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 →
Ray Schlogel on emotion, love, Stacie and indie filmmaking! PODCAST INTERVIEW
All the air escaped my lungs at the end of Ray Schlogel’s independent film, For Love & Stacie. I was angry, petulant… and then the credits rolled and I was reminded that it was a drama, not a documentary. Poor, dumb ol’ Mr. Media was so sucked into this tale of heartbreak and obsession... Continue Reading →
Bob Byington’s Harmony and Me indie is one sad sacker story! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Harmony and Me, Bob Byington’s new film about a young man struggling to make sense of being dumped by his girlfriend, is being promoted as a slacker comedy. But the term that struck me—and it may be seriously dated—is “sad sacker.” The character of “Harmony”—which is a man, not a woman—is played by Justin... Continue Reading →
Dean Shepherd turns business From Lemons to Lemonade! (2009 Podcast Interview)
Failure is epidemic in America these days, some of it earned, much of it dropped in the laps of hard-working entrepreneurs who did nothing wrong but have still seen their life work vanish in recent months. But when Dean Shepherd, the Randall L. Tobias Chair in Entrepreneurial Leadership at Indiana University’s Kelley School of... Continue Reading →
Inside the Mind of the Shopper with Herb Sorensen! PODCAST INTERVIEW
The retail business in America is sick. The economy has taken a toll on our traditional buying habits and the industry is looking for a cure. Meet Dr. Herb Sorensen. He is the CEO and president of TNS Sorensen, a consulting firm that specializes in observing and measuring shoppers’ behavior within the walls of... 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 →
Writer Trina Robbins revives the art of Nell Brinkley’s Girls! PODCAST INTERVIEW
This is my third year of being the ringmaster of the Mr. Media radio show and I’m starting to see previous guests return with new projects. And that is certainly the case tonight, as cartoonist and historian Trina Robbins returns to the show to talk about her new project about Nell Brinkley's Girls, The... 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 →
Solis, Breakenridge put public back in public relations! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Brian Solis and Deirdre Breakenridge, co-authors, The End of Business As Usual: Rewire the Way You Work to Succeed in the Consumer Revolution I have a lot of respect for the practitioners of public relations services. Publicists are responsible for many of the interviews you hear on Mr. Media; they’re either pitching... 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 →