REAL WORLD OF SALES: Marissa Alma Nick, REBEL IN VENUS
Former professional dancer and author Marissa Alma Nick (REBEL IN VENUS) joins us to discuss her journey.  And her unique new fictional story aimed at the queer community she's a part of.  Including those in Florida (where she lives).
23m Jan 07, 2024
23m
REAL WORLD OF SALES: Brian Thornton, Thornton Quarter Houses
Hear about the unlikely path of Brian Thornton (owner off Thornton Quarter Horses here in Huntington Beach, CA) to becoming a noted horse trainer and breeder.  And how he continues to thrive and grow his business here in the heart of surf culture and suburban sprawl.
31m Jan 07, 2024
31m
REAL WORLD OF SALES: Musician Dan Stein
Musician Dan Stean joins us to discuss his musical journey and how he makes a business of it.
31m Jan 07, 2024
31m
THE REAL WORLD OF SALES: Meet Ashley V
Join us as we enter the REAL WORLD OF SALES. Discussing the real opportunities and challenges today.  Along with the technology that should make thinks simpler (and often makes it more confusing).  So ride along as we enter the REAL WORLD OF SALES with our Sales Pro, Ashley V and her friends.
26m Jan 07, 2024
26m
OC SPOTLIGHT: TecKnowCare and Managed IT
George Mulak from TecKnowCare IT joins us to discuss the world of Managed IT Services.  And the need to a "tech expert" on your team with the growing complexities and problems in cyber security, AI and the emerging "internet of things" where everything will soon be connected to the Internet.
31m Jan 07, 2024
31m
S3 Ep14: OC SPOTLIGHT: OC Solar and the Confusing World of Home Solar Systems
Hear my own journey installing solar panels on my house here in South Orange County.  Including the initial confusion,  concerns and uncertainty I had (until I found the right company, OC SOLAR (https://ocsolar.com/) ).  And hear from the owner himself, Vincent Curcie about what makes them different and special. Learn more than you ever wanted to know about this confusing industry and the many...
50m Jan 07, 2024
50m
S3 Ep14: OC SPOTLIGHT: Meet Monique Claudio, OC LUXURY BAGS
 Meet Monique Claudio, founder of OC LUXURY BAGS and hear all about her business reselling luxury handbags LIVE on TikTok. And how she got started in this business and what happens during her live shows featuring these rare, hard-to-find and collectible high-end handbags.
17m Jan 07, 2024
17m
S3 Ep14: Roy Osorio, OSORIO GROUP, Coldwell Banker, Global Luxury on PRESALE RENOVATION STRATEGY
 Roy Osorio, OSORIO GROUP, Coldwell Banker, Global Luxury joins us to discuss their unique PRESALE RENOVATION STRATEGY that allows you to create more profit in less time than the traditional real estate model. By having them provide the capital needed to fix up your home. Leading to quicker sales and higher profits.
31m Jan 07, 2024
31m
S3 Ep14: OC SPOTLIGHT: Expedia's Brick and Mortar Agents
Chris Meyer, Owner of Expedia Cruises here in OC joins us to discuss the booming cruise business.  And Expedia's role in that market, particularly with their brick and mortar franchises (like his here in Orange County).
31m Jan 07, 2024
31m
OC SPOTLIGHT: Private Chef Antonio Cardenas. CALIFORNIA DINING
Chef Antonio Cardenas from CALIFORNIA DINING discusses his life as a private chef for celebrities, private parties and anyone looking to have a memorable experience.  Discussing his love of cooking (starting when he was just a kid) and the authentic Mexican flavors, aromas and recipes he absorbed from his mother and grandmother (passed down thru generations). To his modern training in "fusion" ...
32m Jan 07, 2024
32m
OC SPOTLIGHT: LIONHEART HEALTH and the Possibility of Improving and Extending Life Itself
Hear from the amazing Howard Leonhardt (with his 21 U.S. patents for products for treating cardiovascular disease) on his latest venture, LIONHEART HEALTH.  Pioneering a new category of "Longevity and Wellness" MedSpas (with the first one slated to open here in Orange County, CA). All built around the new possibility of both improving a patient's overall quality of life and dramatically extendi...
