GUESTS & SHOW SEGMENTS
November 13
Smith Business Close-Up:
The Outlook for an Economy in Turmoil
Dr. Albert "Pete" Kyle
Smith Chair Professor of Finance
University of Maryland
Workforce Resources
Andy Moser
Assistant Secretary,
Division of Workforce Development,
Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation
Baltimore Sun Extra: Healthcare
Jay Hancock , Reporter
The Baltimore Sun
Made in Maryland:
InMotion Advertising
Jeff Rasmussen
Co-Owner, Inmotion Advertising
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November 6
A Post-Election Look at the Markets
Daraius Irani, Ph.D.
Director, Applied Economics Group at RESI
Staying Dry with Gore-tex
Mike Adams,
W.L. Gore & Associates
Baltimore Sun Extra: Tax Breaks
Eileen Ambrose, Reporter
The Baltimore Sun
Made in Maryland:
Freestate Timbers
Josh Nozick
Co-Owner,
Freestate Timbers
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October 30
Smith Business Close-Up:
Choosing a PresidentıLeadership in Troubled Times
Dr. Joyce Russell
Distinguished Tyser Teaching Fellow,
Senior Executive Education Fellow,
Management and Organization, Robert H. Smith School of Business
Baltimore Sun Extra:
Tax Breaks
Eileen Ambrose
Reporter, The Baltimore Sun
Made in Maryland:
Passport Health
Jorge Castillo
Marketing Coordinator,
Passport Health
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October 23
Bank Regulatory Matters
Frank Bonaventure,
Chair, Financial Institutions Group,
Ober Kaler; Kathleen Murphy
President and CEO,
Maryland Bankers Association
Baltimore Sun Extra:
Bank Bailout
Jay Hancock
Reporter, The Baltimore Sun
Made in Maryland:
Baltimore Yoga Village
Anjali Sunita
Owner, Baltimore Yoga Village
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October 16
Maryland Life's Marylander of Distinction
Dan Patrell
Co-Publisher and Editor-In-Chief,
Maryland Life Magazine
Smith Business Close-Up:
Strategy in These Uncertain Times
Hugh Courtney, Ph.D.
Associate Dean of Executive Programs
and Professor of the Practice of Strategy
First Intermittent Windshield Wiper
Marc Abraham
Director, "Flash of Genius"
Baltimore Sun Extra:
What's the real reason behind the shortfall in Maryland State taxes?
Jay Hancock
Reporter, The Baltimore Sun
Made in Maryland:
The Bicycle Connection
Randy Hall
Owner, The Bicycle Connection
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October 9
Financial Tips for Difficult Economic Times
Alvin Katz, CPA
Co-Founder, CEO & President,
KAWG&F
Nick's Backfire Hotsauce
William Nichols
Owner, Nick's Backfire Hotsauce
Made in Maryland:
Maryland Pools
Bob Spero
Vice President, Maryland Pools
Baltimore Sun Extra:
Jay Hancock
Reporter, The Baltimore Sun
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October 2
Personal Space Travel
Jeff Foust, Ph.D.
