East Glendale Advice Givers | Business Owners | Entrepreneurs | Interviewing Our Community's Brightest Minds | Ron Nedd

I’d be willing to bet that you won’t find anyone with the same type of experience as Brigette Young of Modern Muse Company.   She brings record promoting, catering-event planning, private flight attendanting and all that she’s learned from these and more to help her clients.  Hers is a more personal approach to marketing.  One that...

Nina has a like totally fascinating story.  Growing up in the 80s as an authentic Valley Girl, she has always sought involvement in the arts and done what she can to help others.  Now she’s making sure Glendale Arts thrives and provides the community with the support of the Arts that is so very important. ...

Madonna, Britney Spears and opera.  3 things that you wouldn’t think of as having any connection.  But this week’s guest has had a fascination with each one at some point in her life.  Tiffany Ho has always loved to sing.  When she was younger it was Madonna and then Britney Spears.  Then she got more...

Sit back and enjoy one of the most fun episodes so far.  80% entertaining stories and 20% mall and shopping info.   Brent Gardner has managed malls throughout the U.S. from under 200,000 sq. ft. to over 1.5 million sq. ft.  One of the hardest working, most loved and totally fun people in Glendale today.   We...

Dave “Chachi” Denes has not only worked in almost every possible position in radio, his company Benztown is now helping transforming it.  And for good measure, the podcast industry too.  His entrepreneurial journey is fascinating and we not only dive into the subjects of radio and podcasting, but also a shared passion for books about...

Homelessness is a problem that is all around us but is also one we wish would just go away.  Unfortunately it hasn’t gone away.  In fact it has continued to grow.  One group that is trying to do something about it is Ascencia in Glendale.  They may not have the solution to the overall problem,...

Podcasts are an audio medium.  But social media doesn’t accept just audio for posts.  So then how to you get word out on Facebook and Instagram or even Linkedin about your podcast episode.  In a way that immediately gets people’s attention.   Oliver Wellington will tell us how Headliner solves these problems for both podcasters and...

Ed is one of the nicest people you’ll ever meet and that is almost a necessity in his chosen career.  For 20 years, Ed has been a funeral director and he definitely feels a calling to help people who are going through one of life’s most difficult situations:  Losing a loved one.   Here’s a chance...

Podcast host, published author, CA and FL real estate agent, retired Chiropractor.  That’s just some of the your podcast host’s history.  In this episode, Jay Lieberman of Conejo Valley Advice Givers podcast guest hosts and explores it all!  Find out what it’s like when two podcast hosts get together for a conversation…   Today we’ll get...

“So for me, painting is the way I can share a part of myself and how I see & experience the world…” Lauren Dohring is quite an amazing artist.  Her paintings have a special quality that you don’t see from many artists alive today.  Her career began when she learned that you can make a...

Patsy Cline was a superstar country music singer back in the late 1950s and early 1960s and successfully made the crossover pop music.  (Kind of like an earlier version of Taylor Swift?)  Her life ended prematurely in 1963 when she died in a plane crash at only 30 years of age.  The musical play –...

Meher is a professional photographer who is  also an accomplished videography.  This is part 2 of my podcast interview with him and in this episode we focus mainly on video.  Anyone who wants to take better video, amateur or professional, will get something of value from what Meher shares.   Today we’ll get to hear about:...

Meher is a professional photographer who is  enthusiastic and very, very knowledgeable about photography.  He shared a wealth of information about both still photography and video but since those really are 2 different topics we decided to split the interview into 2 separate podcast episodes.  This episode is the one with all the info and...

The topic of legal marijuana has been a heated one for years.  Both sides make emotional cases but what is really needed is factual information, without the emotions mixed in.  In this episode Cathy is going to try to provide that for you so you can understand this much better than you ever have before. ...

Habitat for Humanity has been helping underprivileged but deserving people become homeowners for years, but how much do you really know about what they do?  The Executive Director for the San Gabriel Valley’s Habitat for Humanity, Mark Van Lue, shares some great information about what Habitat for Humanity does, how it does it and why. ...

Vartuhi and Gohar are 2 sisters who always wanted to work together.  One loves yoga.  The other taught various forms of more intense fitness training.  They found a very clever way to combine their different passions into a workout that works!   Today we’ll get to hear about: How they were able to combine their different...

Dr. Yoshi knew he wanted to help people regain health from an early age and his motivation in becoming a Doctor of Osteopathy is easy to understand when you hear his brother’s story.  A health crisis that no child should have to suffer through.  That cemented Dr. Yoshi’s path.  But the direction he took after...

