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Critical Mass Business Talk Show | Orange County’s Longest-Running Business Talk Show

Ric Franzi | Critical Mass Business Talk Show

Ric Franzi hosts the Critical Mass Business Talk Show, Orange County’s longest-running business talk show. It explores topics of interest to SMB owners, entrepreneurs, and non-profit leaders in Southern California and beyond.

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2023/10/06

David Cristofaro founded Actionable Research in 2001 with the goal of developing marketing research solutions custom-tailored to the unique requirements of clients. His natural passion for discovering the attitudes and emotions behind the opinions and behaviors of the people around him is a perfect fit for marketing research, a field that allows David to think about the things he enjoys thinking about most. David has performed, designed and/or coached well over 375 primary research projects over the

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2023/09/29

Tom Snelling is the President and General Manager of Food Systems Inc., a wholly-owned California corporation that was established in 1972. With a mission to provide the highest quality foods and service without compromise, the company's main business is providing corporate dining services for business, industry, and educational facilities. Prior to his role as President and General Manager, Tom served as the company's Director of Sales and Marketing. Tom has a background in the food service

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2023/09/28

Bill Carpou is the CEO of Octane, a business accelerator for early-stage companies. Octane has created one of the nation's most dynamic ecosystems to enable technology industry growth in Orange County by connecting people, resources and capital. Portfolio companies have received more than $4.4b in capital since 2011. He is also the founding partner of Visionary Ventures and Elevation Ventures; both provide series A and growth capital to high-quality companies. Prior, Bill was an Operating Partner

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2023/09/27

Brenda Rodriguez has served as Executive Director of Affordable Housing Clearinghouse (AHC) since 2009. This is her fourteenth year with the organization which is celebrating over 30 years of addressing the evolving affordable housing needs of the community. Some of her responsibilities include identifying business opportunities to sustain the organization, overseeing fee-for-service programs/contracts, managing housing developments (both rental and for sale), financial literacy and counseling, and

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2023/09/20

Johnlery Cruz is the founder and CEO of Carbon Fiber Cabinets, a company with a mission to craft exclusive carbon fiber cabinets and architectural pieces while also serving as the Director of Operations and business development for PCW Millworks. The carbon fiber brand represents luxury craftsmanship showcasing the perfect backdrop within the automotive industry and car enthusiasts. Johnlery has ten years of experience in the construction industry ranging from cradle-to-grave large commercial

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2023/09/11

Braelyn Davis is the CEO and co-founder of Planet Based Foods, the first company to develop plant-based meat and dairy products with hemp as a key ingredient. The brand represents the culmination of six years of research and development around how to utilize hemp seed in delicious plant-based food applications. Davis has enjoyed more than a decade in the space, backed by training as a nutritionist. Prior to founding Planet Based Foods, Davis introduced a range of retail products using hemp and CBD

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2023/09/06

Sherri Snelling is a corporate gerontologist, “authorpreneur” and founder/CEO of Caregiving Club, a strategic consulting and educational content creation firm with an expertise in caregiver wellness, well-home design and brain health/Alzheimer’s. Her new book, Me Time Monday – The Weekly Wellness Plan to Find Balance and Joy for a Busy Life, is a creative non-fiction, self-help book released August 22, 2023. Her first book, A Cast of Caregivers – Celebrity Stories to Help You Prepare to Care, was a

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2023/09/03

Suzy Engwall is the CEO and President of HealthTech Strategies, LLC as well as the VP of Early Medtech Development at Alira Health. She is a healthcare innovation leader, speaker, startup advisor and mentor who has been working to make change in healthcare for over 17 years spending the last 7 in the healthcare innovation space. In her current roles, Suzy works with early-stage startups to help them navigate the challenging landscape of bringing a product to market in the highly regulated healthcare

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2023/08/30

Manuel N. Gómez is the Producer & Founder of OC World. Manuel N. Gómez, Ph.D. served as Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs at the University of California, Irvine from 1995 to 2010. He began his work as a counselor in the Educational Opportunity Program, was a program officer with the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education in Washington D.C., and he served as Interim Vice President for Educational Partnerships in the University of California Office of the President. Manuel also

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2023/08/25

Lori A. Torres is the founder and prior CEO of Parcel Pending, the nation’s leading provider of innovative package management solutions. She is a successful entrepreneur with more than 25 years of real estate experience. Additionally, she has been recognized on multiple occasions for her leadership and was named 2017 “Innovator of the Year” by the Orange County Business Journal. Lori has also been chosen as one of the 13 entrepreneurs admitted into the EY Entrepreneurial Winning WomenTM 2017 North

