Intro:
On this episode of Business Insanity Talk Radio, we first talk to one of the co-founders of Wired Magazine, Kevin Kelly, about what he sees as the inevitable technological forces that will shape our future. Next, who is going to make a better president for small business – Clinton or Trump? Our experts weigh in! Then, 85% of all hacker attacks happen to small business. We’ll show you what you can do to minimize your chance of being a victim of one of these attacks. Finally, most small business owners don’t interview well because they are too busy trying to sell the candidate on their company. We’ll show you the best hiring practices for your small business.
Listen and enjoy:
Segment 1: Kevin Kelly is Senior Maverick at Wired Magazine. He co-founded Wired in 1993, and served as its Executive Editor until 1999. He is editor and publisher of the Cool Tools website, which gets half a million unique visitors a month. He is the author of the book “THE INEVITABLE: Understanding the 12 Technological Forces That Will Shape Our Future”.
2:00 – Why we are only at the beginning of the Internet.
3:30 – Kevin can forecast what business plans of the next 10,000 years will say.
4:00 – Are products like Alexa from Amazon a trend of things to come?
5:00 – Our daily lives will be 100% tracked by ourselves and others. What are the benefits and possible negative consequences of this?
6:30 – Your screens will watch you back. What does this mean for our privacy?
7:45 – What things are we not going to own in the future?
8:45 – Will the recent self-driving Tesla accident slow down adoption of the self-driving car?
9:45 – Why should we be optimistic about the future and how can we best embrace technological change?
To learn more, visit http://kk.org/
Segment 2: Michael Dermer is considered the founder of not only a company, but an industry. Michael left his job as a New York corporate attorney to fulfill his entrepreneurial spirit when he started IncentOne, the first company to provide rewards for healthy behavior. He sold this company in 2013, and now he’s on a mission to help lonely entrepreneurs.
15:30 – How might Donald Trump as President affect the small business community in the U.S.?
17:00 – How might Clinton’s continuation of Obama’s policies, such as minimum wage and healthcare, affect small business?
19:15 – Will small business owners be influenced by Trump’s business success?
20:15 – What could the federal government do to help small business owners?
22:45 – What is the SBA doing well? What can they do better?
24:00 – Michael’s prediction for the next president.
To learn more, visit http://lonelyentrepreneur.com/
Segment 3: Dave Davenport founded MotherG in 2006 with the belief that no business should accept inferior technology when it is so critical to effective business operations. Under Dave’s leadership, MotherG has been recognized as an Inc. 5000 Fastest Growing Business for several consecutive years, and has also been awarded the No. 1 Best Place to Work in Illinois.
31:30 – What options do you have if your small business is attacked by hackers?
32:30 – How much do small businesses pay in ransom?
33:30 – What security systems are needed to prevent being a victim in the first place?
34:15 – What do these attacks look like?
To learn more, visit http://www.motherg.com/
Segment 4: Barry Moltz shares how to get your business unstuck.
40:30 – Do any of these sound familiar?
41:15 – How to take your business to the next level.
42:45 – What’s in the Unstuck course?
46:00 – Special offer code.
To learn more visit, www.barrymoltz.com/unstuck
Segment 5: Lorne Epstein is a Brooklyn native who has been in Talent Acquisition since 1996. He has interviewed thousands of people for jobs in Silicon Valley, New York City, Washington DC and many cities in between. His book, “You’re Hired! Interview Skills to Get the Job”, has over a quarter of a million downloads world-wide.
50:00 – Why are small business owners bad at hiring?
50:30 – What should we be doing instead?
51:00 – What questions should small business owners ask in a job interview?
52:00 – Should you administer predictive testing?
To learn more, visit http://yourehiredbook.com/
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