Bob began his career serving briefly in the Army and was awarded an honorable discharge.

Later, he worked on the assembly line at General Motors installing clutch pedals. In 1984, he was offered the opportunity to join the management training program and was assigned to the Quality Control department at the Lakewood plant in Atlanta, Georgia.

Here are some of the questions that guided the discussion:

1. What did your journey of from the army, to the assembly line at General Motors to “taking a chance” on the cabling business teach you about business?

2. After 25 years of successfully running a debt-free company do you still find yourself “taking a chance”? If so, in what ways?

3. As an entrepreneur, how do you balance risk with opportunity?

4. What has been your biggest challenge in growing your company from a start-up to a successful multi-million dollar company, and how did you overcome it?

5. You have said that ASD “is a 25-year-old start up.” What do you mean by that and in what ways does that benefit your company?

6. You are known for rejecting the status quo of your industry. How does an entrepreneur successfully carve their own path, even if it goes against industry norms?

7. You were born and raised in Atlanta, and your nationwide company Automated Systems Design (ASD) has the headquarters there. What is it about Atlanta that makes it a good location for you to run your business?

Mr. Connors has authored several top-selling books on market strategies and volatility trading, including How Markets Really Work, and Street Smarts (with Linda Raschke). Street Smarts Short Term Trading Strategies That Work, and his latest, High Probability ETF Trading.

Connors Research is of course a top growth company as rated on the Entrex Private Company Index. Here are the questions that gioding this segment:

1. I wanted to talk about the heart of Connors Research-your proprietary database of 8.4 million equity trades. For those listening that might not be familiar with the world of stock trading-give us a sense of why this information is such a valuable asset and how it informs your own “behavioral models“and ultimately the services you provide to traders.

2. You’ve written a handful of books designed to help traders understand the dynamics of financial markets and stock movement. What are some of the most commons problems or issues that non-professional traders struggle with?

3. I wanted to get your insights on the general distinction between investing or trading using fundamentals, and the technical analysis, which seems to be where your focus is. How do you think about each of these approaches, and why would a trader or investor choose one over the other?

4. You’ve suggested that many of your clients are now moving into ETF’s (Exchange Traded Funds). And you’ve release a new book called High Probability ETF Trading—now in it’s second printing! For those that may not know—-what are ETF’s and why are they attracting so many traders and investors right now?

5. I wanted to get a closer look at Connors Research—-give us a tour of your internal team, and the products, and the information services you offer—- insight how does the company generate revenue?

6. Connors is a top growth company on the Entrex Private Company Index—-why do you think the your company has been growing so successfully?

7. You recently moved your headquarters from Los Angeles to New York—-why the move and how has it changed the face of your business?

8. What’s on the horizon for Connors Research—-will you be adding products, services forward-going, stay with your current core business model—-what can we expect downstream?

Jim received his BS in Physics from University of Michigan and his MS in Electrical and Computer Engineering. He holds 2 patents, has authored over 25 publications and is also a marketing instructor at Right Management Associates.

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We are a full-service strategic marketing firm focused on generating new sales opportunities and business for our clients. We use a holistic fast track approach to help companies diversify in new markets and build presence in existing markets. We combine strategic marketing with targeted campaigns to help our clients increase sales revenues. Our cold calling sales prospecting staff are experts at reaching senior decision makers to generate sales leads and schedule sales appointments for complex products and services. Our team has implemented hundreds of successful marketing programs that resulted in increased sales, profits and successful product lines.

Joining us for this segment is Greg Alcorn, he’s the President and CEO of Global Contact Services, a direct marketing and contact services provider. The company was founded by him in 2001 and is experiencing extraordinary growth.

InstallNET is a nationwide network of commercial furniture installation companies. An innovative service alliance, it has over 250 independent service providers in over 100 markets in the US and Canada. InstallNET specializes in the project management of multi-location national accounts, using a single point of contact and standard service process. The web site provides online access capabilities for quote requests and status tracking, giving customers easy access and control over all their jobs nationwide.

On this segment we’re joined by Timothy P. Keenan-he’s the chairman of the board, CEO and co-founder of High Performance Technologies, Inc. (HPTI). The company develops some of the fastest computing technology in the world and uses this technology to aid many of our most critical federal agencies, such as National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Defense, Department of Veterans, Affairs Department of Justice, Department of Homeland Security, Department of the Treasury, Various Intelligence Agencies Department of Health and Human Services.

Joining us on this segment is John Ratliff—-he’s the President and founder of Appletree Answering Service, Inc. Founded in 1995, The company was recognized in 2003, 2004, 2005, and 2006 by Inc. Magazine as one of the country’s fastest growing privately held businesses, with an eight year history of at least 30% revenue growth.

