ASK THE CEO^SM column and related video features were originally created for Business Week. The focus of this content is to feature diverse business leaders, highlight their accomplishments in solving business problems, provide a framework to enable other executives leaders to solve similar problems and to teach the audience how effective CEOs think, lead and make decisions.

ASK THE CEO^SM interviews have featured newsworthy business and political leaders including: entertainment mogul Russell Simmons, Fortune 500 CEOs and political leaders including Jesse Jackson, Howard Dean, Ed Gillespie and many others.

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CEOs AND GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVES:
 

Tips For Starting A Small Biz

Turn Experience Into Business

Nov. 24 - How do you turn an idea or an experience into a business? SBA Administrator Hector Barreto has some expert advice.

Investor Safeguards

Roel Campus On Protective Moves

Jan. 28 - SEC Commissioner Roel Campos discusses protective moves, such as increasing diversity on corporate boards.

Working For Corporate Diversity

Finding Room For Minorities

Nov. 24 - Executive recruiter David Gomez talks about his quest to find seats at the table for Hispanics and other minorities. 

The African-American Demographic

New TV One Cable Network

Jonathan Rodgers on his new TV One cable network, which will cater to an older African-American demographic.

Coming Up For Air

Rapping With FUBU's CEO

July 16 - From its beginnings in founder Daymond John's basement, FUBU has developed a strong global clothing brand. John tells how it happened.

POLITICAL LEADERS:
 

Jackson On Minority Businesses

Getting Access To Funding

Oct. 30 - The Reverend Jesse Jackson says minority businesses need greater access to funding -- and corporate boards need to be more diverse.

Dean Speaks

Reflects On 2004 Election

June 9 - The former Democratic candidate on what’s right about Kerry, what’s wrong with Bush, and the responsibilities of the American voter.

The RNC's Strategy

Ed Gillespie On Campaign 2004

Mar. 23 - Chairman Ed Gillespie on how Bush plans to succeed where his father failed - retaking the White

Ralph Nader's Platform

Presidential Candidate

The third-party challenger on what the other candidates need to learn, and how the U.S. could get out of Iraq in six months.

Jan. 14 - The Reverend Al Sharpton talks about the strategy behind his run for the Democratic Presidential nomination.

On The Trail

Talking To Carol Moseley Braun

Dec. 24 - Carol Moseley Braun talks about her run for the Democratic Presidential nomination.