Critical Mass Radio Show

Virginia Lorimor, Owner of WIN Opportunities joins our show to discuss how her firm, WIN Opportunities, improves the efficiency and profitability of small and mid-sized businesses. WIN Opportunities offers al la carte services, as well as complete business packages. Marcia Dávalos, Southern California Outreach Manager at Small Business Majority discusses how her organization can help mid market Orange County firms and the impact the Affordable Care Act will have on these businesses. Small Business Majority advocates for policies that create jobs and maximize business opportunities and cost savings in many different public policy areas.

Vicky Lee, Principal of Vision Mapping joins our show to discuss how she is helping business leaders and CEO's through the use of her step-by-step Vision Mapping program. Vicky focuses on getting her clients to have the "aha" moment, which helps them realize the new path to success they have been searching for. Laila Pence and Dryden Pence, LPL Registered Principals at Pence Wealth Management discuss how their firm goes beyond traditional wealth management firms and broadens their clients’ options by creating alternative investment options.  Laila has been recognized by Barron’s Magazine as part of the top 1% of all financial advisers in the nation and #1 of the Wealth Managers in Orange County by the Orange County Business Journal.

Todd Cooper, CEO of NVISION Laser Eye Centers joins our show to discuss his leadership, strategy and vision of NVISION’s major expansion efforts. NVISION recently expanded into Northern California with the acquisition of Meister Eye & Laser Center and the Eye Surgery Center of Northern California.

Theresa Regli, Principal Analyst & Managing Director of The Real Story Group covers technology markets, focusing on digital & media asset management. Theresa uses her knowledge of digital & media asset management, enterprise search, and web content management to advise a multi-industry, worldwide customer base.

Deborah Dickson, President of Smith Dickson explains the impact of the tax code changes on small businesses.  Deborah also shares with our audience some mitigating positive effects of changes in depreciation and other areas in the new tax code. Nancy Drew, Founder of  Drew & Associates International discusses her two books, "25 Sales Success Strategies” and “How to Be the Best Salesperson in Your Company in 60 Days or Less – Guaranteed!”.  Nancy is a business mentor and is a regular contributor for the San Diego Examiner as their sales expert.

Kristin Martin, Founder of Kristin Martin Productions joins our show to discuss how she transitioned from an elementary school teacher into owning her own high-end event production company. Kristin Martin Productions works with The American Liver Foundation, SOS Los Angeles, The Philharmonic Society, Mission Hospital, Project Hope Alliance, RARE Project, and Global Genes to produce many of their nonprofit events. Kristin's firm also produces the charity culinary event, Table for 10, for the Illumination Foundation.

Ralph Adamo, CEO & President of Integrity Wealth Management joins our show to discuss his article "Cultivating Warm Prospects on LinkedIn". In his article, he explains 3 techniques for using LinkedIn to your advantage and 5 insights and cautions based on firsthand experiences. Chris Dyer, CEO of PeopleG2 was recently nominated for the Excellence in Entrepreneurship Award by the Orange County Business Journal. After his nomination, Chris contacted his fellow nominees to receive insight and connections.  Chris' firm creates risk management solutions for all human capital related transactions and decisions.

Daniel McQuaid, President of OneOC joins our show to discuss the role his organization plays in Orange County. OneOC provides Nonprofits throughout Orange County with volunteer, training, consulting, and business services. Since 2000, Mr. McQuaid has been retained as a consultant to more than 125 Southern California nonprofits, providing growth planning, evaluation and training services. Daniel Wu, 2013 Light The Night Corporate Walk Chair for The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society talks with host Richard Franzi about The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's upcoming event, the 2013 Light The Night Walk. With help from events such as the Light The Night Walk, The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society has raised and invested more than $875 million in research aimed at helping all blood cancer patients live longer, healthy lives.

Jeff Green, Principal of PROXUS, LLC explains the role his firm plays in guiding companies through payroll, human resources, and employee benefits. PROXUS serves small and mid-sized organizations from a wide range of industries and markets.

David Wilson, Author of Visual Guide to Financial Markets joins host Richard Franzi to discuss his book and how understanding the financial markets could benefit business owners who have a lot of their investments tied-up in their business, rather than in the stock market. Mark Dubowe, Chairman of the Board at Education Works joins our show to discuss his education-based Nonprofit that provides comprehensive support for economically disadvantaged communities to help children succeed.

Mark Whitley, CEO and Kathleen Kolenda, OC Regional VP of Easter Seals join our show to discuss how their Non-Profit, Easter Seals, got its start. Easter Seals helps people with disabilities and special needs, and their families, live better lives by teaching them life skills and job skills. Stephen Christensen, Founder & Executive Director of Teen Entrepreneur Academy discusses his summer program, Teen Entrepreneur Academy, and how it is helping high school and college students prepare for a better future. Teen Entrepreneur Academy is a week-long residential summer camp at Concordia University that provides provides real-world business training that helps teenagers become leaders with ethics and integrity.

Brian Johnson, Author of Into The Black, A Tale of True American Pedigree joins our show to discuss his debut novel that portrays the story of Ken Briece, the fictitious love child of Ayn Rand and Dale Carnegie. Brian's story reminds us there is no greater definition of success than to live one’s life according to one’s own terms. Brian has started three companies, received many industry awards, and his company was named one of America's fastest growing companies by Inc. Magazine. Colin Baden, CEO of Oakley discusses the opening of the first-ever Oakley store inside a professional sporting venue that opened on April 9th inside Angels Stadium. The store features a sports-bar-like “custom bar”, where fans can work with an Oakley expert to create eye wear designed for their performance needs. The new store, located in Section 113, debuts Oakley’s MLB licensed Angels apparel, watches, accessories, performance sunglasses and more.

