• Categories

  • Pages

  • Tags

  • Archives

  • Meta

  • James McManemon – How to collect actionable customer feedback

    Posted by admin on May 3rd, 2010 and filed under smart growth management | No Comments »

    James McManemon, general manager of The Ritz-Carlton Sarasota, speaks with Smart Business executive editor Dustin Klein about ways to collect actionable feedback from your customers.

    This video was filmed at The DiJulius Group Service Summit in November 2009. The DiJulius Group Service Summit is a national customer service conference hosted by John DiJulius and his team.

    Duration : 0:1:25

    Read the rest of this entry »

    Michelle M. Mills of St. Stephen’s Community House at the 2010 Columbus Pillar Awards

    Posted by admin on April 27th, 2010 and filed under smart growth management | No Comments »

    Michelle M. Mills, president and CEO of St. Stephen’s Community House (www.saintstephensch.org), speaks to Smart Business project manager, online operations, Mike Cottrill about philanthropy and what it means to her and her organization.

    This video was filmed at the 2010 Columbus Pillar Awards. The Medical Mutual Pillar Award for Community Service program recognizes the tie between the nonprofit and for-profit worlds. Its goal is to honor individuals and organizations for their commitment to corporate philanthropy and community services as well as share best practices.

    Duration : 0:2:16

    Read the rest of this entry »

    Q&A at the Google Founders Climate Change Conversation

    Posted by admin on April 24th, 2010 and filed under smart growth movement | 25 Comments »

    The Q&A session at the Climate Change Conversation with the Google Founders, moderated by Tom Friedman, held at the World Economic Forum’s Annual General Meeting in Davos, January 2008.

    Duration : 0:46:20

    Read the rest of this entry »

    James McManemon – How to find and hire the right talent

    Posted by admin on April 15th, 2010 and filed under smart growth management | No Comments »

    James McManemon, general manager of The Ritz-Carlton Sarasota, speaks with Smart Business executive editor Dustin Klein about ways to find and hire quality employees.

    This video was filmed at The DiJulius Group Service Summit in November 2009. The DiJulius Group Service Summit is a national customer service conference hosted by John DiJulius and his team.

    Duration : 0:1:43

    Read the rest of this entry »

    Mervin Dunn of Commercial Vehicle Group at the 2010 Columbus Pillar Awards

    Posted by admin on April 12th, 2010 and filed under smart growth management | 1 Comment »

    Mervin Dunn, president and CEO of Commercial Vehicle Group Inc. (www.cvgrp.com), speaks to Smart Business project manager, online operations, Mike Cottrill about philanthropy and what it means to him and his organization.

    This video was filmed at the 2010 Columbus Pillar Awards. The Medical Mutual Pillar Award for Community Service program recognizes the tie between the nonprofit and for-profit worlds. Its goal is to honor individuals and organizations for their commitment to corporate philanthropy and community services as well as share best practices.

    Duration : 0:4:26

    Read the rest of this entry »

    Verne Harnish – How to get feedback from employees

    Posted by admin on April 6th, 2010 and filed under smart growth management | No Comments »

    Verne Harnish speaks with Smart Business project manager, online operations, Mike Cottrill about ways to get feedback from your employees.

    Harnish is the founder of the Young Entrepreneurs Organization (YEO) and the Association of Collegiate Entrepreneurs (ACE). He is presently founder and CEO of Gazelles, Inc., which serves as an outsourced corporate university for mid-size firms and hosts a faculty of well-known business experts. He is also the Growth Guy columnist for several publications and the author of “Mastering the Rockefeller Habits: What You Must Do to Increase the Value of Your Fast-Growth Firm”

    This video was filmed at The DiJulius Group Service Summit in November 2009. The DiJulius Group Service Summit is a national customer service conference hosted by John DiJulius and his team.

    Duration : 0:2:35

    Read the rest of this entry »

    Verne Harnish – How to make the competition irrelevant

    Posted by admin on March 28th, 2010 and filed under smart growth management | No Comments »

    Verne Harnish speaks with Smart Business project manager, online operations, Mike Cottrill about ways to make your competition irrelevant.

    Harnish is the founder of the Young Entrepreneurs Organization (YEO) and the Association of Collegiate Entrepreneurs (ACE). He is presently founder and CEO of Gazelles, Inc., which serves as an outsourced corporate university for mid-size firms and hosts a faculty of well-known business experts. He is also the Growth Guy columnist for several publications and the author of “Mastering the Rockefeller Habits: What You Must Do to Increase the Value of Your Fast-Growth Firm”

    This video was filmed at The DiJulius Group Service Summit in November 2009. The DiJulius Group Service Summit is a national customer service conference hosted by John DiJulius and his team.

    Duration : 0:1:52

    Read the rest of this entry »

    Chris Dalton – Acquity Group – How do you attract and retain talent

    Posted by admin on March 23rd, 2010 and filed under smart growth management | No Comments »

    Smart Business executive editor Dustin Klein asks Chris Dalton, the president and CEO of Acquity Group, about ways to attract and retain quality employees.

    Duration : 0:1:26

    Read the rest of this entry »

    Dan Gilbert, majority owner of the Cleveland Cavaliers, on business

    Posted by admin on March 2nd, 2010 and filed under smart growth network | No Comments »

    Dan Gilbert, the chairman and founder of Quicken Loans Inc., the majority owner of the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Lake Erie Monsters, and the operator of Quicken Loans Arena, sat down with Troy Sympson, an editor at Smart Business, to talk about growing a business, building a culture and keeping employees focused and motivated.

    This video was filmed on February 23, 2010, just after Gilbert delivered the keynote address at Stark County Entrepreneur Week, a collaboration between the Small Business Development Center of Kent State University at Stark, the Stark County Chambers of Commerce and the Stark Development Board.

    Duration : 0:3:23

    Read the rest of this entry »

    Behind the Green Curtain (Part 3 of 4)

    Posted by admin on February 12th, 2010 and filed under smart growth movement | 5 Comments »

    Behind the Green Curtain: Environmentalism vs. Property Rights

    Behind the cloak of idealism used by the environmental lobby is a toxic, power-seeking agenda. This video unearths the lobby’s real goal, which is to eliminate private property ownership altogether. Filmed in 1995 and produced by Voice of Free America.

    * * * * *

    COPYRIGHT NOTICE: Video uploaded for nonprofit, educational purposes only under the “fair use” provision of U.S. Code, Title 17, section 107. http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.html

    Duration : 0:10:0

    Read the rest of this entry »