S1 Ep1834: Regaining control over your life and business
How we show up in life matters. Our intentions, energy, and presence matter. The impact we have on others depends on how we show up. As a leader, this is critical to our mission. Marc Koehler, President, Lead with Purpose tomorrow joins me at the Business Growth Cafe for an insightful conversation and guidance in leading today and tomorrow.
26m Mar 19, 2020
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S1 Ep1833: How Shelter-in-Place has Created the Cannabis Industry’s Amazon Prime Moment with Chris Lane, CMO of Airfield Supply Co.
Chris talks about a rapid shift to online ordering and delivery due to COVID-19, the impact on Airfield Supply and their customers, and the shift toward how cannabis is purchased in the future. www.airfieldsupplyco.com
20m Mar 19, 2020
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S1 Ep1832: How to Fast Track Your Business with Organic Growth – Laura Patterson
Every company grows organically until it makes a decision to grow through acquisition, and that is the basis for this discussion about Laura Patterson's new book, Fast-Track Your Business: A Customer-Centric Approach to Accelerate Market This book, (which I have read,) is a practical guide for growing any business, and all the while doing it with better shareholder return and faster revenue gro...
26m Mar 18, 2020
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Considerations in a Remote Working Environment - WEdnesdays with WE
WE Executive Team converses in a casual setting regarding recent national shift to remote working environment. Support the show (http://www.womeninelectronics.com)
13m Mar 18, 2020
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WE Executive Message to Industry
Women in Electronics Executive makes their statement to the industry regarding recent Coronavirus circumstances, offering membership privileges to all women up until May 1 as a resource tool and industry give-back. Support the show (http://www.womeninelectronics.com)
2m Mar 18, 2020
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S1 Ep1831: #143 Charlie: Deliberate Change
Show Notes  Over the weekend I came across a quote by playwright George Bernard Shaw who wrote this, “Progress is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything.” Let’s dissect that quote just a bit. First of all Shaw says that “Progress is not possible without change.” Assuming you are an advocate of Progress, then you cannot have progress without cha...
57m Mar 18, 2020
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S1 Ep1830: Your business financials are telling you a story. Are you listening?
 Join me, Angelo Ponzi and my guest, Stacy N. Benda, CEO of Apollonian Accounting & Business Services as we explore strategies to help you to understand the story your business financials are telling you.
26m Mar 18, 2020
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S1 Ep1829: Get the Scoop on Nutrition and Supplementation from Two Industry Pros
Host Bart Zandbergen was joined in the studio by entrepreneurs Billy Hinzo, Founder of Kingdom Nutrition and Daniel Houtz, CEO of Golden Era Nutrition. These two pros shared with listeners the latest advancements in the supplementation industry as well facts that are useful when trying to decide what supplements to buy and why, in order to enhance and maximize your fitness goals. In this episod...
33m Mar 17, 2020
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S1 Ep1828: Selling from Scratch: Foundations and Fundamentals for Building Your Sales Team
This week's episode is entitled "Selling from Scratch: Foundations and Fundamentals for Building Your Sales Team".  Our guest is Jim Wilson, Operating Manager at Costanoavc Ventures.   We talk about the impact of the COVID19 outbreak on sales, but we also get down to some good, timeless sales team building wisdom and give you some great takeaways you can use both right now and going forward. I ...
24m Mar 16, 2020
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S1 Ep1827: Amplifying Executive Voices with Social Media
Consumers today expect businesses and executives to take a stand. It has never been more important for the C-suite to have a voice and a platform on which to share it. Many companies dedicate time and energy to their brand’s social media presence but don’t feel that it’s the right channel for executive communications, or that it’s already too late in the game to get started from scratch. In thi...
23m Mar 13, 2020
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S1 Ep1826: Episode # 38 – Special COVID-19 Workplace Perspective: Treena Meyers
Treena Meyers   Today's guest is Treena Meyers, Director of Human Resources and Training at the Fleet Science Center of San Diego . SAFFIRE LEGAL PC’s founder and principal attorney Teresa McQueen talks with Treena about her experiences - professionally and personally - in dealing with the impacts of COVID-19.  Designated as a world-wide pandemic in early March, the effects of COVID-19 are touc...
