Monday Morning Radio
610 episodes - English - Latest episode: 3 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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Instead of Fearing Conflict, Dr. Nate Regier Says We Should Harvest It
August 20, 2018 02:25 - 36 minutes - 50.6 MBIt sounds like an oxymoron: Positive Conflict But Dr. Nate Regier, a former practicing psychologist, has built a successful second career as an author, business coach, and popular keynote speaker teaching business people how to fight productively – both on the job and at home. With endorsements from management gurus including Dan Pink, Ken Blanchard, and Marshall Goldsmith, Nate’s book, Conflict without Casualties, has become must-reading in boardrooms and business schools across the coun...
If This Company’s Stock Was Publicly Traded – It’s Not – Would You Invest in It?
August 12, 2018 23:09 - 42 minutes - 58.4 MBIt’s not been easy, but Azi Hendi and her husband, Dr. Ali Hendi – a lawyer and a cancer surgeon – have combined their talents to launch 15-month-old Luminora, a stylish clothing line designed to protect women from the sun’s harmful rays. The Hendi’s know that three million Americans are diagnosed annually with a form of skin cancer, and most fashionable clothes do little, if anything, to protect wearers from the sun. In a frank conversation with host and reputation coach Dean Rotbart, t...
Great Logos Offer Instant Brand Recognition and Embody the Spirit of Their Company or Product
August 06, 2018 03:35 - 39 minutes - 53.6 MBWhen Ross Kimbarovsky started his company, crowdspring.com, a decade ago, he had a vision for a new kind of logo creation service – one in which logo buyers would be offered a wide range of original, creative, logo concepts at a readily affordable price. Today, more than 200,000 designers from nearly 200 countries compete to design the winning logos for crowdspring’s 50,000-plus clients. Ross knows all the do’s and don’ts of choosing an effective logo for your business or product, and th...
Would You Wish Your Small Business on Your Children?
July 30, 2018 03:12 - 17 minutes - 24.4 MBWhat would you guess is the percentage of small business owners who hope that one day their children will follow in their footsteps? For all the headaches that ownership brings, a surprising 84% of the more than 1,000 small business owners who responded to a recent survey said they’d wish the blessings and the curses of entrepreneurship upon their kids. Kathryn Petralia, president of Atlanta-based Kabbage – the global financial services and technology company that conducted the survey, te...
Too Few Business Leaders Have Long-Term Vision and Ambitions
July 23, 2018 01:30 - 38 minutes - 53.2 MBTen years from now, 20 years, even 50 years, will anyone remember you or your company? In a short-term world, too few business leaders contemplate their long-term brand. Mark Miller and Lucas Conley, authors of the new McGraw-Hill business book, Legacy in the Making, are out to change that. Miller and Conley argue that leaders with long-term ambitions are the best equipped to stand out, get ahead, and make their mark. Even if your company is just out of the starting gate, as Miller and ...
What You Need to Know About Employees Who Moonlight, a.k.a. Side Hustlers
July 16, 2018 01:38 - 36 minutes - 50 MB40 million Americans, or roughly one-third of the workforce, have at least two jobs – their fulltime position and what many Millennials have come to call the “side hustle.” There are advantages for both the primary employer and the secondary employer to bringing aboard side hustlers, but there are also a host of legal landmines that could prove a costly nightmare to employers who are caught unawares. Mark F. Kluger, founding partner at the New Jersey employment law firm Kluger Healy, is a...
Off-the-Grid, Off-the-Record, and Off-the-Charts Excellent: Canada’s Fireside (Business) Conference
July 09, 2018 00:04 - 42 minutes - 58.4 MBBusiness conferences are big business. The World Economic Forum in Davos, the Milken Institute Global Conference, and the Allen & Company Sun Valley Conference are among the largest and best-known of the lot. By comparison, the annual Fireside Conference – held at a remote retreat a 3 ½ hour drive from Toronto – is a puppy; but a best-in-show gathering at that, attracting a small group of top innovators, thought leaders, and investors in the entrepreneurial universe. Fireside’s co-foun...
