February 2008 Archives

The School of Business for February 23, 2008

Interviewer: Russ Capper, John Beddow | Guest: The BusinessMakers | Episode: 142 | Date: February 23, 2008

Russ and John champion The Cause and present "We Teach and You Profit." Includes: BusinessMakers Quote of the Week - brilliance from Rev. Theodore Hesburgh; This Week in Business History presents "Auto Bidness" week; Navigating Business Jargon - buzzwords and technospeak that could make a great first impression; and Dumbest Moments in Business History - the Toronto Blue Jays catch some heat for a pillow fight.

Flashback - Bill Brekke

Interviewer: Russ Capper | Guest: Bill Brekke | Episode: 142 | Date: February 23, 2008

Flashback to May 2006 with Russ as he revisits his interview with Bill Brekke, Commercial Counselor for the U.S. Commercial Service in Beijing, China. Brekke assists U.S. companies overseas and, in the process, must also enforce the tenets of the World Trade Organization. China joined the WTO only five years ago and is now our largest overseas export market. Brekke offers insightful observations on China's economic development.

Robyn Meredith of Forbes Magazine Asia

Interviewer: Russ Capper | Guest: Robyn Meredith | Episode: 142 | Date: February 23, 2008

Russ interviews Robyn Meredith, Senior Editor for Forbes Magazine Asia and author of The Elephant and the Dragon. She lives in Hong Kong and travels throughout Asia in her work for Forbes. Meredith gives a fascinating perspective on the emergence of India and China as global industrialized powers, their tremendous growth and their connections with the United States.

Amit Gupta of Photojojo

Interviewer: Erica O'Grady | Guest: Amit Gupta | Episode: 142 | Date: February 23, 2008

BusinessMakers on-the-road reporter Erica O'Grady interviews today's Renaissance man, social media entrepreneur Amit Gupta, co-founder of the Daily Jolt, and Change This. Gupta discusses his latest adventure, Photojojo.

WebXtra - Amit Gupta

Interviewer: Erica O'Grady | Guest: Amit Gupta | Episode: 142 | Date: February 23, 2008

Erica picks up with Amit and they dive further into the discussion of Photojojo and its future as well as Amit's thoughts on what makes up a great entrepreneur.

PKF Texas: The Entrepreneur’s Playbook® - Bring in a Superstar

Interviewer: Greg Price | Guest: Greg Price | Episode: 142 | Date: February 23, 2008

Greg Price explains how to take your company to the next level by growing your already strong team and adding compatible new members.

The School of Business for February 16, 2008

Interviewer: Russ Capper, John Beddow | Guest: The BusinessMakers | Episode: 141 | Date: February 16, 2008

Russ and John offer curriculum you don't get anywhere else as they present "We Teach and You Profit." Includes: BusinessMakers Quote of the Week - wisdom from mathematician John von Neumann; This Week in Business History presents "Men Who Count" week; Navigating Business Jargon - buzzwords and technospeak you should practice using in front of the mirror; and Dumbest Moments in Business History - DisneyLand deals with a growing clientele at "It's a Small World."

Flashback - Nolan Bushnell

Interviewer: Russ Capper | Guest: Nolan Bushnell | Episode: 141 | Date: February 16, 2008

Russ revisits his interview with Nolan Bushnell, inventor of the original video game, Pong, and more recently, creator of uWink, an interactive, social restaurant - a Chuck E. Cheese for adults. In this segment, Bushnell discusses the early days of trying to grow Atari Inc., of establishing a new culture and running a company when he had no money. He mentions a couple of young employees - two guys named "Steve."

Computer Visionary Steve Wozniak of Apple Computers

Interviewer: Russ Capper | Guest: Steve Wozniak | Episode: 141 | Date: February 16, 2008

For his sixth grade science fair project, Steve Wozniak built a machine that played Tic-Tac-Toe. During the 1960s, at a time when a single computer occupied the space of an entire room, he was designing minicomputers for companies like Hewlett Packard and IBM. Microprocessors were tiny and they were cheap - Wozniak started using them to build his own computers. A few years later, he and Steve Jobs founded Apple Computer. Steve Jobs wanted to make a "ready to use" computer; Woz made it all work. And the rest is history - literally!

Brad Burke, of The Rice Alliance

Interviewer: Russ Capper | Guest: Brad Burke | Episode: 141 | Date: February 16, 2008

Brad Burke, managing director of the Rice Alliance, introduces its upcoming Rice University Business Plan Competition to be held in April 2008. Thirty-six teams from around the world will compete for $600,000 in prizes, making this event the largest and richest competition of its kind in the U.S.

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