Craig James joins us to share how he found an unmet need in the small business arena and then designed a system to help that segment with sales training.

Joe Merlino’s credentials have been defined by 22 years of successful sales, management, and consultative roles for national manufacturers and distributors in highly competitive technology and software development markets.

Diane DiResta is president of DiResta Communications, Inc., a New York City
consultancy serving business leaders who want to communicate with maximum
impact – whether face-to-face, in front of a crowd or from an electronic
platform.

My discussion with Kelly Cutler, CEO of Marcel Media, is content and info-rich discussion about many aspects of search engine optimization, or SEO.

Gene Marks is one of the country’s leading small business
experts. A nationally recognized speaker, spokesperson, columnist, and consultant, Gene is the author
of four books on small business, including the best selling Streetwise Small Business Book of Lists.Gene writes monthly columns for both Forbes.com and Businessweek.com.

Our guest on this segment of the Smallbiz Brain knows SEO—-that’s search engine optimization and it’s essential for achieving success on the internet.
Stephen Riegel is Director of Search and the co-founder of Faction Media—-a leading provider of Search Marketing solutions; connecting clients directly to their online target audience through research, analysis, strategy, and design.
Steve’s Marketing 101: Online Branding approach has been hailed by industry
leaders Atlas DMT and Michael Campbell of Dynamic Media as “Best in Class”
and “easily in the top 1% of search engine marketers”, generating programs that consistently exceed industry performance standards in both Paid and Natural Search.

Our guest on this segment of the Smallbiz Brain has a diverse background with more than two decades of experience in marketing, management, and sales. Besides spending many years working in the corporate world, he has started and run more than five small businesses.

In this segment, Ron Patel describes the process he used to create his small business, Just Dine In, a restaurant delivery and marketing company.

In my interview with Larry Ahrens, we discussed the plight that many business owners face when unable to keep their account receivables current. Larry describes how his company, Transworld, helps business owners solve the issue in an affordable way that preserves the customer relationship.

In this segment we visit with founder of Realtime Sites, Steve Schroeder. Steve shares the story of the creation of the company and how they make website launch and management easier for their clients.