Monday Morning Radio

A regular audio podcast that features some of the country's most innovative business owners and experts - men and women who are putting into practice the profitable lessons that can be gleaned by reading Roy H. William's Monday Morning Memo

Monday Morning Radio is a business podcast hosted by Dean Rotbart, with 715 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80.

Dean Rotbart hosts Monday Morning Radio, a business show with 715 episodes published.

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  Episode #712

  From Corporate Marketer to Solopreneur: A Story of Hope and Caution

  Oct 3, 202647 minS15

  April Paige is a portrait of a determined solopreneur. Her business, April Paige Fine Art , sells her original paintings and archival-quality prints. She has also added an art-rental program and an online home-design collection. April spent three decades in senior corporate marketing roles with companies including Honeywell , JPMorgan , New York Life , and MetLife . After a series of corporate layoffs, she decided to devote herself full time to her longtime passion: creating fine art. Her story is one of both hope and caution. In this episode, April shares advice based on personal experience—both good and bad—for anyone tempted to turn a side hustle into a livelihood. April's own business remains a work in progress. As she readily acknowledges, passion can take a solopreneur only so far. Turning that passion into a sustainable business requires patience, sound judgment, and a willingness to learn as you go. [ Mark your calendars for Friday, October 9th, when Monday Morning Radio co-host Maxwell Rotbart will sign copies of his latest anthology, All You Can Eat Business Wisdom: Second Helpings , at Watters Garden Center. For more information or to register for the free event, visit https://tinyurl.com/MMR-Watters ] Monday Morning Radio, now in its 15th season, is hosted by the father-son duo of Dean and Maxwell Rotbart . Photo : April Paige, April Paige Fine Art Posted : October 5, 2026 Monday Morning Run Time: 47:02 Episode : 712 POPULAR EPIISODES: When Everything Breaks Down, What Keeps A Business Going? Apple Rejected His Breakthrough App, But Couldn't Break His Entrepreneurial Determination What Zig Ziglar Would Advise Business Leaders in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

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  Episode #711

  Head-to-Head: One Buyer, One Small Business Valuation Expert, and Plenty of Relevant, Unscripted Questions

  Sep 25, 202657 minS15

  This week's episode is less an interview with a small business expert and more of a working session. It features David C. Barnett , a small business valuation expert and head of Business Buyer Advantage , and Ken Lain, owner of Watters Garden Center , a successful plant nursery in Prescott, AZ. David excels at advising those looking to acquire small businesses, while Ken is currently shopping to purchase other garden centers. They make a perfect pairing: an experienced valuation adviser and a business owner actively looking to buy. The questions that Ken asks and the answers that David gives prove invaluable to anyone thinking of buying — or selling — a company. David and Ken have both been guests on Monday Morning Radio previously, but separately. David's latest book is Business and Asset Values: How Owners, Buyers, Sellers, Lenders, and Advisors Should Think About Small Business and Equipment Value . Along with his wife, Lisa, Ken hosts the popular Mountain Gardener podcast. [ Mark your calendars for Friday, October 9th, when Monday Morning Radio co-host Maxwell Rotbart will sign copies of his latest anthology, All You Can Eat Business Wisdom: Second Helpings, at Watters Garden Center. For more information or to register for the free event, visit https://tinyurl.com/MMR-Watters ] Monday Morning Radio , now in its 15th season, is hosted by the father-son duo of Dean and Maxwell Rotbart . Photos: David C. Barnett and Ken Lain Posted: September 28, 2026 Monday Morning Run Time : 56:42 Episode : 711