Rick Skidmore, President & CEO of Timberlane, Inc. talks with host Richard Franzi about how his business has managed to make a comeback after falling on hard times.  Rick has been a member of CEO peer groups for over 12 years and believes they are beneficial because CEOs and business owners receive non-biased feedback from people that have had similar experiences and this helps to gain confidence in your professional decisions.  Timberlane handcrafts top-quality shutters with a keen attention to detail to fit their customers' exact shutter request, all at an affordable price.

Donna Hoffmann, President of Women on Course joins our show to discuss her unique business and social golf events for women.  Whether you can hit the ball as well as Annika Sorenstam or you are hitting a golf ball for the first time, Women on Course has something for you at every event.  There are events held all over the United States at some of the best, most breathtaking golf courses around.

Dr. Raymond Sfeir, Vice Chancellor of Chapman University will joined our show to discuss the California and Orange County Purchasing Managers Survey conducted by Chapman University. The purchasing managers survey is conducted quarterly and analyzes the direction of manufacturing activity in the state and county. Dr. Sfeir will share with our audience some of the results from this survey. Rachel Owens of Succession Strategies continues her monthly feature by discussing the 4 key elements to success when starting your own company. Dr. Bill Dorfman, Cosmetic Dentist at Century City Aesthetic Dentistry discusses future trends in oral care and the new technology produced to reduce patient exposure to radiation during X-Rays.  Dr. Dorfman is known as "America's Dentist" and his expertise is sought out by popular TV shows, such as "The Doctors" and "Extreme Makeover". Dr. Dorfman formed the hugely successful company, Discus Dental, Inc., which he later sold to widely recognized Philips Electronics.

Al Migliaccio, CEO & Founder of Jamis Sales Success talks with host Richard Franzi about a relatively new method of raising money for businesses, called "crowd funding".  Al's firm, Jamis Sales Success, has consistently led emerging and early stage companies to correct the root cause of sales problems and build effective and efficient sales processes.  Al's extensive experience enables him to relate well to his clients and their customers and customize a plan that will lead to success. Bart Mroz, CEO of Sumo Heavy Industries discusses Sumo's philosophy of creating and developing outstanding eCommerce projects for their clients.  Sumo Heavy Industries is an eCommerce Design, Development and Consulting firm located in Philadelphia that helps build successful brands and create online retail solutions with proven results.

Bryan Gianesin, Attorney Founder of Gianesin Law Firm joins our show to discuss the seven common mistakes made by business owners. Gianesin Law Firm represents entrepreneurs, family businesses, closely-held companies, start-ups firms, emerging businesses, non-profit entities, and professional practices. Bryan has advised over 400 start-ups, entrepreneurs and business clients over the last 25 years. Grant Vollmer, Co-Founder of Original BOS discusses how a very personal experience led to the creation of his firm. Balls of Steel manufactures whiskey drink coolers made of medical grade stainless steel that cool your drink without diluting your whiskey. Grant's firm supports testicular cancer cure research and serves as the catalyst for a tight-knit community supporting men effected by testicular cancer.

Dan Lubeck, CEO of Solis Capital Partners joins our show to discuss the role private equity plays in helping small businesses unlock their true potential and how business owners can develop a framework to determine their firm's value. Solis Capital Partners is a lower middle-market private equity firm that prefers to invest in business service, manufacturing and value-added distribution companies. Dan will explain some of the criteria his firm looks at when deciding whether or not to invest in a business. Robert Saunders, Founder of College Storage & Student Services discusses how he grew his company through strategic partnerships with specific California Universities. College Storage and Student Services is a full-service storage and shipping company designed to simplify the collegiate moving experience. With a background in alternative fuel technologies, Saunders ensures that College Storage and Student Services does its part by working to reduce campuses’ carbon footprint by using recyclable material

Magaly Chocano, CEO and Founder of SWEB Development discusses how she built her company into a premier web and app development company during economic difficulties. With a passion for team building, Magaly has created a work environment around transparency in which her team is there because they love what they do and they collaborate well together.  SWEB Development's clients include advertising agencies and Fortune 500 companies. David Fuller, CEO and President of Damage Entertainment and Creator & Executive Producer of Enter The Zone TV talks with host Richard Franzi about how he turned his passion for music into a business.  David created Damage Entertainment so he could record and produce music he felt deserved listeners. David also hosts a televisions show called Enter The Zone TV which airs on Comcast Cable and is an Editor of ETZ Magazine.

Steve Rosol, President and CEO of Mars Air Systems discusses how his firm experienced business growth through exporting. Mars Air Systems manufactures high quality air curtains that protect building environments from energy loss and wind-borne dust, dirt and fumes, along with flying insects. Mars Air Systems just unveiled new branding to celebrate their Golden Anniversary, and is looking forward to 50 more golden years. Jason Lucash, Co-Founder of OrigAudio joins our show after winning Orange County Business Journal's "Excellence in Entrepreneurship Award" and being named Entrepreneur Magazine’s “Entrepreneur of the Year”.  Jason will discuss how he managed to grow his company into a multi-million dollar internationally known company in just three years. OrigAudio offers innovative solutions for music portability by providing an outlet for customers to become creators of style, set their own trends, and showcase their unique music personalities.