17m Mar 13, 2020
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S1 Ep1825: The Intersection of Cannabis and Nutraceuticals with Lisa Tollner, Co-Founder of Sensi Chew
Lisa talks about the merger of cannabis and nutraceuticals and what that means for consumers and the cannabis industry. www.sensiproducts.com
10m Mar 12, 2020
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S1 Ep1824: Facts and Fears About Covid-19
We already know that this coronavirus (marked COVID-19 for the year it was discovered) is more like it's past cousins SARS and MERS and deadlier than the flu.  And because it's new and has crossed over from animals again, we have no natural immunity to it. But what else do we know about this pandemic (at this point in time).  And what are the real fears if we can't slow it down and "flatten the...
31m Mar 12, 2020
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S1 Ep1823: Episode # 37 – True Impact of Paid Paternity Leave: Rob Wilson
Rob Wilson   Today's guest is Rob Wilson, President of Employco USA . SAFFIRE LEGAL PC’s founder and principal attorney Teresa McQueen talks with Rob about his thoughts on the true cost of providing paid Paternity leave. Rob will discuss his perspective - based on the findings of a Danish research project - on how businesses can actually increase retention and recruitment through paid paternity...
26m Mar 11, 2020
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S1 Ep1822: #142 Terry Hershey: Emotional and Spiritual Immune Systems
Show Notes  Today’s episode is once again with my dear friend Terry Hershey who in two days will give a talk on emotional and spiritual immune systems. Before he told me about his speaking gig I had never really considered such a thing as emotional or spiritual immune systems. The thought intrigued me and so… here we are. I thought about it and it occurred to me: When we take a vaccine, we are ...
45m Mar 10, 2020
45m
S1 Ep1821: Coronavirus, Trade Shows and Value vs Venue
This week's episode is entitled "Coronavirus, Trade Shows and Value vs Venue". So many cancelled conferences!  The people who wanted to attend are missing out on something. The people who wanted to sponsor are missing out on something. The people who produce the conference are going to miss out on something. So what was that and how do you now use that? The last thing I want anyone to do is thi...
25m Mar 10, 2020
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S1 Ep1820: 3 Pillars to build an Effective Strategic Growth Plan
Many businesses start with executing tactics without spending the time to know the dynamics of the market they are competing in. I recommend you start by focusing on three areas: Insights, Brand and Plan. And in that order… to become more strategic in achieving your business goals. These three pillars are key to building an effective, efficient strategic growth plan for your business. Identifyi...
26m Mar 10, 2020
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S1 Ep1819: Meet the Latest Disruptor in the Pet Food Space – Boss Dog
Host Bart Zandbergen was joined in the studio by entrepreneur Basel Nassar. As one of the founders of Boss Dog, a line of premium dog products that all center around digestive health solutions, Basel shares the experiences he has had on his entrepreneurial journey so far which began in the Greek yogurt business. After spending many years in consumer product goods, he saw the opportunity to thri...
28m Mar 09, 2020
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S1 Ep1818: How Direct Mail and Digital Ads Work Together for Higher Results
Some say direct mail has been superseded by digital ads.  Some say direct mail paired with digital ads brings results that exceed expectations for extraordinary results.  To find out if this is true and how it works, our host Jim Obermayer interviews the founder of Taradel, Jim Fitzgerald.  Taradel has a platform that uses the latest database disciplines for a defined target audience to bring h...
23m Mar 07, 2020
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S1 Ep1817: How to Use Data to Better Align Sales and Marketing?
Sales and marketing go hand-in-hand and when you can use data from one to inform the other, you’re in a better position to come up with strategies (and tweaks to those strategies) to give your consumers what they want.  But that’s easier said than done. Tessa Burg, the vice president of user experience and technology strategy at Tenlo, has been doing just that for more than 15 years. She shares...
23m Mar 07, 2020
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S1 Ep1816: Norel Mancuso, CEO of Social House, Inc
In 2010, Norel Mancuso, CEO of Social House, Inc. saw social media becoming a huge part of people's lives and in turn, the need for businesses to pay attention to social media in order to survive. So, she turned that idea into Social House. As a young, gay woman living in Los Angeles, Norel didn't have much more than an idea and her phone to show companies that social media would change the way...
36m Mar 05, 2020
36m
S1 Ep1815: The Secure Act: Part III
Host Bart Zandbergen was joined in the studio by attorney Nicole Anderson for the Secure Act Part III. In this episode Nicole discusses the estate planning and retirement benefits that the Secure Act has implications for. With the exception of 5 categories, beneficiaries can no longer defer taxation over their lifetime as a result of the Secure Act. In this episode, learn:-What the 5 beneficiar...
