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Critical Mass Business Talk Show | Orange County’s Longest-Running Business Talk ShowCritical Mass Business Talk Show: Celebrating 15 Years - Ric Franzi Interviews Paul Roberts (OC Talk Radio), Rebecca Hall (Idea Hall) & Peter Brennan (Orange County Business Journal) (Episode 1500)Join us as we celebrate 15 incredible years of Orange County's longest-running business talk show. In our 1500th episode, host Ric Franzi interviews three distinguished guests who have made significant impacts on the Orange County business community.
Meet Our Esteemed Guests:
Paul Roberts, Creator of OC Talk Radio: As the creator of OC TALK RADIO, Paul Roberts pioneered Orange County's only online business radio station and live podcasting platform. His innovative approach to live podcasting earned an Industry Innovator Award from Radio World magazine in 2018. Paul also serves as a Digital Media Consultant for the SBA's Small...2024-06-0140 minCritical Mass Business Talk Show | Orange County’s Longest-Running Business Talk ShowCritical Mass Business Talk Show: Ric Franzi Interviews Mark Tacconelli of Magique Beauty (Episode 1398)Mark Tacconelli's unwavering commitment to innovation and results, combined with a dedication to customers’ needs, led him to successfully innovate new products with several company’s product portfolios while transforming many into product category leaders. A prominent thought leader, Mark’s extensive experience in information technology affords him a unique insight into the technological changes ushering in the fourth industrial revolution.
Mark is the Senior Director of Engineering and Product Management where he leads the strategy, engineering development, and product management activities for OpenText’s Salesforce and Oracle products and related technologies.
Mark is acting Board Me...2022-10-1824 minCritical Mass Business Talk Show | Orange County’s Longest-Running Business Talk ShowCritical Mass Business Talk Show: Ric Franzi Interviews Rami Lazarescu, CEO of Happiness Assurance & Ampro Vacations Inc. (Episode 1397)Rami Lazarescu is the founder and CEO of HappinessAssurance.com and Ampro Vacations Inc., which is celebrating its 25th anniversary.
Rami is the winner of one of the nation’s highest awards - The Excellence Award for export bestowed by the President of the United States! A few years ago, Rami was nominated for the White House Trade Advisory Committee.
Rami was interviewed on national radio about his unique vacations plan and it was broadcasted to 141 radio stations. After due diligence investigation, the prestigious Forbes published an article about Rami titled: “Vacations: Making the Impossible, Poss...2022-10-1822 minCritical Mass Business Talk Show | Orange County’s Longest-Running Business Talk ShowCritical Mass Business Talk Show: Ric Franzi Interviews Asbasia Mikhail, Founder of The Stīl Trust (Episode 1396)Born in Cairo, Egypt, Asbasia Mikhail, immigrated to the States with her parents as toddler in the early 1970s and grew up in Southern California. Having excelled in the sciences and having a passion to help others, she chose a career in medicine. She has been practicing Emergency Medicine for the last 25 years but about 5 years ago, she chose to pursue her dream of becoming an entrepreneur.
While still working full-time as an emergency physician and directing two nearby urgent cares in the area, Asbasia also runs her own Online Personal Styling business known as The Stīl...2022-10-1226 minCritical Mass Business Talk Show | Orange County’s Longest-Running Business Talk ShowCritical Mass Business Talk Show: Ric Franzi Interviews Nema Daghbandan, CEO of Lightning Docs (Episode 1395)Nema Daghbandan is the CEO of Lightning Docs and a Partner with Geraci LLP. His practice encompasses all facets of real estate transactions, primarily representing lenders, brokers, and loan servicers.
His practice revolves around the preparation of documents and providing compliance advice to mortgage professionals related to nationwide commercial, residential, construction, and multi-family loan transactions. He also provides advice on documentation related to loan transactions, including servicing agreements, spread agreements, secondary market documents, leases, lien releases, procurement agreements, intercreditor agreements, and subordination agreements.
Mr. Daghbandan also possesses a deep expertise in loss mitigation and advises...2022-10-0925 minCritical Mass Business Talk Show | Orange County’s Longest-Running Business Talk ShowCritical Mass Business Talk Show: Ric Franzi Interviews Dr. Carrie Perry, Founder of Sweet Talk Desserts (Episode 1394)Dr. Carrie Perry earned her Ph.D. in Media Psychology from Fielding Graduate University. Her academic background and employment experience includes all aspects of Mass Mediated Communications including print, digital, and film. She has been a teacher, stockbroker, professor, and entrepreneur.
With the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent shutdown, Carrie’s focus turned toward home, specifically, the kitchen. Thoughts of “now is a good time to do something different” she started cooking, canning, and baking. Lots of baking. With encouragement of friends and family, Sweet Talk Desserts was born.
With baking experience that spans about 40 years, her des...2022-10-0922 minCritical Mass Business Talk Show | Orange County’s Longest-Running Business Talk ShowCritical Mass Business Talk Show: Ric Franzi Interviews Frank Arellano, Founder & CEO of Revolv3 (Episode 1393)Frank Arellano is the CEO and founder of Revolv3, a fintech SaaS platform out of Laguna Beach, CA. Frustrated by the lack of subscription management payment systems that could minimize false declines and maximize first pass payment approvals, he built his own.
Frank started his career with startups, then lead as an executive at Ingram Micro and Experian for over 20 years. Now backed by Rosecliff Ventures, he intends to reshape the recurring payment market. On the weekends you might find him jamming with one of his bands at a local wine festival, or a concert.
...2022-10-0922 minCritical Mass Business Talk Show | Orange County’s Longest-Running Business Talk ShowCritical Mass Business Talk Show: Ric Franzi Interviews Andy Lin, CEO of Provoke Solutions (Episode 1392)Andy Lin is the Chief Executive Officer at Provoke Solutions, a management and technology services firm focused on helping organizations getting their "big idea" out into the marketplace quickly and effectively.
Andy has also served as Chief Sales and Marketing Officer and GM of Southwest at prior companies. Having spent nearly 30 years in the consulting services industry, starting off his career at Andersen Consulting (now Accenture) as a software engineer, he has worked with clients ranging from startups to Fortune 10 enterprises.
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Critical Mass Business Talk Show is Orange County, CA's longest-running business...2022-10-0129 minCritical Mass Business Talk Show | Orange County’s Longest-Running Business Talk ShowCritical Mass Business Talk Show: Ric Franzi Interviews Kevin Wilson, President & CEO of KM Management Solutions (Episode 1391)Kevin Wilson is the President & CEO of KM Management Solutions Inc. Kevin is a versatile business growth catalyst with a deep-rooted passion for creative/analytical problem solving and 20+ years of experience delivering superior organizational development, cost savings, and revenue maximizing solutions across multiple industries.
Kevin is equally skilled in new product development, leadership and team building, hardware/software design, risk mitigation, and project management. An outstanding communicator, Kevin also has keen attention to detail and a natural ability to forge collaborative relationships with internal and external stakeholders. Kevin has demonstrated success in identifying modifications and/or enhancement...2022-09-1720 minCritical Mass Business Talk Show | Orange County’s Longest-Running Business Talk ShowCritical Mass Business Talk Show: Ric Franzi Interviews Sam Naghshineh, Founder of Leaniar (Episode 1390)Sam Naghshineh is the Founder of Leaniar, a software services and solutions company focused on process automation for global Fortune 1000 companies. Leaniar leverages Human Emulation Software otherwise known as Robotic Process Automation (RPA) and Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning to remove the inefficiencies resulting from manual, repetitive and high-volume tasks.
Sam has over 25 years of consulting and sales and experience working for companies such as Ernst and Young, SAP, IMS Health (IQVIA) and most recently UiPath. Sam graduated with a BA in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Arizona. He has also been a guest speaker...2022-09-1727 minCritical Mass Business Talk Show | Orange County’s Longest-Running Business Talk ShowCritical Mass Business Talk Show: Ric Franzi Interviews Deb Shrider, Founder of Put It In Writing (Episode 1389)Deb Shrider is an award-winning writer who has written for a wide range of clients for more than twenty-four years. In 1998, she founded ‘Put It In Writing', providing writing and marketing services for various businesses and industries but with the specialized niche of real estate.
Deb's client roster reads like a Who’s Who in real estate, including former Presidents of the California Association of Realtors®(C.A.R.) and the National Association of Realtors®(NAR) and top producing real estate agents nationally and globally. She is a sought-after writer commended for her ability to communicate the ordina...2022-09-1628 minCritical Mass Business Talk Show | Orange County’s Longest-Running Business Talk ShowCritical Mass Business Talk Show: Ric Franzi Interviews Rebecca Hall, Founder of Idea Hall (Episode 1388)Rebecca Hall, APR is a thought leader and celebrated entrepreneur in the public relations, branding and marketing industries. A visionary, Rebecca founded Idea Hall in 2003 as a fusion agency bringing together branding, marketing and PR – a model that is gaining industry favor today. Throughout the years Rebecca has attracted world-class talent to Idea Hall, ensuring the spirit of entrepreneurialism fuels the agency and that its craft is continually advancing forward, innovating and redefining boundaries of possibility.
Rebecca is a recognized marketing communications industry thought leader published in Authority Magazine, Thrive Global, Native Society, Forbes and Orange County Bu...2022-09-1630 minCritical Mass Business Talk Show | Orange County’s Longest-Running Business Talk ShowCritical Mass Business Talk Show: Ric Franzi Interviews Susan Wright Kenny, Founder & Chief DoGOODer at Do GOODer Partners (Episode 1387)Susan Wright Kenny is the Founder and Chief Do GOODer of Do GOODer Partners, a consulting firm that empowers companies to engage their teams and customers in doing GOOD in the communities where they live and work.
