{"id":12363,"date":"2018-09-05T18:41:40","date_gmt":"2018-09-06T00:41:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/barbadamslive.com\/?p=12363"},"modified":"2018-09-06T18:31:37","modified_gmt":"2018-09-07T00:31:37","slug":"september-8-2018-john-j-higgins-and-barb-adams-if-you-say-you-cant-youre-right-ken-goldstein-three-thousands-ears-in-cape-town-cheryl-strauss-einhorn-problem-solved-ken-goldstein-com","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/barbadamslive.com\/?p=12363","title":{"rendered":"September 8, 2018 – John J. Higgins and Barb Adams, If You Say You Can’t, You’re Right | Ken Goldstein, Three Thousands Ears in Cape Town | Cheryl Strauss Einhorn, Problem Solved | Ken Goldstein Comments…"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hour 1 – John J. Higgins and Barb Adams, If You Say You Can’t, You’re Right<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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\u201cWhether you think you can, or you think you can’t\u2014you’re right.\u201d- Henry Ford<\/p>\n

Most people fail because they lack belief in themselves. If you don\u2019t believe you can achieve something, how can you expect to follow through with it?<\/p>\n

During these chaotic times, we need to focus on being the change we want to see in this world by making better choices for ourselves and this country by believing we can make these changes.<\/p>\n

JOIN Barb and John as they discuss the types of choices we need to be making to move this country forward in a more positive way.<\/p>\n

Hour 2 – Ken Goldstein, Three Thousand Ears in Cape Town<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

\"\"Joining the show during the second hour is bestselling author and adviser to start-ups and established corporations in technology, entertainment, media, and e-commerce, Ken Goldstein. <\/strong>Ken will be discussing an article he posted recently on his blog, CorporateIntel,<\/a> entitled Three Thousand Ears in Cape Town.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Service…what does it mean to you? According to Ken Goldstein, “Service isn’t just about doing good deeds. Service is about cultural immersion. Service is about lifelong learning. Service is about coming to terms with empathy for distant problems that on closer examination are wildly close to home.”<\/p>\n

Ken recently spent time in service in Philippi Township<\/a>, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa. During that time, the teams Ken and others assembled screened 1,500 children for otherwise undetected ear infections, worked on AIDS prevention and education in a place where HIV remains epidemic,\u00a0 ran a dance program led by a former champion from television’s Dance Fever<\/em><\/a>, engaged a team of professional journalists to start a school newspaper, organized a series of open discussions on women’s health and personal well-being, and developed a peer-to-peer math mentoring program for high school students.<\/p>\n

Ken’s own team focused on business consulting with micro-entrepreneurs, working with an NGO called Business Activator<\/a> to help bolster start-up companies.<\/p>\n

Ken will discuss how service opened his eyes to the impact of history and the seemingly immovable obstacles of current events. He’ll discuss the plague of apartheid and its pervasive toxins that still exist today. In addition, he’ll talk about choices and not enough choices and experiential learning and tangible human impact and why the Cape of Good Hope may be well named.<\/p>\n

Ken Goldstein advises start-ups and established corporations in technology, entertainment, media, and e-commerce.\u00a0He currently\u00a0serves as board chair at ThriftBooks Global<\/a>, the worldwide market leader in online sales of used books. In addition, Ken also serves as Board Chair and is a frequent contributor at\u00a0The Good Men Project<\/a>, an expansive digital content site offering perspectives on social issues in the 21st century. He\u00a0publishes the business blog CorporateIntel<\/a>\u00a0and speaks often on the topics of innovation and creativity. Ken\u2019s first book,\u00a0This Is Rage: A Novel of Silicon Valley and Other Madness<\/a>, was published by\u00a0The Story Plant<\/a>\u00a0in 2013. It was a Barnes and Noble Online bestseller, and a stage adaptation is in development. His second book, Endless Encores: Repeating Success Through People, Products, and Profits<\/a>, was\u00a0published by The Story Plant in 2015. His third book, From Nothing: A Novel of Technology, Bar Music, and Redemption<\/a>, will be published by The Story Plant in 2018 and is due out in June 2018.<\/p>\n

Ken\u00a0served as Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of\u00a0SHOP.COM<\/a>, an integrated marketplace developing creative new experiences for online consumer commerce through the convenience of OneCart\u00ae, its patented universal shopping cart. SHOP.COM<\/a> was acquired by Market America, where Ken became a strategic advisor to the company\u2019s founders and senior management.\u00a0He previously served as Executive Vice President and Managing Director of\u00a0Disney Online<\/a>, the business unit of the Walt Disney Internet Group that produced the leading entertainment web destination for kids and families. Key achievements at Disney developed by his teams included launch of the first massively multiplayer online game for kids, Toontown, as well as FamilyFun.com<\/span>, Movies.com<\/span>, and the broadband service, Disney Connection.<\/p>\n

Prior to Disney, Ken was Vice President of entertainment at\u00a0Broderbund Software<\/a>\u00a0and Founding General Manager of the company\u2019s Red Orb Entertainment division. Before the formation of Red Orb, he was responsible for all aspects of development on Broderbund\u2019s\u00a0acclaimed Carmen Sandiego series. He also worked as a designer\/producer at Philips Interactive Media and Cinemaware Corporation, and for several years as a screenwriter and television executive.<\/p>\n

Ken and his wife, Shelley, who teaches English as a Second Language, make their home in Southern California, where Ken is active in children\u2019s welfare issues and local government. He has served on the boards of Hathaway-Sycamores Child and Family Services, the\u00a0Make-A-Wish Foundation of Greater Los Angeles, and Full Circle Programs.\u00a0He\u00a0received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Yale University.<\/p>\n

For more information, please visit Ken\u2019s\u00a0LinkedIn Profile<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Hour 3 (Rebroadcast) – Cheryl Strauss Einhorn, <\/strong>Problem Solved<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Original air date May 27, 2017.<\/p>\n

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