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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 served as a member of the Children First, Paul Merage Foundation, on the Board of Trustees for the National Hispanic Cultural Center in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and the Board of Governors for the Orange County Community Foundation. Currently, he is an Advisory Committee member of the UC Berkeley Institute for the Study of Higher Education. -- Critical Mass Business Talk Show is Orange County, CA's longest-running business talk show, focused on offering value and insight to middle-market business leaders in the OC and b

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 America class and was a Regional EY Entrepreneur of the Year winner in 2019. Lori founded Parcel Pending in 2013 to provide seamless package management solutions to property managers, residents and couriers alike. She served as the company’s CEO since its inception until leaving in August 2021. Today, Parcel Pending is the global package management industry leader in the multi-family, commercial, retail and universities space with over 200+ employees and serves tens of thousands of customers across North America. Lo

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 enjoys educating the next generation of her clients and stresses the importance of financial independence. A graduate of the University of California, Santa Barbara, Lynne earned the Chartered Retirement Planning CounselorSM® designation from the College of Financial Planning, and holds Series 7, 63, and 65 securities licenses as well as life, annuity, and long-term care licenses. Lynne is one of a select number of investment professionals at UBS who holds the Private Wealth Advisor designation as well as the Certi

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 talk show, focused on offering value and insight to middle-market business leaders in the OC and beyond. Hosted by Ric Franzi, business partner at Renaissance Executive Forums Orange County. Learn more about Ric at www.ricfranzi.com. Catch up on past Critical Mass Business Talk Show interviews... YouTube: https://lnkd.in/gHKT2gmF LinkedIn: https://lnkd.in/g2PzRhjQ Podbean: https://lnkd.in/eWpNVRi Apple Podcasts: https://lnkd.in/gRd_863w Spotify: https://lnkd.in/gruexU6m #orangecountyca #mastermind #ceopeergroups #

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 at Oxford, Cambridge, Nanyang University in Singapore, and Keynoted at several events including the Antrepreneurial Center at UCI.    They adopted their New York Times bestseller, The Barefoot Spirit, into a theatrically performed audioplay that was recognized as a 2020 Business Audie Award Finalist by the Audiobook Publisher’s Association. That success gave rise to their new project, Business Audio Theatre where they dramatize founder’s startup stories in an effort to preserve their legacy and attract, retain, an

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 journalist. Rey has a Master's in Economics and Finance from Columbia University, and is currently earning a Master's in Computer Science from the University of Pennsylvania. -- Critical Mass Business Talk Show is Orange County, CA's longest-running business talk show, focused on offering value and insight to middle-market business leaders in the OC and beyond. Hosted by Ric Franzi, business partner at Renaissance Executive Forums Orange County. Learn more about Ric at www.ricfranzi.com. Catch up on past Critical Mas

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 their Anthology Release), the Disney Stores, Converse Shoes, The Dave Mathews Band, Phish, Ziggy Marley, the Bob Marley Foundation, the Save the Earth Foundation, the Turner Foundation, and the Rainforest Action Network.  In 1992, Chris co-founded The True Hemp Industry Association, now known as the Hemp Industries Association (HIA). In 1994, he became the first person in modern times permitted to legally grow a hemp crop in the US, at the USDA Research Center in Brawley, California.  In 1997, Chris worked with the Nav

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 explains what it means to have comprehensive advice.  Ralph has been in this space for more than 30 years – and this book mirrors his firm’s day‐to‐day values – the processes and value systems that he emphasizes and works hard to deliver every day. Ralph Adamo is registered with and securities are offered through Kovack Securities, Inc. Member FINRA/SIPC, 6451 N. Federal Highway, Suite 1201, Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33308. Tel: 954-782-4771. Investment Advisory services are offered through Kovack Advisors, Inc. Integrity

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 leadership development to leaders and their teams. Robert is a frequent speaker on topics such as preventing overload, defining your personal purpose, how to build trust, creating a culture of accountability, and fine-tuning your business model. His passion is helping people remove the obstacles that keep them from being their best. -- Critical Mass Business Talk Show is Orange County, CA's longest-running business talk show, focused on offering value and insight to middle-market business leaders in the OC and beyond. H

