Hi there, everyone im j. J. Ramberg and welcome to your your business. The show dedicated to giving you advice to help your business grow and succeed. His team calls him the worlds least important ceo. But do not let that label fool you. Ben kauffman is disrupting not only how the world invents new products but also the way you cultivate an innovative culture that fits the companys name, quirky. Its thursday night in new york city. And ben kauffman the dynamic 28yearold founder and ceo of quirky, has invited me to be a panelist judging new product ideas as part of the companys weekly ritual. Youre working quirky product evaluation. Special guest panelist tonight is j. J. Ramberg. You remember j. J. Ramberg . Quirky describes itself as a company that makes invention acceptable. Every week the employees sift through thousands of product ideas submitted by the companys community. They then select the best ones to bring to eval to see if a new concept has merit. If it makes it to eval the
President ial power will dominate day one of the questions and answers. So, too, the posturing for the midterms and beyond. At least three democrats on the Judiciary Committee are prospective candidates for the partys president ial nomination. Cory booker, Camilla Harris and Amy Klobuchar of minnesota. And then theres President Trump who could use a win as he barnstorms battleground states ahead of novembers elections. We start with our nbc team of reporters. White house correspondent Kristen Welker and justice correspondent Pete Williams. Great to see both of you. Pete, walk us through what youre expecting for the first day of hearings tomorrow. It will test Brett Kavanaughs ability to stlit for hours without saying anything because thats how the first day goes in recent years in these confirmation hearings. The question of him wont start until wednesday. So tomorrow, Opening Statements from all the members of the senate Judiciary Committee. At the very end of the day, the nominee mak