Hosts for the program are Borje (Bud) Saxberg, Professor of Management, UW School of Business and Brier Dudley, Business and Technology Reporter, The Seattle Times. Ross Davis, General Manager, SCCtv, produces the programs. The Agora Foundation in partnership with the UW School of Business presents the show.

Entrepreneurs & Innovators broadcasts twice weekly on SCC-tv, Seattle cable channel 28 and worldwide on the Internet at www.scctv.net. Recent programs can be viewed anytime on the Internet by clicking on one of the archived programs listed below.

Helen Rockey appeared on Entrepreneurs & Innovators 10 years ago when she led Brooks Sports to national prominence. Since then she became CEO of Alabamam based "Just for Feet" but soon found herself negotiating bankruptcy and sell off.

With important lessons learned she's sheppared Front Porch Classics through an expanded product line of nostalgic board games and a merger with Sababa Toys.

Now Helen is building "Wild Bleu", producing women's sleepwear for women suffering from hot flashes and night sweats. Her products are receiving rave reviews.

Helen is called, "The Rocket" for her high energy and smarts. She has entrepreneurship in her genes.

Jennifer Capella first learned the business world on the job...from the mailroom to marketing to CEO. Now she's advising a formidable list of business leaders on how to grow and prosper. Learn about her innovative new business building techniques.

What's the future of new homes? More and bigger houses? More and bigger developments?

Linda Pruitt has a different plan. She's designing and building smaller, innovative, higher quality homes in what she calls cottage communities.

Fran Bigelow has a passion for chocolate. She's made it her life's work.

Fran's Chocolate grew from a dessert shop in 1982 to a renowned national company producing some of America's finest artisan truffles and caramels.

Do you love chocolate? Then this program is for you.

UW Business Plan Competition 2006

Watch the four finalists compete in the finals of the 2006 University of Washington Business Plan Competition.
Then meet the wining team, Thermopeutics.

Bob Bagga has an old idea: barter or trade for your goods and services. This approach was used before money. Now Bob has built one of our most successful barter companies, BizXchange.

What does it take to become a successful entrepreneur? MD? PhD? MBA? This is the story of an emerging entrepreneur, Daniel DiLorenzo, and how he prepared himself to become a medical device inventor and entrepreneur.

Bryce James of Smart Portfolios powers financial independence for his clients with the most advanced approach available today, Dynamic Portfolio Optimization. He talks about the evolution of asset allocation and shows us better ways to measure risk and enhance returns.

University and college students competed for tens of thousands of dollars in prizes at the 2005 CTE Business Plan Competition. You'll meet the winner, Atheroson, and it's CEO, David Dupree, a company that could diagnosis your healthy heart on this Entrepreneurs and Innovators program.

John Fluke, Jr. led Fluke Corporation, built Fluke Venture Partners and serves on the boards of five top level companies.

He has quietly built a stellar reputation as savvy business executive and leader.

Neal Dempsey is described as someone who turns visions into reality. After building a career as an entrepreneur, he became the managing partner in the Silicon Valley venture capital firm, Bay Partners. And he's a philanthropist who believes in higher education. Neal tells us how to think and succeed as an entrepreneur and startup businessperson.

Foss Maritime, Totem Ocean Trailer Express, Sea Coast Towing, Roche Harbor Resort and 11 other companies are all part of Saltchuk Resources. Saltchuk is one of the Northwest's largest holding companies with revenues of $800 million, more than $1billion in assets and 4,000 employees. Mike tells us how he built this floating empire and the major lessons he's learned as a successful entrepreneur.

Hosts for the program are Borje (Bud) Saxberg, , Professor of Management, UW School fo Business and Brier Dudley, Business and Technology Reporter, The Seattle Times. Ross Davis, General Manager, SCCtv, produces the programs. The Agora Foundation in partnership with the UW School of Business presents the show.