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June 10, 2012 - Episode #33
061012: Segment One (9 mins)
Featuring: Roy H. Williams, Co-Founder, Wizard Academy and CEO, Roy H. Williams Marketing – Pendulum: Where You’ve Been. How You Got There. Where You’re Headed
061012: Segment Two (14 mins)
Featuring: Roy H. Williams, Co-Founder, Wizard Academy and CEO, Roy H. Williams Marketing - From King Solomon to Barack Obama: 'We v. Me'
061012: Segment Three (10 mins)
Featuring: Roy H. Williams, Co-Founder, Wizard Academy and CEO, Roy H. Williams Marketing - It's What is Left Out That Counts: Richard Kessler and Kessler's Diamonds
061012: Segment Four (13:50 mins)
Featuring: Roy H. Williams, Co-Founder, Wizard Academy and CEO, Roy H. Williams Marketing - Steve Jobs v. Bill Gates
Featuring: Greg Farrell, Reporter, Bloomberg News – Hitching a Ride on Blair Force One
June 3, 2012 - Episode #32
060312: Segment One (9 mins)
Featuring: David Biondo and Dean Rotbart, Co-Hosts, Business Unconventional – National Cancer Survivors Day and the AMC Cancer Fund
060312: Segment Two (14 mins)
Featuring: Ellen Rohr, Small Business Expert and Owner; Bare Bones Biz – Buzz Snatching Webinar: More Than Your Fair Share of Publicity (Part 1)
060312: Segment Three (10 mins)
Featuring: Ellen Rohr, Small Business Expert and Owner; Bare Bones Biz – Buzz Snatching Webinar: Reasons to Remember the Name (Part 2)
060312: Segment Four (13:50 mins)
Featuring: Ellen Rohr, Small Business Expert and Owner; Bare Bones Biz – Buzz Snatching Webinar: Is That a Banana on Your Billboard? (Part 3)
Featuring: Homer Hudson Hillis, Jr., B. Unconventional Certified Entrepreneur #1 – Insights from Imagine: How Creativity Works
May 27, 2012 - Episode #31
052712: Segment One (9 mins)
Featuring: John Peer, Owner and President, High Plateau Truss - The Business of Home Improvement (Part 1)
052712: Segment Two (14 mins)
Featuring: John Peer, Owner and President, High Plateau Truss - The Business of Home Improvement (Part 2)
052712: Segment Three (10 mins)
Featuring: David DeCamillis, Business Development Director; Platte River Networks; James Fagan, National Sales Manager, Nationwide Valuations; and Rob Rose, Engagement Manager, Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce - Meet the Winners (Part Two): 2012 Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce Awards
052712: Segment Four (13:50 mins)
Featuring: Ted Speir, Co-Owner; All About Cabinets & Countertops - Upgrading a Home's Look and Value Without Overspending
Featuring: Homer Hudson Hillis, Jr., B. Unconventional Certified Entrepreneur #1 and Owner; HHH Enterprises - Making 'Home Improvements' on Your Business - And Why Facebook's IPO is Not For Me
May 20, 2012 - Episode #30
052012: Segment One (9 mins)
Featuring: Craig Piper, President and CEO, Denver Zoo; Timothy Van Binsbergen, Mountain States Toyota; and Brion Stapp, Stapp Interstate Toyota - The For-Profit, Non-Profit Partnerships Behind the New $50 Million Toyota Elephant Passage (Part 1)
052012: Segment Two (14 mins)
Featuring: Craig Piper, President and CEO, Denver Zoo; Timothy Van Binsbergen, Mountain States Toyota; and Brion Stapp, Stapp Interstate Toyota - The For-Profit, Non-Profit Partnerships Behind the New $50 Million Toyota Elephant Passage (Part 2)
052012: Segment Three (10 mins)
Featuring: Stacie Gilmore, Executive Director; Environmental Learning for Kids; Craig Murray, a spokesman for Sam's Club; and Rob Rose, Engagement Manager, Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce - Recognition for a Job Well Done: The 2012 Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce Small Business Awards
052012: Segment Four (13:50 mins)
Featuring: Dr. James Ehrlich, Preventative Medicine Expert and Host; My Prevention Doc Radio; Dr. Suren Dutia, Senior Fellow, Kauffman Foundation and the Skandalaris Center for Entrepreneurial Studies; Edward Currie, Co-Founder, PC Magazine; and Richard Miles, Vice President, Cade Museum - The $50K Cade Museum Prize for Creativity + Innovation
May 13, 2012 - Episode #29
051312: Segment One (9 mins)
Featuring: Alicia Vargo, Owner, Pampered Passions Care Wear - Care Wear for Breast Cancer Survivors (Part 1)
051312: Segment Two (14 mins)
Featuring: Alicia Vargo, Owner, Pampered Passions Care Wear - Care Wear for Breast Cancer Survivors (Part 2)
