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 →
17 Rules for attracting talent… and Mr. Media! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Business leaders today are looking for every possible advantage to grow their business. Of course, that’s not a whole lot different from years past, except that instead of wanting to enhance their operations, many need this knowledge just to stay in business. For that reason, a solid book of business lessons, taught by someone... Continue Reading →
Ramona Singer gives Mr. Media the Housewives business! PODCAST INTERVIEW
The rest of the ladies may be “The Real Housewives of New York,” but Ramona Singer is the real businesswoman of the Big Apple. Kelly Bensimon may have shown her family jewels in the pages of Playboy, but fellow “Housewife” Ramona Singer has used her fame to pursue a more traditional route to success.... 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 →
Baby Boomer Bust? A book by branding expert Roger Chiocchi! PODCAST INTERVIEW
The post-war baby boom is becoming something else, more than half a century later. But is that something else a bust? In his new book, Baby Boomer Bust?—and the title ends in a question mark—Roger Chiocchi (pronounced KEY-o-key) says it may be a problem that the average baby boomer nearing retirement only has $68,000... 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 →
Topless actresses? It’s Mr Skin.com’s Anatomy Awards! INTERVIEW
Jim McBride is a man’s man—if the man in question likes ogling topless and bottomless actresses on TV and films. McBride does all that and, even better, is well-paid to do it, separating him from the rest of us slobs who are mere hobbyists by comparison. You probably know McBride better by his nom de... Continue Reading →