Episode 142: Money and Social Media

Episode 142 originally broadcast on February 23, 2008

The School of Business for 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.

Robyn Meredith of Forbes Magazine Asia

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

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

Flashback - Bill Brekke

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.