33m Jan 07, 2024
33m
S3 Ep13: OUR COMMUNITY: Meet Lauren Franco, GIRLS WHO GATHER
Meet Lauren Franco. Founder and Executive Director of GIRLS WHO GATHER, a non-profit that seeks to bring women who are in their early/mid-career into the community and build women leaders. Marketing Lead at WME Fashion, on the team that puts on New York Fashion Week.  And OCSA and NYU Alumni, Actress and Producer.
34m Dec 26, 2023
34m
S3 Ep13: OUR COMMUNITY: Meet Yesenia Ochoa, CEO of MECCA
Meet Yesenia Ochoa, CEO of MECCA (Multi-Ethnic Collaborative of Community Agencies) and Board Chair, Orange County Community Housing Corporation-STEPPING UP
36m Dec 26, 2023
36m
S3 Ep13: OUR COMMUNITY: Karina Fawzy, President California Marketing and Sales
Karina Fawzy, President and Co-Owner of California Marketing and Sales joins us to discuss their plumbing supply business, where they represent more than 40 manufacturers nationwide in the plumbing industry.
30m Dec 26, 2023
30m
S3 Ep13: OUR COMMUNITY: Betty Martinez Franco, Founder and CEO, PRISMA COMMUNICATIONS
Join PR guru Betty Martinez Franco as she shares her amazing journey from coming to the US and working the fields  to getting her education at OCC, Cal State Fullerton and then a Masters at USC. After which she founded her own PR firm here in Orange County, CA.  Where she now serves as the representative for FORD MOTOR COMPANY overseeing their Hispanic Communications Outreach efforts here on th...
30m Dec 26, 2023
30m
OUR COMMUNITY: Meet Remax/NewDimension
Meet Edgar Adame (Broker/Owner) and Hugo Pompa (Managing Director) with local real estate group Remax/NewDimension, with 2100+ homes sold and counting
28m Dec 26, 2023
28m
OUR COMMUNITY: Jesse Bejarano, on MANUFACTURED HOUSING
Jesse Bejarano, CEO Bejarano Group, joins us to discuss MANUFACTURED HOUSING here in Southern California. Including the time and cost savings of buying a pre-built home and attaching it to your land either permanently as real estate (in which case in appreciates over time like any regular home) or temporarily like a mobile home (in which case it depreciates over time like a trailer or car or an...
31m Dec 26, 2023
31m
S3 Ep13: OUR COMMUNITY: Meet Singer Alissa Villa
Meet singer ALISSA VILLA who uses her talent to amplify important causes and foster a more compassionate world. Particularly for veterans like her husband.
36m Dec 26, 2023
36m
S3 Ep12: PROFIT TALKS: Karla Gonzalez, Center for Contracting
Karla Gonzalez, Director of the SBDC's CENTER FOR CONTRACTING talks about the endless opportunities to secure a government contract from local, state and Federal agencies and the mandates they have to "spread the wealth" by guaranteeing that a certain percentage of those contracts get awarded to qualified small businesses (particularly certain subcategories like minority owned, woman owned or v...
29m Dec 19, 2023
29m
S3 Ep11: PROFIT TALKS: California Shop Small Marketplace
Cherie Edilson, Founder of the SBDC's online marketplace for small business owners, CALIFORNIA SHOP SMALL talks about this amazing program (and her own personal journey starting it).  Creating a place for small "makers" and "creators" to move from the Farmer's Markets and Swap Meets in their local communities and sell their wares online as well.  From custom hairbows (like Cherie once made and ...
33m Dec 19, 2023
33m
S3 Ep10: Profit Talks: Dennis Kause, Bio Orthopedic Lab
Dennis Kause discusses his amazing journey from being a consultant for Bio Orthopedic Lab (maker of custom shoe inserts) to being an investor in the company. And helping right the ship after it sailed into choppy waters following the sudden death of one of its founders. Successfully sailing the company into new directions (like their new direct-to-consumer store in Las Vegas, NV.) On this week...
46m Dec 19, 2023
46m
S3 Ep9: PROFIT TALKS: The Chocolate Bar-A Sweet Story of Family, Faith and Success
Here's a sweet story (literally!) of a young immigrant entrepreneur who took a leap of faith and started a family run "sweet shop" which he calls The Chocolate Bar in Ontario, CA. With no real background in preparing or selling food (beyond their years working for large nut and fruit wholesaler in sales and accounting), this determined husband and wife team (and two teenage daughters) built a d...
