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In the early 2000′s, Dick Corp. had been flourishing for years and by that point, … Read the rest>

Anybody who has listened to “The Raja Show” for any length of … Read the rest>

Technology and Marketing History Personified:  A Conversation With the Man Who Helped Steve Jobs, Bill Gates, and Countless Others Bring Their Products To Market

“Skate To Where the Puck Is … Read the rest>

When the Hard Work of One Becomes the Opportunity For Many: The Story of Lance Shaner and Shaner Hotels

Listen to The Raja Show for just a few minutes, and … Read the rest>

Social Responsibility:  How Waynesburg University and Chevron Are Redefining the Relationship Between College and “The Real World” For The Greater Good

For generations, it seemed the role of colleges … Read the rest>

The Day When “Don’t Call Us, We’ll Call You” Was Actually Useful
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It is said that many of the best business ideas are often derived from a simple need.… Read the rest>

Edison…..Westinghouse…..Betler:  The 150-Year (And Counting) Evolution of Industry, and Leadership
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When you read the headlines in 2018 about significant mergers (and potential mergers) in the world of business, you’re … Read the rest>

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When President Trump signed off on the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, it … Read the rest>

On Saturday, September 1,  “The Raja Show” returned to the airwaves, bringing more of the great discussion on business, education and leadership that have served the region for years, and … Read the rest>

This Week, Raja Talks With a Successful Businessman Who Defied the Experts and Beat the Establishment In Order To Succeed In the Political Arena. 
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(OK….maybe not THAT one….)

Ever … Read the rest>

How the Print Industry Has Adapted To Changes In the Marketplace, Plus a Conversation With A Master Franchisor About the Latest Franchise Under His Belt
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This week, “The Raja … Read the rest>

Rolling Stone Magazine Said He Is Changing America….But Dr. Alan Russell Is Just Doing His Job:  What Is He Doing To Reshape Our Views On Medicine?
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This week, “The … Read the rest>

Innovation and Medicine:   An Inside Look At Pittsburgh’s OTHER Confluence
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For decades, the City of Pittsburgh has long been recognized as one of the American bastions of medicine and … Read the rest>

What Does It Take To Drive the Economy of an Entire County to “Victory”?  Bob Hurley Has the Answers!
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Mention the name “Bob Hurley” to anybody outside of Allegheny … Read the rest>

Honoring the Best in Tech Entrepreneurship and Innovation:  Looking Back at the Carnegie Science Awards
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For decades, the Western Pennsylvania region has been known as a hub for scientific … Read the rest>

“What’s Important In Life?”:  Looking Back At Raja’s Commencement Address At Waynesburg University
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Last Sunday, May 1, was a banner day in the storied career of Raja, as the … Read the rest>

Examining the State of Women-Owned Business in Western Pennsylvania, Plus One Silicon Valley Icon With Pittsburgh Roots Remembers Another
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As entrepreneurship continues to lead the way in revivifying the … Read the rest>

The Future Is Now:  An Inside Look At the Award Winning Young Business Minds of Propel Schools
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So what were YOU doing for fun in middle school?

Maybe you … Read the rest>

More Capital Is Being Invested Into Pittsburgh Business Than Ever Before!  Who’s Getting It…..Who’s Giving It….and Why?
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We here at “The Raja Show” aren’t really big into breaking news … Read the rest>

Innovate Or Die!:  Dartmouth Professor Richard D’Aveni Gives His Ultimatum To The Country….and Your Business!
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For years, Richard D’Aveni, the Bakala Professor of Strategy at the Tuck School … Read the rest>

Battle Lines Drawn:  What the Furor Over the San Bernardino Shooter’s IPhone Means For You
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At first glance, the headlines read like the card from a boxing pay-per-view event, … Read the rest>

Making Taxes Less Taxing:   How Listening to Dave Wilke’s Advice Will Help You Get Ready For April 18th
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(Yes.  April 18th….the official deadline to file last year’s federal … Read the rest>

Anatomy Of A Budget:  Why Business Should Be the Benchmark For Government To Attain When It Comes To Laying Out the Fiscal Playbook
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Budgeting.