Dr. Robert Hill’s story is one of challenges, failures, successes and the importance of attitude above everything else.  His life’s mission is to inspire others to greatness and in this interview we discuss where that came from and how he uses it as Dean of Student Services at Glendale Community College.  This is a great...

Anyone who thinks that librarians are boring or that working in a library would awful – can’t be talking about the Glendale libraries or their director, Cindy Cleary.  With 38 years experience in libraries Cindy has seen almost 4 decades of changes. She shares what she’s seen as well as some of her exciting and...

Dr. Anthony Morovati has worked in many aspects of the health care professions and has determined that a scientific approach, with all types of doctors working together for the patient benefit, is the best direction for any doctor to take.  From years of study and experience treating patients, he’s developed his own unique, non-invasive way...

Apple pie.  Banana cream pie.  Key Lime pie.  If I continued with the list of pies you can get at The Pie Bar, there’s going to be at least one or two that will get your mouth watering.  Laurie Gray is the mastermind behind The Pie Bar and now she’s expanding from Long Beach to...

Golf courses and country clubs have an image of being for the wealthy, the privileged, for the elite.  Not so at the Chevy Chase Country Club and golf course.   When Nick, Vatché and Esteban spoke with me last, in episode 11, we talked about the journey they took in restoring the “Jewel of the Canyon”...

The Antaeus Theatre Company has been around for about 25 years but has only been part of the Glendale community for a little over a year.  One of the three artistic directors at Antaeus, Kitty Swink, has deep ties to the L.A. acting community and wonderful stories to share.  She’s able to give a perspective...

Bringing years of valuable experience from the private sector to help manage key divisions related to development in Glendale, Phil Lanzafame is incredibly knowledgeable about Community Development. As Director of that Department he oversees Planning, Building and Safety, Neighborhood Services, Economic Development and more. In this fascinating interview we discuss how these areas affect Glendale...

Last year we saw horrendous fires all over California and even nearby.  Glendale escaped last year’s fires but it made us more aware that we need to be prepared in case we aren’t so lucky this year. Or next year.  Or at some point in the future.  As Glendale’s fire chief, Greg Fish is tasked...

The Glendale Centre Theatre has been a destination since the 1960s but did you ever wonder how it all started? For anyone who’s enjoyed a performance at the theatre, has been curious about the theatre, was a part of a show, and for aspiring actors and actresses of all ages – there’s something in this...

This is a fascinating and entertaining interview. Armen Chakmakian was born in Glendale and has lived his whole life here (except when touring with Cirque du Soleil or Roger Hodgson from SuperTramp).  He loved the Glendale he grew up in and shares some of his favorite memories, favorite eateries as well as some history of...

Teresa Mackey is a perfect example of someone who is smart enough and quick-thinking enough to adapt and change and be successful in whatever she does.  After originally wanting to be a radio DJ and deciding that wasn’t the right way to go, she worked her way through other careers in the music field.  She...

A past news anchor, Drew Sugars is now doing something that he loves.  Something with a higher purpose.  Giving people hope through education.  He works with Glendale Community College which not only has a beautiful campus, classes in a vast array of fields, internships, training for firefighters and pilots; it also was recognized as #1...

A shining example of a good education and supportive family, Shant Sahakian started his own business just as he was becoming a teenager….and that business is still running today.  Interested in being more than just a business owner, Shant participated in the Leadership Glendale program and then spent years actively working with local charities that...

Lance has been a success in many fields but those successes all stem from his ability to communicate a message effectively.  Winning the International Toastmasters Championship was a true test of his public speaking abilities and it took 13 failures to attain that title.  What changed between the 13th failure and the win?  He’ll talk...

Marion and Russell have learned a lot from their many years of experience in stage and TV, both in front of and behind the scenes.  Today, they use that knowledge and experience to help companies and organizations get their story told effectively.  They also help executives make effective presentations to one or many, both inside...

Weighing over 200 pounds, having shortness of breath and high blood pressure in high school isn’t a great way to start out in life.  Both Ben Wu and Daniel Lee were seriously overweight teenagers who had to find out for themselves that they had to change their diet.  But healthy meals can be so dull...

How would you deal with losing almost 10 years of your life and a permanent physical impairment?  In this episode you’ll get to meet Sam Hasson whose story is an inspiring look at how to get what you want in life no matter what gets thrown at you.   Today we’ll get to hear about: Sam’s...

