The United States…Still the Land of Opportunity
December 3, 2013
Hosted by Bob Pritchard
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Episode Description
In the past 10 years, global wealth has risen 68%. According to Credit Suisse, 75% of this increase was in the United States; of 1.8 million new millionaires created in the last 12 months, 1.7 million of them were also in the United States; mobile marketing in high gear over the Thanksgiving weekend; we salute two new entrepreneurs; Amazon to deliver parcels by drone; prime time cable and broadcast on the skids; a look back at 100 years ago and new figures show that there is only 11 minutes of actual play in a three hour and 12 minute NFL broadcast. We also discuss the Internet of Things, what is it, how does it work and when will it be here and the effect the rapid change in technology will have on the community as a whole. Our interview this week is with Ben Baldwin, the founder and co-CEO of ClearFit which is described as the app that fixes hiring. Apart from being the CEO of ClearFit, Ben spends a lot of his time mentoring others as a Wall Street Journal startup guru, as an American Express open forum advisor, and a mentor with Extreme Startups. He is also membership director of the Entrepreneurs Organization which encourages entrepreneurs in 38 countries to learn and grow. This guy is not called the startup guru without reason, he is really in tune with not only the employment scene but is also an absolute expert on entrepreneur's and startups.
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Bob Pritchard
Bob Pritchard has over 30 years’ experience as a straight talking business and marketing troubleshooter and consultant with many of the world’s leading companies on 5 continents. Bob is the recipient of the highly coveted International Marketer of the Year Award, a distinction he shares with some of the world’s top business leaders.
Bob's newest book, Kick Ass Business and Marketing Secrets. How To Blitz Your Competition, the 100,000 word business bible, was released globally by Wiley and Sons, the world's largest business book publisher, in August 2011.
Bob has been a Business speaker and trainer at over 1,500 conferences, including 91 Fortune 500 companies. He has presented to major corporations in 53 countries. Bob was also Joint winner of a Clio award and joint winner of 4 Silver Telly awards for work with Citibank.
Bob was a television and live performer for 15 years, appearing in some 400 television shows as a singer and actor with several recordings including one top 10 hit. He is the Author of 5 internationally best-selling books, including ‘Complex Marketing Made Simple,’ with sales exceeding 100,000 copies. Bob has a wide knowledge of business, has business interests around the world and understands global business and opportunities.
