Roxanne Emmerich is a consultant, an author, a motivational speaker and 3-time Entrepreneur of the Year. She helps change workplace culture so that every employee is motivated to come to work. We discuss her latest book, Thank God It’s Monday.

Peter Cohan is a venture capitalist, management consultant and teacher at Babson College. He is the author of Capital Rising. We discuss the sudden, sharp rise in oil prices and the relationship to world events.

Helen Wang is a leading authority on China and the Chinese economy. She tells us about the burgeoning Chinese Middle Class and what it means for the United States. Along the way, she explodes some commonly held myths about modern China.

Chris Rabb is a fellow at Demos, a non-partisan public policy research and advocacy organization based in New York City. He coined the term “invisible capital” to represent the unseen forces that dramatically impact entrepreneurial viability when a good attitude, a great idea, and hard work simply aren’t enough. We discuss his theory from his book Invisible Capital.

Bill Black is a white-collar criminologist and habitual whistle-blower. His general theory of how dishonest CEOs, crony directors, and corrupt middlemen can systematically defeat market discipline and conceal deliberate fraud for a long time gave him the opportunity to testify before Congress about the latest financial crisis. We discuss his “control theory” from his book The Best Way to Rob a Bank is to Own One.

Bill Taylor is a maverick who burst onto the scene several years ago with a manifesto for challenging conventional wisdom and showcasing the power of business at its best. He goes radical in his business thinking in his latest book Practically Radical. We discuss his new business paradigms to transform your company, shake up your industry and challenge yourself.