Critical Mass Radio Show

Founder and CEO of FiveToolCFO, Inc., Lara DeVito joined our program to talk about how her firm is helping middle market companies improve their business strategy by hiring and working with a senior financial executive. Lara is a strong believer in research driven sourcing and contributes that to success with her clients. Linda Landers, Founder and CEO of Girl Power Marketing joined us in the studio to discuss the role and power of women in business purchasing decisions. Linda says that in reality, women make up the majority of consumer purchases and can be an influential target audience for middle market companies.

Steve Gross, managing director at Edison Capital Partners joined our program to discuss how his firm is helping middle market companies increase business profitability. Steve shares with our audiences how his firm helps identify disruptive factors that can hinder a company's profitability and success.

Dean of the School of Business and Professional Studies at Brandman University, Dr. Glenn Worthington joins our program to talk about what brought him to Brandman University. Dr. Worthington also discusses the growth of the university since its beginnings and dabbles into Brandman's newest endeavor to create a Competency Based Education program for their students.

President of Pest Shield Pest Control  Dominick Alongi, joined our show from Texas to talk about his firm has become innovators in the pest control industry through the company's principle of practicing excellent customer service. Dominick shares with us some of the ups and downs of the pest control industry and how he continues to run a successful business. 

Jason Fair, Chief Executive Officer at Genesis Consulting, having just stepped off a plane from Romania at a NATO conference to join our program, discussed how his background in SAP technologies is helping his clients of middle market companies. Jason talks about how many CEO's and business leaders of middle market companies are reluctant to use SAP technologies for fear of the unknown, but in the end, says it will become a great asset to creating effective business strategies and solutions.  President of Pest Shield Pest Control  Dominick Alongi, joined our show from Texas to talk about his firm has become innovators in the pest control industry through the company's principle of practicing excellent customer service. Dominick shares with us some of the ups and downs of the pest control industry and how he continues to run a successful business. 

Entering and winning her first pageant as Ms. Senior Orange County 2013, Fabie Combs joins our program to talk about the Ms. Senior California of America organization. Founded in 1972, the organization aims to honor and promote women who have reached the "age of elegance". Fabie also shares with us some of the work she has done and the events she has been able to participate in as Ms. Senior Orange County 2013.

After accidentally becoming the founder and CEO of Working Wardrobes 24 years ago, Jerri Rosen has worked to continuously grow the organization. Jerri joined us in the studio to talk about some of the programs and services offered by Working Wardrobes serving men, women, young adults and veterans entering the workforce. Jerri also talks about the organizations up coming event called VetNet Nite. Entering and winning her first pageant as Ms. Senior Orange County 2013, Fabie Combs joins our program to talk about the Ms. Senior California of America organization. Founded in 1972, the organization aims to honor and promote women who have reached the "age of elegance". Fabie also shares with us some of the work she has done and the events she has been able to participate in as Ms. Senior Orange County 2013.

Senior Vice President at BB&T Insurance Service of California, Glen Carlson joined us in the studio to talk about some of the biggest risk management issues facing business leaders and CEO's of middle market companies. Glen shared with us some examples of how risk management can greatly effect a company and what types of business solutions and actions a firm should take.

Steve Gross, managing director at Edison Capital Partners joined our program to discuss how his firm is helping middle market companies increase business profitability. Steve shares with our audiences how his firm helps identify disruptive factors that can hinder a company's profitability and success. Senior Vice President at BB&T Insurance Service of California, Glen Carlson joined us in the studio to talk about some of the biggest risk management issues facing business leaders and CEO's of middle market companies. Glen shared with us some examples of how risk management can greatly effect a company and what types of business solutions and actions a firm should take.

Founder and CEO of The Payments Company in Richmond, VA, Steve Winston joined our program to discuss how his firm is helping clients from middle market companies switch to a digital and automated vendor payment method. The Payments Company helps its clients customize and manager an efficient e-payment program

Darrell Pearson, Principal at PBK Incorporated, an architecture engineering and planning firm, joined our program to discuss how their passion for client driven services have helped middle market companies reach their goals. Founder and CEO of The Payments Company in Richmond, VA, Steve Winston joined our program to discuss how his firm is helping clients from middle market companies switch to a digital and automated vendor payment method. The Payments Company helps its clients customize and manager an efficient e-payment program.

Founder and CEO of Intelligent Conversations, Mike Carroll joined our program today to share with our audiences some of the biggest challenges facing CEO's of middle market companies when it comes to their sales strategies. Mike also talks about his blog series that is targeted to business leaders on how to asses their current sales plans and some effective sales solutions.

Joan Gladstone, Founder and CEO of Gladstone International joined us in the studio to talk about how her firm is helping middle market companies deal with business crisis. Joan talks about her first major case in which she took on the crisis management of the Orange County bankruptcy back in 1994.

Want to know what are the workplaces biggest time wasters? James Alampi founder and Managing Director of Alampi and Associates, LLP joined our program today to talk about what employers and employees can do to avoid big time wasting barriers and focus on executing and achieving business results. Joan Gladstone, Founder and CEO of Gladstone International joined us in the studio to talk about how her firm is helping middle market companies deal with business crisis. Joan talks about her first major case in which she took on the crisis management of the Orange County bankruptcy back in 1994.

Jim Canfield, CEO of Renaissance Executive Forums, joined us in the studio today to talk about how the international organization of CEO Peer Groups is helping business leaders of middle market firms. Jim has been involved in this CEO Peer Group for over 20 years and attributes his own success in business to the power of collaborating with other CEO's through Renaissance Executive Forums. 

Ron Ashkenas, Senior Partner at Schaffer Consulting joined the show to discuss how his firm is helping CEO's and businesses leaders of middle market companies achieve rapid results.

Founder and CEO of the Chicago based marketing and communications firm Arment Dietrich, Gini Dietrich joined the program to talk about how middle market companies can use technology and digital communications to drive sales in a businesses. Gini also talks about the motivation behind her blog Spin Sucks. Ron Ashkenas, Senior Partner at Schaffer Consulting joined the show to discuss how his firm is helping CEO's and businesses leaders of middle market companies achieve rapid results.

Founder and Managing Partner at The Fidelis Group, Bruce Conklin joined the program to discuss how his firm is helping middle market companies compete in a changing and growing marketplace. With Bruce's background in business turnaround, Bruce leads his company to focus on assisting his clients in risk management, operations solutions and marketing strategies.

Did you know that approximately 90% of all texts are opened within 3 minutes of being received? Mark Nielsen, founder and executive chairman of TextPower, Inc. joined us in the studio to talk about how his firm is using the power of text messaging as a means for faster and a more cost effective communication application for businesses. Founder and Managing Partner at The Fidelis Group, Bruce Conklin joined the program to discuss how his firm is helping middle market companies compete in a changing and growing marketplace. With Bruce's background in business turnaround, Bruce leads his company to focus on assisting his clients in risk management, operations solutions and marketing strategies.

Leo Munoz, a Director of Risk Advisory Services at Padgett Stratemann joins the program from San Antonio, Texas to talk about how his firm helps middle market companies from becoming victims of fraud. Leo specializes in risk advisory services for his clients and insists that all companies, big or small, non-profit or for profit are all at risk for fraud.