Featuring: Homer Hudson Hillis Jr., B. Unconventional Certified Entrepreneur #1 and owner of HHH Enterprises - Going the 'Second Mile'
Photo: Alica Vargo and Dr. Arlen D. Meyers
051312: Segment Three (10 mins)
Featuring: Lynn Bronikowski, Head of Communications; The Denver Hospice - Innovative and Success: The Mask Project
Photo: Lynn Bronikowski, The Denver Hospice
051312: Segment Four (13:50 mins)
Featuring: Dr. Arlen D. Meyers, founder; Society of Physician Entrepreneurs - The Life Science Innovation Roadmap: Getting Your Ideas to Market
May 6, 2012 - Episode #28
050612: Segment One (9 mins)
Featuring: Barry Fey, Author and Legendary Rock 'n' Roll Promoter; Dr. Juli Kramer, Principal, and Naomi Lev, Assistant Principal, Denver Academy of Torah High School; and students from the Denver Academy of Torah High School - The Business of Summer Fun
050612: Segment Two (14 mins)
Featuring: Barry Fey, Author and Legendary Rock 'n' Roll Promoter - When Jimi Hendrix and Led Zepplin Still Played Summer (Affordable) Summer Concerts
Photo: Barry Fey (center) with Denver Academy of Torah High Schools students and faculty.
050612: Segment Three (10 mins)
Featuring: Anthony "Tony" Pierce, Vice President of Artistic Administration, Colorado Symphony - The Business of Outdoor Concerts and Summer Fun
050612: Segment Four (13:50 mins)
Featuring: Ken Simon, Co-Owner, Bonnie Brae Ice Cream - Achieve Success by Sticking to Your Roots
Featuring Ronda Hillis, Co-Owner, HHH Enterprises - Crafting Summer Fun and Profits
(Photo at left)
April 29, 2012 - Episode #27
042912: Segment One (9 mins)
Featuring: Homer Hudson Hillis, Jr., Co-Owner, HHH Enterprises - A Double-Decker Marketing Vehicle
Featuring: Justin Aller, Owner, Camo Agent (State Farm Life Insurance) - Winning New Customers For Peanuts (Part One)
042912: Segment Two (14 mins)
Featuring: Justin Aller, Owner, Camo Agent (State Farm Life Insurance) - Winning New Customers For Peanuts (Part One)
042912: Segment Three (10 mins)
Featuring: Jeffery Bolling, Owner; Jeffery B. Jewelers - Mother's Day Retailing Strategies
042912: Segment Four (13:50 mins)
Featuring: Rich Carr, Founder, Carr Knowledge Interactive Marketing & Advertising, and Rick Bender, Account Executive, 710 KNUS AM -Show Me How & Why Advertising Works
April 22, 2012 - Episode #26
042212: Segment One (9 mins)
Featuring: Robert Blankenship, COO, Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce, and Joe Barrows, Vice President of Private Banking, Colorado Business Bank - Standout Small Business and What They Have in Common (Part One)
042212: Segment Two (14 mins)
Featuring: Robert Blankenship, COO, Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce, and Joe Barrows, Vice President of Private Banking, Colorado Business Bank - Standout Small Business and What They Have in Common (Part Two)
Featuring: Homer Hudson Hillis, Jr., Certified Entrepreneur #1 - Team Building - From the UN to the Indiana Pacers
042212: Segment Three (10 mins)
Featuring: Brad Kriser, Founder and CEO; Kriser's Feeding Pets for Life - Big Business in Big Dogs and Cuddly Cats
042212: Segment Four (13:50 mins)
Featuring: Susan and Nick Grillo, Owners, DOT Marks the Spot - An Inventor Hits a Bullseye
April 15, 2012 - Episode #25
041512: Segment One (9 mins)
Featuring: Terry Douglas, Cofounder, and Christie Denniston, Senior Director of Client Accounts, Catapult Public and Investor Relations - How You Can Stake a Market Leading Position (Part 1)
041512: Segment Two (14 mins)
Featuring: Terry Douglas, Cofounder, and Christie Denniston, Senior Director of Client Accounts, Catapult Public and Investor Relations - How You Can Stake a Market Leading Position (Part 2)
(Photo: Terry Douglas (L) and Christie Denniston)
Featuring Homer Hudson Hillis Jr., B. Unconventional Certified Entrepreneur #1 - Building an Effective Customer Referral System
041512: Segment Three (10 mins)
Featuring: Tom Ziglar, CEO; Ziglar Inc. - Born to Win: Find Your Success Code
041512: Segment Four (13:50 mins)
Featuring: Lauren E. Miller, Author and Co-Founder, Stress Solutions University - 99 Things To Know Before You Stress Out
(Photo: Lauren E. Miller)
April 8, 2012 - Episode #24
040812: Segment One (9 mins)
