August 30, 2007 
Tommie Joe, President of Public Communication Services
Ever wonder why some companies become Inc. 500 companies and others don’t?
Tommie Joe, president of PCS, a telecommunications firm which specializes in putting pay phones into prisons, has led his company to exponential growth. The company has doubled in revenue every two years since 2004 and is on target to be a $100M company by 2008.
Find out how!
Episode Segments:
Tommie Joe, Public Communication Services
Raising the Bar. Tommie Joe discusses achieving accountability in a fast growth company with Dianne Gubin.
Nine Points on how to grow a company.
Tommie discusses nine points on how to achieve exponential growth.
Nine points to achieving amazing growth in a business, continued.
Tommie discusses keeping employees motivated and focused. What is Tommie’s definition of accountability?
Challenges in growing a business.
Tommie discusses the challenges faced in growing a company.
Mr. Tommie Joe is currently the President and Chief Operating Officer of Public Communications Services (PCS). Mr. Joe joined PCS in 1999 and is responsible for leading and growing the company while delivering product and services to our customers profitably. Mr. Joe brings to PCS over 25 years of experience in operations, engineering, software development, and corporate management from multiple industries. Mr. Joe began his career as an engineer for Exxon Company, USA where he moved up the management ladder to project management for offshore oil and gas exploration and development in the Gulf of Mexico and California. Mr. Joe then became Chief Operating Officer for Cyber Options, Inc., a consulting and product development firm specializing in the health care industry. Prior to joining PCS, Mr. Joe was the Vice President of Operations for North Communications, Inc., a company that specializes in developing kiosk applications for the financial industry.
Mr. Joe holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology and an MBA with emphasis in Information Technology from California Lutheran University.
On the personal side, Mr. Joe is married and has three children. One son is a senior at University California Irvine. His daughter is a sophomore at University of Southern California and his youngest son is a senior in high school. For more information: www.TeamPCS.com
Dianne Talks Business With Tommie Joe [36:15m]:
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August 23, 2007 
Connie Koch, Chapter Co-President, Keiretsu Forum of Southern California
Considering angel or venture funding? Keiretsu Forum is an investment community of accredited private equity investors, venture capitalists and corporate/institutional investors.
Keiretsu is a Japanese term describing a group of affiliated corporations with broad power and reach. Keiretsu Forum is a global conglomeration of individuals and/or small companies organized around private equity funding for mutual benefit.
Episode Segments:
What types of companies are considered for angel funding?
Connie Koch describes the process companies looking for investment capital go through to qualify for funding. What types of companies are chosen for angel funding? Can start-up tap into this type of investment capital?
Male vs. Female Investors.
Connie Koch and Dianne Gubin discuss the different investment styles of men and women.
What happens after you’re funded?
Following the funding process, businesses are supported by a diverse group of investors who bring experience and expert knowledge to startup companies.
Job opportunities within start up companies funded by Keiretsu Forum
Connie Koch discusses the Keiretsu Forum’s charitable foundation and the money they raise. What are the job opportunities created by funded companies?
Connie Koch is Chapter Co-President, Keiretsu Forum Southern California.
Connie’s unique business sense and creative vision is the blueprint for her proven successes in various industries as both a serial entrepreneur with retail, telecommunications, printing, graphics and forms design, technology, Internet community development and CEO/COO over companies in publications, telecommunications, technology with enterprise management systems, public relations, and fundraising.
With a belief that people and relationships are the most vital part of life, along with her pioneering attitude and insatiable desire for new experiences, Connie partners with Chip Parker in growing chapters of Keiretsu Forum in Southern California.
Contact: connie@keiretsuforum.com
Dianne Talks Business With Connie Koch [36:00m]:
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August 22, 2007 
Have a great idea? Wonder if it’s a viable product or service? Discover how to launch a new product or move into a new market the right way. Market intelligence will save you valuable time money and resources. Find out how!
Episode Segments:
Seena Sharp, Sharp Market Intelligence.
What is market intelligence? Here are the elements to making your business a success.
Competitive Market Intelligence
How does Sharp Market Intelligence find business information? Here’s how to start the research, information you will find initially, and steps to follow.
Why do companies need Competitive Market Intelligence?
Seena discusses examples of successful clients who have used competitive Market Intelligence to launch new business ventures.
Trends in the Market place.
Seena discusses trends in the market place. What are bundled products? How do companies such as McDonalds and Nike use this concept?
Seena Sharp is president of Sharp Market Intelligence, a firm specializing in marketing information for corporate clients.
Seena Sharp’s reputation and passion for marketing have earned her mention in the trade and business press, including Peter Drucker’s Leader to Leader newsletter, Bloomberg Business, The Los Angeles Times, Nation’s Business, Inc, Marketing News, and more. She’s also been quoted in books “Competitive Intelligence by Larry Kahaner, and others.
Seena Sharp earned a Masters Degree from New York University and enjoyed a successful corporate career in New York City prior to launching Sharp Market Intelligence in 1979 in Los Angeles.
For more information visit: www.sharpmarket.com.
Dianne Talks Business With Seena Sharp [35:47m]:
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August 18, 2007 
Ever wonder why some people always win? Do you want to become a better negotiator? Find out how your style influences your ability to strategically negotiate both personally and professionally. Find the secret to creating a win-win.
Dianne Gubin speaks to Dr. Tessa Albert Warschaw, Ph.D, a distinguished author, psychotherapist/coach, and internationally recognized seminar leader, specializing in corporate negotiating strategies, entrepreneurial negotiating, and life coaching.
