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Edward Fiske is the author of the top college guide, "Fiske Guide to College." He was the former Education Editor of the New York Times. In this interview, Fiske shares his overall thoughts on college and attending it. He also addresses the student loan problem. Find out more about the Fiske Guide to College at www.fiskeguide.com.

Mariela Dabbah is the CEO of Latinos in CollegeFind (LIC) and author of, "Your Inner Red Shoes: Step Into Your Own Style of Success." Dabbah explains her definition of success and how she helps Latinos succeed through education, career development and empowerment. She thinks it is important for people to break free from any subconscious mandates or family pressures that may be holding them back. Dabbah also talks about why she started the Red Shoe Movement and provides evidence for discrimination in the workplace. Author, speaker and media contributor, Mariela Dabbah was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina. She was the owner of a book distributor where she developed parent and teacher workshops. After she sold her assets, she focused on her writing career and has become a renowned personality through her work. She presents in corporations and universities across the country and is frequently seen on CNN, Univision, Telemundo and other networks. She is the founder of Latinos in College, a not-for-profit organiza

Rohan Mathew is the Founder of The Intersect Fund, which is a non-profit organization that helps low-income people get the financial help, training, mentorship and more to turn aspirations into real businesses. Rohan shares some of his success stories that stem from a big boom in micro-entrepreneurship. A small micro loan help turn a worker into a boss. Rohan assesses the state of entrepreneurship and its outlook for 2013 and also gives his tips for building a business from the ground up. Visit The Intersect Fund at www.intersectfund.org/.

Jason talks with financial expert Logan Mohtashami regarding the massive student loan debt problem and how students can make smarter decisions. They also discuss where the economy is going. Logan Mohtashami is a senior loan manager at his family-run mortgage company, AMC Lending Group, which has been providing mortgage services for California residents since 1987. He has been an active trader in the stock market since 1996.  His other passion is our political system in this country.  Logan is also a financial columnist for Benzinga.com and his goal in his blog is to do what he can to provide readers with real time truthful information on the housing sector and finance.

Ken Ilgunas is the author of "Walden on Wheels: On the Open Road from Debt to Freedom." He tells us how he was able to pay his graduate education at Duke University while secretly living in a van on Duke's campus. He also explains whether a degree is required for many of the jobs that young people work. Ken Ilgunas was born in Ontario, Canada and raised in Wheatfield—a small town in western New York where his family still lives. He just finished walking the entire 1,700-mile length of the proposed Keystone XL Pipeline. Find out more about Ken Ilgunas by visiting www.kenilgunas.com.

Alan Corey is the author of, "THE SUBVERSIVE JOB SEARCH: How to Overcome A Lousy Job, Sluggish Economy, and Useless Degree to Create a Six-Figure Career." He was a millionaire real estate investor when he wrote first first book, "A Million Bucks by 30." As a young man, he was also a bar owner and reality-TV regular. At the age of 29, with numerous investments under his belt, he ended up on unemployment.  Corey explains his career and what he learned about personal finances. He managed to reinvent himself as a career man after having to go on a job hunt for the first time in ten years and was able to go from being hopelessly ignored to being incessantly headhunted.  Corey also discusses how he was able to land an entry-level day job for $40,000 and turn it into a $190,000 a year career in just 24 months. Find out more about Alan Corey at www.alancorey.com.

Robert S. Kaplan is Senior Associate Dean for External Relations and Martin Marshall Professor of Management Practice in Business Administration at Harvard Business School. He is also the Co-chairman of Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation and Chairman and Founding Partner of Indaba Capital Management, as well as former Vice Chairman of the Goldman Sachs Group. He is the author of, "What You're Really Meant to Do: A Road Map for Reaching Your Unique Potential."Kaplan explains how students can go about defining their own respective successes and gives tips for students to achieve their potential. He also shares how we can individually know what we're bad at how we can all go about finding a small group of people who care enough about us to tell us things we may not want to hear. Given today's generation, Kaplan discusses how someone should go about changing jobs.Visit the Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation at www.draperrichards.org. Visit Indaba Capital Management at www.indabacapital.com/. Visit Harvard Business

Relationship expert and best-selling author, Dr. John Gray, joins Jason Hartman to talk about research studies and Dr. Gray’s new work, “Boys to Men.”  Dr. Gray talks about how his observations have been backed up by and further explained by brain studies, showing obvious differences between men and women in brain function and hormones that affect health and behavior. He offers a deeper explanation of these differences based on scientific research showing how activities particular to each gender, diet, and an increased existence of xenoestrogens in our environment play a significant role in hormonal balance and imbalance. Dr. Gray discusses the proper use of supplements and the dangers of pharmaceuticals. This leads into his new work regarding healthy male development and his upcoming new book, Boys to Men, a look at how boys have been affected by today’s culture, showing a higher dropout rate than girls, lower comprehension, and higher instances of boredom and depression.  The high carbohydrate diet we consu

Scott Gamm is the Founder of HelpSaveMyDollars.com and author of, "MORE MONEY, PLEASE: The Financial Secrets You Never Learned in School."Gamm believes students can pay for college without getting deep in debt. He shares the best ways to pay off student loans.After school, Gamm stresses the importance to save for retirement ASAP.  He also shares some common scams and financial traps targeted at young people.Finally, Gamm provides his commentary on rewards memberships worth it and ways to save on airfare.Visit HelpSaveMyDollars.com at www.helpsavemydollars.com.