Featuring: Dr. James Ehrlich, Clinical Associate Professor, University of Colorado - Early Detection and Preventative Medicine (Part 1)
040812: Segment Two (14 mins)
Featuring: Dr. James Ehrlich, Clinical Associate Professor, University of Colorado - Early Detection and Preventative Medicine (Part 2)
Photo: Dr. James Ehrlich
040812: Segment Three (10 mins)
Featuring: Ruth Benton, CEO, New West Physicians - Quality Health Care and Cost Containment are NOT Oxymorons
Featuring Homer Hudson Hillis Jr., B. Unconventional Certified Entrepreneur #1 - Taking the Risk Out of Your Customers' Buying Decisions
040812: Segment Four (13:50 mins)
Featuring: Dr. Ben Guiot, Neurosurgeon, South Denver Neurosurgery; and James Poser, PhD, Chief Scientific Officer, Celling Biosciences - Adult Stem Cells, Regenerative Medicine and the Facts Behind Peyton Manning's Treatment
Photo: Dr. Ben Guiot
April 1, 2012 - Episode #23
040112: Segment One (9 mins)
Featuring: Scott Earl, President and CEO, Mountain West Credit Union Association, and Tara Trujillo, Communications Director, for U.S. Senator Mark Udall - Offering Small Business Owners Alternatives to Bank Financing (Part 1)
040112: Segment Two (14 mins)
Featuring: Scott Earl, President and CEO, Mountain West Credit Union Association, and Tara Trujillo, Communications Director, for U.S. Senator Mark Udall - Offering Small Business Owners Alternatives to Bank Financing (Part 1)
Featuring Homer Hudson Hillis Jr., B. Unconventional Certified Entrepreneur #1 - Crafts Offer Stay-at-Home Moms Plentiful Income Opportunities
040112: Segment Three (10 mins)
Featuring: Cyndie Shaffstall, Founder; Spider Trainers - Pinterest and Why It's In Your Business Interest
Bonus: Extended Discussion with Cyndie Shaffstall on Social Media For Business Owners Sponsored by Signal Butte Financial Corp.
040112 Segment Four (13:50 mins)
Featuring: Rudy Sumpter, Educator, Monarch High School, and Taylor Palmie, Co-Founder, Alkaline Clothing LLC- The Education of Tomorrow's Business Owners and Entrepreneurs
March 25, 2012 - Episode #22
032512: Segment One (9 mins)
Featuring: Chaz DePaolo, International Recording Artist - The Business of Music
032512: Segment Two (14 mins)
Featuring: Charles Duhigg, Reporter, The New York Times author, Power of Habit - Building New, Better Habits to Replace the Old, Bad Ones (Part 1)
032512: Segment Three (10 mins)
Featuring: Charles Duhigg, Reporter, The New York Times author, Power of Habit - Building New, Better Habits to Replace the Old, Bad Ones (Part 2)
032512: Segment Four (13:50 mins)
Featuring: Andrea Malcomb, Director, The Molly Brown House Museum - Sponsoring the Titanic
March 18, 2012 - Episode #21
031812: Segment One (9 mins)
Featuring: Justin Gold, Founder, Justin's Nut Butter - Launching a New Candy Bar Line at Natural Products Expo West
031812: Segment Two (14 mins)
Featuring: Debra Gano, Founder and Publisher, Be Your Own You, and Cassandra Perkins, spokesmodel - Marketing to Girls Age 7 thru 15
031812: Segment Three (10 mins)
Featuring: Debra Gano, Founder and Publisher, Be Your Own You, and Cassandra Perkins, spokesmodel - Marketing to Girls Age 7 thru 15 (Part 2)
Featuring Homer Hudson Hillis Jr., B. Unconventional Certified Entrepreneur #1 -Bees and What We Can Learn From Them
Photo (L-R): David Biondo, Debra Gano, Cassandra Perkins, Avital Rotbart and Dean Rotbart
031812: Segment Four (13:50 mins)
Featuring: M. Stacy Swift, Owner, FranNet Colorado - Introduction to Franchising
March 11, 2012 - Episode #20
031112: Segment One (9 mins)
Featuring: Co-Hosts David Biondo and Dean Rotbart - Searching for the Pot of Gold at the End of the Entrepreneurial Rainbow
031112: Segment Two (14 mins)
Featuring: GoSpotCheck executives Matt Talbot, CEO, Samantha Holloway, Head of Customer Insights, and Joey Alfano - On a Mission, In Fact Many Missions (Part 2)
[Photo: (L-R): GoSpotCheck's Talbot, Alfano and Holloway]
031112: Segment Three (10 mins)
Featuring: Doreen Bloch, author, Coolest Startups in America; and GoSpotCheck executives Matt Talbot, CEO, Samantha Holloway, Head of Customer Insights, and Joey Alfano - On a Mission, In Fact Many Missions (Part 2)
Featuring Homer Hudson Hillis Jr., B. Unconventional Certified Entrepreneur #1 - Contrary to Popular Opinion, You Don't Need Money to Succeed.
