Guests

SHOW DATE:  May 7, 2013   |   SHOW TOPIC:  Emotions in the Workplace

BioPhoto.SEdinger.Color Rev120308GUEST: Scott Edinger

Scott K. Edinger is a consultant, author, speaker and executive coach who has worked with some of the most prominent organizations in the world including AT&T, Harvard Business Publishing, Bank of America, Lenovo, Gannett and The Los Angeles Times.

Scott is a co-author of The Inspiring Leader: Unlocking the Secrets of How Extraordinary Leaders Motivate (McGraw-Hill 2009), and the Harvard Business Review article Making Yourself Indispensable, called by HBR a “classic in the making.” Scott has authored or co-authored dozens of other articles and white papers, has been a contributing author for The American Society for Training and Development Leadership Handbook, and is a blogger for the Harvard Business Review.

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SHOW DATE:  March 5, 2013    |    SHOW TOPIC:  Productivity in the Workplace

SHOW DATE:  Oct. 31, 2012      |     SHOW TOPIC:  Busy … Wasting Time?

SHOW DATE:  Dec. 11, 2012      |     SHOW TOPIC:  Avoiding Holiday Work Stress

GUEST: Elizabeth Bowman

Elizabeth Bowman is a Seattle-based Productivity Consultant and the owner of Innovatively Organized. She provides productivity consulting and hands-on organizing for small and medium businesses. She helps her clients get more done in less time by streamlining their processes and systems. Elizabeth delivers innovative solutions for any organizational challenge, from paper piles and electronic clutter to time management and workflow issues.

Elizabeth also conducts training seminars for small and large groups and brings a fresh and unique perspective to creating innovative systems for organizing challenges.

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SHOW DATE:  Jan. 29, 2013   |   SHOW TOPIC:  Millennials Overtake Baby Boomers

GUEST: Kim Arellano

For 20 years, Kim Arellano held leadership positions in for-profit and non-profit worlds, including a role as regional sales director for a Fortune 500 global telecommunications company. In 2008, she left the industry to start a thriving consulting business. Kim believes that listening and asking questions of not only the client, but the situation, allows the best opportunity to organize solutions to fit her client’s exact needs.

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SHOW DATE:  Jan. 16, 2013     |     SHOW TOPIC:  What Your Boss Doesn’t Tell You

GUEST: Jeff Haden

Jeff Haden learned much of what he knows about business and technology as he worked his way up in the manufacturing industry from forklift driver to manager of a 250-employee book plant.

Everything else he picks up from ghostwriting books for some of the smartest innovators and leaders he knows in business. He has written more than 30 non-fiction books, including four Business and Investing titles that reached #1 on Amazon’s bestseller list. He’d tell you which ones, but then he’d have to kill you.

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SHOW DATE:  Dec. 18, 2012     |     SHOW TOPIC:  Avoiding Holiday Work Stress

Tom_Douglas_11-16-12GUEST: Tom Douglas

Tom Douglas is an American executive chef, restaurateur, author, and radio talk show host.

Owner of more than a dozen of Seattle’s finest restaurants, including Etta’s, The Dahlia Lounge, and Palace Kitchen, Tom is author of four books, the most recent being the  Dahlia Bakery Cookbook (recently #1 on Amazon.com) and hosts a weekly radio show, Seattle Kitchen.

Tom’s appearance on The Boss Show is a result of having recently been recognized by the Puget Sound Business Journal as Seattle area Executive of the Year.

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SHOW DATE: October 16, 2012

SHOW TOPIC: ”I Love My Job!” w/Rachel Belle

GUEST: Rachel Belle

Recently awarded the title of “Seattle’s Favorite FM Radio Personality,” Rachel Belle is a reporter and contributor on The Ron &Don Show on KIRO Radio, Seattle’s highest-rated program.

Rachel Belle’s “Ring My Belle” segment airs Monday-Friday on The Ron & Don Show at 4:37pm and 6:37pm. You can also hear “Ring My Belle Weekends” Saturdays at 5pm and Sundays at 1pm. Rachel is a northern California native who loves anything and everything culinary, playing Scrabble, petting cats and performing improv.

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SHOW DATE: October 9, 2012

SHOW TOPIC: World Famous and the All-Important “C” Word

GUESTS: Alan Nay & Tony Fulgham

World Famous is a boutique creative film/video production shop in Seattle, WA. Creative Directors Tony Fulgham (right) and Alan Nay (with over 25 years of experience between them) wrote the company’s original business plan on a cocktail napkin, which ceremoniously hangs in the office today (as far as you know).
       Both Seattle Metropolitan and the Puget Sound Business Journal have named World Famous one of Seattle’s “Best Places to Work.” The company has also been featured in publications ranging from the Seattle Times to Huffington Post for their Assignments work, a “be creative for creativity’s sake” monthly company task.

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SHOW DATE: September 25, 2012

SHOW TOPIC: The No-Vacation Nation

GUEST: Halley Bock

As President and CEO of Fierce, Inc., Halley Bock is at the forefront of the leadership development and training industry. A popular and engaging public speaker, Halley speaks with leaders across the globe. She has keynoted at events such as the National Business Growth Summit and to organizations including Microsoft, MICA Knightsbridge, and Institute of Management Consultants.
     A prolific writer, Halley has a monthly column in Seattle Business Magazine, contributes regularly to various publications including Training Magazine and Chief Learning Officer, and is sought out as an industry resource for media outlets including Forbes.