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 other. Pandya is a technology veteran whose experience spans product introductions and innovations in semiconductors, connected devices, wireless infrastructure, cloud services, and novel AI/CV applications. His leadership has helped organizations of all sizes establish high-growth markets globally. Sandeep is a recognized thought leader and member of the Forbes Technology Council. -- Critical Mass Business Talk Show is Orange County, CA's longest-running business talk show, focused on offering value and insight to middle-ma

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 blogs, videos and keynotes, Alec tackles subjects such as the role of luck in life, evaluating risk, maintaining a positive mindset, strengthening mental fortitude, handling adversity and setbacks, managing your bankroll and cultivating self-awareness. In addition to competing at poker, Alec is an established poker coach, investor, and author. He co-founded MHP Lifestyle, a company which buys, rehabs and operates mobile home parks. Together with his wife Ambra, they divide their time between SoCal, Vegas, New York, an

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 the departments of psychology at NYU and Columbia University. Erin is also a proud mother and devout artist. -- Critical Mass Business Talk Show is Orange County, CA's longest-running business talk show, focused on offering value and insight to middle-market business leaders in the OC and beyond. Hosted by Ric Franzi, business partner at Renaissance Executive Forums Orange County. Learn more about Ric at www.ricfranzi.com. Catch up on past Critical Mass Business Talk Show interviews... YouTube: https://lnkd.in

Cleve Adams is Founder of the Trestles Group, Inc. His specialty is building and selling tech companies and has had 8 M&A Exits. Cleve has been fortunate enough to be named one of the Top 50 Non-Technical Founders In Tech Industry History, and to be Co-Founder and CEO of the #2 Company in Forbes's Most Promising Companies in America. He is also featured in the new Bestselling books "Cyberminds" and "Right Leaders, Right Time." Cleve is a 5-time award-winning VC/PE-backed Transactional CEO managing companies from pre-revenue to over $2 billion and has been hired by VC/PE firms to build and sell their portfolio companies. Cleve's average return to investors is 21x. He helped start, build and manage the largest company in the SaaS/Cloud cybersecurity software market from pre-revenue to a $1.0B IPO, the largest in San Diego county history and the first Cybersecurity Unicorn.  Cleve has over 20+ years of senior management, operations, sales and marketing experience in Security software, AI, Mobile, Wireless, S

Max Emma came to the United States from the former Soviet Union with his family over 30 years ago. His first job was busing the tables at a local restaurant while learning English. Then, after graduating with honors with a degree in finance, Max worked in the corporate finance department of Qualcomm.  Four years later, Max joined the family construction business, growing it from 3 to 96 employees. Years later, together with his co-founder Max came back to his roots and founded BooXkeeping, a company providing bookkeeping solutions nationwide to the franchisees of over 80 franchise brands.  With the hashtag #coolbeancounters, BooXkeeping now is offering its own bookkeeping franchises to entrepreneurs from coast to coast. In his free time, Max likes to travel, spend time with his kids and friends or enjoy an occasional cigar with a single malt.  -- Critical Mass Business Talk Show is Orange County, CA's longest-running business talk show, focused on offering value and insight to middle-market business leaders i

Steven Vengrow is the founder of Synergy Resource Group, a boutique executive search firm based in Southern California.  He specializes in helping senior business leaders find, attract and retain the Top 5% Talent for their mission-critical positions! Steven has 15 years of talent acquisition and executive search experience. Over this time, he has developed an extensive network of clients and candidates. His company, Synergy Resource Group provides their clients with customized solutions to meet their talent acquisition needs in the areas of Information Technology, Accounting, and Finance. The company has provided top-level talent to clients both locally and nationally at companies ranging in size from start-ups to Fortune 500. Prior to working in the Executive Search industry, Steven spent almost 10 years working in corporate finance and investment banking.  He holds an MBA from The Paul Merage School of Business at the University of California, Irvine, and an undergraduate degree from California State Polyt