A Glendale native who is responsible for keeping the Alex Theatre viable and ensuring it will be enjoyed for many years in the future, Maria Sahakian gets to share about all the ways she contributes to making Glendale a better place for us all to live in.  As a key member of Glendale Arts she...

From an aspiring actress to a salesperson to a CEO.  And soon to be President of our local Glendale Rotary.   This is an incredible story of never giving up on the pursuit of your dreams, persisting even when all seems lost and how relationships are the most important thing in your business and personal life. ...

In the news recently: home robberies in the area, when people were home.  A new scam being used to try to get money from Glendale residents using the name of our local fire department.  More sophisticated fraud.  More daring home robbers.  Should you get expensive home security systems?  Should you avoid donating money to charities...

Van Gogh, Renoir, Rembrandt, Picasso, Dali – famous and classic fine artists.  Andy Warhol, Normal Rockwell, Dr. Seuss – famous illustrators.  What is the difference between fine art and illustration?  What is the difference between illustration and graphic design?  Illustrations and designs are all around you every day.  Posters or signs on the street or...

Commercials have been a part of our lives for probably over 75 years, since the early days of radio adsk and a whole industry surrounds this part of the entertainment field.  Besides being a way to earn some money (in some cases, very good money) it is also a way to get a foot into...

The Chevy Chase canyon area was at risk over the past 80 years of having the beautiful golf course and country club become a landfill, the site for hundreds of apartments, a place where tiny shacks were jammed in between the existing homes, a new location for an elementary, middle and high school…but a small...

If you think you know all about flowers or how they are dealt with in regards to weddings, you’ll find there’s always at least one more thing you can learn.  You’ll find that what Art Arutyunyan from MyGlendaleFlorist has to say on these subjects gives you some very helpful information both on the plant/flower side...

In 2017 we had an amazing group of guests who shared expert advice on such diverse topics as baking bread to sexual harasment to real solutions to environmental problems and well-known local ‘celebrities’ like Betty Porto and the 3 men who restored the Chevy Chase Country Club.  This ‘Best Of’ episode will let you listen...

Chevy Chase Country Club and golf course in Glendale and the surrounding community of homes were first developed in the mid 1920s.  It was a showplace and a favorite destination in the area but after many changes of ownership from the mid- 90s to about 2010 it fell into a state of disrepair.  In the...

Personal Injury and Employment Issues, such as wrongful termination or sexual harassment, can be difficult to go through alone but can you really trust any attorney to do the right thing for you?  Alex Mardirossian and Rami Hamoui  let me dive into their motives for becoming attorneys and their approach to client representation in this...

You don’t get to #1 on Yelp’s Top 100 Places to Eat in the U.S. by sitting on your butt.  The story of Rosa Porto and Porto’s Bakery is legendary and the 3 Porto children have taken what their mother started and turned it into one of the most successful and beloved bakery chains in...

If you think that inspecting 6000-7000 homes and 3000-4000 commercial buildings might give you a wealth of knowledge on every aspect of property structures and systems – you’d be right.  And the person you’d be describing is Bob Pace.   Bob not only realized that being in the construction profession was what he wanted to do...

A fearless entrepreneur who devotes time regularly to giving back to the community, Fred Babadjanians’ story encompasses basketball coaching, observing officials for the NBA, helping organize the annual Armenian Olympics.  This is all in addition to running the Glendale computer, website design and social media marketing company he co-founded with his high school friend.  Always...

It takes a calm hand to get a resolution when there are people on opposite sides of a heated topic.   John Juarez has spent most of his career helping others to resolve conflicts, starting with mediations done between employees and employers.  He then used those skills to help those couples getting a divorce come to...

Finding actual, effective solutions for environmental problems such as oil spills and getting them implemented requires the ability to get past the two biggest barriers – polarization of the subject for purposes of political and financial gain, and false information – but Barbara and The Lawrence Anthony Earth Organization are making real progress in that...

After a 25 year career in the newspaper industry in L.A. county where she rose to the position of Publisher for a group of 18 local papers, Judee transitioned to her current position as President and CEO of the Glendale Chamber of Commerce.  It was supposed to be temporary, only 6 months, but 16 years...

A native Southern Californian, Bruce started as a writer and as a musician at an early age.  After many years of writing and playing music, Bruce began on a second career path in writing marketing copy.  Since then he has written hundreds and hundreds of articles, blog posts, video scripts, website copy and has done...