He’s says it’s RISKY to play it safe in business…

And…he’s the Author of the New York Times bestseller: Disciplined Dreaming: A Proven System to Drive Breakthough Creativity, published by Wiley. Josh Linker is the founder and Chairman of ePrize, the largest interactive promotion agency in the world.

Often quoted in the business press including the Wall St. Journal, INC and Fast Company, he recently launched his fifth company, Detroit Venture Partners, a venture capital firm looking to help rebuild the Detroit region through entrepreneurship. He has won numerous awards including the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year, The Inc. 500, Fast Company’s Fast 50 and Detroit Executive of the Year.

Josh Linkner is an accomplished jazz musician. He explains how business success-like good jazz—is most often determined based on creativity and original thought as opposed to technical mastery.

Steven Schussler is the founder of famous Rainforest Cafe restaurants, and the author of “It’s a Jungle in There” -in it, he shares TOP FIVE Secrets to Entrepreneurial Success.

Our guest on this segment focuses on helping businesses and brands find success online.
Jim Kukral is a web marketer & business web coach, speaker, long-time award-winning blogger and the author of “Attention: This Book Will Make you Money”

The Answer is in the power of our Minds, says co-author of the New York Times, Wall Street Journal and Amazon best seller, The Answer; Murray Smith has served as owner, director and officer for 13 companies in the technology, hospitality, retail, franchising, media, consumer products, training, energy, e-commerce, software, consulting, and entertainment industries and has a long record of building businesses, and turning failing corporations around.
He’s also authored and developed a comprehensive business-growth system, Attract More Clients that has helped numerous businesses. Murrays’s passion for helping businesses grow has affected more than 50,000 businesses worldwide in growing their sales, revenues, profits and value.

As an Emmy Award-winning host and best selling author, Christopher Lowell’s mix of practical advice and infectious enthusiasm has made him one of America’s most recognized and trusted authorities in the home improvement category. Dubbed the Doctor of Design by U.S News & World Report, and whose 7 Layer system has been embraced by the Oprah team, Christopher believes that decorating is a form of empowerment therapy and that his mantra,“You Can Do It” is a way of life. The success of his ever growing multi-media company proves that Christopher has made a loyal connection to how America wants to live now and in the future.

Gary Hirshberg is the Chairman, President, and CE-Yo of Stonyfield Farm, the world’s leading organic yogurt producer and the author of Stirring It Up: How to Make Money and Save the World (Hyperion Books, 2008). Gary is a frequent speaker on topics including sustainability, climate change, the profitability of green and socially responsible business, organic agriculture, and sustainable economic development. He’s won numerous awards for corporate and environmental leadership…

Author Michael Gelb joins me to discuss his new book which takes a completely unique look at the universe of wine appreciation.

In this edition I’m joined by Woody Tasch—a remarkable man who is framing (and fueling) a whole new way of thinking about the relationship of money, economies and capital to the earth.

Our guest on this segment spent more than 30 years as a top executive and business owner in the newspaper industry, ultimately starting his own company that published weekly newspapers in suburban Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Today, Tom Krekel runs the New Mexico franchise for Renaissance Executive Forums-an international company dedicated to helping top executives accelerate positive change in their businesses and in their lives.
This unique system revolves around a “peer advisory board process” and leverages the collective experience of and expertise of the Forum members to the benefit of a particular individual.

Our guest on this edition is a celebrated leader in the world of executive coaching. Terry Ostrowiak’s career in coaching, training and personal development spans over 40 years and includes experience in more than 26 countries.

He’s been a featured speaker at many international conferences, ran one of the most successful independent Dale Carnegie© operations in the world from his base, in Johannesburg, South Africa—-and he’s the founder of Quantum Leap—-the company provides Master Coaching services providing resources and coaching services to Small Business Owners around the globe.