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Angie Rowe serves as President and Chief Executive Officer of Beyond Blindness. Through their mission-focused programs, Beyond Blindness empowers children with visual impairments and other disabilities to achieve their fullest potential. Beyond Blindness envisions a world where all children, no matter their abilities are equipped to live full and rewarding lives. Angie is committed to the integrative and comprehensive Journey of Care provided by Beyond Blindness, giving families the security of knowing they will be with them throughout their child's lifetime in whatever way they need or want them to be. Previously, Angie served as Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Global Genes, a rare disease patient advocacy organization. Angie believes in the power of collaboration and serves on the boards of several agencies in Orange County. She currently serves as treasurer and is a founding board member of CAABVI (California Agencies for the Blind and Visually Impaired), the Orange County regional representative and Treasurer of the board for CAPSES (California Private Special Education Schools), (OCDC) Orange County Disability Coalition, and is a member of OneOC's Non-Profit Advisory Board. She is also a graduate of the highly selective Octane OC Non-Profit Accelerator program. She is a past President of the Junior League of Orange County and through that found both her passion for nonprofit work and training and mentoring young women. She still actively volunteers as Chapter Advisor for Alpha Chi Omega's Delta Psi Chapter at UC Santa Barbara as well as formally mentors Experian executives as part of Octane's Women Leaders programming. Angie has a Master of Science in Public Policy and a Certificate in Industrial Systems Engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology and a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Resource Management from Penn State University. She has two grown sons, Colin and Brady, who reside together and are young professionals in Phoenix. She, her husband Bob, and rescue dog, Urbi are 25-year residents of Aliso Viejo, CA. -- 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 REF Orange County. Learn more about Ric at www.ricfranzi.com. 

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On today's episode, I'm sitting down with Meg Applegate, the CEO of Unsilenced Project Inc., a non-profit on a mission to stop institutional child abuse by empowering self-advocates to promote lasting social change.At the age of 15, Meg was abducted by two strangers in the middle of the night from her California home and was told that “she was coming with them.” 8 hours later, she found herself at a lockdown treatment facility in Boise, Idaho. Then, 6 months later, she found herself in an additional behavioral modification program in northern Montana, where she spent the next 3 years.After graduating college with a degree in psychology, completely oblivious to the abuse she had experienced, Meg spent the next 17 years dedicating her life to serving on various non-profit boards to help them with board development and recruitment and expanding their programs to further their impact. It wasn't until she was well into her non-profit career that she woke up to the abuse and brainwashing that plagued her childhood and the effect it had on her entire adulthood. It was then that she became determined to pair her love of giving back and helping those in need with her dedication to empowering other survivors of institutional abuse.Meg brings to Unsilenced an extensive background in non-profit management, board development, and fund development. She is currently the Vice President, Trustee, and Managing Director at the Gochnauer Foundation. In addition, she is actively involved with and serves on the Board of Directors at Laura's House in Aliso Viejo, CA, and The Shea Center in San Juan Capistrano, CA. When she doesn't find herself fully immersed in new ideas for fundraising and development, Meg loves traveling to see new places with her husband and 4 children.✖️✖️✖️Support the Show: Patreon.com/PreacherBoys✖️✖️✖️If you or someone you know has experienced abuse, visit courage365.org/need-help✖️✖️✖️CONNECT WITH THE SHOW:preacherboyspodcast.comhttps://www.youtube.com/@PreacherBoyshttps://www.facebook.com/preacherboysdoc/https://twitter.com/preacherboysdochttps://www.instagram.com/preacherboysdoc/https://www.tiktok.com/@preacherboyspodTo connect with a community that shares the Preacher Boys Podcast's mission to expose abuse in the IFB, join the OFFICIAL Preacher Boys Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1403898676438188/Our Sponsors:* Check out Factor and use my code preacherboys50 for a great deal: www.factor75.comSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/preacher-boys-podcast/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Listen as Dr. Mike Fabarez details how to handle confrontation and live peaceably among those with whom we have relationships. His text is 1 Thessalonians 5:13b-14. Dr. Fabarez serves as Senior Pastor at Compass Church in Aliso Viejo, CA.

Today's speaker is Dr. Mike Fabarez, Senior Pastor at Compass Church in Aliso Viejo, CA. Dr. Fabarez gives six practical ways we can encourage our friends with biblical truth. His text is 1 Thessalonians 5:11-13a.

GUEST 1 OVERVIEW: Dustin Olson is a pollster associated with American Pulse Research & Polling. He also hosts the Political Trade Secrets Podcast and works as a political strategist at Olson Strategies & Advertising. You can find him on Twitter at @DustinOlson. GUEST 2 OVERVIEW: Assemblymember Diane Dixon, R-Newport Beach, is a pragmatic businesswoman and former Mayor, who represents the 72nd Assembly District in the California Legislature, which includes Seal Beach, Huntington Beach, Newport Beach, Laguna Beach, Aliso Viejo, Laguna Hills, Laguna Woods and Lake Forest. GUEST 3 OVERVIEW: Mr. Vecchione is a Senior Litigation Counsel for the non-profit New Civil Liberties Alliance representing clients pro-bono against the Administrative State. He was previously President and CEO of the non-profit Cause of Action Institute, also advancing the constitutional order.

John is LIVE at the Honda Center in Anaheim gathering signatures to get The Homelessness, Drug Addiction and Theft Reduction Act on the November ballot.  It's an initiative to rewrite/amend Prop 47.  Guests include Mike Munzing, the Mayor of Aliso Viejo, former Sheriff Alex Villanueva, and a couple who's son has been impacted by the fentanyl epidemic.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

When a package bomb explodes at a day spa in Southern California, killing beloved esthetician Ildiko Krajnyak and injuring two clients, law enforcement discovers that the bomb was intended specifically for her. Who would want Ildiko dead? An investigation into her love life reveals several possibilities. Josh Mankiewicz reports.

