The Soul of Enterprise: Business in the Knowledge Economy

By Ron Baker and Ed Kless

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The Soul of Enterprise is designed to champion the insight that wealth is created by intellectual capital, a product of the inexhaustible human spirit.
Wealth is above all an accumulation of possibilities. These possibilities lie hidden in the womb of the future, waiting to be discovered by human imagination, ingenuity, and creativity, manifested in free enterprises dedicated to the service of others. Tune in to The Soul of Enterprise, with Ron Baker and Ed Kless, broadcast live every Friday at 12 Noon Pacific Time on the VoiceAmerica Influencers Channel and 1 PM Pacific Time, on the VoiceAmerica Business Channel.

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11.24.2023

On Black Friday, the biggest Holiday shopping day of the year, Ed and I thought it would be fun to review the book, Scroogenomics: Why You Shouldn’t Buy Presents for the Holidays, by Joel Waldfogel, published in 2009.

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11.24.2023 Encore: Scroogenomics: Why You Shouldn't Buy Presents for the Holidays On Black Friday, the biggest Holiday shopping day of the year, Ed and I thought it would be fun to review the book, Scroogenomics: Why You Shouldn’t Buy Presents for the Holidays, by Joel Waldfogel, published in 2009.
11.17.2023 Interview with Steve Goreham: The Green Breakdown Ron and Ed are delighted to welcome Steve Goreham to The Soul of Enterprise.
11.10.2023 Goldratt's Rules of Flow This week Ron and Ed will explore Goldratt's Rules of Flow by Efrat Goldratt-Ashlag, daughter of Daughter of Eliyahu M. Goldratt whose seminal work, The Goal has been read by millions.
11.03.2023 On Mark Andreessen's The Techo-Optimists Manifesto - Part 2 This week Ron and Ed will continue their conversation on Mark Andreessen's The Techo-Optimists Manifesto. In addition to finishing their analysis, they will talk through some responses that other have had to the document.
10.27.2023 LIVE from the Creative Business Models for Accountants Conference This week Ron and Ed travel to Miami to attend the Hector Garcia's Creative Business Models for Accountants Conference where they will share their thought about Day 1 of the conference live with the audience.
10.20.2023 The Techno-Optimist Manifesto by Marc Andreessen - Part 1 Ed and Ron will explore Marc Andresseen's "The Techno-Optimist Manifesto." It's a thought-provoking piece that we largely agree with. You can find the Manifesto at: https://a16z.com/the-techno-optimist-manifesto/
10.13.2023 Interview with Hitendra Patil - Rise of The Aiccountants Ron and Ed welcome Hitendra Patil, President of the Global Finance and Accounting Outsourcing Services of Datamatics Business Solutions, Inc. and author of Rise of The Aiccountants: The What, Why, and How of Artificial Intelligence for Accountants.
10.06.2023 One Thing! - Part Three Ron and Ed once again share entries from their "One Thing" journals, so this episode is a bit random, but contains nugget after nugget on curated wisdom for the reading and listening habits of the hosts.
09.29.2023 The Subscription Attorney: Interview with Mathew Kerbis This week Ron and Ed welcome Mathew Kerbis, aka The Subscription Attorney to talk about, you guessed it, subscription-based lawyering. His firm, Subscription Attorney LLC was founded in 2022 and is a modern law firm offering legal advice starting at ...
09.22.2023 Disneyland on the Mountain: Kathryn Mayer and Greg Glasgow Ed and Ron can’t wait to interview Kathryn Mayer and Greg Glasgow and discuss their brand new book, Disneyland on the Mountain, released September 13, 2023. If you are a Disney fan, you won’t want to miss this episode!
09.15.2023 Simple Complexity: Interview with William Donaldson This week Ron and Ed welcome William Donaldson, author of Simple_Complexity to the show. Every business leader knows a business is a system, yet very few have studied systems thinking or system dynamics.
09.08.2023 Booxkeeping: Interview with Max Emma This week, Ron and Ed welcome accounting thought leader Max Emma, CEO and Chief Bookkeeping Officer of Booxkeeping Franchise. BooXkeeping is a nationwide provider of affordable outsourced bookkeeping services to small and medium-sized businesses.
