Excellent idea!
I'd like the ideas of interviews with a
cross section of people-not just interview
marketers...some interview marketers would
be ok...but it would be much more interesting
if you bring successful people who are not
necessarily online also...

You certainly would get a lot of promotional
benefits by inviting people from offline...
I'm not sure if you've seen some of the issues
of "O"(oprah) magazine but she does in depth
interviews and it's very popular.

Another good thing would be to keep the interviews
in archives online.

I just love this idea. I think it would add more
dimension to the message board because it would
stimulate deeper discussions...

Another advantage is for the people who come to
the message boards who have businesses but they're
still in the process of developing their websites.
This would give us a chance to hear about their
products etc and thus many might be stimulated
to buy from them directly offline.

Go for it!

One person I'd like to hear from is
Helen Gurley Brown...she has a new biography
out...she was one of the first major women
copywriters...often people don't talk about
her...she's the chief editor of the international
division of "cosmopolitan magazine"..

I'd also like to hear some of the people Gordon
mentioned in another post as his inspiration.

You know I spend a lot of time on line reading
the interviews from ivillage,amazon and barnes
and nobles...it's a fun thing to do...you might
want to start with some of those people as well
since they are use to the format of interviews
on line...

I can't wait!