Mark H. Fowler’s Recipe for Transformative Business Conversations: Stop, Help, Ask, Risk, and Explore
July 02, 2018 02:29 - 35 minutes - 48.4 MBFor just shy of four decades, Mark H. Fowler has helped reengineer companies that are underperforming or outright failing. His Santa Monica consulting firm, Stowe Management Corporation, relies heavily on building enhanced communication between corporate management, employees, and customers to achieve amazing operational turnarounds. Mark has created a proprietary set of tools to foster what he terms “Revolutionary Conversations.” Hear Mark’s revolutionary interview with host and reputation...
Carl Schramm, “The Evangelist of Entrepreneurship,” on the Proven Formula for Success
June 16, 2018 23:58 - 35 minutes - 48.3 MBThe Economist magazine once described Carl J. Schramm as “The Evangelist of Entrepreneurship.” Professor Schramm earned the moniker during the decade he was the president of the $2 billion Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, which is among the largest private foundations in America, working to help entrepreneurs succeed. These days Professor Schramm writes about entrepreneurship and teaches at Syracuse University, one of only 16 members of the faculty since 1870 to be given the prestigious, a...
You Can Eradicate Sexual Harassment in Your Organization
June 10, 2018 15:13 - 46 minutes - 63.2 MBTo kick of his 7th year of hosting Monday Morning Radio, award-winning journalist Dean Rotbart invited back one of his most popular all-time guests, Davia Temin, founder & CEO of crisis management firm Temin and Company, to talk about a very hot button issue in America at the moment: sexual harassment. Davia serves as an advisor to senior executives and boards at the highest levels of American business, and she has emerged as the go-to consultant on what companies and other organizations mu...
A Good Word, From the Right Influencer, Can Do Wonders for Your Product or Service
June 03, 2018 22:34 - 35 minutes - 49.1 MBGetting a popular entertainer, athlete, author, blogger, or YouTuber to say nice things about your business or products is a powerful way to generate sales. Greg Jameson, author of The Influencer Effect, specializes in helping companies identify the influential men and women who can provide them the greatest endorsement leverage, and then negotiating terms with those influencers. As Greg explains to host and reputation coach Dean Rotbart, an effective influencer needn’t have a household n...
Funding a Business Using Personal Guarantees or Credit Cards is Common, and Unnecessary
May 28, 2018 00:05 - 35 minutes - 49.3 MBTy Crandall is CEO of Credit Suite, the largest business credit coaching operation in the United States. He and his colleagues know the ins and outs of finding the funds to fuel your business and its growth, without having to provide lenders a personal credit check or personal guarantee. Ty tells host and reputation coach Dean Rotbart that he is shocked by how little most business owners know about business credit and how best to obtain it. Even simple strategies, such as selecting the righ...
Forget Warren Buffett: It’s Big Mama and Biggie Who Should Be Your Financial Role Models
May 20, 2018 22:28 - 41 minutes - 75.6 MBSome people look to Warren Buffett and Mark Cuban for investment wisdom. Timolin Langin looked to Big Mama and Biggie – her grandmother and great-grandmother – for her financial sensibilities. Timolin was born and raised in Mississippi to sharecroppers and cooks – none of whom graduated high school. Yet leveraging the wisdom imparted to her by Big Mama and Biggie, she became a school teacher, and then a real estate investor, author, world traveler, and ultimately a millionaire. In her bo...
What Every American Who Does International Business Needs to Know Before You Go
May 13, 2018 13:26 - 45 minutes - 63.1 MBJune 12th has been set as the date when President Donald Trump will meet in Singapore with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. With so much at stake, President Trump and his entourage most certainly will get lots of advice from the State Department and CIA concerning what cultural landmines to avoid. For companies and organizations that engage in important cross-cultural interactions, Dean Foster serves as a one-man State Department/CIA. Foster – who is the founder of DFA Intercultural Glob...
