Episode 252: Entrepreneurs across the Atlantic

Episode 252 originally broadcast on April 03, 2010

Russ sends in this on-the-road interview from Cannes, France. Londoner Michael Phillips was in the right place when he lost his job in the insurance industry and, soon after, realized his true passion. He formed Perception Travel to provide English-speaking tours to the World War II D-Day landing sites of Normandy. Our flashback guest is Jessica Williamson, a native Californian who runs the entrepreneurship program at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland.

School of Business 04/03/10

Russ and John present a specially selected curriculum for the entrepreneurs that we love and support. Includes: the BusinessMakers Quote of the Day—humor from former President Bill Clinton; This Week in Business History includes important bits such as Beethoven’s Second Symphony in D, the voyage of the Titanic, and Swanson TV Dinners (where else you gonna get this stuff?!); the Jargon Challenge Round—acronyms, technospeak and trendy new stuff you should know; and Dumbest Moments in Business History—another moment of greatness for Hugo Chavez.

Michael Phillips of Perception Travel Co.

Russ sends in this on-the-road interview from Cannes, France. Londoner Michael Phillips formed Perception Travel to provide English-speaking tours of the World War II D-Day landing sites of Normandy. He tells the personal stories of the soldiers, hence the name “Perception.” He was definitely in the right place at the right time. Fifteen years ago, Phillips lost his job in the insurance industry and, soon after, realized his true passion. He set about learning his war stories, writing a business plan, then “Saving Private Ryan” became a run-away success and, well, the rest is history.

Entrepreneurship in Scotland

Scotland has a proud history of innovation and entrepreneurism is EVERYWHERE. Russ interviews Jessica Williamson, a native Californian and an innovator herself who runs part of the Entrepreneurship Program at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland. With her are several student and alumni startups, including Kate Ho, Interface3; Sam Collins, Bloop; Hilary Singer, Bullfrog; Nigel Eccles, FanDuel; and Jonathan Millin, Zoomatelo.

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