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2023/08/21

For more than two decades, Lynne Sebastian has been focused on building and protecting the wealth of high-net-worth individuals and families across the country. She specializes in working with people in transitional periods of their lives, such as newly retired, divorced, widowed, or those who have recently come into an inheritance. She delivers comprehensive financial planning including budget analysis, investment management, legacy planning, retirement income and long-term care solutions. Lynne

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2023/08/18

Anton Komarow is the Founder & CEO of B2Storefront, a cross-platform SEO-friendly, high-performance storefront fully integrated with Shopify, BigCommerce and Swell. With 20 years of experience as a web developer, Anton launched first web portal in 2003, and is dedicated to working on making eCommerce fast, both in terms of loading time and when it comes to the speed of implementation of new features and sections. -- Critical Mass Business Talk Show is Orange County, CA's longest-running business

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2023/08/10

Michael Houlihan and Bonnie Harvey are the Founders of Barefoot, now the world’s largest wine brand. Since their successful acquisition by E&J Gallo, they have dedicated their lives to helping other entrepreneurs with the lessons they learned in the process. They are popular keynote speakers, writers, teachers, and regular media guests on the subject of entrepreneurship and business culture including several previous interviews on Critical Mass. Over the past year, Michael and Bonnie have spoken

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2023/07/26

Reyhaneh ("Rey") Blackman is the co-founder and co-CEO of Product Pair, a product innovation studio based in Orange County. At Product Pair, she leads software design and engineering projects for dozens of startups and works with more recognized brands like the Superbowl, Udemy and UFC. Rey is an experienced product manager and software engineer, as well as a serial entrepreneur who has founded two other tech startups. Earlier in her career, she was an investment banker, management consultant and

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2023/07/14

Chris Boucher is recognized across the global hemp industry for his broad expertise in hemp, including farming, product development, consulting, education, advocacy, and legislation. Chris began growing hemp in the early 1990s in China, Poland, Hungary, and Romania. In 1991, he founded The Hempstead Company, one of the first hemp clothing and seed businesses to open in the US since the 1930s. The company sold products to more than 4,000 stores in 10 countries. Clients included The Beatles (for

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2023/07/12

Ralph Adamo is the President & CEO of Integrity Wealth Management, and the author of Integrity @ Work: Finding Your Financial True North. There’s no shortage of financial advisors out there. So how do you pick one that’s right for you? It’s not always a simple answer. That’s one of the primary reasons why Ralph Adamo wrote the book, Integrity @ Work: Finding Your Financial True North, which serves as a roadmap to finding the right financial advisor and the right advisory firm. Integrity @ Work

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2023/06/29

Robert Hunt is a speaker, executive coach, and co-author of Nobody Cares (Until You Do), a book on personal accountability that is transforming the lives of business leaders and helping them to live beyond the blame, excuses and doubts that hold them back. Robert had a successful career in sales and marketing before finding his calling to help business leaders become the best versions of themselves. Today, Robert is a business owner who leads CEO peer groups and provides executive coaching and

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2023/06/23

Sandeep Pandya is CEO of Everguard.ai, and is leading the way in the incorporation of wearables with computer vision, machine learning, and AI to make the world’s industrial environments safer and more sustainable. Formed in 2020, Everguard.ai stemmed from Pandya’s belief that the world is experiencing a technological renaissance, and that the nexus of AI, digital connectivity, and information sharing will fundamentally reshape and improve the way people and their communities sustain each

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2023/06/20

Alec Torelli is a professional high-stakes poker player, entrepreneur, investor and speaker, who shares how the lessons he learned from poker can be applied to life and business. Alec Torelli is the founder of Conscious Poker, a popular poker training platform, and after spending the last 20 years making decisions for hundreds of thousands of dollars in a single hand, he now gives talks in which he dissects the anatomy of decision-making to help others hone the way they make choices. Through his

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2023/06/09

Erin Shaver is the Founder & CEO of Taralumen Games, a company with a mission to create iconic video games with a mental health focus. Erin has ten years of leadership and production experience from her tenure as Director of Operations for IndieCade, the International Festival of Independent Games. She has a bachelor's degree in theater from Northwestern University, has studied psychology and neuroscience at Columbia University and University College of London, and has worked in research labs within

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