Critical Mass Radio Show

With three decades of experience as an entrepreneur, CEO and investor, John Chisholm knows your concerns and questions on building up your own firm and entrepreneurship. His latest book Unleash Your Inner Company shares insight into how you can build up your start-up firm and channel innovative strategies to insure positive results. 

With over 20 years of experience in management consulting, Michael Brainard brings more than enough skills and background into his firm Brainard Strategy. Brainard Strategy works with you to develop your emerging leaders, developing leaders, and strategic leaders. Their leadership services range from coaching to development and planning. Their approach helps clients see a clear future within their firm and provides great insight. Michael joined us to share how we can all use innovative strategies throughout our organizations to help us win in the market. 

One of the biggest growing trends in society today, is living a healthy life. From eating organic foods to making sure to get a balance of exercise, people are always interested in what the latest "healthy" trends are. Risa Groux, a Holistic Nutritionist works with a wide array of clients -- from athletes to people dealing with diabetes, cancer, hormonal issues and more. She helps people to get to their well-balanced life through nutrition counseling services and more. 

Tony Safoian holds multiple titles from being recognized as Entrepreneur of the year and on the list at Generation Next: 30 in their thirties. As the president and CEO of SADA Systems, Tony guides the firm into differentiating themselves through proactively addressing a rapidly evolving market across various platforms. SADA Systems is transforming how organizations work, collaborate, engage, analyze, and report to meet business objectives and thrive. 

After seeing a disconnect between the way people dress and the thought behind day appearances versus night appearances, Principal Designer & Owner Courtney Kates founded Maison Du Soir. With every creation, she's honing the idea of confidence in feeling beautiful regardless of the time of day. The brand was also a finalist for Martha Stewart's American Made Awards. Courtney joins us to share how she starter her own firm with her strong passion and vision for empowering women. 

Earlier this year, the Children's Cerebral Palsy Movement was honored by UCI and received a commendation from the Dean of the School of Medicine. The movement's active work in providing children with palsy a high quality of life is reshaping culture and transforming a diagnosis into a new destiny.  Founder & Executive Director Debbie Fragner joined us once again to share the latest in CCPM and how it is striving to reach new lengths. 

Looking to getting your point across, get staff on board, or foster collaboration?! YOU can do all this through the perfect plan of business storytelling. Business Storytelling for Dummies can help you discover expert advice through real-world examples, proven cases, and more. Author Karen Dietz is one of the originals in the field representing the best in academic training and art of performance storytelling. 

Managed Direct Response has over 20 years of combined marketing experience and is your go-to for full service marketing! Behind it all is founder of the firm Pat Mercuri. With his mission, vision, and values he has created innovative programs that help you shape your industry with his response rates and return on investments.

There is a new era of marketing upon us! The time of reach, frequency, and campaign-oriented approaches is over! And if your business does not evolve into this new era, you may find yourself on the wrong side of history. Author Robert Rose joins us to discuss his latest book Experiences: The 7th Era of Marketing. 

We all know the phrase - "Time is Money." And according to author, Rob Slee, it really indeed is! His latest book, Time Really is Money: How to work for $5,000 gives light into how you can own your time and work smarter. It also shows owners how to create value within the time they have. Rob shares his experience with mentoring owners on value creation to show a connection between fun, wealth, and time along with how we can all "work for $5,000."

Securing home, health, and heart. SeniorServ is the largest meals on wheels provider in Orange County and each year, they host fundraisers and a Senior Care Hero Awards program to honor heroes in the senior industry. As a non-profit, SeniorServ works to give back to the senior community and helps raise money to provide for those in need. Senior Director Susan Papiri and Alfonzo Jackson, a veteran honoree of the Senior Care Awards joined Ric in the studio to share more of SeniorServ.

As technology advances, we rely more and more on electronic data and online sources. So it is no surprise that cyber security measures must be taken very seriously. Coastline Community College is taking measures to make sure the next generation is proactively understanding technology, policies, and practices through their successful cyber security program. Tobi West, CIS Instructor at Coastline College joined us to share how the school's program is bringing people a step ahead of the game. 

As one of the nation's most successful and respected independent financial advisors, David Scranton has been specializing in the universe of income generating savings and investment strategies. David joined the show to discuss his latest book -- Return on Principle focusing on the 7 core values that can help you protect your money in both good and bad times. 

So far, Impact Giving has given over $700,000 in grants to local and global non-profits in 7 years. Grant Chair Sam Dawson joined the show to talk about how the organization gives back to the global community. 

With over 30 years of experience in event rentals and in its tenth year in the making, Richard LoGuercio is giving event rental a new name. As the founder & president of Town & Country Event Rentals, he works with his team to provide rental equipment along with services that are truly unsurpassed from start to finish!

Are you looking to getting inside tips on marketing and communications in the field of government, non-profit, for-profit, and academia? We have the person for you! Nhadira Johnson, Marketing and PR Consultant at Johnson ICC has been responsible for overseeing a variety of press conferences for governors, senators, mayors, and the president himself!

With a mission to unite the entrepreneurship ecosystem and a democratized platform for entrepreneurship news, original video programming, and e-commerce products -- Youngry works to help entrepreneurs become truly successful. And behind it all is two-time White House award winning entrepreneur Ash Kumra. He works along with his team at Youngry to inspire and elevate the young and hungry minded entrepreneurs to thrive. If you're looking to starting your own firm and have a knack for entrepreneurship -- look so further! Ash Kumra & Youngry are here to help you grow into your dreams. 

With over 17 years of diversified and specialized international, political governmental and corporate experience, Ray Ruga is a "doer" when it comes to his work. As the co-founder of CVOX, he's bringing the company up and going -- specializing in the financial and technology sectors in Latin America. CVOX is a strategic and integrated communications and marketing consultancy that connects with audience and builds a community. 

One of Orange County's most trusted leaders is using his expertise to build a management company. Brian Murphy, CEO of ProActive Professional Management works to insure homeowner clients keep their association well maintained and property values up. And the firm's reputation for professionalism and excellence is something you can absolutely rely on. 

Jeri Wilson, Executive Director of The Pediatric Cancer Research Foundation joins our show to discuss some of the new developments in cancer research over the last 30 years.  Jeri's organization is holding the "Dribble for the Cure" event on October 20th at UCLA, which is a national campaign that involves college and university's basketball programs in the fight for children with cancer.