2003
| Show | Date | Guest | Company | Topic(s) of Discussion |
| AE-152 | 1/04/03 | Mike Hotra | American Tort Reform Association | Recent Tort Reform Changes in United States |
| AE-152 | 1/04/03 | Barbara Burns | Pittsburgh City Council | Scalpers in Pittsburgh |
| AE-153 | 1/11/03 | Brian Lorenz | Babyface's Carnegie Grill | Sucessful Entrepreneurial Story |
| AE-153 | 1/11/03 | Tom Hajduk | Donald H. Jones Center for Entrepreneurship | Upcoming Business Plan Presentation Class |
| AE-154 | 1/18/03 | Thomas Charlton | Global
Impact Technologies |
Motivation Techniques |
| AE-155 | 1/25/03 | Bill Weil | Frequent
Guest |
Interviewing Ron Morris |
| AE-156 | 2/01/03 | Dorothy Andreas | The Sewickley Spa | Her Entrepreneurial Story |
| AE-157 | 2/08/03 | Bob Fragasso | The Fragasso Group | Entrepreneurial Story/ Market Tips |
| AE-158 | 2/15/03 | Adrienne Wehr / Melissa Martin | The Bread, My Sweet | How to create and produce an independant film |
| AE-159 | 2/22/03 | Mark Laskow | Greycourt & Co. Inc. | Carnegie Hero Fund |
| AE-160 | 3/01/03 | Ross Feltz / Jim Earle |
Contest Winners | Management Techniques |
| AE-161 | 3/08/03 | Guest Host Mark Laskow | Greycourt & Co. Inc. | Guest Host |
| AE-162 | 3/08/03 | Cynthia Latsko | Mobile Medical Corporation | Entrepreneurial Story - On-site drug testing |
| AE-163 | 3/15/03 | Larry Schiffrin | Summit Collections | Collection Procedures |
| AE-164 | 3/22/03 | Bob Meinert / Lou Gentile | Gentile - Meinert & Associates | Private investigations and background checks |
| AE-165 | 3/29/03 | Susan Lami | Lami Grubb Architects | Women in Architecture |
| AE-166 |
3/29/03 | Jim Panyard | PA Manufacturers Association | A look at Governor Rendell's PA Economic Plan |
| AE-167 |
4/05/03 | Tom Philbin & Tom Grealish | Henderson Brothers Inc. | Recent Changes in the Insurance Industry |
| AE-168 |
4/12/03 | No Guest | Open Business Talk | |
| AE-169 |
4/19/03 | Tom Wettach | Beaver Run Motorsport Complex | Beaver Run Racetrack |
| AE-169 |
4/19/03 | E. Paul Dickinson | E. Paul Inc | High Performance Driving School |
| AE-169 |
4/19/03 | Bob Poole | Reason Foundation | Privitization of Airports |
| AE-170 |
4/26/03 | Tom Nunnally & Chuck Lehy | Enterprise Bank | The Bank as an Information Resource |
| AE-171 |
5/03/03 | Tom Murrin | Fmr. Westinghouse CEO | Pittsburgh's Entrpreneurial Climate |
| AE-172 |
5/10/03 | No Guest | Open Business Talk | |
| AE-173 | 5/17/03 | Dennis Yablonsky | Invent
Pa |
DCED Secretary
discusses Pennsylvania's economic incentive program |
| AE-173 | 5/17/03 | Matthew Brouillette | Commonwealth Foundation | Commonwealth Foundation spokesman discusses economic incentives and legalized gambling |
| AE-174 | 5/24/03 | B.G. Burkett | Stolen Valor | Debunking Vietnam War myths |
| AE-175 | 5/31/03 | David Wilke, CPA | Wilke and Associates, LLP | Capitalize on new tax laws |
| AE-175 | 5/31/03 | Bob Fragrasso | Fragasso Group | Retirement planning for entrepreneurs |
| AE-175 | 5/31/03 | Mike Fox | Attorney Gefsky and Lehman | PC discusses
the Entrepreneur's Growth Conference |
| AE-176 | 6/07/03 | Don Morton | Microsoft Business Solutions | Ex-football coach shares lessons from the gridiron for business owners. |
| AE-177 | 6/14/03 | Dr. Tom Emerson | Don
Jones Center for Entrepreneurship |
Veteran Entrepreneur and Educator joins Ron as a "talk-buddy." |
| AE-178 | 6/21/03 | James Walsh | Silver Lake Publishing | Author of The Value of a Good Idea |
| AE-179 | 6/28/03 | Scott Drudy | BarterAll.com | President of local barter network "trades" stories with Ron. |
| AE-180 | 7/5/03 | No Guest | Open Business Talk | |
| AE-181 | 7/9/03 | G. Terry Madonna | Millersville University | Political pollster evaluates the state slot machine bill. |
| AE-181 | 7/9/03 | Jim Panyard | Pennsylvania Manufacturers Association | PA Manufacturing expert evaluates gambling as a cure-all for state budget |
| AE-181 | 7/9/03 | Arnie Wexler | AS Wexler Associates | Nationally renowned compulsive gambling counselor addresses the dangers of gambling addiction. |
| AE-182 | 7/12/03 | Anthony Bambocci | Digital Solutions | Entrepreneur
explains his path to success through inmate-tracking
software. Talk about a growth industry! |
| AE-183 | 7/19/03 | Inder Guglani | EMoonlighter | Founder&CEO
of Internet-based freelance talent marketplace discusses
his company's business vision and Pittsburgh's untapped potential as an e-commerce heavyweight. |
| AE-184 | 7/26/03 | Wayan Garvey | Impro Corporation | Entrepreneur
shuns Stanford to run his business--- and moves it from
