Episode 308: Marketing and Oil

Episode 308 originally broadcast on April 30, 2011

The BusinessMakers interview Regay Hildreth who, in six short years, has built RMH Marketing & Media into a successful creative and branding services firm. Then, we’ll visit with Loren Steffy, author of Drowning in Oil: BP & the Reckless Pursuit of Profit. PKF’s Greg Price offers ways to enhance your brand, and Leisa Holland-Nelson interviews Brandi McDonald, managing principal for Newmark Knight Frank.

School of Business 04/30/2011

Russ and John present the show that champions the artists and athletes of Free Enterprise, entrepreneurship and innovation. We celebrate Capitalism. Includes: the BusinessMakers Quote of the Week—deep thoughts from H.L. Mencken; This Week in Business History includes significant innovations like the Kodak box camera, Russian newspaper Pravda, and the first American launched into space; the Jargon Challenge Round—trendy technospeak that YOU should know; and Dumb Moments in Business History—the United Nations makes a questionable call.

Regay Hildreth - RMH Marketing & Media

Six years ago, Regay Hildreth took the big chance and launched a marketing company out of her home. Today RMH offers creative and branding advertising services for both traditional and interactive clients. Her operation includes eight professionals, an impressive portfolio, numerous high-profile clients, AND her very own office space! Russ visits with an entrepreneur who believes she was born into the business.

Loren Steffy - Author

As a business columnist for the Houston Chronicle, Loren Steffy was moved by the stories of humanity he heard from people present in April 2010 when the Deepwater Horizon oil platform exploded. Reading the transcripts of BP employees’ testimony before Congress, he felt he had to tell the story. Laura Pennino interviews the author of Drowning in Oil: BP & the Reckless Pursuit of Profit.