031112: Segment Four (13:50 mins)
Featuring: Dr. Michael Eades,co-founder, Sous Vide Supreme - An Entrepreneur's Odyssey: From Concept to Harrod's in London
[Photo: Dr. Michael Eades, Sous Vide Supreme]
March 4, 2012 - Episode #19
030412: Segment One (9 mins)
Featuring: Ellen Rohr, Owner, Bare Bones Biz - Five Steps Business Owners Can Take to Ease the Burden of Tax-Filing Season (Part 1)
030412: Segment Two (14 mins)
Featuring: Ellen Rohr, Owner, Bare Bones Biz - Five Steps Business Owners Can Take to Ease the Burden of Tax-Filing Season (Part 2)
Photo: Ellen Rohr, Bare Bones Biz
030412: Segment Three (10 mins)
Featuring: Doreen Bloch, author, The Coolest Startups in America -72 Companies That Have What It Takes To Standout (Part 1)
030412: Segment Four (13:50 mins)
Featuring: Doreen Bloch, author, The Coolest Startups in America -72 Companies That Have What It Takes To Standout (Part 2)
Featuring Homer Hudson Hillis Jr., B. Unconventional Certified Entrepreneur #1 - Remembering 'Uncle Martin:' Godliness with Contentment is Great Gain
February 26, 2012 - Episode #18
022612: Segment One (9 mins)
Featuring: Cathy Langer, head book buyer, Tattered Cover Bookstore - Literary CEOs: Writing Books is a Challenging Business
Photo: Cathy Langer and Co-Host Dean Rotbart
022612: Segment Two (14 mins)
Featuring: Authors Nick Arvin, The Reconstructionist; Erin Blakemore, The Heroine's Bookshelf; and Eli Gottlieb, The Face Thief. Also Cathy Langer, head book buyer, Tattered Cover Bookstore - Literary CEOs: Three Successful Authors Share Their 'Business Plans' (Part 2)
022612: Segment Three (10 mins)
Featuring: Authors Nick Arvin, The Reconstructionist; Erin Blakemore, The Heroine's Bookshelf; and Eli Gottlieb, The Face Thief. Also Cathy Langer, head book buyer, Tattered Cover Bookstore - Literary CEOs: How to Connect with a Solid Literary Agent (Part 3)
022612: Segment Four (13:50 mins)
Featuring: Dr. Harley A. Rotbart, author, No Regrets Parenting – Turning Long Days and Short Years into Cherished Moments with Your Kids - Time Management for Busy Home Executives - i.e. Moms & Dads (Part 4)
Photo: (l-r) David Biondo, Cathy Langer, Nick Arvin, Erin Blakemore and Dr. Harley Rotbart
February 19, 2012 - Episode #17
021912: Segment One (9 mins)
Featuring: Co-Hosts, David Biondo and Dean Rotbart - A Business Unconventional Progress Report: The Show's Stock is On the Rise
021912: Segment Two (14 mins)
Featuring: Dave Maughn, Group Vice President; DaVita Inc.; and Mindy Davidson, Director of Development, Project Angel Heart - DaVita's (Unconventional) Way of Giving (Part 1)
021912: Segment Three (10 mins)
Featuring: Dave Maughn, Group Vice President; DaVita Inc.; and Mindy Davidson, Director of Development, Project Angel Heart - DaVita's (Unconventional) Way of Giving (Part 2)
Featuring: Dr. Stephanie Smith, clinical psychologist and Co-Owner, Front Range Psychological Associates - Money, Work, The Economy and Other Stress Inducers (Part 1)
021912: Segment Four (13:50 mins)
Featuring: Dr. Stephanie Smith, clinical psychologist and Co-Owner, Front Range Psychological Associates - Money, Work, The Economy and Other Stress Inducers (Part 2)
Featuring Homer Hudson Hillis Jr., B. Unconventional Certified Entrepreneur #1 - "Stress? What Stress?" How Homer Handles Bumps Along His Entrepreneurial Road
February 12, 2012 - Episode #16
021212: Segment One (9 mins)
Featuring: Devon Read and Ryan Jordan, founders, Happy Owl Studio - Friends, Partners, Entrepreneurs: Working Together to Defy the Odds
