Do you suffer from glossophobia?

No pill or injection will cure it.

But this week’s guest, Ruth Milligan, has a proven antidote for the nearly eight out of ten people who experience anxiety or fear of public speaking — also known as glossophobia.

Ruth is the founder and managing director of Articulation, a 15-year-old executive communication coaching consultancy.

She is also the co-author of the new book “The Motivated Speaker: Six Principles to Unlock Your Communication Potential.”

Ruth was the force behind one of the earliest TEDx events in the country, TEDxColumbus, where she spent a decade observing both masterful and woeful presenters. That experience laid the foundation for her consultancy, which aims to help anyone who needs to improve their message delivery, whether before a large audience in an auditorium or an intimate group of employees and customers.

In Ruth’s experience, what you say matters—but how you say it often matters more.

Ruth and her colleagues at Articulation leave it to others to coach clients on content. Her firm’s expertise lies in knowing how to deliver any message in a way that produces the desired results.

Monday Morning Radio is hosted by the father-son duo of Dean and Maxwell Rotbart.

Photo: Ruth Milligan, Articulation
Posted: June 30, 2025
Monday Morning Run Time: 49:50
Episode: 14.4

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What began as a labor of love for Jackie Lapin — traveling the world and taking captivating photos — has blossomed into a thriving business and membership community. Today, Jackie’s The Historic Traveler offers frequent blog posts, a vast library of images, curated reading lists, historical insights, and exclusive travel resources, all designed for those who share her wanderlust.

Jackie is a veteran of multiple fields — including working as a pioneering female sportswriter, accomplished PR executive, and marketing strategist. She champions the idea that turning your avocation into a vocation isn’t just possible; it may be the most direct and rewarding path to success.

This week, Jackie reveals her blueprint for transforming personal passion into a robust income stream. She also shares insights on how to build a successful business from the ground up.

Join Jackie as she travels the world of historic sites and entrepreneurial insights.

Monday Morning Radio is hosted by the father-son duo of Dean and Maxwell Rotbart.

Photo: Jackie Lapin, The Historic Traveler
Posted: June 23, 2025
Monday Morning Run Time: 48:38
Episode: 14.3

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The client list of corporations that Steven Gaffney and his colleagues at the Steven Gaffney Company have consulted reads like a Who’s Who of America’s best corporations, including Allstate, Amazon, American Express, Best Buy, Booz Allen, and BP. 

And those are just some of the “A”s and “B”s on the roster.

Steven’s expertise lies in building consistently high-achieving teams and organizations that set goals, overcome obstacles, and achieve their desired results. The founder and CEO of the eponymous consultancy, he asserts that honest communication and the right mindset will overcome most business maladies.

His latest book, Unconditional Power: Thriving in Any Situation, No Matter How Frustrating, Complex, or Unpredictable, offers actionable methods to empower executives and entrepreneurs to maintain a resilient state even in the face of adversity. 

It is achievement, not performance, that counts in the long term, Steven counsels. While performance covers behavior and effort, achievement is about outcomes.

There’s much to learn in this week’s not-to-miss conversation with Steven, including what any business can do over the next 30 days to progress on the path to greater achievement.

Monday Morning Radio is hosted by the father-son duo of Dean and Maxwell Rotbart.

Photo: Steven Gaffney, Steven Gaffney Company
Posted: June 16, 2025
Monday Morning Run Time: 41:40
Episode: 14.2

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[With this episode, we launch our 14th year delivering weekly All You Can Eat Business Wisdom. That’s more than 650 episodes — and we’re on the verge of celebrating our one-millionth download.]

In two words, Johnny Molson distills what it takes for a business to soar above the ordinary in its advertising and marketing campaigns to attract and keep lifelong customers.

Johnny is one of the elite global Wizard of Ads partners. Building on the groundbreaking strategies developed by the legendary Roy H. Williams, he and his fellow Wizards work individually and collectively to help businesses craft powerful brand identities and turbocharge their results.

At the heart of Johnny’s method, he explains, is a sharp distinction: the difference between messaging that drives immediate sales and short-term gain — and marketing that builds and sustains long-term customer loyalty and cascading profitability.

He also unpacks the proven “60/40 Rule” for marketing budgets and shares why repetition — not reach — is the real key to being remembered.

So, what’s Johnny’s two-word magic formula for a steller campaign? Discover the answer as this week’s episode of Monday Morning Radio takes a deep dive into his proven approach.

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Photo: Johnny Molson, Wizard of Ads
Posted: June 9, 2025
Monday Morning Run Time: 53:20
Episode: 14.1

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Are the tradeoffs that highly successful executives make — prioritizing wealth and recognition over family and a more grounded life — truly worth it?

That’s the central question that prompted Butch Meily to write From Manila to Wall Street, a memoir reflecting on his time nearly 40 years ago as a close aide to the brilliant but often brash Reginald F. Lewis, the first African-American to build a billion-dollar company.

Lewis was a trailblazing businessman and investor who, in the 1980s, bulldozed through racial barriers. Financier and philanthropist Michael Milken described him as “the Jackie Robinson of American business.”

Although Lewis died of a brain tumor at age 50 in 1993, the actionable insights gleaned from Lewis’s business life remain relevant to this day, chief among them his motto: “Keep going no matter what.”

Lewis reached extraordinary heights, bringing Meily along with him. Nevertheless, the lives of both men serve as a cautionary tale of the price each paid for their achievements. Their enduring legacy: build boldly, lead wisely — but never forget to live.

[A native of the Philippines, Meily currently serves as president of the Philippine Disaster Resilience Foundation, a private-sector disaster management organization. Earlier in his career, he worked in public relations for both Burson-Marsteller and Howard J. Rubenstein Associates.]

Monday Morning Radio is hosted by the father-son duo of Dean and Maxwell Rotbart.

Photo: Rene S. “Butch” Meily, From Manila to Wall Street
Posted: June 2, 2025
Monday Morning Run Time: 47:30
Episode: 13.48

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