Monday Morning Radio

  Every business owner has blind spots. It's just the downside of being talented. Gene Naftulyev is a business seeing-eye dog, sniffing out ways for small business owners to significantly increase productivity, reduce expenses, and eliminate problems. Frustrations go down. Profits go up. And the owners join the chorus of entrepreneurs who sing Gene's praises. Gene, author of Business Growth Roadbl...

David Hoffeld , CEO and Chief Sales Trainer at Minnesota-based Hoffeld Group , has made a career of studying the science of selling, and he's discovered that the number of common misconceptions – often peddled by highly respected sales gurus – is off the charts. Based on extensive research into a variety of disciplines – including cognitive psychology, social psychology, neuroscience, and behavior...

  Corporate veterans Jennifer Rock and Michael Voss set out to write a book about internal communications – how companies and organizations can best talk amongst themselves. Rather than your typical "How-To" tome, however, they packed their extensive knowledge on the topic into an enjoyable, laugh-out-loud novel, titled B.S. Incorporated . Of course, B.S. stands for ….. Business Solutions. Rock an...

If Russ DiGilio pitched his business concept to you, chances are you run from it as fast as your legs could carry you: A new donut chain ( just what the world is lacking ); named Duck Donuts ( who doesn't associate tasty fresh donuts with ducks? ); that defies health food advocates ( not even a gluten-free variety ); and requires customers to come into the donut shop to buy the product ( online re...

As small business success stories go, it's hard to do much better than David Erickson and his FreeConferenceCall.com service. Launched 15 years ago, David has amassed an amazing record of success that includes serving millions of global users daily; adding more than 100,000 new customers a month; counting 800,000 other businesses as customers; processing more than 1.5 billion total calls; and doin...

  To receive a free transcript of this week's program, enter your first name and email at: http://tinyurl.com/MMRTranscript01   This week on a special edition of Monday Morning Radio , host and veteran journalist Dean Rotbart has assembled a panel of five experts who address the question: How will the election of Donald Trump impact small business owners and entrepreneurs – and what can YOU do to...

When it comes to putting on dynamic, effective events – whether in the for-profit or non-profit universe – Morty Sibler is  the  go-to man. A Wizard of Ads partner, based in Montreal, Canada, Morty consistently shows his clients how to squeeze ten times – sometimes even more – the sales or donations out of once-ho-hum sales presentations and fundraising dinners.   Morty named his company Mad Strat...

Let's face it, beards are in vogue. Bushy beards, long beards, well-coiffed beards, wild beards – sprouting on men in all walks of life – music, sports, film, business, even politics. It's no coincidence that sales at Lovely Beards , a San Francisco-based online seller targeting facial hair aficionados are waxing in response. Rip Bains , the cofounder of Lovely Beards, shares his company's transfo...

If you struggle each week to find enough time – even to read the Monday Morning Memo or listen to this podcast – then you might need some coaching from Ronald Tabachnick , aka The Swamp Doctor . Ron, is an "overload" expert. He and his Toronto-based firm, RT Planning Strategies , have worked with companies including Amazon , FedEx , Terradata , and Audi to help their employees clear their "mental...

  What are the greatest rewards, and the greatest frustrations, of owning your own small business? You may be surprised to learn that money isn't the answer to either question. What matters far, far more to America's entrepreneurs? And what do they absolutely abhor? The SurePayroll Small Business Scorecard   has taken the pulse of American small business owners every month since 2010. This week on...

Steve Strauss wrote  The Small Business Bible . Literally. The best-selling book, now in its third edition, is widely considered the ultimate small business resource. Strauss also writes the weekly " Ask an Expert"  column for USAToday.com , and has been doing so for 20 years.  As listeners will discover, there is no small business question too hard ( What's the most important small business tip f...

Do you care deeply about making the world a better place, whether the goal is ending poverty, preventing war, or saving the climate and environment? Increasingly those who answer 'yes' are choosing to launch civic-minded, for-profit businesses as their community activism vehicle of choice.  Shel Horowitz , author, speaker and founder of GoingBeyondSustainability.com , is one of the country's most-...

