Our Favorite Martian: Featuring Chris Carberry, CEO of Explore Mars, Inc.

. Authors, Innovators, SpacEntrepreneurs

There Will Be a Permanent Human Presence on the Red Planet, and Entrepreneurs Are Needed

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On May 7th and 8th, experts from government, industry, small business, and academia will come together in Washington, D.C., for the 2024 Humans to Mars Summit focused on sending humans to Mars.

The event, the largest such gathering on earth, is being organized by Chris Carberry, the CEO and Co-Founder of Explore Mars Inc.,  a nonprofit dedicated to fostering a permanent human presence on the Red Planet no later than 2033.

Once the province of science fiction, Chris says a Martian colony is inevitable, and there are ample opportunities right now for entrepreneurs and independent businesses to climb aboard.

Chris is the author of The Music of Space: Scoring the Cosmos in Film and Television and Alcohol in Space: Past, Present and Future. 

Before joining Explore Mars, he served as Executive Director of The Mars Society. 

The countdown to an out-of-this-world adventure has begun. Listen now for your ticket to ride. 

Monday Morning Radio is hosted by the father-son duo of Dean and Maxwell Rotbart.

Photo: Chris Carberry, Explore Mars, Inc.
Posted: April 22, 2024
Monday Morning Run Time: 53:12
Episode: 12.42

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‘Bench Presses’ to Build the Mental Muscles of Leaders and Owners

. Authors, Gurus and Experts

The Scott Mautz Daily Workout to Boost Fortitude, Confidence, and Boldness

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Scott Mautz is a former senior executive with Procter & Gamble, whose free leadership classes on LinkedIn have attracted more than two million registrants.

Scott, who ran four of P&G’s multi-billion dollar businesses, knows what it takes to be an effective leader. That’s why he advises all owners and entrepreneurs to work out daily.

But Scott doesn’t mean bench pressing or squats. He’s a champion of rigorous mental workouts designed to build fortitude, confidence, boldness, and decision-making muscles.

Scott’s new book, due in May, is The Mentally Strong Leader: Build the Habits to Productively Regulate Your Emotions, Thoughts, and Behaviors. In the book, Scott offers a 50-question mental strength self-assessment as well as the methods to create a personalized mental strength-training program relying on habit-building science.

When readers get mentally fit, Scott assures, they will find greater achievement and successfully overcome more challenges, both professionally and personally. 

Inc. magazine named Scott a “Top 50 Leadership Innovator.” To learn more about his international training and speaking offerings, click here.

To download a free 60-page companion workbook that includes Scott’s 50-question mental strength self-assessment, click here.

Monday Morning Radio is hosted by the father-son duo of Dean and Maxwell Rotbart.

Photo: Scott Mautz, scottmautz.com
Posted: April 15, 2024
Monday Morning Run Time: 40:21
Episode: 12.41

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Rethinking Common Myths About Innovation and What Leads to It

. Authors, Gurus and Experts, Innovators

Steve Wunker on the ABCs of Becoming an Innovative Leader and Company

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Whether you are a solo entrepreneur, a small business owner, or the head of a FORTUNE 500 company, innovation is within your grasp — if you understand what it is and isn’t.

This week’s guest, Steve Wunker, managing director of New Markets Advisors, is widely acknowledged as one of the country’s foremost masters of innovation. He pioneered the mobile marketing and commerce industries, and is responsible for one of the world’s first smartphones.

In his latest book, The Innovative Leader: Step-by-Step Lessons From Top Investors For You and Your Organization, Steve shares the ABCs of innovative leadership: Aspire, Build, and Cultivate.

He also debunks three of the most common myths about innovation:

  1. A company needs to invent a better product or service to be “innovative.”

  2. The hardest part of innovation is hitting on the ‘Big Idea.’

  3. Innovation is the exclusive province of high-tech companies.

Not only can every company, big and small, innovate, but Steve warns they had better trailblaze, or they’re sure to be left in the dust of others. Where to begin and who should lead the effort are insights Steve shares on this week’s podcast.

Monday Morning Radio is hosted by the father-son duo of Dean and Maxwell Rotbart.

Photo: Steve Wunker, New Markets Advisors
Posted: April 8, 2024
Monday Morning Run Time: 37:28
Episode: 12.40

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Are Your Customers and Clients Likely To Wear Your ‘Team Colors’ As They Clap and Stomp for Your Success?

. Gurus and Experts

Frederick ‘Freddy D.’ Explains How to Turn Constituents into Raging $uperfans

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Does your business have a mascot, a team jersey, and team-related merchandise for sale?

Probably not.

