564 episodes
The Soul of Enterprise: Business in the Knowledge Economy Ron Baker and Ed Kless
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4.8 • 91 Ratings
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The Soul of Enterprise is designed to champion the insight that wealth is created by intellectual capital, a product of the inexhaustible human spirit.
Wealth is above all an accumulation of possibilities. These possibilities lie hidden in the womb of the future, waiting to be discovered by human imagination, ingenuity, and creativity, manifested in free enterprises dedicated to the service of others. Tune in to The Soul of Enterprise, with Ron Baker and Ed Kless, broadcast live every Friday at 12 Noon Pacific Time on the VoiceAmerica Influencers Channel and 1 PM Pacific Time, on the VoiceAmerica Business Channel.
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The "Third Rail" of Pricing - More on Price Discrimination
Ron and Ed dive deep into the contentious world of price discrimination. They explore how businesses leverage consumer data and market segmentation to charge different prices for the same product, sparking debate over fairness and ethical boundaries.
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Project Management Insights from D-Day
Join Ron and Ed for an enlightening episode where we draw pivotal lessons from the extraordinary planning and execution of D-Day, as detailed in the National Review article, "D-Day at 80: How the Allies Won at Normandy and Changed History.
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Friday Farrago
Time once again for another alliterative assembly with a dash of associated assonance as Ron and Ed pull together a patchwork of punditry.
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Technology Trends with Greg Tirico
In this episode, Ron and Ed welcome back Greg Tirico to delve into the 2024 Tech Trends Report from Future Today Institute, a whopping 980-page behemoth at FutureTodayInstitute.com/trends.
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Wealth’s Way: The Wisdom and Wonders of Shareholder Capitalism
Thomas Sowell has written that “Profits are perhaps the most misconceived subject in economics.” Join Ed and Ron as we explore R. David McLean’s superb new book, "The Case for Shareholder Capitalism: How the Pursuit of Profit Benefits All.
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Is the CPA shortage a feature or a bug?
Much digital ink has been "spilled" and podcast conversations had about the dearth of both accounting degree graduates and CPAs.
Customer Reviews
Bonus episode 436
Greg’s comment at about 5:10 of bonus episode 436 available to Patreon subscribers about potentially “giving websites away for free” reminds me of my reflections on mid-market ERP implementation projects. In our case, both the customer’s transformation and their maximum potential lifetime value depend on an upgrade to Sage Intacct. I did not expect Joe Pine’s episode to be one to which I’d listen twice, but I think I’m about to queue it up again.
Thank you for the good work,
Brian
Excellent and well thought out content and interviews!
Excellent podcast- knowing Ed personally he is always insightful and found him to be a deep thinker. This seems to be a good pairing and this is definitely worth a listen on the drive home!
Obnoxiously arrogant
I have read a few of Ron Baker’s books over the past 15 years. They started out having great ideas and I’ve implemented some of them. But over the years he’s become arrogant and spends more time bashing other models than providing real-life implementation ideas. I bought his latest book Time’s Up and immediately returned it. It was full of high-level concepts that were meaningless in practice. I discovered this podcast and decided to give it a try. On the one episode I listed to, Ed and Ron spent half the show bashing others and other theories and providing little value. It was like listening to a politician telling us what’s wrong with everyone else but providing no solutions. They were arrogant and obnoxious. I’m not sure how people like these two guys.