Uncorking a Story

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Episode 19 - The Jim Carlon Interview
Imagine going through basic training for the US Army as you approach the age of 40. It's a pretty hard thing to do at 18, but at 40 - come on it takes a special kind of person to raise his or her hand and say, "Bring it on," but that is just what...
40 min
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Episode 18 - John Seigel Boettner from Teen Press
John Seigel Boettner is a social studies teacher at Santa Barbara Middle School, but he’s not like one I ever had. It’s a special kind of person who can take middle school kids on a cross country bicycle trip across the United States and an...
56 min
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Episode 17 - The Steve August Interview
I’ll admit it, I love a good story where the good guys win and Steve August is a good guy. I know this interview may be a bit “Inside Research” for you, but if you are looking to be inspired by the story of a guy who identified a need, built a...
39 min
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Episode 16 - Wayne Lavender
The Foundation for Orphans (F4O)
40 min
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Episode 15 - Allison Yacht of Bravehoods
Shortly before her daughter was to begin kindergarten, Allison heard the words that no parent wants to hear – your daughter has cancer.  As treatments progressed, and hair was lost, her daughter Meredith was eager to find some item of clothing...
29 min
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Episode 14 - Jeryl Abramson
3 days of Peace and Music condensed into 30 minutes
39 min
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Episode 13 - Dave Mezzepelle
Contagious Optimism
35 min
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Episode 12 - Andy Greenfield
How important is curiosity in business? Andy Greenfield has a point of view.  In 1996 I was a 22-year-old kid working in the new field of digital marketing while Andy was pioneering new ways of conducting business online.  By that point in...
70 min
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Episode 11 - Richard Owen
Founder and CEO of Crowdlab
42 min
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Episode 10 - Jim Bryson
Jim Bryson is the founder and CEO of 2020 Research; a Nashville based qualitative research firm with facilities in Nashville, Charlotte, and Miami. In addition to traditional facilities, 2020 is a leading provider of online qualitative solutions...
48 min
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Episode 9 - Ernie Bourcier
When I was 21 years old I thought I knew it all and that my parents knew absolutely nothing. By the time I turned 22 and was working in my first job with real bills to pay, I was amazed at how much my parents learned in just 12 short months....
81 min
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Episode 8 - GM O'Connell
In 1996 I was barely 22 years old when I started my career in advertising.  I worked for a company called FCB direct, which was owned by a holding company known as True North Communications.  No offense to Brian Rafferty, my boss at the...
55 min
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Episode 7 - Dorothy Collins, CND
When I woke up this morning, I never could have predicted that one of my elementary school teachers, a Catholic nun named Dorothy Collins, would be introducing me to a post-op transexual named Cynthia.  Let me explain. There are people in our...
65 min
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Episode 6 - Shelley Zalis
I first met Shelley Zalis when I was working for Unilever and she was invited to speak at an offsite meeting.  She broke two rules during her presentation; 1.  She divulged her age and 2. She quoted Yoda.  Most women don’t do...
84 min
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Episode 5 - Author Mick Carlon
An exploration into then world of Jazz from a boy who grew up in a treeless part of New Hampshire
30 min
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Creativity and Ideation, With Bryan Mattimore
Bryan Mattimore is one of America's top experts in applied creativity, ideation facilitation and innovation management. In his career, he has facilitated more than 1500 marketing and business strategy ideation sessions.  Listen up as Bryan...
55 min
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Talking Accountability, with Master Karate Inst...
This guy is the real deal - he's the guy that Chuck Norris is afraid to Google! Listen up as Mike and Manny talk about the importance of accountability, why you don't always want to be your child's "friend," and why you need to plant your seeds before...
38 min
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From Comedy Clubs to the Pulpit, with Fr. Dave ...
Listen up as Mike and guest co-host Wendy talk to Sirius XM Radio Personality Dave Dwyer about his early days at MTV, his time at Comedy Central, and what can best be termed about his higher calling. This episode pairs well with a nice crisp white!
62 min