Haley Cooper grew up in Orange County California. She clearly grew up loving life. After attending college she was deciding what to do with her life when an opportunity appeared to travel to Malawi, Africa as part of a Christian mission. Eight months after returning to California from this first mission she was approached and asked to return to Malawi to help start and grow a manufacturing program to create food to help improve the nutrition of people in villages who, up to that time, tended to be quite malnourished. The plant Haley started manufactured, ready, peanut butter. Actually, there was a bit more to the product, but peanut butter was the main ingredient. Haley will tell us the whole story and show us how what she did made an incredible difference to so many. After returning to the United States after two years Haley embarked on a career as a fundraising professional for various nonprofit companies. Along the way she married and now is the mom of three children. Her oldest son who is four years old is adopted. The adoption story for Haley is inspiring and worth hearing. Two years ago Haley began her own philanthropic fundraising consulting company, The Savvy Fundraiser. While we discuss the company and fundraising in general you get to hear a conversation about sales, selling and fundraising. Our discussion about the philosophy of these topics is fun and quite relevant. I leave it to you to listen and decide for yourself if Haley and I are on the right track. As always, I would love to hear your thoughts about our episode. Please feel free to email me at michaelhi@accessibe.com. And, of course, when you listen to this episode, please give us a 5* rating. Thanks. About the Guest: Haley is a passionate and accomplished professional with a diverse skill set in the nonprofit sector. As a Certified Fund Raising Executive (CFRE), Certified Stress Management Coach, and Certified EmC train the trainer, she brings a wealth of expertise to her work. Haley's journey began in 2012 when she founded PB+J in Malawi, Africa, establishing her commitment to making a positive impact for children and youth. Since then, she has honed her abilities while working with various small and large nonprofit teams, focusing on human services, homelessness, and youth sectors. Haley is the Founder and CEO of The Savvy Fundraiser and her specialties include the EmC process, nonprofit leadership, board development, and fundraising. Ways to connect with Haley: Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/haley-cooper-cfre/ Website: https://thesavvyfundraiser.com/ Subscribe: https://thesavvyfundraiser.ck.page/subscribe About the Host: Michael Hingson is a New York Times best-selling author, international lecturer, and Chief Vision Officer for accessiBe. Michael, blind since birth, survived the 9/11 attacks with the help of his guide dog Roselle. This story is the subject of his best-selling book, Thunder Dog. Michael gives over 100 presentations around the world each year speaking to influential groups such as Exxon Mobile, AT&T, Federal Express, Scripps College, Rutgers University, Children's Hospital, and the American Red Cross just to name a few. He is Ambassador for the National Braille Literacy Campaign for the National Federation of the Blind and also serves as Ambassador for the American Humane Association's 2012 Hero Dog Awards. https://michaelhingson.com https://www.facebook.com/michael.hingson.author.speaker/ https://twitter.com/mhingson https://www.youtube.com/user/mhingson https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelhingson/ accessiBe Links https://accessibe.com/ https://www.youtube.com/c/accessiBe https://www.linkedin.com/company/accessibe/mycompany/ https://www.facebook.com/accessibe/ Thanks for listening! Thanks so much for listening to our podcast! If you enjoyed this episode and think that others could benefit from listening, please share it using the social media buttons on this page. Do you have some feedback or questions about this episode? Leave a comment in the section below! Subscribe to the podcast If you would like to get automatic updates of new podcast episodes, you can subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts or Stitcher. You can also subscribe in your favorite podcast app. Leave us an Apple Podcasts review Ratings and reviews from our listeners are extremely valuable to us and greatly appreciated. They help our podcast rank higher on Apple Podcasts, which exposes our show to more awesome listeners like you. If you have a minute, please leave an honest review on Apple Podcasts. Transcription Notes **Michael Hingson ** 00:00 Access Cast and accessiBe Initiative presents Unstoppable Mindset. The podcast where inclusion, diversity and the unexpected meet. Hi, I'm Michael Hingson, Chief Vision Officer for accessiBe and the author of the number one New York Times bestselling book, Thunder dog, the story of a blind man, his guide dog and the triumph of trust. Thanks for joining me on my podcast as we explore our own blinding fears of inclusion unacceptance and our resistance to change. We will discover the idea that no matter the situation, or the people we encounter, our own fears, and prejudices often are our strongest barriers to moving forward. The unstoppable mindset podcast is sponsored by accessiBe, that's a c c e s s i  capital B e. Visit www.accessibe.com to learn how you can make your website accessible for persons with disabilities. And to help make the internet fully inclusive by the year 2025. Glad you dropped by we're happy to meet you and to have you here with us. **Michael Hingson ** 01:21 Hi there and welcome to another episode of unstoppable mindset. Today we're going to have some fun we've got a really interesting person to chat with Haley Cooper, unless you talk to her mom and sometimes her mom pronounces it Haley Cooper but and my computer by the way with Jaw's pronounces at Halle, but I'm smart enough to know that it's really Haley. But Haley Halle tomato tomahto I couldn't resist this. Well anyway, welcome to unstoppable mindset, Haley, and we're really glad that you're here with us. **Haley Cooper ** 01:56 Well, thank you so much, Michael. It's so good to be here. And I'm so glad that we found a time that has worked for us. And I'm just delighted and honored to be able to chat with you. **Michael Hingson ** 02:06 And on top of everything else, sports fans. Haley lives in Lake Forest, California, which is only what would you say about oh, from Victorville? Probably about 60 miles. No more than **Haley Cooper ** 02:19 Yeah, maybe. Maybe I could throw you a football? Yeah, yeah. **Michael Hingson ** 02:24 Well are probably easier for me to throw something from here because we're up higher. **Haley Cooper ** 02:29 Oh, there you go. Yeah, you'd **Michael Hingson ** 02:30 have to throw away up hill. But Haley lives fairly close to where I attended college at University of California at Irvine. And then we live my wife and I in Mission Viejo for a while. So anyway, we're really glad you're here with us. And I want to thank you for for joining us. So why don't we start? The fun way to start? Tell us about kind of the early Halley growing up and all that sort of stuff? **Haley Cooper ** 02:55 Yeah, that's a good question. And I've been reflecting on that. And you know, as I've been listening to your podcasts episodes, I'm like, What is my story? Who who is Haley, who is family **Michael Hingson ** 03:05 anyway? Who has real power that really Haley Halle, stand up? **Haley Cooper ** 03:12 There you go. But you know, obviously, I grew up in Orange County, and I grew up and over really good family that, you know, my family was deeply committed to philanthropy and giving back to the community. It's been a part and ingrained in my life from as early as I can remember. You know, my grandparents would always invite us to ballet shows. They were a part of an organization called the St. Joseph ballet that is now the wooden floor at you know, reflecting back I'm like, now I'm a nonprofit leader, which we'll get to like, I didn't understand philanthropy, I just understood that it was a way of life. I also grew up in the Christian church. And so service is giving to others, and helping others it's just ingrained in in me. And, you know, aside from service with my family, I loved playing sports. I grew up running cross country and track played soccer was a very active child's love to play. I'm one of five children. And with my two parents, and I just, you know, remember as a child, volunteering, and aside from playing sports, volunteering with my family, and, you know, from a young age, I was exposed to the importance of that and making a positive impact on the world. **Michael Hingson ** 04:30 So where did you grow up? What Round Lake Forest or where I grew up in Laguna Niguel? Ah, so still right in the area? **Haley Cooper ** 04:39 Yeah. And I went to from preschool to 12th grade I went to the same school St. Margaret's in San Juan Capistrano. And it's funny because one of my one of my very best dear friends is my friend from preschool. So we've been friends for I mean, I won't date myself but 36 years. You That's okay. **Michael Hingson ** 05:03 Nothing wrong. Don't be ashamed. I mean, I was born in 1950. You can do the math. Yes. So so I'm not I'm not ashamed by it. It's okay. Well, that's that's pretty cool. I did student teaching when I took teacher training at UC Irvine from the teacher's college, their university high in Irvine. So that was kind of fun. Yeah, **Haley Cooper ** 05:28 we played them in soccer. Who won? We did. Okay. No, actually, I think it was pretty fair, pretty. I remember them being pretty competitive. But I, I would like to remember that we, we kicked their butts. **Michael Hingson ** 05:43 Now we need to get somebody on from University High from from back in those days. Yeah. And and see what we can do. So we need to get somebody from somewhere in the 1990s. And so on to come on and see if we can get a real story. So **Haley Cooper ** 06:03 that's two sides of the story. Right? Yeah. But **Michael Hingson ** 06:06 unless they say, Yeah, they really kicked our butts. **Haley Cooper ** 06:12 Well, I hope I hope they remember it the way I **Michael Hingson ** 06:15 so what did you major in in college? **Haley Cooper ** 06:17 Yeah, so I went to St. Mary's College of California in Moraga, California at the East Bay. And I studied Kinesiology, Health and Human Performance. That's what I graduated with my bachelor's degree in. And I love science, all things science, I love learning how the body works, and being able to help others implement that. Well. I don't necessarily do that now. **Michael Hingson ** 06:44 So what's the big? So what's the big bang theory, one of your favorite TV shows? **Haley Cooper ** 06:48 I guess I do like that show. Just checking the genus of that show. But yeah, I really, you know, like I said, I was always involved in sports, and it was a part of my lifestyle growing up. And, you know, somehow, my dad has five kids was able to make it to every single person's that soccer game or sports event, sometimes you're playing at the same time on the same field, but he was able to make it to all so being able to leverage that in college, and it was something that I was really excited about. And I really enjoyed, you know, it was one of the only colleges at the time that offer that major, specifically, there are different tracks that you could take, but I've chose Health and Human Performance and really enjoyed it. **Michael Hingson ** 07:34 How did you say health and human performance? **Haley Cooper ** 07:36 How helping human performance? **Michael Hingson ** 07:39 Okay, yeah. Okay, that's that was just making sure. That's that, though, is pretty interesting. Why did you choose that? **Haley Cooper ** 07:48 So like I said, you know, sports was heavily involved in my upbringing, my dad had also graduated with a degree in exercise physiology. And so it was just something that, you know, I was passionate about, and found interest in and was able to excel in. And so I really, yeah, I just like the aspect of learning how the body works, and being able to help that other people implement healthy lifestyles. **Michael Hingson ** 08:19 Cool. Well, and why did you? Well, what, what drove you to doing that? Like, was it just your upbringing that you just felt that that was kind of a way to give back a little bit, do you think? **Haley Cooper ** 08:34 I think so. So I actually entered college as a communications major, because that's what I thought I wanted to do. But looking back, I'm glad I did not go down that road, because that is just, it's, it was just not for me. And I found, you know, I found this and I think it was because of my upbringing, that really was instrumental in helping me choose, choose this major, and get interested in all and specifically, you know, I really liked physiology and Exercise Physiology and what we would do, as our final project, as a senior was developing, like, we had all the you could do the waterway, I forget what it's called, but like weigh yourself underwater, and that's the most accurate way to weigh yourself. And then we did different activities. And we were able to prescribe exercise and nutrition plans based on the measurements that we took. **Michael Hingson ** 09:29 So how do you weigh or how do you weigh yourself underwater? **Haley Cooper ** 09:33 You know, college was a long time ago, I have to remember Ah, there you go. But you sit on a chair and you go underwater, and I think it takes out everything. I wish I remembered what I now I'm gonna have to Google it. But yeah, I think it's the most accurate way because it takes out all the other like, fluid and build up that you can get on other scales. **Michael Hingson ** 09:57 Interesting. I'm gonna have to google that and learn about that. myself, that would be kind of fun to do. But it makes sense. As you say, it takes up a lot of other things. So **Haley Cooper ** 10:07 says it's the most accurate way to measure body fat. You're submerged in water while you sit on a scale and then you calculate your body fat percentage. **Michael Hingson ** 10:17 Got it? Okay. Yeah. Interesting. I'm gonna have to go see where I can do that. Yeah, **Haley Cooper ** 10:26 maybe at your local gym? Possibly. So **Michael Hingson ** 10:29 you graduated from college? And then what did you go off and do? **Haley Cooper ** 10:36 So I was sitting in my parents church in Aliso Viejo, California, right? When I graduated college, and I was trying to figure out what I wanted to do and on stage. You know, someone was like, Hey, we're doing a missions trip to Malawi, Africa. Does anyone want to go? All we ask of you is to sponsor children through World Vision. And then, you know, obviously raised the money. I think it was about $2,500 to go on the trip. And that included the flight, the stay the food, everything. And like I said, my family was philanthropically. Locally, we had never really traveled outside of the country. I had been to England once when my older sister studied abroad there. But again, it was very local. And I was like, Hey, mom, and dad, guess where I'm going this summer? I was like, I'm going to Malawi, and they're like, Haley, what are you like, what's like, where did you get that idea from? And, you know, when I graduated from college, he more inclined to give me gifts or money was part of my family tradition. But I asked him to give me money to go towards this trip. And so in August of 2012, by August 2011, sorry, that's when I graduated college, I went to my first trip to Malawi, Africa. And honestly, before I went, I had to Google where the country was because it's a little sliver of Africa. And this little country, next to Tanzania and Mozambique, and Zambia. And I went there and my eyes were just opened, you know, someone who grew up in Orange County, just open up to a different way of living a different lifestyle. And it really changed. It changed my life. And I came back and you think after two weeks, or you know, you go on a retreat, you go on a missions trip, you get back into the daily life, and you kind of forget that invigorating feeling, and that joy that you experience, obviously, there was a lot of hardship. But on that trip, we did a lot of discipleship, we hosted games for kids. We went and did gospel outreach in the communities met with chiefs. And got to know got to know the community. And after that, I was I came back and I was living at my parents house working at a local coffee shop. It was right kind of in the middle of the recession. So finding jobs is hard. And I was applying to colleges to become a registered dietician. And I kept getting denial after denial, and it just was not working out. That's the path that I thought I wanted to go down. And I remember one night that I just broke down. And like I said, I'm a Christian. So I said, God, like give me an answer. I will submit to you like, show me something that you want me to do, because this is not working out. And what I want isn't working. And that literally that next day, the guy who led the missions trip called my dad, because they were good friends at the time. It was like, Hey, does Haley want to go make peanut butter and Malawi for a year? And I went to go, my dad was like, hey, like, do you want to do this? So I met with a guy that is he was a former lawyer, and I met in his office and he presented me the idea. And I was like, Yes, I will send me I will go. And this is about eight months after my initial trip. And he was like Haley literally go home and pray on it. Like you gotta think about this overnight. And I was like, nope, what are we doing? How are we doing this? And this really evolved out of this idea that, you know, with the original missions trip that we went on, they were trying to end malaria deaths for all children under five. But they found that these children were still passing away because they didn't have the nutrition table to fight disease. And the original founder had heard about this company on 60 minutes with Anderson Cooper about ready to use therapeutic food that was making tremendous difference in children experiencing malnutrition. So I got out my mom's KitchenAid mixers in her kitchen. And luckily, this company who had developed this product gave us the formula obviously with the agreement that if we ever sold it, they would get a royalty off of it. But we've I started making peanut butter in my parents kitchen, and in August of 2012. I moved to Malawi, for For about two years and then went back and forth for for two years leaning missions trips and checking on the mission. And then I literally started, I always like to say this is like a fun fact is I literally started a peanut butter factory from scratch, and learned how to make it UNICEF approved. So my last trip was to Copenhagen to a UNICEF conference that was on this product, to literally it's kind of like, they're kind of like the FDA, if you will, like of regulation for this product. And there's very specific tests you have to do. We had to send our product to London, to get it tested before we could give it out to people and get the test results back. And because some things in the peanut butter, because there is a milk powder in it, there could be bacteria, and also the way that people prepare the nuts. Could be there can be aflatoxin, if they get wet. And people generally put rocks in it. Or if they sell bags, they put they get them wet so that they way more way more. Yeah, yeah, so we actually started a co op of peanut farmers that would then sell it to a business and they would make the good price. And then they would blend in roast them for us. And then we had a whole factory that we developed that was next to a hospital. Meanwhile, while I'm building this, I'm also living in an apartment with three other Germans, German ladies, and we didn't have water, we now have water in our apartment. So we had someone who would come and clean our house daily, she also made the most amazing bread. And she would go to the well and get us water each day. And we would have to heat it up and heat it up in the water heater, and then you take a bath out of the bucket. And so that's how that's how I lived. And then we were finally able to get water. Yeah, that's a really amazing and hard experience. I think I learned a lot about, you know, I was 24 at the time, so a lot about myself and a lot about other people's cultures and how to really, really work with a diverse group of people. **Michael Hingson ** 17:17 How, how well, was the whole mission effort, especially at the beginning, how well was it accepted? Was there a lot of skepticism as you came in and wanted to start this whole manufacturing process? And all that? Or did people feel that it made perfect sense or what? Yeah, **Haley Cooper ** 17:37 that's a good question. So we had to get approval by a few people. So when was the so there's a hierarchical system in the villages. And I remember we had to go to the chief have to there's chiefs that run each village. And then there's like the chief of the chief, and we went to her house, and we had to bring her like six chickens and a goat or something. And we waited in her house. And we had to ask her for permission to start this, we weren't able to start it unless we had permission from her. And luckily, she granted, we we made the case that we were going to bring it out into villages, because a lot of people would travel at least 20 miles to go to the hospital. And we found that, you know, they're waiting till the last minute. And so we wanted to go out into the health care centers