Executive Leaders Radio
#1 Business-With-Heart Radio Shows in the United States
#1 Business-With-Heart Radio Shows in the United States
Executive Leaders Radio Shows and Highlights are broadcast on four hundred and sixty four (464) terrestrial and internet radio stations. Recorded conveniently on Zoom and also from the most credible institutions including many Chambers of Commerce, Universities, Banks, Law and Accounting Firms. Our listeners want to learn from our Executive Leaders, and our Executive Leaders tell us that it is an honor to be recognized and chosen to share their secrets of success.
We interview
700+ CEOs each year
Running businesses $10million - $16billion headquartered primarily New York through Virginia, and also throughout the United States and Internationally. Our CEO-Guests are the best source of new CEO-Guests. We’ve interviewed 11,853 CEOs from 2004 through 2024.
Our hosts, co hosts and production team are seasoned business people
With broad left-brain business experience and an intuitive, sensitive right-brain resulting in interviews which truly uncover each CEO’s passions. We’ve been told by our CEO-Guests and radio veterans they’ve NEVER met such substantial business people interviewing business people. Simply google “Executive Leaders Radio!”
Each interview is long enough to provide our 7 million weekly-ranked listeners a clear sense of each CEO’s story of success, yet short enough so our CEO-Guests can relax and share their secrets without preparation. Our CEO-Guests typically run businesses $10million - $16billion, with notable exceptions made for shooting stars.
Our Hosts, Co-Hosts and Production Team are seasoned businesspeople with broad left-brain business experience and an intuitive, sensitive right-brain resulting in interviews which truly uncover each CEO’s passions. We’ve been told by our CEO-Guests and radio veterans they’ve NEVER met such substantial business people interviewing business people. Simply google “Executive Leaders Radio!”
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WHAT OUR GUESTS SAY?
"First off, THANK YOU for contacting me for the opening on Executive Leaders Radio. I have had the opportunity to do a few speaking events but nothing with this kind of format. It was by far the most fun I have had on an interview and the most refreshing angle you all take. Dana is just amazing and the whole crew today were all folks I would love to go have drinks with and chat more. If you ever need a last min fill-in, a panel guest or anything I would love the opportunity to be back on that show. I truly love the format and concept of the show (and now a subscriber to the podcasts!) Is there any place to mail a thank you note to Dana? She is such a great person to have doing the interviews and really appreciated how easy and fun she was to work with. Thank you again and I hope to get the opportunity to be a part of Executive Leaders Radio again in the future."
"Thanks for the kind words and for having me as a guest on Executive Leaders Radio. I thoroughly enjoyed the experience and, as a result, got to meet some like-minded business and thought leaders in our community. For me, that was personally very rewarding. I wish you all the best in continuing to build a great brand. The business community is lucky to have Executive Leaders Radio as an exciting touch point for learning and continued growth."
"I had to drop you this quick email before the end of the business day to thank you for allowing me the opportunity to share the Lisner-Louise-Dickson-Hurt Home and our mission of service to seniors in need with the greater community of listeners of Executive Leaders Radio. I left the studio on a “total high” and cannot begin to express how remarkable I found the experience. Meeting so many outstanding community leaders was, in and of itself, a truly enlightening and educational opportunity. Their stories brought home to me the fact that we are all, in some way, wed to a mission that drives us each and every day. The actual interview process was both moving and thought provoking. Pete and Mike, the interviewers, made me feel totally at ease and were able to encourage me to dig a bit deeper into myself to answer some truly outstanding questions. As I shared with my team upon my return to the office, it was somewhat like sitting in the back yard having a beer with two neighbors. Conversation flowed freely and they took me to places where most folks, as CEOs, never go. In essence, they really did get to the humanity that is within each of us. They achieved their goals of informality while helping to dispel the thought that all CEOs are somehow the children of the devil…"
We had a great time, and would be happy to come back anytime. Given that we plan to grow pretty rapidly in 09, I’m sure we will have some good stories even before a year goes by. Thank you very much for including us.
“I want to thank you for the experience of being on Executive Radio. Honestly, the introspective questions changed me. I now realize why I do what I do. Going back in time as a young child and recalling my father's repeated resistance to start his own business, only later to see him struggle through financial challenges, made me realize that POOR means Passing-Over-Opportunities-Repeatedly. But I am who I am because of these decisions. It made me who I am and now I am more able to articulate why I am who I am. The interviewers were professional and surprisingly organized. They interacted with each other as a seasoned team and made me and the others guests feel welcomed and valued. The experience was a blessing”
Mike Foti
Presidential Director, Stream
Meet the Hosts
Herb Cohen
Herb Cohen, host and co-founder of Executive Leaders Radio, has a recognized gift for connecting with CEOs, which helps explain the program’s success. As a co-host, he meets more than 900 CEOs each year running business with revenues ranging from $10 million to $16 billion. A down-to-earth host, Cohen has fine-tuned the art of connecting CEO’s life stories with their successes, a key ingredient with helping listeners relate and appreciate them as potential role models. With his huge contact base, he also introduces mutually beneficial opportunities among C-level executives, students and young business professionals.
