Summary: This weekend, Glen talks about the growing instability in the Middle East and around the World. Glen talks about the new dangers facing the United States and the rest of the world from radical Islamic terrorism. Glen talks with Bob Fragasso (Chairman and CEO of Fragasso Financial Advisors) and Andrei Voicu (Chief Investment Strategist with Fragasso Financial Advisors) about what the recent events in the Middle East and Eastern Europe mean for the U.S. and global economies. Kiron Skinner (Associate Professor at Carnegie Mellon, and Research Fellow at the Hoover Institution) joins Glen to talk about these growing global dangers, and what U.S. leaders should be doing to stop the advance of ISIS in the Middle East, and Putin in Eastern Ukraine. 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 calledForever.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 visithttp://glenmeakem.com. Proudly sponsored by