and deliver this product to the to the healthcare screening so that people didn't have to wait till the last minute, because if they're traveling, they're missing a day of getting water cooking for their family. And so we were able to bring it out and get their approval, and then we obviously had to get them allow government approval. And I think what else really helped was employing Malawian people to run the factory. So we wanted to get buy in from the local people and be able to empower them to have jobs. **Michael Hingson ** 19:06 So were you able to see a difference that you made in the time that you were there because you started providing the peanut butter and is it you've referred to it as peanut butter, but you've also said it's a food I guess there's a lot of other stuff in it isn't just peanut butter. **Haley Cooper ** 19:26 Yeah, so in the product, there's peanut butter. It literally tastes like the inside of a Reese's Peanut Butter Cup. Because there is sugar, there's sugar in it milk, a protein powder. And I think that was all that was it. Okay. So it is very nutritious each it's like in a packet and each packet has 500 calories in it. So it was an enclosed package. So we had like this, we would put the peanut butter in it and then put it in the package and seal it and we did on an hour average of two weeks, like kids were making leaps and bounds, they were gaining weight, they were healthy. I mean, health, healthy as a relative term, getting healthier from things, we also use it to help. Mothers with, or individuals with HIV tend to be more mothers that are identified people with tuberculosis so that they could fight the disease. And also for that people who are taking HIV medicine, they need that protein to be able to digest the medicine. And so we are able, we're seeing that, you know, it really was working. And, you know, we also partnered with another organization that would provide supplemental food, called Luke Cooney, Paula, to help supplement the rest of the family, because we did find that, you know, if a kid is getting it, sometimes the family you know, everyone shares everything. And so we had to be able to supplement it so the kid can actually get the beneficial nutrients from that product. **Michael Hingson ** 21:03 Did they eat it straight? Or did they put it on bread? Or how was it generally taken in? **Haley Cooper ** 21:10 Both so gonna just cut out cut open the Sasha and eat it? Or they would mix it into their porridge? Or they call it in Sema, which is pretty much it's kind of like a mashed potato bow bun kind of consistency. It's made of corn powder. And that's what they would mix it with me. Okay. **Michael Hingson ** 21:33 But you certainly gained acceptance for, for providing this and people realize that it was doing good for them. **Haley Cooper ** 21:42 Yes, yes, I would, I would agree with that statement. **Michael Hingson ** 21:45 So you did this for a couple of years. And then why? Well, it doesn't continue today. Why did you leave? Or did you feel that it had grown that to the point where it could could go on without you or what? So **Haley Cooper ** 22:03 it still does exist today? I have, like I said, I'm been involved since 2016. And, you know, I moved back after two years, and I got involved with our local AFP Association of Fundraising Professionals chapter and really learned about fundraising and found that I really enjoyed it. And it just came to a time where I think like you said, like it had grown to a point where I felt comfortable leaving and letting other people there was a Malawian Country Director kind of run. And then there's another founder that from the US that kind of oversees it. Not the original founder, but one of the original founders does. And so, you know, I had joined this AFP Association really got involved in the local community. And really, that's really what started my fundraising journey over the last 1011 years, is getting involved in local community, mostly organizations serving people experiencing homelessness, and youth experiencing homelessness and hunger. **Michael Hingson ** 23:10 So you came back? And what what did you do first, when you came back? Or how did you evolve to what you're doing now? What did you start with? And what do you do? **Haley Cooper ** 23:22 So it was funny, because, as you know, I was a founder and executive director right at 2425 20 sites. And I had to start from the bottom again, I had to go back to being an entry level development person, which was actually really beneficial, because it helped me learn a lot about the ins and outs and intricacies of fundraising. So I was working for a local organization that was helping kids experiencing homelessness from kindergarten to 12th grade. And then I think they expanded to college because they found that the need was still great here locally. And since then, you know, I've just gained really valuable experiencing by working in these fundraising roles, like starting from the bottom. My last role was as Director of Development. I've worked at both large and small nonprofits. So I have seen it all. And I've seen that I really, you know, when I was in person really enjoyed the grassroots organizations that, you know, a lot of the ones that I had been hired at, had been around for 30 years, but never prioritized fundraising. They had been so focused on programs. And then they came to a point where they're like, well, we want to go our programs, but we need fundraising. And fundraising is always a board term that people scare away from and they're like, we don't we don't like fundraising. We, we don't want to I just did a board training last week and they were like, We don't know anyone. We don't want to fundraise and I was like you're my favorite person. I'm gonna get that mindset change. Yeah, and this is serious just working on all these levels. All of these different organizations just helped me understand like the challenges and opportunities and emotional whirlwind that it can be working in the nonprofit sector. **Michael Hingson ** 25:12 So let's talk about the whole idea of fundraising a little bit. I've been in professional sales, basically, all of my adult life. And I still think as a speaker, I'm in sales. Now I, as I love to tell people selling philosophy and life as opposed to computers, but still, the sales processes there. I've met a lot of fundraisers and I worked at Guide Dogs for the Blind, which is a pretty large charity up in Northern California and one of the largest in California, and certainly the largest guide dog school in the country. And in dealing with all of the development folks up there and meeting a lot of people at the association, fundraising professionals in San Francisco, they love to say fundraising isn't sales, it's totally different. And it's not the same. And you can't look at it the same. What do you think **Haley Cooper ** 26:05 about that? So I think there's aspects of fundraising that is salesy, and I think salespeople can come into fundraising roles and vice versa. I think the thing that is different is sales is based on a transaction. So it's based on getting a service in return and paying a price. I think in fundraising what, what it should be, obviously, some people still treat it as a transaction, exchanging informational, it should be helping people realize their greatest potential through your mission. And I had someone on my podcast last week, talking about like, helping people realize their generosity, helping people become their most generous selves, their most their highest potential, because we all know the benefits of generosity, we all know the benefits of giving. And my role is to help understand as a fundraiser, what that looks like for you. And then once you give, once you give, reporting back to you how that's making a difference. So I think that's that's the difference. It's not just me asking you for money. It's me, trying to figure out what your passions and interests are, how that aligns with our mission, and then helping you fulfill those passions and interests. By investing in the area that you're you're interested in. See, **Michael Hingson ** 27:22 I have a slightly different view of sales. And my career in sales began when I was called into an office and I was doing basically different kinds of human factors studies for Ray Kurzweil and computer Kurzweil Computer Products, dealing with reading machine for the blind and another technologies and finding out how to make them be better. I was called in one day and was told well, we're having to lay you off because you're not a revenue producer. And we need more revenue producers, unless you want to go into sales. And what I chose to do was to go into sales, I felt that God was leading me to do that. I had moved to Boston, and I didn't want to go off and try to find another job, especially when the unemployment rate among employable blind people back then, and still pretty much today is in the 65 to 70% range. But anyway, I took a 10 week, Dale Carnegie's sales course. And what I learned is that real sales, is, you can say that there's a transaction that takes place. But real sales is a lot more about being a teacher and a counselor, and learning what the customer needs. And seeing if what you say and what you can do, and if you can provide something to help meet those needs. And the reality is I've had situations where I've done demonstrations for customers, and even going into the demonstration and conversing with them learned that what we had wouldn't work for filling all of their needs. But I went ahead and did our product demonstrations for the purpose of saying, here's why what we have doesn't work. But the other side of that is by doing that. I was also building trust, and teaching people a lot about the technologies so that oftentimes we would get calls sometime later saying, we have another project and we understand what your product does, and it's perfect for what we want to do. So we're not even going to put it out for bid just give us a quote. But the reality is that the sales part is really more about teaching and developing and report, which is a lot of what happens in fundraising. Unfortunately, I think a lot of salespeople don't realize that. **Haley Cooper ** 29:52 Yeah, that I mean, that's valid. I like that. I like that reflection of what sales is, I think both in the comments All it is relationship building, and building that rapport, before you go to the transaction that is inevitable to happen if you've done your homework and you build that relationship. Yeah, you **Michael Hingson ** 30:11 got to do that otherwise, it doesn't work in the long run. And I've actually, as a public speaker, now, I've met people who I sold to many years before, and they would come up to me and say, Do you remember me, and sometimes I recognize their voices, but sometimes I didn't. But when they said who it was, we had all sorts of great conversations about it. But again, it was because of building the trust. And I think that's what real sales is all about. And the fact we're all if we're really cognizant of what we do in life, we're all selling in one way or another. And a lot of times, what we should be selling is being open to trust, and developing trusting relationships. And, you know, we are we are seeing in our society so much today, a lack of trust, or a lack of even being open to trust, because the people that we should be trusting aren't doing anything to earn our trust, which is also one unfortunate thing. **Haley Cooper ** 31:14 Yeah, and yeah, and I've seen that a lot in the nonprofit sector as well. Of, of that lack of trust, to giving, but I think, like you said, it is all about building that trust. And you know, on the board training I did last week, I was like, if you build that trust, if you build those relationships, because board members get there like we don't, we don't like asking, I'm not going to ask people for money. Now it's like, well, you don't have to ask for money, you can ask for advice. But the asking comes easy. If you have built that trust, if you have built that relationship, because it is so aligned, that it makes sense to ask that person if they're willing to give X amount of dollars, whatever, whatever it is, but it is all built on that trust and connection with the mission with the person who's facilitating that investment. Because otherwise, people don't want to give. Yeah, **Michael Hingson ** 32:08 so the people you were training last week, what were some of the backgrounds of the people who said they didn't like to ask for money. **Haley Cooper ** 32:16 And a lot of educational, higher ed professionals, like they did not have a network of people to ask. So or the financial ability to ask and to give. But we know that there's more than financial ability, what I coached them on was asking for advice. So if you ask for advice, I don't know the quote. But if you ask for advice, people give money. And so I think people in I don't remember the quote. But yeah, inviting people in and asking in a different way. And then also, you know, could you give $5 a month, instead of, you know, we've all heard that, like, give $5 instead of purchasing a Starbucks drink, which is now like $10, for one? Could you invite them to do like peer to peer fundraising? So is people who felt they didn't really have assets now to be more than network now to be able to give, but I kind of did the bubble chart with them. Or it was like, Where do you hang out? Like, what do you do identify one or two people of where you hang out? Whether that's like the gym or religious plays a chamber of commerce, your workplace, your family, friends? And then tell them about the mission? Like, yeah, people don't like my husband always has to remind me that I have a network of people that I can like, talk to you. Sometimes you just need that reminder that there are people out there. **Michael Hingson ** 33:41 Well, and another thing to look at is, what is teaching? Isn't that really a form of sales in a way because you're you're selling students on the idea of gaining knowledge. And the better teachers are the ones that can establish again that relationship and convey knowledge in a way that makes students want to pick it up. And if that isn't sales, I don't know what is. **Haley Cooper ** 34:09 Well, Annie, you know, this organization is serving at promise youth and it pairs college people, college students with kids K through eight, or I think that's what it is. But they understand, you know, what these youth experience. I mean, one in five students in California and the community college system are experiencing homelessness and hunger, so they understand it. So I'm like, Well, you understand it at a level of the students that have come across to you. So they have that level of passion and story that they can share. From that level of knowledge. **Michael Hingson ** 34:48 I really do believe that the best salespeople are teachers, first and foremost. And I think that's also true for fundraising, having been been very much involved in development work for six and a half years it Guide Dogs for the Blind. And it was fascinating to hear the development people say, this isn't a salesy thing at all. Well, they really need to maybe go back and look at things, but it's like so many things, people create their own mystique about what they do, rather than looking for the commonalities and ways to establish up a more synergistic relationship. **Haley Cooper ** 35:30 Yeah, I mean, I have to go back to them and say, like, you're a teacher, you make the perfect fundraiser? **Michael Hingson ** 35:35 Well, yeah, I mean, look what you're doing, you're, you're only trying to sell knowledge and convince people that they should learn this stuff, why should they learn it. And that's actually an interesting thing in society, we seeing all the stuff going on around the country, and whether it's book banning, or all the other things and people trying to talk about this whole concept of, we can't have critical race theory, or we have so many different things they, they're trying to, again, to, to sell stuff that makes no sense. Or there are a number of good teachers who are trying to sell things that do make good sense. And I think the biggest thing that we can teach people is to really evaluate for themselves, which is another whole story. Rather than just accepting, even from the best teachers, the best teachers would tell you go research it yourself and learn it. Because ultimately, teachers can't teach us all they can do is convey the knowledge we have to teach ourselves. That's good. You know, I used to say, I'm my own worst critic, and I realized earlier this year, actually, not the thing to say, I'm my own best teacher, because I am the one that's going to have to teach me to do whatever it is. And it's also a much more positive thing to say that. **Haley Cooper ** 36:52 Yeah, like that perspective, anything out of our own, it's always a learning opportunity, right? To teach us something. Yeah. And **Michael Hingson ** 37:00 that's just as much what fundraising is all about. Because you're, you're teaching people you want them to, to give, but you also want them to understand what's going on. And it is so hard, I think, for so many people here to realize what it must have been like in Malawi or, and other places, because we've not really as a society overall experienced a lot of that. I haven't experienced a lot of the poverty that that you have probably seen, and other people have seen, and I've been to a number of countries, but I've seen enough that I can understand it and relate to it. And I've also seen how blind people and people with physical disabilities are oftentimes treated here. Again, because people don't know how to relate. And we're not doing enough to really educate people about some of these things to get them to the point where they would be maybe much more apt to want to contribute to address the issues. **Haley Cooper ** 38:03 Yeah, I definitely agree with that. I think the role is a fundraiser is to educate to educate people on the cause. Because, you know, like I said, I grew up in Orange County, and most people think of Newport Beach. But when it comes down to it, there's over, I don't know what the status is now. But when I was working with youth facing organizations are about 28,000 kids experiencing homelessness. And so you think of, you know, you think of Disneyland you think of Newport Beach, and so it was our role to explain what that looks like, like, what does homelessness look like for a family and also in inspire and inform? So I think those are the three areas that we have the privilege of fundraisers or nonprofit professionals. It's part of our responsibility is to educate, inform and inspire. **Michael Hingson ** 38:50 Yeah, I think that's absolutely true. And maybe that's the most important part of the responsibility, because people have to start doing more thinking. And I certainly don't have any problem with somebody saying, Well, I hear what you're saying, but I'm going to check it out for myself. My response is go to it. But make sure you really check it out. And then let's talk about it. And you learn very quickly, who really checks things out and who doesn't, but it still is the way to do it. Yeah, I agree. So it's kind of fun. And I don't know, the world is an interesting place. And I think over time, we'll, we'll see that people will. I think, when they really think about it, we'll learn to investigate, but we've got to get back to encouraging people to do that. And one of the things I talk about a lot, and I mentioned it earlier is the whole issue of trust. We have so many environments where trust is under attack in our country. And that's the difference between us and dogs, right dogs don't trust arbitrarily. They love unconditionally but they don't trust unconditionally. but dogs are more open to trust, unless they've just been so abused. But typically, dogs are much more open to trust, and they want to establish a trusting relationship. We need to learn how to do more of that ourselves. **Haley Cooper ** 40:15 Yeah, I heard you say that on another podcast. I don't remember his name. But you had mentioned that and I was I was that that piqued my interest. And I think, you know, people have to do their due diligence because there's so much stuff, it readily access to things that you have to do you have to discern the truth for yourself and understand what is the truth and facilitate that trust? Yeah. **Michael Hingson ** 40:41 It's important to do that, when that will also tell you and teach you who you can trust or not trust. Yeah, that's true. So, anyway. So now do you work for yourself? Or do you work for a company or what? **Haley Cooper ** 40:59 So I had I in 2022, I embarked on my entrepreneurial journey to start my own business. I am a mom of now three kids under four. And working as a full time director development just wasn't realistic. When of my son, my oldest son is adopted, and he had some developmental delays. And so the all of 2022 was really dedicated to getting him services and working full time just wasn't realistic. Because as a fundraiser, you have to be available in mornings at all hours. And that just, you know, as becoming a mom, that just wasn't realistic. So I started my own business called the savvy fundraiser. And it's evolved in the last few years that it started. But you know, one thing that really, I found, and I'm trained in a process called the EMC process, it's about emotional connection. And that's, that's an area that, you know, I help facilitate psychological safety and trust within