Monday Morning Radio

Journey 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 201...

"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...

In 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...

Although 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...

The 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 plannin...

This 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 b...

Scott 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, Profo u nd Performance , he helps owners and leaders transform their organizational culture. In his new book,  Find the Fire: Ignite Your Inspiration and Make Work Exciting Ag ain , Scott pinpoints nine forces...

If 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 "...

Filmmaker 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 entrepr...

Will 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 connection...

This 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 en...

Fear 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...

This 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 1,0...

Sometimes 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 Du...

Since 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 t...

Mark 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...

From his home in Houston, Wizard of Ads Gulf Co ast 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 sp...

An 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 investmen...

Last 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 Amer...

82-year-old Kendrick Mercer is a 21st century philosopher who, in the spirit of Socrates , Plato , and Aristotle , has spent his life in the pursuit of truth.  Kendrick lives, works, and writes from his home on Wahsumka Island on Lake Pend Oreille in northern Idaho. Despite the fact that the island has no roads or motor vehicles and is only accessible by boat, corporate CEOS, business owners, poli...

Over the past three decades Al Zdenek , CEO of Traust Sollus Wealth Management in Manhattan, has honed an approach to managing money that helps those business owners on the brink of financial collapse bounce back – and those with lots of money already in the bank grow it richly. Apropos a financial wizard, Al is the creator of " The Wealth Building Formula ," an approach to successful money manage...

One of Ray Bard 's favorite quotes in Fired Up! Selling , his compilation of great quotes out today (Monday, August 7th), comes from comedian Steve Martin : "Be so good they can't ignore you."     Which, says host and reputation coach Dean Rotbart, is an apt description of every book that Ray and his Bard Press publishing house produce, including bestsellers The ONE Thing ; The Little Book of Sell...

Corey Poirier is a big talker. In fact, by his reckoning, he has given more than 2,000 speeches before a total of more than 200,000 attendees during his career as an award-winning keynote speaker, author, radio host, and speech coach. Corey specializes in helping business owners and entrepreneurs leverage speeches to grow their companies, brands, and income.      This week Corey takes Monday Morni...

Forty-five years ago, comedian George Carlin immortalized seven words too profane for the broadcast airways. When you heard them, you knew exactly why the government banned them. By contrast, the eleven words that are the focus of  The Woman's Book of Dirty Words , by businesswoman Mary Fran Bontempo , seem perfectly innocuous on the surface, including: vacation, dinner, holidays, adventure, and c...

  Last night – Sunday, July 16th – was the Season 7 premiere of HBO's smash hit,  Game of Thrones , which consistently averages more than 23 million viewers per episode. One byproduct of the show's huge popularity is that it has ignited global demand for genuine Viking and medieval collectibles. This week, on a special double-header edition, host and reputation coach Dean Rotbart showcases two bus...