Today's Guest: Ann David, novelist, Bought: A Novel, Party Girl I’m probably not the target market for chick lit books, so I approached Anna David’s second novel, Bought, a little skeptically. On the other hand, who doesn’t enjoy a little fiction about high-end prostitution and the sex trade in Hollywood? What I didn’t expect... Continue Reading →
Tom Folsom gathers The Mad Ones! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Joey and Larry Gallo were some bad hombres. So bad, even most of the mafia wanted nothing to do with them in the 1960s and ‘70s. Murder, extortion, armed robbery—all in a day’s work for these guys. But if they were so bad, why do so many literary types come to admire them, especially... Continue Reading →
Four Seasons Hotels founder Isadore Sharp on business philosophy! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Isadore Sharp, founder and chairman of Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts, author of Four Seasons: The Story of a Business Philosophy. If you could afford to stay at any hotel on a business or pleasure trip, I can’t imagine choosing anywhere other than a Four Seasons Hotel or Resort property. Granted, I’m... Continue Reading →
Art of Mingling author Jeanne Martinet says Life is Friends! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Jeanne Martinet, author, Life Is Friends: A Complete Guide to the Lost Art of Connecting in Person I knew there was something missing in my life since it became Facebook-, Twitter-, Orkut- Bebo- and instant messaging-centric, but I couldn’t quite put my finger on what. Turns out, it’s people! You know, real life,... Continue Reading →
Miss America CEO Sam Haskell made promises to Mother! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Sam Haskell, CEO, Miss America Pageant, author, Promises I Made My Mother (UPDATE: Sam Haskell was suspended and subsequently resigned as CEO of the Miss America Organization on December 23, 2017, following the release of emails in which he and other leaders of the organization allegedly criticized past winners in coarse terms.... Continue Reading →
How Charles Grodin got to be whoever he is! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Image via Wikipedia If you ever watched Charles Grodin on his old CNBC talk show—or on countless guest appearance on other shows, from Johnny Carson to David Letterman—you probably asked yourself, “Who does this guy think he is?” Apparently, Grodin wondered the same thing. The famously fussy Mr. CrankyPants has published a new... Continue Reading →
2009 Pulitzer Prize Winner Lane DeGregory: technique, style! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Lane DeGregory, Tampa Bay Times journalist, reporter, 2009 winner of Pulitzer Prize Feature Writing The story you’re about to hear is true, even if it sounds implausible even for fiction. It’s about a little girl named Danielle, “The Girl in the Window” described in Lane DeGregory’s story in the St. Petersburg Times... Continue Reading →
Judge Cristina Perez runs a tough courtroom! PODCAST INTERVIEW
There are a lot of judges on TV these days, starting with Judge Judy and running all the way through Judge David Young. But only one of them has an Emmy Award. That lucky jurist-slash-TV personality is Judge Cristina Perez, host of the syndicated “Cristina’s Court.” She stands out from the pack because Judge... Continue Reading →
The truth about creating brands people love with Till & Heckler! PODCAST INTERVIEW
If ever there was an era that put demands on marketing, this is it. Differentiating your brand from your competitor’s is so important at a time when jobs and stock prices are vanishing overnight. If you’re selling a product or service, you want the best possible minds at work on the task of survivor... Continue Reading →
297 33 Million People in the Room, networked by Juliette Powell! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Juliette Powell, social media expert, author, 33 Million People in the Room: How to Create, Influence, and Run a Successful Business with Social Networking Juliette Powell wants to hook you up. Not for sex—she wants you to get busy with something much more long-lasting and rewarding: running a successful business with social networking.... Continue Reading →