29m Mar 04, 2020
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S1 Ep1814: #141 Richard Ward- Planning Your Next Big Step
Show Notes  I am most interested in our show today because there is a lesson for everyone in this episode. My guest, Richard Ward, and I plan to discuss how to plan for the future in your life, whether you are 20 or 70. First of all, Richard Ward is an expert in this field. He is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ with a passion for helping people find their purpose in life. Richard believes that t...
48m Mar 03, 2020
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S1 Ep1813: What Separates CRM from Sales Lead Management Software?
There has been a steady drum-beat of an emerging category of software to manage sales leads. The category is Sales Lead Management. While Sales Lead Management is a big tent that encompasses many different disciplines and tools, if you search for the category of sales lead management software there are new entrants that say they aren’t CRM. Or are they? Are these “entrants” just CRM companies t...
24m Mar 03, 2020
24m
S1 Ep1812: Toby Corey, Past Pres of TESLA
Join Bryan Thompson (10 year veteran of Nissan's car design studio, now out on his own) as he talks with the former President of TESLA on what it was like to work with the legendary Elon Musk and his own work now teaching at Stanford and trying to figure out how to "reboot the human brain" and Modifying Human Perception (the subject of his upcoming TEDx talk at the Yost Theatre on Friday, March...
32m Mar 03, 2020
32m
S1 Ep1811: Dave Ankin, CEO and Star of TOYMAKERZ, History Channel's hot, "hot rod" show-Pt. 2
Join Bryan Thompson (10 year veteran of Nissan's SoCal car design studio) as he talks with David Ankin, CEO of Toymakerz custom car shop in Reidsville, NC and star of the hot History Channel Show of the same title as he talks about the outlandish custom cars and extreme car creations he personally builds, tests and takes to the limit each week on his show and and n his shop. And his take on the...
28m Mar 03, 2020
28m
S1 Ep1810: David Ankin fr/The History Channel's hit show TOYMAKERZ-Pt 1
Join Bryan Thompson (10 year veteran of Nissan's SoCal car design studio) as he talks with David Ankin, CEO of Toymakerz custom car shop in Reidsville, NC and star of the hot History Channel Show of the same title as he talks about the outlandish custom cars and extreme car creations he personally builds, tests and takes to the limit each week on his show and every day in his shop. Like his cus...
30m Mar 03, 2020
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S1 Ep1809: What does car design look like in 2020 (and beyond)
Join car designer Bryan Thompson (10 year veteran of Nissan's car design studio, now out on his own) as he peers into his crystal ball and gives us a peek into the future he and his fellow car designers are already working on (SPOILER ALERT: NONE of which even have steering wheels anymore) as he dissects the trends driving us today and takes us into the future of what promises to be a revolutio...
33m Mar 03, 2020
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S1 Ep1808: End of year look back at car design in 2019
Join us as we put a wrap on 2019 by looking back at the year in car design (which saw the demise of iconic cars like the Volkswagen Beetle and the emergence of Tesla's CyberTruck) with Bryan Thompson (10 year veteran of Nissan's SoCal car design studio) here on DRIVEN BY DESIGN, on Orange County's only community radio station, OC Talk Radio.
30m Mar 03, 2020
30m
S1 Ep1807: Remberance and "Life Celebration" for legendary Nissan Head of Design, Jerry Hirshberg-Pt.2
Join us for Part Two of our ongoing wake and remembrance of a man who touched and inspired so many car designers with his freewheeling leadership style and creative freedom, the late Jerry Hirshberg who started Nissan's design studio back in 1980 and ran it successfully until his retirement in 2000 (having been the chief designer at Pontiac/Buick before that, where he was credited with iconic d...
23m Mar 03, 2020
23m
S1 Ep1806: Tribute to the legendary head of Nissan's design studio, Jerry Hirshberg
Join host Bryan Thompson (10 year veteran of Nissan's design studio) as he and his past co-workers remember and pay tribute to Jerry Hirshberg, legendary head of Nissan's SoCal design studio here in La Jolla (which he created in 1980 and ran until his retirement in 2000).  With plenty of stories about the crazy antics and creative license that made this a "once in a lifetime" place to work for ...