41m Nov 28, 2023
41m
S3 Ep8: PROFIT TALKS: Meet Tech Coast Angels Chairman David Friedman
David Friedman, Chairman, TECH COAST ANGELS, joins us to discuss his work with this prominent "angel investor" group. His prior years in Corporate America with Senior Roles at places like US CELLULAR and BOEING. And his "giveback" work with the Small Business Development at Corporation (SBDC) where he counsels a wide range of small to medium sized companies from startups to established firms. A...
27m Nov 17, 2023
27m
S3 Ep7: PROFIT TALKS: Family Owned Business Challenges with Next Gen Collaborative
Katie Rucker is the co-founder of Next Gen Collaborative, a personal growth coaching business focused on Next Gen Family Business leaders. She has a true passion for empowering and championing Next Gen leaders and fully understands the ups and downs of what working with family is like as she has been navigating her own family business journey for 15 years. Katie is a G2 co-owner and co-presiden...
36m Nov 14, 2023
36m
DAZED OR BLAZED: Fantasy Football Predictions for NFL Week 10
Our Dazed or Blazed boys did it last week.  But can they do it again?  As they dissect Week 10 of NFL Football. And give us their insights and predictions for all the teams you love and follow. Chiefs, Eagles.  Bills?  Bucs?  Rams or Raiders? Or my favorite Vikings? See how they all match up. But beware! Our conversation gets a bit rough and raw at times. Your comfy couch may catch fire.  But ...
30m Nov 10, 2023
30m
S3 Ep6: Monique Claudio, OC LUXURY BAGS on Reselling Luxury Handbags on TikTok
Meet Monique Claudio, founder of OC LUXURY BAGS and hear all about her business reselling luxury handbags LIVE on TikTok. How she turned a passion into a business and what happens during  her live shows featuring these rare, hard-to-find and collectible high-end handbags.
17m Nov 08, 2023
17m
Roy Osorio, OSORIO GROUP, Coldwell Banker, Global Luxury on PRESALE RENOVATION STRATEGY
Roy Osorio, OSORIO GROUP, Coldwell Banker, Global Luxury joins us to discuss their unique PRESALE RENOVATION STRATEGY that allows you to create more profit in less time than the traditional real estate model. By having them provide the capital needed to fix up your home. Leading to quicker sales and higher profits.
31m Nov 08, 2023
31m
S1 Ep6: PROFIT TALKS: Finance Consultant Craig Russom
Craig Russom, Finance Consultant for the Small Business Development Center (SBDC) joins us to discuss the murky world of small business finances and sourcing capital.  And his own background from studying aeronautical engineering to opening his own chain of sporting goods stores in Colorado.  And then onto California where he  earned all his financial licenses and began his own consulting pract...
32m Nov 07, 2023
32m
S3 Ep5: PROFIT TALKS: Meet SBDC Consultant Lisa Napolitano
Meet this week's Small Business Development Center (SBDC) consultant Lisa Napolitano.  And hear her amazing story of being hired as the only employee of a failing trade association at 23.  How 15 years later, she turned it around and grew it into a global organization with lots of other employees. Leaving to start her own high powered, sales strategy firm working with big companies  she'd met f...
28m Nov 07, 2023
28m
S3 Ep5: PROFIT TALKS: SBDC Leasing Consultant Karie Armstrong
Join SBDC Leasing Consultant Karie Armstrong as she looks back at her 25 year career in major mall management (including her last stint overseeing the huge Brea Mall). And her recent 13 year career as a Small Business Development Center consultant (working out of their Cal State Fullerton center). Helping small businesses and retail startups from restaurants to stores navigate the difficult wor...
36m Nov 07, 2023
36m
OUR COMMUNITY: Meet Chiropractor Dr. George Ujkic
 Meet Dr. George Ujkic, a Chiropractor in Orange, CA and hear the amazing story of what led him into this field.  Thru the healing it brought him. And how he's shared that gift with so many others thru the years thru his work at the Chiropractic Center of Orange (https://chirocenterorange.com/) .  On OUR COMMUNITY podcast. Powered by the Orange County Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (https://ochcc...
31m Nov 06, 2023
31m
S3 Ep4: ALL OVER THE MAP FAMILY Podcast: The Ancient World of Turkey
Follow along as Michael and Caitlyn Doehmner wander the world in search of their forever home (with three small kids in tow).  This episode finds them in Turkey at a moment of reflection for that country as they celebrate the 100th anniversary of their secular republic.  While  forces within and outside the country pull it back into more and more of a Muslim state.  On this week's ALL OVER THE ...
