Chris Versace
PowerTalk: Rolling in the Dough, CEO of Panera Bread Finds Profitable Recipe
Joining me this week on PowerTalk is Ron Shaich, the co-founder, chairman and CEO of Panera Bread (PNRA). As tends to be the case with these one-on-one conversations, I covered a lot of ground during my time with this CEO, including the strategies that have led to strong growth in Panera’s revenues and stock price […]
PowerTrend Brief: Get Ready, the 2013 Investor’s Half-Time Show is Over
I hope you, your family, friends and loved ones had an enjoyable Fourth of July. I also hope that you enjoyed what I call the investor’s half-time show. A few days ago, we left the first half of the investing year behind. I hope you enjoyed the holiday week because starting this week, the second half of the year will kick into high gear.
Navigating the Airways with BlackJet CEO Dean Rotchin
I want to take you for a ride this week. It is not a magic carpet ride, but rather a plane ride with BlackJet Founder, President and CEO Dean Rotchin to talk about how his company is helping change the aviation industry. Here at PowerTalk, each week I bring you my one-on-one conversations with not […]
PowerTrend Brief: A Holiday Week Ahead, But Still Much to Digest
With the close of Friday’s trading, we ended the second quarter. During the past 13 weeks, all of the major market indices rose with the Dow Jones Industrial and the S&P 500 up 2.3-2.4% for the quarter, while the Nasdaq Composite climbed more than 4.5%.
PowerTalk: Abe’s Market — More than the Intersection of Amazon.com and Whole Foods
Joining me this week on PowerTalk is Richard Demb, the co-founder and CEO of Abe’s Market, a company that is growing briskly due to strong demand for natural foods and products, along with gluten-free, Paleo-friendly, Kosher or Raw offerings.
PowerTrend Brief: IF Only Ben Bernanke Could Communicate More Clearly
It is looking like the stock market turmoil that kicked into high gear last week has rolled over to the current trading week, as concerns about China have continued the sell-off. Aside from the latest economic readings that point to a continued contraction in the China manufacturing economy in June, concern is rising about liquidity in China.