Anatomy of a Small Business: Documenting Every Role, Responsibility, Process and Policy in Your Company
May 06, 2018 19:22 - 37 minutes - 51.4 MBChris Ronzio knows the anatomy of a successful small business better than most owners and CEOs. Chris recently launched a new software venture – a tool called Trainual – that dissects every small business and professional office, breaking them into core components: every process, every job responsibility, every policy, every document – all in one place. Trainual is a digital company handbook on steroids. As Chris explains to Monday Morning Radio host and reputation coach Dean Rotbart, Tr...
The Secrets of Being a Successful Negotiator – In Business and in Life
April 30, 2018 01:47 - 37 minutes - 51.7 MBNegotiation expert Elizabeth Suárez says that the secret to being a master negotiator is not outsmarting the other guy or gal, it’s being confident about who you are and what are your goals. Once you know your own priorities and what you bring to any negotiation, Elizabeth says that reaching agreement is much easier; whether you’re negotiating a corporate acquisition, a pay raise, or the hour of your teenager’s curfew. Elizabeth, educated at The Wharton School of Business and the Harvard...
You Needn’t Spend a Fortune to Optimize Your Ranking on the Major Search Engines
April 23, 2018 01:22 - 46 minutes - 63.8 MBBack in 1995, when the internet was still only a toddler, Jeff Hall started a search engine optimization company from his bedroom in Ontario, Canada. In time, Jeff developed programs and systems to help his clients show up high in the organic results of Google and other search engines. Today, Jeff 's Overflow Cafe boasts more than 45,000 small business and professional clients in 170 countries, most of whom pay no more than $29 a month to draw relevant traffic to their websites, and sell lo...
The Untapped Power of Gratitude to Drive Your Business Success
April 16, 2018 01:50 - 39 minutes - 54.5 MBMay McCarthy can explain her success at co-founding and growing seven successful companies in a single word: Gratitude. In fact, May believes that gratitude is the missing ingredient responsible for the large number of struggling owners and entrepreneurs who have yet to achieve their business goals. In her new book, The Gratitude Formula, May spells out a 7-Step system that she pioneered – all grounded in gratitude – which she promises will help everyone who follows her system earn more a...
Brian Harman Relies on Storytelling, Humor, and a Splash of Vulgarity to Teach Leadership
April 08, 2018 15:58 - 35 minutes - 48.1 MBBrian Harman works in supply chain management for a large multi-national pharmaceutical company. He relies on storytelling, humor, and a splash of vulgarity to instruct lousy business leaders in the art of leadership excellence. Stepping aside from his day-to-day responsibilities, Brian recruited family and friends to help him write, publish, and promote a book he hopes will inspire a new generation of leaders who aren’t burdened with the bad habits of existing owners and bosses. Brian’s ...
From DJ to Entertainment Mogul, the Story of Steve Clayton and Soundskilz
April 02, 2018 02:06 - 35 minutes - 48.6 MBSteve Clayton was a 7th grade teacher with a love for DJing; a vocation he used to earn some extra cash. Self-taught, and relying primarily on grit and determination, Steve took his tiny DJing side business, Soundskilz, and built it into an industry-leading major event production and talent booking company, landing festival headliners including Wu Tang Clan and Ice Cube. One event alone, the annual Chalice Festival held outside of Los Angles, Steve grew from 8,000 attendees...
CEOs, Celebrities, and Politicians Turn to One Man When Their Reputations Are on the Line
March 26, 2018 01:47 - 43 minutes - 60.2 MBWhen a big time CEO, celebrity, or politician is thrust into an unwanted and unfavorable media spotlight, more than anyone else their first call goes to “The Fixer,” public relations guru Michael Sitrick, founder of Sitrick And Company. Michael Vick called, as did Roy Disney, Rush Limbaugh, the Church of Scientology, and the Estate of Michael Jackson, among more than 1,000 other high-profile individuals and organizations. Sitrick earned the nickname “The Fixer,” because like the fictional...
How to Launch a Successful Business (or Accelerate the Success of an Existing Company)
March 19, 2018 00:41 - 42 minutes - 58.6 MBColleen DeBaise, the former small business editor of The Wall Street Journal, says there are seven crucial stages in the life of a startup. In her new book, Start a Successful Business, Colleen, herself an entrepreneur and podcaster, draws lessons from companies including Warby Parker, Slack, and Lego to help would-be business owners learn how it’s done. But what about existing small businesses, asks host and reputation coach Dean Rotbart? Not to worry. Colleen notes that what works f...
