Podcast appearances and mentions of Ken Rutkowski

In this episode of The Digital Executive Podcast, host Brian Thomas welcomes Ken Rutkowski, founder of Metal.Men, a global community for leaders in media, entertainment, technology, and the arts. Broadcasting from Cambodia, Ken shares his journey from pioneering podcasting and working with tech legends like Mark Cuban, to creating a thriving network focused on heart-centered leadership and collaboration. He also explains why he calls himself a “nexus” instead of a futurist, offering practical insights into short-term trends and emerging technologies.Ken dives into the philosophy behind Metal.Men, explaining how it brings together thousands of influential men every week to learn, grow, and support one another. He also shares the five traits he observed across the 20,000 entrepreneurs he's interviewed—practices that separate the successful from the rest. Don't miss this compelling conversation filled with stories, strategies, and actionable wisdom from a true super-connector. Tune in now to hear how Ken's mindset can help elevate your life and career.

Send us a textEver wonder who laid the groundwork for the podcasts you binge today? We're thrilled to host the tech visionary Ken Rutkowski, the inventor of the first podcast-like technology for PDAs in the 1990s. Ken reveals the fascinating story of his journey and the unexpected sale to Microsoft that changed the game. We also explore the unique benefits of both audio and video podcasts, and Ken shares his surprising take on using workout time to consume educational content, likening music to brain "carbs."Our chat then shifts gears as we recount the creation of METAL (Media, Entertainment, Technology, Arts, and Leaders) in Los Angeles during the dot-com bubble burst. The evolution of this network, especially its transition to a global Zoom community during the Covid era, brought unparalleled insights and speakers from around the world. We challenge preconceived notions about travel destinations like Dubai, Beirut, and Tel Aviv, emphasizing the transformative power of firsthand experiences and the benefits of remote work in discovering hidden gems.Finally, we distinguish between being a connector and a networker, using poignant examples like Bill Clinton's genuine care and memory for personal details to illustrate the impact of intentional relationships. We discuss contemporary men's struggles, notably environmental impacts on testosterone, and outline eight core principles for men's success. Rounding it out is Ken's passionate take on living well in Bangkok, highlighting the city's superior food quality, impressive gym facilities, and overall appeal. Join us for a conversation packed with invaluable life lessons and practical advice for personal growth, networking, and well-being.How to Reach Ken Rutkowski:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kenradio/Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kenrutkowski/Metal Men: https://metal.men/ To Reach Jordan:Email: Jordan@Edwards.Consulting Youtube:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9ejFXH1_BjdnxG4J8u93Zw Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jordan.edwards.7503 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jordanfedwards/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jordanedwards5/ Hope you find value in this. If so please provide a 5-star and drop a review.Complimentary Edwards Consulting Session: https://calendly.com/jordan-555/intro-call

Ken Rutkowski talks to Shaahin Cheyenne - inventor of the vaporizer, pioneer of the smart drug industry. Ingenious systems hacker. Host: Ken Rutkowski Producer/Director: Chris Hayman CFO: Maya Ross Camera: Sam Cahill Editor: Serge Martinenko Audio: Brad Urba Assistant/Camera: Austin Hutchison SONIC GODS PRODUCTIONS www.sonicgods.net

We all have limited resources when it comes to time, money, and energy so in a world where people can create fake personas online, how can you be a part of a community that weeds out imposters?  Today's guest is Ken Rutkowski. Ken is a business talk radio personality, innovative strategist, international speaker, and the founder of Metal International. Ken has done government consultation for thirteen different countries and collaborations with Google, Yahoo, Microsoft, Surf Air, Motorola, AT&T, and numerous others. He's been featured on Good Morning America, Oprah, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, The Chicago Tribune, Miami-Herald, Forbes and many other networks and publications around the world. Show Notes: [1:00] - Welcome to the show, Ken! Ken shares his background and why he was led to his career in radio. [2:01] - Ken is one of the early developers of podcasts. [3:17] - When he moved to Los Angeles, he realized that many people he met were imposters. [4:48] - Ken shares that his image has been used to catfish women online. [5:59] - Most people are on Facebook and some sort of photo platform like Instagram. Ken explains why he has a LinkedIn. [6:43] - It's advised to search an image to find the history of it and Ken shares a useful AI tool. [8:01] - Chris predominantly uses video to chat with people and explains why. [10:03] - Go beyond the conversation of business. [11:31] - Ken demonstrates the pyramid of friendship and how you can determine a stable relationship. [13:05] - When talking to others online, Ken looks for specific types of people. [15:08] - How can you tell the difference between a $30,000 millionaire from a legitimate millionaire? [16:10] - Remove time-sensitivity. [18:12] - The pyramid of friends and relationships is important to keep in mind when determining the legitimacy of someone's online persona. [20:23] - There are specific types of relationships that determine your circle of trust. [21:14] - Because many people spend so much time on Facebook, people are spending time in the “friend and acquaintance zones.” [23:28] - To keep up with your circle of trust in a digital world, Ken recommends WhatsApp groups. [25:01] - In virtual events, Ken has two banned topics: religion and politics. [26:43] - Genuine community protects you. [29:11] - Everyone should create their own social circle and then fire those who are complicating things. [30:41] - Ken describes a trust token program he is working on. [32:14] - Ken and Chris have a mutual friend and he demonstrates how he used social engineering to vet the legitimacy of Chris's relationship with him. [34:01] - Ken's online community began as an in-person community. He curates who his members are. [36:49] - What are the rules of Ken's community? [38:40] - It is not just your money that is vulnerable to scammers, but your time and energy. Thanks for joining us on Easy Prey. Be sure to subscribe to our podcast on iTunes and leave a nice review.  Links and Resources: Podcast Web Page Facebook Page whatismyipaddress.com Easy Prey on Instagram Easy Prey on Twitter Easy Prey on LinkedIn Easy Prey on YouTube Easy Prey on Pinterest Metal International Web Page Ken Rutkowski on Twitter Ken Rutkowski on Instagram Ken Rutkowski on LinkedIn Ken Rutkowski on Facebook Ken Rutkowski Home Page

Today I am joined by Ken Rutkowski, a well-known Business Talk Radio Personality and the first person to ever create a podcast. Ken Rutkowski is also a business leader, entrepreneur, and influencer with one superpower: perfect precision for knowing how and when to connect entrepreneurs, governments, and founders all over the world. In his lifetime, Ken has interviewed over 20,000 people, and in 1996, he invented the very first automatic downloading interview show over the internet – known today as the podcast. He joins me today to speak about the power of connection, building a community, and the relationship-building lessons he has learned throughout his career.

Thank you for joining us on Breakfast With Champions! Today we have Amilya Antonetti Interviewing Ken Rutkowski, the Founder of METAL International and Syndicated, Radio Talk Show Host, thought leader, networker and influencer across multiple industries! 

What do you think a network of heart-centred businessmen would look like?Wonder no more, Ken Rutkowski is not only a world-renowned speaker, a radio host and presenter but also the founder of METAL which is a network for heart centred men who are helping each other to be better in all areas of their lives and creating an environment where professional men are not afraid to say 'I love you' to their brotherhood. I had a fantastic experience with METAL and will definitely be heading back. And in case any of you amazing ladies are feeling left out, there are plans for a women's group in the network too. I highly recommend checking out the network https://www.metal.international/home you have the opportunity to check it out for free with no obligation and no heavy sales. If it's right for you, you'll know but they need to know you're a fit in the group too.We had a lot of fun chatting about Ken's illustrious career in radio and as a speaker, we even found out that he has a formal title bestowed by royalty. To me, it's unsurprising as Ken is an exceptionally warm and giving man who does everything from the heart and seems to me to keep himself humble. I hope you will enjoy this chat as much as I did.Connect with Ken:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kenradio/Twitter: https://twitter.com/kenradioLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kenrutkowski/If you enjoy the show, my request is that you share it with your network and it also really helps us to get found if you leave a review.Next week my guest is PR expert Tracy Lamourie and she has some amazing stories to share as well as some great ideas and resources for getting more exposure as a coach, speaker or trainer. Make sure you're subscribed to join us and more great guests lined up for your listening pleasure. Carpe diem amigos.Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREEDisclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.

There's yet another tourist who had a run-in with a wild animal. Meanwhile, employees at a pizza restaurant had a run-in with a wild Karen. Plus, Garry checked in with friend Ken Rutkowski

Encrypted is excited to partner up with the Future Blockchain Summit who have recently held their first ever Digital Keynote! Digital Keynote, a live webinar series dedicated to tackling and exploring the world of Blockchain. Join us as we discuss with foremost experts from around the globe and break down topics such as Blockchain Development, Use cases, Tokenization , Sustainability, Business Networks and more. In this episode of Encrypted, we are sharing the Digital Keynote as a podcast on our channel, to share with our community and audience! In this episode we have superstar speakers from the United Nations, Ant Financial and Swedish Government, moderated by a world-famous radio host & TEDx Speaker all debating on how Blockchain technology will be leveraged to fight the economic collapse caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Key takeaways from this panel includes: Innovation and adoption has to come from both government/public sector and the private sector Actual serious adopotion after pilot project/demos is still low Blockchain has a marketing problem If you liked what you heard, please do leave us a review on Apple Podcasts and the other platforms. Don’t forget to support us by spreading the word and hitting that subscribe button! Special Guests: Ben Treganna, David Suomalainen, Ken Rutkowski, and Tony Sun.

Meet the Mentor with Dr. Bill Dorfman is a weekly podcast that showcases mentors in many fields and industries that share their experiences with New York Times Best-Selling author and celebrity dentist, the founder of The LEAP Foundation, Dr. Bill Dorfman. www.LEAPfoundation.com

In this episode the creator of the first podcast, Ken Rutkowski, digs deep to really get to know Sandy Grigsby and understand why she does what she does. He asks some tough questions to really find out the how, why, and what makes Sandy tick. sandyinfocus.com | briofive.com

DESCRIPTION: Musicians Ryan Gurnett and Dennis Reed Jr talk about the good, the bad and the funny of being a DIY musician in Western New York. The boys visit Ken Rutkowski of Outer Limit Recording Studio to discuss what a successful recording session requires, the time Eminem came over, and the upside of having a mic booth so quiet you can hear your own murderous thoughts. Ryan and Dennis play Real, Not Real: Studio Edition, and we introduce “The Guitar Center Minute.” CONTENTS: 00:00 - The Chicken Wing Nativity Gospel (WBFO commercial) 03:10 - The Lady, or the Tiger? at Hot Mama’s with the ghost of Maurice Gibb (2/17) recap 08:10 - Ryan’s Rundown of recent and upcoming local shows 19:09 - GAME: Real, Not Real: Studio Edition 27:50 - MUSIC: “Amy’s Moan Dance Remix” 28:30 - MUSIC: “Chaos and Romance” by The Renowned Army 29:10 - INTERVIEW: Ken Rutkowski 41:59 - Guitar Center Minute: Pentatonic Nightmare / This Gentleman Just Bought This One 42:59 - INTERVIEW (cont’d) 54:18 - Long goodbye Check out Outer Limit Recording Studio: outerlimitrecordingstudio.com Follow us on Twitter @SIRPodcastNY. Gurnett and Reed can also be found on Twitter @SirWilliamIdol‏ and @agenbyte, respectively. Keep up with our shenanigans on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/TheStruggleisRealPodcast/ Listen here, or via the All Western New York News & Radio app for Android.

