Monday Morning Radio
595 episodes - English - Latest episode: 22 days ago - ★★★★★ - 30 ratingsA regular audio podcast that features some of the country's most innovative business owners and experts - men and women who are putting into practice the profitable lessons that can be gleaned by reading Roy H. William's Monday Morning Memo
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Investment Banker Turned Men's Salon Owner: Why A $15 Trim Just Doesn't Cut It In The Business World
March 11, 2013 02:50 - 28 minutes - 26 MBBill Chrismer makes his living making men look successful and advising them on how to "look the part." Okay, so he's a barber. But the former investment banker - yes you read that correctly - is no ordinary stylist. In truth, he leaves the actual grooming to others. But Bill and his Denver-based GQ Barber Lounge - one of the first upscale male-specific salons in the country - do provide mens' haircuts, straight razor shaves, manicures, pedicures and hair removal. It's all part of Bill'...
5 Key Global Trends That Will Drive Entrepreneurial Success - With George Feiger, Contango Capital
March 04, 2013 04:26 - 28 minutes - 25.7 MBIt's not enough for small business owners and entrepreneurs to understand key trends in their neighborhood or even in our nation as a whole. What happens to your business is not only impacted by local activities, but by developments around the globe. This week on Monday Morning Radio, George Feiger, CEO of San Francisco wealth management firm Contango Capital Advisors and a respected economist, offers his take on five key global trends that will drive entrepreneurial success in the U.S. ov...
Frank Armbruster
February 24, 2013 01:36 - 37 minutes - 34.7 MBThis week's guest on Monday Morning Radio: Franz Own "Frank" Armbruster.
Laugh Away Your Fears, Personal Limitations and Business Roadblocks with Comedian Kyle Cease
February 18, 2013 02:54 - 40 minutes - 36.8 MBComedy Central star Kyle Cease will be making an encore appearance at Wizard Academy for 2 days, March 6th and 7th, presenting his powerful, transformative "Groove of Greatness Seminar." On this week's Monday Morning Radio, Kyle talks about his evolution from comedian to professional business presenter and motivator. Kyle used his proven techniques and creative insights to overcome his own severe stage fright and win recognition as the Number #1 comedian on Comedy Central in 2009. Tune in...
5 Minutes That Will Change Your Business Life - For Better or Worse
February 11, 2013 03:46 - 31 minutes - 43 MBFive minutes. 300 seconds. 1/20th of an hour. Perhaps the most important time span in the life of entrepreneurs who are seeking to raise crucial angel capital. Five minutes is all that most angel capital forums allow owners who are lucky enough to be selected to present their business concepts to a gathering of interested, but highly skeptical potential investors. This week's guests on Monday Morning Radio, Dom DiDia and Frank Hofmeister, are veteran pitching coaches who volunteer thei...
Turning Bronze into Gold: Chris L. Tucker and His Allstar Casts
February 03, 2013 01:01 - 20 minutes - 28 MBInnovator Chris Tucker had absolutely no experience in the art or sports collectibles worlds. But he had an idea - to bronze the hands of famous athletes, including John Elway, Todd Helton, Larry Walker, Troy Aikman, Dan Marino,Ted Williams, Ernie Banks, Bob Gibson and Goose Gossage. Tucker, a "Simultaneous Entrepreneur," teamed with artist Raelee Frazier, who perfected the method of making such life casts. His company, Allstar Casts, is unique - creating museum-quality bronze life cast h...
Creating Power Through Personal Branding with Lida Citroen
January 27, 2013 05:00 - 25 minutes - 23.5 MBEach of us has an individual -- personal -- "brand" and Lida Citroën is an expert on helping small business owners and others create power through personal branding. Lida is a consultant, lecturer and author. Her book, Reputation 360, shows how executives, professional and entrepreneurs can harness their power and attract ideal opportunities using techniques commonly employed by successful global leaders. Lida is a proud Colorado small business owner, serving since 2008 as Founding Pri...
A Wizard Academy Grad Who Leaped to Action Following the Sandy Hook Elementary School Massacre of Children
January 21, 2013 04:24 - 25 minutes - 34.8 MBWe Can Protect Our Children: The Guide to Securing Our Schools and Daycares spells out with clear, easy-to-understand descriptions and illustrations, how fast and simple upgrades to a building’s door locks and related security hardware can prevent or significantly hinder an intruder’s access to students and teachers. Written by Wizard Academy alumnus Dave Jabas, a veteran security specialist and CEO of WholeSaleLocks.com, the premise of We Can Protect Our Children is that well-informed pare...
