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Trumix.com listings available of The Businessmakers Radio Show Podcasts Build your own playlists with this podcast. Episode 161: The School of Business Russ and John present the NOT your “business as usual” school, a place where no books are required. Includes: BusinessMakers Quote of the Week—inspiration from a Japanese proverb; This Week in Business History presents a propensity of events that includes the Salvation Army, the death of the Romanovs, bikinis and fateful meetings; Navigating Business Jargon—buzzwords and technospeak that should be practiced in front of the mirror; and Dumbest Moments in Business History—the Coca-C ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 161: Flashback - John Bower, uBoost Flashback with the BusinessMakers to a recent visit with John Bower, founder and president of uBoost, an online education rewards and recognition program that encourages students to improve their grades and test results. The company is experiencing tremendous growth and recently partnered with Weekly Reader. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 161: Featured Guest - Dr. Robert Robinson, Kolohala Ventures Russ reports in from Hawaii, where he interviews Robert Robinson, co-founder of Kolohala Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm that invests in Hawaii companies with a global reach. Robinson believes that Hawaii’s location and other natural assets make it uniquely positioned to support research in the renewable energy sector. Kolohala targets opportunities with companies that specialize in renewable energy, ocean sciences and life sciences. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 161: BizTools Advantage Point Katie Laird offers ways to attract job candidates with “the right stuff” when you’re looking to expand staff. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 161: PKF Texas Entrepreneur’s Playbook Greg Price suggests that not all business executives are being honest with the importance of IT and customer relationships. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 160: The School of Business Russ and John present an even-handed and positive look at the innovators of society; this is the NOT your “business as usual” school. Includes: BusinessMakers Quote of the Week—inspiration and encouragement from Rev. Jesse Jackson; This Week in Business History presents stories of independence, advertising, iPhones and fast cars; Navigating Business Jargon—buzzwords and technospeak that almost always make John a loser; and Dumbest Moments in Business History—the Houston Astros are ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 160: Flashback - Stuart Maudlin, Author Russ flashes back a few weeks to his visit with fiction novelist Stuart Maudlin. In this segment, Stuart discusses his new book, “Regular Guys and Great Fools: How a group of entrepreneurs let the shampoo business slip through their fingers and almost down the drain.” Is it Art Imitates Life? Or the reverse? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 160: Featured Guest - Jay Drayer, CareFlash Jay Drayer witnessed the second plane crash into the WTC. He volunteers at the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center. But it was a family illness that gave Drayer the nudge he needed to launch a company with a solid business concept and an altruistic objective to address a powerful need. Drayer created CareFlash, an online virtual support community that allows employers to provide assistance to their employees facing major life challenges. In only three years CareFlash has grown to serve more than 20 ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 160: BizTools Advantage Point Katie Laird provides ways to attract eyes to your brand through online video. It’s hot! Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 160: PKF Texas Entrepreneur’s Playbook Greg Price presents ways to improve employee performance through timely feedback, both good and not so good. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 159: The School of Business Russ and John present a curriculum that they don’t want to be tenured for. Includes: BusinessMakers Quote of the Week—inspiration from 19th century philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer; This Week in Business History presents whoppers such as dancing manias, Napoleon, the typewriter and Mary Pickford; Navigating Business Jargon—buzzwords and technospeak presented in contest mode; and Dumbest Moments in Business History—Taco Bell continues a bad run in Mexico. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 159: Flashback - Mike McKim, Cuvee Coffee Russ flashes back to a recent visit with Mike McKim, founder and CEO of Cuvee Coffee, a wholesale, specialty coffee micro-roaster. McKim sources coffee beans through several countries, then buys and roasts the cherries in small batches. He’s working hard to improve the quality of the commercial coffee barista. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 159: WebXTRA - Mike McKim, Cuvee Coffee Russ continues his visit with Mike McKim, founder and CEO of wholesale coffee micro-roaster. In this segment, McKim talks about building his independent, boutique business in a world full of coffee giants. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 159: Featured Guest - Bill Spencer, Hawaii Oceanic Technologies Bill Spencer, founder and CEO of Hawaii Oceanic Technologies Inc. in Honolulu, expects to cause a clean technology revolution and take ocean aquaculture technology to a new level. Spencer’s Aquasphere is a 200 foot wide spherical enclosure that creates a sustainable ocean environment suitable for farming fish in deep waters, offshore. These containers are powered through ocean thermal energy conversion and utilize telecommunications equipment, webcams and robotics. Could this giant buckey ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 159: WebXTRA - Bill Spencer, Hawaii Oceanic Technologies Russ continues his visit with visionary Bill Spencer. In this segment, Spencer discusses environmental responsibility and the importance of using a closed loop fish breeding system. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 159: BizTools Advantage Point Could you explain your company if confronted with a spontaneous opportunity? Katie Laird offers ways to verbalize your competitive strengths when you only have seconds to impress. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 159: PKF Texas Entrepreneur’s Playbook Greg Price poses the query: do you vacillate between whether you need a better strategy or improved execution? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 158: BizTools Advantage Point Katie Laird offers ways to attract job candidates with “the right stuff” when you’re looking to expand staff. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 158: The School of Business Russ and John present the things they SHOULD teach you in business school, but DON’T. Includes: BusinessMakers Quote of the Week—wise observation from General George S. Patton; This Week in Business History presents roller coasters, gifts from France, high-flyer birthdays and weapons from our collective past; Navigating Business Jargon—buzzwords and technospeak that aren’t easy and should be studied for; and Dumbest Moments in Business History—Subway holds an essay-writing contest ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 158: Flashback - Red McCombs, Successful American Business Mogul Russ flashes back to April 2006 and his visit with auto dealer extraordinaire, sports team owner and Texas legend Billy Joe “Red” McCombs. “I was an entrepreneur before I could spell it.” In this segment, McCombs compares the fight and spirit of entrepreneurs with the early Texas pioneers who weren’t afraid to take a risk for a better life. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 158: Featured Guest - Micko O’Byrne, Successful Australian Business Mogul Micko O’Byrne presents a view of opportunity and entrepreneurship in Australia—we’re more alike than you think. As a young man, Micko worked for various agencies assisting business-start-ups. It took several false-starts and many years of tenacity for him to find the courage to apply what he already knew. This is a great story of spirit and the strength of the human heart. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 158: WebXTRA - Micko O’Byrne, Australian Businessman Russ continues his visit with Aussie Micko O’Byrne. In this segment, Micko talks about priorities, “giving back,” and about his friend Sam Lovell. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 158: PKF Texas Entrepreneur’s Playbook Greg Price presents ways to increase profits through waste-reduction. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 157: The School of Business Russ and John present the “NOT your business-as-usual school” that takes it all to a whole new level. Includes: BusinessMakers Quote of the Week—words of inspiration from political and spiritual leader Mahatma Gandhi; This Week in Business History presents events, inventions, patents and vehicles from our collective past; Navigating Business Jargon—buzzwords and technospeak that make us sweat; and Dumbest Moments in Business History—the entire airline industry is working hard to c ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 157: Flashback - Aida Araissi, Bilateral US–Arab Chamber of Commerce Russ flashes back to March 2006 and his discussion with Aida Araissi, executive director of the Bilateral US - Arab Chamber of Commerce. In this segment, Araissi discusses US-Arab relations in a post-911 world. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 157: Featured Guest - Farouk Shami, Farouk Systems Group Farouk Shami loved being a hairdresser, right up until he developed an allergy to ammonia. Shami subsequently created a line of ammonia-free haircolor products, which not only solved his allergy problems, but created a healthier environment for hairdressers everywhere. Over time, he has expanded his BioSilk product line, his CHI brand products have become standards for the beauty industry and Farouk Systems has grown its annual sales to more than $1 billion. This is a powerful immigrant su ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 157: BizTools Advantage Point Katie Laird offers ways to grow your brand while increasing your profits through public relations. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 157: PKF Texas Entrepreneur’s Playbook Greg Price offers Best Practices for strategic plans. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 156: The School of Business Russ and John present a show for the dream makers, artists and athletes—the entrepreneurs among us—who do more to improve our lives than the politicians do. Includes: BusinessMakers Quote of the Week—a vision of the future from Sir Arthur C. Clarke, author of “2001: A Space Odyssey;” This Week in Business History presents events, unique inventions, patents and vehicles (so why can’t they make New Jersey smell better?!); Navigating Business Jargon—buzzwords and technospeak that ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 156: Flashback - James Treybig, New Enterprise Assoc.; and Fred Smith, FedEx Corp. Russ flashes back to his visits with James Treybig, founder and former CEO of Tandem Computers and now venture partner with VC firm New Enterprise Associates; and Fred Smith, the founder, chairman & CEO of FedEx Corp. These two visionaries provide real world perspectives on the global economy--perspectives from veteran business leaders who clearly are “in the game.” Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 156: Featured Guests - Kenneth P. Morse, M.I.T.; and Becky Thomas, Consultant The BusinessMakers interview Kenneth P. Morse, senior lecturer and managing director of the M.I.T. Entrepreneurship Center; and Becky Thomas, international sales executive and consultant. Morse co-founded six high tech companies including 3Com Corp. and Aspen Technology Inc. This is a discussion about international start-ups and growing a company in the global economy. There is no business as usual in the “new world.” Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 156: BizTools Advantage Point Katie Laird offers powerful ways to get your message out without breaking the bank to hire a PR firm. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 156: PKF Texas Entrepreneur’s Playbook Greg Price comments on the typical budgeting process and offers ways to make it more efficient. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 155: The School of Business Russ and John present a show that offers the most valuable things we can think of. Includes: BusinessMakers Quote of the Week—anonymous, but clever, words of inspiration; This Week in Business History presents stories of Manhattan, Philadelphia, Boston, Cocoanuts and The Bismarck; Navigating Business Jargon—buzzwords and technospeak that come with various disclaimers; and Dumbest Moments in Business History—Gov. Eliot Spitzer leaves a legacy. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 155: Flashback - Brad Burke, Rice Alliance for Technology & Entrepreneurship Russ flashes back to May 15, 2008, when he and Brad Burke discussed the Rice Alliance 7th Annual Life Sciences Venture Forum. In this segment, Burke discusses three 60-second elevator pitches—those given by Andro Diagnostics, Organ Transport Systems Inc. and Traumatec Inc. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 155: Featured Guest - John Berger, Standard Renewable Energy John Berger has founded, and invested in, enough companies that we could probably qualify him as a “serial entrepreneur.” He co-founded his latest venture, Standard Renewable Energy, in 2006 and today serves as chairman and CEO. SRE is a one stop shop for both renewable energy and energy efficiency solutions. The company will review and analyze a client’s energy usage with an eye toward reducing energy consumption, and then will help the client deploy renewable energy products. Berger ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 155: BizTools Advantage Point Katie Laird offers tips to increase the effectiveness of your graphics in presentations, websites and brochures. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 155: PFK Entrepreneur’s Playbook Greg Price believes that many managers underestimate the most important aspect of any C.R.M. process (hint—it’s not the software application). Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 155: WebXTRA - Audio 2 of 4 Elevator pitches part 1 Elevator pitches part 3 Elevator pitches part 4 Download Esperance Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Download Halsa Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Download Hitmac USA, Inc.Download HPT Axis, Inc.Download Inverseon, Inc.Download Jormay, Inc.Download LAB Extensions, Inc.Download Lono Medical Systems LLCDownload LTK LLCDownload Macuclear, Inc. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 155: WebXTRA - Audio 3 of 4 Elevator pitches part 1 Elevator pitches part 2 Elevator pitches part 4 Download Micromedco Corp.Download New Heart DevicesDownload Nidus Laboratories, Inc.Download Opexa Therapeutics, Inc.Download Organ Transport Systems, Inc.Download Powerlung, Inc.Download Rational BiotechnologyDownload Semmit, Inc.Download Sendera DiscoveryDownload Seqwright, Inc. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 155: WebXTRA - Audio 4 of 4 Elevator pitches part 1 Elevator pitches part 2 Elevator pitches part 3 Download Stellarray, Inc.Download TerapioDownload Traumatec, Inc.Download Viroxis CorporationDownload Visualase, Inc. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 154: The School of Business Russ and John present a show for the artists and athletes of our free enterprise system. Includes: BusinessMakers Quote of the Week—words of inspiration from author M.H. Alderson; This Week in Business History presents fascinating moments from our collective past; Navigating Business Jargon—buzzwords and technospeak that we don’t condone and you should be careful with; and Dumbest Moments in Business History—a Tanzanian takes on Google and Yahoo!. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 154: Flashback - Laura Mayes, kirtsy.com Russ and Erica O’Grady return for an update visit with Laura Mayes, co-founder of Sk*rt.com and now, kirtsy.com, still a “Digg for chicks.” Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 154: Featured Guest - Richard Loomis, World Energy Richard Loomis, the founder, president and CEO of media company World Energy, provides a fascinating insider’s view of the energy industry. In his second appearance as a Featured Guest on the BusinessMakers Show, Loomis explains global warming, fossil fuel emissions, and how legislation to implement a carbon cap and trade system will not solve either. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 154: Featured Guest - Armando Sanchez, LatinoGraduate.net Russ interviews Armando Sanchez, founder and executive director of LatinoGraduate.net. Sanchez was a drop-out himself; when he read that the college drop-out rate among Hispanics was 96 percent, he felt that he could help. For 15 years, Los Angeles, Calif.-based LatinoGraduate.net has provided information and role models for Latino and non-Latino students across the United States and throughout South America. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 154: WebXTRA: Armando Sanchez, LatinoGraduate.net Russ continues his visit with the founder and executive director of LatinoGraduate.net. Sanchez relates his personal history, how he became a drop-out statistic, why he returned to college, and the importance of entrepreneurship. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 154: BizTools Advantage Point Katie Laird offers ideas to help you squeeze every bit of value from participating in industry events. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 154: PKF Texas Entrepreneur’s Playbook Greg Price comments on sales leads and new business—it’s out there! Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 153: The School of Business Russ and John present a public service announcement—we speak, you learn (and profit). Includes: BusinessMakers Quote of the Week—words of wisdom from Rev. Jesse Jackson; This Week in Business History presents Fascinating Week; Navigating Business Jargon—buzzwords and technospeak that you should be careful with; and Dumbest Moments in Business History—Checkers puts their buns in the wrong place. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 153: Flashback - David Gaidousek, The Drake Co. Russ flashes back to earlier this year and a visit with Dave Gaidousek, co-owner of The Drake Co., a “green” packaging company that seeks to recycle and reduce the waste of the packaging industry. Drake’s new Lite-Pak is better for the planet and is also cost effective. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 153: Featured Guest - Troy Williams, PeoplePad Inc. When Troy Williams founded Questia Media Inc. in 1998, Google had not yet begun its digitization effort; Williams wrestled print copyrights and scanning processes to create the first online library. Students in 200 countries now have access to Questia’s 70,000 books and nearly 2 million articles. In 2007, he left Questia to develop PeoplePad Inc., an early-stage Internet company located in Austin. PeoplePad is still in stealth mode, but Williams describes it as “a gargantuan project” ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 153: BizTools Advantage Point Katie Laird offers ways to grow your brand while increasing your profits through public relations. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 153: PKF Texas Entrepreneur’s Playbook Greg Price explains how you can decrease the probability of fraud in your organization. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website BizTools Advantage Point So what’s the big deal about using graphics in presentations, papers, websites and brochures? Katie Laird explains their importance and how to be crisp and clear. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 148: WebXTRA audio 1 of 4 Elevator Pitches Part 2 Elevator Pitches Part 3 Elevator Pitches Part 4 Download AiB PharmaDownload Aura BiosciencesDownload Auto TBDownload BioRegenixDownload Quantum TechnologiesDownload Zeopane MicroneedlesDownload Wine with a PassionDownload Vidyut ShaktiDownload TruSource TechnologiesDownload Traycer Diagnostic Sytems Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 148: WebXTRA audio 4 of 4 Elevator Pitches Part 1 Elevator Pitches Part 2 Elevator Pitches Part 3 Download Etoh PharmaceuticalsDownload EnexraDownload Diamas CoatsDownload DiaganoDownload Cerence BiomedicsDownload CallinixDownload Boreas Snowboards Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 148: WebXTRA audio 3 of 4 Elevator Pitches Part 1 Elevator Pitches Part 2 Elevator Pitches Part 4 Download KlymitDownload IMMUTELLDownload HydroCoalDownload Husk Power SystemsDownload HeartSoundsDownload GlucoFastDownload Filigree NanotechDownload FiberViewDownload Fantasy Action NetworkDownload Everlighting Innovation Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 147: The School of Business Russ and John present extraordinary information for the working stiffs who make the company work. Includes: BusinessMakers Quote of the Week—anonymous words of wisdom from someone who plays baseball; This Week in Business History presents a potpourri of past events of great magnitude; Navigating Business Jargon—buzzwords and technospeak presented with care and respect; and Dumbest Moments in Business History—British Airways mistakenly nails a frequent flyer. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 147: The Aflac BusinessMakers Flashback - Sage Lewis, SageRock.com BusinessMakers’ Kelsey Ruger reported in last week from an on-the-road interview with Sage Lewis, founder of SageRock.com in Akron, Ohio, one of the nation’s top web-marketing firms. Lewis is enthusiastic and passionate about his business—he is also a knowledgeable realist with tons of good advice for any entrepreneur. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 147: Featured Guest - Michael Holthouse, Lemonade Day Founder Russ interviews Michael Holthouse, founder of Paranet, a computer network services firm. Holthouse sold his company to Sprint Corp. and has used his proceeds to launch several philanthropic ventures, among them Holthouse Interests, which helps to fund early stage technology companies. He also created the Holthouse Foundation for Kids and Prepared 4 Life. He has since dedicated countless hours to kids and entrepreneurs. It’s a great story full of passion and promise. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Eipsode 147: PKF Texas Entrepreneur’s Playbook Greg Price explains how external professional services resources can provide tremendous benefits to companies on a budget. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 136: The School of Business Russ and John present curriculum from the extra special school of “we teach and you profit.” Includes: BusinessMakers Quote of the Week—inspiration from Coach Paul “Bear” Bryant; This Week in Business History presents “That’s Entertainment” week; Navigating Business Jargon—buzzwords and technospeak that must be practiced and used carefully; and Dumbest Moments in Business History—Nepal Airlines makes a sacrifice to ensure an on-time arrival. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 131: The School of Business Russ and John take on the heavy lifting that enables listeners to be smarter in running their businesses. Includes: BusinessMakers Quote of the Week—tenacity from Winston Churchill; This Week in Business History presents stories of “Nobel” undertaking; Navigating Business Jargon—buzzwords and technospeak that will keep you from being labeled an “old fogie;” and Dumbest Moments in Business History—Apple Computer board member Al Gore complicates things. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 131: The Aflac BusinessMakers Flashback - Michael Oxley Flashback to August 2007 for cuts from the BusinessMakers’ thought-provoking interview with Michael Oxley, co-author of the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002, 25-year member of Congress, and presently vice chairman of NASDAQ. Oxley shares thoughts on the cost of implementing Section 404, on American Entrepreneurship, the difficulties and rewards of “going public,” and comments on the founding of NASDAQ—one of the ultimate acts of entrepreneurialism. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 129: The School of Business Russ and John present the best curriculum they can think of. Includes: BusinessMakers Quote of the Week—wisdom from self-help author Dr. Wayne Dyer; This Week in Business History presents lessons learned; Navigating Business Jargon—buzzwords and technospeak that are not encouraged; and Dumbest Moments in Business History—the CEO of Raytheon Co. gets nailed for plagiarism. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 129: The Aflac BusinessMakers Flashback - Russ Capper and John Beddow Flashback to October 2005 when two local entrepreneurs and media moguls, Russ Capper and John Beddow, interviewed each other. Beddow, once a wanna-be concert pianist, gave up the pressure of performance for the pressure of the advertising and newspaper industry. Capper, a science buff, built a real estate business with a browser-based technology—and promptly ended up in legal battles that caught the attention of the FTC and Department of Justice. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 129: Featured Guest - Tory Gattis, OpenTeams Gattis, the founder and social systems architect of OpenTeams LLC, a Houston/Austin-based company, developed a web-hosted collaborative software that facilitates a more creative, challenged and entrepreneurial spirit within user organizations. Gattis believes his management operating system creates a more social environment that leads to more engaged, better utilized employee talent. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 129: PKF Entrepreneur’s Playbook Greg Price discusses whether information technology is still a competitive advantage. Is the payback worth the investment? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 128: WebXTRA - Invite Systems Randy G. Davis, CEO, Invite Systems Download Invite Systems Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 128: WebXTRA - Spendview Com Nikhil Roy, Founder, SpendView Download Spendview Com Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 128: WebXTRA - You Design It Blake Poutra, Founder, You Design It Download You Design It Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 128: WebXTRA - Dovarri Inc. Gary Broadnax, President, Dovarri, Inc. Download Davarri Inc. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 128: WebXTRA - Tipdish Josh Tabin, CEO, TipDish Download Tipdish Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 128: WebXTRA - Tritaur LLC John N. Pacini, COO, TriTaur, LLC and OpMom Download Tritaur LLC Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 128: WebXTRA - Usuggest Corporation Dr. Hasan Davulcu, President, CEO, and Co-Founder, USuggest Corporation Download Usuggest Corporation Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 128: WebXTRA - Fluid Inovation Andrew Allemann, President & COO, Fluid Innovation Download Fluid Inovation Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 128: WebXTRA - Stonebridge Travis Obsorne, Chief Solutions Architect, General Manager, O&G Solutions, Stonebridge Download Stonebridge Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 128: WebXTRA - Frogpad LLC Linda Marroquin, CEO, FrogPad, LLC Download Frogpad LLC Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 126: The School of Business Russ and John fill in the gaps as they present the “Not Your Business-As-Usual” School. Includes: BusinessMakers Quote of the Week—free enterprise wisdom from Lord John Acton; This Week in Business History relives man toys: things guys like; Navigating Business Jargon—buzzwords and technospeak as Russ plays “stump the publisher;” and Dumbest Moments in Business History—Spirit Airlines searches for Jimmy Hoffa. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 126: Featured Guest – Christopher Efird Christopher Efird, president and managing partner of Access America Fund, joins The BusinessMakers for a thought-provoking conversation about emerging market investing and Alternative Public Offerings (APOs). Efird was a principal participant in the reverse merger of Polish Telephone and Microwave and Vextro de Mexico and, more recently, co-founded the Chinamerica Find, a private equity fund in China. Efird explains the strategy of the Access America Fund, which seeks out companies in emerg ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 124: The Aflac BusinessMakers Flashback – Richard Loomis Flashback with the BusinessMakers to an interview with Richard Loomis. The founder, president and CEO of World Energy runs a magazine and broadcast media company dedicated to the exchange of information among various energy companies. As an industry insider, Loomis has an extensive knowledge of energy sources, issues and dilemmas. In this segment, Loomis presents his take on