Bob Ryan

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About Bob Ryan

BISTalk, the Believing is Seeing Talk Radio Show, with host Bob Ryan, that's me, and co-host, Sandra "Montana" Smit, is presented in a live interview format on ESPN's 1700 am. Southern California is our terrestrial footprint and the entire world is foot-printed digitally. We broadcast our shows from both our Los Angeles and San Diego studios. ​ We began in 1992 focused on delivering useful financial and business information to our listeners with the belief that the people who establish, own, and manage substantial businesses are entertaining and their stories are inspiring. It is that belief that ultimately leads us to focus on finding and telling those great stories, live on-air.​ We do this by interviewing some very special individuals that make incredible sacrifices, the toughest of choices and invest the long and sometimes brutal hours of hard work to build amazing enterprises. The ones that employ the people that, in turn, make our nation great and the world a better place. ​ Most of our guests are at the helm of prominent companies, some well-known, like Qualcomm, Petco, and WD-40. Some other guests run companies no one has ever heard of, yet no less vital to our economy. We attempt to bring out their “story,” sometimes, it’s their humble beginnings and how they survived tough times. Sometimes it’s their remarkable achievements and rapid growth. The topics are varied, from recruiting, hiring, and training, to innovative technology that could change the way we live.​ ​ Our biggest hope is that no matter what part you play in the BISTalk family you will find your experience as informative, entertaining and inspiring as we have all these years.