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  Episode #710

  The Leadership Skill That Can Defuse Conflict in Ninety Seconds

  Sep 20, 202657 minS15

  One of the seven laws of the advertising universe — as articulated many years ago by The Wizard of Ads Roy H. Williams — boils down to this: "Win the hearts of the people, their minds will follow." Douglas E. Noll expresses it differently but arrives at much the same conclusion. Strong leadership, he says, begins with understanding a simple truth: People are emotional beings, and their nervous systems shape how they respond at work. Doug is a former trial lawyer and experienced mediator who developed and refined his skill as a consultant to senior executives while working with gang members and other criminals in maximum-security prisons. A consultant to senior executives, he has written five books; his most recent, published earlier this month, is Empathy Leadership: The Powerful Skill That Drives Winning Results . On this week's podcast, he explains that employers "should stop thinking of their staff as rational, and recognize instead how strongly their emotions drive their actions and decisions on the job." Those leaders who understand this fundamental truth will reduce workplace conflict and get more productive results from their people. Monday Morning Radio , now in its 15th season, is hosted by the father-son duo of Dean and Maxwell Rotbart . Photo: Douglas E. Noll Posted: September 21, 2026 Monday Morning Run Time: 57:26 Episode: 710 [Be sure to pick up your copy of All You Can Eat Business Wisdom: Second Helpings , the new Monday Morning Radio anthology featuring 21 world-class thinkers and leaders.]

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  Episode #709

  Your Best Business Ideas May Arrive When You Stop Trying to Think of Them

  Sep 13, 202658 minS15

  Some of your best business ideas and solutions may arrive when you stop trying so hard to think of them. Neuroscience-based strategist and executive coach Sara Connell , founder of Thought Leader Academy , has studied why moments of clarity often surface while walking, showering, or letting the brain wander. Author of the forthcoming book, The Download: Train Your Brain. Unlock Your Genius. Create Miracles , Sara instructs her readers and clients on how to generate more of those breakthroughs intentionally. She also addresses a problem many entrepreneurs know well: having more ideas than time to pursue them. This week, she shares her approach designed to dramatically increase your impact and income: Slow the mental noise, identify which ideas are worth exploring, and turn flashes of inspiration into concrete next steps for business and life. Monday Morning Radio , now in its 15th season, is hosted by the father-son duo of Dean and Maxwell Rotbart . Photo : Sara Connell, Sara Connell Coaching Posted : September 14, 2026 Monday Morning Run Time : 58 Minutes Episode : 709 POPULAR EPISODES: When Everything Breaks Down, What Keeps A Business Going? How to Pursue Success Without Letting Work Define Who You Are How Resilience, Customer Psychology, and a Willingness to Adapt Transformed a Crushing Setback into a Thriving Business

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  Episode #708

  SPECIAL EDITION: When Everything Breaks Down, What Keeps A Business Going?

  Sep 5, 202644 minS15

  Twenty-five years after 9/11, the remarkable story of how The Wall Street Journal overcame the destruction of its main newsroom and published a Pulitzer Prize-winning newspaper the very next day offers lessons that reach far beyond journalism. In this special edition of Monday Morning Radio , Maxwell Rotbart turns the microphone on his father and co-host, Dean Rotbart , author of the newly expanded September Twelfth: An American Comeback Story . Their conversation examines what business owners, executives, and entrepreneurs can learn from the Journal 's extraordinary response to a crisis no contingency plan could have fully anticipated. Dean identifies four leadership principles that helped the newspaper keep functioning when its workplace was unusable, communications failed, and senior leaders were temporarily unreachable: clarity of purpose , consistent standards , trust and autonomy , and permission to take intelligent risks . Maxwell and Dean also explore why strong company culture must be built before a crisis strikes; how leaders can determine whether their organizations are too dependent on them; why employees need the authority to act without waiting for permission; and how humility can become a genuine competitive advantage. They also consider what the Journal' s experience means in today's world of smartphones, cloud computing, and artificial intelligence — where technology continues to evolve, but human judgment remains indispensable. This episode offers a practical test for every leader: If you became unreachable tomorrow, would your people know what matters — and would they feel empowered to act? Monday Morning Radio, now in its 15th season, is hosted by the father-son duo of Dean and Maxwell Rotbart . Photos : Co-Hosts Dean and Maxwell Rotbart Posted : September 7, 2026 Monday Morning Run Time : 44:20 Episode : 708

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