IMPACT OC

PROFIT TALKS: Manish Bhardia, Asian Business Association of Orange County

Meet Manish Bhardia President of the Asian Business Association of Orange County (ABAOC). And partner in his own firm THINK AI. As he discusses his cutting edge work in adding Artificial Intelligence (AI) to businesses (just like yours!) And helping other Asian businesses (thru his work with the ABAOC) learn about new technologies (like AI0 and use it to increase productivity in their own organizations.

On this week's PROFIT TALKS podcast. Brought to you by your Orange County/Inland Empire Small Business Development Center (OCIE SBDC). Funded in part by the U.S. Small Business Administration and the California Office of the Small Business Advocate.

OUR COMMUNITY: Erika Garcia, OC CREDIT and BUSINESS BUILDERS

Erika Garcia, President and CEO, OC CREDIT and BUSINESS BUILDERS is back to discuss her role as an ambassador the Orange County Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. And her upcoming Estrella Award.

OUR COMMUNITY: Jessica Becerra, AZZUL SWIMWEAR

Jessica Becerra, Owner of AZZUL SWIMWEAR joins us to discuss her entrepreneurial journey. And her work with the upcoming OC FASHION WEEK. And her charitable work as a Leader of the Homeless Lunch Ministry at St. Thomas More Catholic Church in Irvine.

OUR COMMUNITY: Meet Sofia University's Newest Campus in Costa Mesa, CA

Mary Kay Chess, PhD. Chair of the Doctorate of Business Administration Program and Penny Li, MBA and AVP of Strategic Enrollment join us from SOFIA University to discuss their newest campus here in Costa Mesa, CA and the many innovative programs they offer like a Doctorate in Business Administration (more than an MBA!) and a Degree in Transpersonal Psychology (a field they've pioneered since the inception of the "human potential movement" back in the 1970s and 80s.)

Impact OC: The Swallows Day Parade & Mercado Street Fair

What festivities are scheduled for the 64^th Annual Swallows Day Parade and Mercado Street Fair in San Juan Capistrano on Saturday, March 23?

Find out by listening to OC Talk Radio Public Affairs Director Dawn Kamber’s interview with Fiesta Association President Jim Taylor and 1^st VP & Mercado Chair Michelle Erca. They’re Fiesta Association members helping to organize the annual non-motorized parade and street fair which celebrates the return of the swallows to San Juan Capistrano. They talk about the parade and the day-long mercado that will go on in San Juan Capistrano. Only on OC Talk Radio, Orange County’s Only Community Radio Station which streams live from the University of California-Irvine’s BEALL APPLIED INNOVATION CENTER. www.swallowsdayparade.org

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OUR COMMUNITY: Meet Mariz Gomez, CEO, Orange County Escrow

Maria Gomez, CEO Orange County Escrow and 2022 OCHCC Estrella Awardee Member of the Year. Talking about the Orange County Hispanic Chamber's Residential REAL ESTATE COMMITTEE.

OUR COMMUNITYL Salvador Ramirez, Director, Corporate Affairs, KROGER/FOOD 4 LESS

Salvador Ramirez, Director, Corporate Affairs, KROGER/FOOD 4 LESS joins us to discuss all the work they do in Our Community.

OUR COMMUNITY: The Legendary Trumpet Player Arturo Sandoval

Reuben Franco, President of the Orange County Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, gets the rare privilege (and pleasure) to interview the legendary jazz trumpeter Arturo Sandoval. Including how he fled his childhood home in Communist Cuba, how he met and was helped by the great Dizzy Gillespie and the many Grammy Awards he's won thru the years, starting with Irakere (an influential jazz group that brought Afro-Cuban music to the US, winning a Grammy Award for Best Latin Recording in 1980).

All in preparation for his rare, upcoming appearance here in Orange County Feb. 16 and 17 at the Segerstrom Center for the Arts with the Pacific Symphony Orchestra as part of their new Pop Series LATIN FIRE.

Impact OC: Family Assistance Ministries

How does the Family Assistance Ministries fulfill its mission to assist people in need with food, shelter, and personalized coaching on their journey to independence? Find out, by listening to OC Talk Radio Public Affairs Director Dawn Kamber’s interview with Family Assistance Ministries Development Director Teresa Schickling. She talks about the “whole person approach” the organization follows to provide services to people who need them. Only on OC Talk Radio, Orange County’s Only Community Radio Station which streams live from the University of California-Irvine’s BEALL APPLIED INNOVATION CENTER. www.lovefam.org

 

 

Impact OC: Orange County Grantmakers

How do Orange County Grantmakers advance equity by creating strategic alignment and cultivating transformational relationships and leadership among OC philanthropists and nonprofits? Listen to OC Talk Radio Public Affairs Director Dawn Kamber’s interview with Orange County Grantmakers Executive Director Taryn Palumbo. She talks about how OCG envisions an Orange County where philanthropists and nonprofits work together as partners to achieve equity for our most impacted communities. Only on OC Talk Radio, Orange County’s Only Community Radio Station which streams live from the University of California-Irvine’s BEALL APPLIED INNOVATION CENTER. www.ocgrantmakers.org