Few, if any, of us, … Read the rest>

Investing in a Cure:  How the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation’s Business Approach Has (Literally) Helped Save Lives
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Over the past few decades, medical charities supporting everything from cancer research to … Read the rest>

Want Your Company To Return To Its Entrepreneurial Roots?  Columbia University Professor Rita McGrath Says It’s All Mental!
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Walmart.

Starbucks.

Amazon.

Apple.

Home Depot.

We all know the names … Read the rest>

Want To Re-Engergize Your Company’s Approach To Marketing and Promotion? According to Joseph Jaffe, All It Takes Is a Little “Juice”!
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If Joseph Jaffe had his way, no night … Read the rest>

For Techies Throughout the U.S., The Future Is NOW!: An Inside Look At the Consumer Electronics Show, and What the Neat New Gadgetry Actually Means For the Companies That Release … Read the rest>

Your Public Awaits! (…So What Do You Tell Them?):  Why An Effective Public Relations Strategy Is More Important Now Than Ever Before!
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Here at The Raja Show, we … Read the rest>

Their Future Is Now: An Inside Look At Two of The Rising Stars of Western Pennsylvania’s Entrepreneurial Landscape
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-On this edition of “The Raja Show”, Raja profiles the … Read the rest>

Paul Mitchell Hair Products.   Patron Spirits.  With Two Billion Dollar Startups Under His Belt, What Is John Paul DeJoria Doing To Go For the Hat Trick?
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“You’ll never succeed … Read the rest>

He Was I.T. When I.T. Wasn’t Cool:   How IGATE Founder Sunil Wadhwani’s Gamble of a Lifetime Paid Off, and What’s He’s Doing To Foster Entrepreneurship and Innovation In Western Pennsylvania … Read the rest>

Take A Bow For the New Revolution:  If Peter Marsh Had His Way, Manufacturing (And the “Three C’s”) Will Lead the U.S. and the “Old Economies” Back to Global Economic … Read the rest>

A Cut Above: How Sport Clips Founder Gordon Logan’s Attention To An Overlooked Market Share Spurred One of the Country’s Top Franchises
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It stands to reason that when you … Read the rest>

For Terry Jones, The Man Who Revolutionized the Travel Industry, The Road To Success For YOUR Business Lies In Just One Word:  Innovate!
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If you’re old enough to remember … Read the rest>

You Say You Want A Revolution:  An Inside Look At What It Takes To Prepare a City For the Future, and the Enterprising High School Student Making It Happen
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Ryan’s Rules:  What Impact Will the New Speaker of the House Have on The Future of American Business and the Economy?  Congressman Keith Rothfus Joins Us For An Inside Look  … Read the rest>

Given the Tumult With Our Present and Future Leadership in Our Nation’s Capital, What Are Our Current Leaders Doing To Keep Individuals and Businesses Afloat in the U.S.?  Raja Goes … Read the rest>

As Trump and Fiorina Continue To Dominate the Headlines, It’s Time To Ask:  Can Business Success REALLY Translate To the Political Arena?  We Talk To A Leader Who Has Made … Read the rest>

Character Counts:  How Timothy Thyreen Has Redefined the Purpose of a College Education Beyond the Mere Byproduct of a “Diploma Mill”
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When considering what a college education means in … Read the rest>

Driven To Succeed:  How Jim Shorkey Built and Grew His Automotive Industry Empire, And Why Veering Off Course Was All Part of His Master Plan
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In just over a … Read the rest>

With “Christmas For Geeks” In the Rear View Mirror, How Does America’s Largest Tech Giant Measure Up With Its Newest Rollout?  Silicon Valley Marketing Guru Regis McKenna Was at Apple … Read the rest>

Time To Play The “Game”:  When Jack Stack Opened His Books, He Bridged the Gap Between Employee and Manager, Changed the Way Businesses Operate, and Established Himself As a National … Read the rest>

Don’t Think Keeping Up With Current Events Can Help YOU As An Entrepreneur?  Think Again!
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On this  edition of “The Raja Show”, Raja examines a pair of stories … Read the rest>

On This Show, We Feature One of America’s Top Minds In Business, Economics and Policy (……and He’s Talking With Steve Forbes)

All kidding aside, Raja and the staff of “The … Read the rest>

Eats, Treats, and Sweets on the Street?……Neat! – A Look At the Burgeoning Mobile Food Industry, and What it Means For the “Traditional” Restaurant Business
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“What’s for dinner?”

