February 2010 Archives

School of Business 02/27/10

Interviewer: Russ Capper, Esther Steinfeld | Guest: The BusinessMakers | Episode: 247 | Date: February 27, 2010

Russ and Esther present the show about the people that most positively affect our lives, the athletes and artists of our free enterprise system; that would be the entrepreneurs who work to make our lives better. Includes: the BusinessMakers Quote of the Day—a painful truth from American author Barry LePatner; This Week in Business History includes Prohibition, censorship and the Playboy Club (where else you gonna get this stuff?!); and Navigating Business Jargon—acronyms, technospeak and trendy new stuff.

Flashback - Dr Michael Economides, Author & Energy Analyst

Interviewer: Russ Capper | Guest: Michael Economides | Episode: 247 | Date: February 27, 2010

Russ flashes back to his interview with the outspoken Dr. Economides who has published books on energy and its surrounding political controversies. Energy abundance, he says, has determined which countries have money and which don’t - and there is an abundance of misinformation out there too.

Energy, Nuclear Waste and Nanoparticles

Interviewer: Russ Capper | Guest: Josh Wolfe | Episode: 247 | Date: February 27, 2010

Russ visits with a BusinessMakers favorite, Josh Wolfe, co-founder and managing partner of venture capital fund Lux Capital. Wolfe has conducted and published cutting-edge immunopathology research, lectured at Harvard University and is one of the smartest people on the planet. And he always has an opinion that will surprise you. In this segment, he discusses components for electric vehicles, solutions for solving nuclear waste problems, what works and what doesn’t.

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

Interviewer: Greg Price | Guest: Greg Price | Episode: 247 | Date: February 27, 2010

Corporate alumni groups can play an important role in companies today. Greg Price gives pointers to make your alumni group as beneficial as possible.

School of Business 02/20/10

Interviewer: Russ Capper, John Beddow | Guest: The BusinessMakers | Episode: 246 | Date: February 20, 2010

Russ and John present the show that features the private sector people who go out there, create and endure to make our lives better. Includes: the BusinessMakers Quote of the Day—an astute observation from Austrian economist Ludwig von Mises; This Week in Business History includes Joan of Arc, Tootsie Roll Pops and Michael Jackson’s Thriller; Navigating Business Jargon—acronyms, technospeak and trendy new stuff; and Dumbest Moments in Business History—a military contractor tries to explain a really expensive pair of pliers.

Flashback - All-Stars Offer Entrepreneurial Advice

Interviewer: Russ Capper | Guest: Brian Liu, Carly Fiorina, Nolan Bushnell, Jeff Sandefer, Judith Cone | Episode: 246 | Date: February 20, 2010

Some of our favorite BusinessMakers interviewees offer their advice for upstarts—it’s about passion, keeping your cool and facing down the ultimate challenge. We have compiled inspiration from the experts: Brian Liu, founder of LegalZoom; Carly Fiorina, former CEO of HP Computers; Nolan Bushnell, inventor of the original video game, Pong, and founder of Atari Inc.; Jeff Sandefer, founder and master teacher at the Acton School of Business; and Judith Cone, former vice president with The Kauffman Foundation.

Billy E. Ladin Jr. of Internet America Inc.

Interviewer: Russ Capper | Guest: Billy E Ladin Jr | Episode: 246 | Date: February 20, 2010

Russ visits with repeat BusinessMakers guest, Billy Ladin, CEO of InternetAmerica.com. Internet America delivers Internet services to rural America and does so wirelessly. The company signed its first subscriber in January 1995, and by mid April had grown to more than 3,500 subscribers. Ladin is announcing PDQMeetings, InternetAmerica’s new desktop video conferencing service. Billy Ladin not only is a font of entrepreneurial anecdotes, but he’s also an exceptional salesman. And a great interview!

PKF Texas: The Entrepreneur’s Playbook® - Balancing Vision with Demand

Interviewer: Greg Price | Guest: Greg Price | Episode: 246 | Date: February 20, 2010

Balancing long-term vision with short-term demands gets tricky in a fluctuating economy. Greg Price knows the secret to meeting both goals.

School of Business 02/13/10

Interviewer: Russ Capper, John Beddow | Guest: The BusinessMakers | Episode: 245 | Date: February 13, 2010

Russ and John present the show about the private sector going out there and making it happen! We salute the entrepreneurs! Includes: the BusinessMakers Quote of the Day—wise words from American journalist Vic Gold; This Week in Business History includes the day Alexander Graham Bell TRIED to patent the telephone, the first voting machine and the founding of IBM Corp.; Navigating Business Jargon—acronyms, technospeak and trendy new stuff; and Dumbest Moments in Business History—Procter & Gamble’s CEO gets too enthusiastic.

Bill Schrom of Geotrace Technologies Inc.

Interviewer: Russ Capper | Guest: Bill Schrom | Episode: 245 | Date: February 13, 2010

Russ revisits his interview last year with Bill Schrom, CEO of Geotrace, a sub-surface imaging company that uses old data to help oil companies recover more oil and gas, often from existing wells. Geotrace’s mathematicians, physicists, geologists and geophysicists develop new algorithms to help clients reinterpret their data more efficiently and to better resolve “structures” under the earth. In this segment, Schrom describes an assignment wherein Geotrace’s review of a client’s existing data provided a conclusive new direction for the development that increased production by 35 percent.

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