Dr. Warschaw works with corporations to create more effective, cohesive and aligned teams.
Tune in to hear how your style influences a negotiation. You will be surprised!
Defining Corporate Negotiation with Dr. Tessa Warschaw.
Dr. Tess defines negotiation in the corporate world. What types of negotiators are there? What are key differences between men’s and women’s negotiation styles? How can you create a win-win negotiation?
How to define your negotiation style.
Dr. Tess further discusses the different types of negotiators and their personality types.
Negotiation cripplers.
What are major negotiation saboteurs? Dr. Tess discusses ways negotiations are sabotaged and fears which can paralyze even the strongest of us during a negotiation.
Negotiation strategies.
Dr. Tess explains how to strategize during a negotiation and defines a mid-stream correction. There are four different types of strategists. Which one are you?
Tessa Albert Warschaw, Ph.D., is a distinguished author, psychotherapist/coach, and internationally recognized seminar leader, specializing in corporate negotiating strategies, entrepreneurial negotiating, and life coaching. She has a private coaching practice in West Los Angeles and Woodland Hills.
Dr. Warschaw is the author of the pioneering and best-selling book, Winning by Negotiation,Rich Is Better, co-authored Winning with Kids, and her newest co-authored book, Resiliency: How to Bounce Back Faster, Stronger, Smarter.
Dr. Warschaw’s professional services include: Executive Coaching, Partner Coaching, Individual Coaching, Negotiation Strategies for Corporate Teams, Assessments for Style Awareness.
Warschaw’s Professional Seminars and Workshops include: Quantum Leap: Taking The Next Giant Step In Your Personal And Professional Life-a six month commitment for individuals ready to “leap”; Financial Quantum Leap: Taking The Next Giant Step In Your Financial Life; Winning By Negotiation; How to Recognize, Understand, and Predict Style – Your Own and Others; Rich is Better – The Psychology of Individuals and Their Money; Procrastination – Is it a Lifestyle or a Habit?; Negotiating for Money During the Easy and Tough Times.
Dr. Warschaw’s clients include: American Express, General Electric, Estee Lauder, Mondi, Mullin Consulting, Inc., Women in Film, NAWBO-NYC, NAFE-NYC, New York Life, Pepperdine University, University of Illinois, Wachovia Bank,Wells Fargo, Smith Barney. She has created, developed and implemented customized workshops, seminars, and training programs for these companies and organizations.
Dr. Warschaw’s latest venture is that of Founder of BTW UNLTD (Big Thinking Women) an organization created for women 50+.
Dr. Tess can be reached: DrTess@Pacbell.net
www.bigthinkingwomen.com
Dianne Talks Business With Dr. Tessa Albert Warschaw [38:50m]:
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August 9, 2007 
I Didn’t See It Coming! How Not to Get Blindsided in Business.
Amy Dorn Kopelan moved upward for 20 years through the executive ranks at ABC Television and managed programming at Good Morning America for nine years. One day, her dream job was over. Tune in to find out how not be blindsided in YOUR career!
Episode Segments:
Why don’t people see it coming?
Amy Dorn Kopelan an author discussed being blindsided in business. What happens when someone is fired… and they didn’t see it coming? It’s because we work hard and don’t pay attention to the red flags.
Red flags and how to put an exit strategy in place for work.
Amy discusses exit strategies to put in place regardless of how much you love your job. We discuss corporate prenuptial agreements and steps to an exit plan.
You’re Fired. Power and Exit Packages.
How much power do you have after you are fired? Find out how powerful you are. How can you put together and accept a powerful exit package?
What is your management style?
Discover your management style and how this management style fits into your work place.
Ms. Kopelan is co-author of I Didn’t See It Coming, a book that helps everyone avoid being blindsided in business. She has been featured in CEO Magazine, Chief Learning Officer magazine, and CNN.com.
With over 20 years’ experience as a television network executive and producer of summits for executive women, Ms. Kopelan launched COACH ME Inc. in 2005. The COACH ME Institute specializes in group coaching, business education, and professional development programs that target emerging talent. COACH ME teaches the “unwritten rules and subtle skills” necessary for career advancement and leadership.
Committed to women’s leadership and ideas that can change the corporate landscape, Ms. Kopelan founded Bedlam Entertainment Inc. She conceived and developed The Corporate State: A Women’s CEO and Senior Management Summit in 1998; In the Lead: Women Entrepreneurs Re-Shaping Corporate America in 2000; and Women’s Athenaeum: The Thinking Woman’s Voice on Socio-Business Issues in 2003, The Corporate State: Canada in 2004 and BUZZ: An Executive Women’s Think Tank in 2005.
Prior to founding Bedlam Entertainment, Ms. Kopelan spent most of her career in senior management at ABC Television. As Vice President of ABC Morning Television, she directed the programming strategy for Good Morning America. Earlier in her career, she served as an editor for ABC Evening News.
Ms. Kopelan graduated cum laude from Boston University’s School of Public Communication and holds a special studies degree from the University of Grenoble, France. She is an advisor to Grace Institute, and serves on the Boards of The Capstone Partnership and The Council on Competitiveness’ Strategic Communications Initiative. She is also a member of The International Women’s Forum. Ms. Kopelan lives in Manhattan with her husband and has three sons.
www.bedlamentertainment.com
www.blindsidedthebook.com or www.ididn’tseeitcomingthebook.com
Dianne Talks Business With Amy Dorn Kopelan [37:27m]:
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