09.01.2023 A Cautionary Tale about AI & Obviousity This week Ron and Ed return to the work of literature for some inspiration. They will delve into the page of the Roald Dahl short story, "The Great Automatic Grammatizor" and Robert R. Updegraff's Obvious Adams: The Story of a ...
08.25.2023 Interview with ChatGPeterD: an AI conversation with Peter Drucker This week Ron and Ed literally explore the boundaries of AI by conducting an "interview" with an AI incarnation of Peter Drucker. Using ChatGPT and Speech Synthesis from ElevenLabs, Ron and Ed ask the questions and ChatGPeterD provides the answers.
08.18.2023 Interview with Seth David Ron and Ed welcome Seth David from Nerd Enterprises, Inc to talk about his work with accounting professionals and customers. Seth's superpower is communicating complex financial concepts in easy-to-understand terms.
08.11.2023 Business Models of the Future Knowledge Worker with Hector Garcia Ron and Ed usually wait six months before having a previous Guest reappear on the show. This is one of the exceptions.
08.04.2023 Mishmash In keeping with our tradition of Bric-a-brac, Grab-bag, Potpurri, and Miscellany, Ron and Ed will present their thoughts on some articles and posts on varied topics that require more than just a cursory conversation, but not quite a full episode.
07.28.2023 Interview with Bryan Caplan Ron and Ed welcome Bryan Caplan, professor of economics at George Mason University. Bryan is a prolific author and speaker on wide range of economic and other fantastically nerdy topics from voting to role playing games.
07.21.2023 The Innoficiency Principle with Blair Enns Blair Enns is the founder of Win Without Pitching, the sales training organization for creative professionals. He is the author of two books, The Win Without Pitching Manifesto and Pricing Creativity: A Guide to Profit Beyond the Billable Hour.
07.14.2023 Systems Thinking Made Simpler Join Ed and Ron as they discuss the book William Donaldson, PhD: Simple_Complexity: A Guide to Systems Thinking. Systems are both simple and complex, which contain amazing constructs that one often must marvel.
07.07.2023 Third interview with Tim WIlliams For the third time, Ron and Ed will welcome back Tim Williams, one of the foremost thinkers about professional firm strategy and positioning.
06.30.2023 On Why AI Will Save the World by Marc Andreessen In this episode Ron and Ed will dissect a recent blog post by Marc Andreessen entitled "Why AI Will Save the World." It is a deep and thoughtful piece by someone who has done some very deep thinking.
06.23.2023 Second interview with Peter Block Ron and Ed welcome back the Godfather of modern consulting Peter Block for his second appearance. This episode is dedicated to the possibility that human beings are better served when we confront our freedom (the title of Peter's new book).
06.16.2023 The ESG Illusion Another deep dive into the perils of ESG. This is based on Vivek Ramaswamy's latest book, Capitalist Punishment: How Wall Street Is Using Your Money to Create a Country You Didn't Vote For.
06.09.2023 Interview with Robin Hanson Joining Ed and Ron this week is Robin D. Hanson of associate professor of economics at George Mason University. Robin is the author of two fascinating books, The Age of Em and The Elephant in the Brain.
06.02.2023 Life After Capitalism: George Gilder Ed and Ron are excited for their interview with George Gilder, author of the brand new book, Life After Capitalism: The Meaning of Wealth, the Future of the Economy, and the Time Theory of Money, published May 30, 2023.
05.26.2023 Grab Bag Galore We announced at the end of last week that we planned to talk about Peter Block's new book Confronting Our Freedom, however, this week we learned that Peter has agreed to join us in about a month.
05.19.2023 Second interview with Dan Mitchell Ron and Ed last spoke to Dan Mitchell in May of 2020 when Covid was in full swing. We will get an update on the results of the C-19 spending policies and bring the conversation to current tax policies and ...
05.12.2023 Interview with Ian Vasquez Ron and Ed welcome Cato Institute's vice president for international studies and director of its Center for Global Liberty and Prosperity, Ian Vasquez. Among other topic they will discuss the latest Human Freedom Index, of which Ian is a co-author.
05.05.2023 Fifth interview with Joe Woodard Ron and Ed welcome back Joe Woodard, CEO of Woodard and host of the Scaling New Heights Conference at which Ron and Ed will be delivering keynotes and sessions.