Can Your Patents, Trademarks, or Copyrights Withstand a Legal Challenge?
March 12, 2018 02:32 - 39 minutes - 54 MBAndrea Hence Evans is one of the most-respected patent, trademark, and copyright lawyers in the country, specializing in helping small business owners grapple with the mountains of red tape that must be surmounted in order to create and protect all manner of intellectual property rights. Andrea has been selected by PBS to serve as the on-air legal expert for Season Two of its popular program, Make48, in which teams have 48 hours to plan, prototype, and pitch an idea for an invention. Want...
You’re 35 Minutes Away from Knowing the Formula to Win New Customers and Clients
March 05, 2018 02:09 - 32 minutes - 44.2 MBJean Ginzburg is an expert when it comes to attracting, connecting with, and converting prospects into satisfied customers. She’s been doing it for more than a decade and has refined her approach by testing it on more than 2,000 of her own clients – ranging from Fortune 500 companies to one-person consultancies. Jean, herself a serial entrepreneur and CEO of Ginball Digital Marketing, is a huge believer in the ability of quality content to help businesses attract new customers. She is also...
How Influence and Thought Leadership Are Manufactured in the Competitive Marketplace
February 18, 2018 02:46 - 49 minutes - 68.2 MBThis week’s guest on Monday Morning Radio is Adam Witty, CEO of Advantage Media and ForbesBooks. Adam is “The Authority” on authority marketing, having helped more than 1,300 now-published authors conceive, write, publish, and market their books. In 2016, he joined with Forbes, the influential financial news media company, to launch its own business book imprint. Advantage Media is a vanity press, but not your run-of-the-mill self-publishing concern. Adam and his team think, act, and get ...
The Corporate Graveyard is Filled Businesses That Failed to “Shift Ahead”
February 12, 2018 03:15 - 39 minutes - 54.4 MBDid you read that CVS is buying Aetna and Japan’s Fujifilm is buying Xerox? JAB Holding Co, which already owns Krispy Kreme, Panera, and Keurig, is now snapping up Dr. Pepper Snapple? And Arbys recently swallowed Buffalo Wild Wings restaurants. What’s happening here? Allen Adamson knows: Aetna, Xerox, Dr. Pepper Snapple, Buffalo Wild Wings, and dozens upon dozens of other brand-name companies are failing to stay relevant in our fast-changing world, and are ceasing to survive as independe...
Meeting-Busters: Transforming Mind-Numbing Meetings into Meaningful, Productive Collaborations
February 05, 2018 02:24 - 41 minutes - 57 MBFor most businesses, routine meetings are mind-numbing experiences that are a black hole of time, energy, and motivation. Dick and Emily Axelrod, co-founders of The Axelrod Group and authors of Let’s Stop Meeting Like This, advise companies such as Coca Cola, Hewlett-Packard, Boeing, and General Electric, how to transform business meetings into enjoyable, productive, collaborative experiences where meaningful work gets done, better decisions are made, and managers and employees together bri...
When the Going Gets Tough, High-Stakes Leaders Step Up
January 29, 2018 01:16 - 39 minutes - 54.2 MBIn the business world, there is leadership, and then there is high-stakes leadership. The skills required to be a good leader day-to-day do not always stand up in a crisis, where an extra dose of courage, judgment, and fortitude is required. Constance Dierickx, founder of CD Consulting Group, is a crisis leadership consultant; coaching executives at companies including AT&T, IBM, and AAA on the mindset and actions that the best leaders take to guide their companies through the most turbulen...
Wealth Grows on Trees for This Texas Oil Baron
January 22, 2018 02:02 - 29 minutes - 39.9 MBNot since John Chapman introduced apple trees to large swaths of the U.S. and Canada – earning the nickname Johnny Appleseed – has one man on his own done so much to introduce a thriving agriculture industry to North America. Indeed, Jim Henry may well go down in history as Jim Oliveseed, because he single-handedly can claim credit for seeding the commercial olive industry in the United States – and Texas, in particular. Jim is the owner and founder of Texas Olive Ranch, which was th...