Senior Analyst and Project Manager,
Futron Corporation
Zachary's Jewelry
Stephen Samaras
Owner, Zachary's Jewelers
Made in Maryland: Great Taste
Danielle Turner
Personal Chef, Great Taste
Baltimore Sun Extra:
Retirement Worries
Eileen Ambrose
Reporter, The Baltimore Sun
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September 25
Triton Metals
Kevin Poole
President, Triton Metals
Financial Strategies for Marylanders
Rod Staatz
CEO, State Employees Credit Union (SECU)
Made in Maryland:
Breathe Books
Susan Weis
Owner, Breathe Books
Baltimore Sun Extra:
The Sale of Constellation Energy
Jay Hancock
Reporter, The Baltimore Sun
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September 18
WiMAX Service for Northern Baltimore County
Jim Connor, President and CEO, ALTIUS Communications
Smith Business Close-Up:
Finding Funding for Your Startup
Melissa Carrier, Director, Venture Investments and Social Entrepreneurship, Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship, Robert H. Smith School of Business
Made in Maryland:
Andy Nelson's BBQ
Andy Nelson, Co-Owner, Andy Nelson's Barbeque
Clipper City Brewing Company
Hugh Sisson, Owner, Clipper City Brewery
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September 11
Western Maryland Scenic Railroad
Frank Fowler, General Superintendent, Western Maryland Scenic Railroad
Baltimore Sun Extra:
Teleworking
Jay Hancock, Reporter, Baltimore Sun
Made in Maryland:
Monave Mineral Makeup
Debbie Bilezikian, President, Monave Mineral Makeup
Ethanol
Bobby Hutchinson, Eastern Shore Farmer
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September 4
The Story Behind the Plunging Dollar
Peter Morici, Ph.D., Professor of International Business, University of Maryland, Robert H. Smith School of Business; Ed Montgomery, Ph.D., Former Deputy Secretary and COO, US Dept of Labor, Dean, University of Maryland College
of Behavioral and Social Sciences; Daraius Irani, Ph.D., Director, Applied Economics Group at RESI, Towson University
Smith Business Close-Up:
Smith’s New Dean on Developing 21st Century Leaders
G. “Anand” Anandalingam, Dean, University of Maryland’s
Robert H. Smith School of Business
Baltimore Sun Extra:
An inside look at the Republican National Convention in St. Paul
Paul West, Washington Bureau Chief, Baltimore Sun
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August 28
Stevenson University
Kevin Manning, Ph.D.
President, Stevenson University
Baltimore Sun Extra:
Home Exchange a Cost-Saving Travel Option
Jay Hancock, Reporter, Baltimore Sun
Made in Maryland: Earth Alley
Eva Khoury, Owner, Earth Alley
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August 21
The Legal Impact of New Technologies
Michael Hendler, Managing Member of the Firm
Adelberg, Rudow, Dorf & Hendler, LLC
Baltimore Sun Extra:
The College Credit Squeeze
Eileen Ambrose, Reporter, Baltimore Sun
Made in Maryland: Cycle Shack
Vicky & Bob Kunkel, Co-Owners, Cycle Shack
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August 14
Increasing Productivity at Work
Leslie Shreve, Productivity Consultant and CEO, Focus Consulting
Baltimore Sun Extra:
How a bear market impacts your retirement plans
Eileen Ambrose, Reporter, Baltimore Sun
Made in Maryland: Wright Manufacturing
Bill Wright, President & CEO, Wright Manufacturing
Roseda Farms
Ed Burchell, Owner, Roseda Farms
Inner Harbor Carousel
Richard Knight
Owner,
Inner Harbor Carousel
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August 7
Saving Energy with Flexible Work Schedules
Ken Ulman, (D) County Executive, Howard County
Baltimore Sun Extra:
Is Maryland among the top areas for entrepreneurs?
Hanah Cho, Reporter, Baltimore Sun
Made in Maryland: Squidfire
Kevin Sherry
& Jean-Baptiste Regnard,
Co-Owners, Squidfire
Going for Branding Gold
Dr. Roland T. Rust
Distinguished University Professor, David Bruce Smith Chair in Marketing, Department of Marketing Chair, Executive Director of Center for Excellence in Service,
Robert H. Smith School of Business
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July 31
Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund
Kent Krabbe, Executive Director, Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund (MAIF)
Seacrets Turns Twenty
Scott Studds, Manager, Seacrets
Baltimore Sun Extra:
Now you can send e-mail after your death
Eileen Ambrose , Reporter, Baltimore Sun
Made in Maryland: Grand Brands
David Schleider, Founder, President, Grand Brands
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July 24
The Banking Industry in Today's Economy
Jack Goldstein, Chairman and CEO, NBRS Financial
Smith Business Close-Up:
Are Electric Cars the Answer to High Gas Prices?