04.28.2023 Fourth interview with Doug Sleeter Doug Sleeter was a well-known entrepreneur and thought leader in the accounting industry. He was the founder and former CEO of The Sleeter Group, a company that provided training, consulting, and research services to accounting professionals.
04.21.2023 Second interview with Joe Pine We first spoke with Joe Pine way back in March of 2015 primarily about his books, The Experience Economy and Infinite Possibility.
04.14.2023 Tribute to Dr. Reginald Lee, R.I.P. It is with heavy hearts that Ed and Ron share the news of Dr. Reginald Lee's passing on March 8, 2023. He was a dear friend, a mentor, a teacher, and a maverick who was fearless in challenging the conventional ...
04.07.2023 Second interview with Timothy Chou Back in October of 2016, Ron and Ed interviewed Professor Timothy Chou of Stanford about his books Cloud: Seven clear business models and Precision: Principles, Practices and Solutions for the Internet of Things.
03.31.2023 Interview with Hector Garcia Ron and Ed welcome Hector Garcia to the show. We will talk about the business model for professionals and all things technology including AI.
03.24.2023 Interview with Stephan Kinsella - Abolishing IP Ron and Ed welcome patent attorney and advocate for abolishing intellectual property, Stehan Kinsella to the show.
03.17.2023 Interview with Mark P. Mills In his book, The Cloud Revolution, Mark P. MIlls explains how the conventional wisdom on how technology will change the future is wrong and lays out a radically different and optimistic vision for what’s really coming.
03.10.2023 LIVE from the 2023 Meeting of the Minds Ron and Ed once again take the show on the road. For the third time, they are honored to appear at the Meeting of the Minds.
03.03.2023 One Thing! Part Two! Inspired by A. J. Jacobs when he appeared on Russ Robert's great podcast EconTalk (and Curly from City Slickers), Ron and Ed have each been keeping a "One Thing" journal for the last few years.
02.24.2023 The Muppets in Moscow with Natasha Lance Rogoff Ed and Ron are honored to welcome Natasha Lance Rogoff to The Soul of Enterprise. After the collapse of the Soviet Union in the early 1990s, the timing appeared perfect to bring Sesame Street to millions of children living in ...
02.17.2023 The Essentials of Strategy Rock climbers call certain boulders “problems” and the toughest part “the crux.
02.10.2023 Interview with David Alfery, MD, Author of Saving Grace Ed and Ron are honored to have Dr. David D. Alfery on the show. He is the author of Saving Grace: What Patients Teach Their Doctors about Life, Death, and the Balance in Between. We loved this book, because it ...
02.03.2023 Second interview with Dr. Kimberlee Josephson Ron and Ed are overjoyed to bring back to The Soul of Enterprise Dr.
01.27.2023 Interview with Dr. Jay Baruch, The Tornado of Life Ed and Ron are honored to host Dr. Jay Baruch, author of Tornado of Life: A Doctor’s Journey through Constraints and Creativity in the ER. When a patient comes into the hospital with cardiac arrest or a compound fracture, doctors ...
01.20.2023 Interview with Chris Vanover Chris Vanover is a founder of AuditClub, a group of former audit partners with a unique and valuable mix of Big 4, regional, and local firm experience.
01.13.2023 Best books of 2022 An annual favorite going back to 2015, Ron and Ed talked about the best books they read each year. Sometimes there is overlap, other times none.
01.06.2023 2022 - The Year in Review One of two recap shows we do each year (the other will be next week's Best Books of 2022), Ron and Ed will take a look back at trends (business and otherwise), highlights, and lowlights from the year just past.
12.30.2022 Encore: Fifth interview with Father Robert Sirico Ron and Ed were thrilled to have one of their favorite guests back for a fifth time on the show, Fr. Robert Sirico of The Acton Institute. He along with Rabbi Lapin inspired the name of our show.
12.23.2022 Encore: Auditing Santa Claus It is December 24th, the busiest day for the North Pole and wouldn't you know it but a worldwide taxing authority has decided that today is the day to conduct Santa's Audit.
12.16.2022 CPA Comedian Greg Kyte Ed and Ron are supposed to discuss the controversies surrounding behavioral economics—including some of Dan Ariely’s research—and we probably will. But with Greg, you never know where the conversation will go.

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