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Hosted by David Wolf, Smallbiz America Network, E.Factor organizes a weekly interview with both well-established and starting Entrepreneurs. Learn the secrets that have helped these individuals launch and sustain their businesses.
Service and Selflessness with August Turak
Monday, August 30, 2010 5:25amOur guest on this segment says we need is a socio-economic model that addresses the contradictions of Capitalism while preserving its productivity. And, he argues for an ancient yet emergent economic model that he calls service and selflessness.
August Turak has integrated his life-long passion for personal and organizational transformation with a highly successful career as an entrepreneur, consultant, and executive with a variety of companies like MTV Networks, A&E Networks, United Press International, and Bell Atlantic.
Often described as a “worldly monk,” Turak combines the hard-edged discipline of a bottom-line leader with a passionate commitment to putting people first.
Turak has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, Fast Company, Selling Magazine, The New York Times, Forbes.com, Business Week and in many other publications and media.
Connecting Capital to Entrepreneurs with Eva Hukshorn
Wednesday, August 25, 2010 11:15pmEva Hukshorn started out as a consultant for Accenture in London 7 years ago. After a year she switched to the Corporate Finance department of ABN AMRO (now RBS). In the 5 years of M&A experience in both Amsterdam and New York, Eva worked on a variety of projects mainly involving companies with an international focus. Last year, she took up the opportunity to assist Marktlink, a Dutch M&A boutique, in opening up their office in Amsterdam. Currently, Eva is partner at the EFactor. Eva is a Certified Management Accountant and has an extensive financial background.
EFactor was formed in 2007 by Roeland Reinders, AdrieReinders, and Marion Freijsen. The EFactor is an online community and virtual marketplace connecting over 800.000 entrepreneurs and investors both on- and offline throughout the globe. EFactor helps entrepreneurs to build their business, to find funding, to network with other likeminded entrepreneurs and to get great deals & discounts.
Within EFactor Eva is focusing on the investment / finance pillar. We are keen to expand this area because we feel that there is an increasing need for both (informal) investors and entrepreneurs to connect. We help entrepreneurs finding capital both online but also through personal assistance. In addition, we launch our new website 16 September, which marks the beginning of a new era for EFactor. Maybe it is a good idea to focus a little bit on these two areas.
The Ultimate All-in-1 Small Business Center
Wednesday, August 25, 2010 10:33pmMr. Matt Fok has comprehensive entrepreneurial technology experiences in sales/marketing, strategic planning, business development, and product management. He has strong knowledge of telecommunication, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), B2B, Learning Management Systems (LMS), Web Conferencing, and e-Business Infrastructure Technology. He is well-versed in intercultural communication and business practices with business partners in Asia, China, and Europe.
Mr. Fok is an online and on-campus Adjunct Faculty Professor at University of Phoenix, and Capella for the undergraduate and graduate M.B.A. program. He is also a facilitator/lecturer for undergraduate and graduate courses in strategic management, global marketing, and technology management courses at Benedictine University.
He has successfully developed global product strategy and launched profitable products with over $100M accumulative sales through comprehensive product delivery life cycle process. He has served as a Senior Strategic Product Manager for many companies including Kana Software Inc., Siebel Inc., Lucent Technologies, and IBM in Bay Area, CA.
Mr. Fok has earned his M.B.A. in International Marketing and Finance from the University of San Francisco, McLaren School of Business. He received a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from California Polytechnic State, San Luis Obispo, and Marketing Training, Strategic Planning, Competitive Analysis, & Strategy from IBM- Professional Marketing School.
Mr. Fok is also the founder, CEO of eLearningZoom, http://www.eLearningZoom.com, a high-tech startup firm based in San Francisco Silicon Valley, California that develops the next generation of online training solutions for small to medium-sized companies.
Reinventing the Entrepreneur with Dee McCrorey
Friday, August 20, 2010 7:40pmDolores “Dee” McCrorey is the Chief Risk Guru of Risktaking for Success, LLC, where she partners with corporate thought leaders looking to level the innovation playing field.
The world of business is reinventing itself, and our guest on this segment is an expert in what it takes to Reinvent Entrepreneurs. Dolores “Dee” McCrorey is the Chief Risk Guru of Risktaking for Success LLC where she partners with corporate thought leaders looking to level the innovation playing field. Her fast track process transforms organizations from ho-hum status to truly entrepreneurial environments. She now hosts two popular BlogTalkRadio shows-Coach for Innovation and Big Dreamers! The Reinvent Success Show, and is currently co-authoring a book on business innovation in a reinvented world.
Here are some of the questions guiding our discussion:
1. You’ve worked for some major corporations in the supply chain management area-What can entrepreneurs learn from your experience in this environment?
2. How does the idea of “risk“fold into creating an entrepreneurial culture?
3. Dee, what do you mean by reinvention?
4. Why should entrepreneurs care about reinventing themselves and their business?
5. What types of business reinventions are you seeing in response to this Great Recession?
6. What practical steps can entrepreneurs take to reinvent themselves?
The Competitive Advantage with Jaynie L. Smith
Sunday, July 18, 2010 11:31pmOur guest on this segment has mastered the art of Competitive Intelligence and created a company to help entrepreneurs and small businesses do the same. Jaynie L. Smith is the founder and CEO of Smart Advantage. Jaynie appears regularly in the major media, outlets everywhere and has coached more than 35,000 CEO’s and C-Suite Executives on how to create a “Smart Competitive Advantage
Jaynie L. Smith is the CEO of Smart Advantage, Inc., a marketing/management consultancy whose clients range from mid-sized companies to Fortune 500 companies.
