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805conversationsKevin Bourke - Wealth Manager - Understanding Your Family's Financial EcosystemOne of the things I love about talking with Kevin Bourke is how I am guaranteed to learn something I can use immediately. Kevin has been on the show before (listen here) and is a great supporter of other efforts we undertake, such as sponsoring TEDxSantaBarbara for many years.
In this conversation, Kevin talked about how he and the team at Bourke Wealth Management, look at finances from a big picture view, not just isolating their lens on stock portfolios. He calls it the Family Financial Ecosystem. He takes us on a deep dive of what this means, and once...
2020-02-0100 min805conversationsDennis Baker - Marketer - Entrepreneur - POLIS AssistDennis Baker is an accomplished marketer and entrepreneur. His latest venture is called POLIS Assist. For the last two years, he and his team have been locating every parking space in Los Angeles County and putting them into an app. Yes, it's true, need a space, use POLIS to find one.
Dennis freely gives of his time and extensive expertise to the non-profit community in Santa Barbara to help them with messaging, strategic positioning, branding, and crisis communications. He has a deep background in marketing and has focused that energy into bringing the POLIS app to the millions of drivers...
2019-09-2800 min805conversationsPersonalized Learning Public Charter Schools – A choice for all students – Claudia WeintraubClaudia Weintraub is the Director of the River Oaks Academy, a Personalized Learning Public Charter School, based in Thousand Oaks, California. We sat down with her to understand changes that are occurring in various proposed laws that are going to affect students in Charter Schools throughout the State.
Claudia spent some time updating us on Charter Schools since her first podcast with us in 2015. Lots has changed, specifically in the legislature and the current political climate. Claudia helps educate us, and parents and citizens about the challenges Charter Schools are facing during these challenging times.
What was fascinating to learn...
2019-08-2000 min805conversationsMurder Happens Will Bellomy Partygame DesignerWill Bellomy is himself quite a character, ironically he designs characters for his party game business, Murder Happens. Will joined us in the studio, with guest host, Kimberly Herriman. Kimberly is studying 'Play' as a part of her doctoral research at Antioch University. By day, Will works at Photothermal Spectroscopy in Santa Barbara, designing marketing materials to illustrate the incredibly complex process of their products. It's no wonder he's fascinated with creating complex narratives that anyone can play, with eight of their friends.
This conversation was interesting on several levels. Many of us love solving puzzles, and interactive mysteries, like...
2019-06-0400 min805conversationsStudio 2050 - Glen DerbyshireGlen Derbyshire started taking photographs as a young boy growing up in a military family stationed in Asia. He fell in love with capturing images of events all around him and began his pursuit of lifelong learning, ending up at Brooks Institute here in Santa Barbara.
He is the founder of Studio 2050, a full-service production facility located on the top of the San Marcos Pass in the old Cielo Store. Such a beautiful location has led to a creative vision that extends to a wide variety of production services. Glen and Mark talked at length about his experience with 3D...
2019-04-1800 min805conversationsTara Jones Haaf - Eat This Shoot That Solvang EditionWe invited Tara Jones Haaf back to the show when we heard that her very successful company, Eat This, Shoot That, has expanded into Solvang. For those of you outside the 805, Solvang is a lovely recreation of a Danish town, nestled in the Santa Ynez Valley, just 45 minutes from downtown Santa Barbara. Tara tells Mark and Patrick all about the charming city and the hidden culinary treasures that abound on the tour. Tara says that her tours are an 8-course adventure. We can't wait to go up to Solvang and discover these hidden treats.
Listen to our original episode with...
2019-03-2800 min805conversationsMax Drucker - CEO {Carpe Data - The Future of DataWe had a far-reaching conversation with Max Drucker, the CEO of {Carpe Data, a business located just upstairs from our studio here in downtown Santa Barbara. Max understands data, big data, and the future of how data impacts businesses like few we've had on the show. We learned about predictive analytics, his start at Apple working to bring Insurance Companies to the Internet, machine learning, and how to manage the data that impacts your business.
Max is easy to listen to, especially if you are unsure about your relationship to big data and how it is used to calculate risks...
2019-03-2100 min805conversationsGregg Hart - A Life in Public ServiceWe met with Gregg Hart, newly minted member of the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors, for a delightful conversation about civic engagement. I've known Gregg for a long time, back from my days at Wavefront. Gregg has been involved in just about every significant activity here in Santa Barbara, as a member of multiple organizations over the years. One of the things that you'll remember if you ever meet with him is his persistent smile and pleasant attitude. He genuinely is committed to this community, and it's a joy to listen to him talk about public service.
In this...
2019-03-1700 min805conversationsMike Williams - Getting Things Done - Get Control of Your LifeMike Williams has one of the better jobs on the planet. He's the Getting Things Done Enterprise Architect for Zappos. What the heck kind of job title is that? In this episode, Mike tells about working with Tony Hsieh, the legendary founder of Zappos and being immersed in that fantastic culture. Mike is deeply involved by way of his background working for years with David Allen, author of Getting Things Done. Together they recently co-authored a new book, Getting Things Done for Teens (Video below) and he's putting everything he's learned and taught around the world to good use at...
2019-03-1000 min805conversationsPublic Radio, There's nothing else like it - Mary Olsen General Manager, KCLUPublic Radio, There's nothing else like it - Mary Olsen General Manager, KCLU by 805connect
2019-02-2100 min805conversationsCommunicating Data - Dan Hamilton, Associate Professor, California Lutheran CollegeIn this episode, we talk with Dan Hamilton, Associate Professor in the School of Management at California Lutheran University, where he is the Director of Economics for the CLU Center for Economic Research and Forecasting (CERF) and the Director of CLU's Master of Science in Quantitative Economics (MSQE). In partnership with CERF Director Matthew Fienup (previously on the podcast), he is a member of the Wall Street Journal's Economic Forecasting Survey and has more than 22 years of experience in economic forecasting.
We had a lively conversation about forecasting, how you present data to decision makers and how 'data can be...
2019-02-1800 min805conversationsStarshine Roshell - Lifetime Storyteller, Author, ProfessorThis conversation with storyteller, award-winning journalist, author, and professor, Starshine Roshell takes us into the world of writing, storytelling and interviewing, and as Starshine is usually the one doing the interviewing, the show has a certain meta quality to it.
Starshine has written several books, produces a regular column for the Santa Barbara Independent, is the Associate Director of Media and Communications at Fielding Graduate University, all while being a busy Mom. Clearly, she's got more than one superpower.
She teaches people how to interview, so I was a bit on edge and made sure I brought my A-game to...
2019-01-2700 min805conversationsNirasha Rodriguez - Zdena Jiroutova - Spirit of Entrepreneurship WinnersIn this episode, we meet two amazing women, both winners in their respective categories of the 2018 Spirit of Entrepreneurship Awards. We've been partners with SOE for some time now, and love having these conversations. Both women are remarkably accomplished as you will learn in this spirited episode.
