Penny Shaffer Market President at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida  discusses many of the questions we get on a regular basis from our listeners about health care, insurance, health care reform and much more !!!

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 5:02 Listener E mails and Business Talk – Jim riffs on listener comments on real estate, general business topics and the economy.

• 5:10 – Kevin Miliffe – Director – Aztec Group. Kevin is a senior loan placement officer for Aztec – South Florida’s premier real estate merchant bank. Aztec has been providing capital to the real estate industry for over 30 years. Kevin just returned from the Mortgage Bankers Association National Meeting. We will discuss the LATEST capitalization ideas and market conditions. If you are involved in real estate you will want to make sure you catch this segment!

•  5:20 Executive Health and Wellness
• Penny Shaffer Market President at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida– we discuss many of the questions we get on a regular basis from our listeners about health care, insurance, health care reform and much more – e mail your questions!!!
• Victor Franks, Ph.D. - has spent the last 13 years on Fisher Island as a massage therapist, trainer and wellness consultant for the captains of industry and finance.  Author of AquaBliss: the Zero-Gravity Solution, Dr. Francs is a knowledgeable and clear voice in the jungle of conflicting information regarding your personal health and well-being.  He is a Ph.D. in Naturopathic medicine. We discuss how we treat our pets better than we treat ourselves.
•  Lolly Green – MSW – we have our positive energy minute.
• 5:40 Business Technology
• Javier Morales – President and CEO and Alex Thomas Vice President of Associates In Business, Inc. Javier and Alex have over 20 years of marketing experience for clients such as Travelscream in the Caribbean, Air Jamaica, The Florida Marlins and others. We discuss the show’s new web page, how it was constructed, what we are going to do to market it and much more about the progress of the social media makeover they are creating for Fried on Business.
• 5:55 Jim reads rants about issues that get under his skin! This week the ridiculous need for electronic finger prints – whose cousin came up with this law?

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Segments:

• 5:02 Listener E mails and Business Talk – Jim discusses the key topics of the day in the markets and riffs on listener comments on real estate, general business topics and the economy.

• 5:10 –Ronald L. Book is a specialist in governmental affairs and administrative law, with a Juris Doctorate degree from Tulane University and a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science from Florida International University. He is a former Director and Special Counsel of Florida Governor, Bob Graham’s Cabinet. He is one of the State’s most influential government affairs professionals. Over the past few years Mr. Book has raised over $25million for various causes and candidates. We discuss the State of the State – the issues facing the current session of the Florida Legislature.

• 5:20 Executive Health and Wellness
  • Penny Shaffer Market President at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida– we discuss many of the questions we get on a regular basis from our listeners about health care, insurance, health care reform and much more – e mail your questions!!!

• Victor Franks, Ph.D. - has spent the last 13 years on Fisher Island as a massage therapist, trainer and wellness consultant for the captains of industry and finance.  Author of AquaBliss: the Zero-Gravity Solution, Dr. Francs is a knowledgeable and clear voice in the jungle of conflicting information regarding your personal health and well-being.  He is a Ph.D. in Naturopathic medicine. We discuss Red Meat – it is NOT bad for you.

• Lolly Green – MSW – we have our positive energy minute.

• 5:40 Business Technology
  • Peter Casas President of PDC Technologies – Peter is a technology entrepreneur. He owns several technology related business. We will be discussing IT procedures all firms should use on a regular bias.
    • Adam Taub – President and CEO of Estrela Marketing Solutions. Estrela Marketing is a leading full-service online marketing agency specializing in Opt in Email, Online Ad Buying, and Database Management. His clients include: TiVo, Kraft, Dish Network, Motorola, Wachovia and many more national and international companies. We discuss how social media how is helping Fried on Business grow.
• 5:55 Jim reads rants about issues that get under his skin! This week – access to qualitry education is the key to economic recovery and future growth.

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Jim editorializes that Amazon should stop trying to bribe the Florida legislature with jobs and just pay up and level the playing field. He also loves the new Dolphin’s Coach- Joe Philbin’s philosophy. Smokers just need to realize that they are impacting my health and that is not right.

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Segments:

• 5:02 Listener E mails and Business Talk – Jim riffs on listener comments on real estate, general business topics and the economy as he talks about the top stories in 2011.

