Business Off The Beaten Path

Guest: Ann Amati, Founder, Deliberate Strategies Consulting. Ann founded Deliberate Strategies Consulting in 1994 after a career as an internal consultant in health care, financial services and high tech. She holds a Master's degree in hospital administration and began her career as a strategic planner. Ann offers customer insight research and customer relationship consulting to companies in B2B sales. "She tells you what your customers think." Her customers learn what to start, stop and continue doing to protect and grow their most important customer relationships. Join us as we discuss the difference between customer insight research and customer relationship consulting. Ann says inviting your customers to speak candidly about your company can help you confirm, clarify and course-correct your company's destiny.

Eric O'del and Mary Anne Dorward discuss what it means to be a true Leader in your own life. Join us as we discuss spiritual approaches to challenges that face us all in our daily lives. Learn about technique such as you decide how you are going to experience your day, "Be yourself. Everyone else is taken" (Oscar Wilde) and looking at the daily newspaper as a "prayer request form."(Rev. Michael Beckwith) We have lots of laughs as we explore how to empower ourselves to meet any challenge, both within ourselves and within our world. Contact Amazing Grace Spiritual Center, Seattle Washington: www.AmazingGraceSpiritualCenter.org or 206-402-2633 Contact Eric:eric@AmazingGraceSpiritualCenter.org Prayer requests? Contact: Prayer@AmazingGraceSpiritualCenter.org Speaking Coaching? Contact:madorward@speakingtowin.com or 206-522-8609.

Guest: David Maria, Founder and CEO, Eagles Consulting. David has spent the last 15 years helping businesses grow to be the best they can be using innovation and integrity. Join us as we discuss everything from graphic design, web development and marketing with social media.Contact David Maria, Eagles Consulting at www.eaglesconsulting.com or (800) 952-4182 or (208) 323-2996.

Guest: Dave White, Voice Over Artist, SpeakingOfDave.com. Join us as we enter the fascinating world of the voice over artist. Dave White is one of the absolute best there is! You can reach Dave at SpeakingOfDave.com.

: Guest: Audrey Beaulac CEO of Beaulac Style. Come join us as we discuss the latest in style trends. Spring is in the air and in the stores. Yes, there's an economic downturn and yes, it's time to be prudent in our purchasing. However, it won't stop the sun from shining or the desire for a cute pair of summer shoes. This is a period where the knowledge of your style creates the best value for your dollar. It's your editing tool to changing your thinking from cost driven purchases to value driven. The better you know yourself the clearer your choices will be; self awareness is energizing, economical and efficient. On the show we will be discussing Audrey's three strategies for Spring :

Guests: Blaine Millet and Clay Loges. They're BACK! Come join the conversation about Social Media for Executives: "What Every Executive Needs to Know." The "Two Suits, No Tats and All Business" guys will give us all some great tips for getting a handle on the world of social media. You can reach them at their business blog: SOMEexec.com or their personal blog: BlaineandClay.com.

Alice Cunningham, the founder and co-owner of Olympic Hot Tub, has built one of the most successful and award-winning hot tub retail operations in the United States. This is her story. If there is one thing I have learned over almost 30 years of helping customers take care of themselves it is that we all put this off far longer than we should and run the real risk of paying a high price if we don’t. Stress, chronic aches and pains, sleepless nights and other consequences of a busy, charged life are giving us all a run for our money in more ways that we can count.

Guest: John Brondello, CEO, Time Equipment Company. Time Equipment has invested greatly in technology and training in order to provide the state-of-the-art time and attendance solutions available. Our systems provide the power and flexibility necessary to meet the needs of diverse organizations and employee groups. From stand-alone PC, to Web-based time sheet time reporting, to cellular technology, Time Equipment will provide a customized solution to adapt to the way you do business. Computerized time recorders and electronic time clocks Time Equipment offers a number of leading computerized time recorders and electronic time clocks to meet the needs of growing companies. From a simple time stamp, to a punch clock, to a calculating time computer, we provide the solution you need, even down to the time cards and service your company requires for it's unique time tracking needs. Biometeric devices that utilize hand geometry and finger biometric technology to identify an employee Time Equipment is proud to feature the latest in biometric technology which uses either Touch ID or hand geometry to verify an employee's indentity with unparalled accuracy.

Guests: Tracy and Richard Graham, exclusive distributors of BLOC sunglasses in the USA. I kid you not, these are the BEST sunglasses I have ever had and I will never buy another brand again as long as I live. Join us for the show and find out why!

Guests: Blaine Millet and Clay Loges. Come join the conversation about Social Media for Executives: "What Every Executive Needs to Know." The "Two Suits, No Tats and All Business" guys will give us all some great tips for getting a handle on the world of social media. You can reach them at www.SOMEexec.com.

