Here's another great American entrepreneurial story. Tony Lamb joins Jim Blasingame to talk about how he took an unexpected "aha" moment and turned it into one of the fastest growing franchise organizations in the country, even in the middle of the Great Recession.

What are the typical jobs of the future? Futurist, Jack Uldrich, joins Jim Blasingame to talk about some of the most likely 21st century job opportunities, and all of them have technology proficiency as a requirement.

What is the role of gender communication in the marketplace? Pamela Perkins joins Jim Blasingame to discuss why it's important to have the communication perspectives of both genders represented in the workplace and the marketplace. Jim and Pamela always have a lively gender debate.

Economist, Ray Keating, joins Jim Blasingame to discuss lagging consumer confidence, stubbornly slow jobs growth and how some public policy issues are holding back economic recovery.