Leslie Berliant is an entrepreneur, journalist, poet, author, editor, dancer, and consultant. And, as an accomplished and prolific writer, she can clearly and convincingly tell you the theme and thread that permeates and pulls it all together.
Writing is just the beginning–as her teacher Kurt Vonnegut said, “if you are writing you are a writer.” She’s an amazing teacher as well, helping others find their voice “by celebrating their most humiliating moments.”
DetailsI still remember Professor Bielasiak admonishing a student in my Poli-Sci Comparative Revolutions class freshman year at IU. As he handed the student his graded essay he announced to the class, “Never use the editorial “we” unless you are, indeed, an editor, or a person with tapeworms.” The “we” version of “me.” Then…
DetailsI was looking for a way to collect birthday wishes for Jerry Witkovsky who will turn 94 on March 29. Nothing came up, and someone suggested I invent it! URL’s go so quickly, and have great resale value if they use good words (is Birthday a good word?), so I nabbed birthdaywishesapp.com. In the…
DetailsRichard and Margarita Schreiber join the show to talk about business models and products that target a specific community (including themselves) and respond to a great need: help for families touched by autism.
DetailsWhat are you celebrating today? Finally, my “Kiss Me I’m Jewish Button” is perfectly, interculturally, correct. Today is both the Jewish holiday of Purim and the Irish holiday of St. Patrick’s Day. Because Jewish holiday dates are determined by the Hebrew calendar, the last time this happened was in 1984! Why Connect the Two?…
Details“Whatever your interest, you can find a business in the cannabis industry,” says entrepreneur Marc Littlejohn. No more plastic baggies! A product designer, Marc has built a business around creating elegant, smell-proof, designer carrying cases for your “odiferous items.”
DetailsThere’s a running joke in our house. Whenever we talk about the global economy or the root of problems in the world, at some point I will gratuitously throw in “It’s Carl Icahn’s fault.” Maybe it’s because he’s the one who took over and destroyed Motorola at a time when I knew people who worked…
DetailsA combination of love for the creative arts industry, and a keen desire to empower artists (specifically artists of color) shapes the trajectory of Rachel Gadson’s career.
Hear how she has created an organization to support, promote and empower Black artists, and how she’s diving into the tech world to build an app to broaden the landscape.
A retired US Army Colonel and legal advisor to the Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police, he’s also a micro-entrepreneur, as President and Founder of CrowZnest Consulting.
We’ll find out what we should be watching in our own businesses, and who is using what to watch us!
DetailsAs small business owners, we often feel like we need to do it all. When it Doubt, Co-Create Certainly when it comes to our clients we want to be all polished and buttoned-up with the solutions we provide to respond to clients’ problems and needs. But we’ve come a long way since the…
DetailsIt’s our monthly show dedicated to Tech…what do you need to know that could help or impact your micro-enterprise? Don Zoufal is a subject matter expert in Homeland Security, Public Safety and Emergency Policy, Planning and Operations.
A retired US Army Colonel and legal advisor to the Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police, he’s also a micro-entrepreneur, as President and Founder of CrowZnest Consulting.
We’ll find out what we should be watching in our own businesses, and who is using what to watch us!
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