The Dash

Ann Logue is a writer specializing in business and finance. She is the author of four books, Emerging Markets for Dummies (Wiley 2011), Socially Responsible Investing for Dummies (Wiley 2009), Day Trading for Dummies (Wiley 2007), and Hedge Funds for Dummies (Wiley 2006). She has also provided ghostwriting and technical editing services for books published by Bloomberg Press, the International Monetary Fund, and Pearson Educational Services. In addition to her books, Logue has written about industries, executives, and current events for Barron’s, Business Week Chicago, Newsweek Japan, and trade and association publications serving quilt retailers, scrap metal brokers, and university development officers. She is a lecturer in finance at the University of Illinois at Chicago, teaching both undergraduate and MBA students about corporation finance and international financial markets. And, she is a regular blogger on business and current events at Popdose.com. Her current career follows 12 years of experience in the financial markets as an analyst with Volpe Brown Whelan & Co., The Chicago Corporation, and Kemper Mutual Funds. Logue holds a B.A. in economics from Northwestern University and an MBA with concentrations in finance and accounting from the University of Chicago. She also has the Chartered Financial Analyst designation. She is a member of the CFA Institute and the Junior League of Chicago. She serves on the boards of directors of the League of Women Voters of Illinois. Logue was born in Youngstown, Ohio, has lived in San Francisco and Chicago, and travels extensively at home and abroad. Because of her love of seeing new places, she has a side area of expertise covering events in Chicago for Time Out Chicago magazine. Logue lives on the north side of Chicago with her husband and son. She enjoys swimming, reading, vegetarian cooking, and watching The Simpsons.

Dawn Wright-deBrantes & Peter Mingils are world-reknowned strategists, speakers & trainers in the MLM & Direct Sales stratosphere and they are meeting up every Tuesday with you LIVE to discuss the truths of the industry, this economy and what's going on out there (and inside) that's 911 critical (to them and you) in both life & business...each & every Tuesday.   The Dash is a show about the meaning, substance, impact, power, soul & culture of your business and your life.     When you look at your dateline:  In business from 1969 - present.  In 1969 you sold your first widget. Today is today.  The dash (-) is everything in between.  It's the people who's lives you touched and changed for the better.  The human connections you've made.  The hungry mouths you've fed.  The ...(fill in the dash), Then…ask yourself - What was  MY Dash?  - From beginning to end, what did it all mean?   Follow Us  Blog Facebook

Konnie Ellis is an author and homeschooling mom living in Rapid City, South Dakota. She has had several articles published in various magazines, which tell about the adaptive techniques she uses to live a full and productive life. Konnie and her three siblings were all born blind, but they don't let this stop them from living happy and active lives. Konnie's interests include writing, playing the piano, reading and teaching. In addition to homeschooling her own two children, she has done daycare, taught piano, run a tutoring service, and homeschooled other people's kids as well. The biography she has recently published tells the story of her brother, Rory Hoffman, who is a two-time winner of the Inspirational Country Music's Musician of the year award and is a very successful multi-instrumentalist living in Nashville.

Join Dawn & Peter with Ron Broussard again on The Dash for an excellent show.    Ron Broussard is a unique expert in the field of relationships who defies normal labels. He’s not a modern day Hitch, an advertising guy, social media nerd, or marketing guru. Instead, Ron is an experienced business consultant, author, and speaker who helps individuals and organizations stretch their relationship capital with themselves, their co-workers, clients, and customers.     Stretch Yourself is designed to answer these questions, and more. It is written from the perspective of the reader and asks the questions people ask themselves, and answers them with the information people need to improve their overall character. It dispels many of the myths that people perceive someone wants in a relationship and draws the reader to look within to make the changes to attract the relationship that they want in life.     Stretch Yourself will teach you how to create the relationships you deserve in your life, live with passion and purpose, and realize all your ambitions as a conscious creator. Not merely a relationship book, this book explains how to increase your confidence by starting with the most important relationship you have in life - the relationship you have with yourself.     The 10 steps in this book are timeless principles that were used by successful men and women now and throughout history. By being consciously aware and actively practiced daily, these steps will transform your relationships and your life.

First let me set the stage so you will be able to understand the depth of the pit I climbed out of. In the late 1990’s my wife Coleen and I lived in the Phoenix metro area. My consulting business was doing well and the future looked bright. I was working on a “Roll-Up” in the staffing industry and had put together a management team with many years of accomplishments between them. I was having great success in combining a significant group of independent staffing companies to purchase for the “Roll-First let me set the stage so you will be able to understand the depth of the pit I climbed out of.    I took what I knew, how to sharpen professional hair styling scissors and built myself a ladder from there to climb out of my pit of despair and hopelessness. First was the invention of a better sharpening system, one that would not ruin the scissors. Second, I developed a proprietary brand of high end styling shears. Third, I developed a business plan for a recession proof business sharpening and selling shears to hair stylists. My program met the needs of the stylist by providing a sharpening service that was better than anything else on the market and a top quality shear they could purchase at a reasonable price. Later we added an interest free payment option to make it even better.   The point of this story isn't YEA ME! No, rather I want to show that in my case when my back was literally against the wall, what appeared to be the end of everything I knew was actually a gift from God. This gift enabled me to use what I knew to help many others recover from BTSD – Boomer Traumatic Stress Disorder, the hopelessness many boomers feel as they face today’s economic challenges. Don't become one of the over 50 unemployed people living the new American nightmare.

