Favorite Posts
Editor’s Note: Selling on Love
by: Lloyd Graff
When you sell hope and compassion for a beloved companion you are not competing by the penny. Eddie and Leslie Grinnell have built a business and a life since 1989 by attending to the needs of ailing dogs, their anguished owners and the animal healing community.
Driving Lessons
By: Lloyd Graff
I’ve watched the golf movie Tin Cup a dozen times, and every time I view it I love it more. Kevin Costner plays Roy McAvoy, a broken-down golf pro relegated to giving lessons at a driving range in armadillo-infested Salome, Texas.
Clients for Life – The quest to perfect prosthetics
For nearly two decades, Ron Farquharson was just plain frustrated with his body-powered prosthetic arm. Sure, it seemed like state-of-the-art to some, since he was able to hold jobs and [...]
One on One with Mike Rowe of “Dirty Jobs”
by Noah Graff Mike Rowe hosts the Discovery Channel’s hit program Dirty Jobs. He’s leaped into a multitude of blue-collar occupations including some off-the-beaten-path jobs: Shark Suit Tester, Copper Foundry [...]
One on One with John Ratzenberger
Interview by: Noah Graff John Ratzenberger is best known for his role as Cliff the mailman on Cheers. Today he hosts Made in America, a documentary-style television show on the [...]
An Interview with Economist Gary Shilling
Gary Shilling, the noted contrarian economist, predicted the Internet bust in the late 90s, and the recent housing depression. He believes China is at the same point today that Japan [...]
An Interview with Dennis Hoff
by: Noah Graff Dennis Hoff is president of Hoff-Hilk Auction Services, an online auction company which sells commercial and industrial machinery exclusively. Before starting Hoff-Hilk, Dennis was a used machinery [...]
An interview with James P. Hoffa
LG: I’m curious about growing up in Detroit in a union family and what memories you have about dinner table conversations. JH: I had a wonderful childhood. I had a [...]
Is Lean Manufacturing to Blame for Toyota’s Woes?
By Lloyd Graff Toyota, the icon of lean manufacturing, now has a big fat problem that could devalue the brands which vaulted it to the top selling car company in [...]
An interview with Benjamin Wey – The human bridge between China & America
Born in China, Benjamin Wey came to the U.S. as a teenager on a full scholarship to Oklahoma Baptist University to study business management. Today he is the President of [...]