Prior to founding Do GOODer Partners, Susan worked for close to 20 years a professional fundraiser supporting the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA), Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC), and Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA).
While working with MDA, Susan was responsible for the coordination and funding for healthcare clinics, support groups, and summer camps throughout Southern California. As MDA’s Na...2022-09-0824 minCritical Mass Business Talk Show | Orange County’s Longest-Running Business Talk ShowCritical Mass Business Talk Show: Ric Franzi Interviews Marlene Dandler, Founder of Seashore Academy (Episode 1386)Marlene Sheehan Dandler is the Founder of Seashore Academy. Marlene graduated from the Lakeside School in Seattle, WA in 1994 and Dartmouth College in 1998. During her time at Dartmouth, she studied at the Freie Universität Berlin, Germany as well as at the Beijing Normal University in Beijing, China.
While at Dartmouth, Marlene worked as a German language instructor for Professor John Rassias, the creator of the Rassias Method, a unique, intensive language immersion technique used by the Peace Corps to learn a foreign language in 10 days’ time. This revolutionary method of rapid, effective language acquisition impressed Marlene gre...2022-09-0820 minCritical Mass Business Talk Show | Orange County’s Longest-Running Business Talk ShowCritical Mass Business Talk Show: Ric Franzi Interviews Mara James, Founder & CEO of the Extraordinary Lives Foundation (Episode 1385)Mara James is Founder & CEO of the Extraordinary Lives Foundation. Originally from New York, Mara James relocated to California with her husband and her three children in 2007. They established Dr. James’s OBGYN practice, and for seven years, Mara managed the busy office. Then, in 2014, Mara unexpectedly experienced a manic episode and was diagnosed with bipolar disorder.
Through her battle with mental health, many wellness professionals helped Mara heal and transform her life. Mara’s experience—in addition to the experience of some of her close family members—has kindled in her a passion for forwarding the cause of...2022-09-0821 minCritical Mass Business Talk Show | Orange County’s Longest-Running Business Talk ShowCritical Mass Business Talk Show: Ric Franzi Interviews Ben Olbon, Founder & CEO of Outcome Elite (Episode 1384)Ben Olbon is the Founder & CEO of Outcome Elite Coaching, and helps student-athletes overcome fear, anxiety, and self-doubt in order to help them maximize their potential in sports and life.
Ben has 20 years of leadership and development experience from his time as an Officer in the United States Marine Corps, to his time in the financial and pharmaceutical industries. He has an extensive history in sales and marketing, strategic planning, tactical decision-making, and critical thinking.
Ben has been awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement medal, been recognized as a top sales performer and trainer...2022-09-0824 minCritical Mass Business Talk Show | Orange County’s Longest-Running Business Talk ShowCritical Mass Business Talk Show: Ric Franzi Interviews Garrett Day, Owner of The Wellness Approach (Episode 1383)Garrett Day is the owner and operator of The Wellness Approach and Fitness and Wellness Inc, a holistic Sports Therapy practice in San Clemente that incorporates several methods of structural integration tools, separating him from other rehabilitation programs and wellness treatment centers.
A wellness consultant of 20 years, Garrett's individual program designs have captured quick rapid results of healing qualities that helps to balance back ones emotional, physical and spiritual state of consciousness.
Before devoting his work full-time to The Wellness Approach, Garrett served as an owner and operator of The Mind Body Wellness Club in...2022-09-0824 minCritical Mass Business Talk Show | Orange County’s Longest-Running Business Talk ShowCritical Mass Business Talk Show: Ric Franzi Interviews Ramin Sedehi, EmC Leaders & Impact Human Learning (Episode 1382)Ramin Sedehi is passionate about closing the gaps between science, education, society, and policymakers to understand better the depth and breadth of the challenges facing humanity. To impact the health of communities, improve educational markers, and, most importantly, uphold democratic values and build inclusive societies, we must disrupt the status quo.
Ramin’s career is highlighted by his three decades as an executive, intrapreneur, bridge-builder, strategist, and award-winning faculty. He has served as a transformative leader at several world-class organizations (UCSF Health, UCSF Stanford Healthcare, University of Pennsylvania, American University of Beirut, and Weill Cornell Medicine.)
...2022-08-3124 minCritical Mass Business Talk Show | Orange County’s Longest-Running Business Talk ShowCritical Mass Business Talk Show: Ric Franzi Interviews Rocky Foroutan, Founder of LenderHomePage (Episode 1381)Rocky Foroutan is the Founder and Visionary behind LenderHomePage.com. He founded the company from his small home office in 2003 by building turnkey websites for mortgage brokers and loan officers. Sixteen years later, the company has grown to serve over 2,000 clients with an innovative, multi-channel digital platform that helps customers enhance borrower experience while gaining efficiencies and saving cost.
Prior to LenderHomePage, Rocky spent nineteen years as a software developer, sales and marketing management in Fortune 5000 companies.
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Critical Mass Business Talk Show is Orange County, CA's longest-running business talk show, focused on...2022-08-3125 minCritical Mass Business Talk Show | Orange County’s Longest-Running Business Talk ShowCritical Mass Business Talk Show: Ric Franzi Interview Sheryl Utal, Founder & CEO of Japa Health (Episode 1380)Sheryl Utal is the Founder & CEO of Japa Health. Sheryl had a ten-year corporate career with senior roles in private equity, real estate development and management consulting, before she burned out and had to make a change.
Sheryl has been the owner of two successful lifestyle businesses both with profitable exits. Although she had successful exits the journey wasn't easy or linear and included turnaround experience. She has over 13 years of experience in wellness including 40,000 customers and 5M in revenue. Healing herself from autoimmune disease and trauma, Sheryl is passionate about natural healing, disease prevention and human...2022-08-2623 minCritical Mass Business Talk Show | Orange County’s Longest-Running Business Talk ShowCritical Mass Business Talk Show: Ric Franzi Interviews Dina Miller, Founder of Electi Management (Episode 1379)Dina Miller is the Founder & CEO of Electi Management Inc. A highly motivated, self-directed and results-driven CEO of a business management company, Dina attended MIT and subsequently earned my B.S. in Business from Johns Hopkins University. She later completed her MBA at the University of Delaware.
For over twenty years, Dina has built a “hands-on” track record of leadership, team-building and cross-functional collaboration. Thinking and planning globally while executing locally, Dina has a high-performing staff to support operational initiatives and client needs. She is passionate about what she does and embodies an energy and urgency as a cu...2022-08-2425 minCritical Mass Business Talk Show | Orange County’s Longest-Running Business Talk ShowCritical Mass Business Talk Show: Ric Franzi Interviews Kelly Bennett, Awakened Women’s Network & Bennett Unlimited PR (Episode 1378)A 20-year award-winning Broadcast Journalist with an emphasis on Public Relations, Kelly Bennett has been a reporter, anchor, senior assignment manager, TV host, and Radio Host, then transitioned into public affairs managing community/public relations for two major cable companies. She worked with many programmers within the industry, CNN, Court TV, Bravo, Lifetime, Oxygen Networks, and more, to bring successful programs that received commendations and proclamations from government officials.
In 2009, Kelly founded Bennett Unlimited PR giving her clients local, national, and international notoriety and connecting them to Influencers, networking groups, celebrities, VIPs, private clubs, executive round-tables, entrepreneur...2022-08-2423 minCritical Mass Business Talk Show | Orange County’s Longest-Running Business Talk ShowCritical Mass Business Talk Show: Ric Franzi Interviews Traci Shirachi, CEO of The Mark USA Inc. (Episode 1377)A reformed 'Corporate Rat' turned Entrepreneur in 2017, Traci Shirachi is the CEO & President of The Mark USA Inc. (“The Mark” or “the Company”). The Mark is a data analytics applied research and evaluation company comprised of about 15 employees that work with organizations nationally and internationally to define and articulate community and social impact focused on helping the underserved thrive.
The Mark uses rigorous data collection and research methods to evaluate and measure results for organizations and companies to achieve sustainable growth. Many of the organizations or companies that work with The Mark focus on demonstrating their social impact...2022-08-0929 minCritical Mass Business Talk Show | Orange County’s Longest-Running Business Talk ShowCritical Mass Business Talk Show: Ric Franzi Interviews Peggy Knauft, Founder of Primary Pacific Properties (Episode 1376)Peggy Knauft is the Founder of Primary Pacific Properties. Peggy's incomparable customer service provides the optimal real estate experience for buyers and sellers and has helped her rank in the top 1% of all agents in Orange County, California.
Peggy’s clients value her genuine care and ability to deliver outstanding results, underscored by her honesty, helpfulness, and desire not to take herself — or life — too seriously. She distinguishes herself from other agents by using her marketing background and staging talents to effectively and persuasively market homes that attract the right buyer and secure the best offer. Along with P...2022-07-2121 minCritical Mass Business Talk Show | Orange County’s Longest-Running Business Talk ShowCritical Mass Business Talk Show: Ric Franzi Interviews Dita Shemke, Wealth Advisor (Episode 1375)Dita Shemke is a highly-proficient financial executive with a wealth of experience in private and public companies, public accounting, angel investing and founding start-ups. Her biggest strength lies in her ability to think strategically and put the right people together to bring an idea to fruition.
