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How to Lead in a Crisis with Guest Harry Kraemer, Jr. and Host Tom Loarie
Are you struggling to lead—in your business, non-profit, place of worship, or at home? Today, Host Tom Loarie talks with guest mentor Harry Kraemer Jr., who is Northwestern’s Kellogg Professor of Leadership (named a favorite professor by students) and the … Continue reading →
The Power of Showing Gratitude: The Right Medicine for These Challenging Times
Today’s guest Chester Elton talks with The Mentors Radio Host Tom Loarie about the importance of appreciation in business and life. There’s no simpler way to boost employee performance and transform office culture—or to transform any other relationship or environment—than … Continue reading →
Agritech Pioneer, Entrepreneur and CEO Jerry Feitelson on his journey, passion and lessons learned… so far
Host Tom Loarie talks with Jerry Feitelson, pioneering CEO of Agribody, Inc., about his passion and creative journey into the agritech field. Feitelson shares his transitions from classroom, to innovative discoveries, to eventually entrepreneur and CEO. He’ll talk about how … Continue reading →
How Small Companies can Increase Employee Benefits without breaking the bank
Today The Mentors Radio host John Phillips talks with Don Alix of Insperity about how to solve HR challenges, increase employee satisfaction, increase benefits, and increase growth if you’re a small small business with limited funds. John had these problems … Continue reading →
Ford Exec Jeff Nemeth: Changing Company Culture in South Africa with a Picnic and Soccer
As former CEO of the Ford Motor Company of Southern Africa, Jeff Nemeth took Ford South Africa from the lowest performing operation to the Top. It was no easy feat, but he did it with remarkable, unique leadership skills and … Continue reading →
Ram Charan discusses with host Tom Loarie the secret of Amazon success and how to implement it yourself
In this episode, Ram Charan—the world’s premier business advisor to the top companies in the world— together with The Mentors Radio Host Tom Loarie dig into the secret of Amazon’s success. Charan exposes the behind-the-scenes management system that has catapulted … Continue reading →
Jay Elliot: Steve Jobs’ mentor and friend, and why Steve hired him almost immediately after they met
Today, Host Tom Loarie talks with guest mentor Jay Elliot, a man of exceptional integrity and good character—as are all our guests–and an author, serial entrepreneur and former Apple Executive Vice-President. Jay has more than 40 years operations experience with … Continue reading →
Have you ever considered a home-based business?
A new home-based business is launched every 12 seconds! 70% are successful within the first three years, compared to 30% successful regular businesses within three years of starting. In this episode, Host John Phillips talks with two home-based business owners, … Continue reading →
Keep It Simple: Jim Horan
We all know the KISS shortcut for “Keep It Simple,” but out next guest mentor Jim Horan takes simplicity to a whole new level and applies it to business! Brilliant! After two decades in senior financial positions with Shaklee Corporation … Continue reading →
Ram Charan: Your business depends on these principles of success
Ram Charan, the undisputed global master of business success principles, sought-after global business advisor to the TOP companies in the world, and prolific author, talks about the essential five principles of success with The Mentors Radio host Tom Loarie. This … Continue reading →
How to Use a lawyer to build a strong business, with Bruce Jenett
In this episode, corporate lawyer Bruce Jenett, senior counsel at the world’s largest law firm, DLA Piper, delivers cutting edge insights on how to build a strong company, what a lawyer can (and doesn’t need to ) do, and why … Continue reading →
Invest Yourself: Practical Wisdom from Top McDonalds Franchise Owner/Operator John Abbate
Top McDonalds franchise owner and author of “Invest Yourself,” John Abbate, talks with The Mentors Radio host Tom Loarie to give us a peek behind successfully owning and managing more than 20 McDonalds franchises. Known for creating a cutting-edge employee … Continue reading →
Interview with Chris Lowney on How to Make TODAY Matter
The Mentors Radio Show Host Ric Brutocao interviews noted author, Board Chair of one of the largest healthcare organizations in the world, CHI Health Services — now Common Spirit Health, and a former JP Morgan director, on the unassuming yet … Continue reading →
Clint Severson: From bleeding cash to $2 Billion acquisition
This weekend guest mentor Clint Severson shares hard-earned secrets gained from radically transforming a publicly traded company that was in a death spiral, bleeding cash and failing fast, into a $2 billion acquision. Host Tom Loarie ferrets out how Clint … Continue reading →
First-hand transformation: From bleeding cash to a $2 Billion acquisition
This weekend guest mentor Clint Severson shares hard-earned secrets gained from radically transforming a publicly traded company that was in a death spiral, bleeding cash and failing fast, into a $2 billion acquision. Host Tom Loarie ferrets out how Clint … Continue reading →
Dan Hesse on Leadership, with host Tom Loarie
Ethical Leadership and putting people first makes all the difference, and no one knows that better than Dan Hesse, the former Sprint CEO who was brought in to turn the company around. He succeeded, radically turning Sprint from a headlong … Continue reading →
Career and Life Success is Just a Byproduct of a Life Well Lived, Interview with August Turak & host Tom Loarie
Is it true that career and life success is just a byproduct of a life well-lived? In this episode of The Mentors Radio Show, host Tom Loarie talks with guest mentor August Turak, a highly successful entrepreneur and author of … Continue reading →
Home-based business: Can it work for you?