Fredrick “Freddy D” Dudek has spent more than three decades studying how companies can turn their employees, customers, and business affiliates into the kind of raging fans that sports teams enjoy.

He is the author of Creating Business Superfans: The Time-Tested Playbook That Converts Your Customers, Employees, and Business Partners into Superfans for Bigger Sales, Broader Awareness, and Long-Term Success.

Like a sports franchise, Freddy D discovered that the secret to creating business super fans begins by fostering an internal culture dedicated to winning. For businesses, that means making superior customer service the desired home run of every “at bat” with customers and prospects.

While the analogy to sports fanatics is perfectly valid, Freddy D assures us that it’s unnecessary to dress up your CEO as an animal, historical figure, or other costumed mascot with an oversized head and goofy feet. 

Hearing what he has to say and reading his book will suffice.

[Visit Freddy D’s website here and be sure to catch his Business Superfans Podcast here.]

Monday Morning Radio is hosted by the father-son duo of Dean and Maxwell Rotbart.

Photo: Frederick “Freddy D” Dudek, Business $uperfans
Posted: April 1, 2024
Monday Morning Run Time: 40:15
Episode: 12.39

SPECIAL NOTE:

Founding host Dean Rotbart’s most recent book, Dedication and Service: 50 Years on Call with the Volunteers of Colorado’s Genesee Fire Rescue has been awarded the prestigious Gold Medal from the national Nonfiction Authors Association. It is Dean’s second Gold recognition.

Diners, Drive-Ins, Dives, and the Show’s Creator, David Page

. Authors, Gurus and Experts, Journalists, Owners & Entrepreneurs

Feast on a Tasting Menu of Business, Cultural, and Food Insights

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This week’s guest, David Page, is a well-known expert on American cuisine, culture, and entrepreneurship.

The two-time Emmy-award winner and veteran broadcast journalist is best known for creating the Food Network hit Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives and serving as its executive producer for eleven seasons.

David, president and executive producer of Page Productions, understands why some restaurants succeed while many don’t. Every owner, executive, and entrepreneur, regardless of their business sector, will take away actionable intelligence from David’s insights.  

If you’ve ever dreamed of opening your own restaurant, it’s absolutely essential to hear the cautions that David offers.

For foodies in the audience, David shares some of his favorite foods and restaurants, and the one dish he has a strong aversion to.

David is the author of Food Americana: The Remarkable People and Incredible Stories Behind America’s Favorite Dishes. The book is a literary feast of fascinating characters, food culture, pop culture, and nostalgia.

And stay tuned for David’s new podcast, Culinary Characters Unlocked, which is scheduled to debut in early May and feature inside stories of the food world from its most fascinating people.

Monday Morning Radio is hosted by the father-son duo of Dean and Maxwell Rotbart.

Photo: David Page, Page Productions
Posted: March 25, 2024
Monday Morning Run Time: 58:15
Episode: 12.38

SPECIAL NOTE:

Founding host Dean Rotbart’s most recent book, Dedication and Service: 50 Years on Call with the Volunteers of Colorado’s Genesee Fire Rescue has been awarded the prestigious Gold Medal from the national Nonfiction Authors Association. It is Dean’s second Gold recognition.

Got Leadership Headaches? This Physician Has Just the Prescription for What Ails You

. Authors, Gurus and Experts, Physician Entrepreneurs

Dr. Hanah Polotsky Treats Both Corporal and Corporate Hormonal Disorders

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As a physician, Hanah Polotsky is an expert in treating diabetes, thyroid disorders, and serious hormonal abnormalities.

As a leadership expert, Dr. Polotsky excels at showing executives — both in and outside the medical field — how best to run teams and apply the tenets of lean management to their organizations.

A native of Belarus who fled to the United States at 17 to escape rampant anti-Semitism, Dr. Polotsky earned her Master of Business Operational Excellence at The Ohio State University Fisher College of Business. She is the co-author with Lisa Williams of Physician Leader: How Exam Room Experience Drives Leadership Excellence.

Often, whether in hospitals or the profit-driven marketplace, administrators are unprepared for the leadership roles that become their responsibility.

This week, Dr. Polotsky shares her prescription for curing the most common supervisory ailments. Listen now, and you’ll start to feel better immediately.

Monday Morning Radio is hosted by the father-son duo of Dean and Maxwell Rotbart.

Photo: Dr. Hanah Polotsky, Physician Leader
Posted: March 18, 2024
Monday Morning Run Time: 46:47
Episode: 12.37

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Skill, Passion, Persistence, and Luck Fueled Bob Moog’s Ascendency to Game and Puzzle Grandmaster

. Owners & Entrepreneurs, Popular Culture, Pursuits

Hear How His University Games Became the Largest Independent Game Company in the World

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When it comes to running a competitive company, Bob Moog doesn’t play games. Well, actually, he does. Daily.

