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Bill Ringle Interviews Shark Tank’s Barbara Corcoran on My Quest for Best

Bill Ringle, America’s Business Growth Strategist, talked with Barbara Corcoran, real estate mogul and author of Shark Tales, about entrepreneurship for the interview show My Quest for the Best.

Philadelphia, PA, Septemeber 06, 2012 – Business growth strategist Bill Ringle interviewed Barbara Corcoran, real estate mogul and bestselling author, for My Quest for the Best. In this interview series, Ringle speaks with successful industry experts and outstanding business leaders about their strategies for reaching and influencing significant target audiences, innovative business leadership, breakthrough moments in their career, and the important business and life lessons they’ve gained along the way.

Barbara Corcoran is the Founder of The Corcoran Group and the real estate contributor for NBC’s TODAY Show, where she comments weekly on trends in the real estate market. She’s also a star on ABC’s reality hit Shark Tank, on which she buys young businesses and shepherds them to success. Corcoran is a motivational speaker, as well as the author of several books, including If You Don’t Have Big Breasts, Put Ribbons on Your Pigtails, an entertaining business book that has become a national bestseller, and Nextville, Amazing Places to Live Your Life. Her latest book, Shark Tales, hit the #1 business book ranking on Amazon.

Corcoran’s conversation with Bill Ringle on My Quest for the Best provided a unique perspective on entrepreneurship. She discusses what skills and personality traits angel investors look for in entrepreneurs, what female entrepreneurs need more of in order to stand out and be successful, and the one characteristic that has no substitute in business (or in life). She also talked about the role of luck in business and what people must do to capitalize on that luck.

“In our interview, Barbara shares both the difficult struggles she faced to build her business in the cutthroat Manhattan real estate market as well as behind-the-scenes stories and observations about entrepreneurs seeking to build their businesses today,” explains Bill Ringle. “Listening to Barbara tell her story is inspiring and instructive.”

Bill Ringle, America’s Business Growth Strategist, is founder of the Rapid Rise Business Growth SystemTM, the proven step-by-step system that shows you exactly how to connect and do business with your ideal customers in record time. He works with high performing entrepreneurs and CEOs who want to overcome the five big challenges to business growth so that they can run profitable and rewarding business rather than become stuck and overwhelmed in unfulfilling and draining roles. He has worked on four continents, is the author of four business books, and inspires and educates thousands of business leaders each year through his speaking, coaching, interactive programs, and products.

To listen to Bill Ringle’s interview with Barbara Corcoran, visit www.BillRingle.com/MQ4B-interview-Barbara-Corcoran. To learn more about Barbara Corcoran, visit her website, www.BarbaraCorcoran.com.

Contact:
Meredith Hegg
My Quest for the Best
491 Baltimore Pike, Suite 209
Springfield, PA 19064
610-626-0175
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http://www.billringle.com/MQ4B-interview-Barbara-Corcoran

Bill Ringle Interviews Jump Associates CEO Dev Patnaik on My Quest for Best

Bill Ringle, America’s Business Growth Strategist, talked with Dev Patnaik, author of Wired to Care and CEO of Jump Associates, for the interview show My Quest for the Best about strategy, innovation, and the learner’s mindset.

Philadelphia, PA, August 03, 2012 – Business growth strategist Bill Ringle interviewed Dev Patnaik, author of Wired to Care and CEO of Jump Associates, for My Quest for the Best. In this interview series, Ringle speaks with successful industry experts and outstanding business leaders about their strategies for reaching and influencing significant target audiences, innovative business leadership, breakthrough moments in their career, and the important business and life lessons they’ve gained along the way.

Patnaik is the CEO and Managing Associate of Jump Associates, a hybrid strategy firm that’s built to tackle the kinds of persistent, highly ambiguous questions that keep great leaders up at night. He is a trusted advisor to senior executives at some of world’s most admired companies, including General Electric, Procter & Gamble, Target, and Hewlett-Packard.

When he’s not at Jump, Patnaik serves as an adjunct professor at Stanford University, where he teaches innovation methods to design and business school students. He is the author of Wired to Care, a critically acclaimed book about the connection between empathy and business growth. His articles on innovation and strategy appear in leading publications, and he is a frequent speaker at marketing, design and innovation forums.

Patnaik’s My Quest for the Best interview was an insightful discussion of strategy, innovation, and the critical importance of a learner’s mindset. He talked about what good customer service looks like, and why Target refers to its customers as “guests.” Patnaik also shared the story of how his first job unlocked new ways of thinking about design that have served him will throughout his career.