Nirasha, the winner in the Hospitality and Tourism category, has built a thriving business based on her passion for food. She outlines how she went from attending Brooks Institute with a degree in photojournalism to starting The Food Liason with her husband and growing it to be able to feed 4,000 people a day.
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2019-01-0600 min805conversationsJan Campbell - Domestic Violence The Silent EpidemicJan Campbell is the Executive Director of Santa Barbara-based non-profit, Domestic Violence Solutions. Jan gave us a quick update on DVS's history, having been founded with their first shelter in 1977. She also introduced us to a new term: Intimate Partner Violence.
She says that the #MeToo movement has raised awareness of this epidemic. Her statistics show that there are more than 6,000 calls a day nationally to organizations that provide support like DVS.
DVS relies extensively on volunteers, with a 40-hour training for each of them, as there are more sensitive issues to consider than you'd first think. For instance, the...
2018-12-2000 min805conversationsWe love growing companies - Diana Pereira, Balance Financial ManagementI step in when you want to double and triple growth.
Diana Pereira is committed to her clients in a way that's inspiring. She's one of the Founders of the Impact Hub in Santa Barbara, and the Founder of Balance Financial Management, located in the Funk Zone of Santa Barbara. We know her from the early days of the Impact Hub when it was still a dream, and she presented the vision at the Santa Barbara Library, several years ago.
Since then, the Hub has grown into a center for entrepreneurship in Santa Barbara. Her work at the Impact Hub...
2018-11-2900 min805conversationsStephanie Caldwell, Ventura Chamber of CommerceWe recently had the opportunity to talk with Stephanie Caldwell, a seasoned Chamber of Commerce executive about Ventura and her vision for Main Street. Stephanie understands the small town nature of Ventura and the high percentage of mom and pop businesses. She's also got a lot to say about Growth vs. No Growth conversations and how they affect Ventura.
Stephanie came to Ventura from The San Jose Silicon Valley Chamber of Commerce three years ago, where she was the Chief Operating Officer.
Stephanie says there are five main areas of focus: Economic Development, Networking and Visibility, Community Building (especially for...
2018-11-2000 min805conversationsRoger Dunham, Author, Doctor, Nuclear Submarine CrewmemberThis conversation with Dr. Roger Dunham, who lives here in Santa Barbara, focused on a life well led. He's had three interesting careers; doctor, author, and crewmember aboard a Navy submarine.
From medicine to underwater survival aboard a nuclear submarine, from the terrorism of piracy in the South China Sea to survival against the medical forces of nature, Roger Dunham. M.D. has crafted a series of intriguing books defining the ultimate in human challenge: Survival.
His latest book, Rogue Captain, came out last month. The book blurb says the Navy tried to block publication, and his other submarine novel...
2018-10-2800 min805conversationsAshley Dean Sports AcademyAshley is an avid sports enthusiast and is an athlete for life. It's no surprise she has remained in the sports industry for over 17 years. Her experience has ranged from Collegiate Volleyball Coach and Youth Development and Program Director to most recently General Manager and her current role as Director of Corporate Development at Sports Academy in Ventura County.
We had a chance to catch up with her and talk about the wide-ranging offerings at Sports Academy and how they're impacting lives from small kids and families, local school sports teams all the way to professional athletes.
Ashley explained how...
2018-10-1100 min805conversationsDina Landi, Managing Partner, Riskin PartnersIn this candid interview with Dina Landi, the managing partner of Riskin Partners, we learn about the local real estate market and the attraction of people to the region. She explains how the market is complicated and how our coastal lifestyle is one of the main attractors to people in the area.
You'll learn what's it's like to be a realtor who focuses on properties of distinction. She gives tips for meeting new people and how to get beyond just thinking about square footage when representing a home.
My biggest surprise was when we talked about real estate technology and...
2018-10-0400 min805conversationsMiguel DeCoste, Podcaster, Founder, Coast Executive ServicesMiguel DeCoste, CPP, has worked in the field of security for over 25 years. He is the founder of Coast Executive Services. His background includes domestic and international Executive Protection, Security Consulting, and Event Security assignments in the private sector – including working in coordination with the USSS and State and Local law enforcement to provide client protection and site security during the 2012/2016 Republican and Democratic National Conventions.
In addition to his 15 years of Public Events Management for the University of California, he is also the host of The Tao of the Velvet Rope, a podcast examining the myths, truths, and guiding pr...
2018-09-3000 min805conversationsGeorge Ayoub, Author, Scientist and EducatorDr. George Ayoub is an author, scientist, and educator, experienced in medical research and higher education. He has taught over 10,000 students at colleges and universities and is appreciated for his ability to make things clear for all audiences. He enjoys word plays, gardening, and teaching. His research has identified natural foods that protect our bodies from disease and improved the health of people.
His most recent book, All the Worlds a Stage is a concise guide to the workings of your body, with clear explanations of how to improve your odds for a healthy and productive life. It includes an...
2018-09-1700 min805conversationsAlex Cicconi-Kasper, A Reliable ChargeAlex Cicconi-Kasper, CEO of +Charge, is the winner of the recent Startup Weekend, held in February, at UCSB. He's a second-year College of Creative Studies student and Physicist. He and his team have developed a single-use cell phone charger.
In this episode, Alex goes into detail about how they worked as a team over the 56 hours of the weekend to come up with a concept, test market the idea, get feedback and secure a team to mock up the idea, which led to them winning the weekend.
805Conversations is supportive of the efforts of the various Startup Weekends in the...
2018-09-0300 min805conversationsSanta Barbara Cookie Company Siobhan Holden FounderSiobhan Holden is a student at Santa Barbara High School and brought cookies to her class one day, and everyone fell in love with them. Sometimes that's all it takes to get that entrepreneurial energy flowing. It turns out that high school kids don't have enough money to afford organic, handmade cookies, so she turned to a broader market and debuted at last year's Summer Solstice Festival. That was a great launchpad, and since then the cookies and the cookie business has grown exponentially.
Along the journey to growing the business, she's learning about marketing, distribution, bulk baking, customer relations...
2018-08-1600 min805conversationsJen Berger - the Flip side of Real EstateJennifer Berger is a native Southern Californian and a third generation Realtor. Following the footsteps of her Grandfather, and Mother, Jen began real estate in 1998 while attending UC Santa Barbara. She graduated in 2000 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Spanish and soon after attained her Real Estate License.
Jen began her career in a boutique real estate firm in Santa Barbara and after five years joined an established real estate firm to accommodate her expanding clientele and connect with clients on a local and international level. Jenn joined the prestigious and elite agents at Compass at the end of 2016.
Our co...
2018-07-1500 min805conversationsEdgar Terry - The Food System - Terry FarmsEdgar Terry, President, and CFO of Terry Berries comes from a long line of farmers. He has a lifelong interest in finance and teaching. In this episode, Edgar explains the Food System in a way that helps us understand the process of commercial farming in a way that helps us appreciate the complexities of the business.
