August 30th, 2009
What is it like to ask the President Of The United States a question? Not a, “what’s your favorite color” type question, but a ” your push to reform health care is failing, your poll numbers are falling and you called a police man stupid, has this been a bad month” type question.
Chuck Todd has that job. He is the White House Correspondent for NBC News and we’ll see if he can handle a tough question of his own.
How in the world did Vodka get so popular? It’s colorless, odorless and flavorless. In Linda Himelstein’s new book
King Of Vodka we follow Pyotr Smirnov and his marketing prowess that takes him from serf to Vodka royalty
Our
Employment Lawyer Dennis Strazulo plays
Truth versus Reality. Your boss says you can only work 50 hours a week, but you can’t get your work done in 50 hours a week. What is truth and what is reality about your job guidelines.
All that, plus why your boss wants you to eat a salad and why Bill Gates abandoned his Facebook account.
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August 27th, 2009
He is the “Big Number 2″ here in the state of California (whatever that means).
Lieutenant Governor John Garamendi chats about his gig in Sacramento (do politicians actually work) - his good buddy
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger (actually, not buddies as Garamendi blames the entire fiscal collapse of “Cali” all on the “Governator”) - his old boss
Bill Clinton ( Garamendi was the Deputy Secretary at the
Department of the Interior and says Clinton showed him a good time).
Come on, how many radio shows did you get to hear an interview with the second most powerful man in California!
Are the “crazies” at work trying to suck you into the loony bin? We have your way to get out of the straight jacket! His name is Albert Berstein and he is the author of Am I The Only Sane One Working Here: 101 Solutions For Surviving Office Insanity.
Employment Lawyer Dennis Strazulo is incubating the topic of pregnancy this week. Specifically, what you need to know about taking time off from work if you are about to have a baby. Dennis will also provide some lamaze tips.
All of that, plus how many people died at work last year (most of them by falling)!
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August 22nd, 2009
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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August 21st, 2009
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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August 20th, 2009
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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August 20th, 2009
It’s kinda like Arun Chaudhary gets paid to make home videos for a living - except that as the official White House Videographer everything he shoots goes into the Presidential Records Act. We’ll make sure to ask Arun what it’s like to spend the day video taping every move of arguably the most powerful man in the world.
What do P-Diddy, Willy Mays and Jerry Seinfeld have in common. They were all paperboys and credited there success in part to their work as a paperboy. Author Jeffrey Fox talks about his latest offering Rain: What A PaperBoy Learned About Business.
What are some of the questions you should ask yourself before leaving one job for another. Legal recruiter Stacy Miller providing the direction for what can be a difficult decision.
Employment Lawyer Dennis Strazulo chats reverse discrimination and we’ll break down the details of the new resume craze - The Sarah Palin Format.
1-thousandth listener this week gets a cookie!
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August 13th, 2009
The
US Secret Service protects the president, investigates money fraud and if you watched the movie Guarding Tess - they irritate former first ladies. I have broke through the federal bureaucracy and secured Special Agent Mark Trout (yes, that’s real name) to spill the beans on all of the Secret Service secrets.
I have a weird fascination with TV Evangelist’s. I watch and can’t believe what I see. Do they really think they are fooling people? How could you go on TV and say God will heal your bunions if you send $49.95 right now? Who does their hair?
Phil Cooke has written a great new book called
The Last TV Evangelist. We’ll ask him who keeps this odd breed of people in business (including Phil’s buddy Joel Osteen)
Personal Life and Executive Coach Maria Danly into the mix. If Maria’s voice alone doesn’t help you to relax - her incite-full knowledge about the human composition will. Tips for staying calm when everyone else is freaking out.
Dennis Strazulo is charming snakes this week, kinda. Our employment lawyer breaks down the critical details you need to know about COBRA health insurance. Including what it stands for.
All of that and we’ll toss in some Funions!
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August 12th, 2009
Poker Brat, Phil Hellmuth, is known equally for his card playing ability as he is his attitude. In 1989 he beat Johnny Chan to become the youngest winner ever at the Main Event at the World Series Of Poker. He has 11 World Series Of Poker Bracelets - 10 million dollars in winnings and is a member of the Poker Hall of Fame. Sure…. he’s got all of that, but can he bluff a Car Salesman?
Like the transmission belt in a car or a sergeant in the army, the middle manager does most of the work, but gets little of the credit. We’ll focus on these unsung heroes and chat with author Paul Osterman about his new book The Truth About Middle Managers.
Who knew there was a cloak and dagger aspect to being a recruiter (kinda like the
Bourne Identity movie series without all the punching).
Legal Recruiter Stacy Miller takes us behind the scenes in the secret world of recruiting clients.
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August 10th, 2009
Author/Entrepreneur/VC Guy Kawasaki turned down an opportunity to be Yahoo’s CEO in the early 90’s - lets call that a billion dollar mistake. He also worked for Steve Jobs at Apple creating the Mac brand. We’ll ride the career roller coaster with Guy and his no “Shitake” approach to business.
I bet you didn’t know the worst job in America is Lumberjack (don’t tell Paul Bunyan). The Best job - Mathematician. Careercast breaks it all down.
Employment Lawyer Dennis Strazulo says you typically can not sue your employer after they fire you even though they: completely stressed you out, cussed you out, and threw you out. Although, you might have a case if you documented it all.
Imagine a job where you are paid to snorkel reefs, walk beaches and hike mountains on a private island off the coast of Australia. They are billing it as the “best job in the world” and you get paid six figures by the government of Australia to do it. Details on how to apply with in.
All that, plus a call to a clown school to see how clowns are made.
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August 9th, 2009
When you don’t make your car, boat or tractor payments (for like 6 months in a row) the “repo man” comes and takes them away. So is the repo business a dangerous profession? What are best times to do the “repoing”? What happens if it is his friends car that the “repo man” has to repo? Is it true that in California you have to give the “reopee” a weeks notice before you can take their car - which begs the question… does the “repoee” hide the car after they get warned - which begs the questions how does the ”repo man” find the car after the “repoee” has hidden it? Could it be true that a good “repo man” can talk a jilted cousin into telling him where the hidden car is? We’ll put a real life Otto Maddox on the hot seat this week.
1 in 5 managers do not have a
collaborative management style - Booooooo!
Middle managers listen up as Cal-Berkley professor
Morten Hansen provides the do’s and don’ts of collaboration.
Can you sue for
racial discrimination if you are a white man and have a black wife and get fired because you’re not a good assistant basketball coach.
Employment Lawyer Dennis Strazulo has your answer.
All that, plus 4 quick tips to get a raise this year and surprising statistics about how many people live pay check to pay check.
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