Conversations with Former Los Angeles Mayor Richard Riordan: Leadership, How to Secure Venture Capital, and Empowerment

Posted: January 6th, 2010 | Filed under: Start Your Damn Business Already!, UStream | Tags: 4 Keys to Leadership, Dick Riordan, Richard Riordan |

In this call we’ll cover:

* The 4 Keys of Leadership, as Mr. Riordan teaches his students at UCLA’s Anderson School of Business

* How To Be Magnetic to High Performers, and Draw the “A Player’s” to Your Team!

* The Role of Education in Business in the Future, and in This Economy….and what we can do to LEVERAGE This Tide to Small Business and Home-Based Business Success

* Tips to Secure Venture Capital for Our Businesses, as well as Corporate Sponsorships – from a very successful venture capital investor!

….and more!

Tune in to jet-boost in your business with a hearty dose of education!

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SHOW HIGHLIGHTS

00:05:00 How to Attract the Best People to You
00:12:00 Best Advice to Secure Venture Capital
00:18:00 The Art of Networking, and how to surround yourself with the best
00:21:00 The Art of Empowering Others (inner city Los Angeles example)
00:34:00 Embarassing Moments as Mayor
00:48:00 How he was able to have an 80% success rate with invesments
00:54:00 The gap between the Rich and the Poor is growing – Here’s How we can help ourselves as entrepreneurs