Unleash Your Inner Crocodile With Australian Roger Anthony
January 12, 2013 02:59 - 28 minutes - 39.6 MBUnleash your inner crocodile? Australian corporate trainer Roger Anthony teaches that individuals and organizations should take their lead from the crocodile, which has adapted and thrived for more than 300 million years. Roger uses unique training techniques - including learning with crayons - yes crayons - to empower business owners and entrepreneurs to remain cool, calm, creative and productive under pressure - like a Crocodile. It might sound offbeat, but it works. Roger explains why...
Don Kuhl: Superhero of Change
January 07, 2013 04:37 - 22 minutes - 31.1 MBBeneath every small business owner is an optimist who dares to dream big. Facing down challenges comes with the turf. Yet with eyes on the prize, we sometimes forget the importance of getting the little things right. Developing a habit of regularly examining our own choices can be key to success. Don Kuhl has spent decades studying how small changes can have a major impact on our lives. He’s the founder of The Change Companies, a provider of resources that assist people in making choices th...
Toy Story: Shareworthy Customer Service Wrzesinski Style
December 31, 2012 05:41 - 28 minutes - 39.7 MBPhil Wrzesinski owns and operates one of the world's most magical independent toy stores, named “one of the 25 best independent stores in America” in the book Retail Superstars. He teaches and consults retail businesses on how to raise the bar in everything from financials to customer service to hiring and training a staff that is a work of art. Phil and Tim Miles will be teaching a two-day course at Wizard Academy that will provide you with the tools and techniques you need to raise your l...
Car Heaven: Jack Farland Brings New Life to Some of the World's Greatest-Ever Cars and Trucks
December 24, 2012 05:55 - 31 minutes - 43.6 MBDo you love classic cars? Entrepreneur Jack Farland earns his living restoring some of the world's greatest automobiles to their original showroom condition: A 1962 Porsche Super 90; a 1960 Ferrari 250 PF Cabriolet; a 1970 Fiat Dino; and a 1941 Cadillac Series 61 - to mention only a few. Farland, owner of Classic Restoration By Country Club - one of the nation's most respected classic restoration shops - discusses the high-end restoration business and the business lessons he's learned fro...
Nathaniel Drew & the Salt Lake Pops Orchestra: Reinventing the Symphony with 21st Century Sensibilities
December 16, 2012 01:00 - 37 minutes - 52 MBEntrepreneurial talent is not confined to conventional businesses. Nathaniel Drew, this week's guest on Monday Morning Radio, is combining his musical talents with his business instincts to grow his Salt Lake Pops Studio Orchestra into a global Internetphenomenon. You will learn a lot by listening to Nathaniel - not to mention enjoying his music immensely. Drew is interviewed by Wizard Academy faculty member and graduate Dean Rotbart and by David Biondo, a veteran financial planner and ...
The Master of 'Media Bypass' Is Back With Cranberry Newswire
December 10, 2012 16:06 - 30 minutes - 42.3 MBDavid McInnis, Wizard Academy faculty member and benefactor, revolutionized the news release industry when he founded PRWeb. Now, McInnis is back with another forward-thinking company - Cranberry Newswire - that takes the concept of 'Media Bypass' to the next level. Media Bypass allows small business owners and entrepreneurs to navigate around news media gatekeepers - distributing their carefully crafted stories directly to existing and potential customers. Unlike conventional news rele...
BUZZ SNATCHING: One Idea, 21 Days, 50,000 Pair of Socks for the Homeless
December 03, 2012 05:45 - 36 minutes - 50.5 MBWizard Academy faculty member Dean Rotbart, originator of the Buzz Snatching™ method of grabbing more-than-your-fair-share of the public's attention, is in the middle of a viral Buzz Snatching™ campaign designed to raise 50,000 pair of new socks in only three weeks to donate to the homeless. Listen in as Dean explains how the idea arose and how YOU - listeners to Monday Morning Radio - can participate. Dean will also host a free telephone conference on Wednesday, December 5th, at 9:30 a.m....