Dita is a passionate advocate for women. Her support for women to be more self-sufficient is both a personal and a business priority. She purposely developed her 20-year-old wealth advisory practice to primarily work with women in transition and assist owners of private companies to grow and eventually exit their business...2022-07-2123 minCritical Mass Business Talk Show | Orange County’s Longest-Running Business Talk ShowCritical Mass Business Talk Show: Ric Franzi Interviews Dr. Shahrzad Nooravi, Founder & CEO of Strategy Meets Performance (Episode 1374)Dr. Shahrzad Nooravi is a business psychologist, Master Certified Coach (MCC) and Founder and CEO of Strategy Meets Performance, a business consulting firm that partners with leaders of mid-sized to Fortune 500 organizations to help them create engaging, innovative, and productive cultures. Dr. Nooravi has been named “Trailblazer of the Year,” “Citizen of the Year,” and “A Voice to Listen to” for driving positive change in her community. Dr. Nooravi's new leadership book, "A Powerful Culture Starts with You" was rated as the #1 New Release in Workplace Culture and Best Seller in Business Coaching.
In a time in our history...2022-07-1425 minCritical Mass Business Talk Show | Orange County’s Longest-Running Business Talk ShowCritical Mass Business Talk Show: Ric Franzi Interviews Stewart Gandolf, CEO of Healthcare Success (Episode 1373)Stewart Gandolf, MBA, is the Chief Executive Officer of Healthcare Success, one of the nation’s leading healthcare and digital marketing agencies. Over the past 20 years, Stewart has marketed and consulted for over 1,000 healthcare clients, ranging from practices and hospitals to multi-billion dollar corporations.
A frequent speaker, Stewart has shared his expertise at over 200 venues nationwide. As an author and expert resource, Stewart has also written for many leading industry publications, including the 21,000 subscriber Healthcare Success Insight blog. Stewart also co-authored, “Cash-Pay Healthcare: Start, Grow & Perfect Your Cash-Pay Healthcare Business.”
Stewart began his career with leadin...2022-07-1425 minCritical Mass Business Talk Show | Orange County’s Longest-Running Business Talk ShowCritical Mass Business Talk Show: Ric Franzi Interviews Yuko Tsuchida, Founder & Owner of Hito LLC (Episode 1372)Yuko Tsuchida, CPA, MBA, is a Certified Public Accountant with over 10 years of tax consulting experience advising multinational corporations on value-added tax strategies. Her career started with KPMG's Japanese tax practice where she provided audit, tax, and advisory services to Japanese companies operating in the United States. After KPMG, she co-founded Think, LLP, a strategic tax advisory firm specializing in income tax planning, R&D credits, investment, employee and training tax credits, and incentive services. Throughout her career, she has helped clients claim over $100 million in incentives and credits.
Ms. Tsuchida founded Hito, LLC in October 2017 after...2022-07-0622 minCritical Mass Business Talk Show | Orange County’s Longest-Running Business Talk ShowCritical Mass Business Talk Show: Ric Franzi Interviews Bill Edwards, CEO of Edwards Global Services (Episode 1371)During an extraordinary four-decades in international business, William (Bill) Edwards, CEO & Global Advisor, Edwards Global Services, Inc. (EGS), has played a leadership role in the successful global growth of more than 40 small, INC 5000 and Fortune 100 companies. He is widely recognized as an International Problem Solver, strategist, advisor and specialist on global cultures. His career covers international operating executive, and entrepreneurial experience in the energy, technology, licensing, management consulting and retail sectors. He has been a technical specialist, district manager, master licensee, brand senior executive and brand country president. Mr. Edwards has also started several international businesses.
Bill...2022-06-2931 minCritical Mass Business Talk Show | Orange County’s Longest-Running Business Talk ShowCritical Mass Business Talk Show: Ric Franzi Interviews Mark A. Herschberg, Author of The Career Toolkit (Episode 1369)Mark A. Herschberg is the author of The Career Toolkit, Essential Skills for Success That No One Taught You. Educated at MIT, Mark has spent his career launching and fixing new ventures at startups, Fortune 500s, and academia. He’s developed new software languages, online marketplaces, new authentication systems, and tracked criminals and terrorists on the dark web.
Mark helped create the Undergraduate Practice Opportunities Program, MIT’s “Career Success Accelerator”, where he’s taught for twenty years. Mark also serves on the boards of non-profits Techie Youth and Plant a Million Corals.
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Critical...2022-06-2726 minCritical Mass Business Talk Show | Orange County’s Longest-Running Business Talk ShowCritical Mass Business Talk Show: Ric Franzi Interviews Dr. Kathryn Hamel, CEO of Hecht Trauma Institute (Episode 1367)Dr. Kathryn Hamel is the Chief Executive Officer at the Hecht Trauma Institute. Before she transitioned into non-profit leadership, she worked in higher education and served her community for nearly 25-years as a law-enforcement professional for two mid-sized municipal police departments.
Dr. Hamel is a certified trauma and resilience professional and educator and author of Body Mind & Badge: Strategies for Navigating Trauma & Resilience in Law Enforcement. She has worked as a police lieutenant, police sergeant, special victim’s detective, public information officer, and task force officer.
In addition to her professional accomplishments, she holds a Do...2022-06-0631 minCritical Mass Business Talk Show | Orange County’s Longest-Running Business Talk ShowCritical Mass Business Talk Show: Ric Franzi Interviews Ashley Vallett, Founder of Technacity Group (Episode 1366)Ashley Vallett is a recruiting professional with almost a decade of experience in the staffing industry and the owner of her own firm, Technacity Group, which she started in 2019.
After working for a variety of different staffing firms over the years, Ashley felt the companies she was working for were not serving the needs of her candidates and client communities, so she went out on her own and has never looked back. Now, almost 3 years later, she has built and scaled her company to a successful firm that is disrupting the industry.
One of Ashley’s...2022-06-0324 minCritical Mass Business Talk Show | Orange County’s Longest-Running Business Talk ShowCritical Mass Business Talk Show: Ric Franzi Interviews Cathy Trinh, CEO of Recruiter Hustle, Inc. (Episode 1365)Cathy Trinh is an inspirational speaker, global humanitarian, bestselling author, and the CEO of Recruiter Hustle, Inc. a unique executive search and networking firm. She is also a bestselling author, executive leadership coach and mental health advocate.
Born in Vietnam, and raised in California, Cathy developed a love for sales and marketing, talent acquisition through working in the corporate world for over 25 years. Cathy honed her emotional intelligence by engaging in thousands of high-level and transformational conversations with job seekers and leaders in start-up to Fortune 500 companies. Cathy is passionate about transforming new business owners and high-achieving...2022-05-3026 minCritical Mass Business Talk Show | Orange County’s Longest-Running Business Talk ShowCritical Mass Business Talk Show: Ric Franzi Interviews John Beaver, President & CEO of BIOLASE (Episode 1364)John Beaver is President & CEO of BIOLASE. At BIOLASE, John’s vision is to raise a generation of kids not afraid of going to the dentist. He brings over 40 years of substantial leadership and technical experience in finance and business management for both public and private companies.
His experience leading debt and equity fundraising efforts to elevate companies from start-up to commercial success has positioned BIOLASE for growth. At BIOLASE, John has a pulse on investor relations, using dentist education to establish lasers as the gold standard of care, and building cross-functional teams internally.
When no...2022-05-1425 minCritical Mass Business Talk Show | Orange County’s Longest-Running Business Talk ShowCritical Mass Business Talk Show: Ric Franzi Interviews Kayla Sibley, CFO at SERVPRO of Irvine (Episode 1363)Kayla Sibley currently serves as Chief Financial Officer at SERVPRO of Irvine, a franchise that has earned the reputation as being #1 in the cleanup and restoration industry. They specialize in services such as fire and water damage restoration, biohazard cleaning, mold remediation, and so much more.
Her journey started with her parents, Rod and Lillian Sibley, who have owned and operated this company since 1991 - a period of more than 30 years. What started as helping around the office at the tender age of eight blossomed into over fifteen years of experience and expertise in the restoration business.2022-05-1422 minCritical Mass Business Talk Show | Orange County’s Longest-Running Business Talk ShowCritical Mass Business Talk Show: Ric Franzi Interviews Hector Muñoz, Senior Helpers of South Orange County (Episode 1362)Hector Muñoz is the Owner & Head of Community Relations at Senior Helpers of South Orange County. Born in So. Cal. Hector is a Cal Poly Pomona Grad with an MBA from the University of Miami, and has spent over 25 years leading some of the largest restaurant brands in the industry as a Chief Marketing officer.
While living in Miami, he experienced a very challenging situation with his Father Jorge, who was dealing with diabetes, heart disease, and kidney disease. He and Sandy found themselves in a situation where they needed someone to care for their dad, g...2022-05-1428 minCritical Mass Business Talk Show | Orange County’s Longest-Running Business Talk ShowCritical Mass Business Talk Show: Ric Franzi Interviews James Muraca, Chief Technology Officer at Enersponse (Episode 1361)James Muraca serves as the chief technology officer at Enersponse and loves building sustainable technology for scale. Muraca has held senior roles with various innovative organizations like InvertedPower, Zen Ecosystems and Planet Innovation.
Since starting his engineering career with Bosch, he has been involved in several projects ranging from digital health to now connecting massive pumping loads and fortune 100 building portfolios to grid service programs.
In this edition of Critical Mass Business Talk Show, James Muraca joins host Ric Franzi to share his career journey and insights as Chief Technology Officer of Enersponse.