Terry Berries have been a fixture in Ventura County for the past 16 years. They are centrally located at 1701 Telephone Road. They've operated a fruit stand this entire time and don't wholesale the berries. If you want some of the best tasting, picked-fresh-daily strawberries, you'll...
2018-06-2900 min805conversationsEmily Barany - Thomas Fire Help org - Co-FounderEmily Barany has a great story to tell about how ThomasFireHelp.org started. It was the day after the Thomas Fire had burned through the night and was barreling towards downtown Ventura. She helped a friend evacuate and in the morning started looking for ways to help those affected by the raging fires. She contacted a friend Chris Collier, and together they came up with a plan to connect resources within a few days.
Listen as she tells the story of rallying private pilots in the area to create an ad-hoc fleet of planes to transport key personnel and those...
2018-06-1700 min805conversationsSeth Streeter - Building a sustainable futureSeth Streeter is a community organizer and CEO of Mission Wealth. Over the past two years, he has led the creation of a significant new effort in Santa Barbara called Sustainable Future. His Advisory Council of 24 civic leaders reads like a local Who's Who. Collaboratively they have found ways to amplify what's happening in the environmental movement in various silos and bring the efforts together under one umbrella.
The site that they've created has an underlying strategy of employing game mechanics to make participation in various activities engaging and fun. At the recent Earth Day, they set up a Scavenger...
2018-06-0800 min805conversationsBuilding Creative Communities - Robin Elander, Summer Solstice CelebrationRobin Elander is the Executive Director of the Santa Barbara Summer Solstice Celebration. Recently she sat down with Mark and Patrick to talk about the upcoming 3-day festival and the workshop that runs for two months leading up to the big weekend. This year's celebration is June 22-24 in downtown Santa Barbara, ending up at Alameda Park for a well-attended parade after-party. We talked with Robin about the challenges of running such a creative endeavor and what it was like behind the scenes.
Summer Solstice Parade began in 1974, as a birthday celebration for a popular artist and mime named Michael...
2018-06-0200 min805conversationsSabith Khan, Ph.D. Habits of the HeartSabith Khan is an Assistant Professor at the School of Management at California Lutheran University. He's passionately interested in what drives us to give our hard-earned money to good causes and how this affects civil society, religion, and politics.
Charity and philanthropy are becoming increasingly crucial as fields of study, given the growing importance of non-state actors such as civil society groups and nonprofit organizations in our society. The introduction of Automation, Artificial Intelligence and new forms of production are sure to upend the existing models of production, in what scholars and thinkers are calling the ‘Fourth Industrial Revolution.’ This is b...
2018-05-3000 min805conversationsNarelle Wickham, Mental Health and our YouthNarelle Wickham is a forensic mental health clinician, here visiting Santa Barbara for the summer from Canberra, Australia. This conversation opened up a window into why mental illness is such a driving factor in school violence and how educators can be taught to recognize early warning signs. Narelle became aware of the impact of mental illness and the judicial system while working in the court system in Australia and saw the challenges of mental health vs. criminal justice. She said that when you focus on solving the mental illness issue, there's an extremely high success rate.
Narelle suggests that mental...
2018-05-2800 min805conversationsBruce Gillies, PsyD, Professor, The 21st Century Career Search ProgramProfessor Bruce Gillies, PsyD, teaches at the School of Management at California Lutheran University. He came back on the show to tell us about his new book, The 21st Century Career Search Program. He speaks about how the first 90 days on the job is crucial to make sure there's a cultural fit between the employee and the workplace.
Bruce is passionate about this field and took us on a deep dive of how to get a great job, how to do a skills inventory, what to focus on in HR, including how to manage your self-confidence in the interview.
Listeners...
2018-05-1800 min805conversationsLaura Azzalina Rigali – Illuminating your path forwardLaura Azzalina Rigali is a bundle of energy, and it must be fun to be one of her students. She is an adjunct professor at California Lutheran University, in the School of Management and in a professional capacity she runs a vibrant consultancy called Illuminate CFO, leading workshops and CEO Roundtables.
During our conversation she let it slip that she loves going Case Studies - think of it as forensic accounting. Digging in and understanding what the numbers mean. She loves the stories that the numbers tell her. She's particularly interested in the financial empowerment of CEO's.
She has a...
2018-05-0500 min805conversationsGetting Communities to Connect - Aaron Pick, Allen ConstructionAaron Pick, the Chief Operating Officer of award-winning Allen Construction, in Santa Barbara, had an engaging conversation with us, covering areas from LEED construction, the rebuilding of Montecito to his winding journey to Santa Barbara.
Dennis Allen, the founder of the firm, is a pioneer in LEED methods of construction and is a thought-leader as it applies to sustainable building. Aaron focuses on growing the business and continuing to advocate for zero net energy projects.
There were many exciting side-stories during this episode that will give you deep insight into what it's like running an independent operation here on the...
2018-04-2600 min805conversationsThe Shifting Sands of Brands- John Silva Senior Creative Director DuPuis GroupJohn Silva is the President and Senior Creative Director of DuPuis Group, based in Ventura, California. They work on branding, innovation and have created several ventures in conjunction with their clients' brands. John is a veteran with 25 years experience of creative problem-solving.
The central theme of our conversation was around a shift in what branding is today and the brand-consumer relationship. We learned some key aspects of how he approaches problems. Specifically using brand values to connect trends and culture to business goals and strategy.
A major takeaway from this conversation was that people buy values, not value (made us...
2018-04-0600 min805conversationsWhat does an inclusive community look like?We had an excellent, wide-ranging conversation with Phillipa Bisou Della Vina, President of the Santa Barbara Transgender Advocacy Network (SBTAN). She's been deeply involved in this underserved community for the past several years and helped us better appreciate their challenges. There are a lot of new terms to consider during this episode, and we've provided a list of resources to help you better understand and find ways to be supportive.
There is a tremendous transgender outreach and support network locally, and Bisou told us a poignant story of her meeting a young girl and her family at a Pacific Pride...
2018-03-2700 min805conversationsDane Howard - The Designer Parent MindsetDane Howard is a designer, a dad and a friend of the show. We asked him back to continue our conversation about the importance of design in the workplace. Dane joined us in 2016 when we were first getting started, and we spoke about Design Thinking. You might want to listen to that show right after you've finished this one.
I am fascinated with design, in all its incarnations. Dane and I talked at length about communication skills and how he pre-visualizes partnerships and how his ear for adaptive and tribal languages can influence conversations. He's keenly aware of how an...
2018-03-1300 min805conversationsBusiness Giving Roundtable - Leaders in business. Leaders in philanthropy.In this episode of 805conversations, we talk with Business Giving Roundtable members, Kirsten McLaughlin, Market Vice President, COX Communications and Van Haas, Founder, Accountix.
