The BusinessMakers Overtime - Week of December 9, 2009: Rethink and Simplify Your Life

Episode 020 originally broadcast on December 09, 2009

Champagne is going down in price so why not bring it to your holiday parties, but be sure you watch what photos you put up on facebook. Have you ever wondered how much it would cost you to purchase every gift on the 12 days of Christmas? Also the girls talk with Brenden Macaluso, the designer of a sustainable cardboard computer called Recompute. If you are planning on giving your boss a holiday gift, the Overtime Girls have some tips for you, and help you avoid the bad gifts this year.

Bubbles and Bungles

Katie Laird and Esther Steinfeld dissect the week’s business news and WE got the REAL scoop! Next time you’re headed to a holiday party, why not take a bottle of bubbly? Black Friday spending may have been slightly down, but profits were up due to the actions of retailers. A Canadian woman loses big with Facebook. (“Facebook is ruining lives!”)

Rethink and Simplify Design

Katie and Esther interview Brenden Macaluso, the designer of a desktop computer made of recyclable cardboard. Given that computers become obsolete so quickly, Macaluso wanted to rethink the manufacturing process, to minimize the parts, effort and time needed to build a computer. (“Cardboard doesn’t have to be a box.”)

Creative Gifting in the Workplace

Katie and Esther discuss gift giving and gift getting, offering gift ideas to make you a hero. Do you remember the worst gift you’ve ever received? We want to hear about it. (“Is this another Dictionary?!”)