Episodes
Tuesday Oct 29, 2019
Teaching STEM to Special Needs Kids at STEM 3 Academy
Tuesday Oct 29, 2019
Tuesday Oct 29, 2019
Check out this amazing, inspirational story about a new school that's just opened here in OC (modeled on the first successful program of its kind in the country in LA) that teaches autistic and other special needs kids STEM. That's right. The most rigorous curriculum for a class of kids most other people give up on, proving that there is potential in all of us to excel (if only someone believes and gives us the chance). It's the innovative STEM3 Academy here in Irvine now open to all parents with special needs kids with a qualified IEP (Independent Educational Plan) as determined by their school district. Or for private enrollment as well.
Having done this interview, I still can't believe it! This is an amazing story you'll want to share with others. Particularly those in our thriving tech community.
Thursday Oct 17, 2019
Car Design Scholarship for LGBTQ Kids
Thursday Oct 17, 2019
Thursday Oct 17, 2019
Freelance Car Designer Bryan S. Thompson (formerly w/Nissan) talks about growing up a gay kid in rural Arizona and dreaming of being a car designer. How everyone told him he "didn't fit" and could never get into this industry. And how he persevered and literally knocked on doors of major car design studios in Europe until someone finally came out, took a look and told him how to do it.
Which is why he's creating a special scholarship for LGBTQ kids (like him) who are "driven by design".
Tune it and share his amazing story with anyone who's ever felt "different" or that they "didn't fit" and how incredible it is to find your true passion and "tribe". And join him for his special fundraiser at the Liberace Estate in Palm Springs this Friday, Oct. 18th for a night of eating and dancing and raising funds for this very personal cause. And who knows? You might even win one of his cars? Dreams can come true. It can happen to you. If you have the drive (and talent) to succeed...
Friday Oct 11, 2019
OC Spotlight on 80s Superstar Gino Vannelli
Friday Oct 11, 2019
Friday Oct 11, 2019
We catch up with 80s Superstar Gino Vannelli as he returns to LA for a special concert Saturday, Oct. 12 at the incredible Saban Theatre in Beverly Hills. We hear again how he crashed the gates at A&M studios back in the 70s to personally meet Herb Albert (who signed him the next week). And how he went on to record numerous Gold and Platinum records with them into the 90s. Then how he drifted to Europe and other styles when American music changed. And how he's touring again with continued passion and a catalog of new music covering a wider swath of material and sounds from his original romantic hits to his renewed interest in acoustic jazz and classical singing. As a long time fan of his music, I can honestly say he's never sounded better!
Tickets are going fast for Gino's return to LA this Saturday, Oct. 12 at the Saban Theatre in Beverly Hills. Don't miss it! We'll see you there...