If you talk to enough successful business people most will agree that one of the key reasons many people fail is...they do not have a plan to succeed! Some people don't know how to plan, and some are just waiting for success to come get them.  They wake up in the morning and just expect that success will have miraculously shown up overnight.  That couldn’t be further from the truth.  Success is not a gamble. It is not an accident; it is not fate, it is something that happens as a result of specific things that successful people do. It has been said, “Successful people do every day what other people aren’t willing to do.”  We are going to share some amazing insights from phenomenal successful business women that you WANT to know - SANDRA YANCEY.  But I will warn you -   The truth is success takes work! From performers to business people the ones who succeed are the ones who work at it – diligently  - every day.  Success in business isn't something they wish for wait for or hope for; it is something they make happen, and they do it starting off by having a plan for success.  And now you can too! There are some very solid things you can DO to succeed.  These are the kinds of things we can’t do by accident these are things we need to have planned out (and then follow them). To give us insight in succeeding on purpose, host Steve Kidd is delighted to be joined by a phenomenally successful woman - Sandra Yancey!  Sandra has built the largest women's networking organization in the world and has surrounded herself with powerhouse friends, mentors and talent like Mark Cuban, Ken Rutkowski, Lisa Nichols, Matthew Knowles and so many others.  Sandra is one of THE go to people for business advice.  Listen in as Steve talks with the one, the only, the amazing – SANDRA YANCEY!

Tune in to Ken Rutkowski and William Quigley as they dive into the crypto space. Catch the first four episodes on youtube.

Not many people get Reid Hoffman, co-founder of Linkedin, to write the foreward to their book, are personal friends with Ken Rutkowski, of the Business Rockstars Show, and has what Wired magazine describes "as the coolest job in the industry". Meet my Business Builders Show / www.c-suiteradio.com guest, Jay Samit. (www.jaysamit.com)Jay's OUTSTANDING book is Disrupt You@! Master Personal Transformation, Sieze Opportunity and Thrive in the Era of Endless Innovation. Listen to this great interview with one of the nicest guys I have even interviewed, buy his book and log on to www.jaysamit.com to get your own Disrupt You! workbook. If you are serious about being a difference maker in this world, Jay's workbook can be your starting point!You will also find one of the best Ted Talks ever released at www.jaysamit.comToo much information to put into writing here - take 30 minutes to rock your world about what you need to do to succeed, and to find out what's going on at Deloitte Digital in the world of Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality and Mixed Reality. This conversation FREAKED me out!There is only one Business Builders Show with Marty Wolff and you'll access it on www.c-suiteradio.com. Also find it on iTunes, Soundcloud and my website www.martywolffbusinesssolutions.com. Want to talk with an experienced and successful executive coach about helping you make positive and profitable changes in your business? Contact me at 570 815 1626. Thanks to Peter Himmelman of www.bigmuse.com and Tony Banta of www.venturegreatly.com for sponsoring this edition of the Business Builders Show with Marty Wolff.Thanks for listening. Love to hear from you. Call me at 570 815 1626. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Ken Rutkowski is, hands down, one of the most connected people I’ve ever met. And not in that very East Coast, I know everyone, sort of way, But rather, in a friendly West Coast, I know just the person who can help you, manner. Many years ago I spoke at his weekly METal (Media, Entertainment and Technology Alpha Leaders) event which has become a key node in what Ken calls the ‘Creative Coast’, an emerging epicentre of innovation and disruption in Los Angeles. Ken Rutkowski founded ‘Business Rockstars’, which was the number one business radio talk show in America, heard on over 185 radio stations nationwide, reaching 3.5 Million daily listeners. Catching up in Las Vegas, we had a far ranging discussion about the power of podcasting, the future of radio, why Apple needs to become a content company, why LA is better than NYC, the merits of uploading your personality into the Cloud, why Ken has been using electroshock therapy to boost his IQ and whether or not the Chinese have figured out quantum encryption.

Ken Rutkowski is, hands down, one of the most connected people I’ve ever met. And not in that very East Coast, I know everyone, sort of way, But rather, in a friendly West Coast, I know just the person who can help you, manner. Many years ago I spoke at his weekly METal (Media, Entertainment and Technology Alpha Leaders) event which has become a key node in what Ken calls the ‘Creative Coast’, an emerging epicentre of innovation and disruption in Los Angeles. Ken Rutkowski founded ‘Business Rockstars’, which was the number one business radio talk show in America, heard on over 185 radio stations nationwide, reaching 3.5 Million daily listeners. Catching up in Las Vegas, we had a far ranging discussion about the power of podcasting, the future of radio, why Apple needs to become a content company, why LA is better than NYC, the merits of uploading your personality into the Cloud, why Ken has been using electroshock therapy to boost his IQ and whether or not the Chinese have figured out quantum encryption.

Spreaker Live Show #84 for Oct 5th, 2016Our Topics This Week: - Comparing Podcast Hosting Platforms- Balancing the Needs of the Audience and Advertisers in Podcasting- International Podcast Day is discussedShow Duration: 31 minutesHost: Rob Greenlee, Head of Content, Spreaker @robgreenlee - rob(at)spreaker(dotcom)Co-Host: Alex Exum, Spreaker Host of "The Exum Experience" and the "Spreaker Studio Review" shows at @AlexExumSpreaker News:- International Podcast Day was last week on Sept 30th at InternationalPodcastDay.com- Spreaker was a Gold sponsor of the event again- Rob Greenlee hosting an hour of the LIVE 24 hour celebratory video stream on https://firetalk.com/podcastday at Noon PST- Guest were Francesco Baschieri, CEO of Spreaker.com, Rob Cesternino, Host of “Rob Has A Podcast”, Ken Rutkowski, very early pioneer in online audio shows/podcasting - KenRadio, CNET Radio, Former Host “Business Rockstars Radio Show” - Video Episode: "Past, Present. and Future of Podcasting" https://firetalk.com/podcastday/episodes/S1xr8VnpTip of the Week: “Balancing the Needs of the Audience and Advertisers in Podcasting from Rob Cesternino from International Podcast Day Live Stream. Let’s Dive into our main topic this week “Alex Compares Podcast Hosting Platforms" See Alex's YouTube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=klS2GW3ih18 Spreaker Links:http://Adore.fmhttp://blog.spreaker.comhttp://SpreakerLiveShow.comhttps://Spreaker.comSend Questions and Comments to:Twitter: http://twitter.com/spreaker using #SpreakerLiveTwitter: http://twitter.com/robgreenleeTwitter: http://twitter.com/alexeum Tech Support: support at spreaker.com

Spreaker Live Show #84 for Oct 5th, 2016Our Topics This Week: - Comparing Podcast Hosting Platforms- Balancing the Needs of the Audience and Advertisers in Podcasting- International Podcast Day is discussedShow Duration: 31 minutesHost: Rob Greenlee, Head of Content, Spreaker @robgreenlee - rob(at)spreaker(dotcom)Co-Host: Alex Exum, Spreaker Host of "The Exum Experience" and the "Spreaker Studio Review" shows at @AlexExumSpreaker News:- International Podcast Day was last week on Sept 30th at InternationalPodcastDay.com- Spreaker was a Gold sponsor of the event again- Rob Greenlee hosting an hour of the LIVE 24 hour celebratory video stream on https://firetalk.com/podcastday at Noon PST- Guest were Francesco Baschieri, CEO of Spreaker.com, Rob Cesternino, Host of “Rob Has A Podcast”, Ken Rutkowski, very early pioneer in online audio shows/podcasting - KenRadio, CNET Radio, Former Host “Business Rockstars Radio Show” - Video Episode: "Past, Present. and Future of Podcasting" https://firetalk.com/podcastday/episodes/S1xr8VnpTip of the Week: “Balancing the Needs of the Audience and Advertisers in Podcasting from Rob Cesternino from International Podcast Day Live Stream. Let’s Dive into our main topic this week “Alex Compares Podcast Hosting Platforms" See Alex's YouTube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=klS2GW3ih18 Spreaker Links:http://Adore.fmhttp://blog.spreaker.comhttp://SpreakerLiveShow.comhttps://Spreaker.comSend Questions and Comments to:Twitter: http://twitter.com/spreaker using #SpreakerLiveTwitter: http://twitter.com/robgreenleeTwitter: http://twitter.com/alexeum Tech Support: support at spreaker.com