31m Mar 03, 2020
31m
S1 Ep1805: Don Tashman fr/LOADED BOARDS PT 2
In part two of our interview with LOADED BOARDS founder Don Tashman, he talks about his long standing love of the sport and the inspirational story of how he got started making high end skateboards.  While our very own Lou the wonder dog gets to test out their latest electric model as we actually bring in a real "vehicle" to test and talk about in the new world of personal mobility and all thin...
27m Mar 03, 2020
27m
S1 Ep1804: Don Tashman fr/LOADED SKATEBOARDS on their new electric model-Pt 1
Don Tashman fr/LOADED BOARDS skates by with this latest high end electric skateboard, as our host Bryan Thompson (10 year veteran of Nissan's car design studio) explores the full range of "what drives us today" on DRIVEN BY DESIGN, here on Orange County's only community radio station, OC TALK RADIO.
24m Mar 03, 2020
24m
S1 Ep1803: Legendary car designer Tom Matano (creator of the iconic Mazda Miata) PT 2
Don't miss the second part of our interview with legendary car designer Tom Matano (formerly with Mazda where he created iconic cars like the Mazda Miata) on what makes a truly great car and how you should not be able to resist looking back one more time at a truly timeless design like the Miata.  As Bryan Thompson (10 year veteran of Nissan's SoCal design studio) talks with one of his mentors ...
25m Mar 03, 2020
25m
S1 Ep1802: Legendary car designer Tom Matano (creator of the iconic Mazda Miata) PT 1
What a treat to hear from legendary car designer, Tom Matano (formerly of Mazda where he created iconic cars like the Mazda Miata) on what makes a great car design and how to become "one with the part you're trying to imagine".  On this weeks DRIVEN BY DESIGN with car designer Bryan Thompson (a ten year veteran of Nissan now out on his own).  Here on Orange County's only community radio station...
30m Mar 03, 2020
30m
S1 Ep1801: Building custom motorcycles-PT 2
In the second part of this interview with Bryan Thompson (10 year car designer for Nissan now out on his own) and his brother Chad (who actually builds high end, one off, custom motorcycles in Florida), we get into the future of custom motorcycles in a world where electric, self driving vehicles may become the norm.  Could there be a high end custom electric or any sort of self driving motorcyc...
24m Mar 03, 2020
24m
S1 Ep1800: The world of custom motorcycles-PT 1
The love of cars runs deep in most American males. But especially deep in our show host's family, as Bryan Thompson (10 year car designer for Nissan now out on his own) talks with his brother Chad about his thriving business as a custom motorcycle builder in Florida.  And what drives them both work in opposite ends of this business (from design to actual building).
29m Mar 03, 2020
29m
S1 Ep1799: Successful Selling for Professional Services: An Unstoppable Approach from Steve Gordon
This week's episode is entitled "Successful Selling for Professional Services: An Unstoppable Approach from Steve Gordon" and our guest is Steve Gordon, Founder of The Unstoppable CEO. We cover strategy methodology for sales and marketing professionals all the time and naturally end up talking mostly about selling products.  It's not often we step back and say, okay, "What is it when you're sel...
24m Mar 02, 2020
24m
S1 Ep1798: Content Marketing is Smarter Marketing
Content marketing can be a powerful tool when you really know your audience and can provide information and insights they need and want. Gennifer Chenault, a content marketing strategist for SOC Telemed, walks us through her creative process and how to use data to measure your successes (and failures). She’ll help you determine if content marketing is right for your organization and, if so, how...
24m Feb 29, 2020
24m
S1 Ep1797: Publishing a successful, traditional print magazine requires a non-traditional approach
To be successful in publishing a traditional print magazine requires digital, video, events, promotions, social media, awards banquets, and of course, organization. Tune in for a discussion on the changes and challenges in the publishing world with my guests Mike Dunn, Executive Editor, and Jennifer McLaughlin, editor-in-Chief of LA Travel Magazine.
26m Feb 29, 2020
26m
S1 Ep1796: eSports Fast Pitch, Conference and Tournament TODAY, Feb 28th 10am-5pm
Don't miss OC's first big eSports Fast Pitch, Conference and Tournament TODAY (Friday, Feb. 28th) from 10am-5pm at the Garden Grove Community Center.  Or listen to this week's OC SPOTLIGHT where we talk with Scott Kelly from Black Dog Venture Partners about how and why they started this event (and what comes next!)  Here on Orange County's only community radio station, OC TALK RADIO.