She consults nationally and internationally with many CEOs and high level executives in helping businesses define their competitive advantages. She has served as a keynote speaker for numerous associations.
- Author of the best-selling Creating Competitive Advantage, published by Doubleday
Currency (2006) – now in its 10th printing
- 17 Top Performer Awards for CEO coaching
- Featured in Entrepreneur, Industry Week, Investors Business Daily & Business
Strategies Magazine among many other magazines and newspapers
- 20 years experience working with Fortune 500 companies
- Appeared on several TV business shows including ABC World News This Morning &
MSNBC
- Selected by TEC/Vistage, an organization of 14,000 CEO’s worldwide, as one of the 50
most influential people of their first 50 years
- Her Competitive Advantage proprietary workshop was selected as a new course for the
curriculum for the American Management Association
- Selected to deliver Microsoft Office Live Seminars 2007 with speakers such as
Michael Gerber, Stephen Covey, Marshall Goldsmith, Jack Canfield & Jim Kouzes
- Guest on Bloomberg Radio, WABC Radio “Brinker Show” & NPR affiliate WLRN
among scores of other radio shows
- Featured in telecast with Jay Conrad Levinson of Guerrilla Marketing Association
- Contributing Business Expert Columnist to Affluent Magazine
- Undergraduate and Maste’s degrees from the New York Institute of Technology,
Graduated top of class 4.0
Scale Your Passion with Robert Craven
Friday, July 16, 2010 12:35amRobert Craven joins us. His extensive experience as a CEO of http://www.scalepassion.com—the company is dedicated to helping high growth company CEO’s adapt to their growth.
Here are some of the questions guiding our discussion with Robert Craven:
1. What’s at the core of this model and mission and how did it come to be?
2. What do CEO’s miss most often-the genesis of your creating your company, in a sense?
3. Who is your target audience for this the change-the-world CEO idea?
4. Why these leaders need our services (they are in the trenches and hitting the “wall” that must be scaled for further growth)
5. What is the members-only forum?
6. This model includes do-it-yourself online information, such as free lessons and informational video interviews and blogs, and also offerspaid online courses that go deeper on a particular topic, such as human resources or operational excellence.
7. You offer one-on-one coaching, strategic retreats and virtual CSO positions. Talk us through, give us a sense of each of these activities and how they work.
8. This is a menu-based approach so a CEO can find what they are looking for as they reach/enter each new stage of your business.
Birthing the Elephant with Karin Abarbanel
Monday, July 12, 2010 12:41amKarin Abarbanel is the co-author of Birthing the Elephant: the woman’s go for it! guide to overcoming the big challenges of launching a business (Ten Speed Press). Part portable success coach, part action guide to the launch cycle of a business start-up, Birthing the Elephant takes women step by step through the first 22 months of a new venture, showing them smart moves to make and pitfalls to avoid.
Here are the key points guiding our discussion:
Theme: Lean Launching in a Tight Economy
- the 4M’s of start-up success
- winning the small-business mind game
- adopting “creativity, not cash” as your mantra
- reframing your marketing mindset
- pitfalls to avoid
Jeff Zbar on Creating the Ideal Home Based Business
Sunday, July 04, 2010 10:38pmOur guest on this segment is a multifaceted talent-Jeff Zbar is a newspaper and online columnist; blogger, and chronicler of topics vital to entrepreneurs, teleworkers and home officers. He’s a small business expert, speaker, television guest, a columnist and contributing editor to Home Office Computing, Entrepreneur.com, Writer’s Digest and is the author of four books.
Jeff Joins us from Fort Lauderdale, FL to share his insights on how companies and organizations can create effective teleworking and alternative officing programs. Here are some of the questions guiding our segment:
How did you get interested in the world of home office, teleworking and the like-wha’s your connection to all of this?
Give us a sense of the history of teleworking and telecommuting for companies and organizations-this is more than a trend-but a pretty well evolved alternative approach to productivity, right?
What are some of the key factors driving his movement-the desire for employees and workforce members to work at home rather than coming to an office?
What do you find that most companies or organizations misunderstand about teleworking and alternative officing and how it can serve them and their employees?
There’s a cliché that some people are wired to work at home and some are not. When is it NOT a good idea to set up an office at home?
For solo-prenuers, there are many executive offices across the country that furnish some of the common needs-receptionist, coffee, conference rooms, data connectivity and so forth. What has been your experience with entrepreneurs that choose this route?
OK, so I decide to set up a workspace at home-where do I start in terms of the physical set and flows, setting up communications and data, creating a professional environment for myself to be as productive as possible?
This is about integrating vocation and life in a new way. But, how do you suggest home based business entrepreneurs or employees manage the balance between the “family-chaos factor” and the work at hand?
There are some the tax implications of setting up a home-office. What are the key line items to be aware of?
Jeff’s Books include:
• Teleworking & Telecommuting: Strategies for Remote Workers & Their Managers (Made E-Z Products, Inc., 2002);
• Safe @ Home: Seven Keys to Home Office Security (FirstPublish),
• Home Office Success Stories (Goin’ SOHO!, 1997),
• Home Office Know-How (Upstart, 1998), and Your Profitable Home Business Made E-Z (on CD-ROM, from Made E-Z Products, Inc., 2000).
