Tom Loarie and Dan Hesse

Make a Difference! – The Mentors Radio

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Where Remarkable CEOs Challenge Your Thinking about Life and Work

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Tom Loarie and Dan Hesse

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Jul 11, 2026

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Episodes

YOU CAN DO IT TOO: How one Family Business Survived Devastating Economic Times, through SIX generations – The Verdin Company 09.06.2020

Most family companies don’t last beyond three generations, instead they sell out or die off. So when a family-owned company endures through the Great Depression, Economic downturns, ups and downs, through six generations, it’s a rare and beautiful thing!  In … Continue reading →

How to Find a Job in a Hard Times with Guests Kelly and Sue Connelly 03.06.2020

In today’s episode, Host Tom Loarie talks with job search experts and sisters Sue and Kelly Connelly regarding how to find a job in challenging times. In 1997, marketing communications consultant and founder of Connelly Communications, Sue Connelly, launched a … Continue reading →

Back to Basics with The Mentors 27.05.2020

The Mentors Radio hosts Tom Loarie, Ric Brutocao and John Phillips are each successful, ethical CEOs and entrepreneurs in their own right, each hailing from three different industries. Together they deliver a powerful punch to those genuinely seeking how to … Continue reading →

How to Get Unstuck and Change your life for Good with Guest Dan Heath 06.05.2020

In today’s show Host Tom Loarie talks with best-selling author Dan Heath about how we get “stuck” — in business, in life, in relationships — and how to get “unstuck” and moving forward. Even more, Heath shows us how to … Continue reading →

Chris Smith on how to transform your business or brand 29.04.2020

Business growth and branding expert Chris Smith talks with host John Phillips Jr. on how to transform your business or enterprise. He exposes the simple things that many businesses and entrepreneurs overlook or just assume. But these seemingly simple things … Continue reading →

No hands? No problem! Achieve Success Anyway 14.04.2020

In this episode, NCAA and Tennis Hall of Fame athlete Roger Crawford talks with Host Tom Loarie about his remarkable journey in tennis and the wisdom he gained — and now shares with others daily — from achieving what most … Continue reading →

Make Today Matter! 08.04.2020

In this episode, Chris Lowney, vice chair of Common Spirit Health, the largest nonprofit health system in the U.S. with $29 Billion in revenue and more than 150,000 employees, talks with The Mentors Radio Host Ric Brutocao about how to … Continue reading →

ER Doctor on New urgent center business model and Tips for any flu 01.04.2020

This week on THE MENTORS RADIO, we air an important ENCORE show–talking about a nasty 2018 flu virus, NOT coronavirus—where Host Ric Brutocao talks with business owner and ER Doctor Greg Moreno, founder and director of MedHero urgent center. Dr. … Continue reading →

The Power of Showing Gratitude: The Right Medicine for These Challenging Times 25.03.2020

Today’s guest Chester Elton talks with The Mentors Radio Host Tom Loarie about the importance of appreciation in business and life. There’s no simpler way to boost employee performance and transform office culture—or to transform any other relationship or environment—than … Continue reading →

Healthcare Sharing vs. Health Insurance: What’s the difference? 17.03.2020

On today’s show, host Ric Brutocao talks with Joel Noble, director of Public Policy at Samaritan Ministries International about healthcare sharing—what is it, how does it work, and how it is different from health insurance. As Obamacare became law and … Continue reading →

Is College Truly an Opportunity? Or is it an Obstacle to a Good Life? 11.03.2020

Is college for everyone? Join Host Tom Loarie this weekend on THE MENTORS as he talks with guest Mitch Pearlstein, former Director of the Office of Educational Research and Improvement for the U.S. Department of Education on how we got to … Continue reading →

How to find your strengths and Why it matters 26.02.2020

Today, The Mentors Radio show host Tom Loarie talks with guest Joe Cavanaugh, III, president of Equip2Equip, on how to identify your strengths and why it matters to your happiness and success in life. Not only that, it matters in … Continue reading →

Who are The Mentors? How do they want to help You succeed? 19.02.2020

Now in our 4th year, it’s always good to go back to our foundation — to peel back the outside layer and give you a first-hand, inside look at who are your three The Mentors hosts Ric Brutocao, Tom Loarie … Continue reading →

