February 2010 Archives

Business News and Wine

Interviewer: Katie Laird, Esther Steinfeld | Guest: The BusinessMakers | Episode: 031 | Date: February 24, 2010

Katie Laird and Esther Steinfeld dissect the week’s business news in a show recorded live from Block 7 Wine Co. and we’ve got WINE!! American Business is seeing a spike in the use of coupons—why now? Southwest Airlines is helping us focus on customer relations issues involving our larger colleagues. Microsoft Outlook is puffing up its social networking chest through a partnership that began with LinkedIn. Some of us aren’t happy with GoogleBuzz. (“It’s ripping apart what we think of as email.”) 

Sarah Gish the Founder of Gish Creative

Interviewer: Katie Laird, Esther Steinfeld | Guest: Sarah Gish | Episode: 031 | Date: February 24, 2010

In the 10 years since she started her public relations and marketing firm, Sarah Gish has worked on a radically diverse group of assignments that includes graphic design, fundraising, publishing, awareness campaigns for non-profits and more. She blogs, writes movie reviews, develops workshops and creates art out of recycled materials. She calls herself an “infopreneur” and follows her own passions which, she says, attracts other passionate people. Katie and Esther interview this talented and energetic entrepreneur. (“P.R. is all about your contacts. And fudge.”) 

Multi-Tasking (or not)

Interviewer: Katie Laird, Esther Steinfeld | Guest: Carl Kleimann | Episode: 031 | Date: February 24, 2010

Katie and Esther take on the topic of multi-tasking. Do you multi-task? Do you really?! According to research from Stanford University, most people—even those who think they can—can’t. Carl Kleimann joins in a discussion that you should hear. (“How furrowed is the brow?!”) 

Business Survival Tip - Worksite Posting Requirements

Interviewer: Carl Kleimann | Guest: Carl Kleimann | Episode: 031 | Date: February 24, 2010

As a business owner, you are required to post certain information in your workplace. Do you know the difference between Federal and State requirements? Carl Kleimann has the information you need. 

The BusinessMakers Overtime - Week of February 24, 2010

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The Business of Beauty

Interviewer: Katie Laird, Esther Steinfeld | Guest: The BusinessMakers | Episode: 030 | Date: February 17, 2010

Katie Laird and Esther Steinfeld dissect the week’s business news in a beautiful show that takes a skin-deep look at the Beauty Business. The military is requiring that the “morning-after” pill be available at all U.S. military bases; don’t even THINK about getting pregnant in Iraq! A young beauty queen has thrust tanning beds into the spotlight as cancer-causers. (Have you heard our interview with Throwing Copper?) Some citizens of Colombia believe that Natalia Navarro, Miss Colombia, needs a quick nose job. We discuss cosmetic surgery in a sagging economy; pun intended. (“Have you seen laser ab etching?!”) 

Alexis Wolfer founder of The Beauty Bean

Interviewer: Esther Steinfeld | Guest: Alexis Wolfer | Episode: 030 | Date: February 17, 2010

Alexis Wolfer established TheBeautyBean.com with the intent to promote women’s health, well-being and glamour WITHOUT the focus on weight and negative body image. She has staffed her online magazine with an intriguing array of authors and passions. Esther visits with this remarkable young woman, who offers insightful vision to the beauty industry, the female consumer and starting a business. (“Take a chance. The worst thing someone can say to you is ‘no.’”)

Beauty in the Workplace

Interviewer: Katie Laird, Esther Steinfeld | Guest: The BusinessMakers | Episode: 030 | Date: February 17, 2010

Katie and Esther lament turning 30—SHOWS! Are you current on beauty research? Deny it as we may, the fact is that a woman’s looks DO have an impact on her level of success in the workplace. What if the person hiring is the attractive one; could there be “hotness” discrimination? And guess what—CONFIDENCE is a factor in whether a person is considered attractive! (“Knowing your stuff can actually make you hotter!”)  

The BusinessMakers Overtime - Week of February 17, 2010

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Sweeter than Chocolate Business News

Interviewer: Katie Laird, Esther Steinfeld | Guest: The BusinessMakers | Episode: 029 | Date: February 10, 2010

Katie Laird and Esther Steinfeld dissect the week’s business news in a sweet show recorded live at The Dessert Gallery in Houston. Toyota is caught up in a PR nightmare; we’ll give details you’ve not heard yet. Giant retailers Wal-Mart & Target are making changes. Shatter-proof beer glasses? Have our British colleagues lost their MINDS?! No, but our Canadian colleagues have—they’re advertising extra-curricular activities in a Toronto restaurant! (“They’re taking it to the next level. You get the picture.”)