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Got the chance to get my hair "did" :) by celebrity hairstylist Ken Paves whose long client list includes Jessica Simpson, Jennifer Lopez and Eva Longoria. He has created and marketed clip-on hair extensions with Jessica Simpson called "Hair U Wear"and has a successful salon in Beverly Hills and Michigan, where he grew up. Read more about Ken Paves and his businesses on BusinessBoomer.com!

This webisode is dedicated to the non-profit organization and Peter Drucker, the father of modern management. I've been volunteering for Mobilize.org these past few months. Go to www.mobilize.org or their blog, mobilizeblog.blogspot.com for more information. Also, read more on Peter Drucker at www.businessboomer.com!(more)

Chiuba Eugene Obele is a 16-year-old student from Boston who has joined Mobilize.org's cause.

After much collaboration, the first draft of the Millenial Generation's Declaration was created in Washington D.C. and presented on Thursday, Oct. 4, 2007, by Mobilize.org's founder David Smith during the National Conference on Citizenship. Democracy 2.0: It's time to upgrade our Democracy. Go to Mobilize.org for more information.

Happy Birthday to my good friend, filmmaker Seth Grossman. I try to sing a little showtune for you, but I'm no HappySlip. Instead, I have a year-old interview (oldie, but goodie) with Seth. We talk about his film The Elephant King, shooting in Thailand and the stigma of American Independent Film making. The interview was shot by Alex Engle

There are parallels between college football and small business. Lets talk about recruiting today. How do you recruit as a business owner? Go to www.businessboomer.com for more!

Starting family businesses good or bad? adidas has an interesting history. Adolf Dassler founded the company after he returned from World War I. His family supported his venture, but a few decades later, altercations caused his business partner brother, Rudolf, left and began Puma. The company is now the second largest sports apparel brand and is the official uniform of the Notre Dame football team. Their current advertising campaign, Impossible is Nothing is BusinessBoomer s quote of the day! Speaking of families, watch the wonderful 1-minute commercial with Muhammad Ali, voiced-over by his daughter, Laila Ali.

I was in NYC six years ago for an internship. I saw the first plane fly into the Twin Tower while sitting in the train at the Newark station. I went in and out of the city that day unharmed. But even now, I feel like a useless bystander.

When you have a down day as a business ownerdont worry. We go through this a lot in the beginning. Keep truckin!

Kelly Perdew is the President of ProElite.com, a social networking site for the fighting and mixed martial arts community. You may know Kelly as the winner of The Apprentice, season two. Kellyhas both street smarts and an impressive educational background. But the road to Kelly's success required passion, perseverance and planning -- three of the ten principals he details in his book Take Command: 10 Leadership Principles I Learned in the Military and Put to Work for Donald Trump. This video interview is 20 minutes long. BusinessBoomer decided to experiment with minimal editing to bring you a full experience of our conversation with Kelly.

Mike Hudack is the young CEO of Blip.tv -- a hosting anddistribution platform forvideo bloggers.BusinessBoomer met him at Pixelodeon in Los Angeleswhere he took some time to sit downand talk about his experience buildingBlip.tv.

Amanda Congdon, born 1981 in New York City, is the co-producer and host of a weekly vidcast for ABC. She has an independent videoblog, Starring Amanda Congdon. She is also co-president of Oxmour Entertainment along with Mario Librandi and was the host of Amanda Across America before it concluded. However, she is probably best known for hosting the daily news show Rocketboom (which Salon described as "one of the most popular video blogs on the Web."[1]), which she hosted and produced until June 23, 2006. She is still the co-owner (49%) of Rocketboom but a controversial dispute between her and the 51% shareholder Andrew Baron has resulted in her no longer hosting or producing the show. She also co-scripted and was the co-executive producer of Rocketboom's sister channel JETSET.- From Wikipedia

CEO and Founder of the vintage couture company, The Paper Bag Princess, Elizabeth Mason is the epitome of style, glamour and business.

How do you find the perfect domain name for your business? John Lockmer from J Carter Marketing tells us his favorite domain name hunting tools. Hosted by Abbie Santiago

Business Boomer interviews Sir Richard Branson, Chairman and CEO of Virgin, at American Express OPEN Card forum, "Adventures in Entrepreneurship."