The lively Q&A after my recent presentation in Cleveland, Ohio. 

ROADSIDE EXPLOSION: Cleveland, Ohio

Why is the power of positive thinking not enough to address the widening gap between society's haves and have nots? Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist David Cay Johnston explains. 

He also describes why the 365 hyper-enthusiastic entrepreneurs who appear each year on John Lee Dumas' "Entrepreneur on Fire" podcast don't mean what you may think they mean.
 

#4 David Cay Johnston: The Great Divide

Chris Brogan and I agree to disagree about some key ideas that animate his faith in the power and the possibilities of entrepreneurship. 

#5 Chris Brogan: You're It (Part 1)

John Lee Dumas is the creator and host of Entrepreneur on Fire, which is one of the most popular business podcasts on iTunes — and one of the most profitable, too. Every day on his show — 7 days a week, 365 a year — John interviews one entrepreneur who shares his or her secrets to help entrepreneurs on their road to success.  

When I first heard John’s show -- Entrepreneur on Fire -- about a year ago, I thought for sure that it had to be a parody. It felt just too over-the-top. Too jacked up.  John’s enthusiasm and his guest’s excitement seemed like it had to be an act. 

But John is serious. So are his guests.

And one day, listening to John’s show, I had what John might call my A-HA moment: Someone ought to do a parody of this — a podcast that’s both a send-up of John’s show BUT also a podcast that makes a serious point about the ideas that fuel guys like John and animate shows like Entrepreneur on Fire.  

What's that serious point? Simply this: Something fundamental has changed in our economy -- something big, something structural -- and it threatens our future. But it’s a problem that -- when you look at it squarely -- it’s a problem that no amount of entrepreneurial moxie is gonna fix.   

This is part one of a two-part interview. 



#6 John Lee Dumas: Burning Down The House (Part 1)

"I tend to not believe in the larger system," Chris Brogan told me in part 1 of our interview. And that's where we pick up in part 2 — with a discussion about why Chris has little or no faith in the ability of the government and our political system to address economic problems. We talk about Uber, the sharing economy and the people who work in it, the Great Depression, and lots more. And yes, there will be a part 3... coming soon.  

[photo of Chris Brogan courtesy of Raul Colon] 

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