IMPACT OC

PROFIT TALKS: Meet the OC/IE SBDC and Their New Profit Talks Podcast

We talk with Mike Daniel, Network Director and Katrina Smith, Chief Operating Officer for the Orange County/Inland Empire Small Business Development Center (OCIESBDC) about their PROFIT TALKS podcast. Previewing the clients, consultants and community partners' stories that we will be showcasing and sharing each and every week.  Live every Monday at Noon PT on Orange County's only community radio station, OC TALK RADIO.

Amy Laurendeau on the Southern California Legal Markets and Her Journey as a Product Liability Trial Lawyer

UCI Law Dean Austen Parrish interviews Amy Laurendeau, Managing Partner of O’Melveny & Myers LLP’s Newport Beach office, about the historical roots of the legal markets in Orange County and Los Angeles, being a trial lawyer in product liability litigation, her robust pro bono practice, and inspiring advice for law students. 

OUR COMMUNITY: Meet AppleOne Employment Services

Meet our special guests APPLEONE EMPLOYMENT SERVICES (a proud sponsor of the Orange County Hispanic Chamber of Commerce's Golf Tournament that raises money for their Youth Chamber).

And hear about the passion and purpose and service of this great company from Rose Ceccarelli, Manager of their Educational and Career Partnership Department and Susana Grijalva, a Project Manager in that same department. Sharing the real life stories of the people who work there (and those for whom they find employment).

DAZED OR BLAZED: Week 4 of Fantasy Football

So are you Dazed or Blazed? Or just a bit confused after the first few weeks of NFL Football?  Get the straight scoop from our Fantasy Football experts.  Hear what went right (and where we all went wrong).  And hear their picks for WEEK 4.

Play along and see if YOU make the playoffs...

OC SPOTLIGHT: FREE Artificial Intelligence Conference in Garden Grove

Like everyone, are you wondering about AI (Artificial Intelligence)?  What it really is?  And what can it do for your small business? Then you're gonna want to attend this FREE AI CONFERENCE ("Main Street Meets AI") October 3 from 9am-2pm at the Garden Grove Community Meeting Center.  Presented by the City of Garden Grove's Economic Development Department, in partnership with the OC/IE SBDC (Small Business Development Centers).

You'll dive into the transformative world of AI, specifically tailored for small businesses (like yours!) at this one-of-a-kind event.  Where you can gain the insight, information and competitive edge that only AI can offer thru 9 game changing "case studies" and sessions.

It's everything you could even imagine (and more) including a FREE LUNCH for the first 200 to sign up.  So don't don't wait. This will sell out fast. Visit www.main-street-meets-ai.eventbrite.com to reserve your FREE SPOT. Or hear our interview here to learn more.

Impact OC: Soroptimist International of Huntington Beach

How does the Soroptimist International of Huntington Beach improve the lives of women and girls through access to the education and training they need to achieve economic empowerment? Find out by listening to OC Talk Radio Public Affairs Director Dawn Kamber’s interview with Soroptimist International of Huntington Beach Service Director & Live Your Dream Chair, Terry Rose.  She explains how her organization serves women who are head of household, with at least one dependent. 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.soroptimist.org

 

 

 

OC SPOTLIGHT: 24th Newport Beach Film Festival

Hear all about this year's 24th Annual Newport Beach Festival Oct. 12-19 from the founder himself, Greg Schwenk.  And learn about all they have to offer this year including hundreds of screenings from countless feature and short films (at theaters across Newport Beach).

Plus an assortment of "INTERNATIONAL SPOTLIGHTS" like the "Mexican Spotlight" we reported on earlier. And the IRISH SPOTLIGHT (that caught my eye) with screenings of both new films from Ireland and an anniversary showing of the 1993 Daniel Day-Lewis Classic "In the Name of The Father" (with famed director Jim Sheridan flying over from Ireland for a special Q and A and "after party" at Muldoon's Irish Pub) on Sunday Oct. 15.  Check it out at www.newportbeachfilmfest.com

ALL OVER THE MAP FAMILY Podcast: Onto Greece!

Join us Michael and Caitlan Doehmner and their three kids take to the road again in search of their forever home.  As we start Season Three of their whirlwind, round the world travel with a month in Greece.  See how they've adapted to several years "living on the road" with three kids and what they're doing this time around.  As we catch up with them right after their arrival in Athens., Greece.

OUR COMMUNITY: Mexican Spotlight at Newport Beach Film Festival

This week, Greg Schwenk, Executive Director and Co-Founder of the 24th Annual Newport Beach Film Festival (Oct.12-19th) joins us along with Stephanie Pichardo, Founder and CEO of InBiz (and Co-Founder of Mexico-US Solutions) to discuss their special MEXICAN SPOTLIGHT on Wednesday, Oct. 18th at 7pm at Starlight Triangle Square Cinemas in Costa Mesa, CA featuring the 2nd showing of the Mexican feature film RADICAL

Plus the big "red carpet event", after screening Q and A with the Director ChristopherZalla and special "after party" hosted by Tito's Handcrafted Vodka (official tequila  for the Newport Beach Film Festival) with special appearance by cast member Eugenio Derbez.  All for just $50!  Visit www.NewportBeachFilmFest.com to learn more and/or purchase tickets.

UCI LAW TALKS: Monica Glicken, Executive Director and General Counsel of the Public Law Center (PLC)

UCI LAW SCHOOL Dean Austen Parrish interviews Monica Glicken, Executive Director and General Counsel of the Public Law Center (PLC), on how the PLC is fighting for justice in Orange County, her career in immigration law and public interest work, the unique Orange County legal community, the work UCI Law students do with the PLC, and her advice for law students.