Jon Modica is the Founder and CEO of Nutmeg Education. He discusses online educational tools that are being used in schools today. He also shares information for parents to find online tools that schools are using. Jon thinks more schools should be using such online learning tools. Jon’s passion for education grew during his time at Connecticut College where he worked with a kindergarten program for a course requirement. After becoming deeply interested in how children learn, he chose to major in Human Development and received a teaching certificate in elementary education. After he received the Louis Lacey McGarry Award for his work with children, he was motivated to work on a documentary of an afterschool program at a homeless shelter, and also pursue an independent study on bilingual education. To learn more about the great inequities in our education system, Jon pursued a master’s degree in Urban Education Policy at Brown University. During his final months in the program, he found a significant disconnec

Whitney Keyes is Adjunct professor of Global Reputation Management at Seattle University and Fellow of the Center for Strategic Communications; Author of "Propel: Five Ways to Amp Up Your Marketing and Accelerate Business." She shares tips on how today's grads stay competitive and successful in the marketplace. Whitney previously worked at Microsoft with Bill Gates and had dramatic success in several initiatives. She shares her experiences. She also tells us a little bit about the programs she created to empower women entrepreneurs in Malaysia, Kenya and Namibia.Whitney Keyes is an international speaker, marketing expert and professor of strategic communications. For over 20 years, she has helped organizations and individuals to be more successful. Whitney has worked as a senior Microsoft manager, a strategic advisor for American Express and a marketing consultant to thousands of businesses around the world. She has also worked for the U.S. Department of State to empower women entrepreneurs in Malaysia, Kenya

Chris Hurn is the Co-founder and CEO of Mercantile Capital Corporation and author of, "The Entrepreneur's Secret to Creating Wealth." Chris and Jason engage in a deep conversation about how small businesses can gain from commercial real estate. Chris also mentions 504 loans and how beneficial they can be to small businesses. Find out more about Chris and his work at www.504experts.com.

Dale Stephens was one of the original 24 recipients of the Thiel Fellowship. He is also the Founder of UnCollege. He recently came out with the book,"HACKING YOUR EDUCATION: Ditch the Lectures, Save Tens of Thousands, and Learn More Than Your Peers Ever Will."In this unique interview, Jason and Dale talk about some things high schoolers should assess before jumping into the college application process. Both see major problems the traditional college system. Young entrepreneurs sometimes struggle... not because of talent, but because older folk think they're too immature. Dale shares his tips for young'ns to be taken seriously.Dale believes an online portfolio can be even more impressive than a resume. He tells us how one can build a community of friends, mentors and a network of movers and shakers. Dale Stephens brings a unique perspective on the future of education. He is a sought-after education expert appearing on major news networks including CNN, ABC, NPR, CBS, Fox, and TechCrunch. His work has been cove

ason Hartman teams up with Bloodhound.com founder, Anthony Krumeich, to talk about organizing and executing successful trade shows. Anthony talks about the path that led to him becoming the 26-year-old successful co-founder and CEO of Bloodhound.com. What began as an idea to do something with text messaging apps ended up turning into the development of apps that provide practical tools and solutions for event organizers.  The apps are very attractive to organizers because they work for small or large events, can be customized, provide many relevant and timely features, and the more chaotic the event the better the Bloodhound app works. Before founding Bloodhound, Anthony studied symbolic systems and mathematics at Stanford and participated in honors research in systems neuroscience. He also studied philosophy of mind at Oxford. He grew up in a suburb of New York City and won 1st place at the 2004 Intel International Science & Engineering Fair.  Anthony is passionate about combining his interests in techno

Jason Hartman is joined by President and Co-Founder of Empact, Sheena Lindahl, to talk about the growth of entrepreneurship in young people and Empact’s Extreme Entrepreneurship Tour, which supports and showcases entrepreneurs age 30 and under. Sheena talks about the misperception that most entrepreneurial businesses are in the field of IT, making it clear that [...]

Jason Hartman is joined by productivity expert and best-selling author, Noah St. John, to talk about the difference between affirmations and afformations, and why affirmations often don’t produce the results we desire. Noah describes filling the brain with affirmations, such as “I am rich,” as trying to crowbar beliefs into our cranium by repeating statements [...]

Jason Hartman is joined by founder of StudentLoanJustice.org, Alan Collinge, to discuss the lack of standard consumer protections on student loans. Alan’s personal research into the methods and policies of the student loan lenders found that the system is basically corrupt in that the system has a higher interest in borrowers defaulting rather than paying [...]

Jason Hartman is joined by Sharon Lechter, author, speaker, and education advocate, to talk about her recent trip to Ghana, financial issues facing young people today, and National Financial Literacy. Sharon shared some interesting facts about Ghana. It was recently highlighted by the World Bank as the fastest growing economy in the world. They are [...]

Join Jason Hartman as he interviews national journalist and commentator, Katie Kieffer regarding the importance of being involved in public policy to protect business owners and capitalism. Katie tells her story as to how she became involved in the liberal/conservative movement, starting with publishing a conservative editorial newspaper that caused a lot of controversy. This [...]

Jason Hartman interviews Kyle MacDonald, author of One Red Paperclip, about Kyle’s amazing bartering journey from one red paperclip to eventually a movie role opportunity to a house in Saskatchewan, where the biggest housewarming party ever was held.  Visit: http://jasonhartmanfoundation.org/articles/young-wealth-show/. The idea began with a childhood game of Bigger and Better.  Kyle’s opinion is that [...]