Ken Lain is a master at cultivating profits from a small business in a small market. Along with his wife, Lisa, Ken owns Watters Garden Center in Prescott, Arizona – a city of about 42,000 residents located in the mountainous area of central Arizona. Ken, a graduate of host Dean Rotbart 's " Reputation Tool Chest " course at Wizard Academy , relies on a rich bouquet of marketing tools – including...

Dave Chandler is the consummate do-it-yourself entrepreneur. The creator of Running Belt Max , a popular Lycra waist belt that appeals to athletes and non-athletes alike, Dave has no employees. The Atlanta native serves as Running Belt Max's designer, marketer, distributor, PR guy, and webmaster. Moreover, he's orchestrating all of this from Chiang Mai, Thailand, where he relocated four years ago....

In high school and college, Ruben Gonzalez displayed hardly a lick of athletic talent. Yet he dreamed of becoming an Olympian and being counted among the elite athletes of the world. That he did. From benchwarmer to recordholder, Ruben made courage and perseverance his mantra, and went on to become the only Olympic athlete ever to compete in four Olympic games in four different decades – most rece...

The technology that powers Pokémon GO is coming to a small business, perhaps yours, soon. Augmented Reality , which allows smartphone and tablet users to locate, capture and train virtual Pokémon creatures in real-world settings, is also enabling consumers to test drive virtual furniture in their living rooms, authors to make photos leap off the pages of their books, real estate agents to offer im...

This week's guest, Gregory Zuckerman , is marking his 20th year as a reporter with The Wall Street Journal . Greg, who himself has been a publishing entrepreneur, is fascinated by unlikely characters who overcome life's obstacles to achieve phenomenal success. Already the author of two blockbuster books – The Greatest Trade Ever , and The Frackers – Greg enlisted his two sons to pen a third book,...

If you love sports, or have customers, friends, and family who do, this week's edition of Monday Morning Radio may offer you a low-risk way to earn some extra income – and really enjoy it. My guests – John Zehr and Robb Lewis , say they've developed an opportunity to leverage your existing customer base and social networks to grab a slice of the $45 billion apps industry.   Robb Lewis is an execut...

Reputation coach and Monday Morning Radio host Dean Rotbart recently bought an unusual gift for himself: lunch with Mark Jackson , a three-time Super Bowl wide receiver for the Denver Broncos . Dean was able to arrange the  tête–à–tête  through ProHero.com , a new web service and app that offers entrepreneurs and fans hundreds of one-on-one celebrity experiences, including workouts, golf games, co...

  Noah St. John is the creator of the 6-Figure Business Machine , a self-paced mentoring program that allows any entrepreneur or professional to automate profits, increase sales, and work a lot fewer hours each week. Noah specializes in turning AFOS (average frustrated opportunity seekers) into HSBOs (highly successful business owners). Noah's popular Mastermind group for small business owners req...

Rieva Lesonsky is a living, breathing, encyclopedia of small business wisdom. Whether the topic is boosting sales, harnessing technology, overcoming obstacles, or finding that extra dose of entrepreneurial inspiration, Rieva is the expert. She's the former award-winning editorial director of Entrepreneur Magazine , a syndicated small business writer, an author, and CEO of her own successful busine...

Ann Parker is an expert on talent development. As editor of CTDO Magazine – Chief Talent Development Officer – she has a unique window on state-of-the-art personnel development, be it at Fortune 500 companies or small businesses with fewer than ten employees. This week on Monday Morning Radio with reputation coach and host Dean Rotbart , Ann shares some of her practical insights, highlighting the...

Emerson Daub recently published his second book, HyperKid v. BullBorg . Backed by a national PR campaign, the juvenile novel is selling well on Amazon in several categories, including Growing Up & Facts of Life . What makes Emerson different from the crowd of other children's books writers is that, he, himself, is just 9 years old – at least until July 22nd that is, when he turns the big 1-0. Many...

Scott Frazer and his son, Sean , help run the family's service station and convenience store, Milne Court , in tiny New Minas, Nova Scotia, population 2,500. Last month, when out of the blue an elderly customer in their store asked Sean to dance with her, he obliged. Sean's impromptu senior citizen waltz was captured on Milne Court's security cameras and Dad Scott posted it to Facebook . In a two-...