34m Nov 03, 2023
34m
S1 Ep4: Tim Shaw, RevHubOC, and The Art of Socially Responsible Investing
 Socially responsible investing (SRI) is an investing strategy that aims to generate both social change and financial returns for an investor.  Meet Time Shaw, Founding Partner of RevHubOC (https://revhuboc.com/) who seeks to do just that.  And learn the art of "doing well by doing good".  And building a "social enterprise ecosystem" here in Orange County, CA.  On this week's OUR COMMUNITY podc...
34m Oct 17, 2023
34m
S1 Ep3: Meet Katarina Fillippelli, CEO of the new VICTORIA COMMUNITY COUNSELING
Meet Katarina Fillippelli, CEO of the new VICTORIA COMMUNITY COUNSELING center in Riverside, CA. Hear about her love of helping people through these troubled, turbulent times. And her amazing journey from her native country of Slovakia to her adopted home here in Riverside, CA. How she promptly got a 2nd Masters Degree upon her arrival here in the US. And how she and her partner, Paul Baum, too...
33m Oct 16, 2023
33m
S1 Ep2: PROIFT TALKS: Thyme Well Spent Catering and Events
Chef Brandon Hall and his wife Angela on their entrepreneurial journey combining her event management business with his catering company (a joint venture they call Thyme Well Spent Catering and Events) And their newest venture opening a commercial kitchen in Costa Mesa, CA. Working with the Orange County/Inland Empire Small Business Development Corporation (OCIESBDC) to get it done.  Their "mir...
37m Oct 12, 2023
37m
OUR COMMUNITY: Meet Medicare specialist Miriam Ramos
As we enter another annual enrollment period for applying for (or changing) your Medicare program, what could be better than to bring on a real Medicare specialist like Miriam Ramos. Who along with her husband owns Mint Health Insurance.  And hear how she makes this confusing topic of "how Medicare works" clear for all.  On this week's OUR COMMUNITY podcast.  Brought to you by the Orange County...
33m Oct 12, 2023
33m
S1 Ep1: STREET PRICING: Meet Marcos Rivera, PRICING I/O
Welcome to Street Pricing, the only show where proven SaaS (Software as a Service) leaders share their mindset and mistakes in pricing so we can all stop guessing and start growing. Street Pricing is hosted by Pricing I/O (https://www.pricingio.com/) CEO and Pricing Coach, Marcos Rivera, sought after slayer of bad pricing. With 20 years of pricing expertise, he has helped price over 200 SaaS pr...
39m Oct 12, 2023
39m
S1 Ep1: PROFIT TALKS: Meet the OC/IE SBDC and Their New Podcast PROFIT TALKS
 We talk with Mike Daniel, Network Director and Katrina Smith, Chief Operating Officer for the Orange County/Inland Empire Small Business Development Center (OCIESBDC) (https://ociesmallbusiness.org/) about their PROFIT TALKS podcast. Previewing the clients, consultants and community partners' stories that we will be showcasing and sharing each and every week.  Live every Monday at Noon PT on O...
27m Oct 03, 2023
27m
Amy Laurendeau on the Southern California Legal Markets and Her Journey as a Product Liability Trial Lawyer
UCI Law Dean Austen Parrish (https://www.law.uci.edu/faculty/full-time/parrish/index.html) interviews Amy Laurendeau (https://www.omm.com/professionals/amy-j-laurendeau/) , Managing Partner of O’Melveny & Myers LLP’s Newport Beach office, about the historical roots of the legal markets in Orange County and Los Angeles, being a trial lawyer in product liability litigation, her robust pro bono pr...
36m Sep 29, 2023
36m
OUR COMMUNITY: Meet AppleOne Employment Services
Meet our special guests APPLEONE EMPLOYMENT SERVICES (a proud sponsor of the Orange County Hispanic Chamber of Commerce's Golf Tournament that raises money for their Youth Chamber). And hear about the passion and purpose and service of this great company from Rose Ceccarelli, Manager of their Educational and Career Partnership Department and Susana Grijalva, a Project Manager in that same depa...
