatjo offers a valuable discussion of seizing the opportunity and of lessons learned.

Vickie Milazzo of The Vickie Milazzo Institute

Russ visits with entrepreneur extraordinaire Vickie Milazzo. Milazzo pioneered the nursing profession of Legal Nurse Consulting and has built a training resources empire around its certification. She also has taken her training and instruction products a step further, publishing a bestselling performance empowerment book, Inside Every Woman.