November 2010 Archives

School of Business 11/27/10

Interviewer: Russ Capper, John Beddow | Guest: The BusinessMakers | Episode: 286 | Date: November 27, 2010

Russ and John present the show that champions entrepreneurship and the people that make the country go. Includes: the BusinessMakers Quote of the Week; This Week in Business History includes the invention of the Segway, Enron's downfall, and great music moments in history; the Jargon Challenge Round—trendy technospeak that YOU should know; and Dumbest Moments in Business History.

Dr. Bernard Harris - Astronaut and Author of "Dream Walker"

Interviewer: Russ Capper | Guest: Dr. Bernard Harris | Episode: 286 | Date: November 27, 2010

Russ visits with Dr. Bernard Harris, the man who counts among his professions medical doctor, entrepreneur, venture capitalist, musician, astronaut and now the author of “Dream Walker.” In 1969 when he watched Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walk on the moon, he committed himself to be an astronaut, and he hasn’t slowed down since then.

Jennifer Heard - VP Microsoft, Productivity Enhancements Office 2010

Interviewer: Russ Capper | Guest: Jennifer Heard | Episode: 286 | Date: November 27, 2010

Russ talks with Jennifer Heard, Vice President with Microsoft about productivity enhancements offered by Office 2010.

PKF Texas: The Entrepreneur’s Playbook® - 2010 Health Care Act - Businesses

Interviewer: Greg Price | Guest: Greg Price | Episode: 286 | Date: November 27, 2010

More Healthcare Info for Employers - Provisions of the 2010 Healthcare Act will start taking effect in 2011 and beyond. Greg Price offers details of the Act to help you plan.

School of Business 11/20/10

Interviewer: Russ Capper, John Beddow | Guest: The BusinessMakers | Episode: 285 | Date: November 20, 2010

Russ and John present the show that champions entrepreneurship and the people that make the country go. Includes: the BusinessMakers Quote of the Week—alternative humor from sports columnist Bill Lyon; This Week in Business History includes such major innovators as Anders Celsius, Alfred Nobel and Life Magazine; the Jargon Challenge Round—trendy technospeak that YOU should know; and Dumbest Moments in Business History—a City Councilman in New York needs to get over himself.

Melvyn Wolff - Star Furniture

Interviewer: Russ Capper | Guest: Melvyn Wolff | Episode: 285 | Date: November 20, 2010

Russ visits with Melvyn Wolff, chairman of Berkshire Hathaway-owned Star Furniture, and namesake of the Wolff Center for Entrepreneurship at the University of Houston, one of the nation’s top undergraduate entrepreneurship programs. Wolff talks about his own experiences, including the early days of the fledgling Star Furniture and, more recently, life with Warren Buffett.

Flashback - Top Talent in Academic Entrepreneurship Programs

Interviewer: Russ Capper | Guest: Thomas O’Malia, Dr. Leonard Schlesinger, Kenneth P. Morse, Bill Sherrill | Episode: 285 | Date: November 20, 2010

Russ flashes back to earlier interviews with leaders of top-rated Entrepreneurship Programs. Includes Thomas O’Malia, director and chair of the Lloyd Greif Center for Entrepreneurial Studies, Marshall School of Business at the University of Southern California; Dr. Leonard Schlesinger, newly-inaugurated president of internationally recognized Babson College; Kenneth P. Morse, senior lecturer and managing director of the M.I.T. Entrepreneurship Center; and Bill Sherrill, the founder of The University of Houston’s Wolff Center for Entrepreneurship.

PKF Texas: The Entrepreneur’s Playbook® - Healthcare Tax Planning

Interviewer: Greg Price | Guest: Greg Price | Episode: 285 | Date: November 20, 2010

Healthcare requirements are coming and they are complicated and varied. Greg Price offers deadlines and changes that employers must know.

School of Business 11/13/10

Interviewer: Russ Capper, John Beddow | Guest: The BusinessMakers | Episode: 284 | Date: November 13, 2010

Russ and John present the show that features those who make business happen. Includes: the BusinessMakers Quote of the Week—wise humor from architect Frank Lloyd Wright; This Week in Business History includes William Tell (we go way back!), Niagara Falls and Buddy Holly; the Jargon Challenge Round—trendy technospeak that YOU should know; and Dumbest Moments in Business History—the Climate Exchange proves a risky proposition.

Panel Interview: Smart Strategies to Keep Your Business Growing

Interviewer: Russ Capper | Guest: Bill Arend, Kenneth P. Trevett, Michael T. Dwyer, Darrell Glover, | Episode: 284 | Date: November 13, 2010

Russ conducts another roundtable interview of power leaders originated by Bill Arend, regional manager of Oracle. Other participants include Kenneth P. Trevett, JD, president and CEO, Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research; Michael T. Dwyer, chairman, Startech Foundation; and Darrell Glover, retired CEO, ISS Facility Services Inc. Topics include opportunity during disruptive times, working with alternative sources of funding and the importance of strategic planning.

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