Leadership Every Day with Marguerite Callaway

In today’s program, we’ll explore with our guest concrete examples where the use of an entrepreneurial mindset has resulted in increased impact and much more sustainable outcomes among a wide variety of Non-Profits (NGOs).The lessons learned have broad applicability across the globe.

Sandra Madanat, the co-founder of One Planet Organic Granola used ongoing customer feedback received at Cafe on the Commons in Ross to develop and then refine her organic granola product line. During today's show at 9am PDT, we'll explore the product development process and how relationships are the key to product expansion into other retail outlets.

When Rana Madanat puts her mind and heart into a business or project, things happen. The dying business she bought in 2001--a small cafe & tea house--just celebrated its 10th anniversary. She and her daughter have launched their own organic product line...One Planet. And the first Children's Library in her home country of Jordan opened last year with 12,000 donated books. Her leadership journey has something for all of us.

In today’s program, we’ll learn how the two forward-looking business owners of Matt & Jeff's Car Wash, used sustainability as a strategic guidepost for most operating decisions, including human resource management. The outcome? A local business well suited to 21st Century realities.

Since global economic downturn started many businesses—large and small—have simply ceased to exist. This is especially true for many small businesses that offer their customers ‘non-essential’. And yet, there are other small businesses that have weathered the storm and are moving forward into the future. What’s their secret? Today’s guest, carwash owner and entrepreneur Jeff Coplin will share his value-based business strategy with qualities of sustainability built into the company DNA. Learn more at: www.mattandjeffs.com

Frontier scientists from many disciplines have profound, new insights into fundamental aspects of our shared reality including ourselves They are finally catching on to what ancient cultures have known for centuries—that the universe is an indivisible whole. Award-winning journalist and author, Lynne McTaggart, joins Marguerite in a conversation about her just-released book, The Bond, and what these new insights mean for 21st Century Leaders.

Every day, women and men across the globe turn to radio to connect with information, ideas, and other human beings. But in our increasingly interconnected world, what exactly is a ‘radio’? Is it an AM/FM station, a satellite station, a computer, a smart phone, an mp3 player or iPad? 21st Century radio company owner Cameron Steele and leader will share how he’s evolving his business vision and company operations to reach a global market with new ideas…and through new technology.