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SHOW DATE: September 18, 2012

SHOW TOPIC: The Happiest Places to Work

Tableau Software - VP of HRGUEST: Brett Thompson

Brett Thompson is the Vice President of Human Resources at Tableau Software. Brett has more than 15 years of experience in the Internet and software industries and is currently responsible for human resources, recruiting and facilities at Tableau.
Prior to joining Tableau, he was Senior Vice President of Human Resources for United Online, which included brands such as FTD, NetZero, Juno, Classmates.com, MyPoints.com, and StayFriends.de. He has been heavily involved in creating corporate culture and values of a number of high profile technology companies. Brett has a bachelor’s degree in business and finance from Utah State University and is a member of the University of Washington Foster School of Business Employee Advisory Board.

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SHOW DATE: September 4, 2012

SHOW TOPIC: Workplace Bullying

GUEST: Gary Namie

Gary Namie is an author, consultant, researcher, and founder of the Workplace Bullying movement. Gary is Director of the Workplace Bullying Institute, the Healthy Workplace Campaign to enact state laws, and Work Doctor®, originator of the consulting specialty.

With his wife Dr. Ruth Namie, he wrote the popular books, The Bully-Free Workplace: Stop Jerks, Weasels & Snakes from Killing Your Organization (Wiley, 2011) and The Bully At Work (Sourcebooks, 2009).

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SHOW DATE: August 14, 2012

SHOW TOPIC: More Socializing = More Productivity

GUEST: Ben Waber

Ben Waber is President and CEO of Sociometric Solutions, a management consulting firm that uses social-sensing technology to understand and improve organizations.  He is also a visiting scientist at the MIT Media Lab, and he was previously a senior researcher at Harvard Business School.

Waber’s work has been featured in major media outlets such as Wired, The Economist, and NPR. He has consulted for industry leaders such as LG, McKinsey & Company, and Gartner on technology trends, social networks, and organizational design.  His upcoming book Social Sense will be released in early 2013.

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SHOW DATE: July 31, 2012

SHOW TOPIC: Sexual Harassment in the Workplace

GUEST: Stacey Epstein

Stacey Epstein is VP of Marketing at ServiceMax, a leading SaaS start-up. Previously she was VP of Global Marketing Communications at SuccessFactors, where she was instrumental in the company’s successful IPO. Stacey is a frequent online contributor to inc. magazine.

Her articles include “Fending Off the Creeps: How to Avoid Sexual Harassment,” and “5 Reasons to Hire More Moms.” She can be found on twitter at @staceyepstein

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SHOW DATE: July 3, 2012

SHOW TOPIC: The Beauty Effect

GUEST: Piper Lauri Salogga

Piper Lauri Salogga is the owner and founder of Piper Lauri Salogga Interiors and Living Sensual TV.  A curator of beauty and connection, Piper uses her talents as a writer, speaker and designer to serve as a catalyst for empowering the lives of others.

Her residential and commercial work has been featured in a variety of publications throughout the Northwest including: Sunset Magazine, Alaska Airline’s Magazine, The Seattle Times Pacific Magazine, The Seattle PI, Journal Newspapers and more.  She has been a featured guest on KIRO 7 Mornings with Kaci, and interviewed for numerous radio programs on sustainable, feng shui design. She’s looking forward to completing her book Living from the Heart late this year.

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SHOW DATE: June 12, 2012

SHOW TOPIC: Minding Your P’s and Q’s

GUEST: Arden Clise

Arden Clise is a business etiquette consultant, trainer, speaker and columnist. An expert in the field of business etiquette, Arden’s business etiquette column is a regular feature in the Puget Sound Business Journal. She has been quoted in several local and national publications, and has been a featured guest on TV and radio shows, including a regular weekly etiquette segment on radio station KSER 90.7

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SHOW DATE: April 23, 2011

SHOW TOPIC: Happiness and Productivity

GUEST: Grant Cardone

Grant Cardone is an international sales trainer, motivational speaker and NY Times best selling author.  As executive producer and star of the National Geographic Channel’s “Turnaround King,” Grant is a regular contributor on such shows as Fox News, CNBC, MSNBC, and CNN.

Since 2008 Grant has written four bestselling books to inspire those who want to achieve more success: Sell or Be Sold – How to Get Your Way in Business and in Life (2012) The Closer’s Survival Guide – Stop Selling, Start Closing (2009) If You’re Not First, You’re Last – Sales Strategies to Dominate your Market and Beat your Competition (2010) The 10X Rule - The Only Difference Between Success and Failure (2011)

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SHOW DATE: February 24, 2012

SHOW TOPIC: So You Hate Your Co-Worker?

GUEST: Dr. Rick Kirschner

Co-author of 8 books, including Dealing with People You Can’t Stand: How to Bring out the Best in People at Their Worst and the recently published How to Click With People.   A keynoter, a coach, a guest on hundreds of radio and TV shows.  Dr. Kirschner has consulted with clients ranging from Starbucks to NASA to Heineken.  One night on MSNBC, Keith Olbermann named him the 2nd Best Person in the World. VISIT WEBSITE »