Your Company May Very Well Face Opioid-Related Liabilities, Even If You Don’t Sell or Distribute the Painkillers
January 15, 2018 05:42 - 22 minutes - 30.8 MBWhen Dennis Kneale publishes a scoop, smart business people sit up and pay attention. Dennis’s blue-chip media credentials include influential positions at Fox Business, CNBC, Forbes, and The Wall Street Journal. Writing earlier this month for the prestigious Op-Ed page of The Wall Street Journal, Dennis issued a warning that when it comes to product liability, the nationwide Opioid Crisis could very well dwarf the sum total of all cancer claims against Big Tobacco . And it’s not just ...
Are Business Leaders Who Trust Their Instincts Sages or Fools?
January 08, 2018 03:38 - 43 minutes - 59.4 MBThis week’s guest, Rick Snyder, was living and working successfully in Oregon as a coach to international businesses, when just shy of three years ago a persistent, deep, voice inside told him he really ought to get out of the American bubble and move to the South of France. So that’s exactly what he did. That wasn’t odd for Rick, who teaches global business owners and entrepreneurs to listen closely to the instinctive voice we all have inside of us, and act more frequently on our sixth, in...
Practical Business Lessons Gleaned from 2017’s Most Popular Shows
January 01, 2018 03:31 - 30 minutes - 42.2 MBJourney with us as we revisit the 10 most popular podcasts of the year – with stops including the North Carolina truffle miner; the entrepreneurial coach…to 5-year-olds; the business lessons of the Chicago Cubs’ World Series victory; the quote book that will inspire and energize you; and the little free wedding chapel that could. Which was your favorite episode? Guest Host: Maxwell Rotbart The 2017 countdown is hosted by entrepreneur and radio veteran Maxwell Rotbart, who for three yea...
How to Rise to the Occasion, When the Occasion Calls for Impromptu Remarks
December 25, 2017 01:02 - 33 minutes - 45.8 MB“All the world’s a stage,” Shakespeare wrote. But what happens when you find yourself on the “stage” – whether it’s a business meeting, a news conference, an elevator full of colleagues, or even a platform such as Twitter – and no one has handed you a script? In her new book, Impromptu: Leading in the Moment, Judith Humphrey teaches business leaders, owners, and entrepreneurs how to prepare to speak spontaneously and win over their audiences. But can she talk the talk? ...
Is It Time to Trust Your Instincts and Leap to a New Career?
December 18, 2017 01:52 - 42 minutes - 58.4 MBIn his new book, When to Jump, Mike Lewis profiles 44* men and women who enjoyed successful careers in one field, and then made the leap to something entirely different. There is the journalist who enlisted in the marines; the public relations executive who became a Bishop in the Episcopal Church; the commercial banker who became a brewery owner – and Mike Lewis, himself, a rising star at Bain Capital, who at age 24 walked away to pursue his dream of being a professional squash player. M...
Our ‘Professor of Blockchain’ Offers a Master Class on This World-Changing Technology
December 11, 2017 00:40 - 58 minutes - 81 MBAlthough blockchain is hard for many people to understand, there is zero doubt that blockchain is poised to revolutionize global commerce and digital privacy on an order of magnitude comparable to the transformation brought about by the introduction and growth of the Internet itself. Hundreds of billions of dollars will be made by the fortunate few who can unlock blockchain’s complexities and act accordingly. This week on Monday Morning Radio, Chris Boscolo, founder of lifeID provides a M...
Bringing Sanity to the Mad Dash to Cut Your 2017 Taxes
December 04, 2017 01:58 - 19 minutes - 26.9 MBThe final days of 2017 are ticking down and smart business owners and professionals are once angling for any legal strategy they can uncover to cut their tax bill before the ball again drops in Times Square on New Year’s eve. Rob Eagleston, who along with his brother John, runs Eagleston Financial Group in Mesa, AZ, is both hunting for great ideas to use for their own successful financial planning agency, and dispensing some of the best ideas that Rob has accumulated during his 18-plus-year...
