Episodes
Dec. 7, 2018
Memorable Mentors: Eric Hoffer
Eric Hoffer (July 25, 1898 – May 21, 1983) was an American moral and social philosopher. He was the author of ten books and was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in February 1983. His first book, The True Believer (19...
Nov. 30, 2018
Free-Rider Friday, November 2018
The last Friday of every month Ed and Ron will do “Free-Rider Friday.” Most of our shows are “topic” driven, where we dive deep into one subject. Free-Rider Fridays are designed to be “event” driven, whatever issues are in th...
Nov. 16, 2018
Interview with Warren Meyer
Ron and Ed are excited to have on economist and blogger Warren Meyer. Warren runs a large small business, by which he means that it seems to require a tremendous amount of work for the money it makes. His company runs parks a...
Nov. 9, 2018
The Subscription Business Model
The Subscription Economy: The idea is to turn customers into subscribers. As the world moves from experiences to access and transformations over ownership and deliverables, customization, not standardization, and constant imp...
Nov. 2, 2018
Interview with Dr. Walter Williams
Ed and Ron are honored to interview Dr. Walter Williams. He has made scores of radio and television appearances which include “Nightline,” “Firing Line,” “Face the Nation,” Milton Friedman’s “Free To Choose,” “Crossfire,” “Ma...
Oct. 26, 2018
Free-Rider Friday, October 2018
The last Friday of every month Ed and Ron will do “Free-Rider Friday.” Most of our shows are “topic” driven, where we dive deep into one subject. Free-Rider Fridays are designed to be “event” driven, whatever issues are in th...
Oct. 19, 2018
Interview with Chris 'Elroy' Stricklin, Colonel -Ret, USAF
Ed and I are honored to have Chris Elroy Stricklin back on the show to discuss his experience in leadership, implementing the Debrief and Lessons Learned into corporate life, and other topics from his fascinating career in th...
Oct. 12, 2018
Interview with Economist Russ Roberts
Ed and I are honored to interview economist Russ Roberts, the host of our favorite podcast, EconTalk. Russ is the author of four books, each of which Ron recommends highly. We will discuss these books, along with other topics...
Oct. 5, 2018
Interview with Erik Asgeirsson and Ron Quaranta
Ron and Ed are excited to be joined by Erik Asgeirsson and Ron Quaranta. Erik is the President and Chief Executive Officer of CPA.com. He has more than 20 years of experience in leading technology organizations and driving bu...
Sept. 28, 2018
Free-Rider Friday, September 2018
The last Friday of every month Ed and Ron will do “Free-Rider Friday.” Most of our shows are “topic” driven, where we dive deep into one subject. Free-Rider Fridays are designed to be “event” driven, whatever issues are in th...
Sept. 21, 2018
Xen Accounting's Ryan Lazanis
Ryan Lazanis has been operating Xen Accounting without timesheets for the past five years. Founder of Xen Accounting, an innovative firm in Canada, Ryan embraced the idea of blowing up the old ?We sell time? business model of...
Sept. 14, 2018
Why Trade Deficits Don't Matter
What happens when one country’s imports consistently exceed its exports, creating a deficit in the international balance of trade? There is probably no greater misunderstanding about the real nature of wealth than when a disc...
Sept. 7, 2018
Free-Rider Friday, August 2018
The last Friday of every month Ed and Ron will do “Free-Rider Friday.” Most of our shows are “topic” driven, where we dive deep into one subject. Free-Rider Fridays are designed to be “event” driven, whatever issues are in th...
Aug. 31, 2018
Life After Google: Interview with George Gilder
We are honored to have the opportunity to interview George Gilder for a second time. Writer, economist, technology advocate, and co-founder of the Discovery Institute. George’s latest book is Life After Google: The Fall of Bi...
Aug. 24, 2018
Interview with Marketing Consultant David Meikle
Join us for a great discussion with former Ogilvy marketer David Meikle, who opened up Ogilvy in Russia and ran it for four years. Ron met David earlier this year at a conference hosted by the Institute of Communication Agenc...
Aug. 17, 2018
Interview with Economist Mark Skousen
Ed and Ron are honored to interview economist Mark Skousen, one of Ron’s favorite economics author. He is a former analyst for the Central Intelligence Agency, a columnist to Forbes magazine and past president of the Foundati...
Aug. 10, 2018
Interview with John Stossel
Ron and Ed are thrilled and honored to have John Stossel appear on the show. John Stossel joined Reason in 2017. The former host of Fox Business' Stossel and ABC's 20/20, he has won 19 Emmys and authored several best-sellers,...
Aug. 3, 2018
Pricing Expert Stephan Liozu
Ed and I are honored to have on our Professional Pricing Society colleague Stephan Liozu. Stephan has written several articles on strategic pricing issues for the Journal of Professional Pricing and is a regular presenter at ...
July 27, 2018
Free-Rider Friday, July 2018
The last Friday of every month Ed and Ron will do “Free-Rider Friday.” Most of our shows are “topic” driven, where we dive deep into one subject. Free-Rider Fridays are designed to be “event” driven, whatever issues are in th...
July 20, 2018
Interview with Jeffrey Tucker
Ron and Ed are pleased to be interviewing author Jeffrey Tucker. Jeffrey is an economics writer of the Austrian School, an advocate of anarcho-capitalism and Bitcoin, a publisher of libertarian books, a conference speaker, an...
July 13, 2018
Interview: Reginald Lee, Strategic Cost Transformation
We are pleased to welcome back to the show Dr. Reginald Lee, author of Lies, Damned Lies, and Cost Accounting: How Capacity Management Enables Improved Cost and Cash Flow Management, and the founder of the Cash Flow Innovatio...
July 6, 2018
Memorable Mentors: Peter F. Drucker
Peter F. Drucker is one of the truly serious thinkers the management consultant industry can point to with justifiable pride. Even though Drucker passed away November 11, 2005, at age 95, it does not mark the beginning of the...
June 29, 2018
Free-Rider Friday, June 2018
The last Friday of every month Ed and Ron will do “Free-Rider Friday.” Most of our shows are “topic” driven, where we dive deep into one subject. Free-Rider Fridays are designed to be “event” driven, whatever issues are in th...
June 22, 2018
Interview with Jeff Kanter
Jeff Kanter is the co-founder of My Academy of Health Excellence which provides a holistic approach to healthcare and wellness. They help individuals and groups including small entrepreneurs save money on medical expenses, ev...