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Marc Springer - Shipping Wars

January 27th, 2012

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How do you move a life size replica of the Statue of Liberty from Des Moines to Sheboygan? You hire a shipper. Reality TV star from Shipping Wars Marc Springer will break down the fine art of moving things. 

Are boomers just cranky and gen X/Y/Zers simply lazy? Author Jim Finkelstein brings us Fuse: Making Sense of the New Cogenerational Workplace

We'll have an in-depth interview with an actor who played dead on CSI.

Sales expert Chip Dolye on what to do when a client balks at your proposal.

Co-active coaching with CTI I get coached on how I can write my book!

Employment Lawyer Dennis Strazulo wraps up 2012 laws you should know about.

In The J.O.B. Nuggets: How meetings really do make you stupid; why your company now offers PET INSURANCE and how to look for a job without your current employer knowing!
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Actor George Takei - Sulu from Star Trek

January 20th, 2012

We are going where no man has gone before this week. Actor George Takei, Sulu from Star Trek, takes us back stage on The Enterprise. Talks about his new gig on Celebrity Apprentice (Donald Trump is more Spock then Captain Kirk). And being raised in a WWII Japanese Internment Camp.

BREAKING NEWS: Successful businessmen are capable of having emotions? The tin man of the Hotel World Chip Conley bares his soul about his business Joie de Vivre Hotels and his book Emotional Equations.
 
Break out of your office slump with our sales expert Chip Dolye. It's really simple - keep a journal!
 
Employment lawyer Dennis Strazulo with part II in our new 2012 laws you need to know about.
 
In our co-active coaching with CTI what happens when you mix an accountant with a nanny.
In The J.O.B. Nuggets: Cheerios a better brand than Apple; why people are stressed and the income equality amongst plumbers is growing!
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The Bachelor - Ben Flajnik

January 13th, 2012

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Ben Flajnik is currently dating 25 women at the same time - on TV! Theoretically he is going to fall in love with one of them, then propose. YES! YES we are sellouts for having ABC's The Bachelor on this week. But The Bachelor = ratings ( and we could use some)!

What is it like to be a sports journalist and embed yourself with a football team. Eric Branch from the SF Chronicle takes us into the 49ers locker-room.
 
Employment lawyer Dennis Strazulo talks harassment. Sales expert Chip Doyle on what it takes to be a good listener. Our co-active coach from CTI Henry Kimsey-House chats leadership.
 
In The Nuggets: the sucky life of a TSA Agent, working moms are happier than those that stay home and independent contracts are taking over the world.
 
All that plus a call to Hostess to save the bankrupt Twinkie!
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Tony Devencenzi - Mixologist Bourbon and Branch

January 6th, 2012

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Being a bartender is one part Sam Malone (I'll have a Screaming Viking), two parts Picasso (artist wearing a Beret) with a dash of Louis Pasteur (think chemistry)! A true mixologist, Tony Devencenzi of San Francisco's Bourbon and Branch takes all of our cocktail making questions (like: what do you do if someone serves you Jose Cuervo).

68% of Americans believe there is a leadership crisis. 10% of Americans believe that business leaders work for the greater good. Author Betty Shotton breaks down Liftoff Leadership, values and attributes that give rise to your greatness.

Employment lawyer Dennis Strazulo has the new 2012 employment laws you need to pay attention to.

Can't lock down a sale unless you book an appointment! Sales expert Chip Doyle with the secrets to locking down appointments.

Our coaching from CTI helps a young graphic artist decide to go it alone or go and work for the man.

In The J.O.B. Nuggets: Being happy at work means that you DO NOT take that promotion; 50 percent of us missed a family event because of work; the best day to buy a car,groceries, clothing and an airline ticket. 

All of that... and some inspiration from our boss Pat Meety about a Chinese Yak .

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Sheamus - Professional Wrestler

December 16th, 2011

 

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Stephen Farrelly went from body guard for U2 in Dublin to Sheamus(fake smoke billowing) professional wrestler on WWE. If it's possible to get beat up over a phone interview - we just might! Sure..... wrestling is more like a soap opera than a sporting event! But that chair Sheamus took over his head wasn't fake!

Author Aaron Shapiro makes a bold claim: it's Users, Not Customers: Who Really Determines the Success of Your Business. How to have fun and play while building users!

Sales expert Chip Doyle draws a line in the sand between what your customer needs versus what they want. Because Chip says: YOUR CUSTOMERS DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY WANT. 

"Stump the Straz" with Dennis Strazulo. Have an employment law question? Send it to our employment lawyer: www.workingradio.com

Our Heffernan Insurance non-profit minute features Mission Hospice.

In our Nuggets: men enjoy multitasking at home and women do not; Steve Jobs made a lot money but his pay ratio - much less than his employees; and a random person is really only 4.3 degrees removed from you. 
 