• 5:07 – Hugo Perez – Managing Director of Datacorp- one of South Florida’s leading technology firms- profiles is sues in Autism with his guest Barbara Suarez – a parent that is very active in the Autism Speaks Organization.

• 5:20 – Randy Lakel Esq. – Randy is a former Rock n’ Roller that now specializes in Family Law Litigation. We discuss how to end your marriage and keep your business intact – Family disillusion or business dissolution does not have to be adversarial.

• 5:30 Executive Health and Wellness
  • Penny Shaffer Market President at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida– we discuss many of the questions we get on a regular basis from our listeners about health care, insurance, health care reform and much more – e mail your questions!!!

• Victor Franks, Ph.D. - has spent the last 13 years on Fisher Island as a massage therapist, trainer and wellness consultant for the captains of industry and finance.  Author of AquaBliss: the Zero-Gravity Solution, Dr. Francs is a knowledgeable and clear voice in the jungle of conflicting information regarding your personal health and well-being.  He is a Ph.D. in Naturopathic medicine. We discuss Sugar – It is a drug and it is bad for you!

• Lolly Green – MSW – we have our positive energy minute.

• 5:47 Social Media
  • Javier Morales – President and CEO and Alex Thomas Vice President of Associates In Business, Inc. Javier and Alex have over 20 years of marketing experience for clients such as Travelscream in the Caribbean, Air Jamaica, The Florida Marlins and others. We discuss the show’s new web page, how it was constructed, what we are going to do to market it and much more about the progress of the social media makeover they are creating for Fried on Business.
  • 5:55 Jim reads rants about issues that get under his skin!

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Segments:

• 5:02 Listener E mails and Business Talk – Jim riffs on listener comments on real estate, general business topics and the economy as he talks about the top stories in 2011.

• 5:10 –Adele I. Stone, Esq. – One of South Florida’s most knowledgeable and experienced real estate attorneys, Ms. Stone assists clients in all phases of commercial transactions. She diligently tracks trends in the commercial real estate market. AV rated and over 30 years of experience give Adel the experience to speak to our audience on commercial real estate matters. As the former President of NAIOP’s Florida chapter, Ms. Stone has lobbied extensively in Tallahassee on behalf of the commercial real estate industry Today we discuss the 2012 legislative session and issues before it that impact the commercial real estate market.

5:20 Brian Gale – Principal Taylor & Mathis -Brian is T&M’s senior leasing representative and broker in Florida. Over the last three years, Brian has overseen the signing of deals totaling over 925,000 square feet with a value of over $160 million. He has done three of the eight largest office leases ever in Miami’s Brickell/Downtown submarket totaling almost 300,000 square feet. In 2002 and 2007, Brian was named “Broker of the Year” by BOMA Greater Miami. From 2004-2009, Brian was listed as the Number 1 “Power Broker” for South Florida by CoStar based upon the number of signed leases and total square footage leased. From 1993 to 1999, Brian was a broker in the Miami office of CB Richard Ellis. We discuss the South Florida Office Market.

• 5:30 Executive Health and Wellness
  • Penny Shaffer Market President at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida– we discuss many of the questions we get on a regular basis from our listeners about health care, insurance, health care reform and much more – e mail your questions!!!
  • Victor Franks, Ph.D. - has spent the last 13 years on Fisher Island as a massage therapist, trainer and wellness consultant for the captains of industry and finance.  Author of AquaBliss: the Zero-Gravity Solution, Dr. Francs is a knowledgeable and clear voice in the jungle of conflicting information regarding your personal health and well-being.  He is a Ph.D. in Naturopathic medicine. We discuss how to optimize your health..

• 5:45 Social Media
  • Javier Morales – President and CEO and Alex Thomas Vice President of Associates In Business, Inc. Javier and Alex have over 20 years of marketing experience for clients such as Travelscream in the Caribbean, Air Jamaica, The Florida Marlins and others. We discuss the show’s new web page, how it was constructed, what we are going to do to market it and much more about the progress of the social media makeover they are creating for Fried on Business.
  • 5:55 Jim reads rants about issues that get under his skin! This week – cable TV – is the future over due to Hulu and other web oriented content providers?

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• 5:02 Listener E mails and Business Talk – Jim riffs on listener comments on real estate, general business topics and the economy as he talks about the top stories in 2011.