The Business Giving Roundtable (BGR) is a growing forum where local business leaders share strategic approaches to corporate social responsibility and employee volunteerism. BGR promotes business giving and elevates the generous contributions of its members including local entrepreneurs, international corporations and local chambers of commerce.
Kirsten and Van talk about how their organizations approach business giving and have embedded corporate social responsibility into the culture of their companies.
2018-02-2800 min805conversationsRubicon Theater - Karyl Lynn Burns & Jim O'NeilKaryl Lynn Burns and Jim O'Neil are the co-founders of the Rubicon Theater in downtown Ventura, California. They are celebrating their 20th Anniversary Season with six new shows. They call it "A Season of Enchantment."
Jim has a long career in the theater; acting, directing, writing and producing. He's the Artistic Director Emeritus at Rubicon. Karyl Lynn has focused on her career as an actress and is the Producing Artistic Director. They don't run the theater by themselves, they've got a fantastic team and pull from a volunteer team of over 300 people. 20% of the volunteers have been with...
2018-02-1300 min805conversationsBeyond Talent and Performance - Collabreations - Sara Bashor and Garrett BlairSara and Garrett are the founders of the afterschool theater program based in Santa Barbara called Collabreations. They teach an ensemble-based creation method rooted in improv techniques. The focus on grades 1-6 and appreciate how much impact they're making in these young lives.
Their business is teaching students skills that will serve them well in life, including collaboration, brainstorming, performing and developing self-confidence in front of an audience.
The focus here is on how you launch a business like this in Santa Barbara, the market validation they did and how Sara is putting ideas she's learning in SBCC's Marketing class...
2018-02-0300 min805conversationsMarsha Bailey - Founder, Womens Economic VenturesMarsha Bailey, a resident of Santa Barbara since receiving her Masters in Communication from UCSB, leads an organization that's making a difference in the lives of hundreds of emerging entrepreneurs in the region. She's the founder of Women's Economic Ventures, which is the outgrowth of an early interest in the feminization of poverty, the suffragette movement and direct experience working in crisis intervention.
She was surprised at her interest in entrepreneurialism and now finds working with women, and some men has been extremely rewarding. In talking about startups and empowering women through this type of education, she mentioned the startup...
2018-01-2600 min805conversationsPrimo Custodio Executive in ResidencePrimo Custodio is the Executive in Residence at California Lutheran Univesity's School of Management. His career of 44 years working in human resources qualifies him to bring real-world experience into the classroom.
Primo has seen it all as it relates to Talent Management, starting with his first job at Yosemite where he eventually became the head of personnel and unionized the bus drivers. That early exposure led to a career that included six mergers and acquisitions while at NBC Universal. He's seen every type of leadership style as it relates to managing personnel.
He goes into an interesting dissection of the...
2018-01-0500 min805conversationsDan Weeks - SLO Partners - SLO HothouseDan Weeks has precisely the type of personality you want in a mentor. Upbeat, optimistic, boundless business savvy and is a committed citizen. Dan spent most of his career at HP, which was famous for their corporate culture, The HP Way. Dan started off our interview by reciting their core idea: Catch people doing something right.
He's a part of SLO Partners, who, in conjunction with the SLO County of Education, the Economic Vitality Corporation and the leadership of San Luis Obispo are working to solve an impending economic reality that is coming in seven years. The challenge is to...
2017-12-2800 min805conversationsJoAnn Kuchera-Morin - UCSB ProfessorJoanne Kuchera-Morin is on the faculty at UCSB and is the Professor of Media Arts and Technology and the Director of the Allosphere. Her facility is in the same building as the California Nanosystems Institute. She's been on the cutting edge of digital media for many years. She gave a TED talk in Long Beach on the Allosphere in 2009.
She started learning Music and Theory when she was 19 in Palm Beach, FL and since 1984 has been involved in media composition. Her dream, to create an interactive laboratory that can be used to travel through massive datasets has taken ten years...
2017-12-0700 min805conversationsEntreprenuerial Ecosystems for Education - Sean Bhardwaj, Founder, CEO, Aspire3Sean Bhardwaj is the Founder and CEO of Aspire3, based at the Ventura Ventures Technology Center. He sat with Mark and Patrick to talk about his view of what entrepreneurs need to be successful and the program he's created to deliver the missing pieces.
Sean looks at the intersection of education and entrepreneurship and how the missing piece in a lot of co-working spaces is mentorships. He also understands the importance of programmatic elements, such as marketing, sales, management and leadership training. He and his team have developed their curricula and have had students as young as ten go through...
2017-10-2700 min805conversationsYelena Lipovetskaya - CosphericYelena Lipovetskaya wants to make an impact in the world. And her company Cospheric is doing just that, one microsphere at a time.
Yelena is from Ukraine and works at the micro-level of manufacturing. We've had other companies that build things on the how, but not someone who makes a product that is 1/1000 of the width of a human hair. Not quite nano-small, but still very small.
Her company makes these microspheres, essentially tiny balls, in all colors, materials, and properties. Sometimes one of her 6,000 clients will only need one. Yes. One small microsphere.
She started work as a materials...
2017-10-2000 min805conversationsDusty Stutsman SBMenus and Nightout.comDusty Stutsman is the co-founder of Nightout.com and SBMenus. One could say they backed into the business when they saw a gap in the market. He and partner Bryan Brand, noticed that one page on SBMenus.com was getting a lot of traction. People were spending more time on the Bar Specials and Entertainment page which got them to thinking, "What if we created an entire site for entertainment?". Nightout.com was born soon after and what a great URL that is too.
Thinking bigger than just delivering information, or food, they approached the project as an...
2017-10-0700 min805conversationsTheo Stephan – Global GardensTheo Stephan, the founder and life force behind Global Gardens tells us a great story of how she's brought her Greek culture and passion for food to Los Olivos. Theo is interested in permaculture, resilience, and food. She trained as a graphic designer and escaped LA a couple of decades ago. She's been an entrepreneur since she was eight (selling seeds she saw in an ad in the back of a comic book), then started a recycling business at twelve.
When she moved to the Santa Ynez Valley, she imported 500 trees form Crete and started an Olive orchard. That grew...
2017-09-2900 min805conversationsGrowing old gracefully is a lie - Grandmaster Dave WheatonGrandmaster Dave Wheaton, a past guest on the show, joined us to talk about aging and his hero Jack LaLanne. Dave is the founder of Hapkido International and is in the Martial Arts Hall of Fame. He sat down to talk with Mark and Patrick about his wellness regimen and a recent trip to Japan where he embarked on the Samurai Trail (Nakasendo Way).
Dave was influenced early in life by Jack Lalanne who said, "Exercise is King, nutrition is queen." Dave embodies this philosophy in his martial arts teaching and through the KUT (Kickboxers Ultimate Training) program...
