by Michael Rucker | Mar 23, 2010 | Thought Leader Interviews
Dr. John Monagle owns and operates the Marin Center for Natural Medicine, which is a state of the art medical clinic and natural pharmacy located 15 miles north of San Francisco in Larkspur (part of Marin County). John (who also goes by JK) has dedicated himself to...
by Michael Rucker | Mar 23, 2010 | Live Life Love Newsletters
Hello Everyone, I hope that 2010 has brought you prosperity. It has been an exciting year for me thus far. Most notably, this past weekend I got to watch my brother cross the finish line of the LA Marathon. LA Marathon | Los Angeles, CA | 2010 At the end of last year,...
by Michael Rucker | Dec 23, 2009 | Thought Leader Interviews
Bryan Pate is co-founder of the company ElliptiGO Inc. and the inspiration behind a new innovation in sports fitness, the ElliptiGO 8S, the world’s first elliptical bicycle. Bryan is a former triathlete, United States Marine, and McKinsey alumnus. His company...
by Michael Rucker | Dec 23, 2009 | Thought Leader Interviews
Gloria Park Perin was a competitive figure skater for over 14 years, and remains active in the sport as a coach. She received her BA in Psychology and Philosophy from Villanova University, and has a Masters in Applied Positive Psychology from the University of...
by Michael Rucker | Dec 23, 2009 | Live Life Love Newsletters
Hello Everyone, Happy Holidays! This quarter I revisited Dale Carnegie’s book How To Win Friends and Influence People and in there is a passage: You can make more friends in two months by becoming interested in other people than you can in two years by trying to get...
by Michael Rucker | Sep 23, 2009 | Thought Leader Interviews
Mark Friedman is the co-founder and president of Perfect Fitness, LLC, the creators of the Perfect Pushup and Perfect Pullup. Mark is active in the Young Presidents’ Organization and in the past has served in numerous executive management roles including eLabor.com...
by Michael Rucker | Sep 23, 2009 | Thought Leader Interviews
Tom DeLong is the former Head Strength and Conditioning Coordinator at California Lutheran University and has had teaching appointments at both UCLA and CSU, Long Beach. He is also the former co-owner of The Performance Center. His research and interests involve the...
by Michael Rucker | Sep 23, 2009 | Live Life Love Newsletters
Hello Everyone, Isaac Asimov once said, “The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds new discoveries, is not ‘Eureka!’ but ‘That’s funny…'” I mention this quote because many of you have asked what I have...
by Michael Rucker | Jul 25, 2009 | Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurial ideas are a dime a dozen… good commercial ideas however are a scarce commodity. Whenever you hear someone say, “I’m an idea guy, I’m always thinking of new ideas,” run the other way! They have just confessed, albeit usually unknowingly, that...
by Michael Rucker | Jun 23, 2009 | Thought Leader Interviews
Todd Dipaola was the co-founder of Vantage Media and served as the company’s Chief Finance Officer and Vice President of Strategy. Under Todd’s leadership the company rose to 31 in Inc Magazine’s annual 500 Fastest-Growing Private Companies in America List. The...