Award-winning journalist Dennis Kneal e is a self-described provocateur, who has spent 25 years afflicting the comfortable and comforting the afflicted. Most recently, Dennis was an anchor and senior correspondent on Fox Business . Before that, he worked at CNBC , was managing editor at Forbes , and a senior editor at The Wall Street Journal . Now Dennis has started his own consulting agency, Dennis Kneale Media , and this week on a joint NewsBios-Monday Morning Radio podcast, he dishes dirt on ...
Sep 15, 2014•36 min
Most of what conventional financial planners tell entrepreneurs about how to grow and protect their wealth is crap . Okay, so that's not a very polite thing to say. But it's painfully true. Otherwise savvy small business owners can be totally stupid when it comes to trusting their money and investment strategies to others. That is a sermon that Garrett B. Gunderson - who became a multi-millionaire before age 27 - has been preaching from coast-to-coast business pulpits for years and is a core con...
Sep 01, 2013•50 min
Shane DeRolf, guest on this portion of Business Unconventional , is an eleven-time Emmy Award winning writer, producer, director, narrator, and composer. He is best known for his child and parent-centered content, most notably the children’s television series Zazoo U , The Crayon Box (based on his popular children’s book, The Crayon Box That Talked ), and The Big Green Rabbit . Hosts David Biondo and Dean Rotbart get the scoop on DeRolf’s latest venture, Yesterday’s Zoo , a Colorado-based “fun d...
Jun 07, 2013•10 min
This week's entire broadcast is anchored by Dean Rotbart from the campus of Red Rocks Community College, where Dean attended the GrowthClub small business workshop presented by ActionCoach-Team Empowerment. Holding down the fort in the 710 KNUS AM studios is co-host David Biondo. Segment One : Dean Rotbart , co-host, Business Unconventional , joins with ActionCoach - Team Empowerment's Earl Kemper to interview some of the success small business owners and executives attenting the special Growth ...
Oct 15, 2012•52 min
Rabbi Hillel Goldberg , Doreen Bloch , Homer Hudson Hillis Jr. , and Mark Hemmeter are our guests on this week's episode of Business Unconventional , hosted by David Biondo and Dean Rotbart . Hear the full broadcast now. Segment One : Rabbi Hillel Goldberg , executive editor, Intermountain Jewish News , which soon will celebrate its 100th anniversary. Part 1. Segment Two : Part 2 of our interview with Rabbi Hillel Goldberg, Intermountain Jewish News Homer Hudson Hillis, Jr ., - B. Unconventional...
Aug 27, 2012•53 min
CEO Space , Noodles & Company , and Chick-fil-A are among the companies we discuss on this week's episode of Business Unconventional , hosted by David Biondo and Dean Rotbart . Hear the full broadcast now. Segment One: David Biondo and Dean Rotbart are joined by Homer Hudson Hillis, Jr. - Certified Entrepreneur #1 - in a conversation about the fallout from the recent protests and counter-protests surrounding the Chick-fil-A restauarant chain. Listen Now to Just This Segment: http://traffic.l...
Aug 12, 2012•53 min
Featuring: Dr. William Lee , author and practicing physician specializing in age management and functional medicine; and Sue Lee , author and CEO, EQ Media Hosts: David Biondo and Dean Rotbart Photo: Dr. William and Sue Lee Orginal Broadcast: June 17, 2012
Jun 18, 2012•15 min
Featuring: Michael Pytel , Co-Founder, Nimbl ; Jaime Gomez , COO, Colorado Housing and Finance Authority ; and Rob Rose , Engagement Manager, Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce Hosts: David Biondo and Dean Rotbart Photo: Michael Pytel , Nimbl Orginal Broadcast: June 17, 2012
Jun 18, 2012•11 min
Featuring: R. Nelson Nash , Author and Creator, Infinite Banker – Building Your Warehouse of Wealth (Part 2) Hosts: David Biondo and Dean Rotbart Photo: R. Nelson Nash Orginal Broadcast: June 17, 2012
Jun 18, 2012•14 min
Featuring: R. Nelson Nash , Author and Creator, Infinite Banker – Building Your Warehouse of Wealth (Part 1) Hosts: David Biondo and Dean Rotbart Photo: R. Nelson Nash Orginal Broadcast: June 17, 2012
Jun 18, 2012•10 min
Greg Farrell , author and influential reporter for Bloomberg News , makes a surprise visit to share with listeners some of the best advice he ever received from Roy H. Williams , author of the new book, Pendulum . Roy is the sole guest on this week's edition of Business Unconventional , where he shares the insights and experiences that have drawn thousands of successful business owners and entrepreneurs to beat a path to his door at The Wizard Academy in Austin, Texas. This is Part Four of Four ...
