BusinessTalk wih Jim Young, author of a new book — ‘Expanding Intimacy: How Tough Guys Defeat Burnout.’
‘Burnout.’ It’s a term we hear often and in many contexts. But it has a specific meaning and tell-tale symptoms. That’s just a few things we learn in an intriguing, eye-opening conversation with Jim...
21 Nov 202219min
BusinessTalk with Donald Sanders, executive artistic director of MIFA Victory Theatre
“Is Victory at hand?’ That’s the question Donald Sanders, executive artistic director of MIFA Victory Theatre attempts to answer on the next installment of BusinessTalk. The downtown Holyoke landma...
14 Nov 202218min
George Interviews Mark Paglia, COO of Mira Vista Behavioral Health Center
Mark Paglia, COO of Mira Vista Behavioral Health Center — and a Healthcare Hero for 2022 — is the guest on BusinessTalk this week, and there was a lot to discuss with BusinessWest Editor George O’B...
7 Nov 202220min
George Interviews serial entrepreneur Peter Rosskothen
Serial entrepreneur Peter Rosskothen has seen just about everything there is to see in business over the past four decades. But he admits that the past few years have been something altogether diffe...
31 Okt 202218min
George Interviews Ivan Shefrin, executive director for Comcast Business Managed Security Services
Cybersecurity: It’s not a matter for large companies, public utilities, and government agencies to consider. It’s a critical matter that should be a priority for businesses of all sizes. That’s the ...
24 Okt 202225min
George Interviews Andrew Melendez, director of Operations, Latino Economic Development Council
Turning employees into employers. Turning consumers into producers. Those are two of the broad goals behind creation of the Latino Economic Development Council. For the next installment of BusinessTal...
10 Okt 202222min
George Interviews Ann Kandilis, Springfield Works and the Working Cities Challenge Initiative
Creating opportunities to thrive. That’s the underlying goal of Springfield Works and the Working Cities Challenge Initiative. Ann Kandilis leads that program, and she is the guest on the next inst...
3 Okt 202221min
George talks with Gabrielle Gould, executive director of the Amherst Business Improvement District
Downtown Amherst was among the regions hardest hit by the pandemic. With more than 30,000 students, faculty, staff, and more gone from the equation, it became, in many respects, a ghost town. But it...
27 Sep 202220min