One-in-Ten Listeners to This Podcast Have Unclaimed Money Awaiting Them
November 27, 2017 02:23 - 35 minutes - 48.3 MBThis week’s special guest – award-winning journalist Elisabeth Leamy, may know more than anyone else in America about helping people and organizations locate and capture unclaimed money – funds due them from a variety of governmental, banking, insurance, and other organizations. Even refunds for unclaimed gift certificates and gift cards may be there – just waiting for you to ask for your money back. Many listeners will know Elisabeth from her on-air work for the Dr. Oz Show and Good Mornin...
How to Clear the Obstacles and Greet Each Workday Morning with Enthusiasm
November 19, 2017 21:06 - 42 minutes - 58.2 MBScott Mautz learned how to motivate employees and managers at Procter & Gamble, where he ran several of the giant’s largest multi-billion dollar businesses. Now, as CEO of his own company, Profound Performance, he helps owners and leaders transform their organizational culture. In his new book, Find the Fire: Ignite Your Inspiration and Make Work Exciting Again, Scott pinpoints nine forces that block business and personal success. This week, Scott reveals to host and reputation coach Dean...
He’s One Part Zig Ziglar, One Part Gary Vaynerchuk, and 100% Hyper-Connected
November 05, 2017 01:07 - 40 minutes - 55.5 MBIf you could cross the late, great, sales coach Zig Ziglar – a master of face-to-face relationship selling and networking – with Gary Vaynerchuk, the digital marketing and social-media pioneer – what you’d get would think and act an awful lot like David J.P. Fisher. David, who everyone calls “D. Fish,” is an expert on the convergence of old-school sales skills and 21st Century e-commerce. His “hyper-connected” approach to sales allows businesses and entrepreneurs to succeed by building an...
This Filmmaker Plans to Enlist an Army of Partners to Host Local Screenings
October 29, 2017 17:57 - 35 minutes - 49.1 MBFilmmaker Graham Meriwether is hoping his newest documentary, Farmers for America, four years in the making, will help inspire a new, younger, generation of farmers to replace the rapidly aging population of growers. The film, narrated by TV star Mike Rowe, had its national premier last week. Rather than distribute Farmers for America the conventional way, Graham is partnering 50-50 with entrepreneurs and others who host local screenings of the film and split ticket sales with him. Already...
Ask Better Questions; Listen Smarter; and Transform Your Business
October 23, 2017 02:24 - 43 minutes - 59.7 MBWill Wise isn’t a journalist, although host and veteran editor Dean Rotbart swears he’d make one fine correspondent. That’s because Wise has mastered the art of asking insightful questions – those designed to reveal truths that often go unspoken. Wise uses his ample probative skills to help companies - including GE, JetBlue, and Mead – transform their workplaces, by creating authentic connections and building trust with employees through well-thought dialogue. Ten years in the making, Wis...
A Respected Futurist Shares His System for Turning Disruption and Change into Opportunity and Advantage
October 16, 2017 02:36 - 31 minutes - 43.6 MBThis week’s guest, Daniel Burrus is a time-traveler of sorts. He regularly journeys to our collective future and returns with recommendations for companies large and small on how to prepare for what’s to come. Having previously written six New York Times bestsellers, including Flash Foresight, Daniel has just published The Anticipatory Organization, a book that teaches we business owners and entrepreneurs how to accurately forecast and shape our future. So strap in, as Daniel brings hos...
Clearing Your To-Do List of All Those Projects and Decisions You’ve Been Putting Off
October 09, 2017 02:26 - 38 minutes - 52.8 MBFear and perfectionism – not laziness – are two of the leading causes of procrastination. Overcome those two obstacles, and you’ll be amazed at how all of those projects, decisions, and chores you’ve been putting off will quickly get checked off your to-do list. Eric M. Twiggs is the Anti-Procrastinator. Author of “The Discipline of Now: 12 Practical Principles to Overcome Procrastination,” Eric has coached more than 28,000 clients on methods to overcome their procrastination habits and u...