Spreaker Live Show #83 for Sept 28th, 2016Our Topics This Week: - Power of Networking with Podcast Community - Using Licensed Music through Spreaker In Your Podcast- International Podcast Day is Coming Sept 30thShow Duration: 58 minutesHost: Rob Greenlee, Head of Content, Spreaker @robgreenlee - rob(at)spreaker(dotcom)Co-Host: Alex Exum, Spreaker Host of "The Exum Experience" and the "Spreaker Studio Review" shows at @AlexExumSpreaker News:International Podcast Day is Coming Sept 30th at InternationalPodcastDay.comSpreaker is a Gold sponsor of the event again this yearRob Greenlee will be hosting an hour of the LIVE 24 hour celebratory video stream on https://firetalk.com/podcastday at Noon PSTMy guest so far are Francesco Baschieri, CEO of Spreaker.com, Rob Cesternino, Host of “Rob Has A Podcast”, Ken Rutkowski, very early pioneer in online audio shows/podcasting - KenRadio, CNET Radio, Former Host “Business Rockstars Radio Show”Our Tip of the Week: “Using Licensed Music In Your Podcast” in our Store page on the website.- https://www.spreaker.com/store/music-and-effects-licensing- $75 per year License for use on Spreaker and off, music is still licensed in archives after you cancel subscription - Please let me know which intro music track you like the most. Send me an emailI am going to play two new music example SLS intros for you to hear.. now.- Played in the show - Keep Searching (Instrumental Version)hq, radio chart, moving on, one last try, chance, guitar, power, friends, one ...Indie Pop, Hopeful, 155High- Played in the show - The Stylish Traveller 3limo, attitude, organ, brass, vintage, retro, elegant, dresses, suits, jackpot, ...Old School, Funk, Happy102 HighIntro, music beds, exits, segment transitions - We had some listener thoughts this past week: Dave Kanyan, Dumbing it Down With Dave"You asked for ideas concerning Spreaker live.Here are ideas and comments quickly off the top of my head. I've been listening regularly since a few episodes before Alex came on board.First of all the combination of you and Alex is excellent. I like the fact that the two of you are on either end of the sound spectrum so it is very easy to tell you apart.There are many shows I listen to that I have a hard time telling who's who and that's important. You both also have different personalities. Alex is definitely the one who is capable of getting lit up (angry/excited) on air. Rob is almost always cool calm and collected. Perfect combo.To get technical I don't think "Spreaker Live show" is the best title for what you guys are doing. First of all Rob, you mentioned last week that most people do not listen to this show live. Most listen to it on demand. When I hear or see the word "LIVE" I think Saturday night LIVE or some sort of entertainment show.It's not that I don't think you guys aren't entertaining, but I don't think that is the primary reason that this show exists. "LIVE" should be saved for a show that Spreaker produces that has special guests from the entertainment world and so on.Your show is a HELP show. A SUPPORT show. A TIPS and IDEAS show. I know this is technical but I think it is important. “Spreaker Support LIVE” is a decent name. You know exactly what you are getting and people would probably be amazed that the Support department is going LIVE! Most people assume that it is very difficult to get in touch with ANY support dept. So consider that and play around with a name, Frankly Spreaker Support live says it all to me. And by all means considering producing a different Spreaker LIVE show with special guests from Spreaker podcasts, the entertainment world, politics, literary,music and so on!" - Spreaker Blog at http://Blog.Spreaker.com – Articles and Spreaker NewsLet’s Dive into our main topic this week “Power of Podcast Community Networking”- Roots of the beginning of podcasting started with strong community - Podcasters are communicators and early in its history the whole community was podcasters- Podcasters need to meet each other and network to create a strong industry and events like International Podcast Day events starting Thursday thru Friday are important for you to participate in and share.- Podcasting is a word of mouth and sharing medium- I get the most value from meeting other current and future podcasters at podcasting conferences and events all over the country. Even in Europe.- Attend a local podcasting event in your city and also go if you can to the large events like Podcast Movement and many others. Spreaker Links:http://Adore.fmhttp://blog.spreaker.comhttp://SpreakerLiveShow.comhttps://Spreaker.comSend Questions and Comments to:Twitter: http://twitter.com/spreaker using #SpreakerLiveTwitter: http://twitter.com/robgreenleeTwitter: http://twitter.com/alexeum Tech Support: support at spreaker.comSpreaker Live Show #83 for Sept 28th, 2016Our Topics This Week: - Power of Networking with Podcast Community - Using Licensed Music through Spreaker In Your Podcast- International Podcast Day is Coming Sept 30thShow Duration: 58 minutesHost: Rob Greenlee, Head of Content, Spreaker @robgreenlee - rob(at)spreaker(dotcom)Co-Host: Alex Exum, Spreaker Host of "The Exum Experience" and the "Spreaker Studio Review" shows at @AlexExumSpreaker News:International Podcast Day is Coming Sept 30th at InternationalPodcastDay.comSpreaker is a Gold sponsor of the event again this yearRob Greenlee will be hosting an hour of the LIVE 24 hour celebratory video stream on https://firetalk.com/podcastday at Noon PSTMy guest so far are Francesco Baschieri, CEO of Spreaker.com, Rob Cesternino, Host of “Rob Has A Podcast”, Ken Rutkowski, very early pioneer in online audio shows/podcasting - KenRadio, CNET Radio, Former Host “Business Rockstars Radio Show”Our Tip of the Week: “Using Licensed Music In Your Podcast” in our Store page on the website.- https://www.spreaker.com/store/music-and-effects-licensing- $75 per year License for use on Spreaker and off, music is still licensed in archives after you cancel subscription - Please let me know which intro music track you like the most. Send me an emailI am going to play two new music example SLS intros for you to hear.. now.- Played in the show - Keep Searching (Instrumental Version)hq, radio chart, moving on, one last try, chance, guitar, power, friends, one ...Indie Pop, Hopeful, 155High- Played in the show - The Stylish Traveller 3limo, attitude, organ, brass, vintage, retro, elegant, dresses, suits, jackpot, ...Old School, Funk, Happy102 HighIntro, music beds, exits, segment transitions - We had some listener thoughts this past week: Dave Kanyan, Dumbing it Down With Dave"You asked for ideas concerning Spreaker live.Here are ideas and comments quickly off the top of my head. I've been listening regularly since a few episodes before Alex came on board.First of all the combination of you and Alex is excellent. I like the fact that the two of you are on either end of the sound spectrum so it is very easy to tell you apart.There are many shows I listen to that I have a hard time telling who's who and that's important. You both also have different personalities. Alex is definitely the one who is capable of getting lit up (angry/excited) on air. Rob is almost always cool calm and collected. Perfect combo.To get technical I don't think "Spreaker Live show" is the best title for what you guys are doing. First of all Rob, you mentioned last week that most people do not listen to this show live. Most listen to it on demand. When I hear or see the word "LIVE" I think Saturday night LIVE or some sort of entertainment show.It's not that I don't think you guys aren't entertaining, but I don't think that is the primary reason that this show exists. "LIVE" should be saved for a show that Spreaker produces that has special guests from the entertainment world and so on.Your show is a HELP show. A SUPPORT show. A TIPS and IDEAS show. I know this is technical but I think it is important. “Spreaker Support LIVE” is a decent name. You know exactly what you are getting and people would probably be amazed that the Support department is going LIVE! Most people assume that it is very difficult to get in touch with ANY support dept. So consider that and play around with a name, Frankly Spreaker Support live says it all to me. And by all means considering producing a different Spreaker LIVE show with special guests from Spreaker podcasts, the entertainment world, politics, literary,music and so on!" - Spreaker Blog at http://Blog.Spreaker.com – Articles and Spreaker NewsLet’s Dive into our main topic this week “Power of Podcast Community Networking”- Roots of the beginning of podcasting started with strong community - Podcasters are communicators and early in its history the whole community was podcasters- Podcasters need to meet each other and network to create a strong industry and events like International Podcast Day events starting Thursday thru Friday are important for you to participate in and share.- Podcasting is a word of mouth and sharing medium- I get the most value from meeting other current and future podcasters at podcasting conferences and events all over the country. Even in Europe.- Attend a local podcasting event in your city and also go if you can to the large events like Podcast Movement and many others. Spreaker Links:http://Adore.fmhttp://blog.spreaker.comhttp://SpreakerLiveShow.comhttps://Spreaker.comSend Questions and Comments to:Twitter: http://twitter.com/spreaker using #SpreakerLiveTwitter: http://twitter.com/robgreenleeTwitter: http://twitter.com/alexeum Tech Support: support at spreaker.com

