PowerTalk
Gary Shapiro, President & CEO of the Consumer Electronics Association

Fellow Investor,

This week’s PowerTalk interview is with Gary Shapiro, President and CEO of the Consumer Electronics Association, an industry trade group boasts more than 2,000 members – from startup entrepreneurs to Google.  Gary is also the author of two books – The Comeback: How Innovation Will Restore the American Dream and the upcoming Ninja Innovation: The Ten Killer Strategies of the World’s Most Successful Businesses, due out on January 8th.

These days consumer electronics make up what I call “the new fabric of our lives”, with the average American family having 25 consumer electronic products.  In fact, data shows that 3 out of 4 holiday gift givers plan to buy an electronic product this year.  Gary takes us through some of the big products of the season.

We’ll also talk about what to expect at the widely anticipated Consumer Electronics Show coming up in January.  It’s the world’s largest annual trade show with 3,000 exhibitors and over 160,000 people from various parts of the electronics industry in attendance.  This year’s hot topics are expected to include new “Ultra HD” high resolution TVs, wireless healthcare (a key driver of my Living Longer Lives PowerTrend), touch and gesture technologies and automotive consumer electronics.

Gary’s 20 years of experience with consumer electronics have given him some fascinating insights into the role technology and innovation plays in driving our country and our economy forward.  The interview is a wonderful talk on how consumer electronics have come to permeate every facet of our lives, so let’s get too it.

It’s a fascinating interview that provides serious insights into a company with plenty of room to run – and a clear plan for exactly where they want to go, and how they are going to get there.

Sincerely,

Chris Versace

Host and Executive Producer, PowerTalk 

Press Contact:

Alberto Rojas

arojas@eaglepub.com

Direct download: 12-18-12_GARYSHAPIROPOWERTALK.mp3
Category:technology -- posted at: 3:23pm EDT

Smith & Wesson CEO & President James Debney

Welcome to PowerTalk, where we talk with CEOs, COOs and other key business people at public and private companies as well as other subject matter experts.

This week we’re talking with Smith & Wesson President and CEO James Debney, who is leading the company to impressive new growth. Smith & Wesson is in the perfect position to profit from my Safety and Security PowerTrend.

In the interview we cover:

  • how Smith & Wesson is profiting from strong firearm sales and shifting gun ownership demographics
  • the growing demand for firearms, as evidenced by the chart below

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  • their strategy for continuing to improve margins and grow earnings
  • Plus how they plan to increase market share

It’s a great conversation with James so lets lock and load and get right to it!
In case you missed it, click here to listen to last week’s PowerTalk interview with Mobile Payment expert Matt Jacobson.

For more on Chris Versace and PowerTrends, click here. Or visit www.ChrisVersace.com

Press Contact:

Alberto Rojas

arojas@eaglepub.com

Direct download: 12-11-12_SMITHWESSONPOWERTALK.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 4:51pm EDT

Mobile Commerce with Matt Jacobson of Acta Wireless

Welcome to PowerTalk, where we talk with CEOs, COOs and other key business people at public and private companies as well as other subject matter experts.

This week we’re talking with someone I’ve known for some time -  Matt Jacobson, Venture Partner at Acta Wireless. Matt’s expertise is in mobile. mobile payments and mobile commerce.  In the interview we cover:

  • how people are paying with their mobile devices – be it with PayPal, Square, their Starbucks mobile app, Google Wallet and a host of others.
  • the Cashless Consumption PowerTrend shift including the companies offering payment apps as well as companies like Verifone and Ingenico that make the point of sale equipment.
  • Plus integrated mobile commerce like couponing and Apple’s Passbook offering.

As you’ll hear, Matt thinks we’re in the early innings of mobile commerce and a lot is going to happen…. Click here to play the interview

For more on Chris Versace and PowerTrends, click here. Or visitwww.ChrisVersace.com

Press Contact:

Alberto Rojas

arojas@eaglepub.com

Direct download: 12-05-12_JACOBSONPOWERTALK.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 4:15pm EDT

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