November 2008 Archives

The School of Business for November 29, 2008

Interviewer: Russ Capper, John Beddow | Guest: The BusinessMakers | Episode: 182 | Date: November 29, 2008

Russ and John present the show for the business builders and maybe even some make-it-happen pirates. Includes: BusinessMakers Quote of the Week - wise words from comedian Joey Adams; This Week in Business History includes important people such as Winston Churchill, a French artist, Rosa Parks, Phil Spector and Dr. Christiaan Barnard; Navigating Business Jargon - acronyms, technospeak and disclaimers; and Dumbest Moments in Business History - a wallet manufacturer ruins a life.

Flashback - Idea Triggers from Successful Entrepreneurs

Interviewer: Russ Capper | Guest: Bill Groux, Lawrence Kersten, Catherine Rohr | Episode: 182 | Date: November 29, 2008

The BusinessMakers revisit interviews with hugely successful entrepreneurs. Includes Bill Groux, founder and CEO of Retention Education, a workforce development company that teaches English to immigrants; Lawrence Kersten, founder and CEO of "de-motivator" Despair Inc.; and Catherine Rohr, founder and CEO of The Prison Entrepreneurship Program.

Bill Pickard, Vendor Safe Technologies

Interviewer: Russ Capper | Guest: Bill Pickard | Episode: 182 | Date: November 29, 2008

Russ visits with Bill Pickard, COO of Vendor Safe Technologies, a security company that helps credit card merchants comply with the payment card industry data security standard

PKF Texas: The Entrepreneur’s Playbook® - District Export Council

Interviewer: Greg Price | Guest: Greg Price | Episode: 182 | Date: November 29, 2008

Greg Price provides resources for companies looking to expand their international business.

The School of Business for November 22, 2008

Interviewer: Russ Capper, John Beddow | Guest: The BusinessMakers | Episode: 181 | Date: November 22, 2008

Russ and John present the better show for the people in charge of bringing back our economy - the innovators and the entrepreneurs. Includes: BusinessMakers Quote of the Week - no-nonsense words from Spokane newspaperman Doug Floyd; This Week in Business History highlights inventions such as the centigrade scale, plastic, the banjo, Time Magazine and the ultimate conspiracy theory; Navigating Business Jargon - acronyms, technospeak and disclaimers; and Dumbest Moments in Business History - an electronics retailer lives up to its promises anyway.

Flashback - Bob Hill, Texas State University

Interviewer: Russ Capper | Guest: Bob Hill | Episode: 181 | Date: November 22, 2008

Russ visits with Dr. Bob Hill, Associate Professor at The McCoy School of Business at Texas State University. Dr. Hill discusses his progress in launching the university's new Center for Entrepreneurial Action.

Gay Gaddis of T3 (The Think Tank)

Interviewer: Russ Capper | Guest: Gay Gaddis | Episode: 181 | Date: November 22, 2008

The BusinessMakers visit with Gay Gaddis, founder, president and CEO of T3, a marketing and creative think tank. In 1989, Gaddis created "the ad agency of the future" and, today, has grown T3 into the nation's largest woman-owned advertising agency.

PKF Texas: The Entrepreneur’s Playbook® - Surviving Tough Economic Times

Interviewer: Greg Price | Guest: Greg Price | Episode: 181 | Date: November 22, 2008

Greg Price gives valuable advice that could help you weather our economic storm.

The School of Business for November 15, 2008

Interviewer: Russ Capper, John Beddow | Guest: The BusinessMakers | Episode: 180 | Date: November 15, 2008

Russ and John present the show for the artists and athletes of our economy - the innovators and the entrepreneurs. Includes: BusinessMakers Quote of the Week - words of wisdom from billionaire Warren Buffett; This Week in Business History presents rip roarin' events that include Abraham Lincoln, Smith & Wesson, the internal combustion engine, Isaac Hayes and Intel; Navigating Business Jargon - acronyms, technospeak and disclaimers; and Dumbest Moments in Business History - a cafe; in Salt Lake City has personnel problems.

Flashback - Yasmin Wadia of Laser Tissue Welding Inc.

Interviewer: Russ Capper | Guest: Yasmin Wadia | Episode: 180 | Date: November 15, 2008

Russ reports in from the Houston Technology Showcase with a discussion with Dr. Yasmin Wadia, inventor of a laser tissue welding device, a "point and shoot" process that fuses tissue and stops bleeding immediately. This sutureless process could change the future of surgery and recovery.

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