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Questions about Guests General Guest List McMaster University Guests Association Guests Author Guests Media Guests Since September 1995 George Torok has interviewed hundreds of guests for his weekly radio show, “Business in Motion”. The emerging theme is that business is in motion – that things are constantly changing. The lessons that we learn are that we need to change with the times and that there are some uncompromising simple principles that we must follow for success. Some things change – some do not. How can you know the difference? Listen to “Business in Motion”. Watch this Video Interview Click on the video below to watch this seven minute interview with radio show host, George Torok, as he talks about the lessons he has learned from the enterprneuers he has interviewed on Business in Motion. The off-screen interviewer is Canada's prolific author and editor, John Robert Colombo. George Torok is often asked about his guests. George has great difficulty highlighting any one guest as the best or most memorable. Here is a sampling of some of his guests. Who was your first guest? Ross Mackay, a pump specialist. He consults on the maintenance of pumps and is a world authority. He was fun. I interviewed him more than once. Who was the most unusual guest? The King of Redonda. Bob Williams, Canadian born, who holds the title of the King of Redonda. I interviewed him in the Admiral’s Inn in English Harbour on the south coast of Antigua. Tropical birds fluttered through the Inn as we talked. Who surprised you the most? Keith Norris. He was a Dixie Cup salesman. He was a last minute fill-in – a friend who helped me out when another guest canceled. He turned out to be a fantastically exciting and inspiring guest. At one point he was so excited that he referred to himself as the “Wayne Gretzky of Dixie cups”. It was a fun and inspirational interview. Who inspired you? Too many to mention, including some of those mentioned on this page. I found myself feeding off the enthusiasm of my guests. I believed that if they could make it then so could I. Who awed you? Mike G. DeGroote, the builder of Laidlaw Transport. The man is a multibillionaire. I was nervous in his presence. I felt intimidated even though he did nothing to intimidate me. He was gracious, direct and honest. I could not help but think that if he could overcome the obstacles then so could I. Who made you uncomfortable? Frank Buckley Jr. He was so succinct in his answers that I ran out of questions before the time was up. Questions that many would answer in a couple minutes he answered in 30 seconds or less. He really understood how to be direct and not waste time. I was scrambling to think of more open-ended questions. What was the most unusual setting for the interview? After the Admiral’s Inn in Antigua, the next was the back seat of a limo on the way to the airport. The guest was Frank Ogden, aka Dr. Tomorrow. Even though I had pre-arranged the interview – we got bumped by a local TV interview. As I was about to throw in the towel – Frank said to me, “Jump in the car. Let’s do the interview on the way to the airport and I will arrange for the driver to bring you back.” So we did and it was a highly successful interview. Guests of Business in Motion include: (a sampling) Some of these guests have moved on. The company and title is correct at the time of the interview.
Lauren Cuddy President and CEO Innovus Research 
Rob MacLeod Master Sailor and Author From Landfalls to Legacies 
John Wilson & Ed McClelland TEC Chairs The Executive Committee |
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