Anne Devine is the CEO of Janus Electric, a leader in groundbreaking EV battery technology and revolutionary exchangeable battery systems for heavy vehicles. Before joining Janus Electric, Ms. Devine served as Romeo Power’s Chief Operating Officer, where she was responsible for managing operating and production capabilities, driving operational excellence, improving efficiencies, and transforming the Company’s commercial EV battery manufacturing processes from prototype to commercial production. Ms. Devine has more than 25 years of diverse experience in operational and manufacturing management, with unique automotive industry expertise from tenures at Ford, Navistar and UGN, as well as supply chain development, procurement, program management, vehicle launch, engineering and operations. Ms. Devine holds a Master of Science in Engineering Management from the University of Michigan and a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering from Kettering University. Throughout her career, Ms. Devine has given back thr

Chris Relth is a seasoned professional with 18 years of experience in the talent industry, recognized as a thought leader and an agent of change. He is the Founder and CEO of Artemis Search Partners, a specialized staffing and executive search organization, where he brings a tenacious approach to concierge-style permanent search and staffing services. Additionally, Chris is a Managing Partner for Artemis United, a DVBE-certified joint venture that works with the state, fed, and clients to help meet their vendor diversity needs. Artemis United only hires military veterans internally to help with their transition to the civilian workforce. Chris's leadership philosophy is rooted in the belief that fostering a supportive and collaborative work environment is critical to the success of his team and ultimately leads to successful outcomes for his clients. His company is dedicated to the satisfaction of its team members and is committed to contributing to positive, long-lasting impact through the promotion of happi

Kevin Murphy has over 30 years’ experience in the securities industry, and his extensive background includes the development of several broker-dealers and clearing firms from their inception to maturity. Kevin began his career on the floor of the Pacific Stock Exchange as an Options trader in San Francisco, and later moved to Los Angeles where he traded Equities at the Exchange in Los Angeles. He was the Owner and CEO of Velox Securities and prior to that, the CEO of Electronic Transaction Clearing Inc ("ETC"). Prior to joining ETC, Kevin was also Executive Vice President of Operations and Trading for National Clearing Corporation, a premier Clearing firm in Beverly Hills California. Additionally, Mr. Murphy has frequently served as a resource for FINRA and the SEC in guidance regarding Clearing and Execution in US Equities and Options. Currently, Mr. Murphy is the CEO of Valuable Capital Securities, a growing International conglomerate owned by the SINA Corporation with entries in Hong Kong, Singapore, Malay

Davey Martinez is the Chief Executive Officer of Taqueros Mexican Food. With five years of experience working alongside several Fortune 100 companies, Davey uses his robust corporate experience to revitalize small business operations and directs strategy execution to promote expansion. Davey specializes in lean six sigma techniques and is responsible for educating other employees on using progressive systems and applications, including artificial intelligence programs, effective communication procedures and organizational apps. Davey is a Veteran who served in the United States Army for 16 years first with the 82nd Airborne and then with the 217th Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group. His combined business acumen and military experience assists his workplace with motivation, empowerment, and inspirational courage. Davey is inspired daily by his wife and their two children. In his free time, Davey likes to run, sing and play video games with his friends. -- Critical Mass Business Talk Show is Orange County, CA's

Bill Colone is the CEO and Chairman of Single Pass, a new Orange County-based start-up company developing a unique electrocautery device for use during deep tissue biopsy procedures. Bill formerly served as the CEO at Spinal Singularity, a seed-stage medical device development company in San Clemente, CA. Under Mr. Colone, the company raised over $6.6 million in dilutive funding and over $5.1 million in non-dilutive funding for product development, clinical studies, and regulatory approvals. Prior to Spinal Singularity, he served as the VP of R&D for Direct Flow Medical until its sudden closure in November of 2017. He has over three decades of medical device development experience, including ten years as President of Endomed, until its sale in February 2005. Mr. Colone has vast knowledge of ePTFE and endovascular prostheses and is recognized for his contributions to endoluminal technology and vascular surgery. Prior to Direct Flow Medical, he served as Director of Research and Development, and later Direc