Larry Olson Presents - Working Radio

Part of Edward Meyer’s job as VP of Exhibits at Ripley’s Believe It Or Not has him trying to acquire shrunken heads and three headed animals. Do you have one in your possession? He’ll buy it! We’ll ask him what else he wants to add to his collection besides a bugger collage of Elvis!

Author Randy Jones went to 100 different towns across the U.S. and interviewed the richest guy in each city ( that includes Bill Gates and Fred De Luca - founder of Subway…5 Dolla’ 5 Dolla’ foooot long). Randy connects the dots to see how ordinary guys become super rich guys! THIS IS A RIDICULOUS INTERVIEW!

More and more companies are going to internal mediation to settle disputes like sexual harassment complaints, disputes between employees and termination. Employment lawyer Dennis Strazulo gives us details on this growing workplace phenomenon.

Legal recruiter Stacy Miller gives us some guidelines on how to stay on top of OUR recruiter so they can go out and get us the best job available.

All that, plus why tall people make more money (here’s a hint, they pick the low hanging fruit)!

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He is Oakland’s version of the Dog Whisperer. Tim Racer is one of the founders of Bad Rap (Bay Area Dog Lovers, Responsible About Pitbulls). He saved the Michael Vick dogs, rescued some canines from the Hurricane Katrina catastrophe and to boot he makes wood sculptures of dogs. We will,   “let the dawgs”  all out on in this interview.

The world lost a great Pitchmen when Billy Mays passed away. The least we can do is pay tribute by replaying a portion of the interview we had with the infomercial guru last month.

Legal recruiter Stacy Miller is back to play “fair or not”. Stacy breaks down questions that are fair to ask your recruiter.

All that, and employment lawyer Dennis Strazulo lets us know how the Supreme Court’s ruling on reverse discrimination will affect business.

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Drummer Josh Freese has played with bands such as: Devo; Sting; Nine Inch Nails; The Vandals; Daughtry. Known throughout the business as one of the best drummers around - just not known to the mainstream. So he masterminded a way to promote his brand new solo CD “Summer of 1974″. Buying it on a sliding scale. The premium package costs 75-thousand dollars. The basic version will run you 7 bucks - Josh tells us the difference and regails us with stories of drumming with Sting.

Here’s the scenario: You are a manager and your feedback isn’t working! Sounds like you need a little Management Rewired. Author Charles Jacobs fills us in on what the latest brain science tells us about becoming effective managers.

Legal Recruiter Stacy Miller into the mix this week answering the question amongst others: what do you ask a recruiter who just called and wants to place you?

All that and our employment lawyer Dennis Strazulo protects old people (yes, you blue hairs). What you should know if you’re over 50 and think you’ve been unjustly fired (darn those kids)!

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Chris Gardner’s life is so amazing they made a movie about it Pursuit of Happyness (Siskel and Ebert gave it 4 stars). We’ll ask Chris if he has Will Smith’s cell phone number and all about his new book Start Where You Are.

Every once and a while it’s good to get inspired by a real life success story. Someone who followed their career dreams. Joelle Kurrus left her life in Connecticut to follow her passion of wine in Napa. Listen to Joelle as she gives us a lesson in taking chances.

Bonus coverage this week - top 25 unknown things you might be doing to sabotage your career.

How about some CEO’s that never went to college and employment lawyer Dennis Strazulo takes the employment pop quiz.

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Paul Teutul Senior is the “Big Kahuna” at Orange County Choppers (the motorcycle shop made famous by the show American Choppers on TLC). Teutul is known for his ridiculous mustache, strong temper and yes, his creative motorcycles. What he is not known for is his conversation. Listen as I pepper him with questions and get zero response.

Who in their right mind prepares to lose their job? The correct answer is people in their right mind. Lets get prepped just in case we get whacked at work - 7 tips to get a good severance package. Don’t be surprised - be package prepared.

Women are taking over the working world. Time Magazine recently took a look into the future of work and we’ll share a little of that with you - including how your boss in 20 years most likely will be a woman and how your benefits will suck!

All that and a fascinating study of wage theft from our employment lawyer Dennis Strazulo. Yes, there are people out there that sink low enough to steel from others lively-hoods. These people, it turns out, are the same people that let their dogs poop on the sidewalk and do not pick it up.