How You Can Support Chapel Dulcinea – The Free Wedding Chapel
October 09, 2017 00:57 - 2 minutes - 3.57 MBThis is Dean Rotbart, host of Monday Morning Radio and a proud supporter of Chapel Dulcinea at Wizard Academy. On a recent podcast, we explored the tale of Chapel Dulcinea, the world’s first and most popular free wedding chapel. Launched in 2005 by Wizard Academy co-founders Pennie and Roy H. Williams, the magical venue now plays hosts to more than 1,000 new unions each and every year. That’s 1,000 couples, many of them with not a dime to their name, who can secure a gorgeous wedding chap...
The UnBusiness Story Behind Chapel Dulcinea
October 02, 2017 01:49 - 36 minutes - 50.4 MBSometimes the best business stories are UnBusiness stories. The tale of Chapel Dulcinea is one of those, the world’s first and most popular free wedding chapel – launched in 2005 by Wizard Academy co-founders Pennie and Roy H. William – and playing host to more than 1,000 new unions each and every year. Pennie and Roy, who were married with hardly a dime to their name in 1976, envisioned Chapel Dulcinea as a sanctuary to help cash-strapped couples take their vows and first steps forward ...
From Tiny Storefront in Queens to World’s Largest Baker of Fresh Bagels
September 25, 2017 01:58 - 32 minutes - 45.1 MBSince its humble beginnings in 1981 as a small storefront in Astoria, Queens, New Yorker Bagels has grown into the universe’s largest baker of fresh, crispy-on-the-outside, chewy-on-the-inside Sesame, Poppy, Cinnamon Raisin, and Pumpernickel bagels, among other popular varieties. Stephanos Evangelinos, president and COO, and his crew already produce one out of every two bagels consumed daily in the greater New York area. Now, as Stephanos and his masterful digital strategist Rob Kenney tell...
Why Live a Ho-Hum Life When You Can Be Amazing?
September 25, 2017 01:57 - 36 minutes - 50.2 MBMark Nation has developed and managed businesses in five diverse industries for companies including SAP, Oracle, and UNUM. Doing so, led him to conclude that the vast majority of people have the innate talent to live amazing personal and professional lives, but don’t know how to identify and release their unique abilities. Mark, a former Ironman triathlete and founder of Nation Leadership, has made it his mission as an executive coach, speaker, and author to help people transform their liv...
Irma and Harvey Are No Match for the Entrepreneurial Survival Spirit
September 11, 2017 01:51 - 49 minutes - 68.3 MBFrom his home in Houston, Wizard of Ads Gulf Coast partner, Charlie Moger, witnessed some of the worst – and best – of Hurricane Harvey. As the rising waters came within two inches of his home, Charlie took to Facebook and Facebook Live to keep friends, family, neighbors, and complete strangers current on the unfolding story. Charlie’s on-the-scene reports were informative and magnetic, as he spoke from the heart in ways that made Hurricane Harvey more relatable. Last week, still unabl...
The American Cowboy Was a Forefather to Today’s Entrepreneur
September 03, 2017 19:14 - 37 minutes - 51 MBAn English aristocrat, a French nobleman, and a future President of the United States were all players during one of the greatest boom-and-bust periods in American history. Long before Silicon Valley, rollercoaster real estate speculation, and even the American industrial revolution, the cattle barons and cowboys of Wyoming and the Old West, including Teddy Roosevelt, were engaged in an investment mania that rivals any the world has witnessed before or since. This week on Monday Morning R...
KIND Healthy Snacks Hits a PR Grand Slam with Times Square Stunt
August 27, 2017 03:10 - 31 minutes - 43 MBLast week, in a publicity stunt ripped from the pages of host Dean Rotbart’s Wizard Academy Buzz Snatching course, KIND Healthy Snacks dumped 45,485 pounds of sugar right in the heart of New York’s Times Square. The audacious move won instant global recognition for the company’s new line of no-added-sugar fruit snacks by highlighting the mountain of sugar (20-feet tall and 30-feet wide) that America’s kids consume every five minutes. This week on Monday Morning Radio, KIND’s Drew Nannis, ...