Home-based business owners Catherine Moran and Kent Mast—who live in different parts of the country but work for the same company, Hope In a Can—talk with host John Phillips about their first-hand experiences owning and running home-based businesses. They deliver … Continue reading →
Family Legacy: How to Build a Family Company that Endures Five Generations and More
Most family companies don’t last beyond three generations, instead they sell out or die off. So when a family-owned company endures through the Great Depression, other recessessions, ups and downs, through more than five generations, it’s a rare and beautiful … Continue reading →
Former CEO of Sprint Dan Hesse Shares Lessons Learned from Leading a Successful Turnaround
Named one of the Top Ten most inspirational turnaround leaders of all time, former SPRINT CEO Dan Hesse shares his hard-earned insights gained by leading SPRINT from the edge of the abyss to being ranked #1 in shareholder return for … Continue reading →
Business Chemistry: A data-driven approach to workplace dynamics
The Mentors host Tom Loarie talks with authors and innovators Kim Christfort and Suzanne Vickberg, Ph.D. (aka Dr. Suz) who lead the development of Business Chemistry® (also the title of their book). This is cutting-edge innovation for the workplace. Deloitte … Continue reading →
Savvy Business Sense and Making a Difference are forefront as Host Ric Brutocao talks with CEO Film Producer Dick Lyles
Savvy business sense and making a positive cultural difference define Origin Entertainment CEO and executive film producer Dick Lyles. Host Ric Brutocao gives you a fun, provocative, riveting, inspiring — and sometimes challenging — engagement as Dick Lyles gives us … Continue reading →
Two Top Gun Fighter Pilots Lt. Col. Peter Smith, USAF Ret., and Col. David Smith, USAF, Commander of the 419th Fighter Wing
The Mentors radio host Tom Loarie talks with guests two “Top Guns,” Lt. Colonel Peter Smith, USAF, Ret. and Colonel David Smith USAF, Commander of the 419th Fighter Wing about their passion, career, discipline and training. Both guests are U.S. … Continue reading →
ARE YOU CONSIDERING A MAJOR CAREER PIVOT?
Host Tom Loarie discuss the secrets of a successful career pivot with guest mentor Lynn Fischer, one of the “50 Most Empowering Women in Business.” Lynn jumped from being a successful marketing executive (E&J Gallo, Dreyers, The Wine Group) to … Continue reading →
Are you a Giver or a Taker? Remarkable Entrepreneur Eric Rhoads talks with host Tom Loarie
Hear first-hand the remarkable story of entrepreneur Eric Rhoads, a broadcast Hall of Famer who shares his secrets for building one of the U.S.’ fastest growing media companies—Streamline Publishing Inc — with The Mentors Radio host Tom Loarie. The two … Continue reading →
Tim Psomas talks with Ric Brutocao about building a strong business and finding personal satisfaction and joy
The Mentors host Ric Brutocao interviews Tim Psomas, chairman emeritus of Psomas Engineering Services, one of the top engineering firms in the U.S. Founded by his father, Psomas later took the company to radically new heights and success. But he … Continue reading →
Achieve Huge Growth and Succession in a Family Business-Host Ric Brutocao Talks with Guest Tim Psomas-#TM037
If you own or plan to launch a family business, then planning for growth and succession are easy to put off to think about later, in the fury of working the business—nonstop paddling the boat and trimming the sails to … Continue reading →
Who are The Mentors hosts?