World Long Drive Champ Ryan Winther and Max Muscle's Mark Sarale Talk Sports Marketing
November 25, 2012 01:44 - 44 minutes - 61.7 MBSports marketing is huge. But getting it right is no layup. On this week's edition of Monday Morning Radio, we go behind the story of one successful sports marketing partnership, between 2012 RE/MAX World Long Drive Champion Ryan Winther and his earliest and most ardent sponsor, Mark Sarale, a regional director at Max Muscle Sports Nutrition in Northern California. Early on, Sarale and Max Muscle generously supplied their sports nutrition expertise and powerful proven supplements to Win...
Michael Milken Says the 21st Century Favors East Asia and Latin America – So Get Prepared
November 19, 2012 04:18 - 29 minutes - 40.9 MBRenowned financier, philanthropist, and medical innovator Michael R. Milken is the featured guest on this week’s special edition of Monday Morning Radio. Milken spoke earlier this month in Colorado before a distinguished audience of business and political leaders, outlining for them his thoughts on the rapid and significant changes that legal immigration have brought to America and how the “changing face” of our nation will have enormous impact on business and government policy in the ver...
'Creative' Accounting Transforms Boring Bookkeeping into Profitable Business Intelligence
November 11, 2012 06:20 - 24 minutes - 33.3 MBWizard Academy helps business owners and entrepreneurs discover the science in every art. In its unconventional classes, which draw creative men and women from around the world, the goal is to demonstrate step-by-step how to do consciously what gifted people do instinctively. In the generally unglamorous world of bookkeeping and accounting, Jeff and Jake Wilson are two such gifted visionaries. The Wilsons, a father-son duo, look at the same tedious numbers that other bookkeepers and accou...
1 Hour (Or Pretty Darn Close) Inside the Mind of Rieva Lesonsky - Small Business Legend
November 04, 2012 02:36 - 50 minutes - 69.3 MBThis week on Monday Morning Radio, an exclusive, extended interview with Rieva Lesonsky, a pioneering journalist who spent almost 25 years as the editorial director at Entrepreneur magazine. When Rieva began, in the early 1980s, few news organizations paid any attention to small business owners. And most business reporters didn't even know the meaning of the word "entrepreneur." Rieva has helped many thousands of people start and grow their own businesses. Now, as the head of her own com...
Leadership is Not Enough: Leadership with Honor is What Really Counts
October 29, 2012 03:31 - 29 minutes - 41.1 MBLeadership is comparatively easy. Leading with honor requires men and women of special character and skills. So says Colonel Lee Ellis (ret.), this week's guest on Monday Morning Radio. Colonel Ellis, an Air Force fighter pilot, spent 5 1/2 years as a prisoner of war in North Vietnam. He was the youngest POW to be imprisoned along with Senator John McCain at the notorious "Hanoi Hilton." If leaders can act with honor under those circumstances, Colonel Ellis teaches, they certainly can...
Name Changer: A University President and His Business Rationale for Adopting a New Identity
October 20, 2012 23:24 - 24 minutes - 33.8 MBOne single word in its name changed. From College to University. Yet it took four years to win all the political buy-in and votes that were necessary. Dr. Stephen Jordan, president of Metropolitan State University of Denver – with nearly 24,000 students – believes there was a strong “business case” – yes a business case, for going through all the expense and effort to adopt a new school identity. Can a single word, University v. College, really matter all that much to the bottom line? ...
Dawn Miracle Has 48 Hours Left to Raise $18,000 - Will Crowdfunding Come Through for Her?
October 14, 2012 23:18 - 20 minutes - 27.6 MBThis week’s guest on Monday Morning Radio, produced in cooperation with Business Unconventional, is Dawn Miracle, owner and founder of Hot Straw. Dawn’s 8-month-old company, Hot Straw, is one of thousands of small businesses across the country that are bypassing bankers, Wall Street and so-called angel investors, preferring to appeal directly to the public at large to raise the money they need to grow their businesses. Miracle is interviewed by Academy faculty member and graduate Dean Rotba...