It’s … Read the rest>

11,000 Passing Yards…..60 Touchdowns……..2 Super Bowl Rings……1 Successful Entrepreneurial Venture:   A Look At the Evolution of Charlie Batch, From Locker Room To Boardroom
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Domestic Abuse

Performance Enhancing Drugs

“Deflategate”… Read the rest>

Is the World Getting Flatter?    Raja Shares Observations From His Trip Overseas, And What It Means For the U.S.

Many business and leadership experts point to Thomas Friedman’s landmark 2005 … Read the rest>

Entrepreneurship is Its Own Reward….But Sometimes, It’s Nice To Be Recognized: Inside The EY Entrepreneur of the Year Awards

“To Follow My Passion”

“To Create Jobs and Make a Difference … Read the rest>

From Greece to Grads:  How Debt Impacts the World in Which We Live

Taking a look at the international headlines is not something on the forefront of the minds of … Read the rest>

High Cost…..High Reward?   Are American Colleges Worth the Price of Admission?

On this week’s edition of “The Raja Show”, Raja examines the true value of a college education.   With tuition … Read the rest>

From Horrible Bosses to Terrible Employees and Unbearable Co-Workers…..What Do You Do When The Workers Aren’t Working?

On last week’s edition of “The Raja Show”, Raja discussed the nature … Read the rest>

“Horrible Bosses”:  Funny Movie, But Not So Funny When It Happens To You….What Do You Do? 

It’s often said that when an employee quits working for a company, he … Read the rest>

Customer Service With a “Zing”: Maximizing the Effectiveness of One of the Most Important Elements of Your Business

Pop quiz:

1.  What was the worst customer service you have ever … Read the rest>

From Barriers Broken to “Characters Welcome”: How USA Network Founder Kay Koplovitz Raised the Bar For Cable Television

Next time you turn on the TV (or your laptop or mobile … Read the rest>

Going Toe-to-Toe With Starbucks?  Inside the “Crazy” Idea that Ken Zeff Has Followed For Fifteen Years….And Counting!

For many successful entrepreneurs, the path to their success lies in the fundamental … Read the rest>

Finding Growth in Your Business, and Yourself: Previewing The Premier Annual Event For Western Pennsylvania Entrepreneurs

For the entrepreneurs behind businesses of any size, be it a one-person sole proprietorship … Read the rest>

When assessing the current landscape of entrepreneurship in the United States, one thing … Read the rest>

Gamechanger:   How Netflix Co-Founder Mitch Lowe’s Idea That Just Wouldn’t Die Changed the Way We Watch Television and Movies

What does the name “Video Droid” mean to you?

If you’re … Read the rest>

Looking Ahead: A Special Event To Remember A Special Business Leader

(Original Air Date – 3/15/15)

A Show of Inspiration:  Saluting Our Heroes (….and Those Who Look Up To Us as Heroes)

No matter if it’s financial advice, business advice, career … Read the rest>

Plan The Change and Change The Plan: The Importance of Being Agile

“Life Is What Happens To You When You’re Busy Making Other Plans.”

This famous quote, immortalized in the … Read the rest>

Time To Get An Early Jump On Spring Cleaning (…For Your Investment Portfolio)

Maybe it’s because you got a raise last year….

Maybe it’s because you hit it big … Read the rest>

Money.  Where Is It?  Who Has It?  How Do You Get Some For Your Business?

Taking an objective look into pretty much ANY business you can fathom, it’s pretty tough … Read the rest>

This Week We Return To the Open Talk Format….So Step Up, Dial In and Be Heard!!!

What drives you?

Those three words would seem to form a simple question on … Read the rest>

We’ve Talked About Running a Business, But How About Running A City?  A Conversation With the Man Who Makes Pittsburgh Go

Picture in your mind the look and feel of … Read the rest>

Last Week, We Put the Show in Your Hands…..This Week, We KEEP It There!

We weren’t sure how well it was going to work.

Sure, up until last week’s show, … Read the rest>

This Week, We Put the Show In YOUR Hands…So It’s YOUR Turn To Sound Off!