...2022-05-1421 minCritical Mass Business Talk Show | Orange County’s Longest-Running Business Talk ShowCritical Mass Business Talk Show: Ric Franzi Interviews Sherri Snelling, CEO of The Caregiving Club (Episode 1360)Sherri Snelling is a corporate gerontologist, author and CEO of the Caregiving Club, a consulting and content creation company she founded in Orange County, California in 2010. Sherri brings her expertise in biopsychosocial lifestyle across the life course to corporate wellness programs and well home design. Her clients include employers, start-up age-tech companies, home builders, designers and real estate developers and senior living communities.
Sherri has been a TV producer and is currently the “Aging in America” commentator for Newsmax Media, Inc. TV, podcast host of “Caregiving Club On Air” and also writes articles for PBS, Forbes, USA TODAY an...2022-05-1426 minCritical Mass Business Talk Show | Orange County’s Longest-Running Business Talk ShowCritical Mass Business Talk Show: Ric Franzi Interviews Richard Medcalf, Founder of Xquadrant (Episode 1359)Richard Medcalf is the founder of Xquadrant, and host of The Impact Multiplier CEO podcast, and describes himself as "what you get if you were to put a McKinsey consultant, a slightly unorthodox pastor and Freddie Mercury into a blender."
Richard is an executive coach & leadership consultant to exceptional founders & CEOs and their leadership teams. His clients are elite performers who've already achieved incredible things, and still have the ambition to 10x their impact and influence and achieve something that seems impossible right now. That can involve 1:1 coaching, taking the leadership team to its next level, or...2022-05-0826 minCritical Mass Business Talk Show | Orange County’s Longest-Running Business Talk ShowCritical Mass Business Talk Show: Ric Franzi Interviews Matt Armand, Founder of Align Executive Search (Episode 1358)Matt Armand is the Founder of Align Executive Search, an executive staffing and recruiting firm based in Orange County, CA. Align Executive Search helps clients find and employ top talent by sourcing currently-employed executives. The firm focuses on both perm and temp staffing for the medical, accounting, finance, engineering, technology and manufacturing industries.
Matt has a twenty-year history in the search and placement arena. Matt has multiple business ventures that he is a part of including sporting equipment, food, health, wellness and training services, and he is celebrating eight years in business with current team of twenty...2022-05-0823 minCritical Mass Business Talk Show | Orange County’s Longest-Running Business Talk ShowCritical Mass Business Talk Show: Ric Franzi Interviews Tolga Tarhan, Founder & CEO of Kibsi (Episode 1357)Tolga Tarhan has more than two decades of experience leading companies. He was an early pioneer of cloud native thinking, popularizing developer and automation-focused workflows and serverless application development.
In 2013, Tolga co-founded Sturdy.cloud, an AWS Premier Consulting Partner, which popularized these concepts as one of the most innovative AWS partners. In 2017, Sturdy was acquired by Onica, where Tolga continued to lead the industry by pushing cloud native concepts into the Fortune 500 and building Onica into the largest cloud native AWS-focused professional and managed services company, worldwide.
In 2019, Onica was acquired by Rackspace Technology for $323...2022-05-0220 minCritical Mass Business Talk Show | Orange County’s Longest-Running Business Talk ShowCritical Mass Business Talk Show: Ric Franzi Interviews Abir Alameddine, Founder & CEO of Ze Titan (Episode 1356)Abir Alameddine is a C-level strategic thinker and executive leader with 22 years of experience garnered in split executive roles between operations, digital marketing, and finance. Abir’s passion is making an impact on people and processes.
Her professional career is evident in a number of areas including e-Commerce, operations, talent development, and financial transformations. Abir has an excellent track record as an executive coach, uniting people, technology, and operational efficiencies while driving expansion activities. She specializes in leading strategic initiatives that directly impact the financial bottom line.
As a key driver for higher cross-departmental collaborations, an...2022-05-0225 minCritical Mass Business Talk Show | Orange County’s Longest-Running Business Talk ShowCritical Mass Business Talk Show: Ric Franzi Interviews Meymuna Hussein-Cattan, Founder of The Tiyya Foundation (Episode 1355)Meymuna Hussein-Cattan is a global executive leader, a culturally conscious motivational speaker, and an award-winning grassroots community organizer. For the last decade, Meymuna has been the Founder & Director of The Tiyya Foundation, supporting families of immigrants, refugees, and displaced indigenous people to overcome obstacles and actively participate in society. Her work led record-breaking initiatives, including creating innovative programs and services that impact nearly 1,000 people a year. She has been helping to transform sentiments and narratives around refugees and immigrants in Southern California.
Meymuna was awarded locally by the Office of Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, was a...2022-03-2123 minCritical Mass Business Talk Show | Orange County’s Longest-Running Business Talk ShowCritical Mass Business Talk Show: Ric Franzi Interviews Jeffrey Hayzlett, Chairman & Founder of C-Suite Network (Episode 1354)Jeffrey Hayzlett is a primetime television host of C-Suite with Jeffrey Hayzlett and Executive Perspectives on C-Suite TV, and business podcast host of All Business with Jeffrey Hayzlett on C-Suite Radio. He is a global business celebrity, speaker, best-selling author, and Chairman and Founder of C-Suite Network, home of the world’s most trusted network of c-suite leaders, the company he founded in 2014.
Hayzlett is most widely known for being a business trendsetter and successfully leading through the transition of one of the largest corporate turnarounds of a Fortune 100 company as the Chief Marketing Officer of Eastman Ko...2022-03-2122 minCritical Mass Business Talk Show | Orange County’s Longest-Running Business Talk ShowCritical Mass Business Talk Show: Ric Franzi Interviews Dr. Armia Abdo, CEO of DocPhyzio (Episode 1353)Dr. Armia Abdo is a Doctor of Physical Therapy, entrepreneur, author, researcher, keynote speaker, teacher, and inventor. He is the CEO of DocPhyzio, a startup focused on combining tech and healthcare, providing the world’s first AI-powered posture assessment.
In this edition of Critical Mass Business Talk Show, Dr. Abdo shares what sets DocPhyzio apart in the market, and his insights as CEO.
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Critical Mass Business Talk Show is Orange County, CA's longest-running business talk show, focused on offering value and insight to middle-market business leaders in the OC and beyond. Hosted by...2022-03-1523 minCritical Mass Business Talk Show | Orange County’s Longest-Running Business Talk ShowCritical Mass Business Talk Show: Ric Franzi Interviews Raad Ghantous, Principal of Raad Ghantous & Associates (Episode 1352)Raad Ghantous is the Principal of Raad Ghantous & Associates / RG&A, a firm specializing in luxury hospitality, wellness centers, and medical & day spa developments. Ghantous is also V.P. of Design for industry go to Identity Hospitality that specializes in spa and wellness consulting helping clients create successful environments that are conducive to healing and wellbeing, sanctuaries to heal the body, mind, and spirit.
Raad has over 25 years of experience in developing and integrating elegant and seamless designs/modifications to new and existing structures.
With degrees in both business and design, an international upbringing, and...2022-03-1530 minCritical Mass Business Talk Show | Orange County’s Longest-Running Business Talk ShowCritical Mass Business Talk Show: Ric Franzi Interviews Jon Stark, CEO of Peratech Holdco Limited (Episode 1351)Jon Stark is CEO and Director of Peratech Holdco Limited, a tactile-sensing technology solutions company, providing next-generation human-machine interfaces with its proprietary Quantum Tunnelling Composite® materials and embedded force-touch software.
Prior to Peratech, Stark was VP of Printed Electronics at MFLEX (NASDAQ: MFLX), where he successfully led multiple new-technology commercialization efforts in miniaturizing power conditioning for high-speed communications, shrinking LIDAR systems to 20% of size and 5% of cost, and commercializing a touch-display module in commercial computing that won numerous awards at the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES). During his tenure at MFLEX, Stark also held executive-level po...2022-03-0724 minCritical Mass Business Talk Show | Orange County’s Longest-Running Business Talk ShowCritical Mass Business Talk Show: Ric Franzi Interviews Bruce Watanabe, Co-Founder & CEO of PowerBuy (Episode 1350)Bruce Watanabe is the Founder & CEO of PowerBuy. PowerBuy is a one-stop Shopify app design to connect shoppers with all the best deals on necessary products and to provide merchants with free advertising. Using the power of social commerce and group buying, PowerBuy allows merchants to cut down on marketing spend by turning customers into micro-influencers.
A serial entrepreneur, Bruce has co-founded and exited a number of technology and Internet ventures including PowerBuy, MassGenie, SIRE Mobile (SMS Solutions), and SETA International (Global Systems Integrator & Solution Provider). With over 20+ years of leadership experience ranging from start-ups to Fortune 10...2022-02-2826 minCritical Mass Business Talk Show | Orange County’s Longest-Running Business Talk ShowCritical Mass Business Talk Show: Ric Franzi Interviews Nithin Jilla, Founder & Executive Director of Dreams for Schools (Episode 1349)Nithin Jilla is a passionate educator, social entrepreneur and philanthropist who champions building models and systems of social change that are sustainable and empower the next generation. Nithin began with his first efforts in philanthropy with his high school class – establishing a project to help raise funds to renovate educational facilities and provide students with scholarships in Kenya, to enhance the quality of education, one student and one school at a time.
