The Bizgnus Podcast

•  This nonprofit says it is •  “We believe that every worker should understand their rights in the workplace (Total Recorded Time is 16:07) It has faded into history but back in 1946, coal miners walked off the job in the U.S. for months in the largest strike in U.S. history, forcing a government temporary takeover of the mines. The miners had a lot of gripes – from pay to safety. &nbsp...

•  What every organization needs – and what to avoid •  “Entrepreneurs and innovators need to think about how society is going to react” (Total Recorded Time is 17:22) Are you suffering from “innovation fatigue?” That’s the term used by Los Angeles Times technology columnist Brian Merchant who says that over the past 20 years, “there’s been advance after advance — some of them great and...

•  How underdogs become champions •   “I’ve passed on a lot of business (TRT is 21:13 ) An an 18-point underdog, the 1969 New York Jets went on to win the Super Bowl that year.  The so-called Hitless Wonders, with the worst batting average in the American League, the underdog Chicago White Sox went on to win the 1906 World Series. In politics, an underdog from a small state, Joe Bid...

•  Steven Grasse takes risks and is rewarded •  “The reason I like money, is it’s a tool to create more” (TRT is 26:14) It is said that to be creative you need to have lived an interesting life.  But Steve Grasse says that with the right awareness and attitude, anyone can hone their creativity and inspire change in their field and the world at large. Mr. Grasse is the founder of Qua...

•  Recession – or worse – ahead, warns economist •  “There’s a good chance we’ll have a recession in 2023” (Total Recorded Time is 25:02) The nation’s economy, if not the world economy, is facing a severe downturn, says economist Murray Sabrin, an advocate for free markets. “If you look at what the Federal Reserve has been doing in terms of manipulating interest rates, creating trillions...

•  Marine Corps veteran turned author says quantum mechanics points to an inner god •  “I’ve come around to this idea we all have a god inside us” (TRT is 24:15) David Richards went from a lifetime in the military to a business professional, yoga instructor and author.  His childhood was spent in various parts of the United States, as well as three years in Okinawa, Japan, as a mili...

•  He taps ancient wisdom •  “So I thought it was time to up end the way we are talking to each other” (TRT is 20:56) Elvir Causevic runs a boutique investment bank in San Francisco.  But this is not your staid, buttoned-down banker. At night Mr. Causevic runs a wisdom school. An inventor with more than 30 patents who pioneered brain-scan devices while at Yale, he says he is now foc...

•  Business coach says even grief can help rebuild success •  “I stumbled upon grief as many of us do” (Total Recorded Time is 22:37) Failure and grief can be turned into into personal, spiritual, and financial growth, says Kate McKay, a Florida-based business consultant, executive coach and author. Ms. McKay speaks from deep, personal loss: Her son committed suicide. “I stumbled upon gr...

•  David Bentall went through one and has learned •  “It was a very, very painful thing for our family” (Total Recorded Time is 24:23) Your children.  Maybe, just maybe, your grandchildren.  But that’s about it when it comes to passing along the family business that you’ve spent a lifetime building, according to numerous studfies. In a monarchy, where ye old kingdom is expected...

•  New writers find it takes more than a turn of phrase •  “It’s one thing that writers should learn early on” (Total Recorded Time is 17:00) New authors might be tempted to try self-publishing after getting ignored by traditional book publishers. Is that they way to go and what pitfalls are there if that road is taken? One self-published author who says she is seeing success is Angela O...

•  They are a gift that helps solidify your customer base – if you handle them correctly •  “People remember these things literally for decades” (Total Recorded Time is 26:00) Christmastime.  From a monetary point of view, this is the time when retailers often see their financials move solidly into the black.  And it’s a time of jolly shopping trips for consumers. Not.  Co...

•  You already have something in you that others will pay money to learn •  “It’s absolutely counterintuitive” (Total Recorded Time is 18:51) Alina Vincent hopes to turn her work success into success for other women. How to do it?  She says it’s all about monetizing your experience. In this edition of Bizgnus Interviews, Ms. Vincent shares her thoughts. Please click here to watch th...