teams. You know, I've done the fundraising roles, I've done the fundraising trainings, but I truly believe that fundraise inside job, we have to take care of ourselves, we have to understand the language of emotions. And also, you know, it's, it's always a two fold thing, like it's an individual thing, but it's also a systemic thing. Because burnout is so pervasive in our culture, people are leaving, there's high turnover. And that that costs the sector a lot of money. And we're already limited resources. And so how can we better invest in our people and invest in ourselves to be able to do the work that we intend to do so my focus right now is group coaching and creating masterminds, but like I said, I also do trainings that help create emotional connection and buy in among staff members, so that they can actually focus on their fundraising efforts. And part of that is, you know, really understanding the language of emotions, because there's a lot of, you know, nonprofits, it's an emotional world. And like I said before, and we're seeing the hardest issues. And it can take us through, you know, the depths of sadness and anger to profound joy, where I saw a kid getting healthy, or a kid having access to food so that they can focus at school and getting good grades, and graduating college. And I think, you know, it's not just essential for our well being, but just building this idea of a culture of emotional connection. And facilitating that within ourselves, can actually increase your productivity. So that's where I'm at right now is really focusing on this process, and helping leaders understand the language of emotion and practice mindfulness practices, so that they can get back to that creative state of being. What **Michael Hingson ** 43:53 does EMC stand for? emotional connection, it is emotional connection. Yeah, so the EM is emotional and then connection. That's **Haley Cooper ** 44:02 right. And it was developed by Dr. Lola Gershenfeld, who is a mentor and coach of mine, and she developed it based on decades of experience. And you know, I found her in 2017 No, sorry, 2019 When I was in the midst of an organization that had a lot of burnout and stress, and I don't want to say toxicity, but that's probably too steep of a word, but there was there was just this, I should say disconnection between team members between me and the IDI and I'll totally on my part in that, but it was this lack of emotional disconnection, where we no longer felt in the team that we were safe. We didn't really trust each other we didn't feel seen or heard. And so you know, in those moments, productivity and effectiveness go down. So I thought out low let and I'm one of those people who likes to go all in so I was like, I want to become a trainer in this process. I See this in multiple organizations where people are really reactive. And when you know, we go into that flight or fight response, your amygdala is activated, and it takes over your prefrontal cortex and you're no longer able to communicate or collaborate. So my role is to really help, like calm your amygdala so you can get back to doing the work that you do. And that's by naming specific emotions. Because emotions are our high processing system, they tell us if we're in flight or fight mode, they help us go into that protection mode. And so they run fast. And so my job is to help you understand specific emotions, because from a science standpoint, it does help relax that amygdala and be able to turn on, like, be able to reconnect with each other. **Michael Hingson ** 45:50 Well, and unfortunately, we're living in a world today where fear is all around us. And people mark it with fear. And they're, they're doing things to stir up emotions. And again, people don't take the time to analyze, which is what really tends to drive people nuts after a while, because by not taking the time to slow down and be a little bit more mindful, they just become afraid or whatever. I'm actually writing a book called Live like a guide dog lessons I learned from a guide dogs in my life, by I forget the exact wording of the, the, the subtitle. But the whole point is that we're basing it around lessons I've learned from working with a guide dogs about how to control fear. And the reality is that we don't need to be as I would put it, blinded by fear, we can learn if we practice mindfulness, like you talked about. And if we really work at it, we can learn not to just go off the deep end, just because something unexpected happens like an airplane crashes into a building that we're in, or any number of other things that we can learn to let that fear be a strong motivator and a guide and an incentive to us. **Haley Cooper ** 47:16 Yeah, I'll be interested to read that book. Because I think fear is a huge thing in the nonprofit sector. I mean, especially as case managers or social workers, like if you're not on call, if you're not, you're working with the hardest issues, you're seeing the hardest issues, you're seeing people living on the street, you're seeing women being abused, you're seeing children being abused. And so if you're not working, like you're afraid that something bad is gonna happen. And so you have to you're in that flight and fight mode all the time. Because you're still focused on that fear, which is a valid fear, obviously, which is **Michael Hingson ** 47:54 a valid fear, but you can't be valid, but you have to get beyond it and not let it be the only thing that that drives you rather than being more strategic. **Haley Cooper ** 48:04 Yeah, definitely. **Michael Hingson ** 48:07 Now, my cat says she's abused all the time. So I, you know, I'm not sensitive to fear. But no, it's, but I hear what you're saying. And you're absolutely right. And people who are very committed to the the, the things that they do in the nonprofit world are, are very committed, because they, they appreciate it, they understand it, and they want to be successful and can't argue with that. **Haley Cooper ** 48:34 Yeah, and you think when, you know, part of this process, we go through different stages, and one of them is about fear. So, you know, we asked, like, how do you feel in your body emotions are stored in your body? And then, you know, I walked through this process with a family member because they were experiencing deep burnout. And I was like, What's your fear? Like, what are you fear about yourself about the organization, about the relationship, and it was that they were going to let that person down, or the organization was going to run out of money. And once we were able to really understand where that fear was from and the emotion surrounding that, because this person was stuck, like they were not able to move forward. And there was a clear path ahead. But they couldn't get to that because they were stuck in that fear. Just by naming it and understanding how they thought that fear impacted their relationships and themselves. They were able to make a decision. And that decision was to leave the organization. But it just helped them see that bigger picture and be able to be like, Oh, this makes sense. This is valid. But there's also another way. **Michael Hingson ** 49:44 We always think we have to be in control of everything. And the reality is there is so much that we don't directly have control over and one of the lessons that I talked about, and I'm sure you've heard it on another podcast where we've talked about it is don't worry about the things that you can't control focus Something that you can, because if you worry about everything else, you're just going to drive yourself crazy. **Haley Cooper ** 50:06 Yes, I'm a recovering control freak. So that that applies to be. **Michael Hingson ** 50:11 Well, we all have some of that, you know, and it is hard to let go. But it's important to learn to to let go. Now, you said your oldest son is adopted. Tell me about that. That must have been quite a challenge to go through. **Haley Cooper ** 50:26 Yeah, so you know, prior to 2019, my husband, I've been married for nine years now, I think eight and a half. I should, I should do the math. And either the first at least five years, we were like, we don't well, specifically me, I was like, I don't want kids, let's just live our life. But you know, working in shelters, and just seeing the heartbreak. Really. And then, you know, having a kid when I was in Malawi, he was 12. And I was 24 at the time was like, I'm going home with you, you're gonna adopt me. You know, I think, you know, if you are a believer, this is kind of God's call for me. He saved my life by going to Malawi, and then he really helped cultivate my heart for having children. And in 2018, I remember I was sitting in a shelter. And I heard a mom who, you know, had some mental health issues, say her five year old was too broken to be loved. And I was a fundraiser. So I wasn't really involved in the process. But I remember just breaking down and being so sad for that five year old and beat every single child, and I mean parent to deserves to be loved. And I went home, and you know, foster care. And adoption has been a story in my husband's side of the family. He has two adopted brothers. And I went home to him. And I was like, hey, guess what we're doing? We're gonna be some foster parents. And he was like, that just came out of left field. What like, Who are you is, are you my wife. And I, he was like, if you do the homework, I will go on this journey with you. So we decided to go through the county. And it took us about nine months, six to nine months to do all the training, you have to do a number of trainings. And, you know, he's broke my heart when you saw the, the movies or the show, like they had a number of videos of children who were like, Yeah, we were fostered. But every time the parents went on vacation, they would leave us home. We weren't allowed to go with them. And you know, as this process, we wanted to really take in a child and love them and give them the experiences that they deserved. And we became certified in March of 2020. When everything shut down, we literally got the notice like two days before everything shut down. And our social worker was like, there's no kids in the system. And whether that's because they were all fostered out. There's about 3000 children at any given day in the foster care system in Orange County. So or they weren't being identified because they weren't in school or after school activities. And that's where a lot of kids get identified. So we were just kind of sitting with a certification at home, trying to figure out what to do, and praying about it. And because you wanted a baby, and I get a call about a month later from my uncle, who was like, hey, a family member had her child taken away. And and he had seen that I had posted it on Facebook that I was a foster care parent. And so about in May of 2020, may 21 2020 is when we met our son, I will never forget it. He was so happy. We had to meet him in mass until we gotten to the car. We couldn't kiss him like in front of the social workers. We had to drive down to San Diego. And we picked him up and he's been in our family ever since. So we officially adopted him on my birthday two years ago. So I got engaged on my birthday and adopted a child on my birthday. No, I tell my husband adoption was a better gift. But don't tell him that. Wow, tough crowd. You're kidding. I'm just kidding. But they're wonderful guests. **Michael Hingson ** 54:08 Where is he anyway? Go ahead. **Haley Cooper ** 54:10 He's listening. He's rolling in the other room. And so yeah, I was so happy that we were able to and it was funny because we hadn't gotten any calls. And the day that I got him that next week, the next five days, I got a call each day saying hey, we have because we are emergency parents too. So we were we said like if there's someone who's just bored, we will take them out of the hospital like fresh baby. And you know, the challenge is that is you don't know what's going on. You don't know if they were on drugs, whatever. I literally got a call every single day that week, asking if we would take like a sibling pair or because we always said we would take somebody in Paris to so I had to put our foster care on pause because now I have three kids and it's funny last week actually got a call from our new social worker and I was like I'm not ready to open that door yet. I don't think it's closed. I think we probably will in the future. But yeah, it was. It's a really beautiful journey. And I'm so glad that he entered our life first and really feels like he's, I mean, he's my son. He's only called me mom. And every time I pick him up from school, and he runs with a big smile, saying, Mommy, I just don't take it for granted. And I'm just so grateful that I have the privilege of being his mom. But **Michael Hingson ** 55:24 the real burning question is, what about that now? 24 year old from Malawi? Is he going to come and knock at your door and say, hi, mom. **Haley Cooper ** 55:33 I don't know. His name is frm. And he was our first client in Malawi. And he was he was 16 Or no, how old was he? I think he was 12. But he had the body of like an eight year old, because he's so malnourished. Yeah. And he walked into her office, and he pointed me out. And he said, and then we followed up with him a couple months later, and he was happy and healthy. And yeah, I always remember that him telling me he wanted me to adopt him. And I was like, I'm just a child myself. **Michael Hingson ** 56:07 Do you ever hear from him seriously? Or any more I hear about **Haley Cooper ** 56:10 him? No, I haven't. But I **Michael Hingson ** 56:14 bet he'll never forget you. Because of all the things that you did. I've had as a as a student teacher, I've had students who I taught, and years later, and I never recognized her voice. It's changed so much. But they come up and say, Hey, Mr. Ensign, do you remember me, and this is a deep voice guy, you know when it is cool, but it's always nice to know that you make a difference. But you're not making the difference just to satisfy your own ego, you're doing it because you want to, to do good things. And it's always neat when you when you get to see the benefits of all that. **Haley Cooper ** 56:53 Well, and I think honestly, my life was changed more than maybe i i changed other people's lives unintentionally. So I think other people impacted me just as much. **Michael Hingson ** 57:05 Yeah, well, and that says it should be you, you get the chance to have other kinds of experiences and so on. And that's how we learn. **Haley Cooper ** 57:16 Yes, I definitely agree with that. **Michael Hingson ** 57:20 So what kind of advice would you give to young, aspiring fundraisers today that want to make a difference and are starting out just thinking they're gonna conquer the world? **Haley Cooper ** 57:31 I love this question. And I get asked it all the time **Michael Hingson ** 57:33  I bet you do. **Haley Cooper ** 57:37 Build a network and get a mentor. So I would say mentorship. First, when I first got into fundraising AFP, at least our local chapter offers a mentorship program. So I joined I mean, I'm one of those people if I joined something, I go all in. So I joined AFP. And I did their mentorship program, and out of that place, and now an organization that I'm a Board Chair of I just over the years, I've been able to build a network. So those relationships have helped me find clients now. But also, they're just people that help you navigate the ups and downs and help you brainstorm ideas. So mentorship, or coaching in a network of people that you can rely on. One **Michael Hingson ** 58:19 of the things that I have always done, and I always encourage people to do especially, but not only when they're starting out a new job, but even on the job is picture yourself as a student first, especially when you're starting out. You can be a student for a year. And you can, as you pointed out earlier, ask lots of questions. And people mostly love to relate to people, where they're asked questions, and they can convey knowledge, and help guide people, people love to do that. But I think that playing if you will, the student card for your first year on a new job is a reasonable thing to do. But I also think that even the most experienced person, other people are going to come along with experiences and different perspectives that are just as relevant and may show you something that you didn't even think of. And so we should always be interested in learning and never think that we know it all. **Haley Cooper ** 59:23 Anything sometimes you know, when you're like focusing on something so hard, like you need that outside perspective to take you out of the bubble and help you give that new perspective. And honestly, if you ask questions to people, like you said, people are like, I have people who don't, they're busy. They don't need to meet with me, but they do and I think that's the important part is if you're going to take time with either a mentor or a network of people. I mean obviously relationships are first and you want to make it authentic, but make it intentional. Like if you have quiet come with questions to your mentor come with goals that you Want to work on make it intentional. So it's a beneficial time for both you and the mentor. **Michael Hingson ** 1:00:06 And that's the real operative part about it. It's for both of you. And make no mistake, your mentor will be learning along the way as well. If they're any good at all. Yeah, I **Haley Cooper ** 1:00:19 would agree with that. **Michael Hingson ** 1:00:21 I love to try to make people laugh. I know when I go through airports, I always try to make the TSA people laugh, because they have such a thankless job. But even today, on the phone, I had to call someone, and then ask a question. And when they when they answered, they, of course, didn't know me. They didn't know who I was. But the first thing they said is, so how can I help you? And I said, Well, I'm looking for a million dollars, can you just shoot that right out? And that was the whole point is that they laughed. And you know, we kind of went from there. And I really think that we need to respect people more. People always ask me how much I will charge to, to give a speech. And I don't want to abuse anyone too much. But I always love to tell people. Well, in 2016, Hillary Clinton got $250,000 for speaking to Goldman Sachs. And I think I'm worth as least as much as she is. Nobody's taking me seriously with that. Yeah, nobody said no problem. We can give you that. Very disappointing, you know? **Haley Cooper ** 1:01:23 Yeah, yeah, definitely. Humor is an important part and treat treating people with respect. I always, you know, my big thing is like, if you're a minute grocery store, and it's taking a long time, you go to the cashier, you're next and they always apologize. And I'm like, hey, it's fine. Like, not I tried to go with Yeah, Grace, instead of being like, I've been waiting here for 10 minutes, you can just figure it out. Because you know, they're getting that all day by other people's have that one kind interaction? You never know what that'll do for their day? No. **Michael Hingson ** 1:01:57 And it doesn't, and you don't need to know, sometimes you will find out and and always will be a positive thing. But you don't need to know, it's still important to do it. **Haley Cooper ** 1:02:07 Definitely, yeah. **Michael Hingson ** 1:02:09 Well tell me if people want to reach out to you and learn more about what you do. Maybe explore using your services and so on. How do they do that? **Haley Cooper ** 1:02:18 So I'm pretty active on LinkedIn. It's Haley Cooper CFRE. And Haley is spelled H a l e y. And then Cooper's C o o p e r, that's my very name. And also the savvy fundraiser.com. My business is the savvy fundraiser. So mostly on LinkedIn is probably where I hang out. And you can always connect with me DM me, and I would love to chat. Well, **Michael Hingson ** 1:02:45 that is how we connected and I'm so glad that we did. I really appreciate you coming on and being with this and spending an hour chatting about all this, we'll have to do more of it. When are you going to write a book about fundraising and all the things that you do? **Haley Cooper ** 1:03:00 You know, maybe in a couple years when my kids are older, but someone did tell me that that is on my growth trajectory is to write a book. So are you going to? **Michael Hingson ** 1:03:10 Well, I believe everyone has stories to tell. And even if you need help writing it, it's worth doing. So I hope that that you will do it. That'll be fun that you'll have to come back and tell us all about it. **Haley Cooper ** 1:03:25 That sounds great. **Michael Hingson ** 1:03:26 And we'll let you know when live like a guide dog comes out. **Haley Cooper ** 1:03:30 Well, thank you so much, Michael, you've been such a gift to me, and I've really enjoyed talking to you. **Michael Hingson ** 1:03:36 Well, let's stay in touch. And I hope that all of you listening out there will stay in touch as well. We really appreciate you listening. Hayley and I both do. We'd love to hear from you. You know how to reach her and you can reach me as well. You can email me Michaelhi at accesibe A C C E S S I B E.com. Or go to www dot Michael hingson.com/podcast. And hingson is h i n g s o n. Love to hear your thoughts love to hear what you thought about our episode today. Hopefully it was positive and that you learned something and took something away from it. Wherever you are, and however you're listening, please give us a five star rating. We really appreciate your ratings and your comments. And of cour