Pinterest and Why It Is In Your Business Interest
October 08, 2012 01:43 - 28 minutes - 39.4 MBPinterest is the 'hot' new social media site. Originally designed to cater to brides and weddings, the site has boomed in popularity and is now used by more than 16 million visitors a month. Cyndie Shaffstall, a social media expert and author, is the guest this week, helping to explain Pinterest and why it is a must for some business owners. Shaffstall is the founder of Spider Trainers in Lakewood, Colorado, and the author of more than a dozen books, including What, How, Who & When: Small-...
Inventors' Panel: Where Successful Ideas Originate
October 01, 2012 02:45 - 22 minutes - 31.3 MBNecessity, we are told, is the mother of invention. But when Steve Ellenburg and his brother, Mark, first dreamed up the Wrist Rocket slingshot 60 years ago, it was revenge they had on their minds. Steve, now 71 years old, tells the tale of his journey as a successful inventor on this week's Monday Morning Radio. Steve will be the keynote speaker on October 6th at the Fourth Annual Mother of Invention Regional Conference in Denver. Steve is joined in a quick-paced roundtable discussion...
Tim Miles: Head Custodian of 'The Imagination Advisory Group' and Author, Good Company - Making It, Being It, Keeping It
September 24, 2012 04:57 - 31 minutes - 43 MBTim Miles, a faculty member at The Wizard Academy and a Wizard of Ads Partner, specializes in helping owner-operated companies do more with less. He is the founder and head custodian - his words - of The Imagination Advisory Group, based in Columbia, MO. He is also the author of the recently released book, Good Company - Making It, Being It, Keeping It. He is already at work on his next book, to be called We All Have Special Needs. Tim is interviewed on Monday Morning Radio by fellow Ac...
Michael R. Drew: The Perpetual Bridesmaid (74 Times) Finally Becomes a Bride (Bestselling Author)
September 17, 2012 02:40 - 30 minutes - 42.1 MBMichael R. Drew, a veteran faculty member at The Wizard Academy, is a global superstar when it comes to helping authors propel their books onto the most-influential bestseller lists. To date, 74 books represented by Drew and his Promote-A-Book marketing agency have earned the title "bestseller." A dozen of his books, in fact, have become New York Times #1 top sellers. After helping so many others promote themselves and their books, Drew has joined with Wizard Academy co-founder Roy H. Will...
Lauren E. Miller: 99 Things Entrepreneurs and Business Owners Should Know Before You Stress Out
September 10, 2012 05:24 - 15 minutes - 20.7 MBLauren E. Miller is a nationally recognized expert on anxiety relief and stress reduction; an author; motivational speaker; and one-to-one coach (four, six and eight-week programs). A majority of her clients are business owners and entrepreneurs. Miller is interviewed by Academy faculty member and graduate Dean Rotbart and by David Biondo, a veteran financial planner and successful entrepreneur. Rotbart and Biondo produce Monday Morning Radio and serve as co-hosts in cooperation with Busin...
Manley Miller: Lessons from the Non-Profit Funding Hall of Fame
September 02, 2012 16:31 - 19 minutes - 26.8 MBNew Orleans Pastor Manley Miller is a jack of many trades. One of them is showing non-profits how they can vastly improve their fundraising efforts. Miller, who spent more than two years reverse engineering 'Hall of Fame' fundraiser groups - such as the American Red Cross - teaches the definitive 12 techniques that any non-profit can use to electrify their campaigns. Miller'a next two-day "Fundraising for Non-Profits' class at the Wizard Academy will be begin on September 25th. He is int...
Doreen Bloch Tracks "The Coolest Startups in America"
August 27, 2012 03:21 - 31 minutes - 42.6 MBDoreen Bloch has written the book - literally - on which companies constitute "The Coolest Startups in America." Bloch, herself an entrepreneur and founder of Poshly.com, has surveyed the American business landscape to reveal the country's most innovative newcomers. She reveals the common threads among these uncommon small businesses. Bloch, who personifies the cutting-edge, unconventional thinking taught at the Wizard Academy, is interviewed by Academy faculty member and graduate Dean ...
Rock the (Business) World: Meet Mike O'Neil, LinkedIn Superstar
August 19, 2012 15:43 - 29 minutes - 40.5 MBMike O'Neil teaches businesses and professionals how to supercharge their LinkedIn pages to generate new customers and clients - and to build a priceless business network. O'Neil, CEO of Integrated Alliances in Minneapolis, is an author, consultant, event organizer, and world-class networker. Consider this your personal introduction to someone you really ought to know. O'Neil, who personifies the cutting-edge, unconventional thinking taught at the Wizard Academy, is interviewed by Academy...