Nithin currently serves as the Executive Director of Dreams for Schools (DFS), an EdTech organization whose mission is to make STEAM approachable and empower students to...2022-02-2323 minCritical Mass Business Talk Show | Orange County’s Longest-Running Business Talk ShowCritical Mass Business Talk Show: Ric Franzi Interviews Thuy Pham-Satrappe, Founder & President of Lux Lucet Ventures Corporation (Episode 1348)Thuy Pham-Satrappe is the President and Founder of Lux Lucet Ventures Corporation, a real estate investing firm. In June 2019, Thuy started investing out of state in Indiana the pockets of her time, and has since grown her rental real estate portfolio to over $2M with 26 properties.
In February 2020, Thuy decided to quit her corporate job to spend more time with her 2 young children and pursue her passion and vision for real estate investing. Her vision is to create passive income for her family and her money partners, because she believes a rising tide raises all ships!
I...2022-02-2326 minCritical Mass Business Talk Show | Orange County’s Longest-Running Business Talk ShowCritical Mass Business Talk Show: Ric Franzi Interviews Lisa Nguyen, Founder & CEO of Smart Bean Inc. (Episode 1347)Lisa Nguyen is the Founder & CEO of Smart Bean Inc., a team of people with diverse entrepreneurial backgrounds that share one common goal: to revolutionize the relationship between small business entrepreneurs and their numbers through innovative and affordable products and services.
Over the last 20 years, Lisa Nguyen has worked for small businesses, invested in small businesses, and owned her own small business, and has tremendous respect and empathy for small business entrepreneurs as a result, as it takes intelligence, resilience, tremendous self-awareness and guts to start and build a viable business.
Lisa is realizing her...2022-02-1825 minCritical Mass Business Talk Show | Orange County’s Longest-Running Business Talk ShowCritical Mass Business Talk Show: Ric Franzi Interviews Pembe Candaner, President of JobzMall (Episode 1346)Pembe Candaner is the Co-Founder & President of JobzMall. JobzMall is the new way of finding jobs and exploring organizations, founded with the belief that humans are so much more than a resume, and companies are so much more than a job post. JobzMall Inc. strives to make the job finding process enjoyable, engaging and accessible to everyone.
Prior to her work at JobzMall Inc., Pembe Candaner served as the CEO of Adecco SA Turkey, General Manager of Lee Hecht Harrison, and CEO of Kariyer.net, the largest employment portal of Turkey. She is a member of TUSIAD...2022-02-1522 minCritical Mass Business Talk Show | Orange County’s Longest-Running Business Talk ShowCritical Mass Business Talk Show: Ric Franzi Interviews Rodney Brenneman, CEO of PhageTech (Episode 1345)Rodney Brenneman is a seasoned veteran in the medical device space. He has been CEO, board member, advisor and consultant to many early-stage medical technology companies. He is a mechanical engineer by training, with over 30 years of experience in medical device development, mostly in early-stage start-up companies. His experience spans many specialties including vascular, general surgery, interventional cardiology, pulmonology, emergency medicine, ENT, GI, urology and orthopedics.
Rodney is currently the CEO of PhageTech and prior to that, founded and lead ROX Medical for 14 years, raising $90M in venture funding. Rodney counts innovative problem solving as one of...2022-02-1323 minCritical Mass Business Talk Show | Orange County’s Longest-Running Business Talk ShowCritical Mass Business Talk Show: Ric Franzi Interviews Nicole Suydam, CEO of Goodwill of Orange County (Episode 1344)Nicole Suydam has more than 20 years of management and leadership experience working with local and national nonprofits dedicated to meeting human service needs. She currently serves as president and CEO of Goodwill of Orange County, one of Orange County’s largest nonprofits by revenue.
Suydam leads Goodwill’s social enterprise operation that employs nearly 1,800, manages 24 local thrift stores and ShopGoodwill.com – the online e-commerce marketplace for Goodwills across the country – and serves more than 18,000 individuals annually through its innovative programs and services aimed at providing purpose through employment.
Suydam has received several accolades for her commitme...2022-02-0331 minCritical Mass Business Talk Show | Orange County’s Longest-Running Business Talk ShowCritical Mass Business Talk Show: Ric Franzi Interviews Debora Wondercheck, CEO of Arts & Learning Conservatory (Episode 1343)Debora Wondercheck is the CEO of Arts & Learning Conservatory (ALC). An effective corporate leader with seventeen years of experience in strategy development, program management, and implementation, Debora focuses on culturally sensitive and inclusive afterschool artistic training and education for all children in k-12 schools, particularly those who are underresourced.
As the founder of the nationally acclaimed Arts & Learning Conservatory (ALC), Wondercheck has a proven track record in fundraising, public education, executive leadership, non-profit governance, community building, and program development. Her professional interests include arts education sustainability, board development, and equitable access to the arts. Her extensive expertise...2022-02-0226 minCritical Mass Business Talk Show | Orange County’s Longest-Running Business Talk ShowCritical Mass Business Talk Show: Ric Franzi Interviews Rick Van Kirk, CEO of Pro-Dex Inc.(Episode 1342)Rick Van Kirk is an executive who has worked in the Southern California region for 36 years in various manufacturing industries. Following his graduation from California State University, Fullerton in 1982 he has worked in the aerospace, computer, commercial electronics, diecasting, and medical device industries. During this time Van Kirk completed his MBA from Claremont Graduate School in 1991.
Currently, Rick serves as President and CEO of Pro-Dex Inc., a design and manufacturing company in the medical device industry. He joined Pro-Dex as Director of Manufacturing in 2006, and was subsequently promoted to Vice President of Operations and then Chief Operating...2022-01-3122 minCritical Mass Business Talk Show | Orange County’s Longest-Running Business Talk ShowCritical Mass Business Talk Show: Ric Franzi Interviews Tahera Rene Christy, Founder of Love Amour Propre®️ (Episode 1341)Based in Mission Viejo, Amour Propre®️ is a beauty brand that strives to make the world a better place, one person and one natural product at a time. Translating to “Self-Love” in French, Amour Propre®️ is centered in self-love, enhanced by science, inspired by nature and fueled by positive energy.
Amour Propre®️ is in business to encourage our customers to practice self-love by experiencing the joy of utilizing natural, organic, and aromatherapeutic wellness and beauty products. Established in March of 2020, Amour Propre®️ saw $20k in profit in its first month in business alone.
With over 150 products and var...2022-01-3025 minCritical Mass Business Talk Show | Orange County’s Longest-Running Business Talk ShowCritical Mass Business Talk Show: Ric Franzi Interviews Robert Ming, Founder & CEO of ThoughtWorld (Episode 1340)Robert Ming is Founder and CEO of ThoughtWorld and is responsible for setting the overall policy and direction of the company and platform. His deep desire to bring people together and make the world a better place shows up both in the platform and in how he has invested his energy throughout life.
As a practicing attorney and founding partner of Quadrant Law Group, a law firm specializing in technology contract negotiation, Robert found his love for bringing people together and making complex things simple. He used those skills politically while Mayor of Laguna Niguel, California, where...2022-01-3028 minCritical Mass Business Talk Show | Orange County’s Longest-Running Business Talk ShowCritical Mass Business Talk Show: Ric Franzi Interviews Farrah Khan, President of Horizon Consulting USA & Mayor of Irvine (Episode 1339)Irvine Mayor Farrah N. Khan made history in November of 2020. She not only received the highest number of votes for the position of Mayor in the city’s history, but also shattered glass ceilings as the first woman of color to hold the position, and the first Muslim woman to lead a large city in the United States.
In addition to serving as Irvine Mayor, Farrah Khan is also the President of Horizon Consulting USA, where she serves as a recruitment consultant working with businesses, community organizations, and governments to find short-term and direct hires. She has 8 yea...2022-01-2422 minCritical Mass Business Talk Show | Orange County’s Longest-Running Business Talk ShowCritical Mass Business Talk Show: Ric Franzi Interviews Stephanie Oddo, Founder of Healthcare Mask Collaborative (Episode 1338)Stephanie Oddo is an educator, entrepreneur, and Laguna Niguel City Council candidate. Most recently, Stephanie has found much reward in serving as Director of Government for the League of Women Voters of Orange Coast. She launched the League’s first-ever Observer Corps. The Corps inspires, trains and empowers volunteers to observe and report on their local city and county public meetings. The program currently observes 7 cities and 4 county boards.
Stephanie is the founder of Healthcare Mask Collaborative (HMC). HMC served almost 150 organizations, had over 220 sewers who sewed and distributed over 65,000 cloth masks during the COVID-19 pandemic. As the...2022-01-2421 minCritical Mass Business Talk Show | Orange County’s Longest-Running Business Talk ShowCritical Mass Business Talk Show: Ric Franzi Interview Paul Nelson, Managing Partner at Nelson Kirkman (Episode 1337)Paul Nelson, Esq. is recognized throughout Orange County as an expert in Family Law Litigation. As Managing Partner at Nelson Kirkman, Paul has built an excellent reputation in the legal community and has been quoted as a legal expert by Fox News and Forbes.
Paul's many honors and awards speak to his expertise: AV Preminent® & Judicial and Bar Highest Possible Rating (Martindale Hubbel®), two-time Super Lawyers Honoree (2021 & 2022), Honorary Chairman of the Business Advisory Council (2009), OC’s Most Talked-About Lawyers (2008), Premier Attorneys of Orange County (Orange Coast Magazine, 2008), as well as a National Leadership Award from the National Repu...2022-01-2423 minCritical Mass Business Talk Show | Orange County’s Longest-Running Business Talk ShowCritical Mass Business Talk Show: Ric Franzi Interviews Monica Challingsworth, President of Eustress & Demeter (Episode 1336)Monica Challingsworth is President and Co-Founder of Eustress and Demeter, a full-service restaurant consulting firm specializing in building sales programs for multi-unit restaurants and independent operators. Eustress and Demeter started in 2017 to fill a void in the restaurant industry. With an ever-changing landscape, they knew there was an opportunity to help brands of all sizes build incremental revenue programs. They have worked with some of the top names in hospitality and private equity and have curated a record generation of over $50 million in off-premises sales.