A grand jury has indicted Alec Baldwin on an involuntary manslaughter charge. We dig into the implications for Hollywood productions going forward. L.A. Times workers walk off the job after word that 20% of them will be laid off. And the Aliso Viejo day spa bomber is going to prison for life. The L.A Local is sponsored by the L.A. Car Guy family of dealerships. 

Envy! It often goes undetected but causes corrosive damage. Moody author, Dr. Mike Fabarez, is here to help us explore his book Envy: A Big Problem You Didn't Know You Had. Mike is the founding pastor of Compass Bible Church and the president of Compass Bible Institute, both located in Aliso Viejo, California. Pastor Mike is a graduate of Moody Bible Institute, Talbot School of Theology, and Westminster Theological Seminary in California. Mike is heard on hundreds of stations on the Focal Point radio program. He has authored several books, including 10 Mistakes People Make About Heaven, Hell, and the Afterlife; Raising Men Not Boys; Lifelines for Tough Times; and Preaching That Changes Lives. Mike and his wife, Carlynn, are parents of three grown children, two sons and one daughter, and have four young grandchildren. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week we are discussing the murder of Ildiko Krajnyak who was murdered in 2018 when a bomb exploded at her Southern California day spa. Thank you to this week's sponsors! If you want to try Beam's best-selling Dream Powder, take advantage of their biggest sale of the year and get up to 50% off for a limited time when you go to shopbeam.com/MOMS - the discount is auto-applied at checkout, no code necessary.  Don't wait for the unexpected to happen— join the massive community of pet owners who trust Embrace Pet Insurance to protect their pet. Head to EmbracePetInsurance.com/MOMS and sign up for pet insurance today.  Go to Zocdoc.com/MYSTERIES and download the Zocdoc app for FREE. Then find and book a top-rated doctor today.  Treat your pup like the friend he is with NomNom! Go Right Now for 50% off your no-risk two week trial at TryNom.com/MOMS.  New merch! Check out Moms and Mysteries Threadless! You can also get new episodes a day early and ad free, plus merch and more at Patreon.com/momsandmysteriespodcast Listen and subscribe to Melissa's other podcast, Criminality!! It's the podcast for those who love reality TV, true crime, and want to hear all the juicy stories where the two genres intersect. Subscribe and listen here: www.pod.link/criminality  Check-out Moms and Mysteries to find links to our tiktok, youtube, twitter, instagram and more! Make sure you subscribe and rate our show to help others find us! Sources: Collection of court documents “Long Beach man…”, US Attorney's Office, 4 Mar 2019 “Federal grand jury…”, US Attorney's Office, 13 Mar 2019 “Long Beach man…”, US Attorney's OFfice, 19 Jul 2023 Simon, Darran, “California explosion victim…”, CNN, 17 May 2018 Staff, “Prosecutors drop charges…”, ABC 7, 29 May 2018 “Mistrial declared in…”, ABC 7, 22 Aug 2022 Emery, Sean, “Long Beach man…”, The Orange County Register, 28 Jun 2023 Henry, Jason, “Aliso Viejo bombing…”, The Orange County Register, 16 Jun 2022 Panzar, Javier, Winton, Richard, and Tchekmedyian, Alene, “A relationship sours…”, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2018 Stephen Beal IMDb Pelisek, Christine, “Did a controlling…”, People, 3 Oct 2019 Stephen Beal Stage 32 Profile “Late wife of…”, KCAL News, 19 May 2018 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

