January 2008 Archives

The School of Business for January 26, 2008

Interviewer: Russ Capper, John Beddow | Guest: The BusinessMakers | Episode: 138 | Date: January 26, 2008

Russ and John have a good curriculum (but no football team) and they present useful information for "Make It Happen" entrepreneurs who know no limits. Includes: BusinessMakers Quote of the Week - inspiration from the former head of Coca-Cola, Doug Ivestor; This Week in Business History presents "Business & Media" week; Navigating Business Jargon - serious, dangerous buzzwords and technospeak that spew out every day; and Dumbest Moments in Business History - Taco Bell meets rats with no integrity.

Flashback - Paul Sarvadi

Interviewer: Russ Capper | Guest: Paul Sarvadi | Episode: 138 | Date: January 26, 2008

Flashback with the BusinessMakers to an interview from August 2005 when Russ visited with Paul Sarvadi, the co-founder, chairman and CEO of Administaff. Today, Administaff is in 21 markets, and has been included on Fortune's list of America's Most Admired Companies and the InformationWeek 500 list of leading information technology innovators. But, when Sarvadi co-founded the company in 1986, Outsourcing was still a new idea and he had to fight to create the category that would become known as the "Professional Employer Organization." In this segment, Sarvadi explains how his respect for, and appreciation of, human resources prompted him to create - and to fight for - this new industry.

Stephen King of GrowthForce

Interviewer: Russ Capper | Guest: Stephen King | Episode: 138 | Date: January 26, 2008

Russ interviews the founder, president and CEO of GrowthForce, an outsourced bookkeeping consulting service in Kingwood, Texas. King has been a number cruncher all his life - says he was a 10-year-old on a 10-key. Since 1979 he's been using technology to simplify bookkeeping. He established his first Web-based outsourced bookkeeping service in 1995 in New York's Silicon Alley. GrowthForce is staffed with QuickBooks experts who can analyze existing bookkeeping data, set up new bookkeeping systems and even train clients in best practices and use of the latest technology. It's a story of recognizing a need and creating the perfect solution.

PKF Texas: The Entrepreneur’s Playbook® - Social Networks

Interviewer: Greg Price | Guest: Greg Price | Episode: 138 | Date: January 26, 2008

Greg Price suggests that social networks could be good for business and has tips for channeling the energy behind this new craze.

The School of Business for January 19, 2008

Interviewer: Russ Capper, John Beddow | Guest: The BusinessMakers | Episode: 137 | Date: January 19, 2008

Russ and John make you "more savvy" as they present useful curriculum without the cost of tuition. "Knowledge is Good." Includes: BusinessMakers Quote of the Week - inspiration from the late author Peter Drucker; This Week in Business History presents "Hope & Change" week; Navigating Business Jargon - buzzwords and technospeak that will make people wonder where you've been hanging out; and Dumbest Moments in Business History - a rapper who diversified into the faux fur business.

Flashback - Dr. Alex Khachatryan

Interviewer: Russ Capper | Guest: Alex Khachatryan | Episode: 137 | Date: January 19, 2008

Flashback to a BusinessMakers interview from July 2007. It's a classic immigrant success story as Russ visits with Dr. Alex Khachatryan, founder, president and CEO of Reasoning Mind Inc. When Khachatryan and his family immigrated to the US from Russia, they saw gaps within the American educational experience, specifically in the way math and science were being taught. They set out to correct what they saw, in the process creating a new curriculum and a self-paced education system called Reasoning Mind.

Michael Shermer, Ph.D. of Skeptic Magazine

Interviewer: Russ Capper | Guest: Michael Shermer, Ph.D. | Episode: 137 | Date: January 19, 2008

What happens when experimental psychologists get interested in economics? You wouldn't believe it! Russ interviews Dr. Michael Shermer, the founding publisher of Skeptic Magazine and author of The Mind of the Market, a study in behavioral economics and neuroeconomics. Dr. Shermer translates brain research into simple concepts that help explain certain aspects of free market economics. Turns out, a really great transaction - whether you're the buyer OR the seller - can produce the same biochemical rush as sex! And it all relates back to Darwinism, economics and politics!

PKF Texas: The Entrepreneur’s Playbook® - Unusual Benefits

Interviewer: Greg Price | Guest: Greg Price | Episode: 137 | Date: January 19, 2008

Greg Price suggests "thinking outside the box" to provide unusual benefits that can help you compete for talent.

The School of Business for January 12, 2008

Interviewer: Russ Capper, John Beddow | Guest: The BusinessMakers | Episode: 136 | Date: January 12, 2008

Russ and John present curriculum from the extra special school of "we teach and you profit." Includes: BusinessMakers Quote of the Week - inspiration from Coach Paul "Bear" Bryant; This Week in Business History presents "That's Entertainment" week; Navigating Business Jargon - buzzwords and technospeak that must be practiced and used carefully; and Dumbest Moments in Business History - Nepal Airlines makes a sacrifice to ensure an on-time arrival.

Flashback - Tim Westergren

Interviewer: Russ Capper | Guest: Tim Westergren | Episode: 136 | Date: January 12, 2008

Flashback with Russ to September 2007 and a visit with the founder & chief strategy officer of Pandora, an Internet-based music distribution company. In one of our most intriguing interviews, Westergren explains his Music Genome Project and how it provides the basis for Pandora's customized music delivery system. He has faced some interesting challenges, trying to launch a cutting-edge delivery process amid turmoil within the music industry while also dealing with the chaos of Internet radio.

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