Monday Morning Radio

This week’s guest on Monday Morning Radio, produced in cooperation with  Business Unconventional , is Dawn Miracle , owner and founder of Hot Straw . Dawn’s 8-month-old company,  Hot Straw,  is one of thousands of small businesses across the country that are bypassing bankers, Wall Street and so-called angel investors, preferring to appeal directly to the public at large to raise the money they ne...

Pinterest is the 'hot' new social media site. Originally designed to cater to brides and weddings, the site has boomed in popularity and is now used by more than 16 million visitors a month. Cyndie Shaffstall , a social media expert and author, is the guest this week, helping to explain Pinterest and why it is a must for some business owners.  Shaffstall is the founder of Spider Trainers in Lakewo...

Necessity, we are told, is the mother of invention.  But when Steve Ellenburg and his brother, Mark , first dreamed up the Wrist Rocket slingshot 60 years ago, it was revenge they had on their minds. Steve, now 71 years old, tells the tale of his journey as a successful inventor on this week's Monday Morning Radio .  Steve will be the keynote speaker on October 6th at the Fourth Annual Mother of I...

Tim Miles , a faculty member at  The Wizard Academy and a Wizard of Ads Partner , specializes in helping owner-operated companies do more with less. He is the founder and head custodian - his words - of The Imagination Advisory Group , based in Columbia, MO.   He is also the author of the recently released book, Good Company - Making It, Being It, Keeping It.   He is already at work on his next bo...

Michael R. Drew , a veteran faculty member at The Wizard Academy , is a global superstar when it comes to helping authors propel their books onto the most-influential bestseller lists. To date, 74 books represented by Drew and his Promote-A-Book marketing agency have earned the title "bestseller."  A dozen of his books, in fact, have become  New York Times #1 top sellers. After helping so many oth...

Lauren E. Miller  is a nationally recognized expert on anxiety relief and stress reduction; an author; motivational speaker; and one-to-one coach (four, six and eight-week programs).  A majority of her clients are business owners and entrepreneurs. Miller is  interviewed by Academy faculty member and graduate  Dean Rotbart  and by  David Biondo , a veteran financial planner and successful entrepre...

New Orleans Pastor   Manley Miller   is a jack of many trades.  One of them is showing non-profits how they can vastly improve their fundraising efforts. Miller, who spent more than two years reverse engineering ' Hall of Fame ' fundraiser groups - such as the  American Red Cross  - teaches the definitive 12 techniques that any non-profit can use to electrify their campaigns. Miller'a next two-day...

Doreen Bloch has written the book - literally - on which companies constitute " The Coolest Startups in America ."   Bloch, herself an entrepreneur and founder of Poshly.com , has surveyed the American business landscape to reveal the country's most innovative newcomers.  She reveals the common threads among these uncommon small businesses. Bloch, who personifies the cutting-edge, unconventional t...

Mike O'Neil teaches businesses and professionals how to supercharge their LinkedIn pages to generate new customers and clients - and to build a priceless business network.  O'Neil, CEO of Integrated Alliances in Minneapolis, is an author, consultant, event organizer, and world-class networker.  Consider this your personal introduction to someone you really ought to know. O'Neil, who personifies th...

Holly Hamann is an indefatigable entrepreneur who has helped launch six start ups.  Her latest venture, Blog Frog , was just named one of Entrepreneur Magazine ’s “ 100 Brilliant Companies .” Blog Frog, whose clients include national brand companies – such as Intuit , KinderCare , Shutterfly and Subway – connects clients with popular bloggers and other social media influences to generate peer-driv...

Rich Christiansen ,  author of  The Zig Zag Principle  and  Bootstrap Business , writes from experience - lots and lots of experience.  Over the course of his serial entrepreneurial career, Rich has started 33 businesses on a shoestring budget.  Some have been amazing successes - 11 generated multi-million dollar revenues.  Others, he's cut loose and chalked up the failure to experience.  Indeed,...

Peter Nevland  didn't start out to be a much-in-demand business writing coach.  In fact, he began his professional career as an engineer for  Motorola . But Peter discovered that good writing -  even great writing  - is within the grasp of every executive - regardless of how 'techie' that executive may be.  Peter's journey from slide rule junkie to wordsmith and word coach has an important lesson:...