Agritech Pioneer, Entrepreneur and CEO Jerry Feitelson on his journey, passion and lessons learned… so far 13.02.2020

Host Tom Loarie talks with Jerry Feitelson, pioneering CEO of Agribody, Inc., about his passion and creative journey into the agritech field. Feitelson shares his transitions from classroom, to innovative discoveries, to eventually entrepreneur and CEO. He’ll talk about how … Continue reading →

How Small Companies can Increase Employee Benefits without breaking the bank 05.02.2020

Today The Mentors Radio host John Phillips talks with Don Alix of Insperity about how to solve HR challenges, increase employee satisfaction, increase benefits, and increase growth if you’re a small small business with limited funds. John had these problems … Continue reading →

Investment banker and China expert Dan McClory shares insider insights to growing your business with Host Ric Brutocao 28.01.2020

Dan McClory, the award-winning president and head of China equity investments for Boustead Securities, talks with business turnaround leader and The Mentors Radio Host Ric Brutocao about his career journey—stretching from Michigan to California, Italy to China—and his remarkable insights … Continue reading →

Ford Exec Jeff Nemeth: Changing Company Culture in South Africa with a Picnic and Soccer 22.01.2020

As former CEO of the Ford Motor Company of Southern Africa, Jeff Nemeth took Ford South Africa from the lowest performing operation to the Top. It was no easy feat, but he did it with remarkable, unique leadership skills and … Continue reading →

How to Make Today Matter, Seriously! with Chris Lowney and Host Ric Brutocao 15.01.2020

In this episode, The Mentors Radio Host Ric Brutocao engages in a lively discussion with remarkable businessman Chris Lowney, with a focus on peeling back to the basics of what’s really important in life. This is no ordinary discussion! Chris … Continue reading →

Ram Charan discusses with host Tom Loarie the secret of Amazon success and how to implement it yourself 08.01.2020

In this episode, Ram Charan—the world’s premier business advisor to the top companies in the world— together with The Mentors Radio Host Tom Loarie dig into the secret of Amazon’s success. Charan exposes the behind-the-scenes management system that has catapulted … Continue reading →

The Mentors Hosts Tom Loarie, Ric Brutocao and John Phillips share their passion and learnings on ethics and business… 04.01.2020

The Mentors Hosts Tom Loarie, Ric Brutocao and John Phillips share their passion and learnings on ethics and business. Three different hosts, from three different fields and three very different career paths. Yet all three put people first, make decisions, … Continue reading →

Jay Elliot: Steve Jobs’ mentor and friend, and why Steve hired him almost immediately after they met 11.12.2019

Today, Host Tom Loarie talks with guest mentor Jay Elliot, a man of exceptional integrity and good character—as are all our guests–and an author, serial entrepreneur and former Apple Executive Vice-President. Jay has more than 40 years operations experience with … Continue reading →

Ulrich Schmid-Maybach on Inspiring the Next Generation of Innovators 03.12.2019

In this episode, host Tom Loarie talks with guest mentor Ulrich Schmid-Maybach, whose great grandfather, Wilhelm Maybach, designed the first high-speed internal combustion engine in 1883 and the first Mercedes car in 1901. Today the Mercedes Maybach is known to … Continue reading →

Cancer made me better 30.11.2019

Imagine discovering you have Stage 3 cancer in high school. Suddenly your world changes from cheerleading, studies and friends to hospital gowns, medicines you can’t pronounce, complete dependence on a loving family and not knowing if you’ll finish the year, … Continue reading →

James R. Hagerty brings dead people back to life, and more 30.10.2019

You could say The Mentors Radio host Tom Loarie’s guest mentor, renown WSJ Obit writer James R. Hagerty, brings dead people back to life—capturing the extraordinary lives of both the successful and the obscure and the significant lives of optimism, … Continue reading →

In business, how find your unique path 22.10.2019

In today’s episode, guest Joe Cavanaugh, III, president of Equip2Equip, talks with The Mentors Radio host Tom Loarie regarding how to find your unique path in life and business, and how to identify and build on your unique strengths and … Continue reading →

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