On Air! Podcast

In episode #2 of our ETALK series I had the pleasure of sitting down with Jon Duffy who recently started his new educational planning business. We talk about how his new startup is going and learn more about how he helps aspiring college students and the need for an educational planner. Here is a little backgrounder on Jon Duffy.

Jon earned a bachelor’s degree in psychology from West Virginia University in 1991 and a master’s degree in school counseling from Marshall University Graduate College in 1998. His professional experience includes coordination of a school-to-work program in Kanawha County, nominated as Youth Service Provider of the Year by the Bureau of Employment Programs.

Jon has also coordinated professional health science student rotations in Kanawha County, served as a school counselor and has spent the past seven years serving as an educational consultant to colleges and universities throughout the U.S.

Notably in 2005, Jon co-authored research published in The Journal of the First-Year Experience & Students in Transition—investigating factors contributing to college freshmen achievement. Jon most recently served as co-chairman for the 2008 Higher Education Symposium on Emotional Intelligence at Georgetown University.

Be sure to visit his website at www.duffyplan.com to learn more about the Duffy Plan.

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Today's On Air! Podcast is a general market update with Rob answering my question, "What is your absolute view of the markets today?".  You do not want to miss out on what he has to say. It turned out to be a great show jammed packed with great tidbits of information for our listeners. Here is a summary of what we talked about on today's show.

We breakdown and summarize Ben Bernanke's testimony before Congress today. We talk about what the big deal is with the uncertainty with housing, unemployment and small business lending. Rob shares 3 ways to become a better disciplined person when it comes to life and in business. If that wasn't enough, we discuss why bad habits are difficult to break and why good habits are easy to break. These topics and much, much more.

Be sure to visit our websites at markburdette.com and robwilmink.com to stay up on the latest happenings in entrepreneurship and the financial markets. You can follow us on Twitter @markburdette and @robwilmink. Thank you for listening to On Air!. The must listen to podcast for entrepreneurs.

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This week Rob and I talk about successful entrepreneurs and small business owners who are sitting on cash and wondering what would be the best thing to do in order to protect it and to make some money in the process.

We all know about the negative news surrounding unemployment and uncertainty in the markets. Rob and I share practical advice what you can do to take advantage of opportunities in the marketplace during this current downturn and position yourself to put your cash to work for you.

Be sure to contact us anytime. We would love to hear how you have put your cash to work for you. If you have questions be sure to contact us. Thank you for listening to On Air! the must listen to podcast for entrepreneurs.

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Today's On Air! podcast begins a new series of podcasts where we sit down and talk with successful entrepreneurs about their businesses. We wanted to peel back the onion to hear how they got started, how they overcame challenges in starting and growing their business, discuss in depth on successes and failures, and get insights into what drives them and their companies on a daily basis. We are going to call our new podcast series ETALK. Short for entrepreneur talk.

In the first episode of ETALK I had the pleasure of talking with Keith Pauley, President and CEO of MATRIC which stands for the Mid-Atlantic Technology, Research and Innovation Center. MATRIC is located in South Charleston, WV.

Keith is a West Virginia native and through his leadership has met the challenge of creating MATRIC in 2004 against all odds. MATRIC is an economic development success story that demonstrates how local business and community leaders that came together towards a common goal and attracted the right leadership to fulfill their vision has created a center of innovation and technology by leveraging existing human assets that would have been lost forever.

Keith shares his educational background and exciting projects while at NASA. We delve into MATRIC's international growth in Italy and China and the opportunities they are exploring. In closing, Keith answers some interesting questions about him so be sure to tune in to the end. It was a great show and we look forward to bringing more of these shows each week. We welcome your questions, feedback and comments.

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Today's On Air! podcast begins a new series of podcasts where we sit down and talk with successful entrepreneurs about their businesses. We wanted to peel back the onion to hear how they got started, how they overcame challenges in starting and growing their business, discuss in depth on successes and failures, and get insights into what drives them and their companies on a daily basis. We are going to call our new podcast series ETALK. Short for entrepreneur talk.

Be sure to listen to hear who our first guest will be starting next week. It was a great show to kickoff the new ETALK series. We look forward to bringing more of these shows each and every week. We welcome your questions, feedback and comments. We hope you enjoy the show.

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On today's podcast I sit down with Jason Keeling, founder of aBetterWV.com and talk about his new initiative to help folks in West Virginia network better. To accomplish this Jason makes a call out to fellow West Virginians to think about the needs they have individually, professionally and in their community and be willing to share their message via aBetterWV.com. The goal is to bring awareness to the West Virginia community about different people's needs which will serve as a catalyst to network and encourage each other and at the end of the day to help each other. Learn how to jump in the conversation and contribute now by going to aBetterWV.com.

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In today's episode Rob and I respond to Fred Wilson's post on his blog AVC.com - musings of a VC in NYC titled "Parting Ways With A Founding Team Member". We both have had experience with this topic and due to the reaction and number of comments that Fred received on his blog we decided to do a quick podcast response to voice our comments and experiences on the subject. Your questions and comments welcome.

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In our latest episode we answer the question - What's Going On In China? We discuss why one would want to invest in the Chinese market. We will talk about how our two economies are linked together and why that is important. Also, what is all the chatter about their currency and what does it mean for the U.S. dollar. Listen now and join in on the conversation.

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In our latest episode I sit down with Rob and talk about why the market collapsed in the summer of 2008 and its effects up until today. Rob will answer this question along with others such as Why didn't we see it coming? and How do you prepare for the next one? One of our best episodes to date packed with great information you need to know to stay in control of your money.

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On this week's podcast Mark and Rob talk about their recent business trade trip to China. Places they visited were Beijing, Suzhou, Hangzhou and Shanghai. They discuss their first impressions of the culture and business climate currently in China and what the opportunities are for the future.

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