The Businessmakers Radio Show

Changes in the retirement tax laws, coupled with our economic downturn, are making retirees uncomfortable. Greg Price offers tax-saving strategies for required minimum distributions.

Russ is on the road at Houston’s Fast Tech 50. Competition sponsors offer behind-the-scenes comments; we’ll hear from principals with the Houston Technology Center, PKF Texas, Oracle and Pierpont Communications. And, finally, Russ interMichael ...

Russ visits with two principals of Dennard Rupp Gray & Easterly LLC, the largest Investor Relations firm headquartered in the Southwest. Dennard and Gray believe that companies should ramp up their communication efforts when the economy gets iffy. ...

Russ and John present the show about the entrepreneurs, the people who take risks, build businesses and, well, these people are like the economy’s Marine Corps. Includes: the BusinessMakers Quote of the Week—more political commentary from humorist ...

Shobeir Shobeiri calls PlugandPlayTechCenter.com “Silicon Valley in a Box.” It is a technology community that provides a data center, counseling and capital raising assistance to a client base that includes 238 technology start ups.

Open enrollment is usually the only chance employees have to make changes to their benefits selection. Carl Kleimann provides tips for helping your employees make the right choices.

Lisa Albright’s son had allergies, eczema and sensitive skin. She tried to find a laundry product with no chemicals or perfumes, something non-allergenic that would work with her high-efficiency washer and not destroy her non-inflated wallet. Katie ...

Katie Laird and Esther Steinfeld dissect the week’s business news. Layoffs and cutbacks are rampant and the unemployment rate just keeps rising. Productivity is up, though, so what does that say about future hiring? And who hates the iPhone? (“How ...

With all the social media tools available today, we tend to forget the old-fashion mail-out approach. But, targeted and powerful content can be a great attention-getter, so please don’t discount the power of a well written newsletter. Katie and Esther ...

Russ and John present the show about the entrepreneurs, the people who take risks, build businesses and, well, these people are like the economy’s Marine Corps. Includes: the BusinessMakers Quote of the Week—political commentary from humorist P.J. ...

As we age and younger workers enter the workforce, how gracefully will we leaders relinquish power to the less experienced? Do you know how to help others achieve their optimum performance? Greg Price has spot-on observations and valuable advice to offer ...

Russ flashes back to a 2008 interview with a man who has conducted and published cutting-edge immunopathology research, lectured at Harvard University and completed a $4 billion hotel merger. Wolfe is an expert in nanotechnology, one of the brightest ...

John Hofmeister, former president of Shell Oil Co., wants to be the voice for grassroots Americans in the future of affordable energy. Energy is a broad term, he says, and people need to know more about what’s at stake for our environment. Hofmeister ...

Did you know the Minimum Wage can be different in cities across the nation? Did you know there are exemptions for some of the requirements? Carl Kleimann has the 411 on Minimum Wage.

Esther interthe executive director of Shop.org, a division of the National Retail Federation. Silverman gives us reason to be optimistic. While retail may not be immune from weakness in our cyclical economy, it is certainly resilient. It’s the little ...

Katie Laird and Esther Steinfeld dissect the week’s business news. Disney recalls its Baby Einstein brain-builder videos. Guerilla marketing franchiser AArrow Advertising gives sign spinning a boost. Microsoft goes retail. Favorite links for the week ...

Google is hot—and it’s EVERYWHERE! Katie and Esther dissect Google Wave. It might well be the Next Big Thing! Have you logged on to CompleteWaveGuide.com yet? Could we call it a document collaboration tool or is it just email? (“It’s tons and ...

Russ and John present the show about the people who take risks, build businesses and, well, are keeping the current government afloat. Includes: the BusinessMakers Quote of the Week—political commentary from humorist P.J. O’Rourke; This Week in ...

As we listen to our politicians talk about change, we realize that what’s REALLY important is leadership. Are you a “learner” or a “knower”? Do you know the difference between the two? Greg Price tells us how to gauge leaders, good employees, ...