Monday Morning Radio

What could be more enticing than the smell of fresh, buttered popcorn?  How about the smell of success? Entrepreneurs  Renée  and  Rob Israel  enjoy the aroma of both, as the founders of  Doc Popcorn , a nationwide, rapidly growing chain of all-natural gourmet popcorn retail outlets.   The Israels count on the smell of freshly popped popcorn to draw in impulse buyers, who are also encouraged to sa...

Wizard Academy grads Homer Hudson Hillis, Jr. , Tanya White and Erik Eustice , each of whom attended the recent Measurement and the Mind course taught by brothers Mark and Gene Huffman , provide some on-the-spot feedback on this week's edition of Monday Morning Radio . Homer, a regular contributor to Dean Rotbart and David Biondo 's Business Unconventional  broadcast radio show, recruited Tanya an...

Sarah Shaw knows glamour and she knows Hollywood, a powerful combination for entrepreneurs who aspire to see their fashions, cosmetics, jewelry and accessories worn by some of the Big Screen’s hottest actresses.  Shaw, a Los Angeles ex-pat, is a successful “entreprenette” – the moniker she adopted for herself and her consulting business – which focuses on helping women fashion designers and busine...

The Rolling Stones at Memorial Auditorium (1964).  Jimmy Hendrix playing the HIC Arena in Honolulu in 1968.  The Grateful Dead at Trouper's Club in Los Angeles (1966). Posters for these concerts and hundreds of others featuring rock 'n roll legends of the 1950s and 1960s were never intended to last. Which is why today's hardcore collectors will pay thousands of dollars to acquire the few concert p...

Bill Chrismer makes his living making men look successful and advising them on how to "look the part."  Okay, so he's a barber.  But the former investment banker - yes you read that correctly - is no ordinary stylist. In truth, he leaves the actual grooming to others.  But Bill and his Denver-based GQ Barber Lounge  - one of the first upscale male-specific salons in the country - do provide mens'...

It's not enough for small business owners and entrepreneurs to understand key trends in their neighborhood or even in our nation as a whole.  What happens to your business is not only impacted by local activities, but by developments around the globe. This week on Monday Morning Radio, George Feiger , CEO of San Francisco wealth management firm Contango Capital Advisors and a respected economist,...

This week's guest on Monday Morning Radio: Franz Own "Frank" Armbruster.

Comedy Central star Kyle Cease will be making an encore appearance at Wizard Academy for 2 days, March 6th and 7th, presenting his powerful, transformative " Groove of Greatness Seminar ." On this week's Monday Morning Radio , Kyle talks about his evolution from comedian to professional business presenter and motivator.  Kyle used his proven techniques and creative insights to overcome his own sev...

Five minutes.  300 seconds.  1/20th of an hour.  Perhaps the most important time span in the life of entrepreneurs who are seeking to raise crucial angel capital. Five minutes is all that most angel capital forums allow owners who are lucky enough to be selected to present their business concepts to a gathering of interested, but highly skeptical potential investors.  This week's guests on Monday...

Innovator Chris Tucker had absolutely no experience in the art or sports collectibles worlds.  But he had an idea - to bronze the hands of famous athletes, including John Elway , Todd Helton , Larry Walker , Troy Aikman , Dan Marino , Ted Williams , Ernie Banks , Bob Gibson and Goose Gossage . Tucker, a " Simultaneous Entrepreneur ," teamed with artist Raelee Frazier , who perfected the method of...

Each of us has an individual -- personal -- "brand" and Lida Citroën is an expert on helping small business owners and others create power through personal branding. Lida is a consultant, lecturer and author. Her book, Reputation 360 , shows how executives, professional and entrepreneurs can harness their power and attract ideal opportunities using techniques commonly employed by successful global...

We Can Protect Our Children: The Guide to Securing Our Schools and Daycares  spells out with clear, easy-to-understand descriptions and illustrations, how fast and simple upgrades to a building’s door locks and related security hardware can prevent or significantly hinder an intruder’s access to students and teachers. Written by Wizard Academy alumnus Dave Jabas , a veteran security specialist and...

Unleash your inner crocodile? Australian corporate trainer Roger Anthony teaches that individuals and organizations should take their lead from the crocodile, which has adapted and thrived for more than 300 million years. Roger uses unique training techniques - including learning with crayons - yes crayons - to empower business owners and entrepreneurs to remain cool, calm, creative and productive...