In this episode John Phillips, Tom Loarie and Ric Brutocao open up about their personal priorities, passions, career journeys, life balance secrets and their successes and challenges along the way. More than this, you’ll learn what motivates these three remarkable, … Continue reading →
How to find your unique purpose, build on personal or corporate strengths, Host Tom Loarie with guest Joe Cavanaugh
Have you ever wondered how to identify your strengths or your unique purpose? In today’s episode, The Mentors Radio host Tom Loarie discusses the power and life-changing impact of knowing and building on personal—or corporate—strengths as he talks with guest … Continue reading →
Create The Campfire Effect for Rapid, Sustainable Business Growth, Host John Phillips talks with Chris Smith, founder
This week on The Mentors Radio Show host John Phillips interviews Chris Smith, founder of The Campfire Effect (TM), about his innovative, common sense system for radical business growth and success…. Even better, Smith has fun on the journey. Nothing … Continue reading →
DISRUPT YOURSELF: DREAM, DARE, DO — A STELLAR INTERVIEW WHITNEY JOHNSON-#TM031
In this episode, The Mentors host Tom Loarie interviews Thinkers50 top business thinker Whitney Johnson on the power of disruptive innovation and self-disruption. Johnson is renown for co-founding the Disruptive Innovation Fund with Harvard Business School’s Clayton Christensen and authoring … Continue reading →
Host Tom Loarie talks with global business mentor and best-selling author Ram Charan on reshaping markets and organizations before it’s too late
In this episode of The Mentors Radio, renowned global consultant and prolific, best-selling author Ram Charan, Ph.D., shares with The Mentors Radio host Tom Loarie observations on reshaping markets and organizations before it’s too late. Learn the role of discipline, … Continue reading →
From Engineering to Tacos to Politics: Ric Brutocao Interviews OC Supervisor Bill Campbell – #TM028
Today The Mentors Radio host Ric Brutocao talks with Supervisor Bill Campbell, one of five elected supervisors for the County of Orange, CA. Campbell has served in this role since 2003, and prior to this he served from 1996 to … Continue reading →
Best-selling “Built for Growth” Authors John Danner and Chris Kuenne – #TM027
In this episode you’ll learn how your leadership style shapes your business, your team and your ability to succeed! The Mentors Host Tom Loarie delivers a fun, fast-paced and fascinating interview with John Danner and Chris Kuenne, co-authors of the … Continue reading →
Achieving Better Health and Income with a Home-Based Business – #TM025
According to statistics referenced in March 2017, there are more than 38 MILLION home-based businesses in the U.S. Twenty percent of these earn $100,000 to $500,000 a year. Seventy percent are successful within 3 years of launching, and most of … Continue reading →
Three Women Entrepreneurs Reveal Tips for Success – TM022
In this episode, host Tom Loarie talks with three inspiring women CEOs and entrepreneurs—Laura Raynak of Executive Talent Scout, Heather Lerner, executive director of Happy Hollow Foundation, and Nola Masterson, a seasoned CEO, global executive and board leader serving on … Continue reading →
Three Mentors, One Studio – #TM020
If you don’t know much about the three mentors who host THE MENTORS radio show, then you don’t want to miss this episode! You’ll hear each of The Mentors—Ric Brutocao, John Phillips and Tom Loarie—reveal their inner motivations and learnings … Continue reading →
How to Attract and Keep the Best Employees -#TM011
The Mentors radio host John Phillips talks about solutions to common human resource problems with Don Alix, a seasoned district manager with Insperity, Inc., a company that provides full service human resources services to complement small and medium business resources. … Continue reading →
Think Bigger, Solve HR challenges
Today “The Mentors” host John Phillips busts through commonly held, self-imposed, growth-limiting perceptions of business owners and talks about how to leverage third party resources to increase growth and employee satisfaction. His guest is Don Alix, a seasoned district manager … Continue reading →