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Competing Against Foreign Manufacturing with Richard Elkus Author of Winner Takes All

Saturday, August 16th, 2008

In this Podcast Episode

Rob McNealy interviews Richard Elkus, author of Winner Take All, about competing with foreign manufacturing and globalization.

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Richard Elkus’ Bio

Winner Take AllRichard J. Elkus Jr. has been Chief Executive or on the Board of Directors of over fifteen different high-technology companies during his career, as well as board member of the University of California President’s Board on Science and Innovation, Scripps Research Institute, the Center for Strategic and International Studies, the Economic Strategy Institute, the American Electronics Association, and many other organizations. He helped lead the introduction of several of the most widely used innovations in consumer electronics.

In Winner Take All: How Competitiveness Shapes the Fate of Nations (Basic Books; July 14, 2008) Silicon Valley business leader Richard J. Elkus Jr. chronicles how America got on the wrong track and how we can change the course of America’s global competitiveness before it’s too late.

Podcasting, Religion & Politics with Cameron Reilly of The Podcast Network

Friday, July 4th, 2008

In this Podcast Episode

Rob McNealy interviews Cameron Reilly, Owner and CEO of The Podcast Network, and host of numerous podcasts, including the very first Australian podcast, “G’Day World.”

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Cameron Reilly’s Bio

Cameron ReillyCameron Reilly is the Owner and CEO of The Podcast Network (TPN), the world’s first podcasting business. TPN is one of the largest independent media companies in Australia with over 500,000 monthly listeners. He is the host of the podcast “G’Day World”, as well as an eclectic mix of other podcasts on TPN, covering topics like Napoleon Bonaparte, philosophy and people who shaped human history.

Reilly entered into the internet/e-business industry as a consultant in 1995, and he’s worked for major companies like Microsoft and OzEmail. He was named one of the “40 Biggest Players in Australia’s Digital Age” by B&T Magazine, and The Podcast Network was named one of the Top 100 “Companies that matter most in the digital content industry“ by EContent Magazine.

Organizing Your Online Life with Matt Galligan of Socialthing!

Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008

In this Podcast Episode

Rob McNealy interviews Matt Galligan, CEO and Co-Founder of Socialthing, Inc., producer of Socialthing!, a digital life manager that pledges to make your online life easier.

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Matt Galligan’s Bio

Matt GalliganMatt Galligan is the CEO and Co-Founder of Socialthing, Inc., a company that was chosen to be part of the inaugural year of TechStars, a program that provides seed capital and mentorship for startups. Socialthing, Inc. produces Socialthing!, a first-of-its-kind digital life manager that pledges to make your online life easier.

Currently in private beta, Socialthing! created a strong buzz at South by Southwest (SXSW) in 2008, and since then, the Socialthing! team has been working hard on creating, and releasing version 2.0 of their digital life manager.

Matt’s background is in graphic design and user interface, working for MonsterCommerce, now Network Solutions, based out of St. Louis, MO. He got his start in computers and design while working for Evans Services, Inc., a disaster restoration company out of Illinois before he turned 16.

Socialthing!

Socialthing! is a Boulder, Colorado based provider of services and applications that make interacting with web-based content easier and more productive. The company’s first service is a digital life manager designed to offer a single, interactive window into multiple social networks and make interacting with social networks more efficient.