IMPACT OC

OUR COMMUNITY: Meet Feli Michada, Senior Field Engineer and Brand Ambassador for MANAGED SOLUTION.

Meet Feli Michada, Senior Field Engineer and Brand Ambassador for for a large IT firm MANAGED SOLUTION. About the tremendous need (and opportunity) for Hispanic students to enter and succeed in the ever growing area of Internet Technology (IT). And how his parents (in particular) sacrificed everything to move from a rural village in Mexico to offer their son the opportunity to be all he could be. And how he works to mentor other young Hispanics to be the same.

Impact OC: A Safe Haven for Youth in Crisis

How does the Casa Youth Shelter in Los Alamitos provide a haven for youth in crisis? Find out by listening to OC Talk Radio Public Affairs Director Dawn Kamber’s interview with Casa Youth Shelter Chief Executive Officer Jessica Hubbard. She was previously the Chief Program Officer for Girls Inc. of Orange County. The Casa Youth Shelter serves runaway youth, trafficked youth, and youth in crisis. She talks about the services her organization offers. 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.casayouthshelter.org

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Impact OC: Family Promise

How does Family Promise work to prevent and end family homelessness? Find out by listening to OC Talk Radio Public Affairs Director Dawn Kamber’s interview with Family Promise Director of Development Ross Chun. He’s an Aliso Viejo Councilman and served as Mayor in 2022 and 2019, and Mayor Pro-Tem in 2021 and 2018. He talks about Family Promise’s programs which help families avoid homelessness. 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.familypromise.org

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Impact OC: Empowering the Next Generation of Students

How does the nonprofit Vital Link empower the next generation of students? Find out by listening to OC Talk Radio Public Affairs Director Dawn Kamber’s interview with Vital Link President April Barnes. She talks about how the organization is committed to inspiring students to explore and experience career pathways that secure their future. 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.vitallink.org

 

 

 

Impact OC: Helping Youth With Their Trauma

How does Western Youth Services help youth with their trauma? Find out by listening to OC Talk Radio Public Affairs Director Dawn Kamber’s interview with mental health expert, and psychologist Dr. Leigh Belhumeur who is the CEO of the Laguna Hills-based nonprofit Western Youth Services. She’s a bestselling author and resilience expert. She talks about how Western Youth Services helps youth who have a history of trauma and or adverse childhood experiences to help them recognize the systems and understand the role trauma has played in their lives. 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.westernyouthservices.org

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Impact OC: Promoting National Wear Red Day

What’s the connection between National Wear Red Day on February 2^nd, and American Heart Month? Find out by listening to OC Talk Radio Public Affairs Director Dawn Kamber’s interview with Dr. Andy Lee. He’s an Assistant Clinical Professor at UC-Irvine and is board-certified in Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease, and Heart Failure. He talks about February being American Heart Month, and why it’s important to focus on heart health. 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.heart.org

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OC SPOTLIGHT: Possibility of Extending (and Improving) Life Itself

Hear from the amazing Howard Leonhardt (with his 21 U.S. patents for products for treating cardiovascular disease) on his latest venture, LIONHEART HEALTH. Pioneering a new category of "Longevity and Wellness" MedSpas (with the first one slated to open here in Orange County, CA). All built around the new possibility of both improving a patient's overall quality of life and dramatically extending it as well.

All based upon his breakthrough studies here at UCI's BEALL APPLIED INNOVATION CENTER on electrostimulation and the proteins that may hold the key to regenerating major organs and extending life itself.

All part of an overall portfolio of medical startups under his LEONHARDT VENTURES that includes a company focused on using vibrational energy to prevent clots, plaque and calcification (currently in the R&D phase) and another company working on actual heart valve regeneration (now in Clinical Phase 1). It's an amazing tale of the future (and how it's being created today).

OC SPOTLIGHT: Dr. Patrick Sewell on Minimally Invasive Image Guided Surgery

Privileged today to have "the man who wrote the book" on today's new minimally invasive,  image guided surgeries.  As Dr. Patrick Sewell joins us to talk about his pioneering work in this field.  And how he himself recently struggled to find a qualified surgeon who could perform his own procedure on him when he discovered that he had kidney cancer.

"The usual procedure," explains Dr. Sewell, "is to go in and cut the whole kidney out.  But in this newer procedure, we insert a tiny probe (with a camera) and simply freeze or burn or cut out the tumor itself." Which can be done on an outpatient basis with far less cost, risk and recovery time.

He goes on to explain, however, that it's still extremely rare to find anyone trained in this procedure. "It's not that the procedures aren't known or proven,"explained Dr. Sewell.  "I invented this KIDNEY CRYOBLATION SURGERY where we freeze the tumor 25 years ago.  It's fully FDA approved. But that for a variety of reasons (like the need for newer skills or the fact that it takes far less time and therefore generates far less profit for the hospital...or simply that surgeons like all experts simply get stuck in their old ways) it's unfortunately still hard to find someone who'll use these less invasive surgery procedures". 

But the benefit is clear.  In his own case, he was able to find someone he'd trained to freeze just the cancerous parts of his kidney (without removing the entire organ) in an hour (on an outpatient basis).  At a fraction of the cost, time and impact of traditional surgeries.  Without the extensive recovery time and risks of infections or other side effects created when you cut into the body and remove a major organ.

Which is why he's here at UCI's Beall Applied Innovation Center working with one of the University Lab Partners (LEONHARDT VENTURES) to see if he can't improve this situation.  It's a "cutting edge" story (without all the "cutting") you'll want to hear. On this week's OC SPOTLIGHT, here on Orange County's only community radio station, OC TALK RADIO.

OC SPOTLIGHT: TecKnowCare and Managed IT

George Mulak from TecKnowCare IT joins us to discuss the world of Managed IT Services. And the need to a "tech expert" on your team with the growing complexities and problems in cyber security, AI and the emerging "internet of things" where everything will soon be connected to the Internet.

OC SPOTLIGHT: Improving and Extending Life Itself

Hear from the amazing Howard Leonhardt (with his 21 U.S. patents for products for treating cardiovascular disease) on his latest venture, LIONHEART HEALTH. Pioneering a new category of "Longevity and Wellness" MedSpas (with the first one slated to open here in Orange County, CA). All built around the new possibility of both improving a patient's overall quality of life and dramatically extending it as well.

All based upon his breakthrough studies here at UCI's BEALL APPLIED INNOVATION CENTER on electrostimulation and the proteins that may hold the key to regenerating major organs and extending life itself.

All part of an overall portfolio of medical startups under his LEONHARDT VENTURES that includes a company focused on using vibrational energy to prevent clots, plaque and calcification (currently in the R&D phase) and another company working on actual heart valve regeneration (now in Clinical Phase 1). It's an amazing tale of the future (and how it's being created today).

All told by a proven pioneer in medical technologies who's built his career combating cardiovascular disease.