Jun 10, 2012•15 min
Roy H. Williams points to Wisconsin's largest diamond and diamond engagement ring jeweler, Kesslers Diamonds , as an example of a company that caught the Pendulum at the right time and really succeeded from understanding how the Pendulum operates. Kesslers Diamonds is owned by Richard Kessler . This is Part Three of Four. Roy advises listeners and readers of his new book, Pendulum , to stay away from "Me" advertising and instead make a connection with customers and prospects by speaking about so...
Jun 10, 2012•10 min
Like a metronome on top of a piano, society has followed predictable cycles dating back at least 3,000 years. In his new book, Pendulum , bestselling author Roy H. Williams spells out the "We" and the "Me" zeniths and everything that falls between them. On this segment, Roy, the sole guest on this week's edition of Business Unconventional , explores the "We" side of the Pendulum , noting that its "not about what you include, but what you exclude" that really counts now. This is Part Two of Four....
Jun 10, 2012•15 min
Meet Roy H. Williams , author, teacher, entrepreneur, philanthropist and modern-day philosopher. Roy is the sole guest on this week's edition of Business Unconventional , where he shares the insights and experiences that have drawn thousands of successful business owners and entrepreneurs to beat a path to his door at The Wizard Academy in Austin, Texas. This is Part One of Four. Roy is interviewed by B. Unconventional hosts Dean Rotbart and David Biondo . Their weekly business radio newsmagazin...
Jun 10, 2012•10 min
Ellen Rohr concludes her live Bare Bones Biz webinar featuring co-hosts Dean Rotbart and David Biondo . This week Dean and David joined Ellen for an online question-and-answer webinar, hosted by Ellen’s consulting, publishing and venture capital company. On this segment - #3 of 3 - a live member of Ellen’s webinar audience calls in to share his " Buzz Snatching " experience placing a giant banana on an advertising billboard in order to draw attention to a local radio station. Also on this segmen...
Jun 04, 2012•14 min
Give customers and prospects compelling reasons to remember your name – or that of your business. That is a core message of this week’s program, which was recorded during a live webinar organized by Ellen Rohr , a B. Unconventional contributor, and owner of Bare Bones Biz . Business Unconventional co-hosts David Biondo and Dean Rotbart joined Ellen and her live Bare Bones Biz audience for a webinar discussing Dean’s Buzz Snatching course, which has helped hundreds of business owners leverage the...
Jun 04, 2012•10 min
Co-Host Dean Rotbart shares his insights on how business owners can use their wits and guts to gain attention – and new business – without having to shell out big time marketing and advertising dollars. Dean’s ‘ Buzz Snatching ’ workshops have helped hundreds of business owners leverage their marketing dollars, by generating loads and loads of free publicity. This week Dean joins B. Unconventional contributor Ellen Rohr for an online question-and-answer session, hosted by Ellen’s Bare Bones Biz ...
Jun 04, 2012•14 min
On National Cancer Survivors Day, co-hosts David Biondo and Dean Rotbart , highlight a fundraising event for the AMC Cancer Fund being held June 3, 2012, at Pampered Passions Fine Lingerie in Centennial, Colorado. Biondo and Rotbart also welcome High Plateau Truss as a new sponsor to Business Unconventional . Owner John Peer has been a previous guest on the program. Rotbart and his son, Maxwell, who helps produce B. Unconventional , visited High Plateau Truss to get a better understanding of why...
Jun 04, 2012•9 min
Ted Speir , co-owner of All About Cabinets & Countertops in Wheat Ridge, Colorado, joins us to continue our exploration of “ The Business of Home Improvement .” When upgrading kitchens or bathrooms, Speir says it is important that homeowners remember not to overspend. “What we try to do is tailor budgets based off of your home’s value,” he explains. Speir and his partner, Nick McAvoy , have worked together for more than a decade. He says the entire All About Cabinets & Countertops team w...
May 29, 2012•15 min
Platte River Networks is the second of six winners of the 2012 Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce Small Business Awards to be featured as part of Business Unconventional ’s media partnership with the Chamber. PRN was this year’s recipient of the Chamber’s Small Business of the Year award. David DeCamillis , business development director at Platte River Networks, joins James B. Fagan , National Sales Manager at Nationwide Valuations , and Rob Rose , the Chamber’s engagement manager, discussing the ...