Jason Beans is the Co-Founder, President, and Chief Executive Officer of Rising Medical Solutions, Inc. (Rising). With a desire to impact every person in the US by revolutionizing healthcare, Beans has led his Company to becoming one of the Country’s top growth private companies as rated by the Private Company Index (PCI).

On this segment we’re joined by TJ Eberle, the founder and CEO of NouvEON, a technology consulting firm that specializes in managing and delivering high-value solutions to mid-market and Fortune 1000 companies throughout the Southeast.

The company, by the way, is one of North Carolina’s Top 100 Small Businesses.

Our guest on this segment is a dynamic leader, successful entrepreneur. Ken Wolf is the President, CEO and co-founder of Revelwood——the company provides performance management solutions to Fortune 1000 and mid-market companies, and is a top growth company on the Entrex Private Company index. Revelwood’s performance management solutions bring ease, speed and flexibility to enterprise planning, reporting and analytics.

Tom Salonek is the CEO of Intertech. Founded in 1991 Intertech, Inc. has grown from a one-person shop to the largest combined software developer training company and research-supported consulting firm in Minnesota, is a four-time winner of the Best Places to Work in Minnesota and is a top-growth company on the Entrex Private Company Index.

Founded in 2001, NSTAR Global Services has 8 years experience providing technical services and staffing solutions to companies around the world in a variety of manufacturing industries. We offer a long list of flexible and customized services and staffing solutions to our customers, including OEM Alternative Services, OEM Partner Services, Project Services, Training, Outplacement Services, Staffing, and much more.

On this edition we’re joined by James Mauch. He’s the President of Tenmast Software—— the company is an established leader in providing software, data management services, and expert training to the public housing industry. Tenmast is, of course a top growth company as rated on the Entrex Private Company Index.

For this edition we’re joined by both Angie Singer-Keating and by Bob Dorich,the Head Coach and President of Reclamere. Founded in 2001, the company is a woman-owned, and provides security services throughout the lifecycle of critical data for its customers. Reclamere services include a wide range of related activities including data breach prevention audits, risk assessments, computer security data recovery, and e-Forensics and the secure and environmentally safe recycling and disposal of computer media and hardware. Reclamere is, of course a Top Growth Company as listed on the Entrex Private Company Index.

Joining us on this segment is Jim Harrell —-he is a co-owner in Numerical Applications, Inc. The company is a technical software products company—-a top growth company as tracked by the Entrex Private Company Index. Mr Harrell joins us from the company’s headquarters in Cary, NC.

Joining us on this segment is Randy Cohen—-he’s the founder of Ticket City.

Randy founded TicketCity in 1990, and is one of the most well known and successful entrepreneurs in the secondary ticket market. He continues to work to expand TicketCity’s market share, focussing on acquisitions and putting together large ticket deals. The company of course is one of the top growth companies as rated by the Entrex PCI- Private Company Index.

Joining us on this segment is Bill Douglas—-he’s the founder and CEO of EssentiaLink. The company provides what they call, “MaintenanceFreeIT” and patented SupplyChainSolution™ service to reduce a company’s costs while increasing its controls, compliance and clarity. EssentialLink is a top growth company as rated by the Entrex Private Company Index.

Positioning himself as The Packaging Expert, David has developed a network of suppliers who manufacture unique and hard to find packaging materials which he then prominently positions via Search Engines, industry publications, press releases, WebSeminars, Ezines, blogs, and various websites. ABC Direct Packaging customers include International Truck and Engine, Corning Glass, Honeywell, General Electric, Rockwell, and many more.

Patrick Whittaker
CEO of Reset Electronics Inc
613-596-5544 ext. 206
http://www.resetelectronics.com

Joining us on this edition is Patrick Whittaker—-he’s the CEO of Reset Electronics—-the enterprise is a distributor and wholesaler of electronic components and a top growth company as listed on the Entrex Private Company Index. Reset Electronics was incorporated in November of 1999.

Here are some of the questions guiding this interview segment:

1. Let’s start with your beginnings. How was Reset Electronics first created..and how did you first get into the business?
2. What did the original business model “look like”?
3. Has the business changed over the years?
4. You’ve experienced some impressive growth. How would you explain or describe your ability to grow the Company over its first 10 years?
5. Today, what are the products that you sell?
6. Who are your customers?
7. What does the business look like today in terms of brick and mortor, online and human capital?
8. Tell us about your newest line of energy-efficient lighting, and how you are working with local power and utility companies to promote the idea and the product line.