In this Podcast Episode

Rob McNealy interviews Melodie Reagan, CEO of Auromira^TM Executive Advantage and President of TiE-Rockies, about what the Rockies chapter of TiE is doing to foster entrepreneurship in Colorado.

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Melodie Reagan’s Bio

Melodie Reagan, CEO of Auromira^TM Executive Advantage, a national  recruitment, staffing and workforce management firm, is an international business leader and entrepreneur, having led teams throughout the US, Europe and Asia. Her 20+ years of Communications and Information industry experience includes line of business management with profit and loss accountability, product management and development, marketing, eCRM, and systems development. Previously, she was Sr. Vice President of Global Marketing and Sales Operations and Sr. Vice President of Transport Services for Level(3) Communications; a global practice leader and industry analyst with Telechoice; and she held marketing leadership positions with Wiltel, Sprint, and US West.

Her business achievements span starting and leading a successful staffing and recruitment firm, having up to $1 billion product line responsibility serving consumers, all size businesses and government, and leading a top performing international consultancy. Melodie has managed operating budgets of up to $35 million, directed technical and non-technical staffs of more than 130 throughout the globe (US, EU and Asia). She has consistently won performance awards including President’s Club, Women Legislator’s Outstanding Women of Colorado, and NAFE’s Women of Excellence for Outstanding Entrepreneur Achievement.

Melodie has a passion for serving her community.  In addition to regularly speaking on leadership, workforce trends and career development, she founded WBE (Women Business Executives), served as a judge in both 2005 and 2006 for Ernst and Young’s Entrepreneur of the Year Awards - Rocky Mountain Region, was Board Director for ACG (Association for Corporate Growth) Denver and is currently President of TiE-Rockies.  Melodie graduated magna cum laude with a BSBA in Marketing, Management Information Systems and Management Science from the University of Missouri-St. Louis. She has two wonderful sons, Aaron and Bryce.

In this Podcast Episode

Rob McNealy interviews internet security expert Monte Robertson about spyware, trojans, worms, hacking and more for cyber security month.

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Monte Robertson’s Bio

Monte Robertson is the president and CEO of Software Security Solutions (SSS). He founded the Colorado-based company in October of 2001. With more than 16 years of experience, Robertson helped establish the Spyware industry. He helped expose the threat before most people even knew it was “out there” in early 2002 while working with the world’s first commercially available Anti-Spyware, a start-up product called PestPatrol.

SSS continues to research, evaluate and bring new products to its customers and is a reseller for only best-in-class independent security solutions. He believes in solutions that anticipate new threats rather than reacting to them. As a Security VAR, SSS is under constant attack. Monte uses the very products he recommends to protect his company. Before the end of the year, SSS will be announcing a new product, under development at the company, to defeat exploits. Robertson is a RCDD, has a certificate in Project Based Management from the University of Denver. He has presented to numerous associations on computer security related topics and is relied on as an industry resource for Business Solutions and CRN magazines.

In this Podcast Episode

Rob McNealy interviews co-author of the the Twitter Handbook, Warren Whitlock, about tips for using Twitter.  Warren also shares some book marketing tips.

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Warren Whitlock’s Bio

Warren Whitlock is the Marketing Results Coach. He is a #1 bestselling author, and his mission is to help authors and businesses improve the results of their marketing programs.  In addition, he is a publisher, and the editor of dailywarren.com, a blog focused on book marketing, as well as Potter Marketing Secrets - Marketing Lessons Learned from Harry Potter.

Warren is an entrepreneur in the computer and imaging industries, with several offline businesses and internet properties. He started his career in broadcast advertising, developing cross promotions between two or more businesses, and has used the same strategies in direct mail and other media.

Over the past decade, Warren has taught thousands of small businesses, authors and individuals how to use proven direct marketing principles to promote product or service, started a trade association for manufacturers in the imaging products industry and served on several executive boards.