Mark Huffman has spent nearly 30 years working at the world's top advertiser, Cincinnati-based  Procter & Gamble .  During that time, he has contributed to some of the most successful - and well known - advertising campaigns.  Mark will be teaching the very popular  Measurement and the Mind  - a two-day Wizard Academy course scheduled for November 15th and 16th in Austin.  Mark offers listeners a...

Calling in from the newsroom of The New York Times , where he is an award-winning reporter, Charles Duhigg explains the methods that individuals and businesses can use to break bad habits and build new positive behaviors and patterns. Duhigg is interviewed by Wizard Academy faculty member and graduate Dean Rotbart and by David Biondo , a veteran financial planner and successful entrepreneur.  Rotb...

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The commercial is short and to the point: " Please take me to Kesslers ."  It lasts only 2 seconds.  But Kesslers Diamonds runs the "blink" ad, and others like it, twice an hour, every hour, on 30 or so different radio stations where the Wisconsin-based retail jewelery chain promotes itself.  It's not the only marketing that founder and President Richard Kessler engages in, but it is indicative of...

B. Eric Rhoads , chairman and CEO of Streamline Publishing Inc ., provides some valuable insights on how he succeeded in the publishing industry.  This exclusive bonus audio follows Eric's June 24, 2012 broadcast interview on Business Unconventional .  Among the magazines that Eric publishes are:  Radio Ink ;  Plein Air  and  Fine Art Connoisseur .  The Rhoads to Success: Putting Passion to Work -...

B. Eric Rhoads , publisher, serial entrepreneur and talented oil painter, is the guest on this edition of  Monday Morning Radio .   Among the magazines that Eric publishes are: Radio Ink ; Plein Air and Fine Art Connoisseur .  Eric explains that the secret to his success is creating magazines, conferences and websites that appeal to people's passions.  Likewise, he follows his own passions in iden...

On this edition of Monday Morning Radio , two veteran advertising strategists discuss the merits of investing in advertising campaigns, including the many non-tangible benefits that create value. Rich Carr , a regular Business Unconventional contributor and Wizard Academy graduate, heads Carr Knowledge Interactive Marketing & Advertising, Inc. , based in Seattle.  To read a full profile of Rich, c...

Greg Farrell , author and influential reporter for Bloomberg News , makes a surprise visit to share with listeners some of the best advice he ever received from Roy H. Williams , author of the new book, Pendulum .   Roy is the sole guest on a recent edition of Business Unconventional , where he shares the insights and experiences that have drawn thousands of successful business owners and entrepre...

Roy H. Williams points to Wisconsin's largest diamond and diamond engagement ring jeweler, Kesslers Diamonds , as an example of a company that caught the Pendulum at the right time and really succeeded from understanding how the Pendulum operates.  Kesslers Diamonds is owned by Richard Kessler .   This is Part Three of Four. Roy advises listeners and readers of his new book, Pendulum , to stay awa...

Like a metronome on top of a piano, society has followed predictable cycles dating back at least 3,000 years.  In his new book, Pendulum , bestselling author Roy H. Williams spells out the "We" and the "Me" zeniths and everything that falls between them.   On this segment, Roy, the sole guest on a recent edition of Business Unconventional , explores the "We" side of the Pendulum, noting that its "...

Meet Roy H. Williams , author, teacher, entrepreneur, philanthropist and modern-day philosopher.  Roy is the sole guest on a recent edition of Business Unconventional , where he shares the insights and experiences that have drawn thousands of successful business owners and entrepreneurs to beat a path to his door at The Wizard Academy in Austin, Texas. This is Part One of Four. Roy is interviewed...

Roy H. Williams welcomes readers of his popular Monday Morning Memo to Monday Morning Radio , a weekly audio that features some of the country’s most innovative business owners – men and women who are putting into practice the profitable lessons that can be gleaned by reading Roy's Monday Morning Memo . Monday Morning Radio is produced by Dean Rotbart and David Biondo , who co-host the popular Bus...