Episode 159: Fish and Coffee

Episode 159 originally broadcast on June 21, 2008

The School of Business for June 21, 2008

Russ and John present a curriculum that they don't want to be tenured for. Includes: BusinessMakers Quote of the Week - inspiration from 19th century philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer; This Week in Business History presents whoppers such as dancing manias, Napoleon, the typewriter and Mary Pickford; Navigating Business Jargon - buzzwords and technospeak presented in contest mode; and Dumbest Moments in Business History - Taco Bell continues a bad run in Mexico.

Bill Spencer of Hawaii Oceanic Technologies

Bill Spencer, founder and CEO of Hawaii Oceanic Technologies Inc. in Honolulu, expects to cause a clean technology revolution and take ocean aquaculture technology to a new level. Spencer's Aquasphere is a 200 foot wide spherical enclosure that creates a sustainable ocean environment suitable for farming fish in deep waters, offshore. These containers are powered through ocean thermal energy conversion and utilize telecommunications equipment, webcams and robotics. Could this giant buckeyball revolutionize the world's fish farming industry? Well, yes, it probably will

WebXtra - Bill Spencer

Flashback - Mike McKim

Russ flashes back to a recent visit with Mike McKim, founder and CEO of Cuvee Coffee, a wholesale, specialty coffee micro-roaster. McKim sources coffee beans through several countries, then buys and roasts the cherries in small batches. He's working hard to improve the quality of the commercial coffee barista.

WebXtra - Mike McKim

Advantage Point - Elevator Pitch

Could you explain your company if confronted with a spontaneous opportunity? Katie Laird offers ways to verbalize your competitive strengths when you only have seconds to impress.