Business Insight TV Show Topics and Guests

Business Insight
For 17 years Peter Marx has produced and hosted Business Insight, an award-winning public access TV show, that has been broadcast in major markets including Boston, New York and Washington, DC and is now on the Web. Click here to to view a recent show on Entrepreneurship in Afghanistan. Past shows have included:

Current Trends in Venture Capital
Alan Spoon, Managing General Partner
Polaris Venture Partners
(former President of the Washington Post Company)

Trade Show Trends
Sheldon Adelson
billionaire businessman & casino owner

Economic Forecast (annual show)
Karl Case, professor
Wellesley College

Futures Markets
Karl Case, professor
Wellesley College

Bioethics
Elliott Hillback, Senior Vice President
Genzyme Corp.
Philip Reilly, President
Interleuken Genetics

Current Trends in Corporate Entrepreneurship
Mark Rice, Dean
Olin School of Management
Babson College

Hospitality Industry Update
John Rolfs, General Manager
Ritz-Carlton Hotels of Boston

New Dynamics in the Food Service Business
Ron Shaich, President
Au Bon Pain

Business Ethics
Rev. Thomas Sullivan, Director of Spiritual Life
Babson College

Information Superhighway
Sidney Topol, Chairman of the Massachusetts Telecommunications Council and former President of Scientific Atlanta

The New Rules of Marketing & PR
David Meerman Scott, Editor

The Web Ink Now blog

Blind Sided in Business
Elaine Eisenman, Dean

Executive Education

Babson College


What's Happening in Information Services
Dan Schimmel, President
OneSource Information Services, Inc.

Creating Jobs and Economic Development
John Cullinane, President
The Cullinane Group

Current Trends in Hospital Management
Jeanette G. Clough, President & CEO
Mount Auburn Hospital

Entrepreneurship in a Recessionary Economy
John Cullinane, founder of Cullinet Software, Inc. and author of The Entrepreneur's Survival Guide

Current Trends in University Management
Sandra King, Vice President of University Relations
Northeastern University

Initial Public Offering
Mitchell Kertzman, President
Powersoft Corp. & Chairman of the Mass Software Council

Transition in the Software Industry
Mitchell Kertzman, President
Powersoft Corp. & Chairman of the Mass Software Council

Selling Your Company
Mitchell Kertzman, President
Powersoft Corp. & Chairman of the Mass Software Council

Inc. Entrepreneur of the Year
Susan Bailis, President
The A.D.S. Group

Travel Industry Update
Robert P. Malmberg, President
Malmberg Travel Companies

Workers' Compensation and Managed Care
Lois Silverman, CEO
CRA Managed Care, Inc.

Commercialization of Biotechnology
Charles Casamento, President
Interneuron Pharmaceuticals

Entrepreneurship on the Internet
Katherine Paine, President
The Delahaye Group

The Retirement Business
Tracey Curvey, Senior Vice President
Fidelity Investments

Current Events in the TV Business
Dan Berkery, President
TV-38

Business and Education
Jack Rennie, Chairman
Mass. Business Alliance for Education

Broadband and Economic Growth
Peter Pratt
Massachusetts Technology Collaborative

Current Trends in Cost Management
Susan Stevenson
Emptoris, Inc.

Electronic Games Industry
Dan Scherlis, CEO
Etherplay

Enlightened Organization in a World of Change
Danny Abelson, CEO
The Abelson Company, Inc.

Transforming Education Through Distance Learning
Tom Moore, Dean
Babson School of Executive Education

Public Companies and the Small Cap Trap
Ernest Jacquet, Co-CEO
Parthenon Capital

Enron Scandal
Gerald P. Hendrick, Esq., Partner
Edwards & Angell, LLP

Dealing with Sexual Harassment
Joan Lukey, partner
Wilmer Hale& former president of the
Boston Bar Association

$100 Million Verdict Against General Motors
Leo Boyle, former President of the
Massachusetts Bar Association

Environmental Issues: Pitfall or Opportunity?
Donald Connors, Chairman
Environmental Business Counsel

The Future of Massachusetts Banking
James Howell, principal
The Howell Group
Ralph Shea
Mass. Bankers Association

Real Estate Conditions and Trends
Joseph Sciolla, Managing Director
Cushman & Wakefield

When & How will the Massachusetts Economy Recover?
Frederick Breimyer, President
N.E. Economics Group

The Changing Nature of Business News

Lawrence Ingrassia, Regional Manager
The Wall Street Journal

Prospects for Retailing
George Scalla, President
Lechmere Sales

Business and the Health Care Crisis
Joseph Avellone, Senior Vice President
Blue Cross and Blue Shield

The Telecommunications Revolution
Howard Salwen, Chairman
Proteon, Inc.

The Changing Role of Corporate Counsel
William Wise, Corporate Counsel
Analog Devices

Importation of Prescription Drugs
Laurence J. Kotlikoff, Professor
Boston University

Inc. Entrepreneur of the Year
Ron Garry, President
Tropical Foods International

Chaos in Cable Regulation
Anthony Doar, General Manager
Continental Cablevision

International Business
Hayden Estrada, President
International Business Center of N.E.

CD-ROM Revolution
Kurt Mueller, President
Dataware Technologies
Julie Showering, President
Infotech

Executive Recruiting
John Sullivan, Vice President & General Manager
Korn/Ferry International

Inc. Entrepreneur of the Year
Charles Leighton, President
The CML Group & Nordic Track

Direct Marketing Trends
John Jewett, President
Calidus Systems, Inc.

Igniting the Engines of Growth in New England (sponsored by the American Electronics Association)
Michael Harrington, former Congressman
Peter Kozel, Professor
Babson College
Griffith Resor II, President
MRS Technology
G. Bickley Stevens, II, President
Eastech Management Co.

Current Developments in New Product Development
Bradford L. Goldense,President
The Goldense Group, Inc.

Image Building in the 21st century
Katherine Delahaye Paine, President
KD Paine & Partners

Restoring Trust in the Stock Market
Peter Cohan, President
Peter S. Cohan & Associates

Crisis Communications in Turbulent Markets
Richard Nicolazzo, President
Nicolazzo & Associates, Inc.

Current Issues in the Miracle Drug Industry
Gillian Woolett
PhRMA

Owner Managed Firms
Dennis Ceru
Babson College

The Impact of Katrina
Peter Cohan, President
Peter S. Cohan & Associates

Credibility in Business Today
Suzanne Bates, President
Bates Communications

Accelerating Business Growth with Corporate Entrepreneurs
Susan J. Foley, Executive Director
Babson Research Center

Getting New Hires Up to Speed in a Volatile Economy
Keith Rollag, Associate Professor
Babson College

Prospects for Global Entrepreneurship
Trish Costello, Director
Blank Center for Entrepreneurship at Babson College

Entrepreneurship in Changing Economic Times
Patricia Greene, Professor
Babson College

Progress of Women in the Workplace
Dr. J. Janelle Shubert, Director

Babson Center for Women's Leadership

Social Entrepreneurship in Afghanistan
Shainoor Khoja
Roshan