At Eustress and Demeter, Monica has responsibility for developing, engaging, and sustaining h...2022-01-1727 minCritical Mass Business Talk Show | Orange County’s Longest-Running Business Talk ShowCritical Mass Business Talk Show: Ric Franzi Interviews Leigh Lester, Founder of Ubuntu Institute of Learning (Episode 1335)Leigh Lester is the Founder & Executive Director of Ubuntu Institute of Learning, an international training organization focused on social justice issues ranging from Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging to Entrepreneurship to Affordable Housing.
As a trainer, consultant, educator, public speaker, serial ideator, and occasionally a coach, Leigh is always a positive force for her clients and co-conspirators. She is active in her community of Long Beach, She serves on a national Board of Directors for industry and nonprofit organizations. Her passion is service. She focuses that passion in affordable housing, under-invested entrepreneurship programs and/or diversity, equity, i...2022-01-1721 minCritical Mass Business Talk Show | Orange County’s Longest-Running Business Talk ShowCritical Mass Business Talk Show: Ric Franzi Interviews Ronald Stein, Founder of PTS Advance (Episode 1334)Ronald Stein, P.E. is an engineer and Founder of PTS Advance, a California-based company.
Founded in 1995 by Ronald & June Stein, Principal Technical Services (PTS) was designed to meet a gap in the market. Client organizations were seeking greater transparency and flexibility as they contracted specialized talent to augment key roles in their organizations. As a project manager in the industry, Ronald knew first-hand that success relied upon attracting and retaining great candidates with a full compensation package, including PTO and medical benefits – an approach not common for typical engineering staffing services in the ’90s.
The P...2022-01-1123 minCritical Mass Business Talk Show | Orange County’s Longest-Running Business Talk ShowCritical Mass Business Talk Show: Ric Franzi Interviews Steve Reinharz, CEO of Artificial Intelligence Technology Solutions, Inc (AITX) & Robotic Assistance Devices (Episode 1333)Steve Reinharz is the CEO of Artificial Intelligence Technology Solutions, Inc., (OTCPK:AITX) and Founder and CEO of the company’s wholly-owned subsidiary Robotic Assistance Devices (RAD).
Mr. Reinharz is a proven and seasoned leader in the physical security industry with nearly 25 years of experience holding various roles in multiple disciplines. Reinharz has led RAD to create and launch a successful line of artificial intelligence-powered solutions specifically developed for the guarding and concierge industries.
Mr. Reinharz’s experience is multi-faceted in that he’s started and ran his own security integration company from the age of 24 to...2022-01-0624 minCritical Mass Business Talk Show | Orange County’s Longest-Running Business Talk ShowCritical Mass Business Talk Show: Ric Franzi Interviews Andy Nguyen, Co-Founder of Afters Ice Cream (Episode 1332)Food Network describes Andy Nguyen, co-founder of Afters Ice Cream, as the "mash-up king in the food industry," and it's his unorthodox approach and insights into modern branding, marketing, and "how to get your grind on" that has set him apart from the rest.
With other 25 locations (and more to come), Afters Ice Cream has been both an entrepreneurial and social media phenomenon with thousands of people turning up for their store openings/events. And that’s only one of the many restaurant concepts Andy and his team have started. Other ventures include: Dough & Arrow, Trill Burgers, He...2022-01-0623 minCritical Mass Business Talk Show | Orange County’s Longest-Running Business Talk ShowCritical Mass Business Talk Show: Ric Franzi Interviews Lisa Rehburg, Rehburg Life Insurance Settlements (Episode 1331)Lisa Rehburg is President of Rehburg Life Insurance Settlements, and a life insurance settlements broker. Lisa is passionate about assisting financial, insurance, legal and non-profit professionals to help their clients benefit from their unwanted or unneeded life insurance policies.
Having been in the health and life insurance industries for over 30 years, Lisa has presented to hundreds of organizations, including various Financial Planning Associations, Fiduciary Associations, Estate Planning Councils, Planned Giving Roundtables, NAPFA, NAIFA and Health Underwriters Associations, to raise the visibility of life insurance settlements as an option for clients, when appropriate. She has held executive roles...2022-01-0623 minCritical Mass Business Talk Show | Orange County’s Longest-Running Business Talk ShowCritical Mass Business Talk Show: Ric Franzi Interviews Michelle Beauchamp, Founder of The Champ Group (Episode 1330)Michelle Beauchamp, Founder of The Champ Group, is a certified coach, speaker and trainer on the John Maxwell team.
Michelle’s 25 years in Corporate America as a Sales Leader in Telecommunications, combined with her 12+ years as an entrepreneur, has equipped her to help others explore their strengths, improve areas of weakness and through a journey of inner discovery, create and lead inclusive cultures that enrich relationships and increase productivity.
In this edition of Critical Mass Business Talk Show, Michelle Beauchamp joins host Ric Franzi to discuss how The Champ Group guides leaders to create inclusive and...2021-12-2235 minCritical Mass Business Talk Show | Orange County’s Longest-Running Business Talk ShowCritical Mass Business Talk Show: Ric Franzi Interviews Adrian Garcia, CEO of FynCom (Episode 1329)Dr. Adrian E. Garcia is a published author, inventor, and CEO/Founder of FynCom. Describing himself as a rare breed and a "capitalist cypherpunk," Adrian understands the libertarian movement of cryptocurrency. and also knows how to create mass appeal to the businesses that move mountains (of data). He helps businesses adopt the idea of digital currency while still creating sustainable business models.
Adrian's life history consists of lifestyle businesses, engineering academics, legal loophole exploits, social engineering, and cryptocurrency. He lives for innovation and is focused on using his skills to reinvent the data economy.
In t...2021-12-2228 minCritical Mass Business Talk Show | Orange County’s Longest-Running Business Talk ShowCritical Mass Business Talk Show: Ric Franzi Interviews Anna Lisa Lukes & Jay Lukes, Co-Founders of The Lukes Network (Episode 1328)Anna Lisa Lukes & Jay Lukes are the co-founders of The Lukes Network, LLC, an organization that uses the power of stories, data and collaboration to make an impact on organizations and communities.
A purpose-driven full-service marketing and sustainability company, Anna Lisa Lukes founded The Lukes Network with twenty years of experience in executive-level management, marketing, fundraising, and sustainability to draw upon. Co-founder Jay Lukes, also the firm's Chief Operating Officer, comes to the table with more than 20 years of experience in sales and marketing, including digital and traditional advertising across industries.
A 51+% woman- and minority-owned co...2021-12-2025 minCritical Mass Business Talk Show | Orange County’s Longest-Running Business Talk ShowCritical Mass Business Talk Show: Ric Franzi Interviews Mike Flynn, Founder & Owner of O SEA (Episode 1327)Mike Flynn is the Founder & Owner of O SEA, a new seafood restaurant in Old Town Orange serving high-quality, affordable, responsibly-sourced seafood complemented by the seasonality & diversity of California cooking.
Mike first started working in restaurants while in college and fell in love with the business almost immediately. After working for reputable operators in Chicago, Los Angeles, and San Francisco, Mike returned home to Orange County in 2019 to open O SEA.
In this edition of Critical Mass Business Talk Show, Mike joins host Ric Franzi to discuss the story behind O SEA, why it was h...2021-12-2020 minCritical Mass Business Talk Show | Orange County’s Longest-Running Business Talk ShowCritical Mass Business Talk Show: Ric Franzi Interviews Guita Sharifi, Chief Financial Officer of Lifelong Learning Administration Corporation (Episode 1326)Guita Sharifi has been a CFO in the healthcare and education nonprofit sector for 17 years. She currently serves as CFO of Lifelong Learning, a national nonprofit educational service organization that partners with schools including those in the Learn4Life network, which provides personalized learning to nearly 50,000 at-risk youth across the county.
A community activist, Guita has served on numerous charitable boards over the past 20 years, including roles as co-chair/founder of the Orange County CFO Leadership Council, founding member of Private Director Association South County, and OC 5th Supervisorial District Representative on Taxpayers Oversight for Measure M. ...2021-12-2022 minCritical Mass Business Talk Show | Orange County’s Longest-Running Business Talk ShowCritical Mass Business Talk Show: Ric Franzi Interviews Corey White, Founder of Cyvatar.ai (Episode 1325)As a transformative servant leader, Corey White is a proven entrepreneur focused on innovating and creating new paradigms in the security industry and life. His leadership style is focused on an employee-first approach because of the positive impact of happy employees on their customer relationships. Corey has chosen to take a people-centric approach to life and to let all outcomes be driven by that philosophy. Twenty-five years of experience in the security industry has seasoned him to create the next exponential evolution.
As Founder and Chief Experience Officer, Corey has created Cyvatar.ai to enable vendor partners...2021-12-2028 minCritical Mass Business Talk Show | Orange County’s Longest-Running Business Talk ShowCritical Mass Business Talk Show: Ric Franzi Interviews Zeena Dhalla, Founder of VerticAlign Posture & Ergonomics (Episode 1324)Zeena Dhalla is a premier Postural Alignment Specialist, Certified Ergonomics Specialist, Personal Trainer, and Pilates Instructor in the Orange County, California area and is the Founder of VerticAlign Posture Coaching.