The Rules of Innovation with Robert Brands
Monday, June 21, 2010 11:38pmOur guest on this edition says Innovation is the lifeblood of any company ,large or small. And it is not easy . It takes time, experience and lots of trial-and-error learning. Robert Brands is the entrepreneur and innovator behind the creation of Airspray. As a result of the culture and process he created, Airspray grew to introduce at least one new product per year and surpassed its own expectations with two, three and even four major launches per year in the later years, clearly benefiting from the developed process and discipline. All this starting from a small Dutch dispensing Company in the Netherlands.
Joining us on the line to tell us about how he created this vibrant culture of innovation at Airspray, and how he helps other entrepreneurs do it, is the author of the book, Roberts Rules of Innovation, (Wiley) is Robert Brands-Robert, welcome to the program….
1. Why is sustained innovation really a matter of survival for a business? Why not simply create 1 product, do it well, grow sales, and be done with it!
2. Take us back to an earlier time in your career—the story of Airspray. What did the beginnings look and feel like, and how do you take a small, Dutch dispensing company and grow it with a promise of new product innovations every year, ultimately shaping it into a large, multi-national public organization?
3. Let’s walk some of the KEY through Robert’s Rules of Innovation-this is a guide with imperatives that you have created and applied through your own management journeys…
1. Inspire, lead, and drive the process
2. Manage risk, without letting fear of failure kill innovation
3. Create a formalized New Product Development (NPD) process—an absolute must
4. Convince others to work outside their comfort zone
5. Build value for your Innovation
6. Instill accountability-one of the most important of Robert’s Rules of Innovation
7. Properly hire, train, and coach-to create, reinforce, and enhance your company’s culture and mindset
8. Stay open to new ideas
Out of Office with Kirsten Van Dam and Sam Colijn
Monday, June 07, 2010 12:31amOur guests on this segment are innovative entrepreneurs with an entirely new vision for working creatively and collaboratively—with a fresh mindset and philosophy. Sam Colijn and Kirsten van Dam are the founders of “Out of Office” —their company is pioneering the way we create and connect together.
Kirsten and Sam have created the new-new for advertising agencies. They are pioneering with both the strategic work they do for their clients and with the process that they use. Here are some of the questions guiding the interview:
1. Tell us about the work you were each doing before lightning struck and Out of Office was born…
2. Where did the idea come from?
3. What problem or “market need” were you looking to solve with this innovation?
4. So, do you miss designing (Sam) and engineering (Kirsten) at all or does this new creative universe satisfy the innovative artists in you each?
5. Give us a tour of Out of Office-how does the platform work?
6. What is your business revenue model?
7. When did you initially launch and how is user adoption?-Can you quantify the growth of the model so far.
8. Who are your idea clients or users of the platform?
9. What are your plans for expansion or enhancements?
More Information from Out of Office:
Out_Of_Office___For_E-Factor.pdf
Naeem Zafar and Concordia Ventures
Sunday, June 06, 2010 12:28pmOur guest on this segment is a member of the faculty of Haas Business School at the University of California Berkeley, where he teaches Entrepreneurship and Innovation as part of the MBA program. Naeem Zafar is also the founder of Concordia Ventures, a company focused on educating and advising entrepreneurs on all aspects of starting and running a business.
Naeem founded Concordia Ventures in early 2007. Naeem is also a part of the faculty of Haas Business School at the University of California, Berkeley, where he teaches Entrepreneurship and Innovation in the MBA program. Naeem focuses on educating and advising entrepreneurs in all aspects of starting and running a company. Naeem has been a team member in six startups and has extensive experience with mentoring and coaching founders and CEOs. Until 2007, he was the president and CEO of Pyxis Technology Inc., a company specializing in advanced chip design software for nanometer technology. Naeem has been president and CEO of two other high-tech startups (Silicon Design Systems and Veridicom, a Bell Labs spinoff that invented the silicon fingerprint sensors today found on many laptops). Naeem has held senior marketing and engineering positions at several companies, including Quickturn Design Systems, which had an IPO in 1993 and grew to $125M in revenues.
Naeem holds a Bachelor of Science degree (magna cum laude) in electrical engineering from Brown University and a master’s degree in electrical engineering from University of Minnesota. Naeem was a Presidential Gold Medalist and a recipient of the National Talent Scholarship with first-class designation.
Naeem is a charter member of TiE (The Indus Entrepreneurs,www.TiE.org) and president of OPEN (http://www.OPENSiliconValley.com). Naeem is also the president of Bay Area Council for Brown University Entrepreneurship Program. He also serves on the boards of Numetrics Ltd., Brainstorm Pvt. Ltd, and Auxo.net Inc., and is a member of the advisory boards of several other companies.
Contact Naeem Zafar at
Naeem@ConcordiaVentures.com
Naeem did six business startups and has extensive experience in mentoring and coaching entrepreneurs. He was the president and CEO and has held senior marketing and engineering positions at several technology focused firms over the years.He’s also the author of 3 books on entrepreneurship. Here are the questions guiding our discussion:
1. Your career has been very rich in terms of growing companies and developing innovative products. What were your key “drivers“or ingredients that you think made your particular ventures successful?
2. Are there any big missteps or mistakes you learned from that would be beneficial for our entrepreneurial listeners of E Factor Radio?
3. You’re the founder of Concordia Ventures. What was the genesis of the creation of this company?
4. When you talk about creating a start up, what do entrepreneurs seem to under-estimate or “get wrong” about the road that’s in front of them?