2017-09-2300 min805conversationsWine is Good Living - Doug Margerum - winemakerDoug Margerum was honored as the 2017 Vintner of the Year by the Arthritis Foundation and recently took time to chat with Mark and Patrick about Santa Barbara County winemaking. Doug's been involved in hospitality since his early days at UCSB, the Lobster House, in Santa Barbara and Borsodis (great coffee house in the 70's in Isla Vista). He's been an entrepreneur since his early teens, climbing up trees to harvest mistletoe during the holidays, and setting up a restaurant in the front yard of his home.
Doug has always had a position of responsibility, from the early days with his...
2017-09-0700 min805conversationsShelter from the Storm – Kerri Murray – Shelter BoxKerri Murray, the President of ShelterBox USA, was late to our recording session because she was on the phone all morning with FEMA. Her organization was one of the many NGO's responding to Hurricane Harvey that was poised to hit the south Texas coast in hours. We gave her a pass and hope that people are as safe as they can be in this natural disaster.
Kerry has been at the helm of ShelterBox for just a few short years. She came to Santa Barbara to work at Direct Relief as part of a six-month deployment with her employer, Glaxo...
2017-08-2700 min805conversationsStart-Up Kids - Tyler Lucas & Nathaniel ThompsonTyler Lucas and Nathaniel Thompson are making a difference in the lives of 4th - 8th graders. They are helping run Start-Up Kids a project founded by Gerhard Apfelthaler of California Lutheran University's School of Management, Maria Ballesteros-Sola and Vlad Vaiman of CLU. Note: Gerhard and Vlad have been on the show before.
This project, now in its second year, is expanding as they move to the third year. Over an eight week period, these two, and others on the team, spend 30 minutes a week helping students realize their entrepreneurial ambitions.
This project is so successful, one of the teams...
2017-08-1800 min805conversationsUndeveloping The Future - Adam Hall - EarthKeeperAdam Hall has a background in real estate development and investment banking. His focus now is un-doing. Unthinking, undeveloping, it's turned into his life's mission. It's quite a turnaround in his thinking and has changed his life.
He recently sat down with Mark and Patrick to talk his background, the formation of the EarthKeeper Alliance and what he's currently working (or unworking) on.
Including:
• His thoughts on land conservation, both on and offshore
• How he defines 'undevelopment.'
• What it means to be an Impact Investor
• Ironically he talks about how to make sure that land conservation projects are not undone.
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2017-08-0400 min805conversationsWhen Technology Becomes Magic - Joshua and Austin JanikThe Janik Brothers, both students at CLU, won the 2017 New Venture Competition held at HUB101. Five teams competed in a Pitch Competition. The NVC is a different type of entrepreneurial event. In this one, you're judged on your ability to pitch an idea.
These brothers brought an unusual secret weapon to the event. They're magicians. They used magic in very clever ways to illustrate key points about their proposed business. It captured the imagination of the judges, and they walked away with first prize.
Mark and Patrick (also a magician) had a great conversation with these two. They are a...
2017-07-2700 min805conversationsA New Way To Make Families - Robin Newman - FounderRobin Newman is the founder of Global Egg Donors, an egg donation program, based in Santa Barbara, specializing in the coordination of affordable egg donation procedures. She assists in finding and reserving a donor, clinic, doctor, flights, and accommodation in many countries. She's worked with parents in 20+ countries, traveling to 8 countries to take advantage of an exceptional donor, excellent medical facilities and the high-quality service of the clinics that she works with.
Robin is a 2nd generation Santa Barbaran, who is proud that her grandfather led the Fiesta parade, back in the day. She's been running this program locally for 16...
2017-07-1400 min805conversationsEngaging the Technical Worker - Tim GoldsteinTim Goldstein is a neurodiversity communication specialist. His Aspergers diagnosis answered a lot of questions and changed his life's work. Now, he spends his time advising Human Resource departments, talent professionals and managers who are trying to incorporate 'Aspies' (as they self-identify) into the workforce.
Tim says that he's 'on the spectrum' which refers to being on the Autism Spectrum. He's a highly accomplished entrepreneur and engineer. He, Mark and Patrick had a lively discussion and opened up the conversation to better understand the proliferation of Aspies in industry
Topics included:
• What is neurodiversity vs. neurotypical
• Working in the bicycle busi...
2017-07-0700 min805conversationsNatcherly Yelping - Dani Natcher - Community AmbassadorDani Natcher has a fun job. She helps businesses throw parties to build awareness and introduce the team to the public. She does this as a community ambassador for Yelp, the publishers of crowd-sourced reviews on millions of businesses. When we learned that Dani has such a unique job, we had to have her on the show.
Dani works diligently with businesses and her 'Elite Squad,' which is comprised of active Yelper's who write consistently on the site. They're invited to events, product demonstrations and given the opportunity to meet founders and owners of local businesses.
This conversation with...
2017-06-2800 min805conversationsLearning by doing - Jamie DeVries, TeachJamie DeVries is a teacher, mentor and the founder of Kids Helping Kids. He also started the San Marcos Entrepreneurship Academy (SMEA), where they are empowering tomorrow's business leaders. In 2010 he received the Distinguished Educator Award in Santa Barbara.
Jamie has 130 kids in SMEA and on a recent weekday evening at the Impact Hub in the Funk Zone of Santa Barbara, 20+ teams presented business ideas in the form of a tradeshow. It was an exciting night, and the student entrepreneurs got the real life experience of presenting, pitching and justifying their ideas to the general public.
The conversation ran the...
2017-06-2200 min805conversationsLeadership's Impact on Culture - Greg Van Ness, CEOGreg Van Ness is the CEO of Tolman & Wiker Insurance Services and one of the show sponsors. We enjoy Greg's visits to the studio, as he always leads us in a masterclass on some subject related to business. This episode is about how the conversation about culture colors most areas of business. He uses examples from his work at Tolman & Wiker to illustrate key points.
The culture at the firm is largely responsible for the winning the #1 Best Place to Work in Santa Barbara, Ventura and San Luis Obispo Counties by the Pacific Coast Business Times. This award...
2017-06-1500 min805conversationsHow to Win Startup Weekend - RepWatchTechRobert, John and the third partner Alexis, won CLU's Startup Weekend for their RepWatch idea. This included a $10,000 prize, and they're on the way to getting their product into the market. This interview goes through the process of how you navigate the Startup frenzied opening hours through the various phases that lead up to the final judging on Sunday.
The big surprise for them was how much self-growth they've experienced. They learned that not only was it easy, but they enjoyed interacting with prospects.
The challenge (Dragon) for them is finding time for the business. For this past year, they've...
2017-06-1000 min805conversationsBona Fide Brewing - John Goerke - FounderJohn Goerke loves coffee. He loves it so much he's dedicated his life to making sure you get the most enjoyment out of every cup. His focus is on how to make the coffee experience 100% perfect every time. This means, quality product, zero waste, and an environmentally friendly process.