An active entrepreneur in his own right since the age of 19, Cohen has co-founded several businesses and organizations including, QuiqMeds, Pennsylvania Private Investors Group, The Pros Video and The Pros Entertainers.
His academic innovations include co-founding the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton Entrepreneurial Network, Fairleigh Dickinson Entrepreneurial Center, and the Center for the Advancement of Study of Entrepreneurship at Temple University.
Jeffrey E. Mack
Jeff Mack was born in Philadelphia, grew up in Allentown, PA .He is the oldest of three. At the age of 15, while at boarding school, his parents divorced. As the oldest child, he assumed the role of holding the family together, which is what his role became as co-founder of Smith Mack & Company, the largest organically grown commercial real estate firm in the Philadelphia region. Smith Mack was sold in 2012 to Newmark Knight Frank (NASDAQ) where Jeff is a leading commercial real estate broker.
Jeff has been involved in the community as a past board member of the Committee of
Seventy, Natural Lands Trust, The Baldwin School, Bryn Mawr Hospital Foundation and is a member of Squires Golf Club, The Everglades Club, Gulph Mills Golf Club, Overbrook Golf Club, and The Union League of Philadelphia.
Jim Wilson
Jim Wilson joined Newmark in June of 2021 as a Managing Director in the King of Prussia, Pennsylvania office, bringing with him over 21 years of experience in commercial real estate brokerage. During his career, Jim has represented numerous landlords, tenants, buyers, and sellers both local and national where he has been involved in over $500,000,000 worth of transactions. Jim is familiar in working in many asset classes including office, medical, education, industrial, retail, and land acquisition and assemblage.
Youngest of five
Grew up in Chestnut Hill area Philadelphia.
Played a lot of sports.
Baseball was favorite and I was catcher.
Ben Asztalos
Ben Asztalos was born in Massachusetts and lived in southern New Hampshire until his family moved to South Jersey when he was 12. He has one younger sister. As a kid, Ben spent considerable time playing Basketball, Baseball & Soccer, before finding success as a Cross Country runner.
Prior to high school, Ben learned the importance of work ethic and dedication through a few “businesses” he began in the neighborhood and parlayed that experience to owning and operating multiple paper routes for competing newspapers. Today, Ben is a teammate at Brown & Brown, one of the largest international insurance brokerages in the world, where he helps lead Property & Casualty and Employee Benefit risk mitigation and insurance placement teams.
Ben still resides in South Jersey, now with his wife and 4 children, and is active in youth sports, non-profit organizations and local community leadership.
Mathieu Shapiro
Mathieu is Obermayer’s Managing Partner and General Counsel. He is also a member of the Litigation Department with interdisciplinary experience in matters relating to business, finance, and employment law. He has also handled data breach cases and is the chair of the firm’s Cyber Liability Defense Group.
From 8-14, Mathieu enjoyed his summers on Cape Cod, with his family. He worked at a donut shack, and the owner’s neighboring deli, where he figured out how to order meat, produce and rolls, as well as how to manage the lunch-time beach rush. He uses those same skills now to figure out the complex legal problems his clients bring him.
Chuck Zwicker
Chuck Zwicker is the President & Chief Operating Officer at Weidenhammer, where he plays a pivotal role in driving the company's strategic vision and operational excellence. With a distinguished career spanning over several decades in the technology industry, Chuck has been instrumental in leading innovative initiatives and fostering growth within the organization.
Chuck's extensive experience in the technology sector is marked by his deep understanding of emerging trends and his ability to leverage technology to solve complex business challenges. His leadership has been a cornerstone in Weidenhammer's success, guiding the company through various phases of transformation and expansion.
A proud native of the Philadelphia region, Chuck's roots in the area have greatly influenced his professional journey. His commitment to the local community and his passion for technology have made him a respected figure in both the business and tech landscapes of Philadelphia.
In addition to his role at Weidenhammer, Chuck is also a host for Executive Leaders Radio, where he engages with top executives to share their insights and experiences, further showcasing his dedication to leadership and innovation.
Arijit Banerjee
Ari is an award-winning marketing-technology strategist and the founder of Consumer51, a two-time Inc. 5000 fastest-growing company in 2023 and 2024, with teams in the US, Australia, Spain, and India. Over the last two decades, Ari has led creative teams to transform brands and connect with consumers through innovative products and ideas, working with well-known brands such as McDonalds, Walmart, Siemens, Olympus, and the City of Santa Fe. Ari holds two master's degrees in mass communications and is a recipient of the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses Scholarship.