October 2011 Archives

School of Business 10/29/2011

Interviewer: Russ Capper, John Beddow | Guest: The BusinessMakers | Episode: 334 | Date: October 29, 2011

Russ and John present the show about those that make businesses and make business happen. It’s the entrepreneurs in our society who keep our economy dynamic. Includes: the BusinessMakers Quote of the Week—another pithy quip from the late Ronald Reagan; This Week in Business History includes early computers, truth in packaging, and more dumb moments than we can count (John is on a rant!); the Jargon Challenge Round—trendy technospeak that YOU should know; and Dumb Moments in Business History—frivolous lawsuits and nuclear secrets.

Brandy Obvintsev - Energy People Connect

Interviewer: Russ Capper | Guest: Brandy Obvintsev | Episode: 334 | Date: October 29, 2011

Russ interviews Brandy Obvintsev, founder and president of Energy People Connect, a global energy networking organization. She also has launched an ad network for the global energy industry as well. Three thousand members from 60 countries worldwide can connect with each other to get information when negotiating transitions, salaries or international relocations.

Don Minnick - Author & Consultant

Interviewer: Russ Capper | Guest: Don Minnick | Episode: 334 | Date: October 29, 2011

Can real cross-company collaboration happen in a corporate setting? Dr Minnick focuses his team building, interpersonal skills and leadership development expertise on helping individuals and organizations operate more effectively. In this return visit to the BusinessMakers, he provides a mini-training session on collaborative problem solving and partnering. If you could get products to market faster, improve customer service, engage your employees and expand talent strategies, would you? THINK of the possibilities!!

Women Mean Business - Karen Love

Interviewer: Leisa Holland-Nelson | Guest: Karen Love | Episode: 334 | Date: October 29, 2011

WMB host Leisa Holland-Nelson, president of ContentActive, interviews Karen Love, director of practice growth for accounting firm PKF Texas.

PKF Texas: The Entrepreneur’s Playbook® - Maximize Value Upon Exit 2

Interviewer: Greg Price | Guest: Greg Price | Episode: 334 | Date: October 29, 2011

Greg Price offers Phases II and III of his tips for management infrastructure, cleaning up your balance sheet and otherwise protecting your brand as you work toward maximizing your company’s value for sale.

School of Business 10/22/2011

Interviewer: Russ Capper, John Beddow | Guest: The BusinessMakers | Episode: 333 | Date: October 22, 2011

Russ and John present the show that features innovators and entrepreneurs. Never have we needed them more! Includes: the BusinessMakers Quote of the Week—a pithy quip from the late Ronald Reagan; This Week in Business History includes amazing innovations like Macy’s Department Store, the New York Subway and the Panama Canal; the Jargon Challenge Round—trendy technospeak that YOU should know; and Dumb Moments in Business History—a wind farm in Pennsylvania creates an environmental problem.

Allison Le Compte - ProSourceSolutionsInc.

Interviewer: Russ Capper | Guest: Allison Le Compte | Episode: 333 | Date: October 22, 2011

Russ interviews Allison Le Compte, founder and president of ProSource, a Professional Employer Organization (PEO) that provides administrative and HR services to companies in a variety of industries. How do you grow a company that focuses on everyone else’s employees? The company boasts transparency as its competitive advantage and an impressive productivity level: six and a half in-house ProSource employees work with 50 client companies with 1,000 employees.

Women Mean Business - Janine Iannarelli

Interviewer: Leisa Holland-Nelson | Guest: Janine Iannarelli | Episode: 333 | Date: October 22, 2011

WMB host Leisa Holland-Nelson, president of ContentActive, interviews Janine Iannarelli, founder and president of Par Avion Ltd.

PKF Texas: The Entrepreneur’s Playbook® - Maximize Value Upon Exit

Interviewer: Greg Price | Guest: Greg Price | Episode: 333 | Date: October 22, 2011

Has the global financial crisis delayed the timeline of your planned exit strategy? Greg Price can help with that.

School of Business 10/15/2011

Interviewer: Russ Capper, John Beddow | Guest: The BusinessMakers | Episode: 332 | Date: October 15, 2011

Russ and John present the show about the go-getters who support our capitalistic system, who are the engines of our economic recovery, the entrepreneurs. Includes: the BusinessMakers Quote of the Week—a comment for the politicians from American satirist P.J. O’Rourke; This Week in Business History includes jumping-off moments with the parachute, anesthesia and the purchase of Alaska; the Jargon Challenge Round—trendy technospeak that YOU should know; and Dumb Moments in Business History—the European Union creates its own “baggage fees.”

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