John is a conscious capitalist and the founder of both Caribbean Coffee Company and bona Field Brewing Co. As chief brewologist and Founder; John is transforming the beverage industry and making the world a more wonderful place, one cup of cold coffee at a time.
John has a great story of...
2017-06-0200 min805conversationsDeveloping Your Professional Roadmap - Yonette Thomas, PhDYonette Thomas, PhD. is an entrepreneur who is moving from a lifetime as an academic research professor to a coach for academics. Her new venture, Strategic Transitions, helps academic professionals navigate the various transitions they’ll face during their career.
She has an impressive background, just read this brief bio from the IAPHS website:
Yonette Thomas, Ph.D., is science advisor for urban health to the New York Academy of Medicine, a member of the International Society for Urban Health Board, and a senior research advisor to the Association of American Geographers. She is a faculty affiliate of the Maryland Po...
2017-05-1800 min805conversationsTrust is a choice - Jeremy GoldbergJeremy Goldberg, a UCSB grad, stopped by to talk about his life's mission, to make kindness cool. His interest in science vectored him towards human behavior and now he wants to change the world.
We talked about his life, his travels and where he's spending his time:
• He started writing in the 4th grade. Note: Jeremy's writing is fantastic. Here are links to articles he's written.
• How he started blogging as a way to keep family apprised of his travels
• How he went from uCSB to Brisbane, Australia on a study-abroad program
• His Ph.D. is in Social Science
• His "Theory...
2017-05-1100 min805conversationsFundamental Change is Possible - Matthew FienupMatthew Fienup is a Lecturer and the Executive Director of Center for Economic Research and Forecasting at California Lutheran University. His work as an economist is regularly delivered to a variety of groups throughout the region.
Matthew is a man of many interests. He’s studied professional photography, see photos here, (Summa Cum Laude at Brooks Institute) as well as architecture and started a rock-climbing business that still creates unique adventures for people. He is also completing his Ph.D. at the Bren School at UCSB.
Matthew holds a Masters degree in Economics from UCSB. His specialty is econometric analysis an...
2017-05-0400 min805conversationsYou Are What You Sleep - Brett HowlettBrett Howlett is the Founder of an innovative new lifestyle company; You Are What You Sleep. His background is in the world of advertising.
Brett is based in NYC and comes to Santa Barbara by way of another guest of the show, Pia Dorer. They collaborate on projects, which brings him to town on occasion. He sat with Mark and Patrick to talk about his venture, which seeks to help people develop a 'sleep practice.'
They talked a little bit about advertising and how it's warrior culture means that you don't get a lot of sleep, especially if you're...
2017-05-0300 min805conversationsCrowdsourcing your healthcare - Bradley WeberBradley Weber is the founder and CEO of RallyCare, a new app for the healthcare industry. He talked about how his personal journey through diagnosis to recovery from Cancer at 25 prepared him for this entrepreneurial challenge.
Bradley had his AHA moment when he had a quadruple bypass surgery and had to find ways to manage his own care and manage the generosity of his friends. The story is interesting and the problem-space that he's addressing potentially quite large.
We talked about:
• The development process and how he got the idea
• What really happens when you call 1-800-CANCER - or 1-800...
2017-04-2000 min805conversationsMOXI - Sheila CushmanSheila Cushman is the Executive Director Emeritus at MOXI, The Wolf Museum of Exploration and Innovation. She talked with Mark and Patrick about the 27-year journey it took to build the museum.
In this conversation with broad background on the story behind the founding of the Museum, Sheila covers;
How land use politics affects even the most beloved of projects
Starting in 1990 with a group of committed citizens to build a Children's Museum
Paul Selwyn, president of the original Board of Directors and had experience wiht the Childnres' Museum of LA - with Eli Luria and the Orfela Foundation formed...
2017-04-1600 min805conversationsJourney of an Immigrant - from Consultant to Educator - Sumantra SenguptaDr. Sumantra Sengupta, from California Lutheran University (CLU), has an interesting story about his journey to the classroom. He shared this with Mark and Patrick and talked about how his life's work informs his discussions with his students. He's written a lot of books on the subjects of Globalizations, Optimizing Supply Chains, Streamlining Corporations and other topics of deep interest.
They covered a broad range of topics including:
• How he took his professional interests in agricultural trading and turned them into a business. How to look at your business from a global perspective to scale it
• How to look at your...
2017-04-1000 min805conversationsEntrée to Employment – Dr. Tiffany MorseDr. Tiffany Morse is the Executive Director of Career Education at Ventura County Office of Education. She helps explain the power of this work and it's importance to our Community.
There are a lot of misconceptions about what the role of Career and Technical education is all about in the year 2017. Learning about work is not what it was like when I went to school. Shop class is so 1970's
Here's a bit of what's in store in this episode
• She tells a great story of the partnership with her department and Ventura-based Harbor Freight and how that led to a...
2017-04-0100 min805conversationsHand Curated Loans - Jeff Carmody, Agility CapitalJeff Carmody is the founder of Agility Capital in Santa Barbara. They focus on making loans to growth companies.
Jeff and Mark have been friends for more than 20 years, and this conversation will help you better understand how this type of financing works for your business.
We covered a lot during this interesting discussion:
• What are debt financials?
• How he got his start in the business
• What's an engineer from the Air Pollution control District doing in finance?
• Studying Geography at uCSB
• Working at Sandhill Capital (recognize that name?)
• Setting up a sister fund for Sandhill in Santa Barbara
• Loved this quote, &q...
2017-03-2900 min805conversationsA Life in Architecture - Dennis ThompsonDesigning for the Environment
"They have to build what's on the paper, except when they don't." Dennis on working with builders.
Dennis Thompson, Principal at Thompson-Naylor Architects in Santa Barbara, sat with Mark and Patrick to talk about his love of design and the environment. These two passions have driven him to become one of the most influential architects in the region. Dennis loves teaching and has been sharing his talents and mentoring for his entire career, most recently at the UCSB Bren Schoof of Environmental Science and Management.
This wide-ranging conversation covered a lot of ground including:
...
2017-03-2500 min805conversationsSanta Barbara Business News - Ray Estrada"The only constant is change."
Ray Estrada has been doing news in Santa Barbara for years. He sat with Mark and Patrick to talk about his new home base, the Impact Hub on State Street. His experience is now being focused on working with young startups and helping them navigate the world of getting attention from the local press.
This wide-ranging conversation covered a lot of ground including:
-His role at the Impact Hub working with their events - see updated list here
-His story about working for the BBC in Central America
-Working for the Santa Barbara...
2017-03-1600 min805conversationsLife as a Global Citizen - Vlad Vaiman, PhD.Vlad Vaiman, Ph.D. and professor at California Lutheran University talked with Mark and Patrick about his life starting in Russia, with many stops along the way to the 805. He's a noted authority on Talent Management, which is where we spent most of the conversation
This wide-ranging conversation covered a lot of ground including:
-Leaving Russia at age 21 and moving to Wyoming to go to school
-Then Canada, Switzerland, Austria and Iceland
-His early education was as a Mechanical Engineer (Oil and Gas)
-How did he get attracted to the Business School
-What is the current state of HR (Human...