Spreaker Live Show #83 for Sept 28th, 2016Our Topics This Week: - Power of Networking with Podcast Community - Using Licensed Music through Spreaker In Your Podcast- International Podcast Day is Coming Sept 30thShow Duration: 58 minutesHost: Rob Greenlee, Head of Content, Spreaker @robgreenlee - rob(at)spreaker(dotcom)Co-Host: Alex Exum, Spreaker Host of "The Exum Experience" and the "Spreaker Studio Review" shows at @AlexExumSpreaker News:International Podcast Day is Coming Sept 30th at InternationalPodcastDay.comSpreaker is a Gold sponsor of the event again this yearRob Greenlee will be hosting an hour of the LIVE 24 hour celebratory video stream on https://firetalk.com/podcastday at Noon PSTMy guest so far are Francesco Baschieri, CEO of Spreaker.com, Rob Cesternino, Host of “Rob Has A Podcast”, Ken Rutkowski, very early pioneer in online audio shows/podcasting - KenRadio, CNET Radio, Former Host “Business Rockstars Radio Show”Our Tip of the Week: “Using Licensed Music In Your Podcast” in our Store page on the website.- https://www.spreaker.com/store/music-and-effects-licensing- $75 per year License for use on Spreaker and off, music is still licensed in archives after you cancel subscription - Please let me know which intro music track you like the most. Send me an emailI am going to play two new music example SLS intros for you to hear.. now.- Played in the show - Keep Searching (Instrumental Version)hq, radio chart, moving on, one last try, chance, guitar, power, friends, one ...Indie Pop, Hopeful, 155High- Played in the show - The Stylish Traveller 3limo, attitude, organ, brass, vintage, retro, elegant, dresses, suits, jackpot, ...Old School, Funk, Happy102 HighIntro, music beds, exits, segment transitions - We had some listener thoughts this past week: Dave Kanyan, Dumbing it Down With Dave"You asked for ideas concerning Spreaker live.Here are ideas and comments quickly off the top of my head. I've been listening regularly since a few episodes before Alex came on board.First of all the combination of you and Alex is excellent. I like the fact that the two of you are on either end of the sound spectrum so it is very easy to tell you apart.There are many shows I listen to that I have a hard time telling who's who and that's important. You both also have different personalities. Alex is definitely the one who is capable of getting lit up (angry/excited) on air. Rob is almost always cool calm and collected. Perfect combo.To get technical I don't think "Spreaker Live show" is the best title for what you guys are doing. First of all Rob, you mentioned last week that most people do not listen to this show live. Most listen to it on demand. When I hear or see the word "LIVE" I think Saturday night LIVE or some sort of entertainment show.It's not that I don't think you guys aren't entertaining, but I don't think that is the primary reason that this show exists. "LIVE" should be saved for a show that Spreaker produces that has special guests from the entertainment world and so on.Your show is a HELP show. A SUPPORT show. A TIPS and IDEAS show. I know this is technical but I think it is important. “Spreaker Support LIVE” is a decent name. You know exactly what you are getting and people would probably be amazed that the Support department is going LIVE! Most people assume that it is very difficult to get in touch with ANY support dept. So consider that and play around with a name, Frankly Spreaker Support live says it all to me. And by all means considering producing a different Spreaker LIVE show with special guests from Spreaker podcasts, the entertainment world, politics, literary,music and so on!" - Spreaker Blog at http://Blog.Spreaker.com – Articles and Spreaker NewsLet’s Dive into our main topic this week “Power of Podcast Community Networking”- Roots of the beginning of podcasting started with strong community - Podcasters are communicators and early in its history the whole community was podcasters- Podcasters need to meet each other and network to create a strong industry and events like International Podcast Day events starting Thursday thru Friday are important for you to participate in and share.- Podcasting is a word of mouth and sharing medium- I get the most value from meeting other current and future podcasters at podcasting conferences and events all over the country. Even in Europe.- Attend a local podcasting event in your city and also go if you can to the large events like Podcast Movement and many others. Spreaker Links:http://Adore.fmhttp://blog.spreaker.comhttp://SpreakerLiveShow.comhttps://Spreaker.comSend Questions and Comments to:Twitter: http://twitter.com/spreaker using #SpreakerLiveTwitter: http://twitter.com/robgreenleeTwitter: http://twitter.com/alexeum Tech Support: support at spreaker.comSpreaker Live Show #83 for Sept 28th, 2016Our Topics This Week: - Power of Networking with Podcast Community - Using Licensed Music through Spreaker In Your Podcast- International Podcast Day is Coming Sept 30thShow Duration: 58 minutesHost: Rob Greenlee, Head of Content, Spreaker @robgreenlee - rob(at)spreaker(dotcom)Co-Host: Alex Exum, Spreaker Host of "The Exum Experience" and the "Spreaker Studio Review" shows at @AlexExumSpreaker News:International Podcast Day is Coming Sept 30th at InternationalPodcastDay.comSpreaker is a Gold sponsor of the event again this yearRob Greenlee will be hosting an hour of the LIVE 24 hour celebratory video stream on https://firetalk.com/podcastday at Noon PSTMy guest so far are Francesco Baschieri, CEO of Spreaker.com, Rob Cesternino, Host of “Rob Has A Podcast”, Ken Rutkowski, very early pioneer in online audio shows/podcasting - KenRadio, CNET Radio, Former Host “Business Rockstars Radio Show”Our Tip of the Week: “Using Licensed Music In Your Podcast” in our Store page on the website.- https://www.spreaker.com/store/music-and-effects-licensing- $75 per year License for use on Spreaker and off, music is still licensed in archives after you cancel subscription - Please let me know which intro music track you like the most. Send me an emailI am going to play two new music example SLS intros for you to hear.. now.- Played in the show - Keep Searching (Instrumental Version)hq, radio chart, moving on, one last try, chance, guitar, power, friends, one ...Indie Pop, Hopeful, 155High- Played in the show - The Stylish Traveller 3limo, attitude, organ, brass, vintage, retro, elegant, dresses, suits, jackpot, ...Old School, Funk, Happy102 HighIntro, music beds, exits, segment transitions - We had some listener thoughts this past week: Dave Kanyan, Dumbing it Down With Dave"You asked for ideas concerning Spreaker live.Here are ideas and comments quickly off the top of my head. I've been listening regularly since a few episodes before Alex came on board.First of all the combination of you and Alex is excellent. I like the fact that the two of you are on either end of the sound spectrum so it is very easy to tell you apart.There are many shows I listen to that I have a hard time telling who's who and that's important. You both also have different personalities. Alex is definitely the one who is capable of getting lit up (angry/excited) on air. Rob is almost always cool calm and collected. Perfect combo.To get technical I don't think "Spreaker Live show" is the best title for what you guys are doing. First of all Rob, you mentioned last week that most people do not listen to this show live. Most listen to it on demand. When I hear or see the word "LIVE" I think Saturday night LIVE or some sort of entertainment show.It's not that I don't think you guys aren't entertaining, but I don't think that is the primary reason that this show exists. "LIVE" should be saved for a show that Spreaker produces that has special guests from the entertainment world and so on.Your show is a HELP show. A SUPPORT show. A TIPS and IDEAS show. I know this is technical but I think it is important. “Spreaker Support LIVE” is a decent name. You know exactly what you are getting and people would probably be amazed that the Support department is going LIVE! Most people assume that it is very difficult to get in touch with ANY support dept. So consider that and play around with a name, Frankly Spreaker Support live says it all to me. And by all means considering producing a different Spreaker LIVE show with special guests from Spreaker podcasts, the entertainment world, politics, literary,music and so on!" - Spreaker Blog at http://Blog.Spreaker.com – Articles and Spreaker NewsLet’s Dive into our main topic this week “Power of Podcast Community Networking”- Roots of the beginning of podcasting started with strong community - Podcasters are communicators and early in its history the whole community was podcasters- Podcasters need to meet each other and network to create a strong industry and events like International Podcast Day events starting Thursday thru Friday are important for you to participate in and share.- Podcasting is a word of mouth and sharing medium- I get the most value from meeting other current and future podcasters at podcasting conferences and events all over the country. Even in Europe.- Attend a local podcasting event in your city and also go if you can to the large events like Podcast Movement and many others. Spreaker Links:http://Adore.fmhttp://blog.spreaker.comhttp://SpreakerLiveShow.comhttps://Spreaker.comSend Questions and Comments to:Twitter: http://twitter.com/spreaker using #SpreakerLiveTwitter: http://twitter.com/robgreenleeTwitter: http://twitter.com/alexeum Tech Support: support at spreaker.com

Spreaker Live Show #82 for Sept 21st, 2016Our Topics This Week: - How Finding Podcasting Listening and Creation Simplicity- Pump Up the Volume Levels- International Podcast Day is Coming Sept 30th- Gail Nobles Storytelling Podcast- Rob's Interview on Michael O’Neal’s Solopreneur Hour showShow Duration: 40 minutesHost: Rob Greenlee, Head of Content, Spreaker @robgreenlee - rob(at)spreaker(dotcom)Co-Host: Alex Exum, Spreaker Host of "The Exum Experience" and the "Spreaker Studio Review" shows at @AlexExumWe had some feedback:From Gail Nobles: Hi Rob! I just wanted to let you know that some of my friends have heard my podcast on Facebook. They have told me face to face that they loved my stories and think that I should keep doing them. The word is starting to spread around a little about my podcasts. Sharing with people you know at work or places you go helps a lot too. I've been experimenting with sounds and changing the pitch of my voice to add my own characters. Sometimes it's good to have someone other than yourself in your podcast. Different sounds really help a lot and gets the audience attention. I just wanted to let you know my experience. Here are the stories my friends have been listening to. Here is a clip from Gail’s showActors, Stories, & Film (Lounge Show) https://www.spreaker.com/show/actors-and-film-lounge-showI am still uncertain about what else to do. I thought about sharing them with iTunes but I don't know whether or not people there would be interested in listening or not. As bad as Google Plus is, there are people there that listen and love music. I thought about giving Google Play a try. I thought about the affiliate programs, and ads but those things never seem to work for me. There are so many people on the internet, and I can't believe how pitiful the views can be sometimes on content. So I'm still thinking what I should do. Thank you for listening.Spreaker Blog at http://Blog.Spreaker.com – Articles and Spreaker NewsSpreaker News:- International Podcast Day is Coming Sept 30th at http://InternationalPodcastDay.com- Spreaker is a Gold sponsor of the event again this year- Rob Greenlee will be hosting an hour of the LIVE 24 hour celebratory video stream on FireTalk.com at Noon PST- Booked guest so far are Rob Cesternino, Host of “Rob Has A Podcast”, Ken Rutkowski, very early pioneer in online audio shows/podcasting - KenRadio, CNET Radio, Now Host “Business Rockstars Radio Show” and other podcasting celebritiesRob was also guest on the Michael O’Neal’s Solopreneur Hour Podcast this week: https://solopreneurhour.com/podcast/474-rob-greenlee-of-spreaker-podcasting-before-podcasting-was-a-thing/He got me talking about things I don’t normally talking about online: marketing, my far past history, podcasting precursors or platforms that were doing closed podcasting.Our Tip of the Week: “Pump Up the Volume Levels”- Do Your volume levels really matters to your listener as they listen on noisy trains, cars, airplanes- Make sure your mic input levels are tested with headphones, before recording.- Skype guest levels can be very different from host levels- I recommend a Free tool called “Levelator” and was designed to level and give a volume boost to entire .wav file recording - Free Download: http://www.conversationsnetwork.org/levelatorLet’s Dive into our main topic this week “Finding Podcasting Listening and Creation Simplicity”- Based on article up live on the Spreaker Blog - http://blog.spreaker.com/2016/09/19/finding-podcastings-listening-simplicity/- We have discussed some of this on a past episode, but wanted to expand on it- Radio was built on Simplicity and having its listener captured in the car with nothing else to do, but listen to the radio- On-Demand and in control digital media like podcasting has given you the listener the keys to control your audio experience in the car and other places ie. smartphonesWith control comes time commitment and a responsibility to make content decisions that radio was doing for you.- The “Simplicity” question, what can be simplified with podcast listening today and what does that mean in a full control type of platform?- Think a move to more human compatible natural interfaces to digital media is the future - voice, vision and thought control. - We have touch control, but that takes physical action and effort. That is the stage we are in now. Computers have been just smart enough and complex enough to often times be more difficult.- Think Siri, Alexa/Echo, Cortana and Android’s voice control platform “Google Now”. This is the future of podcast usage, management. - Did not say in the article, that apps and web or a combo of those will be important as well for discovery and management. I believe apps and web will merge into one experience in the next 3-5 years.Spreaker Links:http://Adore.fmhttp://blog.spreaker.comhttp://SpreakerLiveShow.comhttps://Spreaker.comSend Questions and Comments to:Twitter: http://twitter.com/spreaker using #SpreakerLiveTwitter: http://twitter.com/robgreenleeTwitter: http://twitter.com/alexeum Tech Support: support at spreaker.com