“After a short conversation with Dev, I recognized his keen enthusiasm for solving complex business problems. Dev and his team act as trusted guides through tricky territories for large companies and he brings to that role years of dedicated field work and methods refinement that help uncover insights and hidden patterns,” says Bill Ringle. “Please encourage your team to listen in to this interview so you can discuss whether your approach to problem solving has stalled because it lacks the hybrid elements that Dev and his team at Jump Associates espouse.”

Bill Ringle, America’s Business Growth Strategist, is founder of the Rapid Rise Business Growth SystemTM, the proven step-by-step system that shows you exactly how to connect and do business with your ideal customers in record time. He works with high performing entrepreneurs and CEOs who want to overcome the five big challenges to business growth so that they can run profitable and rewarding business rather than become stuck and overwhelmed in unfulfilling and draining roles. He has worked on four continents, is the author of four business books, and inspires and educates thousands of business leaders each year through his speaking, coaching, interactive programs, and products.

To listen to Bill Ringle’s interview with Dev Patnaik, visit www.BillRingle.com/MQ4B-interview-Dev-Patnaik. To learn more about Dev Patnaik, visit his website, www.JumpAssociates.com

Contact:
Meredith Hegg
LearnWell
491 Baltimore Pike, Suite 209
Springfield, PA 19064
610-626-0175
pr@learnwell.com
http://www.billringle.com/MQ4B-interview-Dev-Patnaik

Bill Ringle Interviews Multicultural Sales Guru Michael Soon Lee on My Quest for Best

Bill Ringle, America’s Business Growth Strategist, talked with Michael Soon Lee, President of EthnoConnect, for the interview show My Quest for the Best about embracing the multicultural market and building long-lasting relationships with customers.

Philadelphia, PA, June 07, 2012 – Business growth strategist Bill Ringle interviewed Michael Soon Lee, President of EthnoConnect and author of Black Belt Negotiating, for My Quest for the Best. In this interview series, Ringle speaks with successful industry experts and outstanding business leaders about their strategies for reaching and influencing significant target audiences, innovative business leadership, breakthrough moments in their career, and the important business and life lessons they’ve gained along the way.

Lee, an expert on selling to multicultural customers, is the first Asian American in the history of the National Speakers Association to earn the Certified Speaking Professional designation, and has spoken around the world for over 14 years on the subject of selling to multicultural customers. He was recently named a 2012 Top 5 Speaker by Speakers Platform in the Communication and Diversity category. He is also the author of five books on selling to multicultural customers, including Cross-Cultural Selling for Dummies and Black Belt Negotiating.

In his My Quest for the Best interview, Lee shared practical tips to avoid insulting prospective customers through behaviors many American business people do automatically and unintentionally. He also discussed the secret to listening to your customers to meet their real needs, not what you assume they want or need; what to do instead of ignoring someone’s culture to build a genuine relationship; and some key cultural differences that can be used to your advantage in negotiating.

“Michael describes multicultural issues in a way that has wide appeal because he is not only a skilled communicator, but also a caring individual with a wealth of knowledge in this area. I’ve heard him explain issues that would keep HR directors wide awake at night – like job discrimination and sexual harassment – in such a way that the tone of the conversation becomes calmer and the hairs on the back of people’s necks relax. I have a ton of respect for Michael and his work, and it brings me great pleasure to share this interview,” says Bill Ringle.

Bill Ringle, America’s Business Growth Strategist, is Founder of the Rapid Rise Business Growth SystemTM, the proven step-by-step system that shows you exactly how to connect and do business with your ideal customers in record time. He works with high performing entrepreneurs and CEOs who want to overcome the five big challenges to business growth so that they can run profitable and rewarding business rather than become stuck and overwhelmed in unfulfilling and draining roles. He has worked on four continents, is the author of four business books, and inspires and educates thousands of business leaders each year through his speaking, coaching, interactive programs, and products.

To listen to Bill Ringle’s interview with Michael Soon Lee, visit www.BillRingle.com/MQ4B-interview-Michael-Soon-Lee. To learn more about Michael Soon Lee, visit his website, http://www.EthnoConnect.com

Contact:
Meredith Hegg
LearnWell
491 Baltimore Ave, Suite 209
Springfield, PA 19064
610-626-0175
pr@learnwell.com
http://www.myquestforthebest.com