5. What are some of the external challenges new start ups face right now-give us a temperature reading on the flow of capital into new business ventures. Has the velocity of new capital or the chemistry in therms of the way companies are considered for funding changed?
6. Tell us about the primary activities you’re engaged in at Concordia? How do you work with entrepreneurs-what is the format for educating them?
7. As you speak to and with entrepreneurs and students across the world, what are some of the key points you communicate to them.
8. What is Tiecon, and what role do you play in that endeavor?
9. Where can listeners get more information?
Portrait of an Artistic Entrepreneur with Gary Bernstein
Wednesday, May 19, 2010 4:09amImagine building a career and business around what you absolutely love to do. In his career, renown photographer Gary Bernstein has produced films, commercials, infomercials for more than 200 international celebrities and Fortune 500 Companies such as Revlon, Avon, NBC, American Express, Cartier, Ford, Nikon and Walmart—-he’s photographed some of the world’s most famous personalities—-Elizabeth Taylor, Sophia Loren, Johnny Carson, Farrah Fawcett, Jay Leno, Cybil Shepherd and many more—his still photographs have appeared on the covers or pages of most major magazines.
During his career, Gary Bernstein has designed and produced photography, commercials and marketing campaigns for clients all over the world.
Mr. Bernstein’s clients include more than 200 international celebrities and Fortune 500 companies among them Revlon, Avon, NBC, American Express, Cartier, Ford, Nikon, SwatchWatch, NuSkin, HP, Kodak, Bill Blass, Pierre Cardin and WalMart.
With a background in infomercial production and multi-media marketing, Bernstein’s still photographs have appeared on the covers or pages of most major magazines including Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar, Esquire, Hello, Black Elegance, Paris Match, Hola, GQ, Architectural Digest and Popular Photography.
Bernstein has created numerous iconic celebrity marketing campaigns including Elizabeth Taylor’s Passion Perfume (for Elizabeth Arden and Unilever), Sophia Loren Jewelry (for The Franklin Mint), Joan Collin’s Perfume (for Parlux Fragrances), Johnny Carson Clothing (for HartMarx Corporation), Farrah Fawcett for The American Cancer Society, the “Moonlighting” Campaign with Bruce Willis and Cybill Shepherd (for ABC Television), the Jay Leno Doritos Campaign (for Frito Lay), and the multiple year campaigns for Sasson, and Jean-Paul Germain (the global “Winners” Campaign which included such celebrated individuals as Rock Hudson and Natalie Wood).
Mr. Bernstein received a degree in Architecture from Penn State University, a Masters in Film from Brooks Institute, a Masters in Contemporary Art from The Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C., The Photographic Craftsman Degree from The Professional Photographers of America, The Gold Award from The Advertising Festival of New York City, has been featured in ZOOM Magazine, has been featured on many television shows, and in Kodak commercials. He has had his own photography show on The QVC Network, and is an 8th Year Black Belt in the art of Kung Fu San Soo.
With more than one million copies of his photography books, tapes, and DVDs in the worldwide market, Gary currently divides his time between writing, and production projects that include photography, film and aniimation for corporate marketing solutions.
Gary is a marketing consultant to several major corporations, among them Hewlett Packard. He is on the Board of Directors of efactor.com-the world’s largest social networking website for entrepreneurs; and is a strategic advisor and consultant to fortalent.com -the world’s only social networking platform dedicated to arts and entertainment. Additionally, Gary has been actively involved in providing state-of-the-art streaming video technology and other cutting-edge online revenue, marketing and training solutions to many of the world’s largest corporations since 1998.
Gary lives in Southern California with his wife and children.
LifeStyle Management with the CandleGate Group
Wednesday, May 12, 2010 2:36amMy guests are Lee Duggs and Isaiah Stanback—executives from the Candlegate Group. The company provides holistic life style management services for celebrities, athletes and nigh net worth families.
Lee Duggs began his career with the U.S. Coast Guard in 1990 and is a recipient of the Milton Standard Leadership Award. During his career he saved the lives of over 135 people, stopped illegal drugs, and mitigated oil spills. Lee went on to become a highly accomplished executive at Fortune 100 companies like Applied Materials. Lee is also the youngest executive to serve on the board of directors on a nationwide insurance company in the United States.
Currently, Lee is the CEO of The Candlegate Group, the world’s premier lifestyle provider. The company focuses its resources on supporting athletes and artists with transitioning into successful entrepreneurs. The Candlegate Group also provides services ranging from real estate, wealth preservation, family care, luxury, as well as brand and foundation management for high net worth individuals. Under his leadership, The Candlegate Group received accolades and endorsements from companies like CURTCO Media, the publisher’s of The Robb Report, Global Traveler Magazine, and The Art of Living. Lee is an adept fundraiser for charities like the 2nd Harvest Food Bank. On his off time, Lee enjoys golfing, skiing, fishing, and is an avid sailor and free diver; in 1998, he sailed single-handedly from Hawaii to San Diego in 39 days. Lee holds a Bachelor of Science in Government from the U.S. Coast Guard Academy and a Master in Public Administration from California State University East Bay.
Isaiah Stanback is an American football quarterback and wide receiver for the New England Patriots of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Dallas Cowboys in the fourth round of the 2007 NFL Draft and the New England Patriots signed Isaiah to the 53-man roster from the practice squad on Nov.14, 2009.
Isaiah began his collegiate career at Washington as a receiver in his freshman season, but went on to become one of the more prolific quarterbacks in school history! Ranked 11th in school history with 3,868 yards, second with 14.38 career yards per completion, third among quarterbacks with 794 career rushing yards, and fourth with 226 total offensive yards per game.
