Critical Mass Radio Show

Paul Mosenson, Founder and President of NuSpark Marketing joins the show and explains how firms can combine content marketing with lead generation tactics to drive revenue and sales growth. Tom Krekel, CEO of Full Sail Strategies explains the powerful growth concepts contained within the "Stages of Growth" way of understanding a firm's evolution.  Listen and learn how to determine what stage your firm is in and what you need to do to move it on to the next level.

Jeffrey Scott, Founder and Business Architect C-Level Management joins host Ric Franzi's as his featured guest.  Jeffrey explores the business model at the heart of his firm.  C-Level takes the concept of "giving back to the community" to new heights.

Ron Stein, Vice President of Business Development PTS Staffing is host Ric Franzi's first guest.  PTS is focused on providing engineering and professional staffing solutions and is at the forefront of the specialized staffing industry. David Gosselin, CPA at DBB McKennon brings his "Top Financial Issues CEOs Should be Worried About" to the show.

Naomi Grange, Founder  of TXTourRegistry joins host Ric Franzi to discuss her technology business.  TXTourRegistry is a revolutionary and sophisticated TXT based way of giving and receiving the green gift everyone wants more of.  Learn from Naomi as she shares experiences and lessons learned about building a new business. Dan Meder, Vice President Experian returns to the show to update us on the importance of active credit management for small and mid-sized business owners and CEOs.  Ric asks Dan to talk about how CEOs can mitigate risk and potentially improve profitability through the use of business-to-business credit services

Chris Williams, Partner Williams, Crow, Mask, LLP joins host Ric Franzi to discuss transitioning a firm to the next generation and the importance of succession planning.

Guest Host Paul Roberts interviews Bruer Kershner, President and CEO of Kershner Office Furniture. Bruer shares a difficult problem he had in 2009 venturing into an offshoot business.  Also he talks about some positive aspects recently in expanding his office furniture team.

This week Doug talks about Conscious Choice and Balance.  Two sides of the same coin that seem to always present a challenge to most of our coaching clients.

Jackie Bird, President of Epic International is host Ric Franzi's featured guest.  Jackie shares the philanthropic business model at the heart of the business she and her husband started.  Following a trip to Haiti to help with earthquake relief they realized the urgent need for clean drinking water in Haiti was immense.  They have started and structured Epic Timepieces' business model to provide drinking water filtration systems through the sale of high quality watches.

Marcia Reynolds, MCC and past ICF Global President joins host Doug Gfeller to review and discuss what went on at the Annual International ICF conference in Las Vegas last month.

Andre Filip, CEO of ELA Advertising is host Ric Franzi's featured guest.  Andre explains how he has built several successful firms as a young serial entrepreneur in Orange County CA.  Listen to learn more about his approach to building businesses based on what he is passionate about in life.

Fred Koury, President of Smart Business Network is host Ric Franzi's featured guest.  Fred discusses his media firm's history and evolution into a multi-media company with 20+ years of history.  Smart Business Network has grown over the years into two strong divisions that meet different needs. Smart Business Magazine and Events focuses in on C-Level executives to put out informational journals in local markets across the county. Smart Business Content Marketing Division develops custom content plans to help companies drive the marketing goals of their partners. Smart Business has full digital and social media capabilities across both divisions.

Host Doug Gfeller's guest is Grace Horoupian, a partner with Fisher & Phillips, a law firm. Grace provides preventive counseling and frequently presents seminars and workshops on employment issues to executives, supervisors, managers and human resources professionals. Her practice is focused on representing employers in a variety of employment cases, including claims for civil rights violations, harassment, discrimination, retaliation, wrongful termination, wage and hour claims, ADA and ADEA violations, unfair business practices, misappropriation of trade secrets, and class action disputes. Grace represents employers in both state and federal court as well as before state and federal agencies, such as the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing, and the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement.

Doug Carlberg, President and CEO of M1 Global Technologies is host Ric Franzi's featured guest.  Doug talks about the rebirth of manufacturing in North America and the need to continually re-invent yourself and your company.

Wayne Breitbarth, Author, Speaker and Owner of Powerformula joins host Ric Franzi to explain his book "The Power Formula for LinkedIn Success".  This book is aimed at the experienced professional who is either skeptical about LinkedIn or is looking for better ways to use this technology tool this book explains how to use the full power of LinkedIn. Julie Vandermost, President of Vandermost Consulting Services, Inc. talks about her firm which is a full service regulatory, biological and environmental services firm.  VCS has over 14 years of experience successfully completing projects for clients who are both public agencies and private firms.

Beth Haney, Doctor of Nursing and Owner of Luxe Aesthetic Center is host Ric Franzi's featured guest.  Beth discussed her practice and business experiences building and growing it.  Ric has asked Beth to explain the profession of nurse practitioner during the show.

Vic Bullara who is a Certified Professional Coach, an ICF Credentialed Executive Coach and a Certified Master Trainer joins host Doug Gfeller.  Vic has helped more than 300 organizations and 500 senior leaders achieve breakthrough results.  His background includes 20 years as an HR Practice Leader for Ernst & Young and Development Dimensions International. Before starting his own executive coaching and HR consulting business, he was Chief Human Resources Officer/Director for three high growth companies including one that grew from 7 employees to over 400 in four years.  His areas of expertise include competency based HR, executive assessment, leadership development, behavioral interviewing and employee engagement.  He is the developer of "Leadership Excellence Through Energy Management"TM.

Michael Silverman, Director and Principal for Integra Realty Resources with over 650 skilled professionals, focused on commercial real estate valuation, appraisal and counseling services.  Integra Realty Resources is an industry leader in providing services across all property types including office, retail, industrial, and multi-family and areas of specialty expertise.

Norman Wolfe, President and CEO of Quantum Leaders is host Ric Franzi's featured guest.  The interview explores Norman's new book "The Living Organization" .  The model is a balanced, holistic approach to guiding your success.  It identifies those elements that impede execution, many of which are often overlooked by other methods.

Paul Steck, President of Saladworks is host Ric Franzi's featured guest.  Paul discusses his role in leading the national expansion of Saladworks.  In March 2011 Saladworks announced an agreement with a multi-unit developer for three locations in Orange County, CA which is the beginning of their west coast expansion.

Joseph Beach, Managing Director of Asher and Company is host Ric Franzi's featured guest.  The interview examines Joseph's career and the rich history of Asher and Company.  Since 1938 Asher and Company, Ltd. has helped thousands of businesses plan for financial success.