Spreaker Live Show #82 for Sept 21st, 2016Our Topics This Week: - How Finding Podcasting Listening and Creation Simplicity- Pump Up the Volume Levels- International Podcast Day is Coming Sept 30th- Gail Nobles Storytelling Podcast- Rob's Interview on Michael O’Neal’s Solopreneur Hour showShow Duration: 40 minutesHost: Rob Greenlee, Head of Content, Spreaker @robgreenlee - rob(at)spreaker(dotcom)Co-Host: Alex Exum, Spreaker Host of "The Exum Experience" and the "Spreaker Studio Review" shows at @AlexExumWe had some feedback:From Gail Nobles: Hi Rob! I just wanted to let you know that some of my friends have heard my podcast on Facebook. They have told me face to face that they loved my stories and think that I should keep doing them. The word is starting to spread around a little about my podcasts. Sharing with people you know at work or places you go helps a lot too. I've been experimenting with sounds and changing the pitch of my voice to add my own characters. Sometimes it's good to have someone other than yourself in your podcast. Different sounds really help a lot and gets the audience attention. I just wanted to let you know my experience. Here are the stories my friends have been listening to. Here is a clip from Gail’s showActors, Stories, & Film (Lounge Show) https://www.spreaker.com/show/actors-and-film-lounge-showI am still uncertain about what else to do. I thought about sharing them with iTunes but I don't know whether or not people there would be interested in listening or not. As bad as Google Plus is, there are people there that listen and love music. I thought about giving Google Play a try. I thought about the affiliate programs, and ads but those things never seem to work for me. There are so many people on the internet, and I can't believe how pitiful the views can be sometimes on content. So I'm still thinking what I should do. Thank you for listening.Spreaker Blog at http://Blog.Spreaker.com – Articles and Spreaker NewsSpreaker News:- International Podcast Day is Coming Sept 30th at http://InternationalPodcastDay.com- Spreaker is a Gold sponsor of the event again this year- Rob Greenlee will be hosting an hour of the LIVE 24 hour celebratory video stream on FireTalk.com at Noon PST- Booked guest so far are Rob Cesternino, Host of “Rob Has A Podcast”, Ken Rutkowski, very early pioneer in online audio shows/podcasting - KenRadio, CNET Radio, Now Host “Business Rockstars Radio Show” and other podcasting celebritiesRob was also guest on the Michael O’Neal’s Solopreneur Hour Podcast this week: https://solopreneurhour.com/podcast/474-rob-greenlee-of-spreaker-podcasting-before-podcasting-was-a-thing/He got me talking about things I don’t normally talking about online: marketing, my far past history, podcasting precursors or platforms that were doing closed podcasting.Our Tip of the Week: “Pump Up the Volume Levels”- Do Your volume levels really matters to your listener as they listen on noisy trains, cars, airplanes- Make sure your mic input levels are tested with headphones, before recording.- Skype guest levels can be very different from host levels- I recommend a Free tool called “Levelator” and was designed to level and give a volume boost to entire .wav file recording - Free Download: http://www.conversationsnetwork.org/levelatorLet’s Dive into our main topic this week “Finding Podcasting Listening and Creation Simplicity”- Based on article up live on the Spreaker Blog - http://blog.spreaker.com/2016/09/19/finding-podcastings-listening-simplicity/- We have discussed some of this on a past episode, but wanted to expand on it- Radio was built on Simplicity and having its listener captured in the car with nothing else to do, but listen to the radio- On-Demand and in control digital media like podcasting has given you the listener the keys to control your audio experience in the car and other places ie. smartphonesWith control comes time commitment and a responsibility to make content decisions that radio was doing for you.- The “Simplicity” question, what can be simplified with podcast listening today and what does that mean in a full control type of platform?- Think a move to more human compatible natural interfaces to digital media is the future - voice, vision and thought control. - We have touch control, but that takes physical action and effort. That is the stage we are in now. Computers have been just smart enough and complex enough to often times be more difficult.- Think Siri, Alexa/Echo, Cortana and Android’s voice control platform “Google Now”. This is the future of podcast usage, management. - Did not say in the article, that apps and web or a combo of those will be important as well for discovery and management. I believe apps and web will merge into one experience in the next 3-5 years.Spreaker Links:http://Adore.fmhttp://blog.spreaker.comhttp://SpreakerLiveShow.comhttps://Spreaker.comSend Questions and Comments to:Twitter: http://twitter.com/spreaker using #SpreakerLiveTwitter: http://twitter.com/robgreenleeTwitter: http://twitter.com/alexeum Tech Support: support at spreaker.com

Changes to Indiegogo and what the SEC's approval of Title 111 and Title IV, expected in October will do for fundraising for startups. Watch crowd funding really take off; Graphene is close to revolutionizing smartphone batteries… And a bunch of other amazing advances; how much has Michael Jordan been paid by Nike and you'll never guess how much Lebron James gets paid per character of a tweet; dramatic changes in how we track driver's performance. My guest is the business juggernaut Ken Rutkowski…amazing stuff.Indegogo

Andy Abramson is the founder of Comunicano, Inc., a 20+ person asymmetrical communications consultancy, geared to providing clients with Senior Advising, Marketing Communications, Corporate Communications and Marketer-In-Residence services to start-ups, companies in transition and established brands with regard to influencer relations, marketing, advertising, public relations, social media, promotion, events and reputation management in the technology, consumer products and business to business markets. In the last 10 years 27 of his agency's clients have exited, with three IPOs. Some of the acquiring companies include Google, eBay, Yahoo, Nokia, Cisco, IBM, Citrix Online, Computer Associates, Symantec and Logitech.For 14 years Andy was Ken Rutkowski's co-host on KenRadio's World Technology Roundup and remains an active blogger with both VoIPWatch and Working Anywhere, two blogs that focus on emerging communications and the virtual workplace.Russell P. Reeder is President and COO of (mt) Media Temple, a premium provider of cloud services that powers 1.7 million websites for 130,000 customers in 100 countries worldwide. He's responsible for (mt) Media Temple's brand and overall vision, strategy, and execution. (mt) was recently acquired by GoDaddy and is now a GoDaddy company.A 20-year veteran of the IT field, Reeder continues to be on the leading edge, from entrepreneurial ventures to Fortune 500 powerhouses like Oracle to his first programming job at Mobil Oil. He's managed global high-growth businesses that have sold for billions of dollars and consistently drives performance and innovation at scale. Kronfli Bros. strives to manufacture and distribute unique, high quality food products to both the retail and wholesale markets. We partner with creative chefs and restaurants from around the world to offer our customers a tasteful window into culinary excellence. Regard of sustainability, passion, and a high level of customer service defines the goal of Kronfli Bros.

William Quigley joined Clearstone Venture Partners (formerly idealab Capital Partners) shortly after its formation and concentrates on its Internet, Gaming and Communications related investments.William's current portfolio reflects his belief in the enormous opportunities in the consumer Internet, wireless and enterprise markets (Xfire.com, Titan Gaming, AOptix Technologies, SoonR, Meru Networks, Novariant). He is also focused on emerging companies offering managed services in the enterprise and consumer sectors (Communicado, Spock Networks). William is a member of the board of directors of AOptix Technologies, Meru Networks, Novariant, SoonR, Xfire and Evertune.William joined Clearstone from Mid-Atlantic Venture Funds, where he invested in early- stage Internet and communications companies. Prior to MAVF, he was the chief financial officer of Disney's merchandise licensing division, the world's largest licensor. Before Disney, he was a consultant with Arthur Andersen where he worked with media entertainment and banking clients.William grew up in the Bay Area and came down to LA to go to college (USC). After leaving Disney in the early 90′s, he got an MBA (Harvard) and became a venture capitalist. His firm, Clearstone Venture Partners, has been making investments in consumer and enterprise companies for 10 years.Andy Abramson is the founder of Comunicano, Inc., a 20+ person asymmetrical communications consultancy, geared to providing clients with Senior Advising, Marketing Communications, Corporate Communications and Marketer-In-Residence services to start-ups, companies in transition and established brands with regard to influencer relations, marketing, advertising, public relations, social media, promotion, events and reputation management in the technology, consumer products and business to business markets. In the last 10 years 27 of his agency's clients have exited, with three IPOs. Some of the acquiring companies include Google, eBay, Yahoo, Nokia, Cisco, IBM, Citrix Online, Computer Associates, Symantec and Logitech.For 14 years Andy was Ken Rutkowski's co-host on KenRadio's World Technology Roundup and remains an active blogger with both VoIPWatch and Working Anywhere, two blogs that focus on emerging communications and the virtual workplace.

Tony Horton is the creator behind P90X® - the best selling fitness program in America. Over the past 25 years, Tony has inspired and motivated people all over the world by sharing his fitness expertise with professional athletes, sports teams, television and film stars, recording artists and 4 million plus people.Tony changes lives with the perfect mix of physical fitness routines, encouragement, humor, discipline and fun. His specialties includes weight/resistance training, cardiovascular/aerobic training, advanced stretching, yoga, boxing and kickboxing, plus circuit, cross and interval training and post-rehabilitation training. Using his personally developed Muscle Confusion techniques, his methodology allows individuals to reach their fitness goals, prevents plateaus and, most importantly staves off boredom from the same old workouts.Tony released his book “Bring It,” and “Crush It,” with Rodale Books. Tony has been featured in numerous national publications including Men's Fitness, Fitness, SELF, The New York Times (cover page of Sunday Business Section), Wall Street Journal (front page), Women's Health, People, LA HEALTH, ESPN, Washington Post, Washington Examiner, Politico, LA Times and Military Times. His National Television appearances include the Today Show, Good Morning America, CNN, A&E, NBC, CBS, FOX, TV Guide Network and many more.Part Tony Robbins, part Mehmet Oz, here is fitness guru and creator of P90X Tony Horton's wake-up call for readers—a motivational and practical guide to creating a better life and a healthier body.One of America's best-known and most-loved fitness gurus, "master of motivation" Tony Horton shares his philosophy that will help you live your best life. In his first non-workout book, he offers 11 Rules that provide a clear path and purpose for achieving life goals and obtaining optimal health.Andy Abramson is the founder of Comunicano, Inc., a 20+ person asymmetrical communications consultancy, geared to providing clients with Senior Advising, Marketing Communications, Corporate Communications and Marketer-In-Residence services to start-ups, companies in transition and established brands with regard to influencer relations, marketing, advertising, public relations, social media, promotion, events and reputation management in the technology, consumer products and business to business markets. In the last 10 years 27 of his agency's clients have exited, with three IPOs. Some of the acquiring companies include Google, eBay, Yahoo, Nokia, Cisco, IBM, Citrix Online, Computer Associates, Symantec and Logitech.For 14 years Andy was Ken Rutkowski's co-host on KenRadio's World Technology Roundup and remains an active blogger with both VoIPWatch and Working Anywhere, two blogs that focus on emerging communications and the virtual workplace.