Isaiah is also the principal spokesperson for The Candlegate Group and is the Senior Vice President of Strategic Marketing. Isaiah is expanding his marketing prowess through endorsements and private equity business ownership. Isaiah is an active fundraiser for numerous charities and will launch his own foundation in 2010 focusing on homes for single parents. Isaiah enjoys traveling and is an avid bowler.Isaiah holds a Bachelor of Arts in American Ethnic Studies with a minor in Business Marketing from the University of Washington.
We Transfer with Bas Beerens
Thursday, April 29, 2010 7:35pmEntrepreneur Bas Beerens joins E Factor Radio for a discussion about their innovative approach to file transfers on the internet.
Bas Beerens developed a transfer service for his own company OY communications (Back then it was called OY Transfer) Together with Nalden & Rinke Visser they seeked to improve the file transfer business to make it easier to use without disturbing advertising.
Introducing WeTransfer, a new file transfer service which allows you to send huge files (2GB) over the web for free. Its uncomplicated and pleasant design together with the ultra intuitive interface makes you feel like an expert the first time you use it. But it’s the friendly tone and unique personality that make it feel more like a friend than an internet service.
Interview with Roeland Reinders: Co-Founder of E Factor
Thursday, April 15, 2010 10:11pmCo-founder Roeland Reinders joins me to discuss current activities and development at the E Factor, plus the affiliate program so that other entrepreneurial organizations can offer powerful programs to help their own members, and generate additional revenue.
Co-founder Roeland Reinders joins me to discuss current activities and development at the E Factor, plus the affiliate program so that other entrepreneurial organizations can offer powerful programs to help their own members, and generate additional revenue.
Putting a Face on Your Brand with Raoul Davis
Wednesday, April 14, 2010 8:15pmOur guest is Raoul Davis, founder and CEO of Ascendant Strategy—the company develops brand strategies fro CEO and business leaders to give them more visibility in the market place they operate.
CEO Brand Strategy Development & Execution
We focus on CEO branding. We build and leverage the CEO’s personal brand to provide our clients with strategic visibility as key personalities in their respective industry, thereby increasing market share, industry status, and net profits for their company. CEO Branding is the key to corporate winning! It is the new corporate branding.
Who Do We Work With?
Many companies see the need for increased visibility and credibility as a key to growing their business, but don’t know how to obtain it. Often times they spend millions of dollars on advertising, public relations, and marketing with little results to show for it. What they don’t realize is the brand is the driver to CEO & corporate success!
Clients hire us to help them become the next Richard Branson’s and Donald Trump’s of their corporate industry. We build the CEO’s personal brand through industry specific media, speaking appearances, and product development. We make advertising, public relations, marketing and sales process more efficient by making the CEO a trusted, respected, and visible face for the corporation. CEO branding is redefining corporate branding, this personal branding approach makes the corporation resonate more with customers.
E Factor Visits with Peter Laanen
Thursday, April 08, 2010 12:33amJoining us on this edition is Peter Laanen, he’s the International Trade Director, Chief Representative at the Netherlands Business Support Office, and in charge of economic development at the Consulate General of The Netherlands in San Francisco CA.
Among other things, Peter has been involved in: a hit television show, the market repositioning of a major recording house, a highly successful initial public stock offering, and two corporate turnarounds –
Here are some of the questions that guided the discussion:
1. When and how did you originally get involved with the idea of US-Netherlands business partnerships?
2. How is the NBSO supported?
3. You’re involved primarily with the development of partnerships or relationships between Dutch and based US firms—- do I have this right?
4. Are there particular scenarios that you look for while scanning your “radar” for opportunities? Are there any particular trends that you’re tracking right now?
5. How are these deals typically put together?—what does the process look like and what role are you playing in it?
6. How long can these deals take to put together?
7. What are some of the typical issues or challenges you and the NBSO help businesses work through?
8. Tell us about the resource network you have development in the states to assist these companies in finding various professional services they need.
9. In the case of creating operating or structural partnerships between a Dutch company and a US based firm, what are the advantages that are created for both entities?
Spotlight on Embee Mobile with CEO Russell Tillitt
Monday, March 08, 2010 4:11amIn this segment, CEO Russell Tillitt talks about the development of this innovative pre-paid mobile business model, EmbeeMobile.
Russell Tillitt -CEO Russell has led Embee Mobile since its inception in August 2008, and has more than 12 years of mobile and telecommunications industry experience overall. As Embee Mobile’s CEO and Co-Founder, Russell developed Embee’s underlying technology, led initial product development, and continues to head all efforts regarding business strategy and team formation.
Prior to Embee Mobile, Russell worked as Vice President of Engineering for Beatnik, Inc, an industry-leading software and music content provider for mobile phones for 9 years. During that time, Russell gained extensive experience working with carriers and device manufacturers on mobile services that target low-cost, mass market handsets and prepaid subscribers, with particular focus on international markets, including India. At a previous company, Russell led the development of enterprise-grade solutions for large pharmaceutical companies.
Russell earned his BS in Mathematics at the University of Florida, and his MBA with honor s at UC-Berkeley’s Haas School of Business. Russell lives with his wife Candice and two children in San Francisco. Russell enjoys hiking, sailing and playing piano, including the occasional gig at local clubs and events.