Dr. David A. Kirsch, Associate Professor of Management and Entrepreneurship, Robert H. Smith School of Business
Made in Maryland: EcoBroker
Amanda Lopez, ECOBROKER, City Life Realty
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July 17
Consumers' Checkbook
Robert Krughoff, Founder, President, Consumers' Checkbook
Baltimore Sun Extra:
Digital converter quality uneven
Mike Himowitz, Reporter, Baltimore Sun
Made in Maryland: The Wine Market
Christopher Spann, Owner/Manager, The Wine Market
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July 10
A Magazine for ReMarried Couples
Paula Bisacre, Publisher and Executive Editor
reMarriage Magazine
A Discussion with Philanthropist George Soros
George Soros, Founder and Chairman
Soros Fund Management & Open Society Institute
Baltimore Sun Extra: Avoidable blunders and how to spot them
Dan Thanh Dang, Reporter, Baltimore Sun
Made in Maryland: Snikkidy Snacks
Mary Schulman, Co-Owner, Snikkidy Snacks
Smith Business Close-Up: Competition Flies with U.S. Airlines
Dr. Curt Grimm, Dean's Chair Professor of Supply Chain and Strategy
Robert H. Smith School of Business
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July 3
RV Lifestyle in an Economic Downturn
Skip Tate, Founder and President, Happy Travelers RV Rentals
Baltimore Sun Extra:
Investment adviser title of 'senior' can mislead
Eileen Ambrose, Reporter, Baltimore Sun
Made in Maryland: Persimmon Restaurant
Damian Salvatore, Co-Owner & Chef
Stephanie Salvatore, Co-Owner
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June 26
How Gas Prices Are Impacting Car Sales
Chris Chin, General Manager, Carmax Ellicott City
Baltimore Sun Extra:
You can convert PC to an HDTV
Mike Himowitz
Reporter, Baltimore Sun
Smith Business Close-Up:
Developing Top-Notch Leaders
Dr. Paul Tesluk
Assoc. Professor & Department Co-Chair
Assoc. Director, Center for Human Capital, Innovation & Technology
Made in Maryland:
Ride The Ducks
Marcee Loy, Ride The Ducks, Baltimore
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June 19
A Talk with Jill Lajdziak, General Manager of Saturn
Jill Lajdziak
General Manager, Saturn
Baltimore Sun Extra:
Credit-mess tab is coming due--Guess who pays?
Jay Hancock
Reporter, Baltimore Sun
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June 12
The Future of Mobile Advertising
Paul Palmieri
President and CEO, Millennial Media
Bill Marriott
Bill Marriott
Chairman and CEO, Marriott International
Smith Business Close-Up:
Can social networking sites help your business?
Oliver Schlake
Tyser Teaching Fellow , Smith School of Business
Made in Maryland: tsp spices
Baltimore Sun Extra: Workplace Loyalty Sees a Decline
Hannah Cho
Reporter, The Baltimore Sun
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June 5
State of Debt in the U.S.
Addison Wiggin
Best Selling Author, Empire of Debt
Executive Producer, I.O.U.S.A.
Trapeze School Swings in Summer
Scout Day
Manager, Trapeze School
Baltimore Sun Extra: Beware of risks of co-signing a loan
Eileen Ambrose
Reporter, Baltimore Sun
Made in Maryland: Butterfly Business
Cindy Soukup & Michael Soukup
Co-Owners, Via Chic
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May 29
A Magazine for ReMarried Couples
Paula Bisacre, Publisher and Executive Editor
reMarriage Magazine
A Discussion with Philanthropist George Soros
George Soros, Founder and Chairman
Soros Fund Management & Open Society Institute
Baltimore Sun Extra: Avoidable blunders and how to spot them
Dan Thanh Dang, Reporter, Baltimore Sun
Made in Maryland: Snikkidy Snacks
Mary Schulman, Co-Owner, Snikkidy Snacks
Smith Business Close-Up: Competition Flies with U.S. Airlines
Dr. Curt Grimm, Dean's Chair Professor of Supply Chain and Strategy
Robert H. Smith School of Business
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May 22
McCormick's Focus and New Lines of Products
Alan Wilson, President & CEO, McCormick
Annapolis Sailing School
Tim Dowling, Owner &
Rick Franke, General Manager,
Annapolis Sailing School
Made in Maryland: Ma Petite Shoe
Susannah Siger, Owner, Ma Petite Shoe
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May 15
RV Lifestyle in an Economic Downturn
Skip Tate, Founder and President, Happy Travelers RV Rentals
Baltimore Sun Extra:
Investment adviser title of 'senior' can mislead
Eileen Ambrose, Reporter, Baltimore Sun
Made in Maryland: Persimmon Restaurant
Damian Salvatore, Co-Owner & Chef
Stephanie Salvatore, Co-Owner
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May 8
A Talk with Jill Lajdziak, General Manager of Saturn
Jill Lajdziak, General Manager, Saturn
Baltimore Sun Extra:
Credit-mess tab is coming due: Guess who pays?
