Summary: Celebrate National School Choice Week This weekend, Glen talks about the reasons for Obama’s low approval ratings, the 41st March for Life, and the implosion of the Middle East. Glen talks with Yujia Chen (a Chinese national who studied in the United States, and now works as a financial analyst with Fragasso Financial) about the importance of working hard and learning to stand on your own two feet. Glen also talks with Daniel Pipes ( President of the Middle East Forum and one of the world’s foremost analysts on the Middle East) about the many overwhelming problems and maladies facing the Middle East. Glen Meakem is a successful technology entrepreneur, venture capitalist, and conservative talk radio show host, who offers information and insights on how individuals, our states, and our nation can be more successful. Glen’s unique perspective has been shaped by his experiences as founder, chairman and CEO of the B2B internet success Freemarkets Inc – which he founded in 1995, took public in 1999, and sold to Ariba in 2004. In 2006, Glen co-founded Meakem Becker Venture Capital, a firm that invests in early stage start up companies. More recently, Glen has founded and is the Chief Executive Officer of a new internet company called Forever.com. Concerned about the liberal political agenda that had gripped the United States and his home state of Pennsylvania, Glen launched the radio program, “Glen Meakem on the Weekend” in 2008. Glen served as an officer in the United States Army Reserve and is a veteran of the First Gulf War. He earned his undergraduate degree from Harvard and his MBA from Harvard Business School. For more information about the Glen Meakem on the Weekend Radio Program, or to read Glen’s blog, please visit http://glenmeakem.com. Proudly sponsored by