Scott Page is a technologist, entrepreneur, musician and songwriter. Page is most recognized as the saxophonist for Pink Floyd, Supertramp and Toto. As an entrepreneur, he formed Walt Tucker Productions an audio video post production company in 1987. In 1992, he Co-founded 7th Level, Inc., a CD-ROM game and educational software company. Later, Page Co-founded New Media Broadcasting Company, a social media and collaborative communications enterprise. Since 2011, he has been the Co-founder and CEO of Direct2Care, an online presence management company for healthcare.Scott Page has received several acknowledgments and awards, primarily for his technology companies' achievements. Named one of “50 Pioneers of Multimedia,” Page has been guest lecturer and panelist at numerous conferences and university symposia. His industry acknowledgments include being named one of “The Top 100 Multimedia Producers” by Multimedia Magazine, the “100 Coolest People in Los Angeles” by Buzz Magazine, and one of “50 New Media Innovators” profiled in Pioneer Electronics' Multimedia Frontier.Andy Abramson is the founder of Comunicano, Inc., a 20+ person asymmetrical communications consultancy, geared to providing clients with Senior Advising, Marketing Communications, Corporate Communications and Marketer-In-Residence services to start-ups, companies in transition and established brands with regard to influencer relations, marketing, advertising, public relations, social media, promotion, events and reputation management in the technology, consumer products and business to business markets. In the last 10 years 27 of his agency's clients have exited, with three IPOs. Some of the acquiring companies include Google, eBay, Yahoo, Nokia, Cisco, IBM, Citrix Online, Computer Associates, Symantec and Logitech.For 14 years Andy was Ken Rutkowski's co-host on Ken's Radio's World Technology Roundup and remains an active blogger with both VoIPWatch and Working Anywhere, two blogs that focus on emerging communications and the virtual workplace.

Andy Abramson is the founder of Comunicano, Inc., a 20+ person asymmetrical communications consultancy, geared to providing clients with Senior Advising, Marketing Communications, Corporate Communications and Marketer-In-Residence services to start-ups, companies in transition and established brands with regard to influencer relations, marketing, advertising, public relations, social media, promotion, events and reputation management in the technology, consumer products and business to business markets. In the last 10 years 27 of his agency's clients have exited, with three IPOs. Some of the acquiring companies include Google, eBay, Yahoo, Nokia, Cisco, IBM, Citrix Online, Computer Associates, Symantec and Logitech.For 14 years Andy was Ken Rutkowski's co-host on KenRadio's World Technology Roundup and remains an active blogger with both VoIPWatch and Working Anywhere, two blogs that focus on emerging communications and the virtual workplace.Private membership airline Surf Air announced that Jeff Potter, former head at Frontier Airlines, has taken over as the chief executive.Potter, Frontier's chief executive from 2002 to 2007, replaces Wade Eyerly, a co-founder of the Santa Monica aviation company, which began service last year and flies out of Burbank Bob Hope Airport and Hawthorne Municipal Airport.The company on Friday said it was now taking “the next step in the evolution of Surf Air” in an email memo to its 430 members.“We want to again thank Wade for all he has done to make Surf Air what it is today,” the memo stated. “We are extremely excited for the future and welcome the new leadership team as we begin the next step to grow Surf Air into the company we all know it can become.”The company was founded to serve tech executives commuting between the Bay Area and Los Angeles, and currently offers 16 flights daily to and from San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Santa Barbara.

Andy Abramson is the founder of Comunicano, Inc., a 20+ person asymmetrical communications consultancy, geared to providing clients with Senior Advising, Marketing Communications, Corporate Communications and Marketer-In-Residence services to start-ups, companies in transition and established brands with regard to influencer relations, marketing, advertising, public relations, social media, promotion, events and reputation management in the technology, consumer products and business to business markets. In the last 10 years 27 of his agency's clients have exited, with three IPOs. Some of the acquiring companies include Google, eBay, Yahoo, Nokia, Cisco, IBM, Citrix Online, Computer Associates, Symantec and Logitech.For 14 years Andy was Ken Rutkowski's co-host on KenRadio's World Technology Roundup and remains an active blogger with both VoIPWatch and Working Anywhere, two blogs that focus on emerging communications and the virtual workplace.Scott Page is a technologist, entrepreneur, musician and songwriter. Page is most recognized as the saxophonist for Pink Floyd, Supertramp and Toto. As an entrepreneur, he formed Walt Tucker Productions an audio video post production company in 1987. In 1992, he Co-founded 7th Level, Inc., a CD-ROM game and educational software company. Later, Page Co-founded New Media Broadcasting Company, a social media and collaborative communications enterprise. Since 2011, he has been the Co-founder and CEO of Direct2Care, an online presence management company for healthcare.Scott Page has received several acknowledgments and awards, primarily for his technology companies' achievements. Named one of “50 Pioneers of Multimedia,” Page has been guest lecturer and panelist at numerous conferences and university symposia. His industry acknowledgments include being named one of “The Top 100 Multimedia Producers” by Multimedia Magazine, the “100 Coolest People in Los Angeles” by Buzz Magazine, and one of “50 New Media Innovators” profiled in Pioneer Electronics' Multimedia Frontier.

Chris Pouy - Founder of Cow Wow Milk David Fransen - Counsel General of Canada David Michail - Lawyer Extraordinaire Chris Pouy - President and founder of Cow Wow Cereal Milk - an organic milk that tastes like the leftover milk in your cereal bowl. With the help of a few jokes from Jimmy Kimmel, Chris has been able to get his product nationally recognized. David Fransen - Appointed Consul General of Canada in Los Angeles by Prime Minister Harper in September 2008. He is Canada's senior representative in Southern California, Arizona, New Mexico, and Nevada.David Michail - Mr. Michail primarily represents high growth start-up and Fortune 500 companies. He calls in to give listeners free legal advice!

Today is the 50th Anniversary of J.F.K.'s inaugural speech, Ken highlights this moment, and what lessons we can learn from this powerful piece of history.Today's Guests - Jeff Scheinrock is currently a Continuing Lecturer at UCLA Anderson School of Management and the President & CFO at Originate. A pioneer in Venture Resources, Originate invests elite engineering talent and start-up expertise into high potential opportunities. Matt Richter-Sand has an extensive background in technology and entrepreneurship. After graduating from Tulane University with degrees in Computer Science, Mathematics, and Political Science, he joined the U.S. Air Force as a Communications Officer. While stationed at Edwards Air Force Base in California, Matt was responsible for all core IT services. Patrick Bet-David is a man who inspires. He is a successful entrepreneur, emerging author and financial literacy crusader committed to helping people get more out of life. He also is the author of "The 25 Laws for Doing the Impossible" and the "Next Perfect Storm." Patrick swung by the studio and chatted about his business transition from Iran to the United States.

Ken talks about the power of infomercials, the future of 3-D printing, and why you need to stay on top of what's trending everyday!Today's Guests - Mike Lindell, founder of My Pillow. Mike sold his bars in Minnesota for $500,000, and then took that money to produce a 30 minute infomercial that ran 181 times per day! Since then sales have skyrocketed from $3 million in 2010, to $102 million in 2012. Mike shares his story about the incredible risk he took, how scary it was, and how it payed off in the end. James Siminoff is the chief inventor of Doorbot - "The worlds greatest doorbell." This ingenious device will alert your phone when your doorbell rings, eliminating missing deliveries and people at your front door! For more information visit www.businessrockstars.com

Ken gives you the signs that may mean you're an entrepreneur at heart! For more go to http://www.businessrockstars.com

November 15th 2013 - (Business Rockstar) Jennifer Yen founder of Pur~lisse which strives to deliver results and radiance to your skin through authentic time-tested Asian beauty wisdom with advance French cosmeceuticals. Mikki Willis, Award winning filmmaker/humanitarian respected internationally as an innovator of socially and environmentally conscious media. Jae Kim, the Managing Director of Sandler Capital - a hedge fund and private equity firm that manages about $1.7 billion in assets.

Get your team right the first time. Listen to Ken explain in this Business Rockstars Minute. For more, go to www.businessrockstars.com

November 14th 2013 - (Buisness Rockstar) Dr. Dana Ardi, Founder of Corporate Anthropology Advisor - Today, our Entrepreneur in Motion is Dr. Dana Ardi, a thought leader, and expert in management and leadership. She is the author of the new book, “The Fall of the Alphas.” Adam Shenk was a semi-finalist in MTV's popular “Making the Band 4”, where he performed for host P. Diddy and worked with both choreographer Laurieann Gibson and New Edition/Bell Biv DeVoe member and manager/producer Michael Bivins. For more information go to www.businessrockstars.com.

Episode #356 John Oswald (Co-Founder of Cuipo) How do you create, market, and sell your brand? Are you learning a new habit each week? How charismatic are you? Ken goes over the 10 steps you need to raise your character traits.Today's Guests - Carol Dunn began her corporate career in Southern California at a small travel agency. Her enthusiasm and reputation for great service resulted in contracts that eventually led her to manage 85 percent of all entertainment travel (bands, TV, and movie studios) within the United States. Carol shared her story, and explained how she deals with emotional issues in a work environment. - John Oswald oversees the development of the Cuipo brand and all licensing activities. Before Cuipo, John was a co-founder and former CEO of Paul Frank. The Paul Frank brand is well known for its popular icon, Julius, the famous monkey with the big red mouth. He sold Paul Frank and is now the co-founder of Cuipo (Kwee-Poe) - a new SoCal “lifestyle brand.” How do you create, market, and sell your brand successfully? John gives you the tips and tricks you need. And finally we get our weekly legal advice on all things business from David Michail.

How can websites like Google and Yahoo make so much money giving away content for free? Ken explains the "new media economy" on this Business Rockstars Minute! For more info go to http://www.businessrockstars.com

Episode #355 Brock Pierce (Vice Chairman of Affinity Media)What are your marketing techniques? How seriously do you take your website? Are you using social media to market your self? Do you have at least 1,000 followers on Facebook, Linkedin etc? Ken gives you the marketing tools you need to succeed. Today's Guests - Gina Alexander - This L.A.-based designer has created a line of handbags and other kinds of accessories that allow the customer to design these unique pieces with their personal photos, mementos that travel with you each day, reminding you of the people, places and things you love! Gina created her business intially so she could adopt her child. With cost's around $20,000 she thought this would be a great way to raise money, she didn't expect it to turn into a multi-million dollar business! She stops by the studio and shares her incredible story. Also, Brock Pierce, an entrepreneur best known for pioneering the market for virtual goods in online games. He has founded or co-founded seven companies, acquired more than thirty companies, and closed a dozen corporate finance transactions securing more than $200 million of funding on behalf of his companies. Brock swings by the studio and talks about the future of online currency and mass marketing.

