Show Times:
Fridays
11 a.m and noon EST (8 a.m. and 1 p.m. PST)
About The Show:
The CEO Hour is a revolutionary radio show designed by and for the Upstate New York business community. It is quickly gaining a national audience for CEO's from Fortune 500 companies to start ups.
About The Host:
Before founding CABHQ, Bruce Peters enjoyed a 30-year diverse career as a lawyer, executive, entrepreneur and educator. Journalist Diana Palotas enjoyed a long career as a tv news anchor and reporter. Now a radio personality, she is also the community relations coordinator at the district attorney's office.
Show Contact Info:
info@wceohq-radio.org
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The CEO Hour
Host: Bruce Peters and Diana Palotas
Business
Upcoming Episodes:
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05/26/12 - The CEO Hour
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05/26/12 - The CEO Hour
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05/25/12 - The CEO Hour
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05/25/12 - The CEO Hour
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Recent Episodes:
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05/18/12 - The CEO Hour
In our second hour, signing along the dotted line is quickly becoming a thing of the past. Electronic and digital signatures are the design of Docusign. The company's CMO Dustin Grosse is our guest. The company that stores this information in the sky has seen 13 quarters of consecutive grrowth.
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05/18/12 - The CEO Hour
On this week's CEO Hour, we learn more about being a business owner for the first time. Cheryl Nelan is the new leader of CMIT Solutions in Rochester NY. The company wants to be the IT department you don't have. We then learn more about our Not for Profit for the month of May, Children Awaiting Parents or CAP.The 40-year old agency led by Executive Director Mark Soule says the national non-profit recruits adoptive parents for children in foster care, many of them have special needs.
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05/11/12 - The CEO Hour
In our second hour, we meet a company helped by a county-sponsored loan. Laurie Broccolo applied and was accepted for a special interest loan to acquire a greenhouse business and expand her company, Broccolo Lawn and Tree Care. Broccolo and Attorney Wilsey from our earlier segments take us through the steps of the incentive program and how others can benefit.
Joining in the last segment, an update on the remarkable outreach happening at the Susan B. Anthony Museum and House in Rochester from its CEO Deborah Hughes. Ms. Anthony's original high-necked black lace gown she wore so often, is now on display at the museum on Madison Street.
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05/11/12 - The CEO Hour
On the CEO Hour this week, we learn about low-interest loans and tax iincentive programs offered at the County Level that could help your business expand by adding space or more employees. Judy Seil, Director of Planning and Development for Monroe County, NY home to Rochester, was our first guest. She explained the reasons behind programs like the MCIDC or Monroe County Industrial Development Corporation that offers low-interest real estate loans to businesses. Joining Seil, Karla Wilsey, real estate and estate planning attorney with Abrams Fensterman Law Firm. She is a member of the MCIDC board.
Before the hour ends, we hear from our new Not for Profit of the Month, Children Awaiting Parents or CAP. Started 40 years ago by a Rochester NY family that had adopted many children, it now creates new families by finding adoptive parents for foster children with special needs. Once kept in the shadows, 6,000 of these children are now "home" because of the CAP agency. Executive Director Mark Soule shares the inspirational story with us.
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05/04/12 - The CEO Hour
On this first Friday in May, The CEO Hour rolled out its first, First Friday Live Speaker Series with a live in-studio audience. Sharon Lechter, author, CPA. international speaker on financial literacy and creator of Pay Your Family First and Thrive Time for Teens, motivated the listeners to take charge of their charge cards, and quit spending money if they don't have it. A frequent guest on the show, Sharon is the author of two books in association with the Napoleon Hill Foundation (he wrote Think and Grow Rich.) Those books are Outwitting the Devil and Three Feet From Gold. She also co-authored the series of Rich Dad Poor Dad books.
www.sharonlechter.com
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05/04/12 - The CEO Hour
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04/27/12 - The CEO Hour
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04/27/12 - The CEO Hour
During this special one-hour presentation of The CEO Hour, Robert Richman of the Zappos organization was our guest. If you're unfamiliar with Zappos, it is the 10 yearr old start-up that is now a $2 billion dollar online shopping experience. Zappos strives to offer "the best customer service in the industry." Robert is the product manager of Zappos Insights, the company inside the company that teaches other businesses about creating a successful company culture. 75% of Zappos customers, are repeat buyers.
zapposinsights.com
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04/20/12 - Interview with Erin Saxton, Senior VP, Tallgrass PR
In our second hour, we start things off with Erin Saxton of Tallgrass Public Relations. The former producer for such daytime TV shows as The View, Rosie, and prime-time specials like the Barbara Walters Interview, Saxton left the "biz" to bring PR and TV Producers together to make great interviews. Jack Byers, CEO of Vanguard Marketing International joins us for the last half-hour of the show to talk about trends in the marketing world, and his problem-solving approach to marketing with his clients.
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04/20/12 - Interview with financial advisor Kelly Olczak and tax attorney Rob Brown about Succession Planning
On today's CEO Hour, we begin with Succession Planning. Kelly Olczak, Financial Advisor with Edward Jones, and Rob Brown, tax attorney and founder of ESOP Plus, share their experience and expertise to help you decide what's the best way to exit from your company. A good process should take 5 to 10 years. Before the hour ends, another visit with our Not for Profit for April, Camp Good Days and Special Times which offers camp and other programs for children with cancer. Board chair Bob Bleier explains how the 30+ years organization runs on charitable donations and fundraisers, like the May 5 Wine Auction at the Rochester Plaza Hotel.
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