Beneath every small business owner is an optimist who dares to dream big. Facing down challenges comes with the turf. Yet with eyes on the prize, we sometimes forget the importance of getting the little things right. Developing a habit of regularly examining our own choices can be key to success. Don Kuhl has spent decades studying how small changes can have a major impact on our lives. He’s the f...

Phil Wrzesinski   owns and operates one of the world's most magical independent toy stores, named “one of the 25 best independent stores in America” in the book  Retail Superstars . He teaches and consults retail businesses on how to raise the bar in everything from financials to customer service to hiring and training a staff that is a work of art. Phil and  Tim Miles  will be teaching a two-day...

Do you love classic cars?  Entrepreneur Jack Farland earns his living restoring some of the world's greatest automobiles to their original showroom condition: A 1 962 Porsche Super 90 ; a 1960 Ferrari 250 PF Cabriolet ; a 1970 Fiat Dino ; and a 1941 Cadillac Series 61 - to mention only a few. Farland, owner of Classic Restoration By Country Club - one of the nation's most respected classic restora...

Entrepreneurial talent is not confined to conventional businesses.   Nathaniel Drew , this week's guest on  Monday Morning Radio , is combining his musical talents with his business instincts to grow his  Salt Lake Pops Studio Orchestra  into a global Internet phenomenon .  You will learn a lot by listening to Nathaniel - not to mention enjoying his music immensely.   Drew is  interviewed by  Wiza...

David McInnis , Wizard Academy faculty member and benefactor, revolutionized the news release industry when he founded PRWeb .  Now, McInnis is back with another forward-thinking company - Cranberry Newswire - that takes the concept of ' Media Bypass ' to the next level.   Media Bypass allows small business owners and entrepreneurs to navigate around news media gatekeepers - distributing their car...

Wizard Academy faculty member Dean Rotbart , originator of the Buzz Snatching ™ method of grabbing more-than-your-fair-share of the public's attention, is in the middle of a viral Buzz Snatching™ campaign designed to raise 50,000 pair of new socks in only three weeks to donate to the homeless.  Listen in as Dean explains how the idea arose and how YOU - listeners to Monday Morning Radio - can part...

Sports marketing is huge.  But getting it right is no layup.   On this week's edition of Monday Morning Radio , we go behind the story of one successful sports marketing partnership, between 2012 RE/MAX World Long Drive Champion Ryan Winther and his earliest and most ardent sponsor, Mark Sarale , a regional director at Max Muscle Sports Nutrition in Northern California. Early on, Sarale and Max Mu...

Renowned financier, philanthropist, and medical innovator Michael R. Milken is the featured guest on this week’s special edition of Monday Morning Radio .   Milken spoke earlier this month in Colorado before a distinguished audience of business and political leaders, outlining for them his thoughts on the rapid and significant changes that legal immigration have brought to America and how the “cha...

Wizard Academy helps business owners and entrepreneurs discover the science in every art.  In its unconventional classes, which draw creative men and women from around the world, the goal is to demonstrate step-by-step how to do consciously what gifted people do instinctively . In the generally unglamorous world of bookkeeping and accounting, Jeff and Jake Wilson are two such gifted visionaries. ...

This week on Monday Morning Radio , an exclusive, extended interview with Rieva Lesonsky , a pioneering journalist who spent almost 25 years as the editorial director at Entrepreneur magazine.  When Rieva began, in the early 1980s, few news organizations paid any attention to small business owners.  And most business reporters didn't even know the meaning of the word " entrepreneur ." Rieva has he...

Leadership is comparatively easy.  Leading with honor requires men and women of special character and skills.  So says Colonel Lee Ellis (ret.), this week's guest on Monday Morning Radio .  Colonel Ellis, an Air Force fighter pilot, spent 5 1/2 years as a prisoner of war in North Vietnam.  He was the youngest POW to be imprisoned along with Senator John McCain at the notorious " Hanoi Hilton ."  I...

One single word in its name changed.  From College to University .  Yet it took four years to win all the political buy-in and votes that were necessary.  Dr. Stephen Jordan , president of Metropolitan State University of Denver – with nearly 24,000 students – believes there was a strong “business case” – yes a business case, for going through all the expense and effort to adopt a new school ident...