Episode 133: The Working Mom and "Spiritual Genetics"

Episode 133 originally broadcast on December 22, 2007

The School of Business for December 22, 2007

It's Business School as un-usual with Russ and John, with Quote of the Week, This Week in Business History, The PKF Entrepreneur's Playbook, Navigating Business Jargon, and Dumbest Moments.

DealMaker Series - OpMom

Blair Garrou, managing director of venture capital firm DFJ Mercury gives a snapshot review of another hot new company, Operation Mom. Blair and Erica O'Grady visit with John & Carrie Pacini, Founders of Operation Mom, an online platform for moms. OpMom offers productivity tools and networking for moms. OpMom is short for Operation Mom, and is a social community for moms. In addition to offering web-based organization, it was created to offer moms a safer and more useful alternative to the catch-all social networking sites and traditional media outlets. Every mom is an expert in her own right, and OpMom incorporates the collective wisdom of thousands of mothers of all ages, sharing advice and ideas around the world's largest coffee table.

Flashback - Christopher Gardner

Flashback again to August 2007 to revisit another segment of our uplifting interview with Christopher Gardner, founder and CEO of Gardner Rich & Assoc. and the real life character played by Will Smith in the hit movie, The Pursuit of Happyness. Gardner talks about persistence, honesty, choosing his "spiritual genetics" and fighting the odds to embrace who he wanted to be.