Today's Guest: Mike O'Neil, author, Rock the World with Your Online Presence That’s one of the conceits of an online social networking service: I’m someone you should get to know and, by so doing, you will improve your standing in life, members of the opposite sex will find you more attractive and your food... Continue Reading →
Hoodwinked author John Perkins saves Mr. Media from the economic hit men
Forget Stephen King novels. If you want some really scary bedtime reading, I’m going to recommend John Perkins new non-fiction book, Hoodwinked. It’ll leave you afraid to turn off the lights at night. Hoodwinked is the sequel to Perkins’ previous book, Confessions of an Economic Hit Man, and it is an eyes wide awakener. You’ll... Continue Reading →
571 Ideas only for Complete Idiots: Organizing Your Life! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Georgene Lockwood, author, The Complete Idiot's Guide to Organizing Your Life Only one of the three of us living in the Mr. Media® residence is organized. The other two? Not so much. It’s a constant pressure point, too, where the one is constantly picking up after the rest. They complain they don’t have... Continue Reading →
Shark Tank big fish Daymond John returns to brand Mr. Media! PODCAST INTERVIEW
You know you’re in for a fun read when the author opens his book by quoting both Nolan Bushnell—the creator of the “Pong” videogame and “Chuck E. Cheese” Pizza restaurants—and Jay-Z. And Daymond John does not disappoint after that. DAYMOND JOHN podcast excerpt: "I think that the Tiger Woods brand was built on one... Continue Reading →
Roger Lowenstein takes Mr. Media to ‘The End of Wall Street’
Today's Guest: Roger Lowenstein, author, The End of Wall Street, America's Bank The sky is falling! The sky is falling! What’s that? The sky has already fallen? Damn, I hate being late to the party. Apparently, it’s old news that the world financial system was on the edge of collapse over the course of recent... Continue Reading →
Social media guru David Mathison wants you to Be the Media! PODCAST INTERVIEW
I start each show talking about “So much media, so little time…” But David Mathison sees the media differently. Instead of observing it from afar, he wants you to be the media—you, yourself. Mathison, a former executive with the Reuters news agency, takes the whole notion of 21st century media very seriously. In his... Continue Reading →
Roto-Rooter president Rick Arquilla plumbs depths of Undercover Boss! PODCAST INTERVIEW
When the producers of the CBS reality TV hit “Undercover Boss” brag that their show is about corporate presidents getting their hands dirty, they couldn’t be more accurate than this week’s episode. Because on Sunday, April 4, 2010, the boss going undercover is Rick Arquilla, president of Cincinnati, Ohio-based Roto-Rooter Services Company. That’s right:... Continue Reading →
408 Shark Tank’s Barbara Corcoran puts the bite on Mr. Media! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Barbara Corcoran, entrepreneur, "Shark Tank," author, Shark Tales Shark Tank's Barbara Corcoran has a sense of humor. She must: an incredibly successful real estate mogul, she’s the author of three books, including my favorite title, If You Don’t Have Big Breasts, Put Ribbons on Your Pigtails. Yikes! On her ABC show, which airs... Continue Reading →
Sam Zell biographer on how Money Talks, Bullsh*t Walks! PODCAST INTERVIEW
In retrospect, I can see why real estate billionaire Sam Zell thought buying the Chicago Tribune, Los Angeles Times, Orlando Sentinel and all their related newspapers and media companies—plus the Chicago Cubs baseball team and its home, Wrigley Field—seemed like a classic ploy. Buy a big family-owned business on the skids for a discount, squeeze... Continue Reading →
What is Shark Tank? It’s win Daymond John’s money! PODCAST INTERVIEW
2009: Who would have ever guessed that the art of the deal--the essence of how business gets done in America--would make compelling television? If you don't like the genre of reality business competition on TV, blame Mark Burnett, the creator of Survivor and The Apprentice. If you like these shows, give some credit to... Continue Reading →