E Factor Radio: Monthly Chat with the Founders-Rodney Sampson on E Lounges
Monday, March 08, 2010 3:04amRodney Sampson, one of the founders of the E Factor visits with David Wolf to talk about E Lounges, what they are, where they’re located, and how am E Factor Member can leverage this exciting feature innovation.
Rodney Sampson, one of the founders of the E Factor visits with David Wolf to talk about E Lounges, what they are, where they’re located, and how am E Factor Member can leverage this exciting feature innovation.
Founders Update with Adrie Reinders
Saturday, January 30, 2010 4:40amListen to our quick monthly update with “the Founders” of the E Factor!
In this brief segment Adrie describes a vision for the new E Factor headquarters—slated to be a small business incubator on Market Street in San Francisco. More details to follow.
Meanwhile, the Member of the Month program continues to enhance the experience and functionality of the Member Profiles on E Factor
Finally, look for new discounts for E Factor Members thanks to a new partnership with “WE TRANSFER”—a file sharing service for rich media.
Orderzoom.com with Larry Delisio Jr.
Sunday, January 17, 2010 10:57pmOur guest on this segment has created an innovation in the world of restaurant marketing and order-flow. Larry J Delisio Jr. is the founder of Orderzoom.com, and is revolutionizing how restaurant owners market and how restaurant-goers can find them and place orders online.
Here are some of the questions guiding this interview segment with Larry Delisio:
1. Where did the idea for orderzoom.com come from?
2. How does the site work?
3. What is your pricing model? How Do you make money?
4. Are there any competitors in this space? And, how did you what to show up differently?
5. How does this change the game for restaurant owners-what are the benefits for them?
6. And for the customers-how does it benefit them?
7. What is the current scope of the business in terms of market coverage and also human resources?
8. What new features are you planning to include on the site?
9. What are your c growth and expansion plans for orderzoom.com?
10. You’ll be at the National Restaurant Show – May 2010 – Chicago IL —-Booth #5474-
For more information about orderzoom.com:
E Factor Radio: Monthly Chat with the Founders
Wednesday, January 06, 2010 10:13pmMarion nd Adrie join David Wolf in a discussion looking back at 2009, with a forward-going look at what’s coming for 2010 at the E Factor.
Marion and Adrie join David Wolf in a discussion looking back at 2009, with a forward-going look at what’s coming for 2010 at the E Factor, including the new Member of the Month Contest.
Bobby D and the Business of Racing
Sunday, November 22, 2009 5:34pmOur guest on this segment is a twenty eight year old Dutch racing driver who began his racing career in Formula 3 driving for FGR racing.There Robert Doornbos (aka “Bobby D”) finished fifth in a championship, taking two poles, two wins, and a total of nine podium finishes.
Our guest on this segment is a twenty eight year old Dutch racing driver who began his racing career in Formula 3 driving for FGR racing.
There Robert Doornbos, aka” Bobby D”, finished fifth in a championship, taking two poles, two wins, and a total of nine podium finishes.
After moving up to Formula 3000, he finished won Rookie of the Year honors. He then joined the world of Formula 1 as a race driver for Minardi and Red Bull Racing…the list goes on and on…Bobby D-welcome to the program
http://www.bobbydracing.com
1. Congrats on your successful career in auto-racing so far!
2. What is HVM Racing?
3. How did you get into car racing?
4. How is it different from other forms of car racing?
5. Talk to us about the process of preparing and running a race. What is that like?
6. How important is your TEAM when you’re racing?
7. Besides the Racing itself, you are running a business of racing. How do you manage the business while actively competing?
8. What is your ultimate goal in your racing career? What would you like to achieve?
9. What is your vision for the business called “Bobby D”, and how is it different than your vision for your own racing career? Will there be a “next generation” of your career?
Jill Jayne, the Rockstar Nutritionist
Thursday, October 08, 2009 8:31pmJill Jayne, MS, RD, is the country’s only Rockstar Nutritionist. She is the leading expert in creating and delivering interactive media about health to kids and families. As President and Creative Director of Note to Health, Jayne creates interactive programming that fuses health education with music.
Note To Health’s most popular program is Jump with Jill, the rock ‘n roll nutrition show and CD for elementary kids. Jill is the creator and lead performer Jump with Jill, as well as the Executive Producer of the show’s accompanying audio CD, Get Me Goin’. Jill also writes weekly on her blog “On the Beat with the Rockstar Nutritionist” chronicling her whereabouts and nutritional conundrums during her tour travels and provides critical commentary on food issues and
new food products that are related to kids and families.
Jill’s knack for rock’n roll nutrition is the result of being a registered dietitian mixed with her musical experience as lead singer-songwriter of her band Sunset West. Sunset West has toured and recorded extensively in the mainstream music scene including The Vans Warped Tour and The Next Great American Band on FOX. The band now regularly tours middle and high schools with their nutrition and media literacy show, I Will Not Be Bought. Many Sunset West members are also featured on the Get Me Goin’ CD.
Jill’s experience as an off-Broadway actress, Radio Disney DJ, sketch comedy music writer and performer, and jazz pianist have also contributed to her musical expertise. In addition to being an accomplished musician, Jill is a registered dietitian with a master’s degree in nutrition education from Columbia University and a bachelor’s in nutrition and theater from Penn State University.
The resulting combination launched a unique and exciting career in nutrition entertainment. Before becoming a professional Rockstar Nutritionist, Jill was writer, producer and host of the nationally syndicated, nationally-acclaimed children’s nutrition news program What’s in the News for PBS and a New York City public school teacher.
