Michael Krasny: how he became a top NPR host

Michael Krasny: how he became a top NPR host

Michael Krasny on Fresh DialoguesBy Alison van Diggelen, host of Fresh Dialogues

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On the eve of Earth Day, I sat down with Forum host, Michael Krasny, at the KQED studios in San Francisco to discuss his journey from scrappy youth to celebrated interviewer, professor, and author. We talked about his book “Off Mike: A Memoir of Talk Radio and Literary Life” and explored his views on the green movement, and why he thinks it’s smart to be green.
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Guy Kawasaki on evangelism and green revolutionaries

Guy Kawasaki on evangelism and green revolutionaries

By Alison van Diggelen, host of Fresh Dialogues

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I met with Guy Kawasaki at his Garage Technology Partners office in Palo Alto earlier this month to explore his role as a Macintosh evangelist and how he’s since become a successful entrepreneur and marketing guru.  What a fun personality: Guy laughs easily and rarely stops smiling!

Guy gives some insights into what has made the iPhone so successful. ( Apple just announced second quarter revenues are up 9%  thanks to strong sales of iPhones and iPods) We also discuss the green revolution, religion, death magnets and:

Why he disputes that he’s a legend…yet

Why being a legend should NOT be your goal in life

His advice to young entrepreneurs and what he learned from Virgin founder Richard Branson

An invaluable life lesson his father taught him

What turning 50 meant to Guy

His online presence  –  Twitter and Tweetgate controversy

The difference between an evangelist and a sales/marketing exec

Working with Steve Jobs and what he learned from him

Why Guy thinks Steve Wozniak is a legend and why he recommends the book,  IWoz

Advice for Green Revolutionaries from his book,  Rules for Revolutionaries

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The interview was recorded at Garage Technology Partners in Palo Alto on April 8th, 2009

Guy Kawasaki and Alison van Diggelen, Fresh DialoguesGuy’s green tip: he recently installed low-flow shower heads in his home and bought the Samsung front loading  clothes washer (Model WM2487HWM).

Result: he’s halved his monthly water usage. Impressive stuff.

In part two of our interview (coming soon), Guy gives his take on the Amazon Kindle, the future of venture capitalism and explains why he can never drive a Prius. Hint: it’s something to do with their…um… aesthetics.  He revealed his strong views before he knew I was a Prius driver and proud of it…makes for some interesting listening!

 

Click here for the green interview transcript.

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Click here for Guy Kawasaki on Why Prius are Ugly

Celebrity Forum host, Dick Henning reflects on 40 years

Celebrity Forum host, Dick Henning reflects on 40 years

By Alison van Diggelen, host of Fresh DialoguesDick Henning on Fresh Dialogues

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Celebrity Forum founder, Dick Henning is a hero of Silicon Valley. He’s brought every U.S. president* since Richard Nixon; world leaders like Mikhail Gorbachev and Margaret Thatcher; and cultural icons like Jane Goodall, Robert Ballard, Cary Grant and Lauren Bacall to Silicon Valley for his award-winning speaker series.
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