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We discuss the 10 passwords you should never use and how you can check your password strength; can you believe it’s 30 years tomorrow since the recording of We Are The World we have the music legend responsible for that mammoth event on the show today; the new app… the invisibleboyfriend… Now we’ve heard all; a surprise report that shows men are the power shoppers on smart phones and tablets; Facebook set to generate over $7 billion from mobile advertising in 2016; Apple’s new stylus?; and how many times should you update your business app every year? We also discuss how to do research on limited budget and our regular highly popular email segment where we answer entrepreneurs questions.

Ken Kragen is a graduate of UC Berkeley and Harvard Business School. He has managed some of the world’s most important entertainers, including Kenny Rogers, Lionel Richie, Trisha Yearwood, Olivia Newton-John and The Bee Gees among others. His belief that “It’s much easier to do the impossible than the ordinary” has enabled him to organize the historic recording session “We are the World” in just 28 days to fight starvation in Africa; create “Hands Across America,” a continuous line of five million people together holding hands from the Pacific to the Atlantic Ocean raising funds and awareness for poverty in the U.S. Ken is one of the few private citizens to receive the prestigious United Nation’s Peace Medal. As well as two MTV Awards, several Grammy Nominations, the International Citizen of the Year Award , EBONY’s American Black Achievement Award and an American Music Award. Tune in for the Live interview “The Overwhelming Majority Of People Beg To Be Hacked“ Tuesday January 27th 5pm Pacific Time on the VoiceAmerica Business Channel.

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95 percent of all businesses fail within 10 years. Most small to medium businesses struggle to make wages. Bob Pritchard is a highly regarded expert with a track record of identifying the issues facing businesses and determining simple solutions to make them highly profitable.

Despite the glitz and glamor, Entertainment operates in the same way as any other business and as we live in a Celebrity obsessed society, people will enjoy this segment. Some of the best Business and marketing screw ups illustrate in a funny and impactful way some of the pitfalls that can be encountered in business, what went wrong and why.

Every business discipline from leadership to corporate culture, marketing to customer service, seeking investment to using social media, sponsorship, hospitality and many others. Straight talking, nothing is off the table and nothing is taboo. The Bob Pritchard Show is broadcast live every Tuesday at 5 PM Pacific Time on the VoiceAmerica Business Channel.