ViaLase, a clinical stage medical technology company located in Aliso Viejo, CA is focused on disrupting the conventional glaucoma treatment paradigm with the introduction of a truly noninvasive image-guided femtosecond laser treatment that enhances glaucoma patient care.With a leadership team that has vast experience developing, designing, manufacturing, and commercializing the first femtosecond lasers for ophthalmic surgery for refractive and cataract patients, ViaLase is now bringing that expertise and innovation to glaucoma patients.In this episode, Chief Commercialization Officer, Shawn O'Neil chats with OIS host Dr. Rob Rothman and discusses his successful product launches and instrumental contributions to ViaLase's commercialization strategy, their unique reimbursement strategy, the treatment's durability over time, enhancing its long-term impact, and much more.Tune in and see how ViaLase plans to bring this revolutionary treatment to glaucoma patients across the globe.ResourcesViaLase: https://www.vialase.comSean O'Neil: LinkedInRobert Rothman, MD ois.net/robert-rothman-md

Jonathan Coachman (@thecoachrules) is a broadcaster and commentator known for his time in WWE and also ESPN's SportsCenter, the PGA Tour and CBS Sports. He sits down with Chris Van Vliet in Aliso Viejo, CA to talk about his stints in WWE as a backstage interviewer, commentator and on-air personality, turning heel, his hilarious promos with The Rock, being trained to wrestle by Chris Benoit, working with John Cena, why he is so impressed by MJF, his current job hosting "The Early Edge" podcast on CBS Sports, his advice for aspiring broadcasters, why he would never work for WWE again and much more! Quote I'm thinking about: The past has no power over the present moment. - Eckhart Tolle Sponsors: ZBIOTICS: Get 15% off with the code CVV and have a better morning after you drink at http://zbiotics.com/cvv MYBOOKIE: Bet on WWE! Get up to $200 cash bonus when you use the code CVV and sign up at http://mybookie.ag FITBOD: Get 25% off when you use the code INSIGHT at http://fitbod.me/INSIGHT GHOSTBED: Get 40% of your purchase with the code CVV at http://ghostbed.com/cvv MIRACLE MADE: Upgrade your sleep with Miracle Made! Go to http://TryMiracle.com/CVV and use the code CVV to claim your FREE 3 PIECE TOWEL SET and SAVE over 40% OFF BLUECHEW: Use the code CVV to get your first month of BlueChew for FREE at http://bluechew.com PLUNGE: Get $150 off your Plunge with the coupon code CVV150 at http://plunge.com BONCHARGE: Go to http://boncharge.com/CVV and use coupon code CVV to save 15% For more information about Chris and INSIGHT go to: https://podcast.chrisvanvliet.com If you enjoyed this episode, could I ask you to please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcast/iTunes? It takes less than a minute and makes a huge difference in helping to spread the word about the show and also to convince some hard-to-get guests.  Follow CVV on social media:  Instagram: instagram.com/ChrisVanVliet Twitter: twitter.com/ChrisVanVliet Facebook: facebook.com/ChrisVanVliet YouTube: youtube.com/ChrisVanVliet TikTok: tiktok.com/@Chris.VanVliet Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