Holly Hamann and Blog Frog Mobilize Bloggers and Other Social Media Influencers
August 11, 2012 19:48 - 33 minutes - 45.8 MBHolly Hamann is an indefatigable entrepreneur who has helped launch six start ups. Her latest venture, Blog Frog, was just named one of Entrepreneur Magazine’s “100 Brilliant Companies.” Blog Frog, whose clients include national brand companies – such as Intuit, KinderCare, Shutterfly and Subway – connects clients with popular bloggers and other social media influences to generate peer-driven content on topics including food, fashion, parenting, fitness and technology. Blog Frog leaps pa...
The Zig Zag Principle: Rich Christiansen Has Started 33 Businesses - And Learned From Each One of Them
August 06, 2012 03:58 - 18 minutes - 25.8 MBRich Christiansen, author of The Zig Zag Principle and Bootstrap Business, writes from experience - lots and lots of experience. Over the course of his serial entrepreneurial career, Rich has started 33 businesses on a shoestring budget. Some have been amazing successes - 11 generated multi-million dollar revenues. Others, he's cut loose and chalked up the failure to experience. Indeed, part of what Rich teaches entrepreneurs is "how to fail efficiently." Christiansen, who has taught co...
Written Grove: How 'Techie' Peter Nevland Learned to Write Like a Pro
July 30, 2012 04:51 - 24 minutes - 33.3 MBPeter Nevland didn't start out to be a much-in-demand business writing coach. In fact, he began his professional career as an engineer for Motorola. But Peter discovered that good writing - even great writing - is within the grasp of every executive - regardless of how 'techie' that executive may be. Peter's journey from slide rule junkie to wordsmith and word coach has an important lesson: If he can do it, so can you! Peter shares some of the key lessons from his popular How To Write ...
P&G's Mark Huffman: Why the 'Big Idea' Trumps Data-Driven Marketing
July 23, 2012 03:54 - 27 minutes - 38.4 MBMark Huffman has spent nearly 30 years working at the world's top advertiser, Cincinnati-based Procter & Gamble. During that time, he has contributed to some of the most successful - and well known - advertising campaigns. Mark will be teaching the very popular Measurement and the Mind - a two-day Wizard Academy course scheduled for November 15th and 16th in Austin. Mark offers listeners a preview of the lessons he'll share with those lucky enough to register. Huffman is interviewed by W...
New York Times Business Reporter Charles Duhigg on The Power of Habit
July 16, 2012 02:21 - 26 minutes - 36.6 MBCalling in from the newsroom of The New York Times, where he is an award-winning reporter, Charles Duhigg explains the methods that individuals and businesses can use to break bad habits and build new positive behaviors and patterns. Duhigg is interviewed by Wizard Academy faculty member and graduate Dean Rotbart and by David Biondo, a veteran financial planner and successful entrepreneur. Rotbart and Biondo produce Monday Morning Radio in cooperation with Business Unconventional on 710 KN...
2 Seconds with Kesslers Diamonds
July 08, 2012 18:47 - 4 seconds - 74.4 KBDon't blink or you'll miss this marketing gem. Read more about it at www.MondayMorningRadio.com.
Kesslers Diamonds: How Richard Kessler Dominates His Market - 2 Seconds at a Time
July 08, 2012 17:46 - 30 minutes - 41.6 MBThe commercial is short and to the point: "Please take me to Kesslers." It lasts only 2 seconds. But Kesslers Diamonds runs the "blink" ad, and others like it, twice an hour, every hour, on 30 or so different radio stations where the Wisconsin-based retail jewelery chain promotes itself. It's not the only marketing that founder and President Richard Kessler engages in, but it is indicative of his unconventional style. On this edition of Monday Morning Radio, produced in cooperation with ...
B. Eric Rhoads Offers Some Valuable Insights - Monday Morning Radio Exclusive!
June 24, 2012 22:38 - 14 minutes - 20 MBB. Eric Rhoads, chairman and CEO of Streamline Publishing Inc., provides some valuable insights on how he succeeded in the publishing industry. This exclusive bonus audio follows Eric's June 24, 2012 broadcast interview on Business Unconventional. Among the magazines that Eric publishes are: Radio Ink; Plein Air and Fine Art Connoisseur. The Rhoads to Success: Putting Passion to Work - the broadcast portion of Eric's interview, is available here: http://mondaymorningradio.libsyn.com/webpa...