All that..... plus how much it actually costs to get Santa to make a personal visit to your house (other than down the chimney of Christmas eve).
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Darren Hardy Publisher Success Magazine

December 9th, 2011

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For the first time ever we can say WE WILL be successful this week. Darren Hardy publisher at Success Magazine has interviewed a lot of the "biggies" (Steve Jobs, Richard Branson, Howard Schultz) and has distilled down success in his book The Compound Effect. So of course we'll ask him how big his buddy Tony Robbins head..... actually is.

Ever wonder how a Wolf became a Shih Tzu? Author Mark Derr tells us how the Dog Became The Dog.

Sales expert Chip Doyle manufactures the "perfect customer". How you can be a great client for your sales rep.

Employment lawyer Dennis Strazulo will not shoot a cannon ball at your house! However, he will bust some workplace myths!

How do you combine a mom who works from home, but also wants to make the world a better place? Our co-active coaching with CTI with some direction.

In our Heffernan Insurance non-profit minute we feature AIM Kids.

In The J.O.B. Nuggets: If you're being harassed the good news is your probably making more money; the numbers on how many people shop on-line at work and how many people report to a younger boss!
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Brit Morin - Creative Living (Martha Stewart 2.0)

December 2nd, 2011

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Brit Morin went from working at Google and Apple to transforming herself into Martha Stewart 2.0. We'll ask Brit all about "hacking" your home with Creative Living: How do you use a laser cutter around the house and what is the updated version of "Pigs In A Blanket".

We talk so much that we don't think very well. Author Dan Roam helps us to draw the pictures to focus our thoughts When Words Don't Work.

 
Employment Lawyer Dennis Strazulo is your myth buster! Does your HR department have to act like a priest...with confidentiality?
 
Chip Doyle our sales expert on why the "upsell" is a good thing. (Do you want fries with that, not included)
 
Build a schedule that fits your life and not one that everyone else approves of. Our CTI co-active coaching digs in this week.
 
Our Heffernan Insurance non-profit minute features the Alameda County Community Food Bank.
 
In The J.O.B. Nuggets: Making an extra $289 a week by being tall; How to have the correct posture at the office holiday party and why janitors are happier than lawyers !
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Jeff Land Company Manager Cirque du Soleil

November 18th, 2011

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15 million people will see a Cirque du Soleil show this year! The entire operation has 5,000 employees worldwide, including more than 1,300 artists. So how do they get just one show up and running? We'll ask the Jeff Lund the Company Manager of Totem.

It's a pillow - it's a pet! The person who combined the two. The inventor of the Pillow Pet Jennifer Telfer with the inspiration behind every 4-year-old girls best friend.

The reseasons why you should keep selling during the holidays from sales expert Chip Doyle.

Why did presidential candidate Herman Cain flub his harassment defense? Employment lawyer Dennis Strazulo breaks it all down!

Our CTI coach Henry Kimsey-House on why you should ask questions and NOT give advice.

In The J.O.B. Nuggets: why you should not give up the job search during the holidays, why women do not want promotions and ticks not to use in your job interview !

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Make The Bread, Buy The Butter - Author Jennifer Reese

November 11th, 2011

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Should you buy peanut butter or make it? What about Vermouth? Pickles? Honey? Local author Jennifer Reese has all the answers.

Can we trust Canadians? What about fans of the Dallas Cowboys? Robert Hurley helps us figure that out with help from his book The Decision To Trust.

Our sales expert Chip Doyle on how to know if you're an effective communicator. Employment lawyer Dennis Strazulo brings home the Joe Paterno sex abuse scandal and how it affects your work life!

In our co-active coaching with CTI a writer needs a final push to move to LA and follow his dream!

Our Heffernan Insurance non-profit minute features The San Francisco Sheriff's Department Five Keys Charter School.

In the Nuggets: Top college majors that will guarantee you a job; the tattoo hiring stats (as in, what are your odds if you have one); why hobbies can help your career!

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NBC News Chief Foreign correspondent - Richard Engel

November 4th, 2011

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Richard Engel is NBC News Chief Foreign Correspondent. For a good time he sneaks into Syria (if he gets caught - he gets killed). We'll ask him: how he works when people are shooting at him;  why he works were people are shooting at him; what he eats when people are shooting at him?

Jory John is our favorite Bay Area writer - HANDS DOWN! We'll dissect his comic Open Letters. His Books All My Friends are Dead and I Feel Relatively Neutral About New York. And study his Quiche Lorraine recipe.

Pipeline or parking lot? Sales expert Chip Doyle helps us with our leads this week. Employment Lawyer Dennis Strazulo is on fire! In our coaching with CTI, a man of the cloth gets help with his calling.

Part III in our mandated corporate consult. This week it's our boss at The J.O.B. Pat Meety versus Geyorg Brouner of Business Directives. P.S. Pat defends his fatness fatwah .

In The J.O.B. Nuggets: Americans are happy with their leisure time (think lots of TV) - what employers use from your Facebook page to either hire you or fire you - the stats to prove the Chinese are going to invade us.

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