• 5:10 – J. Andrew Szkaradek | CFP^{® –} President and Founder of Strategic Wealth Solutions, Inc.  He is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ with eleven years of experience helping clients manage their financial lives.  Andy specializes in estate planning, retirement planning, tax compliance and planning, cash flow analysis, education funding and investment management.  He is also a member of the Financial Planning Association (FPA) and the Miami-Dade Chapter of the FPA He has a Bachelor Degree in Accounting from Siena College (Loudonville, NY) and began his career in Albany, NY with the Tax Department of The Ayco Co, L.P. a Goldman Sachs Company.  While there he was involved in tax compliance and planning for corporate executives, small business owners and other high net-worth individuals. He then moved to New York City and joined the Personal Financial Services Division at PricewaterhouseCoopers, L.L.P.  This division was responsible for tax compliance and planning as well as estate and retirement planning. Thereafter, Andy joined the Wealth Management Division at U.S. Trust Company as an Assistant Vice President.  He created financial plans for clients including but not limited to estate planning, retirement analysis and planning, cash flow models, tax planning and investment asset allocation. After leaving New York, he joined Raymond James & Associates in Coral Gables, Florida.  There, he continued to create financial plans for individuals focusing on cash flow analysis, estate and retirement planning, tax, insurance analysis and investment management. We discuss financial planning in 2012.

• 5:30 Executive Health and Wellness
  • Penny Shaffer Market President at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida– we discuss many of the questions we get on a regular basis from our listeners about health care, insurance, health care reform and much more – e mail your questions!!!
  • Victor Franks, Ph.D. - has spent the last 13 years on Fisher Island as a massage therapist, trainer and wellness consultant for the captains of industry and finance.  Author of AquaBliss: the Zero-Gravity Solution, Dr. Francs is a knowledgeable and clear voice in the jungle of conflicting information regarding your personal health and well-being.  He is a Ph.D. in Naturopathic medicine. We discuss losing the extra weight you put on during holiday season.

• 5:45 Social Media
  • Javier Morales – President and CEO and Alex Thomas Vice President of Associates In Business, Inc. Javier and Alex have over 20 years of marketing experience for clients such as Travelscream in the Caribbean, Air Jamaica, The Florida Marlins and others. We discuss the show’s new web page, how it was constructed, what we are going to do to market it and much more about the progress of the social media makeover they are creating for Fried on Business.

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• 5:02 Listener E mails, Word Association and General Business Talk – Jim riffs on listener comments on real estate, general business topics and the economy.

• ·          5:05 STEVEN GLENERSENIOR VICE PRESIDENT INFORMATION MANAGEMENT NETWORK

Steve Glener is a Senior Producer at Information Management Network (IMN) a boutique conference company owned by Euromoney/Institutional Investor, specializing in financial services conferences globally.  Mr. Glener has been involved in all facets of the conference industry for 17 years including new conference development, research, programming, speaker recruitment, copyrighting, managing & training staff, marketing programs, executing joint venture opportunities and new product development.  Steve has been with IMN for 15 years and for the prior 10 years Steve has focused much of his efforts in the developing the firms real estate area.  Focusing on new conference development, Steve has taken the group from 2 to 20 programs annually, with annual gross sales exceeding $7 million.  Some of his additional areas of expertise include financial technology, securitization, derivatives, securities lending, pensions and fixed income. Mr. Glener graduated from St. Johns University with a MBA specializing in Finance.  He has a BS degree in Economics from Hofstra University.

• 5:15 Larry Zinn – General Manager at Warren Henry Infiniti – we discuss the auto industry trends for 2012.

• 5:25  Executive Health and Wellness
  • Penny Shaffer Market President at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida– we discuss many of the questions we get on a regular basis from our listeners about health care, insurance, health care reform and much more – e mail your questions!!!

• Victor Franks, Ph.D. - has spent the last 13 years on Fisher Island as a massage therapist, trainer and wellness consultant for the captains of industry and finance.  Author of AquaBliss: the Zero-Gravity Solution, Dr. Francs is a knowledgeable and clear voice in the jungle of conflicting information regarding your personal health and well-being.  He is a Ph.D. in Naturopathic medicine. We discuss losing the extra weight you put on during holiday season.
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• 5:45 Office technology
  •  Peter Casas- President of PDC Technologies – Peter is a technology entrepreneur. He owns several technology related business. We will be discussing IT procedures all firms should use on a regular baisi.

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