May 29, 2012•11 min
John Peer, owner of High Plateau Truss , says that earning his customers trust has been one of the main ingredients that has allowed his Commerce City, Colorado-based business to weather the economic slump that has plagued the construction and remodeling industry since 2008. “We don’t take our responsibility lightly,” Peer tells co-hosts David Biondo and Dean Rotbart . “We do things that are very difficult and we do them well.” Peer is the first guest on a special “Business of Home Improvement” ...
May 28, 2012•15 min
There is good money to be made helping homeowners spruce up their homes and boost their property values. This week Business Unconventional examines ‘ The Business of Home Improvement .’ Our first guest is John Peer , owner of High Plateau Truss , which has been serving satisfied contractors, builders and homeowners for more than 20 years. Peer, who acquired the business in 2008, explains the important role trusses play in creating a unique roofline for custom homes; restoring an outdated or dama...
May 28, 2012•10 min
Dr. James Ehrlich , a nationally renowned preventative medicine expert based in Denver, leads a discussion with three distinguished guests: Dr. Suren Dutia , senior fellow at the Kauffman Foundation and the Skandalaris Center for Entrepreneurial Studies at the Washington University in St. Louis; Richard Miles , vice president of the Cade Museum , and former North American director of the National Security Council; and Edward Currie , co-founder of PC Magazine . Ehrlich, Dutia and Currie served a...
May 21, 2012•14 min
Environmental Learning for Kids (ELK) is the first of six winners of the 2012 Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce Small Business Awards to be featured as part of Business Unconventional ’s media partnership with the Chamber. ELK was this year’s recipent of the Chamber’s Small Non-Profit of the Year award. Stacie Gilmore , executive director of ELK, joins Craig Murray , a spokesman for Sam’s Club , and Rob Rose , the Chamber’s engagement manager, discussing the honor. Sam’s Club sponsored this speci...
May 21, 20120
Craig Piper , President and CEO of The Denver Zoo , discusses the many new trails that the Zoo is forging in environmental education and sustainability, thanks to support from Denver taxpayers, nonprofit foundations and area businesses. Joining Mr. Piper are two Toyota dealers - Timothy Van Binsbergen of Mountain States Toyota and Brion Stapp of Stapp Interstate Toyota . Van Binsbergen and Stapp speak about their partnership with the Zoo and how all seven Denver-area Toyota dealers joined forces...
May 21, 20120
Celebrating the wonderful community contributions from a variety of local and national businesses and nonprofits, Business Unconventional dedicates each of its segments this week to the topic. Those highlighted include: The Denver Zoo ; Denver-area Toyota dealers; the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce ; Sam’s Club ; Environmental Learning for Kids ; and the Cade Museum in Florida. On this first segment, co-hosts David Biondo and Dean Rotbart begin their conversation with Craig Piper , President a...
May 21, 20120
Dr. Arlen D. Meyers , founder of the Society of Physician Entrepreneurs , returns to Business Unconventional to discuss his forthcoming book, The Life Science Innovation Roadmap: Getting Your Ideas to Market . Dr. Meyers was first a guest on our February 12, 2012 program . In the words of one of B. Unconventional 's producers, "Dr. Meyers may very well be ' The Most Interesting Man in the World .'" Dr. Meyers is a Fulbright Scholar , a university professor with an MD and MBA, a serial entreprene...
May 14, 20120
Lynn Bronikowski , head of communications for The Denver Hospice and spokesperson for The 2012 Mask Project , discusses the history of the every-other-year fundraiser and the ways in which area businesses participate. The Mask Project is one of the most innovative - and successful - charity fundraisers held in Colorado. Begun in 1998, it has already raised more than $4 million and Bronikowski says the Denver Hospice hopes to add another $500,000 to the total this year. On Saturday, May 12th, the...
May 14, 20120
Alicia Vargo , owner of Pampered Passions Fine Lingerie and Pampered Passions Care Wear Boutique , continues her conversation about serving the breast cancer survivor marketplace and her commitment to supporting cancer-related charities. Among the multiple charities that Alicia supports are the American Cancer Society and the AMC Cancer Fund . Since Alicia last appeared as a guest on our Valentine’s Day edition , she has opened her first Pampered Passions Care Wear Boutique , located in Porter A...
May 14, 20120
Business Unconventional welcomed Alicia Vargo back to our studios this week to discuss the important work that she and her team at Pampered Passions Fine Lingerie have been engaged in: retailing care wear for breast cancer survivors and other women following surgery. Since Alicia appeared as a guest on our Valentine’s Day edition , she has opened her first Pampered Passions Care Wear Boutique , located in Porter Adventist Hospital in Denver, at 2555 Downing Street. Alicia discusses her plans for...
May 14, 20120