32m Sep 29, 2023
32m
ALL OVER THE MAP FAMILY Podcast: Onto Greece!
 Join us Michael and Caitlan Doehmner and their three kids take to the road again in search of their forever home.  As we start Season Three of their whirlwind, round the world travel with a month in Greece.  See how they've adapted to several years "living on the road" with three kids and what they're doing this time around.  As we catch up with them right after their arrival in Athens., Greece.
32m Sep 29, 2023
32m
24th Annual Newport Beach Film Festival
Hear all about this year's 24th Annual Newport Beach Festival Oct. 12-19 from the founder himself, Greg Schwenk.  And learn about all they have to offer this year including hundreds of screenings from countless feature and short films (at theaters across Newport Beach). Plus an assortment of "INTERNATIONAL SPOTLIGHTS" like the "Mexican Spotlight" we reported on earlier. And the IRISH SPOTLIGHT...
24m Sep 29, 2023
24m
DAZED OR BLAZED: Week 4 of Fantasy Football
So are you Dazed or Blazed? Or just a bit confused after the first few weeks of NFL Football?  Get the straight scoop from our Fantasy Football experts.  Hear what went right (and where we all went wrong).  And hear their picks for WEEK 4. Play along and see if YOU make the playoffs...
33m Sep 29, 2023
33m
SBDC hosts FREE AI event in Garden Grove, CA
Like everyone, are you wondering about AI (Artificial Intelligence)?  What it really is?  And what can it do for your small business? Then you're gonna want to attend this FREE AI CONFERENCE ("Main Street Meets AI") October 3 from 9am-2pm at the Garden Grove Community Meeting Center.  Presented by the City of Garden Grove's Economic Development Department, in partnership with the OC/IE SBDC (Sm...
31m Sep 29, 2023
31m
OC SPOTLIGHT: 24th Newport Beach Film Festival
Hear all about this year's 24th Annual Newport Beach Festival Oct. 12-19 from the founder himself, Gregg Schwenk.  And learn about all they have to offer this year including hundreds of screenings from countless feature and short films (at theaters across Newport Beach). Plus an assortment of "INTERNATIONAL SPOTLIGHTS" like the "Mexican Spotlight" we reported on earlier. And the IRISH SPOTLIGH...
24m Sep 28, 2023
24m
UCI LAW TALKS: Monica Glicken, Executive Director and General Counsel of the Public Law Center (PLC)
 UCI LAW SCHOOL Dean Austen Parrish interviews Monica Glicken, Executive Director and General Counsel of the Public Law Center (PLC), on how the PLC is fighting for justice in Orange County, her career in immigration law and public interest work, the unique Orange County legal community, the work UCI Law students do with the PLC, and her advice for law students.
29m Sep 23, 2023
29m
Eric Sussman, Partner of Clear Capital Joins Barry Saywitz
Eric Sussman speaks with Barry Saywitz on Let's Talk Real Estate! Your Weekly BS with Barry Saywitz.  Only on OCTalkRadio
34m Jan 30, 2023
34m
What is the LA Cancer Challenge?
Sarah Banks is the Development Manager for the Hirshberg Foundation for Pancreatic Cancer Research.  The 25th annual LA CANCER CHALLENGE was a walk/run benefitting the Hirschberg Foundation and their ongoing work battling Pancreatic Cancer.  LACC was held on Sunday, October 23rd, on the beautiful campus of UCLA, where much of the foundation’s research is conducted.  LACC is an annual Halloween-...
31m Jan 29, 2023
31m
Impact OC: The Flora May Foundation
How does the Flora May Foundation help families in crisis? Find out by listening to OC Talk Radio Public Affairs Director Dawn Kamber’s interview with The Flora May Foundation Founder & CEO Debbie Hansen. Hear how being the youngest daughter of mother Flora May’s nine children inspired her to establish the organization that helps families facing crisis which includes caring for critically ill n...
21m Jan 26, 2023
21m
#267 Jimn Kyles: Pt 2 Unstuck and Unstoppable
Show Notes  A handful of times in the past we have so enjoyed our time with a guest that we have said, “We must do a follow up to this conversation.” Well today is the very first time we were able to schedule such a follow up in back-to-back weeks. Our guest from last week, Jim Kyles, author of the popular book, Unstuck and Unstoppable, has graciously agreed to be with us once again. Last week ...
57m Jan 25, 2023
57m