The Rhoads to Success: Putting Passion to Work
June 24, 2012 02:00 - 11 minutes - 15.2 MBB. Eric Rhoads, publisher, serial entrepreneur and talented oil painter, is the guest on this edition of Monday Morning Radio. Among the magazines that Eric publishes are: Radio Ink; Plein Air and Fine Art Connoisseur. Eric explains that the secret to his success is creating magazines, conferences and websites that appeal to people's passions. Likewise, he follows his own passions in identifying business opportunities. Based in Austin, Texas, Eric is a frequent visitor to the Wizard Ac...
Show Me How & Why Advertising Works
June 18, 2012 00:51 - 14 minutes - 20.4 MBOn this edition of Monday Morning Radio, two veteran advertising strategists discuss the merits of investing in advertising campaigns, including the many non-tangible benefits that create value. Rich Carr, a regular Business Unconventional contributor and Wizard Academy graduate, heads Carr Knowledge Interactive Marketing & Advertising, Inc., based in Seattle. To read a full profile of Rich, click here. Ric Bender, a top account executive with Salem Radio in Denver, specializes in helping...
Steve Jobs v. Bill Gates: With Wizard Academy Graduate Greg Farrell of Bloomberg News
June 09, 2012 15:38 - 15 minutes - 21.8 MBGreg Farrell, author and influential reporter for Bloomberg News, makes a surprise visit to share with listeners some of the best advice he ever received from Roy H. Williams, author of the new book, Pendulum. Roy is the sole guest on a recent edition of Business Unconventional, where he shares the insights and experiences that have drawn thousands of successful business owners and entrepreneurs to beat a path to his door at The Wizard Academy in Austin, Texas. Roy is interviewed by B. U...
It's What is Left Out That Counts: Richard Kessler and Kessler's Diamonds
June 09, 2012 15:09 - 11 minutes - 15.6 MBRoy H. Williams points to Wisconsin's largest diamond and diamond engagement ring jeweler, Kesslers Diamonds, as an example of a company that caught the Pendulum at the right time and really succeeded from understanding how the Pendulum operates. Kesslers Diamonds is owned by Richard Kessler. This is Part Three of Four. Roy advises listeners and readers of his new book, Pendulum, to stay away from "Me" advertising and instead make a connection with customers and prospects by speaking abo...
From King Solomon to Barack Obama: 'We v. Me'
June 09, 2012 14:47 - 15 minutes - 20.9 MBLike a metronome on top of a piano, society has followed predictable cycles dating back at least 3,000 years. In his new book, Pendulum, bestselling author Roy H. Williams spells out the "We" and the "Me" zeniths and everything that falls between them. On this segment, Roy, the sole guest on a recent edition of Business Unconventional, explores the "We" side of the Pendulum, noting that its "not about what you include, but what you exclude" that really counts now. This is Part Two of Fo...
Introduction: Roy H. Williams and Pendulum
June 07, 2012 20:12 - 10 minutes - 14.2 MBMeet Roy H. Williams, author, teacher, entrepreneur, philanthropist and modern-day philosopher. Roy is the sole guest on a recent edition of Business Unconventional, where he shares the insights and experiences that have drawn thousands of successful business owners and entrepreneurs to beat a path to his door at The Wizard Academy in Austin, Texas. This is Part One of Four. Roy is interviewed by B. Unconventional hosts Dean Rotbart and David Biondo. Their weekly business radio newsmagaz...
Welcome to Monday Morning Radio from Roy H. Williams - The Wizard of Ads
June 06, 2012 23:15 - 1 minute - 2.35 MBRoy H. Williams welcomes readers of his popular Monday Morning Memo to Monday Morning Radio, a weekly audio that features some of the country’s most innovative business owners – men and women who are putting into practice the profitable lessons that can be gleaned by reading Roy's Monday Morning Memo. Monday Morning Radio is produced by Dean Rotbart and David Biondo, who co-host the popular Business Unconventional radio newsmagazine that is broadcast each Sunday on 710 KNUS AM radio is Denv...