2017-03-1300 min805conversationsWhat's Your Website's Real Job - Christopher Michael"Your website needs to be about me (the visitor), not you."
"Is authenticity marketing an oxymoron?"
Christopher Michael, the founder of PXLPod Web Strategy, has been on the show a couple of times. He updated Mark and Patrick on his current thinking about the web, and it's misperceptions. Christopher and Mark met in 2010 while working on TEDxAmericanRiviera. He's now the CTO for TEDxSantaBarbara and works in close collaboration with Mark on various projects, making sure Mark stays out of his own way when it comes to the web.
This wide-ranging conversation covered a lot of ground...
2017-03-0500 min805conversationsEat This Shoot That - Tara JonesEat like a local, shoot like a pro
I hate being a tourist. That's why this is not about the tour."
Tara Jones, the founder of Santa Barbara's Eat This, Shoot That, is a ball of energy and provided a stimulating and mouth watering conversation with Mark and Patrick. Her business and the journey to her dream venture is inspiring. She also writes for Noozhawk.
This wide-ranging conversation covered a lot of ground including:
-How she got started doing photo workshops
-How the recession in 2008 forced her to rethink everything and the journey she took to explore options
-Best...
2017-02-1800 min805conversationsThe Promise of Higher Education - Geoff GreenI'm a generalist to the extreme
"We accept the top 100% of applicants"
Geoff Green is the CEO of the SBCC Foundation. He talked with Mark and Patrick about his road to SBCC and how Social Justice has become a central theme in his life.
This wide-ranging conversation covered a lot of ground including:
-A bit of background on Santa Barbara City College (SBCC)
-How California has structured, it's higher ed program with the UC system, the CSU campuses, and the 113 Community Colleges
-There are 2.6M students in California's community colleges
-How working at Yosemite was a dream job...
2017-02-1800 min805conversationsThe Nature of Value - Ryan Jenkins, Philosophy ProfessorTHE ROLE OF THE PHILOSOPHER IN TECHNOLOGY
"Teaching is like planting a seed rather than moving a tree.”
Ryan Jenkins, Asst. Professor of Ethics at Cal Poly, helped Mark and Patrick explore the paths you can quickly travel down with talking about ethics and just about any business topic. Professor Jenkins and Mark met when he was on the TEDxCalPoly stage in 2016. That talk led to this fascinating conversation and got Mark to mention that “we ought to have more philosophers on the show” to Patrick.
This wide-ranging conversation covered a lot of ground including:
-Here’s a link to his T...
2017-01-2300 min805conversationsCreativity and The Local Food System - Charles BarthCreativity and The Local Food System - Charles Barth by 805connect
2017-01-2300 min805conversationsFeeding a Culture of Trust - Tom Holt, CEO, Urbane CafeFeeding a Culture of Trust - Tom Holt, CEO, Urbane Cafe by 805connect
2016-12-0400 min2016-11-1000 min805conversationsLets Talk About It - A Legal Conversation - Stephen MilesLets Talk About It - A Legal Conversation - Stephen Miles by 805connect
2016-11-1000 min805conversationsLeveraging technology to help people live happy, healthy lives - MINDBODYRick Stollmeyer, the CEO and co-founder of MINDBODY and host Mark Sylvester had a fascinating discussion about wellness, building a business, why the Central Coast is so easy to attract people to and some background skills you might not imagine would be helpful to a major public SaaS company's leadership.
Topics covered include:
- How Mindbody became so focused on going onsite to understand their customers, early on.
- Functional fitness and fitness trends
- How health and wellness is a megatrend
- What it's like to work at MINDBODY - practicing what they preach. ps. they're hiring
- Recruiting...
2016-03-0200 min805conversationsAdvertising and Art - Guy SmithGuy Smith, part of the core faculty at Antioch University in Santa Barbara met with host Mark Sylvester to talk about his career as an educator, networker, SCAMP’r and lifelong student of Communications. Guy was one of the original members of the 805connect project and worked with Mark on several projects over the 20+ years that they’ve known one another.
Guy focuses on communication in all forms. He started as an English teacher and now helps students understand the impact of Advertising on our culture. He recently invited Mark into his class, Advertising and Culture to talk about Mark’s expe...
2016-02-1900 min805conversationsManaged Print Services - Coastal Copy CEO Tom RizkManaged Print Services - Coastal Copy CEO Tom Rizk by 805connect
2016-01-0500 min805conversationsEntrepreneurs, the new rockstars in our lives - Melissa Moreno - SBCCMelissa Moreno is a force of nature. She’s the founder of The Scheinfeld Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation at Santa Barbara City College and is currently the Dean of Educational Programs – Business. That’s just a bit of what she does. She speaks with host Mark Sylvester about how she’s deeply involved in helping students find their way in business, starting with getting an idea out of their heads and into the market.
She says her superpowers are luck and passion.
"You can’t be an entrepreneur for yourself. It’s got to be for the customers."
Topic...
2015-11-2300 min805conversationsYour Auditor As Trusted Advisor - Sam BachsteinSam Bachstein, Partner at HCVT - Holthouse, Carlin & Van Trigt, LLP, sponsors of 805connect, sat down for a conversation with host Mark Sylvester for an informative discussion about the role of an auditor in business. This episode provided insight about accounting services and was an interesting glimpse into an important aspect of running a business.
• Topics covered a wide range and included;
• The concept of Assurance
• Forensic accounting
• Looking at finances with a critical eye
• The importance of Policies and their benefit to the organization
• The unasked questions when a business interviews an accounting firm
• Preparing for your business exit - things...
2015-10-1400 min805conversationsEmployee Engagement Through Wellness - Bryce Eddy & Ryan TurnbullBryce Eddy and Ryan Turnbull of Tolman & Wiker Insurance Services sat down for a conversation with host Mark Sylvester for an engaging talk that covered the importance of having a wellness program in your business.
Bryce and Ryan represent the Wellness practice at this extremely progressive agency. They talked about several themes, including;
• The Awareness Moment, when you decide to embark on a path to wellness
• Biometric screening
• Lifehacking
• How do you engage the naysayers in the workplace - hint - it's easy
• Wellness Ambassadors - great program that boosts engagement exponentially
• Are you a Wellness Geek?
• What do you do when yo...
2015-09-2800 min805conversationsGreat insights come from unexpected places - Craig HarrisCraig Harris, the founder and CEO of HGDATA (http://hgdata.com)sat down for a conversation with host Mark Sylvester for a wide-ranging talk that covered his early work as a Peace Corps volunteer in Paraguay and how lessons he learned there have guided him throughout his business career. He and Mark talked about several themes, including;
• What's the meaning of HG and the Holy Grail
• What's a Minimally Viable Expert?