Failure is the first step to success. Listen to Ken explain in this Business Rockstars Minute!

Episode #356 John Oswald (Co-Founder of Cuipo) How do you create, market, and sell your brand? Are you learning a new habit each week? How charismatic are you? Ken goes over the 10 steps you need to raise your character traits.Today's Guests - Carol Dunn began her corporate career in Southern California at a small travel agency. Her enthusiasm and reputation for great service resulted in contracts that eventually led her to manage 85 percent of all entertainment travel (bands, TV, and movie studios) within the United States. Carol shared her story, and explained how she deals with emotional issues in a work environment. - John Oswald oversees the development of the Cuipo brand and all licensing activities. Before Cuipo, John was a co-founder and former CEO of Paul Frank. The Paul Frank brand is well known for its popular icon, Julius, the famous monkey with the big red mouth. He sold Paul Frank and is now the co-founder of Cuipo (Kwee-Poe) - a new SoCal “lifestyle brand.” How do you create, market, and sell your brand successfully? John gives you the tips and tricks you need. And finally we get our weekly legal advice on all things business from David Michail.

Too many people abuse or don't use their email properly in the workplace. Don't be one of them! Listen to Ken explain in this Business Rockstars Minute!

Episode # 354 Chris Ursitti (Los Angeles Center Studios)Is your business's technology behind the times? Is your company biography constructed correctly? How do you improve your cash flow??? Find out now!Today's Guests - Chris Ursitti, owner of Los Angeles Center Studios. A full-service studio for TV, film, and commercial production – a honeycomb of entertainment interests working collectively from a 20-acre studio campus – providing a supportive, synergistic environment for the growing independent elements of the entertainment business. Chris swung by the studio and chatted about his incredible studio, which is home to the show Mad Men and many others! Chris is an American entrepreneur, advisor and investor in interactive technologies and social communications. He has written the first look at startups in the Arab World, “Startup Rising -- The Entrepreneurial Revolution Remaking the Middle East”. Schroeder became CEO and President of Legi-Slate, Inc., a leading online B2B provider of information on federal and state legislation and regulation. Chris stopped by and discussed the future of start ups in the Middle East.

You must avoid distractions in the workplace. Listen to Ken in this Business Rockstars Minute!

November 8th 2013 - Business Rockstar - Freddie Ravel, Harmonics Maestro, One-of-a-kind Edutainer. Appearances on FOX, ABC, Universal, Clear Channel, Deepak Chopra's XM Sirius radio show. - Are you an Astronomer, or Astronaut? Do you follow, or lead? How do you craft the perfect pitch? Are you targeting the right audience to pitch? Ken gives you the 101! Today's guests - Nelson Paez has been the Chief Executive Officer of DreamHammer since it's founding in 2000. Mr. Paez provides visionary, strategic and tactical leadership for DreamHammer with the goal of being the global leader for intelligent control software. Mr. Paez builds strategic customer/partner/investor relationships worldwide and oversees corporate administration, product development, marketing, and sales for the company. Nelson shared his thoughts on the future of drones, and why the public will be using them before you think. Freddie Reval, backed by number one hits and collaborative successes with Earth, Wind and Fire, Madonna, Prince, Indie Arie, Sergio Mendes, Quincy Jones, Al Jarreau, the Boston Pops and rock legend, Carlos Santana, the chart-topping Keyboardist is the Founder of “Business Harmonics”, the award-winning peak performance system to enhance leadership, innovation and collaboration within major corporations. Freddie talks about integrating music with business, and why active listening is one the hardest things to do.

What is the new "co-working" trend? Ken explains in this Business Rockstars Minute!

November 7th 2013 – Business Rockstar, Sandro Monetti, Celebrity Journalist, Next Generation Entrepreneurship & Global Crowd-funding Forum - Are you reading 2 hours a day? How many podcasts do you listen to? Ken want’s you to find a Podcast you like, and start feeding your brain! Perception VS. Reality. What’s the difference? Ken explains! Sandro Monetti is a leading international celebrity journalist, TV personality and event host who has interviewed all the biggest stars in Hollywood. The LA based Brit is the creator and director of the number one rated Hollywood tour on Trip Advisor, his Celebrity Insider Movie Locations Tour of LA. Sandro stops by to chat about the power of crowd-funding, how to deal with A-List ego’s, and why it’s important to update your Rolodex weekly. Katelyn Benton began her professional music career as a pre-teen, playing piano in shopping malls and performing her original songs in many of Denver’s acclaimed music venues before she could drive. Benton graduated from Berklee College of Music in Boston before moving to Los Angeles to further expand her career in writing, singing and performing music. Katelyn joins Richard Gibbs in the studio. Richard gives Katelyn tips on to improve her brand, social media, and how to eliminate the dreaded “waiting period” musicians commonly experience.

What's the best way to take C.A.R.E. of your brand? Ken explains how four simple words can make a big difference in this Business Rockstars Minute!

November 7th 2013 – Business Rockstar, Sandro Monetti, Celebrity Journalist, Next Generation Entrepreneurship & Global Crowd-funding Forum - Are you reading 2 hours a day? How many podcasts do you listen to? Ken want’s you to find a Podcast you like, and start feeding your brain! Perception VS. Reality. What’s the difference? Ken explains! Sandro Monetti is a leading international celebrity journalist, TV personality and event host who has interviewed all the biggest stars in Hollywood. The LA based Brit is the creator and director of the number one rated Hollywood tour on Trip Advisor, his Celebrity Insider Movie Locations Tour of LA. Sandro stops by to chat about the power of crowd-funding, how to deal with A-List ego’s, and why it’s important to update your Rolodex weekly. Katelyn Benton began her professional music career as a pre-teen, playing piano in shopping malls and performing her original songs in many of Denver’s acclaimed music venues before she could drive. Benton graduated from Berklee College of Music in Boston before moving to Los Angeles to further expand her career in writing, singing and performing music. Katelyn joins Richard Gibbs in the studio. Richard gives Katelyn tips on to improve her brand, social media, and how to eliminate the dreaded “waiting period” musicians commonly experience.

What's the best way to take C.A.R.E. of your brand? Ken explains how four simple words can make a big difference in this Business Rockstars Minute!

November 6th 2013 (Business Rockstars) – Is arguing with your business partner a bad thing? How well do you understand Non Disclosure Agreements (NDA's)? Is crowd-funding the future of not just raising money, but gaining resources? Find out now! Today's guests – Gordon and Courney Nichols-Gould, founded SmartyPants. SmartyPants are the makers of the first and only All-in-One gummy vitamin. A Venice, CA based company, each of their great tasting gummies contain a full multivitamin + over 100% RDI Vitamin D and an excellent source of Omega3 DHA & EPA fatty acids. Gordon and Courtney swung by the studio, they shared the ups and downs of starting a business with your wife/husband. Also joining us is Howard J. Leonhardt. In 2010 Leonhardt founded eBuyCalifornia.com and eCaliforniaStore.com to link foreign buyers with California exporters with built in links to multiple choices for customer financing. Leonhardt passionately believes Exports Create Jobs! Howard talks about his many businesses, how he stays on track, and just how difficult it can be to raise money for your company.And finally David F. Michail calls in to give callers fantastic legal advice on all things business. This week topic, Non Disclosure Agreements.

What's the key to a great business plan? A great story! Listen to Ken and this Business Rockstars Minute.

November 5th 2013 – (Business Rockstars) - What are you doing to avoid becoming a “Buggy Whip” company? Ken explains why you need to keep your mind open, and the steps you need to take to keep your company on the forefront of technology. Today's guests – Indu Subaiya, MD MBA is the co-founder of Health 2.0 – a company that promotes, showcases and catalyzes new technologies in health care through a worldwide series of conferences, code-a-thons, prize challenges, and more. Health 2.0 also has the leading market intelligence on new health technology companies. She stopped by the studio and shared some incredible news about Mobile Health Care. Are doctor visits a thing of the past??? Renée Strauss, and Jessica Ireland stop by as well. (Mentor) Renee Strauss is synonymous with weddings. She has guided brides from around the world achieve their personal best and fulfill their vision for their special wedding day. Internationally recognized, Renée styles brides, the bridal party, and the wedding itself. She was kind enough to drop by the studio and give Jessica Ireland some invaluable advice to better her business. Jessica Ireland is the creator and owner of Original Beauty Box, an online retailer that sells sleek acrylic makeup organizers designed to simplify life. Her brand has used social media entirely to market her products.

November 4th 2013 (Business Rockstars) - Is it bad if your company pivots? How do you get your friends to go viral for you? Are you balancing your business and family time? Ken shares his advice to these questions and much more! Ken's first guest John Cochran is Chief Executive Officer of Ole Smoky, where he brings extensive experience in the beverage business. In his capacity as CEO of Pabst Brewing Company, Mr. Cochran oversaw the 30+ brand portfolios, including Pabst Blue Ribbon, Lone Star, Colt 45, and Old Milwaukee. He is now making the transition from CEO to starting up his own Moonshine business (Ole Smoky). He explains the dramatic differences between CEO and starting from scratch again. Ben Stewart and Tom Larkin from Social Rebate stop by and share their story. Social Rebate is an innovative e-commerce solution that converts customers' purchases into highly credible Social Media marketing. Through Social Rebate, companies can hire their customers to share their brand across Facebook, Twitter, Google+, Pinterest, and LinkedIn and earn cash off their purchase based on the traffic that they bring the company.

Top media companies that their users, NOT their content, are actually their product. Listen to Ken in this BR Minute

November 1st 2013 (Business Rockstars) Ready to hire your first employee? Don't trust your instincts! Ken explains the steps you need to take. Are you planning your day? How often do you check your calendar? Ken gives you the 101 on constructing a productive work week. A couple of years ago an idea took leaf. Ben Vanden Wymelenberg and Kevin Groenjes envisioned a little more Mother Nature and a lot less Big Brother in their lives and in their electronics. They created 100% real wood covers for their iPhones, iPads, Beats by Dre headphones and more. Secret Project Name: Woodchuck. Their motto? "Put wood on everything". They explained how their idea blossomed, and global Expansion. Nancy Fulton is founder of High Value Viral Media, a start-up that works with name talent and sponsors to create great content for free distribution worldwide. She's also senior business mentor for Doug Richard's School for Start-ups in the UK delivers training and support to thousands of entrepreneurs worldwide. Nancy stops by and discusses all of her useful tips for social media. And finally, Andy Abramson calls in and shares his vast knowledge on all things Tech.

