Smallbiz Brain with David Wolf

San Francisco, CA- Joel Comm has many followers, and they’re not just on Twitter. Since 1995, while others were still learning to check their AOL email, Comm was launching successful websites and making money online. One instance: ClassicGames.com, which Comm launched in 1997, was acquired by Yahoo! in 1999 and is now known as Yahoo! Games.

As the world of book publishing finds it self in continual change, authors need to rely on experts such as our guest on this segment. Ellen Reid is a Book Shepherd, and the author of a new release entitled, “Putting Your Best Book Forward” -a Book shepherd’s secrets to producing award winning books.

ACH Federal is a unique provider of online payment processing services for small businesses and financial institutions. The Company provides banks with a simple Web-based technology platform to securely process ACH transactions through a terminal that provides direct access to the Federal Reserve.

Errol Greene says that your company needs to grab their prospects’ attention in an increasingly shorter time. Why are sales being won…or lost in the new economy? It’s all about growing your Business Intelligence.

Dr. Brenda Shoshanna is a psychologist in practice for over 25 years, relationship expert, award winning author and speaker. She has offered over 500 talks and workshops on all aspects of personal and spiritual development, building uplifting relationships and ways of developing authentic peace of mind.

Our guest on this segment is a 4-time Emmy Award Winning broadcast journalist-has worked as an executive with Westinghouse Broadcasting and CBS Radio in Boston. Nance Guilmartin is the author of a new book entitled, The Power of Pause: How to be more effective in a demanding, 24-7 world

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.

Chris Nakea, founder of Nakea Site Manager, shares news about new developments with his companies unique DIY web design solution.

Over the past few years our guest on this segment has been at the helm of a pioneering approach to revolutionizing the way small business conducts the lead generation and sales process. Clate Mask is the CEO and co-founder of Infusionsoft and the co-author of a new book entitled, Conquer the Chaos: How to Grow a Successful Small Business Without Going Crazy.

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.

In 1989, Christy Strauch, took a job as a sales representative for a small IT company with $50,000 a year in sales. Christy had an MBA in finance and marketing from UCLA and a dream of making a difference in business. Fifteen years and 3 mergers later, Strauch was a partner, took the company public and sold it.

He’s made a difference and changed the lives of over 30,000 people from all walks of life and created many hundreds of thousands of dollars in revenue for his clients. But today Darshan is going to be talking to us about how we can change our lives in hours, not years by getting to the root causes of the issues that block US from living the fulfilling lives we desire.

He’s the author of a brand new book, The 24-Hour Champion-Discovering AND Living Your Priceless Life. Darshan G. Shanti wrote the book to help at least 15 million people to let go of the fears and doubts that stop them and replace them with passion, power and a renewed sense of purpose and the freedom to pursue it.

Our guest on this segment has successfully launched, managed, and sold off several businesses. Ilya Bodner is the senior vice president of business development at GO BI Media and go.bignetwork.com-the company was founded in 2005 and is the largest online network that connects entrepreneurs with investors and lenders.

Our guest on this segment is a nationally recognized leader in the social investment industry and a leading expert on how families and businesses can “go green,” saving money and resources. Alisa Gravitz is the President of Green America—-. She authored Green America’s acclaimed Guide to Social Investing, with over a million copies in print and the popular Guide to Community Investing.

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 Jeffrey J Fox returns to the Brain to discuss his latest book, which takes the idea of competing beyond where most small business owners call their comfort zone.

Michael Shuman is Director of Research and Public Policy for the Business Alliance for Local Living Economies. (BALLE) has more than 70 member communities in North America. Another 50 or so communities are affiliated with the American Independent Business Alliance. Internationally, more than a thousand communities are beginning to undertake similar work through organizations like Transition Towns and Post-Carbon Futures.

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 has the Skinny On Many business related topics. Jim Randel is the author of several books including Confessions of a Real Estate Entrepreneur (McGraw-Hill, 2006) which reached #1 in several Amazon categories. He’s a guest speaker at Harvard ad NYU Business Schools, an attorney and entrepreneur and an expert in investing appearing on such networks as ABC, CBS, Fox, CNBC, Fox Business and BetterTV.com.