Zeena is also known for co-authoring the Random House/Penguin published book, Sculpt and Shape: The Pilates Way with Celebrity Fitness Trainer Yasmin Karachiwala. Zeena has also been featured in Pilates Style Magazine, OC Metro, and OC Register.
Zeena graduated with a BS from Northwestern University and has multiple certifications from organizations such as the National Academy of Sports Medicine, the National Postural Institute and...2021-12-2025 minCritical Mass Business Talk Show | Orange County’s Longest-Running Business Talk ShowCritical Mass Business Talk Show: Ric Franzi Interviews Frank Riedel, CEO of YOUFLY Inc. (Episode 1323)Frank Riedel is the CEO of YOUFLY Inc., the leading developer of fighter simulators for the commercial market. With a creative and innovative mindset that gets the job done, Frank is an experienced Chief Executive Officer working in the defense pilot training industry.
With a background in special force education and training, Frank believes that working and leading from the frontline allows you to learn about the "people behind the faces", allowing you the ability to make the best decisions, and lead the way.
On this edition of Critical Mass Business Talk Show, Frank Riedel...2021-12-1521 minCritical Mass Business Talk Show | Orange County’s Longest-Running Business Talk ShowCritical Mass Business Talk Show: Ric Franzi Interviews Jonas Muthoni, CEO of Deviate Agency (Episode 1322)With a passion for helping businesses thrive and maximize their potential while delivering best-in-class results, CEO Jonas Muthoni of Deviate Agency is driven by the pursuit of creative excellence, unparalleled service, and long-lasting relationships.
Commonly referred to as Deviate's fearless leader, Jonas draws upon the years of customer service experience, research, and analytical skills he gained while working for Verizon, the largest and leading Fortune 500 wireless communications company in the US.
At Deviate, Jonas sets the bar high with some of the most talented leaders in the field, including remote employees who bring diverse ideas...2021-12-0626 minCritical Mass Business Talk Show | Orange County’s Longest-Running Business Talk ShowCritical Mass Business Talk Show: Ric Franzi Interviews Dane Groeneveld, CEO of HUDDL3 Group (Episode 1321)Dane first joined the staffing industry in 2001 in the UK, and he has since gained global experience working on executive search assignments, recruitment process outsourcing (RPO) projects, and contingent workforce management programs. This has included taking responsibility for global account management, supporting service delivery across major capital development projects in more than 50 countries, and also managing over 1300 contingent workers on deployment in the Americas region.
Dane joined PTS Advance in August 2018, with a view to getting back to his passion for developing people and co-designing innovative workforce solutions for clients experiencing changes in their operating model, asset...2021-11-2928 minCritical Mass Business Talk Show | Orange County’s Longest-Running Business Talk ShowCritical Mass Business Talk Show: Ric Franzi Interviews Jure Bratkic, CEO of SkipQ & BreakThrough (Episode 1320)People who know Jure Bratkic attest that 24 hours in a single day is not enough time for him: constant brainstorming, ideas popping into his head, learning new things, visiting new places, and being actively involved in “1001” different projects and hobbies.
As the first president of the Slovenian Society of California, Jure gained extensive experience in the non-profit world. Upon his exit, he decided to set up the Slovenian Business Hub with the goal of actively helping Slovenian businesses enter the U.S market. Acting as a mentor, advisor, lecturer and much more throughout his journey, Jure was also...2021-11-2928 minCritical Mass Business Talk Show | Orange County’s Longest-Running Business Talk ShowCritical Mass Business Talk Show: Ric Franzi Interviews Shellee Howard, President of College Ready (Episode 1319)Shellee Howard is the owner & president of College Ready. A sought-after speaker and consultant to 100s of college-bound students around the world, Shellee is widely regarded as one of the world's leading college planners and strategy consultants. Shellee's groundbreaking strategies help students get into their best-match colleges. Best of all, many graduate debt-free with a job they love waiting for them.
Whether addressing an intimate group or a 'standing room only' arena, audiences count on Shellee to take the fear of planning and paying for college.
Shellee joins host Ric Franzi on Critical Mass Business...2021-11-2925 minCritical Mass Business Talk Show | Orange County’s Longest-Running Business Talk ShowCritical Mass Business Talk Show: Ric Franzi Interviews Shelly Yorgesen, Founder & CEO of Executive Networking Events (Episode 1318)
Shelly Yorgesen is the founder and CEO of Executive Networking Events (ENE), a global pioneer in high-level executive connections and communities. Whether through high-ticket exclusive masterminds at a 1,900-acre estate in Ireland or in online communities, she has successfully helped 1,000s of entrepreneurs and executives understand how to create and leverage their networks to grow their businesses.
Shelly is also an international speaker, bestselling author, and the co-founder and president of Operation Christmas Magic, an Idaho-based non-profit which creates and curates bespoke charity events for her local and global community.
Shelly joins host Ric Franzi on Critical Mass Business Talk Sh...2021-11-2426 minCritical Mass Business Talk Show | Orange County’s Longest-Running Business Talk ShowCritical Mass Business Talk Show: Ric Franzi Interviews Jason Wachter, Partner at Gottlieb, Rackman, & Reisman, P.C. (Episode 1317)Jason Wachter is a Partner at Gottlieb, Rackman, & Reisman, P.C., and focuses his practice on all aspects of intellectual property law including patent preparation and prosecution, trademark matters, litigation, licensing matters, and the preparation of opinions relating to patentability, infringement, and freedom to operate.
Jason has experience in a broad range of technologies including, but not limited to, medical devices, automotive components, wireless devices, telecommunications, and consumer and luxury goods.
Prior to joining Gottlieb, Rackman & Reisman, P.C., Jason was an associate in the intellectual property department at a large general practice firm. Jason...2021-11-1122 minCritical Mass Business Talk Show | Orange County’s Longest-Running Business Talk ShowCritical Mass Business Talk Show: Ric Franzi Interviews Karen Bigman, Founder of Suite Solutions By Karen (Episode 1316)In 2021, Karen founded her second company, Suite Solutions by Karen, LLC. After several years running a Divorce Consulting business (The Divorcierge®), Karen decided she preferred ‘the business of the business.’
Using her experience and learnings from her first entrepreneurial venture, she now helps other Solopreneurs and small business owners grow and scale their businesses. Karen helps business owners get more time and mental space to focus on their high-impact work.
In addition to her own businesses, Karen’s background includes work in computer programming, marketing for IBM, restaurant event management for Union Squ...2021-11-0525 minCritical Mass Business Talk Show | Orange County’s Longest-Running Business Talk ShowCritical Mass Business Talk Show: Ric Franzi Interviews Carey Ransom, Founder of Operate (Episode 1315)Carey Ransom is a technology entrepreneur, executive, investor and advisor, and has started, grown and/or led 8 B2B and consumer technology companies during startup and growth phases.
He is Founder & President of Operate, a SoCal-focused venture studio and fund, where he and his team invest themselves and capital into founders of exciting data-centric SaaS startups. In the last 18 months, Operate has partnered with 12 of these early companies.
Carey's 25-year career spans executive roles in product, marketing, business development, strategy and corporate development, and he is very active in the Southern Ca...2021-10-3026 minCritical Mass Business Talk Show | Orange County’s Longest-Running Business Talk ShowCritical Mass Business Talk Show: Ric Franzi Interviews Anthony Domenici, Founder & CFO of BASECAMP Consulting Group (Episode 1314)BASECAMP Consulting Group was started by two like-minded professionals with the desire to work with good people and help them achieve their business dreams.
Based in Southern California, BASECAMP Consulting Group is passionate about building businesses through structured and sustainable growth. The firm provides the structure and tools needed for brands to look to the future.
A cross-functional executive who happens to be a financial expert, Anthony Domenici, BASECAMP Founder & CFO, is is a well-rounded leader with 16+ years of experience in finance, treasury, and accounting. A dynamic thought leader and strategic bu...2021-10-3025 minCritical Mass Business Talk Show | Orange County’s Longest-Running Business Talk ShowCritical Mass Business Talk Show: Ric Franzi Interviews Dana Soza, Founder and CEO of Dana Soza Customer Solutions (Episode 1313)Dana Soza is a globally recognized Top 100 Customer Success Strategist, and Founder and CEO of a customer success consultancy/coaching practice for customer success newbies and professionals alike in Newport Beach, CA.
With an award-winning 20+ year career as a sales executive, certified educator, and recognized CS thought leader, Dana advises aspiring newbies, experienced professionals, and companies to excel along their CS journey. She is chapter leader for Gainsight’s PulseLocal OC’s How-To Happy Hour and contributor to the Customer Success Association's first-ever CSM Competency Standards.
Dana is the author of How to...2021-10-3025 minCritical Mass Business Talk Show | Orange County’s Longest-Running Business Talk ShowCritical Mass Business Talk Show: Ric Franzi Interviews Erik Rees, Co-Founder of the Jessie Rees Foundation (Episode 1312)For more than 25 years, Erik Rees has dedicated himself to empowering people to find and fulfill their God-given purpose in life. Rees began his career in 1993 as a pastor, strategist and trainer at world-renowned Saddleback Church, where he helped grow the congregation from 3,000 to more than 30,000 followers over a 20-year period.
