Episode 162: Learn What it Takes to be an Entrepreneur

Episode 162 originally broadcast on July 12, 2008

The School of Business for July 12, 2008

Russ and John present the best show for the artists and athletes of our free enterprise system. Includes: BusinessMakers Quote of the Week - inspiration from a Chinese proverb; This Week in Business History presents spectacular images that include exploding baseball fields, deploying air bags and touring China; Navigating Business Jargon - buzzwords and technospeak that make John sweat bullets; and Dumbest Moments in Business History - the American media may fold like a cheap suit during the Beijing Olympics.

Trish Costello of Babson College

Russ reports in from Babson College near Boston where he visits with Trish Costello, director of the Arthur M. Blank Center for Entrepreneurship. Babson was the first college to create a program for entrepreneurship education and continues to be consistently ranked among the very top programs of its kind. Costello discusses the importance of mindset, taking chances and making mistakes as part of the learning process.

WebXtra - Trish Costello

Flashback - Jim Sorensen

Flashback with the BusinessMakers to a recent visit with Jim Sorensen, founder of investment banking and financial advisory firm JC Sorensen Partners. JC Sorensen specializes in mergers & acquisitions, private placements and corporate re-financings. In this segment, Sorensen discusses his experiences in a fast-paced and constantly changing financial marketplace.