Ed Hess says forget your assumptions about success and successful businesses. They’re wrong. He explains the mindsets, systems and processes utilized by high growth companies detailed in his book The Physics of Business Growth.

Steven Kotler believes “humanity is now entering a period of radical transformation where technology has the potential to significantly raise the basic standard of living for every man, woman and child on the planet.” We discuss his thesis contained in his book Abundance.

Hans Eysink Smeets is the managing partner of a worldwide retail strategy consultancy. He began his career in banking and now offers some advice for bankers from his latest book Porn For Bankers: What Bankers Can Learn From Porn.

Bill Watkins is the chief economist for CERF at California Lutheran University. Each year, he produces an economic forecast for Ventura County. He gives us a mid-year update on Ventura County’s 2012 economic picture.

Barbara Gaughen Muller is a book publicist par excellence. She tells us about her forthcoming speech to the Book Publicists of Southern California on the subject of publicity in the Internet Age.

Dr. Song Won Sohn, the man The Wall Street Journal once named the most accurate economist in the United States, gives his forecast for Ventura County’s economy for the remainder of 2012.