Guest: John Hughes John Hughes, Founder, GrowthWave. Join us as we talk about hope for both CEO's and CIO's. Here's quote from the interview:"I want CEO's to know that they can have hope and that they can get the value out of IT and reap the benefits 10X over. I want CIO's to know they don't have to live their careers in fear. I want them to understand there is a way for them to be and feel successful" as leaders in their organizations. John has been an IT leader for more than twenty years and has passionately focused on helping technology organizations make a greater impact on business results. At GrowthWave, John advises CEOs how to get the greatest results from their IT organizations, provides Interim CIO talent, and coaches CIOs to become business leaders within IT. John says, “IT organizations that know how to put the business first become significant contributors to business success.” GrowthWave was born out of John’s desire to provide CEOs the help they need to build effective IT organizationn and to coach CIO's how to become significant contributors to business growth and profitability. Mary Anne Dorward is CEO of Speaking To Win and an award winning radio host here on Blog Talk Radio. As a professional speaking coach, Mary Anne has helped hundreds of people give powerful and winning presentations. She has also taught strategic communication workshops around the world. Mary Anne's clients include politicians, CEOs, sports celebrities and leaders in the not for profit community. She can be reached at www.speakingtowin.com.

Guest: Rick Coffey. Rick is a senior leader in the learning and development field. He is currently employed the aerospace industry, and has prior experience in the IT field. Rick has always had a passion for continuous and “practical” lifelong learning. He has an undergraduate degree in business administration and masters degrees in adult education, human resource development, project management, and technology management. He also holds a doctoral (Ed.D) degree in vocational, technical, and occupational education. In addition to his full-time career, he has served as an adjunct faculty member with several institutions, including the UW where he has supported the school’s project management certificate programs. Please join us as we discuss the exciting new developments in the world of Learning Science. In this interview, we explore the concept of Adaptive Expertise and how you can apply it to your own personal and professional life in order to truly flourish in these challenging economic times. It is a very inspiring interview! Don't miss it! Mary Anne Dorward is CEO of Speaking To Win and an award winning radio host here on Blog Talk Radio. As a professional speaking coach, Mary Anne has helped hundreds of people give powerful and winning presentations. She has also taught strategic communication workshops around the world. Mary Anne's clients include politicians, CEOs, sports celebrities and leaders in the not for profit community. She can be reached at www.speakingtowin.com.

Guest: Fred Janssen, CEO, Janssen Consulting. Fred has spent over 25 years helping owners and CEOs successfully grow their businesses by identifying and implementing operational improvements that bring people, process and technology together for better results. Working with Fred, you benefit from an experienced Business Partner or COO who is able and willing to tell you what you need to hear, show you what you need to see and then help you do what you need to do so you can get where you want to go... faster. Fred will help you align your operation with your strategy, identify and resolve any friction in your processes and any disconnect between your intentions and what actually takes place. Fred also helps you implement systems, practices and procedures to give you more time to steer the ship.

Guest: Alison Whitmire, Group Chair, Vistage International, the worlds largest CEO organization. Alison has 20 years of leadership in strategic planning, accounting, finance, sales and marketing in a variety of corporate settings. Alison has consulted with multiple companies to include those in the Fortune 500, on a broad range of challenging issues.In complex, high-stress business situations, clients have called Alison “the voice of reason”. She has the ability to see through to the crux of a matter and articulate it in a way that promotes understanding and forwards action. Alison has worked with more than 50 Puget Sound area CEOs, business owners and executive directors of small to medium sized for-profit and non-profit organizations. She is known to have a gift for clarifying and narrowing business leaders focus, accelerating their decision making and forwarding their action. Through their work with Alison, these people have become better leaders, who make better decisions and get better results. Join us as we discuss today's economy and what we as leaders can do to maximize our current opportunities to position our companies for what is to come.

Guest: Paul Anthony, CEO of Rumblefish. So what does your brand sound like? Paul Anthony is Rumblefish’s entrepreneurial Pied Piper: his vision for a company that simultaneously improves the quality of music being used by the business world while enabling “middle-class” musicians to earn a good living is what drives Rumblefish’s constant evolution. Paul founded Rumblefish in 1996 after recognizing that music can create powerful emotional connections between organizations and their audiences. Paul also recognized that this is possible only when businesses have easy access to high-quality music. So he and his team began reinventing music licensing. A musician in his own right, Paul produced recordings with Grammy award-winning artist Sarah McLachlan, composed full orchestral scores for feature films, and frequently co-produces with established artists such as the King of Funk, George Clinton. Paul frequently shares his expertise with regard to music-related copyright issues, speaking at industry events and giving interviews to a range of media outlets, including CNBC, CNN, Inc. Magazine, the Wall Street Journal, and Billboard. Today, Paul’s brainchild is thriving: the Rumblefish Music Licensing Store is widely recognized as the leading online source of music for businesses; and Rumblefish’s sonic branding practice is setting the standard for the strategic use of music in building brands and delivering transformative customer experiences. Mary Anne Dorward is CEO of Speaking To Win and an award winning radio host. Mary Anne "brings out the genius" in the the professional speaking of CEO's and Rising Stars within a Company, Politicians, Not for Profit Leaders and Sports Celebrities around the world. Her website is www.speakingtowin.com.