Jill specializes in professional pizzazz at conferences and events for grown-ups. Part speech, part performance, Jill makes sure her audiences gets the facts about nutrition but in a way that they will surely remember. Jill consults with companies and organizations to re-strategize health-focused products and services. Jill is a short order cook in music production, serving as a top-to-bottom production house for original music and jingles for creative brand delivery.
Jill hails from Pittsburgh and now resides in New York City.
Smallbiz Coaching with Stephanie Ward
Tuesday, September 29, 2009 5:17pmStephanie Ward has been a marketing and business coach to a multitude of clients and knows how to go from a job you aren’t happy in to finding a career that you love. She left behind her years in the corporate world to pursue work she is passionate about: helping other business owners grow profitable businesses.
Stephanie Ward has been a marketing and business coach to a multitude of clients and knows how to go from a job you aren’t happy in to finding a career that you love. She left behind her years in the corporate world to pursue work she is passionate about: helping other business owners grow profitable businesses.
Stephanie is an American citizen who has lived in the Netherlands since 1999. Before she began her coaching business, she worked in the corporate arena in business development, sales, marketing, management and consulting. She is a professionally trained coach who received her training at Coach Inc. and is a member of the International Coach Federation. She has an undergraduate degree in Business Management and a Masters degree in Communication both from the University of Oklahoma.
Stephanie Ward founded her company, Firefly Coaching, in April of 2002. She works with business owners who want to attract more clients and grow their businesses. She has worked clients from: the Netherlands, the United States, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Brazil, Canada, France, Australia, New Zealand, Spain, and the United Arab Emirates.
Stephanie has been featured in magazines, newspapers, newsletters, and on the radio. She has also given workshops, presentations, and guest lectures at Universities. She’s also written two books: No Sweat Networking: Simple Solutions to Overcome Networking Obstacles and 100 Things to BE Before You Die. She has an energetic and enthusiastic personality and is always willing to do an interview.
CaterConsulting with Jody Birnbaum
Tuesday, September 29, 2009 2:18amJody Birnbaum, is the President of Caterconsult, Inc., a Business Management Consultancy, providing core strategies, methods, resources, training and support to entrepreneurs, with a focus on the hospitality industry. Jody is herself a survivor of twenty plus years in the catering business and was the founder and owner of Pear Tree Catering, Ltd.
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Jody Birnbaum, is the President of Caterconsult, Inc., a Business Management Consultancy,
providing core strategies, methods, resources, training and support to entrepreneurs, with a
focus on the hospitality industry. Jody is herself a survivor of twenty plus years in the catering
business and was the founder and owner of Pear Tree Catering, Ltd.
As a fellow entrepreneur with a shared sense of risk and adventure, she knows how challenging
it can be to keep a business strong and healthy for the long run. Caterconsult, Inc. helps
business owners with strategic planning; email and print marketing; website development,
search engine optimization; social networking; contact management; software integration;
leadership, communication, sales training; staff development, financial management and a
host of additional services.
As an adjunct faculty member at the Culinary School of Kendall College, Jody teaches
Introduction to Foodservice Business Planning. Jody designed the course to help students
understand the basic business issues impacting most new businesses including start-up
expenses, build outs, licensing, insurance, taxes, legalities, menu development, pricing, costing,
inventory, human resources, financial management, sales and marketing.
Jody is also a longstanding member of and speaker with Catersource, the country’s leading
catering industry resource. She recently attended the 2009 Catersource Conference and
Tradeshow in Las Vegas, and presented a seminar on CRM, Email Marketing & SEO at The
Special Event 2008 Tradeshow & Conference in Atlanta. Jody is a member of the Leading
Caterers of America, the ICA (International Catering Association), and one of the founding
members of the Chicago Chapter of ISES, (International Special Events Society), in which she
served on the executive board for eight years.
Jody has a passion for food & business, and in an ongoing effort to stay on top of the latest
trends, she travels frequently, dines out often, and attends many industry-related food shows.
Jody has been quoted in North Shore Magazine, The Chicago Sun Times, Catering Magazine,
Chef Magazine, The Daily Herald and Catersource Magazine. Jody has also written articles for
various industry trade magazines and a local dining guide.
Creative Brainstorming With Dr. Hazel Wagner
Thursday, March 26, 2009 9:54amHazel Wagner teaches companies and their employees how to make better use of their brainpower. She does it through keynotes, seminars, consulting and facilitation on the subjects of power brainstorming, learning how to learn better, tapping into thinking style diversity, and critical, creative, and innovative thinking skills. She applies these subjects to specific business functions and industries. She also volunteers to go to high schools, junior high schools, and colleges to teach her techniques to improve note taking, memory, and grades.
Dr. Hazel Wagner
Founder and CEO: B9D, Inc., a marketing consulting firm.
Author of Power Brainstorming: Great Ideas at Lightning Speed
Contributing author to Speaking of Success and other books.
Hazel Wagner teaches companies and their employees how to make better use of their brainpower. She does it through keynotes, seminars, consulting and facilitation on the subjects of power brainstorming, learning how to learn better, tapping into thinking style diversity, and critical, creative, and innovative thinking skills. She applies these subjects to specific business functions and industries. She also volunteers to go to high schools, junior high schools, and colleges to teach her techniques to improve note taking, memory, and grades.
B9D, Inc: B9D stands for Beyond 9 Dots and refers to the puzzle from which the expression came: Thinking outside the Box.