•  An open mind state can unleash your creativity, expert says •  “Symbolically, we empty our mind, we get very quiet in order to become receptive” (Total Recorded Time is 29:30) Stumped for ideas?  Feeling your creativity has mysteriously drained away? Take a walk.  Let your mind ramble until the “magic” happens. That “magic,” to simplify it, is when you have an open mind stat...

•  Carolina Billings used her crisis to form a new organization for women •  “My personal mission and vision is to increase women’s visibility and impact” (Total Recorded Time is 21:20) Carolina Billings says it was her divorce after 20 years of marriage that was her wake-up call, and a jarring one at that. “When I came out of that marriage, I found myself very ill-equipped to deal with...

raditional approaches to getting the right people in the right jobs could be  a mistake •  “You have to develop your capability as a leader” (Total Recorded Time is 19:20) Here’s some good news: Perhaps a third of your workers are actually engaged in their work.  The rest? Well, nearly one out of five of the people you’re paying is busy trying to find a new employer. The figures are...

•  New leaders just need to understand two words •  “It absolutely helps to be a disciplined manager as the foundation of your leadership.” (Total Recorded Time is 17:15) Congratulations on the promotion.  Or should that be condolences? Too often, businesses promote people to what is sarcastically called their level of incompetence. Leadership consultant Bill Treasurer says people n...

•  They had his back in the war. Now he has theirs as they struggle in peacetime •  “The paratroopers from our unit are entering the most dangerous periods of their lives” (Total Recorded Time is 16:30) Chris Kolenda went for a bike ride this autumn.  But not just the usual around-the-block thing. Mr. Kolenda rode his bicycle for nearly 1,700 miles –from a cemetery in Nebraska to th...

•  Working smarter, not harder •  “Becoming a wise time manager is within our reach •  Twenty-two minutes and 19 seconds that could save you hours – or more Is time controlling you or are you controlling it? In her new book, “ Beyond Success: Acquiring Time ,” certified management consultant Mary Colak says the only option to get the most value from our time is to control how we use...

•  Brian Boyd offers tips for beginners •  “The tax benefits of real estate investing are phenomenal” (Total Recorded Time is 17:30) Are housing prices just too high for you to consider investing in residential real estate?  It might be time to re-think, says real estate investor and tax attorney Brian Boyd. He says the post-pandemic white-hot real estate market that saw sellers get...

•  Mark Willis says people should bank on themselves •  “When do we ever stop to think about our wants and needs are for ourselves?” Author and certified financial planner Mark Willis says it worked for him and it works for others. He is boosting a financial management plan termed “bank on yourself.” He says that when he graduated college, he was saddled with a six-figure student debt. &...

•  New techniques can be applied at home and work •  “We’d like to think we’re good listeners, but….” (Total Recorded Time is 6:16) If you’re trying to communicate better at work, perhaps you could take a lesson from your kids. Harvard University instructor Rebecca Rolland teaches techniques to communicate more effectively with children in ways that let them foster relationships with les...

•  What Hemmingway can teach beginning authors •  “If you want to be a professional, you’ve got to treat it like a job” (Total Recorded Time is 27:24) So you think you can write a book?  If it’s fiction, it will take more than a vague idea of characters and plot and locations.  And if non-fiction, you’re in for real research because once that type is set, it’s too late for a re...

•  New brain patterns can help shed limiting beliefs •  “Everything is based around energy. Everything” (Total Recorded Time is 16:15) We’ve heard about IQ.  And EQ.  Now, says veteran executive coach Hilary DeCesare, there’s “HQ.” She says she’s using it to help women facing the issues of midlife to transform careers to higher levels using new brain patterns that shed limiting...

•  Cult victim grows into a meditation teacher and yoga guru •  MahanKirn Khalsa talks about her life From poverty and degradation to worldwide acclaim and riches and then to poverty and ostracism, MahanKirn Khalsa’s life might seem wildly fictional to a listener. But she says she has the scars and the spiritual awakening to prove it. Now living in Los Angeles, she was born in Florida to...

•  Survivor of war-torn Berlin recounts life’s lessons •  An ironic twist to Hitler’s car For many younger people, the horrors of World War Two are something read about in a history book.  But for Vivianne Knebel, the horrors can seem as real today as they were when she was trying to live in the rubble of a bombed-out Berlin. Born in 1943 in the epicenter of Nazi power during the ha...