May 29, 2017
William “Willy” Walker is the chairman, president and CEO of Walker & Dunlop, a 76-year-old company that is the tenth largest commercial mortgage lender in the United States. The company was co-founded by his grandfather in 1937. For most people, joining the family business right after college would have been...
Jun 6, 2016
Just because a job or position doesn’t exist where you currently work doesn’t mean you can’t do it…
Aspiring writers, musicians, photographers and producers are no longer beholden to “the studios” to provide the equipment, produce and finance a project. That technology is available on your personal computer,...
May 16, 2016
Danny Scheurer founded Save-A-Vet after returning home to Illinois with disabilities sustained while serving in Iraq. Save-A-Vet helps dogs injured on military or law enforcement duty by hiring veterans to care for and manage them. The group, says Danny, has three objectives: “Create facilities in every state for our...
Mar 7, 2016
Our guest is PR expert MJ Rose, who left advertising to become a novelist– only to find that the key to her success as a successful writer would draw upon the corporate skills she thought she was leaving behind.
Have you ever been blown off with the criticism “That’s not how we do things around here!.” The...
Apr 13, 2015
Leading under pressure—is there any other kind of leadership?
Livelihood guest Dr. Gaby Cora believes that people can avoid burn out by anticipating stress and building daily reserves by continually recharging our energy.
Doing work you love can be dangerous to your work-life balance. When you love what you do,...