RERL-1619-Growing Your Business – Expansion from One Target to Another Through Leveraging Artificial Intelligence
On today’s show Joe and Jack Russo welcome a very special and unique guest who is growing a business in a rather unusual way. Martha Amram is growing a business in a way that leverages an already existing business. Before diving into the topic of artificial intelligence we will learn about how this professor transitioned from academia into founding an AI based business. Also in discussion: Forming an energy business that leads to AI How…
RERL-1617-Andrew Gardiner – Bay Area Hiring Scene
It’s been a long time since we all sat in a high school classroom learning about cover letters and resumes. If you’re trying to get hired by a company in Silicon Valley today chances are you’ll need a hand in showing how great you really are to your future employer. Andrew Gardiner is an expert in hiring, hr services and consulting in and around the area of hiring and the perfect person to help you…
RERL-1616-Growing Your Business- Using Statistics Wisely to Avoid the Flaw of Averages
The only certainty is nothing is certain. This simple quote from Pliny the Elder is extremely important in business and the introduction to Professor Sam Savages’ new book, The Flaw of Averages. If you do stupid things in the face of liability, even small probabilities can make a big difference. Even a 1 in 1 million chance the liability is so large you can’t afford to ignore it. Today Jack Russo chats with Sam Savage…
RERL-1615-Managing the High Sales Growth
While Joe is taking some time out Jack Russo takes over the studio today with the help of serial entrepreneur John Ferraro. For a guy who was originally destined to become a lawyer, John has made an impressive career in sales that has spanned several large and well-known companies. Listen in as Jack and John discuss how to accelerate sales growth and then manage it. Specific topics include: John’s sales career and transition into startups…
RERL-1614-Real Estate – Death and Divorce
Death and divorce are two topics that while grim, are very real and require planning. No one really goes into a relationship planning on a divorce, but it nearly half of US marriages end in one. The only thing you can do is to plan as best you can. Today Joe discusses death and divorce estate planning issues that relate to real estate. Specific topics include: Make sure you have a trust and it is…
RERL-1613- Two Italian Guys Talkin Real Estate-Industry Update
For a while we have been talking about disruption and consolidation and recently it was announced that Compass has acquired Alain Pinel. The small startups you heard about a few years ago are getting bigger and starting to gobble up their older competitors. Today Joe and Mike take time to cover what is going on in the real estate and lending industry and what future consolidation will mean to the consumers. Specific topics include: Big…
RERL-1612-Giving Back – Salvation Army Silicon Valley
Since 1865 the Salvation Army has been helping others meet needs without discrimination. Like any great organization it can only survive when the entire community supports their efforts. Today Joe learns about all the things the Salvation Army does to help people in need from Major Roy Wild. Specific topics include: Services the Salvation Army provides How can I get involved? What else does the Salvation Army do? Bringing the Salvation Army into your business Putting food…
RERL-1610-Building Your Company Culture
The key to successful growth is finding excellent people, training them to understand consumer wants and how to operate within the rules of the business. It’s an almost obvious statement that sounds incredibly hard to implement. To make a hard task even harder is differentiating and building a culture that gets employees excited to work. Knowing where your company culture is and figuring out how to attract people to it is an accelerant to building…