Ron Talks with Ellen Gordon, President of Tootsie Roll Industries
“The American Entrepreneur” Ron Morris welcomes Ellen Gordon, the President of Tootsie Roll Industries, onto the program to discuss her amazing story as one of the country’s premier female entrepreneurs, having served at the helm of the popular candy maker since 1978. Plus, Joe Kuklis of GSP Consulting joins Ron to talk about his company, and how the public and private sector can work together to benefit the greater good of the region. And Ron’s premier “Talk Buddy”, economist Jerry Bowyer, stops by to offer his take on the economy, and what Jerry believes the future holds for large and small businesses in the wake of the recent economic turmoil in the U.S.
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Ways That Government Can Actually HELP Businesses
“The American Entrepreneur” Ron Morris talks with Joe Kuklis of GSP Consulting, a Western Pennsylvania-based public/private business facilitation organization, about the ways and means through which a private company can get the assistance it needs from public government, in terms of funding and legislative measures.
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Jerry Bowyer talks Obama, BP, and Who’s Responsible For the Mess We’re In
“The American Entrepreneur” Ron Morris talks with his “talk buddy”, economist Jerry Bowyer, about the Obama Administration’s handling of the BP oil spill, and how much of the current economic trouble facing American can truly be traced to the Bush Administration, as many claim.
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A Conversation with Tootsie Roll President Ellen Gordon
“The American Entrepreneur” Ron Morris welcomes one of the leading female entrepreneurs in the country, Ellen Gordon, the longtime president of Tootsie Roll, onto the program to talk with Ron about her remarkable story, including her ascent to the top of the business in 1978, making her only the second female President of an NYSE-listed company. Ellen also shares her lessons on success in business and in life.
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