Episodes
July 17, 2020
Celebrating 300 - Ron and Ed are interview by Matt Burgess
Join us as we celebrate the 300th episode of The Soul of Enterprise. Ron and Ed will have the tables turned on them and will be interviewed by Matthew Burgess, a previous Guest on the show. Matthew has promised some fun conve...
July 10, 2020
Healing Leadership 2020 - Interview with Howard Hansen
Ed and Ron are thrilled to bring back Howard Hansen, coauthor of the groundbreaking book Healing Leadership - A Survival Guide for the Enlightened Leader. Here is a brief summary of what Healing Leadership is all about: We se...
June 26, 2020
Third Interview with Dr Paul Thomas
In his previous appearances, Dr. Paul has shared his experiences with subscription based pricing and COVID-19. In this episode, we will spend the balance of our time talking about his new book, Startup DPC: How To Start And G...
June 19, 2020
Blockchain Update: Interview with Ron Quaranta and Sean Stein Smith
We will know the blockchain has really made it when we stop talking about blockchain. So said Ron Quaranta, founder of the Wall Street Block Chain Alliance, during his last appearance on The Soul of Enterprise. This time Ron ...
June 12, 2020
Subscription Pricing at Summit CPA: Jody Grunden
Ed and Ron are pleased to interview Jody Grunden, CEO and Co-Founder of Summit CPA. The firm adopted subscription pricing and we are eager to learn how he grew the firm from $600,000 in revenue in 2004 to $7,000,000 today. Yo...
June 5, 2020
The Perennial Gale of Creative Destruction
Evolutionary biologists have proven that the more adapted you are in your existing environment, the less able you are to adapt to environmental changes. We blindly cling to “that is the way we have always done it” in defiance...
May 29, 2020
Evasive Entrepreneurs with Adam Thierer
One of the epigraphs in Adam Thierer’s book is an old Chinese saying: “The higher-ups have measures. Those lower down have countermeasures.” Join Ed and Ron for a fascinating look at a new breed of entrepreneurs, Evasive Entr...
May 22, 2020
Second Interview with Professor Deirdre McCloskey
We are honored to welcome back Professor Deirdre McCloskey to discuss her work. No other body of work has had such a profound influence on our worldviews, especially with respect to how what she calls the Great Enrichment cam...
May 15, 2020
Interview with Connor Boyack
Ron and Ed welcome author Connor Boyack to the show. Connor Boyack is president of Libertas Institute, a free-market think tank in Utah. He is the author of over a dozen books on politics, education, and culture, along with h...
May 8, 2020
The Passion Economy: Adam Davidson
Ed and Ron welcome back, for the second time, Adam Davidson, a staff writer for The New Yorker since 2016. We will be discussing his latest book: The Passion Economy: The New Rules for Thriving in the Twenty-First Century. Ad...
May 1, 2020
Interview with Economist Dan Mitchell
Ed and I are honored to have the chance to interview economist Dan Mitchell. As former Presidential candidate Steve Forbes said of Mitchell’s 1996 book, The Flat Tax: Freedom, Fairness, Jobs, and Growth, “Mitchell marvelously...
April 24, 2020
The War on Cancer: Interview with Dr. Azra Raza
We are honored to have Dr. Azra Raza on the show. She is a sought after speaker in scientific circles and the recipient of numerous awards including The Hope Award in Cancer Research 2012 and named as one of the 100 Women Who...
April 17, 2020
Interview with Accounting Thought Leader Doug Sleeter
Join Ed and Ron for their third interview with Doug Sleeter, accounting thought leader and technology visionary. We’ll discuss blockchain, bitcoin, technology, the accounting profession, COVID-19, along with many other topics...
April 10, 2020
Second interview with Jody Thompson
Ron and Ed are excited to bring back to the show Jody Thompson, co-founder of the Results-only Work Environment. The sudden transition of many of us to work from home status is really only the first step toward transforming t...
April 3, 2020
Second Interview with Dr. Paul Thomas
Join Ed, Ron for our second interview with Dr. Paul Thomas, Founder of Plum Health DPC (Direct Primary Care), to discuss COVID-19, and his experience dealing with this from the front lines. Also, his new revolutionary busines...
March 27, 2020
Free-Rider Friday, March 2020
In the glorious tradition of afternoon naps and Taco Tuesday, we are fast approaching the last Friday of the month which can only mean one thing…Free Rider Friday As many know, our typical show is “topic” driven. We dive deep...
March 20, 2020
Beware the Precautionary Principle
Freeman Dyson in the report from the 2001 World Economic Forum defined the Precautionary Principle as that if some course of action carries even a remote chance of irreparable damage to the ecology, then you shouldn’t do it, ...
March 13, 2020
Organization Change Management with Nicole Ripley
Some 60-70% of projects fail, according to McKinsey, Bain, Gartner and Harvard Business Review, because the people side of change is not considered, and preparations are not in place to help individuals succeed in making the ...
March 6, 2020
The Placebo and Nocebo Effects
The flip side of the placebo effect is the nocebo effect. The nocebo effect can see us manifest side effects of a 'treatment', which can be as broad as vomiting, pain, headaches and even, it is argued, death. In a new feature...
Feb. 28, 2020
Free-Rider Friday, February 2020
In the glorious tradition of afternoon naps and Taco Tuesday, we are fast approaching the last Friday of the month which can only mean one thing…Free Rider Friday As many know, our typical show is “topic” driven. We dive deep...
Feb. 21, 2020
Subscription Pricing, Part III
Join Ed and Ron as they discuss updates on the Subscription Business Model, and how it could be adapted to various industries, including professional firms.
Feb. 14, 2020
Subscription Pricing in Law Firms with Matthew Burgess
Ed and Ron will be joined by VeraSage Fellow Matthew Burgess, a pioneer in subscription pricing in a law firm.
Feb. 7, 2020
Memorable Mentors Clayton Christensen
Join Ed and Ron as they discuss the contributions of Clayton Christensen, one of our favorite business authors and thinkers. According to Wikipedia: Clayton Magleby Christensen (April 6, 1952 – January 23, 2020) was an Americ...
Jan. 31, 2020
Free-Rider Friday, January 2020
In the glorious tradition of afternoon naps and Taco Tuesday, we are fast approaching the last Friday of the month which can only mean one thing…Free-Rider Friday! As many know, our typical show is “topic” driven. We dive dee...