ICYMI: Later, with Mo'Kelly Presents – ‘This Weekend, with Nick' (Pagliochini) sharing details on everything from the “Victorian Mourning Faire: Victorian Crafting” at Heritage Square Museum in Montecito Heights to the “Stanley Haus' Nightmare Before Christmas” in Aliso Viejo and more…PLUS - Mark Rahner reviews the Netflix series "The Fall of the House of Usher" in the ‘Rahner Report'…PLUS - Netflix is expanding their business model with permanent fan focused store locations - on KFI AM 640 – Live everywhere on the iHeartRadio app

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The Lawyer Stories Podcast Episode 155 features Travis Hoechlin, CEO of RizeUp Media in Aliso Viejo, CA.  Travis was born and raised in Southern California by an entrepreneurial family and had a dream to own a successful company that made a difference in people's lives.  We discuss how Travis got involved with assisting law firms generate new clients from the internet, increase revenue, and help grow their firms.  Travis reminds us that “Content is king,” and obtains new business by RizeUp's proven results, referrals, and understanding each firm's business.

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Mark Kirkorian comes on the show to talk about the border crisis. A man has been convicted for a 2018 bombing in Aliso Viejo. Sammy Roth from the LA Times wrote a story about occasional blackouts to save the climate. An update on Oregon after they decriminalized drugs.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mention Orange County to the average person and images of Disneyland, Laguna Beach and high-end shopping malls may come to mind. Life science industry insiders know that beyond the county's famous landmarks is a nascent biotechnology hub—more than 63,000 people there were employed by the sector last year, and the number of startups establishing roots in Orange County is growing. In 2020, biotech startups gained a new place to set up shop when University Lab Partners, the first wet lab incubator for biotech and medtech companies in the region, opened near the University of California, Irvine campus. Karin Koch, its executive director, calls it “the Four Seasons of incubators” and says it has helped 70 companies since opening.  Karin says University Lab Partners' approach—which was founded in partnership with UC Irvine's Beall Applied Innovation—is an “all-inclusive concierge model” where startups receive support services in addition to access to labs: event planning, business counseling, networking, and finding a venue when they're ready to graduate. For Karin, directing an incubator goes far beyond collecting rent—it's about offering startup founders a sense of community and helping them on their journey. Having been one of the few women in an electrical engineering class while in college, she knows first-hand what it's like to feel isolated. “Being a CEO or owner of a company, it's a very lonely place. Not a lot of people can relate to you,” she says. This is where incubators like University Lab Partners come in—they can connect founders with like-minded people who can serve as a sounding board and co-collaborator. “Part of the reason why I'm so impassioned about the work is so that women and underrepresented minorities in STEM really have this safe social network…ULP is focused on life sciences and there are severe disparities in STEM (and especially the life sciences) that we need to highly focus our efforts there.”  Today, University Lab Partners has a second location in Aliso Viejo and houses a total of 42 companies that will hopefully stay in Orange County when they outgrow the incubator, as many previous tenants have. We hear more from Karin about the larger role (and responsibility) incubators play in a city's economic development and the diversity of the STEM workforce, University Lab Partners' involvement with an outreach program for high school students, and how a company's graduation day can feel like a parent sending their child off to college.  Learn more about Karin Koch and University Lab Partners.  LifeLines  is produced by Biocom California, the leader and advocate for life science in California and beyond. To learn more about us, visit biocom.org or engage with us on Twitter and LinkedIn. For a transcript of this episode, you can download it here. Interested in becoming a member or joining us on this podcast? Email podcast@biocom.org.  Host: Bob McGriff Executive Producer: Marie Tutko Senior Producer: Vincenzo Tarantino Associate Producer: Lauren Panetta Program & Research Coordinator: Katy Burgess Transcripts By: Jessica Schneider  Senior Director of Marketing: Heather Ramsay Graphic Design By: Raquel Papike 

A new business is interesting - when that new business is a distillery, brewery, restaurant, bottle shop, and more? All in one location? In a city that desperately needs it? Count me in.That is why I am so happy to sit down with the team behind Webb's Grainworks, which is currently under construction in Aliso Viejo. The massive, sprawling location - set to open, ideally at the end of summer - is a showcase to the art and dedication of distilling and brewing. Jeremy Webb is a student of the history of distilling, and the team he is building around him is a collection of industry professionals. Enjoy this new episode giving the first look into one of the most exciting new businesses set to open in quite some time!The Best Ceats Podcast brings unprecedented access to the Orange County hospitality industry each and every episode. Bringing you the best stories, and the people behind them with every interview, The Best Ceats Podcast showcases the very best of Southern California's bars, restaurants, and beyond.You can find more information at https://thebestceats.comFollow Host Crawford McCarthy at https://www.instagram.com/thebestceats/To support content like The Best Ceats Podcast, as well as gain access to the exclusive bonus episodes, and more, please consider supporting The Best Ceats, at: https://patreon.com/thebestceats To learn more about Ali Coyle, as well as her debut track “Trust Me,” please see her official website: https://alicoylemusic.com To find out more about our sponsors for this episode, please visit the following:https://www.heirloompotager.comhttps://www.lawinefest.com

In this episode of TeenSpeak-Empowering Today's Youth, Coach T and Coach Keith sit down with 6th grader Jackie Scoby from Aliso Viejo,California. She shares her experience as a middle schooler, in a Waldorf school versus her experience in public school, impact of interactions to be an influence, growing into and understanding leadership, and more. Jackie explained the fundamental differences between Waldorf and Public school. She mentioned that in Waldorf school, the environment encourages creativity, mindfulness and free-thinking, whereas in public school, students are taught a fixed curriculum with structured classes. Jackie's insights and perspectives were truly inspiring. She displays a mature understanding of the world around her and the importance of personal growth and development. We believe that Jackie has the potential to be a game-changer and are excited to see where her journey takes her! After listening to her, you will not believe that she is a middle schooler!  About Your Hosts: ⁠⁠Keith Senzer⁠⁠ is a leadership and empowerment coach that helps teens find their true north and follow it through their words and actions, to create a more loving, accepting, responsible and committed adult who has the power to ensure their future success and heal our world. Website: ⁠⁠https://shiftyourpower.com/⁠⁠Email: ⁠⁠shiftyourpower@gmail.com⁠⁠Instagram: @coachkeiths ⁠⁠Antwaun Thompson⁠⁠- ⁠⁠“Coach T®”⁠⁠ is a youth personal growth and development coach, author and basketball coach. Parents hire me to educate, support and inspire personal growth skills in their preteens and teens that will better prepare them by taking ownership of tools for a prosperous future. Soft skills are not a priority of the public education systems but are crucial to the success of our next generation of leaders. Website: ⁠⁠https://coachtscorner.com/⁠⁠Email: ⁠⁠coacht@coachtscorner.com⁠⁠Social Media Links: ⁠⁠https://withkoji.com/@Coach_Ts_Corner

Meg Appelgate is the Co-Founder & CEO of Unsilenced. At the age of 15, Meg Appelgate was abducted by two strangers in the middle of the night from her California home and was told that “she was coming with them." 8 hours later she found herself at a lockdown treatment facility in Boise, Idaho. Then, 6 months, she found herself in an additional behavioral modification program in northern Montana where she spent the next 3 years. After graduating college, with a degree in psychology, completely oblivious to the abuse she had experienced, Meg spent the next 17 years dedicating her life serving on various non-profit boards to help them with board development and recruitment, and expanding their programs to further their impact. It wasn't until she was well into her non-profit career that she woke up to the abuse and brainwashing that plagued her childhood and the effect it had on her entire adulthood. It was then that she became determined to pair her love of giving back and helping those in need, with her dedication to empowering other survivors of institutional abuse. Meg brings to Unsilenced an extensive background in non-profit management, board development, and fund development. She is currently the Vice President, Trustee, and Managing Director at the Gochnauer Foundation. In addition, she is actively involved with and serves on the Board of Directors at Laura's House in Aliso Viejo, CA, and The Shea Center in San Juan Capistrano, CA. When she doesn't find herself fully immersed in new ideas for fundraising and development, Meg loves traveling to see new places with her husband and 4 children. -- 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 #peergroups #peerlearning

Christmas Eve service at Compass Bible Church in Aliso Viejo, CA.