• How do you create a workplace that's compelling - attracting the best talent to your business
• Big Data and understanding a customers specific requirements
• Measuring results - another Holy Grail
• Bu...
2015-09-2800 min805conversationsThe Web Can Be Scary, Be Sure You Have A Plan - Christopher FoleyChristopher Foley, the founder of foleypod sat down for a conversation with host Mark Sylvester for a informative talk that covered the importance of having a strategy in place before you start designing your web presence. This is the second time that Mark talked with Christopher, this time the emphasis was on digging deep into the various aspects of web strategy that are often overlooked. including;
• Where's your blindspot
• Are you and expert in your field and how to become a thought leader
• How to overcome the sense of being overwhelmed
If you missed the first conversation, Small Fixes Make Big Ch...
2015-09-1500 min805conversationsThe Significance Of Story - Kymberlee Weil & Alan IrwinKymberlee Weil, Strategic Samurai and Alan Irwin, Director at Santa Barbara Improv sat down for a conversation with host Mark Sylvester for a lively talk that covered the importance of story when you are in front of an audience. Any audience. This is the second time that Mark talked with these two, this time the emphasis was on finding the story that makes you vulnerable and someone that the audience wants to listen to. A few key takeaways from this hilarious conversation were;
• The power of the pause
• When you force funny, it's not funny
• The audience wants you to succee...
2015-09-1400 min805conversationsSmall Fixes Make Big Differences - Christopher FoleyChristopher is the CEO of foleypod, a web development and strategy company based in Santa Barbara. This is from a webinar that he did with 805conversations host Mark Sylvester. They talked about the small fixes you can make to your web site to make it more productive. Foleypod is a partner in the 805connect project and has done the work on 805connect.com, intronetworks.com, strategicsamurai.com and tedxSantaBarbara.com
2015-09-1000 min805conversationsGreening Your Business - Derek Carlson - MarborgDerek Carlson, Operations Manager at Marborg Industries talks with host Mark Sylvester about the history of Marborg and their heritage with recycling resources. The conversation helps us understand how regulatory issues (laws) have shaped how we deal with trash at home and in our businesses. He explained that they want us to NOT think about trash - that's their job. Marborg is a sponsor of 805connect and has a long history of being very involved in the Community, supporting non-profits and other projects throughout the region. This conversation will open your eyes to a lot of issues that have to...
2015-07-2900 min805conversationsBehind the Glasses - an interview with Mark Sylvester, EntrepreneurThis interview with Elizabeth Stewart on the KSBY program Arts and Antiques looks into Mark's professional career as a Chef, Software Entrepreneur, Ambassador of 805connect and enthusiastic citizen of Santa Barbara
2015-07-2900 min805conversationsStimulating Economic Vitality - Santa Barbara Chamber of CommerceKen Oplinger and Zoe Taylor, Santa Barbara Chamber of Commerce
This is part of the 805conversations Series, produced by 805connect.
This conversation focuses on the role of the Chamber in stimulating economic development in the region and the new organization, the EVT. The Economic Vitality Team, headed by Zoe, brings together the county's Chambers and works together with local governments on the behalf of businesses in the region. This is a real behind the scenes conversation that will change how you think about the Chamber.
805conversations are produced weekly. More information can be found at 805connect.com
2015-07-0800 min805conversationsBehind Every Story is a Map - Maps.com, John Glanville, CEOJohn Glanville, CEO, Maps.com
This is part of the 805conversations Series, produced by 805connect.
This conversation was with Mark Sylvester, Ambassador for 805connect and John Glanville, CEO of Maps.com
This conversation focuses on the role of maps in business and education. Maps.com is a local company that has a global footprint. The talk centers on the founding of maps.com, it's growth and challenges in the world of digital maps.
2015-07-0800 min805conversationsBuilding a Vibrant Future in the 805 Region - San Luis Obispo EVC - Mike Manchak, CEOMike Manchak, CEO, San Luis Obispo EVC
This conversation was with Mark Sylvester, Ambassador for 805connect and Mike Manchak, the CEO of the San Luis Obispo Economic Vitality Corporation, EVC
This conversation focuses on how the EVC and 805connect became partners and the role of the EVC in stimulating the economy in the northern part of the 805 region. Mike talks about his history in economic development efforts and how this project is helping pull together several key strategies for the region.
805conversations are produced weekly. More information can be found at 805connect.com
2015-07-0800 min805conversationsBuilding Community - Santa Barbara FoundationJan Campbell and Sharon Main of the Santa Barbara Foundation
This conversation focuses on the role of the Santa Barbara Foundation in the founding of 805connect. The discussion covers the mission of the project and how it's aligned with the goals of the foundation and the LEAF Project which is a far reaching initiative that is pulling together a diverse group of citizens to focus on key issues in the region.
805conversations are produced weekly. More information can be found at 805connect.com
2015-07-0800 min805conversationsCreating Collaborative Cultures - Seth StreeterSeth Streeter, CEO, Mission Wealth Management
This conversation focuses on a wide range of topics that include growing your business, strategies for investing, finding your true path, building a collaborative corporate culture, community involvement, purpose led companies, Sustainable investments and Inspired Wealth Management
805conversations are produced weekly. More information can be found at 805connect.com
2015-07-0800 min805conversationsStaffing for Success - Spherion - Trish MillerTrish Miller, Staffing Expert, Spherion - Goleta, Santa Barbara, Oxnard and Ventura
This conversation focuses on the job market in the 805 region, how to position your company to attract employees, challenges facing employers in the region and many aspects of staffing and hiring you'd not thought about before.
805conversations are produced weekly. More information can be found at 805connect.com
2015-07-0800 min805conversationsGetting Your Story to Market - Ellen Reid, the Book ShepherdNOTE: We are sorry to report that on February 13th, 2017, our friend Ellen Reid passed away from a brief battle with Cancer. We loved having her on the show.
Ellen Reid - The Book Shepherd talks with Mark and Patrick about independent book publishing and the steps it takes to be successful
This is part of the 805conversations Series, produced by 805connect.
This conversation was with Mark Sylvester, Ambassador for 805connect and Ellen Reid, The Book Sheperd
This conversation focuses on independent book publishing and what it takes to get an idea from your head into the hands of readers...
2015-07-0800 min805conversationsThe Golden Age of Podcasting - Patrick MelroyPatrick Melroy, 805conversations Podcast Partner
Podcasting has become the preferred method for people to learn, be entertained and listen to audio on demand. Patrick and his partners have started a new podcasting studio in Santa Barbara and currently produce a couple of podcast series. We’ll talk with him about podcasting in general and what our plans for 805connect’s new podcasting series is all about.
If you listen to podcasts and would love to know more about the local podcasting scene, you’ll not want to miss this stimulating conversation.
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