October 31st 2013 (Business Rockstars) - Are you bored on LinkedIn? Then you're probably not using it right! Ken gives you the tips you need to have a fantastic LinkedIn profile. Seth Goldman explains how he sold his business HONEST® Tea to The Coca-Cola company. And Richard Gibbs stops by to mentor up and coming artists Indian Summer! Seth Goldman is Co-founder & TeaEO of HONEST® Tea, the company he co-founded in 1998 with Professor Barry Nalebuff of the Yale School of Management. Over the past fifteen years the company has thrived as consumers have shifted toward healthier and more sustainable diets. In March 2011, HONEST Tea was acquired by The Coca-Cola Company. Seth explained that everything on the market was way too sweet, thus starting Honest Tea, an organic option for people who want something a little less sweet. Indian Summer is a musical combustion, a Blues/Folk/Rock explosion from Los Angeles, CA. Comprised of multi-instrumentalists Sara Carter, Toby Karlin, Summer Mencher, and Jon Lall, this collective met at Berkeley College of Music in Boston, MA but didn't begin making music till years later. They stopped by the studio and received invaluable advice from Mentor Richard Gibbs.

October 29th 2013 (Business Rockstars) - Ken explains the value in business mentors and what it takes to "Know your Business". Rob Ford, founder of The Creative Mind Group enlightens us on the world of film. Dennis Fountaine talks inventions, and David Michail gives callers legal advice on all things business. Rob Ford is the Founder and CEO of The Creative Mind Group (CMG). CMG was founded in 2004, creating a platform that allows college students to break into entry-level positions in the film industry. He joined Ken today to talk about his company, how you get started in the film industry, and chimed in on our company tagline segment. Dennis Fountaine has been conceptualizing, researching, developing and licensing new products and technologies since 1984. Dennis formed ROCKET SCIENCE LABS to conceive, research, develop, prototype, exploit and license his new product concepts. He stopped by and talked about his incredible inventions, the struggles he went through, and discusses his company Rocket Science Labs. And as always David Michail gives us invaluable legal advice. He talks about Patents and Trademarks, what steps do you need to take to successfully patent/trademark your product?

André Vener, Quasim Riaz, Hagop Giragossian opened Dog Haus in 2010. They have created an amazing environment for everyone to enjoy some of the best comfort food in all of Pasadena/Los Angeles area. Great food, awesome music and an amazing family environment. All three of the owners stopped by and discussed the trials and tribulations one goes through when starting a business with friends. Lizanne Falsetto is founder and chief executive of ThinkProducts, the Ventura maker of the popular thinkThin brand of nutritional snack and weight-management protein bars. Over the last 12 years, Falsetto has grown her operation from a one-woman venture into a firm with 23 employees. She came by the studio to Mentor Ann Marie Michaels and Seth Shapiro. Ann Marie founded Village Green Network (formerly Real Food Media) in 2008. She began her career in 1995 in Silicon Valley working at CKS Interactive. Her partner is Two-time Emmy® Award winner Seth Shapiro, leading executive and advisor in digital media.

André Vener, Quasim Riaz, Hagop Giragossian opened Dog Haus in 2010. They have created an amazing environment for everyone to enjoy some of the best comfort food in all of Pasadena/Los Angeles area. Great food, awesome music and an amazing family environment. All three of the owners stopped by and discussed the trials and tribulations one goes through when starting a business with friends. Lizanne Falsetto is founder and chief executive of ThinkProducts, the Ventura maker of the popular thinkThin brand of nutritional snack and weight-management protein bars. Over the last 12 years, Falsetto has grown her operation from a one-woman venture into a firm with 23 employees. She came by the studio to Mentor Ann Marie Michaels and Seth Shapiro. Ann Marie founded Village Green Network (formerly Real Food Media) in 2008. She began her career in 1995 in Silicon Valley working at CKS Interactive. Her partner is Two-time Emmy® Award winner Seth Shapiro, leading executive and advisor in digital media.

Guests: Temeko Richardson, Chris Ovens, Jason Nazar, and Andy Abramson.Temeko Richardson is a techie entrepreneur and senior-level consultant with almost two decades of experience in devising corporate strategy, architecting operations planning, delivering customer relationship and customer experience solutions for leaders at Fortune 500 companies. She often shows how to implement systems to grow and diversify revenue, expand product development, and target customer outreach. Her vision for improving operational performance and cost-containment is outlined in her debut book, Get A Clue: 10 Steps to an Executive IQ.Chris Ovens is a pioneer and thought leader in enhancing business analytics with location. As co-founder and CEO of SpotOn Systems, he drove the adoption of Esri solutions in the IBM Cognos BI customer base. With the 2011 acquisition of SpotOn by Esri, Chris now leads the Esri Location Analytics business. The mission is to broadly, geo-enable the enterprise through the Esri ArcGIS platform.Jason Lawrence Nazar is the Co-Founder and CEO of Docstoc, the premier online destination to start, grow and manage small businesses. Docstoc hosts the best quality and widest selection of professional documents (over 30 million), and resources including articles, videos, & productivity tools to make every small business better. Docstoc is a top 500 most tracked website worldwide and has over 25 million registered users. It offers a vast collection of free resources & provides a monthly membership which unlocks its widest selection of premium content.Andy Abramson is the founder of Comunicano, Inc., a 20+ person asymmetrical communications consultancy, geared to providing clients with Senior Advising, Marketing Communications, Corporate Communications and Marketer-In-Residence services to start-ups, companies in transition and established brands with regard to influencer relations, marketing, advertising, public relations, social media, promotion, events and reputation management in the technology, consumer products and business to business markets. In the last 10 years 27 of his agency's clients have exited, with three IPOs. Some of the acquiring companies include Google, eBay, Yahoo, Nokia, Cisco, IBM, Citrix Online, Computer Associates, Symantec and Logitech.

August 28, 2013 (Business Rockstars) Ken examines the four things that all centurions have across the board. What can we learn from people who are over 100 years old? Why has advertising changed remarkably little over the last 15 years, and why is this an exciting time for internet advertising? Ophir Tanz, the CEO of gumgum, talks about how his company makes ads viewable, engaging, and in line with the content that the users are engaging with. How do you raise money and then apply those funds to make your business grow? Ken explains why every great leader has suffered from multiple personality disorder. Russ Whitney, author of his new book “inner voice” and owner of innervoice.com, explains how your passion should be what drives you and your business. He also reveals his own secret formula for life.

October 4, 2013 (Business Rockstars) – Ken poses the question, is television broken? And what will the television of the future be like? How does the recent evolution of online subscriber based channels, like those available through Twitch TV or Machinima, challenge content providers and force television media business models to stay on the cutting edge. Are you ready to take your business to the next level? Gangbanger turned multimillionaire Ryan Blair, and CEO of ViSalus, teaches the skills needed to reverse engineer success. How do you fail fast and use what you have learned to turn your business around even faster? Kevin Kelly, founding executive editor of Wired Magazine, explains the raw power of “DO!” Execution over deliberation. Why is attention the most powerful drug in the world?

October 11, 2013 (Business Rockstars) Ken recounts his time spent as a young adult in the 1980s at seminary school. How do marketing and branding affect religious beliefs? Ken unlocks the secrets behind the CARE business model; consistent, authentic, relatable, and extraordinary. Bill Hoffer, fashion guru and owner of www.travelingfashionconsultant.com, explains the importance of dressing to impress. Does the way you dress really affect the way you feel? Innovation-based disruptive entrepreneur and cultural architect at zappos.com, Robert Richman discusses how to create self- sustaining cultures in your own organizations. Author of the upcoming book “Culture Blueprint”, Richman reveals how a positive culture within the workplace can help people grow, inspire amazing service, and ultimately drive revenue.

September 23, 2013 (Business Rockstars) Ken explores the importance of focus to success within your business. How do you successfully scale your business? Herbalife COO Rich Goudis emphasizes the importance of passion and vision in the entrepreneurial work place. Ken discloses the best ways to avoid 30 thousand dollar millionaires. How do you find business partners who are authentic, genuine and real? Adam Miller, founder and CEO of Cornerstone. How important is it to believe in your product or service? How do you keep your business afloat against massive competition? How do you stay pertinent and ahead of the bell curve? How do you win? Miller shares tips to build your company from the ground up and tackle the tough questions early to come up with a concise pitch deck.

September 4, 2013 (Business Rockstars) Ken focuses on social media genius and international superstar Lady Gaga. How do you identify and engage with your super fans? Pinterest authority and CEO of hellosociety.com, Kayla Brennan, helps clients get ROI from using Pinterest. Kayla walks us through setting up a brand new Pinterest account and gives some basic techniques to get the most out of social media. Is there some secret to becoming an overnight success? Bridal/wedding connoisseur and Luxury Wedding Ambassador for LWH Hotels Renee Strauss takes us through the full production which is the modern wedding. Can every consumer be fit into one of three categories? This television star from “Brides of Beverly Hills” thinks they can.

September 25, 2013 (Business Rockstars) Ken highlights how consistency and predictability lead to accountability which establishes a reputation that makes you relevant. Restaurant owner, Maire Byrne explains what it takes to start your own business in the food service industry. Ken recommends some of the best spots to close a big deal. And could they all be free? Angel investor Paige Craig talks about the way social media is changing our culture. What is the difference between an evolutionary and a revolutionary business? Economic, social, and cultural ramifications. Paige describes why failure is a necessary part of entrepreneurship.

September 18, 2013 (Business Rockstars) Ken defines the difference between being smart versus having a high IQ. Why is reading every day so important? And can sharing your goals with your friends really make you more likely to succeed? Advertising genius and co-founder of Walton Isaacson, Aaron Walton, reveals what it really takes to make your business stand out. He expounds upon the importance of advertising as storytelling that touches people's emotional core and about celebrating the lifestyles of the consumer. Is there a difference in the way advertising targets individuals from generation X versus generation Y? Jim Kwik, founder of SuperheroYou, gives some quick tips to remember and utilize the knowledge you have to bring your business to the next level. How can we use motivation, observation, and mechanics to increase learning and memory potential? Kwik gives exclusive content and access at Freememoryseminar.com for Business Rockstars listeners.