Bob is co-founder and president of University Games, the largest independent game company in the world.

For almost four decades, Bob has gone up against the biggest players — including Hasbro and Mattel — and found a way to beat them at their own game. Pun intended.

In fact, University Games distributes more products in more outlets and more markets than any other company focused on board games. 

The company now has six divisions: University Games (board games), Great Explorations (science and learning/glow-in-the-dark products), BePuzzled (puzzles and brainteasers), Briarpatch (preschool games and puzzles), U-Create (crafts and activities), and Front Porch Classics (classic games, built to last a lifetime).

University Games’ philosophy has always been to offer games that encourage social interaction and imagination through gameplay, with learning sprinkled in to spice it up. 

Bob’s story will inspire anyone who competes against entrenched giants. He’ll also share the management philosophy that has proven a game winner for just shy of four decades.

Monday Morning Radio is hosted by the father-son duo of Dean and Maxwell Rotbart.

Photo: Bob Moog, University Games
Posted: March 11, 2024
Monday Morning Run Time: 51:10
Episode: 12.36

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What History Can Teach Today’s Business Owners and Entrepreneurs About What’s To Come

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Veteran Journalist and Author Ron Shafer On the Presidential Elections of 1840 and 2024

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He’d be the oldest man ever nominated to be president, even as calls grow louder and louder for him to step aside.

Joe Biden?

No, William Henry Harrison, the successful 67-year-old Whig Party candidate back in 1840. 

Tying yesteryear to current events is Ron Shafer’s specialty. His contributions to The Washington Post’s Retropolis history column form the basis of two of his engaging books, Breaking News All Over Again and the forthcoming A Half-Naked George Washington.

Now retired, Ron spent nearly 40 years with The Wall Street Journal as a reporter, columnist, and political features editor, based out of Washington, DC.

On this week’s program, he makes clear that business owners and entrepreneurs can glean a lot of helpful information about where we’re headed if they only take the time to review where we’ve been. 

Monday Morning Radio is hosted by the father-son duo of Dean and Maxwell Rotbart.

Photo: Ron Shafer, Author
Posted: March 4, 2024
Monday Morning Run Time: 48:00
Episode: 12.35

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What’s In a Name?: When You’re Speaking Publicly, It’s Likely More Than You Think

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Dr. Laura Sicola Explains Why Leaders Need to Relearn How They Introduce Themselves

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Most people fail to say their own name correctly.

Odd as that may sound, Laura Sicola explains her assertion in a YouTube video that is approaching 7 million views.

Dr. Sicola earned her PhD from the University of Pennsylvania in educational linguistics and taught there from 2001-2013. She has more than two decades of experience teaching good vocal habits to executives at companies including Comcast, IBM, and Vanguard. 

She is the author of Speaking to Influence: Mastering Your Leadership Voice.

As Dr. Sicola explains on this week’s episode, how leaders introduce themselves, whether from a speaker’s podium or meeting someone for the first time one-on-one, will help determine how effectively they convey the messages that follow.

How well do you articulate your name?

Monday Morning Radio is hosted by the father-son duo of Dean and Maxwell Rotbart.

Photo: Dr. Laura Sicola
Posted: February 26, 2024
Monday Morning Run Time: 48:00
Episode: 12.34

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Andrei Mincov Helps Keep Owners and Entrepreneurs From Missing the Mark – The Trademark

. Gurus and Experts, International Business

Protecting Your Brand is Vital, and Not a Responsibility To Take Lightly

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Each year, roughly 700,000 American businesses or individuals submit a trademark application. That may sound like a considerable number, but Andrei Mincov — a superstar trademark lawyer based in Dubai, says it’s far less than it should be.

Before starting The Trademark Factory, his global consultancy that provides start-to-finish trademark registration services, Andrei worked for Baker & McKenzie, one of the world’s largest international law firms. His clients there included Apple, Microsoft, Sun, and Dell, which turned to Andrei to help them avoid the pitfalls of filing and defending their marks.

Andrei’s client base now includes many small and mid-size companies that frequently do not file formal trademarks or fail to file them for all their brands. That, as he explains, is a significant and potentially very costly oversight.

Learning about trademarks is not only valuable for every business executive and entrepreneur, but it’s also fascinating to discover the most common trademark landmines and how to avoid them.

Monday Morning Radio is hosted by the father-son duo of Dean and Maxwell Rotbart.

Photo: Andrei Mincov, The Trademark Factory
Posted: February 19, 2024
Monday Morning Run Time: 56:46
Episode: 12.33