Guest: Fred Janssen, CEO, Janssen Consulting. Fred has spent over 25 years helping owners and CEOs successfully grow their businesses by identifying and implementing operational improvements that bring people, process and technology together for better results. Working with Fred, you benefit from an experienced Business Partner or COO who is able and willing to tell you what you need to hear, show you what you need to see and then help you do what you need to do so you can get where you want to go... faster. Fred will help you align your operation with your strategy, identify and resolve any friction in your processes and any disconnect between your intentions and what actually takes place. Fred also helps you implement systems, practices and procedures to give you more time to steer the ship. Contact Fred at Fred@FredJanssen.com. Mary Anne Dorward is CEO of Speaking To Win and an award winning radio host. Mary Anne "brings out the genius" in the the professional speaking of CEO's and Rising Stars within a Company, Politicians, Not for Profit Leaders and Sports Celebrities around the world. Her website is www.speakingtowin.com.

Guest: Susan Fox, Executive Director of Jubilee Women’s Center. Please join us as we discuss the challenges and solutions to homelessness among women. Jubilee Women's Center provides long-term supportive housing for homeless women, and a sponsored mission of the Sisters of St. Josephs of Peace. As Executive Director, Susan is responsible for the overall administration of the facility, including program development, human resource, financial management, fund development and public relations. It is Susan’s life experiences that make her a perfect fit for Jubilee Women's Center. Nearly 20 years ago she found herself technically homeless, in recovery from alcoholism, a survivor of domestic violence and diagnosed with depression and an anxiety disorder. On her road to recovery these past 20 years, Susan has walked the path of many women at Jubilee. Susan is an inspirational keynote speaker whose experience epitomizes a woman’s ability to achieve great success. Mary Anne Dorward is CEO of Speaking To Win and an award winning radio host. Mary Anne "brings out the genius" in the the professional speaking of CEO's and Rising Stars within a Company, Politicians, Not for Profit Leaders and Sports Celebrities around the world. Her website is www.speakingtowin.com.

Guest: Alex Alben, VP Strategy and Development of Delve Networks. Alex Alben has had a varied career in journalism, media and high tech ventures. He began his career at CBS News as Walter Cronkite's researcher. A graduate of Stanford University and Stanford law school, he practiced law as a motion picture attorney in Los Angeles for Orion Pictures and Warner Bros. studio. Moving to Seattle in 1993, he joined Paul Allen's new media start-up, Starwave, which pioneered the first commercial web sites, including ESPN.com and ABC News.com. At RealNetworks, Alex served as a vice president for six years, handling government affairs, music products and the first Internet radio products. Alex has most recently worked for two Seattle start-ups: social-networking enterprise, Wetpaint, Inc., and web video platform, Delve Networks. Alex's editorials on the intersection of technology and politics appear regularly in The Seattle Times. In 2004, he was a candidate for the U.S. Congress in Washington's Eighth Congressional District. At Delve Networks their passionate team of technophiles, including Alex Alben, are veterans from Amazon, Microsoft, RealNetworks, Yahoo!, Bell Labs, and Inktomi. Join us and learn more about who the people at Delve are, what they do, and why they are creating all that buzz out in the media. We are definitely "in the time of video." Come find out why! Mary Anne Dorward is CEO of Speaking To Win and an award winning radio host. Mary Anne "brings out the genius" in the the professional speaking of CEO's and Rising Stars within a Company, Politicians, Not for Profit Leaders and Sports Celebrities around the world. Her website is www.speakingtowin.com.

Guest: Melinda Neely, President, High Dive Please join us for a discussion about strategic marketing. High Dive is a strategic marketing agency with three areas of core expertise: Research, Strategy and Creative. The folks at High Dive listen to customer’s needs and create solutions accordingly.By servicing a variety of industries, High Dive is able to apply best practices that benefit your business. High Dive learns about your company, your customers and your products and services. They also understand trends so they can better predict the future. High Dive is not big, and they like it that way. Not only do you benefit by having experienced marketers building your brand, but they believe strong relationships are the secret sauce to their success. They hope their partnership will be as enjoyable for you as it will be beneficial for all. Contact Melinda Neely directly at melinda@highdive.net

Guest: Brian Quint, CEO, Aqua Quip. Dreaming of the perfect backyard for your home? Join us as we discuss how you might just go about creating that perfect backyard for you and your family. Plus you will get to meet Brian Quint, one of the nicest, kindest, charming and most ethically lined up CEO's out there! To learn more about Aqua Quip, go to www.aquaquip.com