26m Feb 28, 2020
26m
Carla Caldwell "Leader in Highlight"
Meet Carla Caldwell, Branch Manager of Allied Electronics and Chapter Leader & Advisory Board Member of Women in Electronics. With over 25 years of experience in electronics distribution, Carla sees the value of providing an environment for women to help each other grow and thrive. Listen to WE Founder Jackie Mattox’s interview with Carla, who talks about the importance of being flexible in the...
19m Feb 28, 2020
19m
Bill Lowe "Leader in Highlight"
Meet Bill Lowe, CEO of KEMET Electronics Corporation. Bill’s awareness of diversity and the value of it has been heightened since his engagement with Women in Electronics – he is now doing things very differently to ensure he has a diverse organization and maximizing its value. Listen to WE Founder Jackie Mattox’s interview with Bill, who discusses the importance of doing more outside of your c...
17m Feb 28, 2020
17m
S1 Ep1795: #140 Charlie- Discovering Genuine Inner Pain
Show Notes  As regular listeners know I am prone to experiment with different forms of podcast. Most of the time I conduct interviews, sometimes I just talk and sometimes Producer Paul and I talk. Today is altogether different. MY dear friend Terry Hershey will interview me… well, sort of. I will still take the lead, but Terry will ask questions of the experience I recently encountered. From th...
50m Feb 26, 2020
50m
S1 Ep1794: Episode # 36 – Write to Influence!: Col. Carla Bass
Ret. Col. Carla Bass   Today's guest is Col. Carla Bass. SAFFIRE LEGAL PC’s founder and principal attorney Teresa McQueen talks with Carla about her book Write to Influence!, why every boss needs a staff that can write effectively and how to banish bureaucratic blather - We love that! Carla also shares with our listeners  some very practical tips for improving your writing skills.        Workpl...
26m Feb 26, 2020
26m
S1 Ep1793: An Economist's View of the Markets - w/Dr. Mira Farka
Ever effervescent and lively, Dr. Mira is an Economist raised behind the Iron Curtain in a Communist country, now a Columbia University trained PhD in Economics and accomplished speaker and presenter t/o So. Calif on the economy, and Co-Director of the Woods Center for Economic Analysis and Forecasting @ Cal State Fullerton, Dr. Mira shares her insights on the U.S. Economy.  You won't want to m...
39m Feb 26, 2020
39m
S1 Ep1792: Toby Corey, Past Pres of TESLA and TEDx IVC Talk , March 6
Toby Corey, former President of TESLA, is on our OC SPOTLIGHT discussing his upcoming TEDx IVC talk for Irvine Valley College, March 6 at Yost Theatre (in Santa Ana) and the lessons he learned as a long time entrepreneur working with Elon Musk. On Orange County's only community radio station and live podcasting channel, www.OCTalKRadio.biz.
28m Feb 25, 2020
28m
S1 Ep1791: How to Create the Most Valuable Content that Contributes to Sales
Content starved marketing departments are constantly searching for content of whatever ilk to feed the ravenous public, be they prospects or customers.  Salespeople are frustrated by content deliveries that don’t exactly pertain to the prospects need and is therefore useless.  Even if the right content is created this month, it is often out of date within a short period of time and no one is pl...
20m Feb 25, 2020
20m
S1 Ep1790: Don't Miss SoCal Startup Day-This Wednesday, Feb. 26
Check out our interview with Stephen Silver from SoCal Startup Day, Orange County's first big startup event being held at Hangar 244 at The Great Park this Wednesday, Feb 26 from noon-8pm.  Sponsored by everyone from the Tech Coast Angels to Tech Coast Venture Network, OCTANe, WeWork, Gigasavvy, the OC Startup Council and many, many more, this is the event for you if you're interested in the gr...
29m Feb 24, 2020
29m
S1 Ep1789: An Elder Millennial Talks OC Real Estate
Host Bart Zandbergen was joined in the studio by Realtor Christina Harmon who was practically born into the profession. Her father was a broker in the Palm Springs area and Christina felt from an early age that being in real estate was simply put, just in her DNA. Following her passion has served her well and she takes great pride in old fashioned service that keeps her clients loyal and ready ...
29m Feb 24, 2020
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