WPRV JUNE 24 3:00 PM
Michael Cooley

Tune in when Patricia interviews Michael Cooley, the CEO of The Quinlan Companies, who is a business development executive with over 20 years experience developing, growing and expanding companies through organic growth, mergers and acquisitions. After living as an abused child, a homeless and drug-addicted teenager, and a completely lost young adult, Mike decided to start over as a different person.  Mike will discuss his new book, Rock Bottom-From the Streets to Success, which tells the story of how he escapes the darkness of his past, eventually puts his life back together, becomes a success in business and in his personal life, and now helps others who may be facing their own challenges.

WPRV JUNE 10 4:00 PM
Mari Anne Snow

Tune in for "The Effective Social Media" feature when she interviews Mari Anne Snow, an organizational development and change management professional with over 20 years experience utilizing technology to support non-disruptive change. She is CEO of SophiaThink, a management consulting firm that helps clients develop high performing virtual teams using new technologies. She is also the resident social media guru for Patricia Raskin's Positive Business on Rhode Island's WPRV AM790.  She will discuss the new Google Wallet, electronic payment tool.

WPRV JUNE 10 3:00 PM
Laura West

Tune in as Patricia interviews Laura West, Senior Sales Director for Media Networks Inc. Eastern/Midwest Region.  Media Networks, Inc. is the multimedia targeted advertising industry leader that provides multiplatform, customized, demo- and geo-targeted advertising. She will discuss the best, most effective media-mix options for advertisers.

WPRV JUNE 3 4:00 PM

Tune in as Patricia interviews Robert Jordan, who has been launching and growing companies and helping other entrepreneurs do the same for the past 20 years. His startup, Online Access, the first Internet-coverage magazine, landed on the Inc. 500 list of fastest growing companies. After its sale he founded RedFlash, a project implementation team, and interimCEOinterimCFO, a worldwide network of interim, contract, and project executives. He will discuss his new book How They Did It: Billion Dollar Insights from the Heart of America, where he interviewed 45 company founders, each of whom started, grew, and sold a company for approximately $100 million or more, or took their company public for $300 million or more in market valuation.

WPRV JUNE 3 3:00 PM

Tune in for the Leading Women feature as Patricia interviews Lisa Bergeron, president of Leading Women SENE. It is critical that women approach everyday negotiations with confidence and ease. But in reality, women often pass up the opportunity to negotiate.  And in business, that can derail long-term success. Lisa joins Patricia to talk about strategies to be a more effective negotiator. From common mistakes and barriers to opportunities to develop a more confident, comfortable, effective approach to negotiating for what you want...and deserve! www.LeadingWomen.biz

WPRV MAY 27 4:00PM ET
Steve Gareau   

Tune in when Patricia interviews Steve Gareau, author of Building Your Bridge to Sales $uccess.  Steve has had a successful career in business for over 40 years. He is the recipient of the Ronald Regan Gold Medal Award, given to America's business leaders, in 2003. His most recent company has won four times the Diversity 2000 Award for recognition of Top Diversity Owned Businesses in its field. He will discuss how to develop long-term relationships with customers based on trust, and steps to build a successful sale and successful career in sales.

WPRV MAY 27  3:00PMET
Frank Mancieri    

Tune in when Patricia interviews Frank Mancieri, business exit consultant and a local Partner with the national firm, B2B CFO®.  There are millions of business owners that will be transfer ownership in the next 10 years, with many/most owned by baby boomers.  Typically, the single largest asset in a private business owner's portfolio is their business.  With that asset being illiquid, planning and timing is extremely important.  This will not only result in (typically) the largest transaction in the business owner's life, but it will also create a large pool of liquid assets to be planned and managed.  Patricia and Frank will discuss a holistic approach to exit planning that considers business owners' personal goals and readiness in addition their business issues as they plan for the eventual transition from their businesses.

WPRV MAY 20  4:00PMET
Mari Anne Snow
Tune in for "The Effective Social Media" feature when she interviews Mari Anne Snow, an organizational development and change management professional with over 20 years experience utilizing technology to support non-disruptive change. She is CEO of SophiaThink, a management consulting firm that helps clients develop high performing virtual teams using new technologies. Before SophiaThing, Mari Anne held senior positions as a business technologist and organizational development professional at teh State Street Corporation. Mari Anne is an Adjunct Professor at Bentley University; on the Board of Directors at WEST, a non-profit dedicated to the advancement of women in science and technology; and a contributor to Data Guidance, an international privacy publication. She is also the resident social media guru for Patricia Raskin's Positive Business on Rhode Island's WPRV AM790.

WPRV MAY 20  3:00PMET
Jacob Belt

Tune in when Patricia interviews Jacob Belt, owner and trainer of Sales PhD., Inc., an Authorized Franchisee in Rhode Island of the Sandler Sales Institute. They provide professional coaching for unique sales, sales management and customer service solutions to the challenges faced by salespeople, sales managers and other professionals who must build a client base for their services. He will discuss  innovative and effective way for the sales professional to increase sales and attain professional goals.

WPRV MAY 13 4:00PMET
Aram Garabedian

Tune in for the "Count on Us" featured segment when Patricia interviews Aram Garabedian, President of Bliss Properties real estate development and co-managing partner of Warwick Mall. He will discuss the flooding at the Warwick Mall that closed all 70 stores for the first time in its 40-year history, the exciting things happening now at the mall and how to turn obstacles into opportunities.  www.warwickmall.com

WPRV MAY 13  3:00PM ET
Jeffrey Fox   

Tune in as Patricia interviews Jeffrey Fox, author of the newly-released book "How to Be a Fierce Competitor:  What Winning Companies and Great Managers Do in Tough Times". He is an accomplished consultant, popular speaker and the acclaimed author of a series of hard-hitting international business best-sellers. Jeffrey is also the founder and President of Fox & Company, Inc., a marketing consulting firm that specializes in marketing strategy development, innovation enhancement, selling skills training, branding, and various applications of a proprietary value-selling methodology called dollarization.

WPRV MAY 6 4:00PMET
David Mitchell

Tune in as Patricia interviews David Mitchell, Dean for the College of Business at Johnson & Whales University in Providence, RI. He has served on the board of directors of the Rhode Island Center for Performance Excellence and on the advisory boards for McGraw Hill Glencoe Publishers. He is a member of the RI Small Business Development Center Advisory Board and a member of the Rhode Island Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship. He will discuss opportunities to collaborate with academics and higher education, to open the door and provide meaningful business opportunities for students in Rhode Island.

WPRV MAY 6 3:00PM ET
Lisa Bergeron  

Tune in for the Leading Women feature as Patricia interviews Lisa Bergeron, president of Leading Women SENE on the topic of Personal Branding. Lisa will discuss connecting, communicating and managing your brand at every point of contact. It is a tough and competitive business environment and your professional brand is center stage. To thrive in business, you must know what makes you unique, relevant and compelling. One of the regions's largest professional organization for businesswomen, Leading Women offers innovative services and leadership programs all designed to provide what women need to be inspired and empowered to succeed from career start to the CEO-suite. www.LeadingWomen.biz