the future of energy. Loomis’ full length interview, broadcast in July 2007, is one of BusinessMakers’ most thoug ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 124: Featured Guest – Barnett Gershen The BusinessMakers interview Barney Gershen, former CEO of Associated Building Services, one of the nation’s largest maintenance companies. As a child during the 1950s, Gershen worked to build the family business. Over time, the job became a career. Gershen bought out his mother’s ownership and began his personal battle to develop “the best company.” When Gershen sold the company in 2004, it had 13,000 employees and operations in 30 states. This is a story of inspiration, determinat ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 124: PKF Entrepreneur’s Playbook Greg Price offers the fourth in a series of discussions on information management. Today’s topic: Tools, applications and process tips to help transform information storage and distribution. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 124: WebXTRA – Chris Brogan Join BusinessMakers in a visit with Chris Brogan, a pioneer in social media. Erica O’Grady interviews the man who made a lifestyle out of blogging. Brogan discusses the importance of connecting, his unlikely rise to fame, podcams and Twitter. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 123: The School of Business Quote of the Week, This Week in Business History, Navigating Business Jargon and Dumbest Moments. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 121: WebXTRA - Part 3 Download PipeSak IncorporatedDownload Potable Water Systems LtdDownload Powerkuff LLCDownload Practical TechnologyDownload Questor Technology Inc.Download Senscient Inc.Download SHEC LabsDownload Simbol Mining CorpDownload Spectrum eXternal Line InspectionDownload Strad Energy ServicesDownload Svitzzer SurveysDownload Swell FuelDownload Tadger Group International Inc.Download TekSUN PV Manufacturing IncorporatedDownload Terrabon LLC Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 121: WebXTRA - Part 4 Download TEXYN Hydrocarbon LLCDownload The SAVE SystemDownload VGO Oil & Gas LLCDownload VisionMonitor Software LLCDownload Zenergy Plantations Ltd Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 121: WebXTRA - Part 2 Download HelioCapture EnterprisesDownload HEMS TechnologyDownload Inman Biosciences Inc.Download itTobotics Inc.Download Katch Kan USA LLCDownload Linear Motion Technologies LPDownload Lumedyne TechnologiesDownload Mariah PowerDownload MC International Research LPDownload Merrick SykstemsDownload Nature's Electric Inc.Download Nopal International Resources LPDownload One Eye IndustriesDownload OnegyDownload P&R Environmental Services LP Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 119: The School of Business Quote of the Week, This Week in Business History, The PKF Entrepreneur's Playbook, Navigating Business Jargon, and Dumbest Moments. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 119: Aflac BusinessMakers Flashback Hear three "idea trigger" stories about what gave these BusinessMakers guests the idea to start their businesses: Garrett Boone, co-founder and co-Chairman of The Container Store; Heida Thurlow, founder and CEO of Chantal Cookware, and Michele Hedges, founder and President of Bella Creature Comforts LLC. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 119: Featured Guest Segment - Tim Westergren Listen to the founder and Chief Strategy Officer of Pandora, Tim Westergren. Pandora is a leader in delivering music via the Web and was: - The winner of the Media Category in CNet's 2007 Webware 100 awards, - One of PC World Magazine's "The 100 Best Products of 2007" - A "Red Herring 100 North America" award winner - Named by Time Magazine as one of its "50 Coolest Websites of 2006" - Featured on CNN, Newsweek, Fortune and the New York Times Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 119: The PKF Entrepreneur’s Playbook This week Greg Price addresses the critical organizational challenge of aligning performance management objectives with strategic goals and insight on how your company can overcome it. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 119: WebXTRA - Tim Westergren Hear more from Pandora’s musician founder, Tim Westergren as he talks about: more on the Music Genome Project; the licensing royalty rate controversy surrounding Internet radio; Pandora competitors; the future of Pandora, including Tim’s thoughts on an exit strategy; expanding distribution beyond the computer; Pandora and international music; and the difficulty in getting from a [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 114: School of Business Quote of the Week, This Week in Business History, The PKF Entrepreneur’s Playbook, Navigating Business Jargon, and Dumbest Moments. Download The School of Business Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 114: The Aflac BusinessMakers Flashback - Tim Ferriss Flashback to an interview with Tim Ferriss author of The 4-hour Work Week, as he shares lessons learned as well as advice for getting the best personal results from your business. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 114: Featured Guest - Christopher Gardner A conversation with Chris Gardner the owner and CEO of Christopher Gardner International Holdings and inspiration for the 2006 motion picture The Pursuit of Happyness, starring actor Will Smith. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 114: WEBXTRA - Christopher Gardner Russ continues his conversation with Chris Gardner. Chris discusses how he decided to become a broker and the obstacles he faced in order to accomplish his dream, including getting a job, showing up on the first day of work only to find out that the guy who hired him had been fired. Don’t forget to listen [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 114: The PKF Entrepreneur’s Playbook Greg Price continues his discussion of Key Performance Indicator’s (KPI’s) and how they can be used to evaluate and improve your business. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 108: PKF Entrepreneur’s Playbook Greg Price brings you another tip from the PKF Entrepreneur’s Playbook, this time focusing on creating strategic alliances to help your business in today's age of global business. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 107: The School of Business Quote of the Week, This Week in Business History, The PKF Entrepreneur's Playbook, Navigating Business Jargon, and Dumbest Moments. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 107: Aflac BusinessMakers Flashback Hear "elevator pitches" from The Rice Alliance 6th Annual Life Science Venture Forum. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 107: Featured Guest - Timothy Ferriss Listen as The BusinessMakers "on the road" correspondent, Erica O'Grady interviews today's hot new author, often referred to as the Indiana Jones of the Digital Age, Timothy Ferriss, author of the Four Hour Work Week. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 107: WebXTRA - Timothy Ferris Hear more of the interview with Timothy Ferris. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 107: PKF Entrepreneur’s Playbook A tip from Greg Price and the PKF Entrepreneur’s Playbook on one key relationship that might help your business but is often overlooked. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 106: The School of Business Quote of the Week, This Week in Business History, The PKF Entrepreneur's Playbook, Navigating Business Jargon, and Dumbest Moments. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 104: The School of Business Quote of the Week, This Week in Business History, The PKF Entrepreneur's Playbook, Navigating Business Jargon, and Dumbest Moments. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 104: Aflac BusinessMakers Flashback Russ and John celebrate the two year anniversary of The BusinessMakers Radio Show by sharing several of their favorites of the 350 interviews that have been broadcast over the past 104 shows. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Guy Kawasaki: Truemors and the $12,000 start-up Founder and Managing Director of Garage Technology Ventures (Garage.com) , Apple Fellow, Author of: Art of the Start, Rules for Revolutionaries, How to Drive your Competition Crazy, Selling the Dream, and The Macintosh Way. Hear Guy talk about his new startup - Truemors, the one month old social media site that solicits and presents "true rumors". Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 104: PKF Entrepreneur’s Playbook Listen as Greg Price wraps up the PKF Entrepreneur's Playbook on Force Field Analysis, the final installment on this topic. Weeks one through three have introduceed the theory and described the steps involved. Now... the implementation process. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 102: The School of Business Quote of the Week, This Week in Business History, The PKF Entrepreneur's Playbook, Navigating Business Jargon, and Dumbest Moments. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 102: Flashback Last week The BusinessMakers Erica O'Grady had dinner with the founder of Wikipedia, Jimmy Wales. For this week's Aflac BusinessMakers Flashback, Erica tells about meeting Jimmy for the first time, what he was like, and how the interview progressed. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 102: Featured Guest - Jimmy Wales Listen as The BusinessMaker's Erica O'Grady interviews Jimmy Wales, Founder of Wikipedia and Chair of the Wikipedia Foundation. Hear Jimmy describe the editing and selection processes used by Wikipedia and hear him talk about his passion for making an encyclopedia available for every person on the planet in their primary language. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |