Ryan Blair explains the key to the fabric of our society—entrepreneurialism. What makes his journey fascinating is that he started life as a punk with a juvenile criminal record, street gang experience, and a lot of emotional scarring. He reveals his journey to where he is today from his book Nothing To Lose.

is the Senior Economics Reporter for CNBC. He reports on all economic indicators. We discuss whether the United States is heading into a double-dip recession after Quantitative Easing II has ended.

Jesse Eisinger is a Pulitzer Prize winning reporter for Pro-Publica who investigated Wall Street and the financial collapse. We’ll debate the causes of the collapse from his book The Wall Street Money Machine.

Bob DeStefano has more than 15 years helping business people achieve better results from their marketing with strategies they can put to work immediately. He helps us improve our online presence and to market effectively in a down economy.

Brett McMahon is an advocate with HaltTheAssault.com, a group that believes there is too much government regulation in the free markets. He’s concerned what the Budget Deficit Ceiling Increase negotiations may bring in the form of higher taxes and/or increased regulation. We discuss his recent testimony before the National Labor Relations Board.

Dave Anderson is a pioneer in developing sales & leadership excellence. He’s developed the TKO methodology for screening job seeking candidates. We discuss his latest book TKO Hiring.