She founded B9D in 1992 at first to provide marketing and sales consulting to the many new technology companies that were being formed. Many of them were started by brilliant engineers and inventors who either didn’t have the experience to build good marketing and sales teams for their new company or preferred to spend their time and effort on their technology and let B9D handle the marketing and sales.
Hazel has 4 web sites to inform and to answer questions you may have on any of these topics.
http://www.hazelwagner.com
http://www.brainstorming-that-works.com
http://www.brainiance.com
http://www.b9d.com
Key talking points:
1. Why do we need to learn how to think better? Doesn’t thinking come automatically?
2. Is brainstorming something that business people need to learn? I would have thought everyone does it already.
3. How does all this apply to marketing and sales?
4. You talk about creating a brainstorming culture. What does that mean and how does an organization do it?
5. What are some directions you can give our listeners now before they even read your book?
The Smallbiz Brain: Michael Gerber
Tuesday, February 05, 2008 8:33amMichael Gerber’s E-Myth Point of View embodies his commitment to personal growth and the realization that a business owner’s purpose in life can be actualized through his or her business. Michael Gerber’s efforts, his message—his very life’s work has been to empower business owners to gain more freedom, more money, more time, and more life.
The Small Business Revolution Has an Impassioned Leader
Every revolution has a leader…to awaken the spirit, to champion the cause, to lead the charge! Business visionary, entrepreneur, best-selling author and Chairman of E-Myth Worldwide, Michael Gerber has been leading a Small Business Revolution before anyone knew there was one! He called it The E-Myth Revolution, and over the past two decades, he has indelibly touched hundreds of thousands of small business owners throughout the world with his brilliantly insightful, original E-Myth message.
Michael Gerber’s E-Myth Point of View embodies his commitment to personal growth and the realization that a business owner’s purpose in life can be actualized through his or her business. Michael Gerber’s efforts, his message—his very life’s work has been to empower business owners to gain more freedom, more money, more time, and more life.
The Dreaming Room is a place where entrepreneurs can practice a new kind of dreaming—Intentional Dreaming®—which has nothing to do with problem solving and everything to do with transforming your whole life and business in a radically creative and strategic way. The surprising reason that most small businesses fail is not because their dream is too big, but rather too small, too realistic—it isn’t big enough to sustain more life!
The Smallbiz Brain: Melanie Benson Strick
Friday, December 14, 2007 12:55amMelanie Benson Strick, a leader and coach in creating virtual teams for small business to help business growth without going crazy.
Melanie Benson Strick founded Success Connections in 2001 when she left behind a lucrative Corporate job to pursue her passion in life – transforming the lives of overwhelmed, burned out entrepreneurs. Having learned first hand the difference between a struggling solo-practice and a thriving six+ figure business, Melanie works exclusively with entrepreneurs who want to skyrocket their profits so they can experience more time off.
In addition to leading the company, Melanie Strick speaks at many small business seminars and conferences, is a guest expert on many teleclasses and radio shows, and has been featured in Entrepreneur.com along with hundreds of other on and offline publications.
The Smallbiz Brain: Eric Keiles
Sunday, October 28, 2007 2:22amEric Keiles and his company, Square 2 Marketing is focussed on offering a “new breed” of marketing solutions for small business.
In this episode Eric talks about many concerns, including the differences between advertising and marketing. He points to the importance that you show up different from your competitors. He thinks business owners often don’t take enough time to think about how to really distinguish themselves from brands.
Eric is a 4x entrepreneur who is really committed to providing meaningful advice to smallbiz owners. He and partner, Michael Lieberman, created “Reality Marketing” which departs the typical advertising agency approach in that solutions are quantifyable, customer centric, budget oriented and are results oriented in terms of high ROMI (return on marketing investment).
Here’s a company that is dedicated to helping small businesses with practical and tactical solutions. A refreshing down to earth, results oriented approach to marketing.
Eric has a few additional approaches that he describes here that really make this a worth while segment.
The Smallbiz Brain: Ron Sukenick
Saturday, October 27, 2007 3:10amRon Sukenick is a expert and master in the area of relationship creation and management.
Ron Sukenick is a expert and master in the area of relationship creation and management and one of the most passionate people I know. And furthermore, he is so very tuned into how people communicate, connect, create value for business in the form of relationships. He believes networking is “a place you come from, not a place you go to.
In this segment Ron discusses strategies, processes and systems that help make relationships work. He’s says “repetition builds reputation”. In his practice, Ron coaches his clients to guide them into creating strategies that help create systems to create purposeful, meaningful relationships in business and in life.
Look for Ron Sukenicks new Radio Show Podcast coming soon to Smallbiz America Radio. Visit his site, http://www.relationshipstrategiesinstitute.com/
The Smallbiz Brain: Jeffrey J. Fox
Monday, October 01, 2007 7:09amJeffrey J. Fox has authored more than a half dozen books on marketing, including “How to Become a Rainmaker” which quickly become a Business Week and Wall Street Journal best seller.
In this segment, Jeffrey unwraps lessons learned from his conversation with Jim Donald, the CEO of Starbucks. He also describes how “dollarization” can apply to any business when it comes to identifying real value in your company.
Smallbiz America recommends these books by Jeffrey J. Fox:
The Dollarization Discipline: How Smart Companies Create Customer Value…and Profit from It
How to Become a Great Boss: The Rules for Getting and Keeping the Best Employees
How to Become a Rainmaker: The Rules for Getting and Keeping Customers and Clients
