Episode 329: Creativity and Guts!

Episode 329 originally broadcast on September 24, 2011

The BusinessMakers are attending another “Doing Business Over Coffee” networking event. Russ visits with the principals of Culture Pilot, and the founder of Buffalo Bayou Brewing Co. In our vignettes, PKF’s Greg Price comments on upcoming tax law changes, Leisa Holland-Nelson interviews Marcia Faschingbauer, and Jonathan Fisher considers marketing analytics and variables.

School of Business 09/24/2011

Russ and John present the show about those who most positively affect our lives, the entrepreneurs. Our curriculum is in the trenches! Includes: the BusinessMakers Quote of the Week—clever commentary from American author James Branch Cabell; This Week in Business History includes Levi Strauss, CompuServe and “No new taxes;” the Jargon Challenge Round—trendy technospeak that YOU should know; and Dumb Moments in Business History—a Maryland road crew gets a nasty job.

Culture Pilot

Culture Pilot founder/insomniac Tim DeSilva and idea generator/cultivator Grace Rodriguez think some people are too stiff with their businesses. (“It’s not work if it’s fun.”) That’s a good thing if you’re running a creative design and marketing culture. The company has experienced substantial growth and has collected a bevy of impressive clients.

Rassul Zarinfar - Buffalo Bayou Brewing Company

He’s no newcomer to the industry. Rassul Zarinfar founded a microbrewery that makes a beer that is “unapologetically Texan.” Sounds like a party, doesn’t it? Is it fun to start your very own business to make beer? “’Fun’ is an interesting word,” he says. “It is absolutely terrifying.” It’s actually a really competitive and highly regulated industry. You wanna go there? You’ll need to listen to this interview first.