With a rare combination of experience as both a major label recording artist and as the owner of a multimillion dollar internet business, John Oszajca has established himself as one of the leading authorities on direct response marketing for musicians, AKA "direct-to-fan" marketing. His Music Marketing Manifesto is a multimedia course which teaches independent musicians the art of direct-to-fan marketing, how to build their fan base, and ultimately sell albums with no radio, touring, or press. The Direct-to-Fan model bypasses the major record label model that historically controlled radio, venue, and distribution channels. Instead it lets the artist (or the team that supports that musician) create interest in their music directly with their fans, identify those fans, and market directly to and develop relationships with those fans. John speaks regularly on the exact direct-to-fan marketing model he has used to help thousands of artists and even help set the all time single day sales record at CD Baby. Major label recording artist and online marketing expert John Oszajca is an in-demand consultant and speaker at conferences and organizations world wide John has quickly established himself as a leading authority on "direct-to-fan" marketing John is the author of Music Marketing Manifesto He has released albums for Interscope and Warner Brothers records. He has appeared in/on Rolling Stone, CNN, The Los Angeles Times, Newsweek, Time Magazine, Entertainment Weekly, US, People, The Boston Phoenix, Entertainment Tonight, Inside Edition, Access Hollywood, and many more.

This is an amazing oppurtunity for The Dash to welcome you, an Emmy award winning Director of the upcoming extraterrestrial sensation " Sirius",  Amardeep Kaleka   Amardeep is the director of the upcoming documentary film entitled "Sirius" that deals with new energy suppression and the anomalies that might prove ETs not only exist, but that they travel to Earth.         Amardeep was born in India, but raised in Milwaukee.  He remembers the initial shock of moving from a warm tropical climate to the harsh winters in Wisconsin.  He also remembers fondly growing up and playing in the inner city and poor blue collar neighborhoods of the Midwest.  After earning his bachelor's degree at Marquette University, Amardeep decided to teach in the same tough neighborhoods, doing his best to affect change.  Following his passion for storytelling in mass communication, he pursued and earned a Master's in Fine Arts degree in film and television production from the prestigious Savannah College of Art and Design.         Amardeep is the youngest of two sons of the late Satwant Singh Kaleka - the founder of the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin who gave his life in defense of the gurudwara on August 5th, 2012.

She enjoys working with people who are tired of trying every marketing method under the sun, consuming tons of infoproducts and yet they’re not making the money they know they could be making. Esther is also the publisher The Weekly Kiss, an online magazine (e-zine) for small business owners.   While living in Europe, for seven years, Esther has regularly participated in the business growth and strategy sessions of a family owned group of companies with international holdings ranging from hotels & restaurants to shipping and trading companies. The demands of having to contribute to the simultaneous growth and expansion of several businesses (that are located in a multitude of countries and are owned and managed by only a handful of people) gave Esther the experience and skills to spot time saving and additional money making opportunities in small businesses in a variety of industries.   A graduate of both the American Academy of Dramatic Arts and Webster University’s Business School, Esther enjoys combining her performing skills and business savvy. Always committed to excellence and extreme diligence, in addition to graduating Magna cum Laude, Esther was the only one in her class to graduate with special honors from the University’s business department.   Going back to her roots (creating a solid foundation for growth in business), Esther combines it with working with entrepreneurs with big dreams. Enjoying the process of giving back, Esther pays it forward by mentoring entrepreneurs how to get high paying ideal clients. Her philosophy is that if you can provide true long term transformation to your clients with your expertise, you should focus on the top 20% of your market with all its benefits and rewards.

Dawn Wright-deBrantes & Peter Mingils are world-reknowned strategists, speakers & trainers in the MLM & Direct Sales stratosphere and they are meeting up every Tuesday with you LIVE to discuss the truths of the industry, this economy and what's going on out there (and inside) that's 911 critical (to them and you) in both life & business...each & every Tuesday.   The Dash is a show about the meaning, substance, impact, power, soul & culture of your business and your life.     When you look at your dateline:  In business from 1969 - present.  In 1969 you sold your first widget. Today is today.  The dash (-) is everything in between.  It's the people who's lives you touched and changed for the better.  The human connections you've made.  The hungry mouths you've fed.  The ...(fill in the dash), Then…ask yourself - What was  MY Dash?  - From beginning to end, what did it all mean?   Follow Us  Blog Facebook

In August of 1993, Rob was paralyzed from the chest down as the result of a body surfing injury. At 21 years old, he was confronted with major life questions and decisions. How do the obstacles in my life affect me? Can I succeed in spite of personal limitations? What makes life meaningful? Rob took these questions to heart and began his work to develop a full and meaningful life.   "You are responsible for your own life. The circumstances around you are things that may or may not change, it's your job to find the positive and relish that."   Since his injury, Rob has accomplished what he sees as "everyone's goals". He went on to to complete his education with a Bachelors in Psychology from the University of Pittsburgh, followed by a Masters from Duquesne University. Rob married "the most wonderful woman in the world" and they have 7 year old triplets. (Everyone's goal might not be triplets, but the goal of marriage and having a family is pretty universal.) Today he is working full time.   "We all have goals, we all have obstacles, we need to assess which will win in each of our lives. If you want to accomplish your goals, you're going to have to deal with the obstacles, but not be overcome by them."