Episodes
Feb. 16, 2024
The Time Tax: The Crime of Stealing Customers' Time
Inspired by an article by former TSOE guest B. Joseph Pine II, and James H. Gilmore, Ed and Ron will explore how businesses--including professional firms--can stop wasting the customer's time. Strategies for helping customers...
Feb. 9, 2024
The Conservative Futurist: Interview with Jim Pethokoukis
America was once the world’s dream factory. We turned imagination into reality, from curing polio to landing on the Moon to creating the internet. But as we moved into the late 20th century, we grew cautious, even cynical, ab...
Feb. 2, 2024
Punditry Punt
Unfortunately, our Guest fell ill, and could not join us, but don't worry pros play hurt, so Ron and Ed have called an audible, and will be punting to a pine on some stuff in the stacks.
Jan. 26, 2024
The Jones Act - Interview with Colin Grabow
On this week's episode Ron and Ed welcome Colin Grabow of the CATO Institute's Herbert A. Stiefel Center for Trade Policy Studies to talk about the Jones Act (aka Merchant Marine Act of 1920) which regulates maritime commerce...
Jan. 19, 2024
I Have a Right! Do you?
What does it mean to say I have a right to something? In this thought-provoking episode, Ron and Ed will delve into the distinct realms of negative and positive rights, exploring how they shape our understanding of individual...
Jan. 12, 2024
Best Books of 2023
In the second of our annual beginning of the year episodes, Ron and Ed will recap their best books of 2023. Many listeners considers this the most expensive episode of the year as their anti-libraries tend to grow while liste...
Jan. 5, 2024
2023: The Year in Review
During this annual favorite Ron and Ed will look back on the good, the bad, and the ugly of 2023 including there favorite episodes, news events, pop-culture, business trends, and in memorium.
Dec. 29, 2023
Encore Interview with Tony Gill
Waaay back in Episode 22, Ron and Ed detailed the ideas behind Joel Waldfogel's book, Scroogenomics: Why You Shouldn’t Buy Presents for the Holidays. Waldfogel makes the case that the deadweight loss to the economy from gift ...
Dec. 22, 2023
Holiday Hodgepodge
For their last show of the 2023, Ron and Ed will clean out their stacks of (business and economic related) stuff. It promises to be a fast-paced conversation that will make it hard to listen on double speed. If you have anyth...
Dec. 15, 2023
The Art of Humor in Business: A conversation with Greg Kyte
This is Greg's fifth appearance with Ron and Ed. Some of them incognito. (We'll let you try to figure which is which.) The topics are not scripted, but we assure you jocularity will ensue.
Dec. 8, 2023
Centers of Progress: Interview with Chelsea Follett
This week Ron and Ed welcome Chelsea Follett to talk about her book, Centers of Progress: 40 Cities That Changed the World. From the book: Where does progress happen? The story of civilization is the story of the city. It is ...
Dec. 1, 2023
Subscription Economy Update: 2023 Edition
We can't believe it has been since February of 2022 that we have done a subscription-economy update. (Check it out at http://thesoulofenterprise.com/378.) We are glad to be sneaking this one in just under the wire for 2023. R...
Nov. 17, 2023
Interview with Steve Goreham: The Green Breakdown
Ron and Ed are delighted to welcome Steve Goreham to The Soul of Enterprise. He is the author of four books on climatism and green energy, and we will be discussing his most recent book: Green Breakdown: The Coming Renewable ...
Nov. 10, 2023
Goldratt's Rules of Flow
This week Ron and Ed will explore Goldratt's Rules of Flow by Efrat Goldratt-Ashlag, daughter of Daughter of Eliyahu M. Goldratt whose seminal work, The Goal has been read by millions. Interestingly enough, this topic was sug...
Nov. 3, 2023
On Mark Andreessen's The Techo-Optimists Manifesto - Part 2
This week Ron and Ed will continue their conversation on Mark Andreessen's The Techo-Optimists Manifesto. In addition to finishing their analysis, they will talk through some responses that other have had to the document. In ...
Oct. 27, 2023
LIVE from the Creative Business Models for Accountants Conference
This week Ron and Ed travel to Miami to attend the Hector Garcia's Creative Business Models for Accountants Conference where they will share their thought about Day 1 of the conference live with the audience. Then they will t...
Oct. 20, 2023
The Techno-Optimist Manifesto by Marc Andreessen - Part 1
Ed and Ron will explore Marc Andresseen's The Techno-Optimist Manifesto. It's a thought-provoking piece that we largely agree with. You can find the Manifesto at: https://a16z.com/the-techno-optimist-manifesto/
Oct. 13, 2023
Interview with Hitendra Patil - Rise of The Aiccountants
Ron and Ed welcome Hitendra Patil, President of the Global Finance and Accounting Outsourcing Services of Datamatics Business Solutions, Inc. and author of Rise of The Aiccountants: The What, Why, and How of Artificial Intell...
Oct. 6, 2023
One Thing! - Part Three
Ron and Ed once again share entries from their One Thing journals, so this episode is a bit random, but contains nugget after nugget on curated wisdom for the reading and listening habits of the hosts. As you listen, please f...
Sept. 29, 2023
The Subscription Attorney: Interview with Mathew Kerbis
This week Ron and Ed welcome Mathew Kerbis, aka The Subscription Attorney to talk about, you guessed it, subscription-based lawyering. His firm, Subscription Attorney LLC was founded in 2022 and is a modern law firm offering ...
Sept. 22, 2023
Disneyland on the Mountain: Kathryn Mayer and Greg Glasgow
Ed and Ron can’t wait to interview Kathryn Mayer and Greg Glasgow and discuss their brand new book, Disneyland on the Mountain, released September 13, 2023. If you are a Disney fan, you won’t want to miss this episode!
Sept. 15, 2023
Simple Complexity: Interview with William Donaldson
This week Ron and Ed welcome William Donaldson, author of Simple_Complexity to the show. Every business leader knows a business is a system, yet very few have studied systems thinking or system dynamics. This is a critical ov...
Sept. 8, 2023
Booxkeeping: Interview with Max Emma
This week, Ron and Ed welcome accounting thought leader Max Emma, CEO and Chief Bookkeeping Officer of Booxkeeping Franchise. BooXkeeping is a nationwide provider of affordable outsourced bookkeeping services to small and med...
Sept. 1, 2023
A Cautionary Tale about AI & Obviousity
This week Ron and Ed return to the work of literature for some inspiration. They will delve into the page of the Roald Dahl short story, The Great Automatic Grammatizor and Robert R. Updegraff's Obvious Adams: The Story of a ...