021212: Segment Two (14 mins)
Featuring: Devon Read and Ryan Jordan, founders, Happy Owl Studio - Friends, Partners, Entrepreneurs: Working Together to Defy the Odds (Part 2)
021212: Segment Three (10 mins)
Featuring: John Wood, founder, U.S. Wellness Meats, and Rich Carr, founder, itsPaleo.com - Breaking Tradition: Going For the Grain, Against the Grain
021212: Segment Four (13:50 mins) 
Featuring: Dr. Arlen D. Meyers, president and CEO, Society of Physician Entrepreneurs - Speeding Medical Innovation to Market and the Role Doctors Can Play
[Produced in cooperation with Medical BackBone.]
February 5, 2012 - Episode #15
020512: Segment One (9 mins)
Featuring: Alicia Vargo, Owner and CEO, Pampered Passions Fine Lingerie - Valentines Day is Big Business. Vargo discusses the important retailing day, plus three lingerie models provide an in-studio fashion show. Video is available here. 
020512: Segment Two (14 mins)
Featuring: Alicia Vargo, Owner and CEO, Pampered Passions Fine Lingerie - Valentines Day is Big Business. Vargo discusses the important retailing day, plus three lingerie models provide an in-studio fashion show. Video is available here. (Part 2)
020512: Segment Three (10 mins)
Featuring: Alicia Vargo, Owner and CEO, Pampered Passions Fine Lingerie - Valentines Day is Big Business. Vargo discusses the important retailing day, plus three lingerie models provide an in-studio fashion show. Video is available here. (Part 3)
Featuring: Wendy Brandes, Owner and fine jewelry designer, Wendy Brandes Fine Jewelry - Valentines Day is Big Business. Brandes offers advice for selecting the right Valentines Day gift from her award-winning collection.
020512: Segment Four (13:50 mins)
Featuring: Julia Park, Owner and master florist, Diz's Daisys - Valentines Day is Big Business. As Park notes, a rose is not always a rose - sometimes it is a wilting disappointment
Featuring Homer Hudson Hillis Jr., B. Unconventional Certified Entrepreneur #1 and Owner, HHH Enterprises - Celebrating Valentines Day - Abilene, Texas style.
January 29, 2012 - Episode #14
012912: Segment One (9 mins)
Featuring: Michelle Marte, founder, and Joseph Truscelli, CEO, Life Gift Cards - A yoga teacher and an ex-Marine are an unlikely couple to launch a national company aimed at extending healthcare benefits to those without health insurance.
012912: Segment Two (14 mins)
Featuring: Michelle Marte, founder, and Joseph Truscelli, CEO, Life Gift Cards - A yoga teacher and an ex-Marine are an unlikely couple to launch a national company aimed at extending healthcare benefits to those without health insurance. (Part 2)
012912: Segment Three (10 mins)
Featuring: Ellen Rohr, B. Simple contributor and owner, of Bare Bones Biz - Deciding whether to take in investors or go it alone.
Featuring: Homer Hudson Hillis, Jr., Founder and Owner, HHH Enterprises - Wooing your customers and anticipating what they'll need.
012912: Segment Four (13:50 mins)
Featuring: Dustin Mahoney, general manager, and Jerry Walters, golf expert, PGA Tour Superstore - Greenwood Village, Colorado - The Booming Business of Golf (and Tennis)
Photo: Dustin Mahoney (seated) and Jerry Walters of PGA Tour Superstore
January 22, 2012 - Episode #13:
012212: Segment One (9 mins)
Featuring: Diane Gibson, Founder and CEO, Craters & Freighters, and Brad Barenberg, Vice President of National Account Sales - Growing a National Crating & Shipping Giant - With Only a High School Degree