Silicon Valley to Pittsburgh! |
| AE-185 | 8/2/03 | Dorothy Andreas | Sewickley Spa | Pioneering Pittsburgh entrepreneur discusses overcoming the challenges associated with expansion. |
| AE-186 | 8/9/03 | Dr. Andrew Zimbalist | Smith College | World renowned
economist and author of May
The Best Team Win discusses the tricky business of Major League Baseball. |
| AE-187 | 8/14/03 | Dr. Robert Breen | Rhode Island Gambling Treatment Program | Leading researcher and counselor for compulsive gambling discusses why slot machines are the "crack cocaine" of the gaming industry. |
| AE-187 | 8/14/03 | Matt Brouillette and Jim Panyard | Commonwealth
Foundation and PA
Manufacturer's Association |
Two leading political thinkers join Ron for a roundtable discussion on gambling legislation, taxes, and the state economy. |
| AE-187 | 8/14/03 | Debbie Moses | PowerLink | Unique program offers priceless mentoring services for female business owners. |
| AE-188 | 8/16/03 | Harbinder Khera | MindMatrix | Former consultant
gives up the partner track because of his NEED to start
his own business. |
| AE-189 | 8/23/03 | Bob Stewart | InvestEdge | Founder of software company joins guest-host Mark Laskow to discuss how his company has succeeded where others have failed. |
| AE-190 | 8/30/03 | No Guest | Open Business Talk. | |
| AE-191 | 9/6/03 | Bill Weil | PositionLab | Marketing expert talks about how you can best position your company for success. |
| AE-192 | 9/6/03 | Frank Napoli | CL Fund | Chief Investor from local capital company talks about his unique introduction to TAE and how small businesses can secure financing. |
| AE-193 | 9/13/03 | Mike Silverman | Cohen and Grigsby | Corporate attorney discusses strategies for incorporating your business. |
| AE-194 | 9/20/03 | Various | Remote Broadcast from The Sewickley Spa | Ron welcomes a succession of guests as TAE Insiders pack the Sewickley Spa! |
| AE-195 | 9/27/03 | Chuck Leyh
and David Miller |
Enterprise Bank | Bank President talks about the best way to secure SBA loans. |
| AE-196 | 10/4/03 | Helen Jones
and Tom Grasso |
InfraGard | Experts talk about cyber-security with guest-host Mark Laskow. |
| AE-197 | 10/4/03 | Bob Burg | Bob Burg | Nationally renowned networking expert, and featured speaker at the NPI Seminar "Contacts, Connections, and Cash" |
| AE-198 | 10/11/03 | Robert Fragasso | Fragasso Group | Noted financial advisor teaches entrepreneurs the fundamentals of personal wealth-building |
| AE-199 | 10/18/03 | Jim Boyd | James Boyd Associates | Computer systems expert warns of how network shortcomings can cripple a small business. How can you avoid them? |
| AE-200 | 10/25/03 | James Roddey | Roddey 2003 | Allegheny County Executive Jim Roddey discusses his experience as an entrepreneur and why he decided to take on the business of government. |
| AE-201 | 11/1/03 | Jake Haulk
and Jim Panyard |
Allegheny
Institute PA Manufacturers |
Two of the leading minds in the state join Ron to discuss the politics of doing business in Pennsylvania. |
| AE-202 | 11/8/03 | Senator Jack
Wagner, Rocky Bleier, and John Lee |
www.senatorwagner.com www.rockybleier.com | Three old friends join Ron's Veteran's Day special to discuss their experiences in Vietnam. |
| AE-203 | 11/15/03 | Joe Bettinger
and Bill Morris |
www.hpharmacy.net | Compounding pharmacist joins Ron to discuss how finding your niche can help an independent pharmacy co-exist with the 800 lb. gorillas. Don't miss the on-air debut of Ron's brother, Bill Morris, M.D.! |
| AE-204 | 11/22/03 | Tom Grealish
and Tom Philbin |
Henderson Brothers | Local insurance brokers join Ron to discuss how you can protect your business AND save money. |
| AE-205 | 11/29/03 | Rob Cochran | #1 Cochran | Remote Broadcast from the GM MegaCenter plus an in-depth interview with the man who built the regions largest car dealership. |
| AE-206 | 12/6/03 | Dave Stonebraker and Bob Coughlin | www.iradonline.com | Entrepreneurs discuss choosing a niche, developing an infrastructure, and gaining market share. |
| AE-207 | 12/13/03 | Bob
Butter and Lisa Fischetti |
Veteran PR Advisors discuss crisis management for the business owner. | |
| AE-208 | 12/20/03 | Jerry Bowyer | www.bushboom.com | WPTT morning host discusses his new book and why he believes the economy is booming again. |
| AE-209 | 12/27/03 | Year-End Wrap-Up | Guest Host Mark Laskow discusses the year's biggest business developments with panelists Tom Grealish, Jim Boyd, Chuck Leyh, Tom Emerson, and Lew Wheeler. |
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