Episode 375: Entrepreneurial Leadership

Episode 375 originally broadcast on August 11, 2012

The BusinessMakers interview Marie Guillot, founding partner of global executive search firm Abaco International and a graduate of the Wolff Center for Entrepreneurship; and John Hofmeister, former president of Shell Oil Co., founder of Citizens for Affordable Energy and author discusses our twenty-first century leadership (or lack thereof). In our vignettes, Greg Price interviews international tax expert Frank Landreneau; and Leisa Holland-Nelson interviews Loretta Cross from consulting firm Charles River Associates.

School of Business 08/11/2012

Russ and John present the show about people that make business happen. Our Free Enterprise system is the REAL job creator in this country. What you learn here will dazzle all your colleagues! Includes: The BusinessMakers Quote of the Week—tough words from our all-time hero John Wayne; This Week in Business History includes such intriguing personalities as Felix Wankel, Steve Wozniak and the Beatles’ Pete Best; and the Jargon Challenge Round—trendy, albeit risky, technospeak that YOU should know.

John Hofmeister - Citizens for Affordable Energy

Russ interviews the former president, Shell Oil Co., founder of Citizens for Affordable Energy and author of “Why We Hate the Oil Companies.” Hofmeister makes the point that we are in a “leadership crisis,” that the leadership qualities we need in the 21st century are different from the qualities that were effective in the 20th century. He believes it so completely that he is writing a new book. And we’ll hear it first on The BusinessMakers!

Marie Guillot - Abaco International

Russ interviews the founding partner & CEO of Abaco International, an executive search firm for companies with multi-national business with international search needs. Marie Guillot was an early graduate of the University of Houston’s Wolff Center for Entrepreneurship and credits her academic training with giving her the nudge to pursue her dream.

Women Mean Business - Loretta Cross

Women Mean Business host Leisa Holland-Nelson, president of ContentActive, interviews Loretta Cross, VP of Energy & Environments for consulting firm Charles River Associates.

PKF Texas: The Entrepreneur’s Playbook® - Frank Landreneau

Expanding to foreign markets? Depending on your strategy, tax consequences can be devastating or almost beneficial. Greg Price interviews Frank Landreneau, a director in PKF’s International Tax practice.