Legends - Extraordinary Lives

The Pearl Snaps is a legendary Texas band that is perhaps the greatest band for Texas two stepping. Our guest is John Christian, lead guitarist and one of the songwriters from this band of renown. At every gig, The Pearl Snaps play TAKING THE SHOW ON THE ROAD. Hear the inside story on how the lyrics were developed.

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Michel Gill, legendary actor from Mr. Robot, and House of Cards, is our guest today talking about his roles in The Gilded Age and The Dropout. He plays Elizabeth Holmes father in this tale of ambition and fame gone wrong in the blink of the eye. Listen to Michel's colorful career and how he practices his craft. Hear his brilliant discussion on the intersection of avocation and vocation.

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Laureen E. Ong is on the board of World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc.

In the past Ms. Ong occupied the position of President & Chief Executive Officer of The Travel Channel LLC, President at National Geographic Television International and Chief Operating Officer of STAR Group Ltd.

She received an undergraduate degree from Montclair State University and a graduate degree from Columbia University.

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Doug Moore of Toyota talks about designing careers around blending avocation and vocation. He talks about removing assumptions to interact with other people. Listening and learning who they truly are....putting aside preconceived thoughts is part of the secret to helping others.

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Joe Bonsall has been with The Oak Ridge Boys for over 40 years. Hear the insight on his mentors that include Jim Hulsey (their 90 year young manager), Roy Clark, Jimmy Dean and Johnny Cash. And listen to Joe's advice to grandparents around the world.

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John Tesh is our special guest on today's Legends broadcast. Born July 9, 1952, John is an American pianist and composer of pop music, as well as a radio host and television presenter. He hosts the Intelligence for Your Life radio show. In addition, since 2014, he has hosted Intelligence for Your Life TV with his wife Connie Sellecca.[1]

Tesh has won six Emmys, has four gold albums, two Grammy nominations, and an Associated Press award for investigative journalism. Tesh has sold over eight million records. His live concerts have raised more than $7 million for PBS. He wrote the NBA on NBC basketball theme "Roundball Rock". He has co-hosted the television program Entertainment Tonight. He has previously worked as a sportscaster and host for the Olympic Games, Wimbledon, the US Open, the Tour De France, Ironman Triathlon, and as a news anchor and reporter. In 2018, Tesh was inducted into the North Carolina Music Hall of Fame.

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Richard Sterban says to pay attention to what matters in life and decide to do this to the very best of your ability. Work at it everyday and never let anything to deter you! Enjoy hearing the stories of the Oaks being mentored by Elvis Presley and Johnny Cash. Good things will happen to you when you work hard and along with way, you will meet the right people.

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Our Legends series continues on the legendary band The Pearl Snaps featuring bassist Chuck Interrante. By training, Chuck is a linguist with focus on German. He served in the Army and Army Reserve. Chuck has been a musician for his entire life and shows his precision in his story telling and guitar playing. Hear about his musical influences ranging from Ernest Tubb, Scott Vincent, to Johnny Cash. Visit www.thepearlsnaps.com to book this band for corporate events, private parties, weddings and other Texas events. Dance to their music every month at Mercer Dance Hall or Giddy Ups, two famous dance places in the Austin area.

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Legends features one of the few women CEO's in the $1 trillion trucking industry. She's Kathryn Schifferle who leads this fast growing company through collaboration with all the moving elements in the trucking eco-system from manufacturers, up-fitters and distributors. Listen to how show leads, listens and learns constantly.

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Eric Benhamou was the CEO of 3Com and Palm. After nearly 40 years spent building or running high technology companies, Ben created BGV to assist other entrepreneurs build or run a new generation of high technology companies. Ben continues to put my own financial and time capital at risk. Ben will coach, but will not be a consultant. Ben invest his time and experience at the service of the CEO and the company first, and its investors second. Ben teaches, but will learn as well. He insist on upholding the highest standards of governance and the best management principles and techniques, but will take myself seriously only some of the time.

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