Stick to Your Principles – The Mentors Radio

Two well-respected healthcare leaders—Ed Kopetsky, CIO at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital (Stanford) who lost a son to an opioid overdose 18 months ago, and Dr. Dave Gustafson, Director of the National Program to Improve Addiction Treatment based at the University of Wisconsin—talk with host Tom Loarie about the severity of the drug addition crisis, and why and how they are making a difference in their fight against it. In case you didn’t know, addiction costs us more the $740 billion a year, with a human life lost every ten minutes. Opioid overdoses alone are now the leading cause of death for Americans under 55, with a staggering death toll exceeding that of the wars in Vietnam and Iraq combined. See Show Notes here. Listen to this episode below or by podcast on any device (here).

Ethical Leadership and putting people first makes all the difference, and no one knows that better than Dan Hesse, the former Sprint CEO who was brought in to turn the company around. He succeeded, radically turning Sprint from a headlong downward spiral to being ranked #1 in shareholder return. It was not easy. But he hit the ground running through amazing focus and ethical leadership. Named one of the Top Ten most inspirational turnaround leaders of all time, former SPRINT CEO Dan Hesse shares his hard-earned insights with you in a candid, down-to-earth conversation with host Tom Loarie. Find Show Notes here. Listen to radio episode below, or by podcast – on any device or app – here.

Our guest is Patrick D. Powers, CPA/PFS, CFA, CFP and President of BFS Wealth Management; a 30-year professional in investment markets. His market insights are sought-after by many high-ranking investors. In this episode, host Ric Brutocao and Patrick “Pat” Powers talk about recent market volatility, the impacts of trade talks and international unrest, ETFs and much more, including some of his predictions for 2019. Timeless insights and mentoring! Find Show Notes here. Listen to radio podcast below, or by choosing a podcast stream here.

Is it true that career and life success is just a byproduct of a life well-lived? In this episode of The Mentors Radio Show, host Tom Loarie talks with guest mentor August Turak, a highly successful entrepreneur and author of Business Secrets of the Trappist Monks: One CEO’s Quest for Meaning and Authenticity. Topics of discussion include self-sufficiency, transformation and authenticity.  Find Show Notes here.  Listen to episode below or by podcast here.

Michael Caples and David Wolf—two top, sharp labor and employment lawyers—discuss employment law and liability in the emerging hyper-litigious workplace with The Mentors Radio Show host Tom Loarie.  Workplace allegations of sexual harassment, sexual misconduct, abusive workplace behavior and discrimination are just some of the cases these lawyers have successfully resolved. Their first-hand experience and insights are invaluable to both employers and employees. Find Show Notes here. Listen to episode below, or by podcast here, under “Subscribe.”

Tom Dooley delivers life lessons and learnings few have the privilege to experience, let alone hear. Host Ric Brutocao brings out these lessons in this episode. As a double Olympiad Dooley earned a spot on the U.S. Olympic team in 1968 in Mexico City and again, in 1972, in Munich, Germany: Two especially historic Olympics, for very different reasons. Racewalking is an endurance sport. Interestingly, the self-discipline, humility, insights and lessons one gains from training for any athletic adventure—especially for elite-level endurance racing—spills over into every aspect of one’s life, even business and work. Few athletes are also good teachers.  Tom Dooley is both great athlete and great teacher, as many of his students will attest. Not only was he a high school history teacher and record-breaking racewalker athlete, he also served for 25 years as National Coach for the Leukemia and Lymphoma’s Team in Training program. Talk about mentoring! Why not learn from the best?! Listen below or by podcast here.

Guest Dan McClory, president and head of China equity investments for Boustead Securities, talks with The Mentors Radio Show Host Ric Brutocao about China from an extensive and fascinating, first-hand business and investment perspective. He delivers lessons learned and insights gleaned from his own business journey and talks about a new opportunity, a new system, that can help smaller companies achieve IPO faster than previously thought possible. Find Show Notes here. Listen below, or sign up for Podcast here.

If you’ve ever wondered how entrepreneurs secure super-star investor funding, or how to secure any funding for your business or idea, today’s episode is for you. One thing everyone knows: It all begins with crafting a strong “pitch.” But you’ll learn more from the show. Host Tom Loarie digs deep with guest Dave Mosby, author of The Paradox of Excellence, a well-known, well-respected figure among Kieretsu and other Angel Investment groups, and the founder of E2i Academy, an entity dedicated to coaching and helping entrepreneurs perform at their highest level and, if desired, to secure investor funding through crafting and delivering winning pitches. It is truly fascinating, and you’ll learn a lot about pursuing your own business and dreams as well.  Find Show Notes here.  Listen below or Sign up for podcast – FREE!

It may not immediately seem like elections make a difference in our daily lives, but we couldn’t be more wrong about that! Sharp lawyer and real estate developer and investor Tim Strader talks with Host Ric Brutocao about why and how elections—Every. Single. Election.— has consequences for you and me. Tim and Ric do not agree on all points, but they do agree that every election has consequences and their lively discussion includes real-world examples and perspective.  Find Show Notes here. Listen below, or subscribe to The Mentors Radio podcast here.

Most family companies don’t last beyond three generations, instead they sell out or die off. So when a family-owned company endures through the Great Depression, other recessessions, ups and downs, through more than five generations, it’s a rare and beautiful thing!  Guest Bob Verdin of The Verdin Company—an East Coast company that has been and repairing bells and tower clocks for a very long time—talks with Host John Phillips about his passion for the business after all these years, and for what his role is. Bob reveals some of the secret sauce that will likely keep this five-generation (going on six-generation) business alive and thriving. You’ll also learn about some of his most interesting projects, including restoring a bell originally cast by Paul Revere!  Find Show Notes here, including fascinating short videos. Listen to episode below or sign up for podcast on any media.