Upon losing his daughter, Jessie, to inoperable brain cancer on January 5, 2012, he and his wife Stacey formed the Jessie Rees Foundation and has functioned as a member of the Board to ensure that children fighting cancer have the support and resources they need to “Nev...2021-10-3021 minCritical Mass Business Talk Show | Orange County’s Longest-Running Business Talk ShowCritical Mass Business Talk Show: Ric Franzi Interviews Anita Nygaard, Founder of CorHR, Inc. (Episode 1311)Anita Nygaard is Founder and Lead Consultant of CorHR, Inc. a Human Resources consulting firm. CorHR partners with professional services businesses across the state and country to provide expert advisory on the three C’s: Compliance, Coaching manager development and building cultures to attract and retain valued talent.
For over 25 years, Anita has held progressive Human Resources management roles with Fortune 500 multi-state and global organizations and advised hundreds of small to medium-sized businesses. CorHR clients served include organizations focused on: engineering, software development, architecture, accounting, universities, law firms and construction project management.
Ma...2021-10-2325 minCritical Mass Business Talk Show | Orange County’s Longest-Running Business Talk ShowCritical Mass Business Talk Show: Ric Franzi Interviews Dr. Rob Campbell, OC Disc Associates (Episode 1310)The founder of Orange County Disc Associates, Dr. Rob Campbell has been in practice for 30+ years, dedicating 100% of his energy, attention, talent and time on being a specialist in the treatment of disc conditions and their related pain. This allows patients with serious disc conditions access to the exclusive non-surgical treatment designed for their unique needs.
It was in 2008 that Dr. Campbell became inspired by creating the possibility that there was a solution for people in discomfort with severe disc conditions by offering a different and unique method to living with past failures, disability, and t...2021-10-2224 minCritical Mass Business Talk Show | Orange County’s Longest-Running Business Talk ShowCritical Mass Business Talk Show: Ric Franzi Interviews Fred Babaee, CEO of Simply Mobile Dentistry (Episode 1309)With a wealth of knowledge in key aspects of business innovations and numerous awards in customer satisfaction, Fred Babaee is an industry voice in the field of portable dentistry manufacturing and marketing technology. He currently manages two startups: Cor3 Telemed LLC and Simply Mobile Dentistry.
Prior to his current ventures, Fred served as the owner and acting CEO of Chipco Computer Distributors, Inc. and Corlogix, Inc. Fred developed account strategies that resulted in exponential growth, and both companies were sold successfully in March of 2013.
In this edition of Critical Mass Business Ta...2021-10-1831 minCritical Mass Business Talk Show | Orange County’s Longest-Running Business Talk ShowCritical Mass Business Talk Show: Ric Franzi Interviews Stephanie Pottick, Founder of Pottick Law (Episode 1308)Stephanie Pottick is an experienced legal and business professional who is passionate about helping inventors, entrepreneurs and business owners protect their brands and businesses.
Before becoming an attorney, Stephanie was an executive in the toy industry and was involved with sales, marketing, IP licensing, brand protection, manufacturing, product creation and more. Her unique blend of experience in both business and legal allows her to view and understand issues from both perspectives.
In this edition of Critical Mass Business Talk Show, Stephanie will announce a Top Secret project she’s been working on. Tune in to fi...2021-10-1823 minCritical Mass Business Talk Show | Orange County’s Longest-Running Business Talk ShowCritical Mass Business Talk Show: Ric Franzi Interviews Randa Hoffman, Founder of Radiant Wealth Planning (Episode 1307)Do you work for your money, or does your money work for YOU?
On this episode of Critical Mass Business Talk Show, host Ric Franzi is joined by Randa Hoffman, the founder of RADIANT Wealth Planning, LLC, who launched Radiant Wealth Planning to breathe fresh air into an industry, helping clients navigate the tools needed to make their financial decisions.
Randa offers financial planning and money management insight to her clientele as she teaches them how their money can transport them to a more radiant life if they have the right sy...2021-10-0824 minCritical Mass Business Talk Show | Orange County’s Longest-Running Business Talk ShowCritical Mass Business Talk Show: Ric Franzi Interviews Ed Horton of Sales Performance Group & Steve VerBurg of Dale Carnegie of OC (Episode 1306)Fractional leadership is one of the fastest-growing services to support small to mid-size businesses. The Sales Performance Group specializes in developing and implementing sales strategies that deliver faster growth, higher profitability, and improved sales results.
To expand the support provided to customers, The Sale Performance Group has formed a partnership with Dale Carnegie of Orange County to enhance the growth of their employees. Utilizing the fractional leadership experience in conjunction with proven training, processes and tools, The Sales Performance Group offers an affordable solution for creating or improving a sales organization and driving revenue.
2021-10-0827 minCritical Mass Business Talk Show | Orange County’s Longest-Running Business Talk ShowCritical Mass Business Talk Show: Ric Franzi Interviews John Pham, Founder of InBrace (Episode 1305)John Pham is an entrepreneur, team builder, former aerospace engineer, practicing orthodontist, and Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year finalist. As CEO and Co-Founder of InBrace, John and his team are building an entirely new category of teeth-straightening. InBrace has earned the distinction of being one of Orange County’s Top Workplaces.
John joins Ric Franzi on Critical Mass Business Talk Show to discuss how he is disrupting the dental industry and offering an innovative solution for the 500 million people who have opted out of traditional orthodontic treatment.
2021-09-2323 minCritical Mass Business Talk Show | Orange County’s Longest-Running Business Talk ShowCritical Mass Business Talk Show: Ric Franzi Interviews Bernadette Peterson, Founder & CEO of The Steadfast Group (Episode 1304)The very definition of the word steadfast is “dependable, reliable, committed,” and those adjectives epitomize our mission to give each client the peace of mind they deserve so they can run their organizations more effectively.
Led by Founder and CEO Bernadette Peterson, The Steadfast Group has assembled a team that is comprised of diverse skillsets, exceptional credentials, and an unwavering commitment to providing you with the best, most comprehensive financial and accounting services available.
Join Ric Franzi for an insightful conversation with Bernadette Peterson on leadership, accounting, and her journey to The Steadfast Group!
2021-09-2136 minCritical Mass Business Talk Show | Orange County’s Longest-Running Business Talk ShowCritical Mass Business Talk Show: Ric Franzi Interviews Josh Wilhelm, Founder & CEO of LightHouse Graphics (Episode 1301)In the relaunch episode of Critical Mass Business Talk Show, host Ric Franzi interviews Josh Wilhelm, Founder & CEO of LightHouse Graphics.
In their insightful discussion, Ric & Josh discuss Josh's vision for LightHouse Graphics, challenges Josh has faced along his leadership journey, and much more!
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KontextwechselFranzi GeigerDiesmal geht es nur um Franzi Geiger. Sie erzählt von ihren Erfahrungen mit Machine Learning, warum ihr Umweltschutz so wichtig geworden ist und wie sie vom Dorfkind zur internationalen Software Entwicklerin wurde.Bias Variance Trade-Off: https://towardsdatascience.com/understanding-the-bias-variance-tradeoff-165e6942b229Imagenet Benchmark: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/5206848Lottery Ticket Hypothesis: https://arxiv.org/abs/1803.03635Adversarial Examples: https://medium.com/@ml.at.berkeley/tricking-neural-networks-create-your-own-adversarial-examples-a61eb7620fd8Hyperparameter tuning: https://www.jeremyjordan.me/hyperparameter-tuning/Energiekosten Neuronales Netzwerk Training: https://arxiv.org/pdf/1906.02243.pdf1,5 Grad Podcast: h...2021-03-031h 16
ohne FIRLEFANZ// Weihnachtsgrüsse und Grinch Franzi //Heute beschäftigen wir uns mit Einnahmequellen in der kalten Jahreszeit und Franzi wird daran erinnert zumindest eine Weihnachtskarte für Christina zu kaufen.Die schreibt nämlich ganz im Gegensatz zum Grinch Franzi sehr gerne Weihnachtspost. Aber bevor es dazu kommt, sprechen wir heute eine Herzens-Empfehlung für einen ganz tollen Podcast von einer Kollegin aus. Mal wieder für jeden was dabei, egal ob Fotograf, Brautpaar oder Quereinsteiger. Hört rein.2020-11-1827 min
ohne FIRLEFANZ// Über technisches (Nicht)Wissen und Franzi, die aus Torten hüpft //Heute erzählt Franzi über ihre letzten Hochzeiten und was es mit der Tortenhüpferie so auf sich hat. Ausserdem geben wir Einblick in unser technisches knowhowoder eben das vorhandene Nichtwissen. Geografie ist auch noch dabei, was das ganze nicht besser macht für uns. Aber hey bei 36 Grad...Viel Spass bei einer neuen Folge Ohne FIRLEFANZ!2020-08-1225 minCritical Mass Business Talk Show | Orange County’s Longest-Running Business Talk ShowEpisode 1087 - Critical Mass Radio Show - March 20, 2018 Richard Franzi
Killing Cats Leads to Rats is Richard Franzi’s 3rd book and his most ambitious project. Ric talks about his latest book and on how unintended consequences can impact a business performance and lower employee morale. The book will be on sale on Thursday March 29th on Amazon CLICK HERE.
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Critical Mass Radio ShowEpisode 1087 - Critical Mass Radio Show - March 20, 2018 Richard FranziRic Franzi works exclusively with CEOs and executive teams of middle market firms. His firm, Critical Mass for Business, is dedicated to making a lasting positive impact on the lives of business leaders through the power of peer learning.2018-03-2124 min