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The great Billy Mays has pitched all sorts of products at all sorts of venues from county fairs to infomercials, and now on the Discovery Channel. Currently the co-host of the show Pitchmen on Discovery Channel, Billy chats about The Clapper, Sham Wow and Urine Gone (any body out there need a new set of steak knives?).

All right everyone - we’re going to have to put on our thinking caps. Smart guy Mathew Crawford chats about his new book Shop Class As Soul Craft: An Inquiry Into The Value Of Work. Crawford with intellectual theories as to why a dirty job in the “trades” can be life fulfilling.

Our employment lawyer Dennis Strazulo passing out tips on tips. What every bartender/waitress/caddy needs to know about the law and their tips (Starbucks provides our case study).

All that plus New York Times Columnist David Brooks breaks down why the touchy-feely CEO’s fail and the undimentional/relentless CEO’s succeed.

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Just about every girl I know has grown up thinking they’ll become a Ballerina. Guys baseball players, girls Ballerinas (yes, this is sexist). Wanna meet the girl who actually grew up and became a ballerina. Principle dancer Katita Waldo from the San Francisco Ballet tells us all about her tutu (all you meat heads out there - listen to the interview, you might learn something).

Are you a small thinker? Don’t have any dreams? Wanna change the world but don’t have a clue on where to start? Don’t know how to grow your business? Author Michael Port expands our mind with the: Think Big Manifesto

Lettuce wraps might be the key to your business’s success. We’ll examine how P.F. Chang’s has thrived while all the other restaurants out there have floundered (it’s not actually all about lettuce wraps, more about their process - but those wraps are so damn good).

Just in case you don’t have the time to check craigslist for all their crazy job posts - we’ll do it for you. The best job posting of all time which includes this gem : I can learn to do almost anything, and learn it quickly. i’m rocking a 150+ i.q. right now, and i don’t smoke weed so i think it’s gonna stay there.

All that and Employment Lawyer Dennis Strazulo  gives us low down on what we need to know about the job review.

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You can either take the red pill and go right to sleep or swallow the blue bill and know all of the secrets of the US food industry. Filmmaker Robert Kenner in his new movie Food Inc. gets down and dirty to track where our food comes from - featuring interviews with authors Michael Pollan (Omnivore’s Dilemma) and Eric Schlosser (Fast Food Nation). If you listen to the interview..you might have to give up eating bacon.

Aren’t we all taught to think big? Turns out success comes when we think small. Author of the book, The Power Of Small, Linda Thaler Kaplan with insight that small talk with a stranger might lead to a life saving kidney transplant. Or that looking into a clients pupils can tell you if they are interested or not. Listen inside and get more “nuggets of small”.

A job loss can be a monumental blow to a man’s ego, but not such a big deal for a woman. We will provide the psychological proof and how we can learn something from the opposite sexes.

Top 5 paying jobs in America - Bottom 5 paying jobs in America. It pays to be a Maxillofacial surgeon and not a cafeteria worker.

It’s about time to send our young whipper snappers off to their summer jobs. Employment lawyer Dennis Strazulo gives us the low down on what all parents should know about their kids summer gig.

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 A bull can weigh as much as 2-thousand pounds and jump as high as 10 feet in the air. Imagine your job is to ride one for a living and that 50 percent of the time, you get bucked off. Once you get bucked off - your gotta avoid getting stepped on or gored. We’ll ask bull rider Cody Ford why he does it (hint, it has something to do with the “buckle-bunnies”).

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 He’s worked on the presidential campaigns of Gary Hart, Richard Gephart and Howard Dean (Jude promises it wasn’t his fault they all lost). He’s run California campaigns for governor and 100 state and local office holders. He was former San Jose Mayor Ron Gonzales’ Chief of Staff…and to top it off, he got his start working in Edward Kennedy’s office in the Senate. We get up close and personal with Political Strategist Jude Barry and of course we ask him if politics is really just one long episode of the TV Show The West Wing.

The more you reward your employees - the more your bottom line increases. Fact! Author Chester Elton breaks down the Carrot Principle. Prop up your workers and you’ll see results.

How do you turn your passion or your itch to change the world into a job.  We’ll ask Reverend James Butler what has possessed him to take on the expansion of the California lottery.

We will wrap up the party this week by chatting with our Employment Lawyer Dennis Strazulo about a potential new law in Congress that will give families some flexibility with overtime pay.

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