Being the shrewd entrepreneur that he is, one critical thing that Raja has learned about … Read the rest>

Want to Take Your Investment Portfolio To the Next Level?  Try Private Equity (….But Be Sure To Listen To This Week’s Show First!)

If you’ve checked out Raja’s  three-step plan … Read the rest>

“Famous” Was His Middle Name…..Until It Wasn’t: How Wally Amos Gained, Lost, and Regained His Business Mojo

As Wally Amos grew up in Tallahassee, Florida, and then Manhattan, he had … Read the rest>

Taking Flight By Taking Chances:  How Bob Crandall Turned American Airlines, and the Airline Industry, on Its Ear

If you haven’t gathered by now, thanks to the bevy of retail … Read the rest>

Start Me Up:  Bob Herbold’s Front Row Seat For the Ascension of Microsoft To the Top of the Computer Industry

In 1995, Bill Gates knew that the idea of “personal … Read the rest>

How Well Did You Or Your Company Do This Year Financially?  You Won’t REALLY Know the Answer Until You Listen to Bennett Stewart

It doesn’t take more than a cursory … Read the rest>

Sith Lords……Zombie Apocalypses….Overseeing a Billion Dollar, Publicly Traded Company…..All In a Day’s Work For Overstock.com Founder/CEO Patrick Byrne

It’s been said that a typical entrepreneur tends to live by his … Read the rest>

Why Do We Buy What We Buy?  (…And Why Does Britt Beemer Know What That Is Before WE Do?)

If you’re looking for a telltale indicator of how things have … Read the rest>

The One Behind the Ones Who Made Silicon Valley What It Is Today:  Inside the Mind of Regis McKenna

Apple.  Microsoft.  Electronic Arts.  AOL.  Compaq.

Over the past 40 years, … Read the rest>

To help Raja discuss ways in which you can improve your chances for financial success, Raja welcomes a pair of the savviest experts around when it comes to finance and … Read the rest>

When Life Tried To Throw Him Some Curves, He Built His Own Instead – The Journey of Gary Heavin

As a child growing up in Texas in the 1960′s, Gary … Read the rest>

From Fast Lane to Fast Lane:  How Howdy Holmes Transitioned From Racing Stardom to Running One of “America’s Last Great Businesses” 

Imagine you go to a store to buy some … Read the rest>

From Texas to Turner to Western Pennsylvania’s First “ACE” (And Beyond): The American Business Life of Jim Roddey

On this Sunday’s edition of Your American Story Radio, Raja welcomes one … Read the rest>

When Investing Money Isn’t Enough:  How Entrepreneur Saul Garlick Made a True Impact 

When Saul Garlick was in elementary school, he took a trip to South Africa, and what he … Read the rest>

First It Was Your Kids….Now, Your Business is Going “Back to School”

On this week’s edition of “Your American Story” Radio, we feature a pair of guests who will help … Read the rest>

Her Pretzels Aren’t the Only Thing With a Twist: Inside the Tumultuous Life and Unparalleled Success of “Auntie” Anne Beiler

For Anne Beiler, it started in the heart of … Read the rest>

How do you evaluate the performance of a city?

For some people, they listen to what the city’s leaders are saying,  from their campaign promises through to their inaugural address, … Read the rest>

So it’s time for you to implement your plan to market to your target audience. Nowadays, of course, the top weapon in your arsenal to do this is more than … Read the rest>

Can Entrepreneurship Be Taught?

Of the many areas of study available to college business students, entrepreneurship may be the most intriguing, given that the traits of a typical successful entrepreneur … Read the rest>

On Thursday, June 19, Raja was a featured guest on NewsRadio 1020 KDKA’s Morning News Program, as he talked with host Larry Richert about the “Running With the Bulls” feature, … Read the rest>

Two big pieces of news from Raja and Your American Story Radio

-A New Station:  

Starting with this Sunday’s episode, Your American Story can now be heard Sundays from … Read the rest>

When Raja, the co-founder and chairman of an Inc 500 IT services company, wanted to spread his message that entrepreneurship and innovation should be the driving forces that spur the … Read the rest>

Raja is teaming up with NewsRadio 1020 KDKA to bring the struggles and triumphs of the American Dream to the airwaves! The Raja Sho promos are running throughout the week … Read the rest>