Jay Hancock, Reporter, Baltimore Sun
Made in Maryland: Soup's On
Cynthia Shea, Executive Chef/Owner, Soup's On
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May 1
State of Maryland Nonprofits in a Slow Economy
Peter Berns
Executive Director
Maryland Association of Non Profits
Smith Business Close-Up: Africa Trip for MBAs
Jason Lee
MBA Student
Robert H. Smith School of Business
Baltimore Sun Extra:
Rights bill pondered for users of credit cards
Thanh Dang
Reporter, Baltimore Sun
Made in Maryland: Phoenix Air Ads
Cathy Gathmann
Co-Owner,
Phoenix Air Ads
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April 24
Biofuel from the Bay
Steven Hutcheson, Ph.D.
CEO & President, Zymetis Inc.
Chesapeake Bay Week Focus: BP Solar
Geoff Slevin
VP of Sales & Marketing, BP Solar
A New Way to Farm Fish
Yonathan Zohar, Kevin Sowers & Yossi Tal
University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute
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April 17
The Baltimore Sun Launches New Daily
Brad Howard, General Manager, 'b'
Smith Business Close-Up:
Job Outlook for Grads
Associate Director of Employer Development
Smith School of Business
Baltimore Sun Extra:
Retirees' answer could lie in TIPS
Eileen Ambrose
Reporter, The Baltimore Sun
Made in Maryland:
Bradford Sweet Birdhouses
Bradford Sweet, Birdhouse Sculptor
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April 10
Consumers Turning to Solar Power
Tony Clifford, President, Standard Solar
Baltimore Sun Extra:
Wireless of future may use TV band
Mike Himowitz, Reporter, Baltimore Sun
Made in Maryland: Ma Petite Shoe
Susannah Siger, Owner, Ma Petite Shoe
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April 3
U.S. Spas are "Going Green"
Sherrie Tennessee, Co-Owner, Renew Organic Day Spa
Smith Business Close-Up:
Personalization in Marketing
Michel Wedel, PepsiCo Professor of Consumer Science
Baltimore Sun Extra:
'Financial Infidelity' is pretty common
Eileen Ambrose, Reporter, Baltimore Sun
Made in Maryland: Get Gold Cash
Craig Nusinov, President, Get Gold Cash
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March 27
Chancellor Kirwan Talks about Cutting Costs for Students
William Kirwan, Chancellor, University System of Maryland
Baltimore Sun Extra:
Comcast hardly Internet neutral
Mike Himowitz, Reporter, Baltimore Sun
Harford Country Swim School
Wayne Zeigler, Co-Owner, Aqua Culture Swim School
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March 20
Mount St. Mary's University Receives Special Accreditation
from the IACBE
David Rehm, Vice President for Academic Affairs
Mount St. Mary's University
Taxing Time of Year for Employees of Accounting Firms
Stephen Kullman,
KAWG & F Accounting Firm
Smith Business Close-Up:
Consumers Are Ready to Spend on Green Tech
Charles Colby, President, Rockbridge Associates
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March 13
Elder Law and Estate Planning
Michael Hodes, Member, Hodes, Pessin & Katz, P.A.
Baltimore Sun Extra: Sony's Blu-ray carries the day
Mike Himowitz, Reporter, The Baltimore Sun
Made in Maryland: Greene Turtle Franchising Corporation
Mike Sanford, CEO, Greene Turtle Franchising Corporation
Greg Carey, JPB Enterprises
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March 6
Tips for the Tax Season, and More
Jim Dupree, Spokesman, IRS
Smith Business Close-Up:
Going GlobalıStrategies for Every Business
Anil K. Gupta, Ralph J. Tyser Professor of Strategy and Organization, Robert H. Smith School of Business
Made in Maryland: Jack Christopher Custom Clothing
Chris A'Hern, Owner, Jack Christopher Custom Clothing
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February 28
Pulling the U.S. Economy Out of the Hole
Daraius Irani, Ph.D., Director, Regional Economic Studies Institute (RESI)
at Towson University
Car Buying Concierge Service
Jason Goldsmith, CEO & President, Carchex
Baltimore Sun Extra: Seizing of homes too easy in Md.
Jay Hancock, Reporter, The Baltimore Sun
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February 14
Money Power Day
Rep. Elijah Cummings, U.S. Representative, 7th District of Maryland
Johns Hopkins' Carey Business School
Yash Gupta, Dean, Carey Business School, Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore Sun Extra: Housing out of reach
Eileen Ambrose,
Reporter, The Baltimore Sun
Made in Maryland: Charm City Cupcakes
Sandra Long, Owner, Charm City Cupcakes
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February 7
The Importance of Business Referrals
Bill Cates,
Founder, Referral Coach International
The Latest Developments in Maritime Technology
Eric Friend,
Navigation Systems & Technology Department, Maritime Institute of Technology & Graduate Studies
Baltimore Sun Extra: Easing taxes on mutual fund gain
Eileen Ambrose,
Reporter, The Baltimore Sun
Smith Business Close-Up:
Navigating the Digital Landscape
Professor, P.K. Kannan
Harvey Sanders Associate Professor,
Marketing,
Director of the Center for Excellence in Service
Robert H. Smith School of Business
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January 31
Tax Help
Peter V. R. Franchot, Comptroller of Maryland
Prince George's County's National Harbor Project
Kwasi Holman, President and CEO, Prince George's County Economic Development Corporation; Jesse Stewart, VP of Human Resources, Gaylord National Hotel and Convention Center
Baltimore Sun Extra
Cheap dollar, technology promise better days ahead for business
Jay Hancock, Reporter, The Baltimore Sun
Made in Maryland
Body Styles By Mel
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January 24
The Stock Market
David Giroux, Manager, T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Fund, T. Rowe Price
Baltimore Sun Extra
Electricity honey pot is starting to stink
Jay Hancock, Reporter, The Baltimore Sun
Made in Maryland
Lilit Cafe
Smith Business Close-Up:
What's the marketing strategy behind political advertising?
Dr. Hank Boyd, Marketing Faculty Member, Robert H. Smith School of Business
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January 17
"Bill Me Later" for Online Purchases
Gary Marino, CEO, Bill Me Later
Non-traditional Ways to Sell Homes
Bill Fox, Chairman & CEO, Fox Residential Auctions; Jay Weitzel, Branch Manager, Long & Foster Real Estate
Baltimore Sun Extra
Retirees ponder tuition for kids
Eileen Ambrose, Reporter, The Baltimore Sun
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January 10
Maryland's Doctor/Resident Ratio
Martin Wasserman, M.D., J.D., Executive Director, MedChi
Baltimore Sun Extra
BRAC's big boom is likely oversold
Jay Hancock, Reporter, The Baltimore Sun
Made in Maryland
Imperial Half Bushel
Smith Business Close-Up:
Which stocks should you pick in 2008?
Bill Song, Second-year MBA Student, Robert H. Smith School of Business
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January 3
How to Acquire More Clients
Bill Cates, Founder, Referral Coach International
Baltimore Sun Extra
Is it ever a good idea to tap 401K resources for your mortgage payment?
Eileen Ambrose, Reporter, The Baltimore Sun
Made in Maryland
Taste of Philly
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