Episode 240: Entrepreneurism Across the Ages

Episode 240 originally broadcast on January 09, 2010

Anthony Broussard developed his first computer game at the tender age of 9. (This was about the same time that Anthony told his parents he was going to quit school and make games for a living.) Russ visits with the iPhone game developer and founder of Quantum Potato Software. Then, flash back to words of experience from BusinessMaker Octogenarians, our entrepreneurial mentors.

School of Business 01/09/10

Russ and John present the show that makes your head spin as we celebrate the geniuses who make it all happen. Includes: the BusinessMakers Quote of the Day—wisdom from football great Coach Lou Holtz. This Week in Business History includes powerhouses Julius Caesar (we go WAAY back!), Otis Elevator, Standard Oil and Coca Cola Co.; Navigating Business Jargon—acronyms, technospeak and trendy new stuff; and Dumbest Moments in Business History—airport security is getting personal.

A Next Generation Entrepreneur

Russ visits with Anthony Broussard, a young genius who developed his first computer game at the tender age of 9. This was about the same time that Anthony told his parents he was going to quit school and make games for a living. At 17, he was offered an internship in S. Korea. He accepted a technology position in Australia when he was 19—after being interviewed via Skype—and today, at 22, Anthony is developing games for the iPhone and has founded Quantum Potato Software. It’s a new world out there and here’s an amazing example of how things get done today.

Check out his latest iPhone game Enlightenment Vision

Octogenarian BusinessMakers

Flashback with Russ as he revisits excerpts of interviews with octogenarian entrepreneurs, our predecessors and mentors. Hear life stories from Stewart Morris, former co-CEO of Stewart Title; Truett Cathy, founder of Chick Fil A; George Ballas, founder of Weed Eater; and Bill Sherrill, co-chairman of the Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation at the Bauer College of Business at the University of Houston. Their stories will amaze you.