Bill Carter's leadership as Founder and first CEO of Fuse Marketing is a textbook case on how to do it right.  With Fortune 100 clients like Pepsico, Mt Dew, Ford Motor Company, Gillette, and Motorola, Fuse Marketing was and is the leading youth marketing agency in the country.  Add the X Games, Dew Tour and countless other events and clients and you'll why and how Fuse Marketing rose to the top.

Derek Palmer is widely recognized as one of the leaders in the Live Event ticketing industry.  Formerly the COO of Tickets.com, he now holds the COO at Qcue, the global leader in dynamic pricing and yield management, a service Venues "must have".  Derek's experience, wisdom and deep commitment to ticketing has earned hi a seat on the Board of the International Ticketing Association (INTIX).  This is a really good one!

Phil Wente is the Vice Chairman of Wente Vineyards in Livermore CA.  First established by his great Grandfather in 1883, The Wente family business is one of the oldest continuously operating wineries  in CA, and is an amazing story of resilience, innovation, and adaptation.  A remarkable heritage and legacy as generations 4, 5 and 6 of the Wente family continue in the vein of the generations before them.  

Ep. 12  Dave McGillivray is a "Live Endurance Event" producer, and arguably the best in the business.  Best known as the Race Director of the Boston Marathon for the past 33 years, including the 2013 explosion at the finish line,  and he's still going strong.  His experiences, wisdom, mistakes and accomplishments are astonishing.  Listen up!

Jim Andrews led the IEG Events group his entire career.  The annual conference in Chicago was a perennial favorite in the Sponsorship Industry.  His learnings, perspective and forecasting of the future of Sponsorship is invaluable.  Enjoy!

Ralph Winter's produced 4 X-Men films including Wolverine, the Fantastic Four franchise, Tim Burton's Planet of the Apes, family favorites Hocus Pocus and Captain Ron.  A fascinating episode for everyone and anyone who loves Movies!

Geoff Cottrill recently retired from Coca Cola after his second stint at the beverage giant.  Between those Coke roles, he was VP Marketing at Starbucks and CMO at Converse.  A wealth of wisdom and a lot of fun as well. 

Surrounded by her family of World Class athletes, Harmony Walton's path to e8ntrepreneurial success is nothing short of awesomely inspiring.  Enjoy!

My guest is Peter Csathy, Founder and Chairman of CREATV Media. An expert in media, tech, music and entertainment with a wealth of know how.  Listen up!

Today's episode is my first Mini Keynote address.  It's short and straight to the point as I discuss my favorite quote by Goethe:  Whatever you can do or Dream you can, Begin it.  Boldness has Genius, Power, and Magic in it.