Dr. Mike Fabarez concludes his 2-day series, giving principles for seeking God's wisdom regarding His will. Dr. Fabarez serves as Senior Pastor at Compass Church in Aliso Viejo, CA.

Today's speaker is Dr. Mike Fabarez, Senior Pastor at Compass Church in Aliso Viejo, CA. Pastor Fabarez begins a 2-day series helping us to understand what it means to find, and submit to, God's will for our lives. His text is Acts 16:6-10.

How can the Moulton Museum in Laguna Hills keep Orange County's history and its ranching era alive? Find out by listening to OC Talk Radio Public Affairs Director Dawn Kamber's interview with The Moulton Company CEO Jared K. Mathis. He oversees the Moulton Museum which showcases Orange County's history through artifacts from the late 1800's Moulton Ranch pioneers Lewis F. Moulton and his wife Nellie Gail. The property today comprises much of Laguna Niguel, Laguna Woods, Laguna Hills, Laguna Beach, Dana Point and Aliso Viejo. 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.MoultonMuseum.org      

This time, we have an episode packed with Halloween activities from Temecula, Murrieta, Wildomar, Trabuco Canyon, Mission Viejo, & Aliso Viejo! Listen in and enjoy! Please, consider joining The Parks and Cons Crew,  https://www.patreon.com/ParksAndCons!

In this episode, Dr. Kelly McCann together with Dr. Evan, talk about how to improve energy and other symptoms of Mast Cell Activation 01:29 What is mast cell activation syndrome? 02:51 Why do they become activated in some people and not others?07:07 How do you diagnose MCAS? 12:45 What are some of the most common symptoms of MCAS? 35:59 How is MCAS treated? 40:13 What are your favorite remedies for improving Sleep and Reducing fatigue in MCAS patients? Dr Kelly McCann's passion for understanding why certain people develop specific conditions drove her beyond conventional medicine to study first Complementary and Alternative Medicine, then Integrative Medicine, Functional Medicine, Environmental Medicine, which lead to an exploration of chronic infections and illness due to mold exposure. As a practicing Internal Medicine doctor and Pediatrician, Dr McCann utilizes her extensive knowledge of root causes, various modalities, and treatment options to guide patients to health in her thriving practice, The Spring Center, located in Costa Mesa, CA. Dr McCann lectures regularly at professional conferences on topics such as Complex Chronic Illness, Lyme Disease and Co-infections, Environmental Toxicants, Mold and Mycotoxin Illness, Mast Cell Activation Syndrome and related Illness and Psychological and Spiritual Issues related to Chronic Illness. She lives in Aliso Viejo, CA with her husband and their dog. To learn more about Dr. Kelly McCann and to download a free copy of her latest e-book, visit her website: https://www.kellykmccannmd.com/ For more information about Dr. Evan and his program, click here.  Prefer to watch on Youtube? Click here. Please note that any information in this episode is for educational purposes only and does not constitute medical advice.  

KFI reporter Steve Gregory joins the show to give an update on the Sheila Kuehl case. An Aliso Viejo phlebotomist is accused of sexually assaulting a woman while drawing blood. Russian men are fleeing to the border after President Putin announced a military draft. The US air force created a slide show that tells cadets how important inclusivity is.

Syxsense has been working on endpoint security for over 10 years. They are talking about all endpoints – even the ones you do not know about. Once more, they will perform a scan of the endpoint and evaluate it for vulnerabilities which would include the verification on the latest release and patches. Ashley Leonard Ashley Leonard, CEO at Syxsense speaks to Don Witt of The Channel Daily News, a TR publication about their current technology and their newly released Syxsense Enterprise which provides MSPs, MSSPs and customers the ability to remediate security configuration vulnerabilities. Listen in as Ashley provides great insight into the major endpoint issues resulting from the shift to the remote access worker.  Since this configuration is now here to stay, he covers the measures necessary to keep the corporate network secure. Lastly, Ashley is a channel person.  He has been part of the channel for a long time and has structured the sales opportunities to go through the channel making it a win – win solution for the resellers and for Syxsense. Syxsense has created innovative and intuitive technology that sees and knows everything. Secure every endpoint, in every location, everywhere inside and outside the network, as well as in the cloud. Artificial intelligence (AI) helps security teams predict and root out threats before they happen—and swiftly make them disappear when they do. Headquartered in Aliso Viejo, California, Syxsense is a growing and dynamic organization with offices in four countries and 12 partners in nine countries. Over the past 10 years, Syxsense has worked with more than 500 companies ranging from 100 to 100,000 endpoints delivering a variety of solutions for organizations of all sizes as well as managed service providers (MSPs). For more information, go to: https://www.syxsense.com

J. Warner Wallace at Compass Bible Church in Aliso Viejo, CA.

Talking points include: -What does the medical literature say regarding the uses of nutritional therapies in the autism and related neurodevelopmental disorders? -What about the uses of nutritional therapies in functional disease such as pain, fatigue, GI dysmotility, dysautonomia, anxiety, and depression? -What exactly is Spectrum Needs, and how can it be used as nutritional support for the above conditions? -Spectrum Needs beyond the spectrum: What about the use of this product in the average "mito" patient? -How to integrate SpectrumNeeds into a complicated supplement regiment? About The Speaker: Richard G. Boles, MD Dr. Richard G. Boles completed medical school at UCLA, a pediatric residency at Harbor-UCLA, and a genetics fellowship at Yale. For over two decades, Dr. Boles' clinical and research focus has been on changes in genes involved in energy metabolism, and more recently ion channels, and their effects on the development of common functional disorders. Examples include autism, pain syndromes, chronic fatigue, cyclic vomiting, intestinal dysmotility/failure, and depression. Dr. Boles practices the "bedside to bench to bedside" model of a physician-scientist, combining an active clinical practice with basic research into the underlying genetic predispositions leading to the same conditions. He has over 80 published papers, mostly in mitochondrial medicine. For 20 years, Dr. Boles was a faculty member at the Keck School of Medicine at USC and a practicing medical geneticist and metabolic specialist at Children's Hospital Los Angeles. He was a Medical Director of Lineagen and Courtagen, which are/were genetic testing companies. Dr. Boles became involved in genetic testing in order to facilitate the translation of the vast amounts of acquired genetic knowledge into applications that improve routine medical care. Dr. Boles has an active private practice in Pasadena and Aliso Viejo, CA. About half of the patients he currently sees as a physician have one of more functional conditions, especially cyclic vomiting syndrome, other forms of complex migraine, and/or chronic fatigue syndrome. Most of the other half have an autistic spectrum disorder or related condition. His clinical practice is devoted to using information, including genetic testing, to guide options for therapy. His care philosophy, practice, and types of patients he accepts are discussed at http://molecularmitomd.com. A telemedicine practice has just started at https://cnnh.org. Dr. Boles also does legal consulting, especially for those with multiple functional conditions that others are considering fictitious disorder/Munchausen-by-proxy/medical child abuse. Finally, he is the primary designer of SpectrumNeedsTM, a nutritional product with 33 active ingredients designed for individuals with autism or other neurodevelopmental disorders, with an emphasis on assisting mitochondrial function (https://www.neuroneeds.com).

Dr. Erwin Lutzer preaches at Compass Bible Church in Aliso Viejo, CA May 1, 2022.

Nicole Suydam has more than 20 years of management and leadership experience working with local and national nonprofits dedicated to meeting human service needs. She currently serves as president and CEO of Goodwill of Orange County, one of Orange County's largest nonprofits by revenue. Suydam leads Goodwill's social enterprise operation that employs nearly 1,800, manages 24 local thrift stores and ShopGoodwill.com – the online e-commerce marketplace for Goodwills across the country – and serves more than 18,000 individuals annually through its innovative programs and services aimed at providing purpose through employment. Suydam has received several accolades for her commitment to creating a better and brighter Orange County for all, including being named to the Orange County Business Journal's “OC 50” list for 2020 and 2021 for her influence and impact in the community. She was also named one of just six 2019 Women of Coast by Coast Magazine and received the 2018 Women of the Year Award by the Orange County Business Journal. Suydam graduated from Vanguard University in Costa Mesa and lives in Aliso Viejo with her husband and two teenage daughters.  In this edition of Critical Mass Business Talk Show, Nicole Suydam joins host Ric Franzi for an update on Goodwill of Orange County's work in our community. -- 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

Christmas Eve 2021 service at Compass Bible Church in Aliso Viejo, CA.

Let's talk tequila!Specifically, let's talk about what it means to create a new tequila company, the branding, and the innovative marketing techniques behind it. Let's talk about Otaca!Based in Aliso Viejo, the brand is in its infancy, but that hasn't stopped it from exploding throughout Southern California. I sit down with two of the founders, and brand visionaries to talk about all things tequila, and business in this jam-packed episode!Cheers!The Best Ceats Podcast brings unprecedented access to the Orange County hospitality industry each and every episode. Bringing you the best stories, and the people behind them with every interview, The Best Ceats Podcast showcases the very best of Southern California's bars, restaurants, and beyond.You can find more information at https://thebestceats.comFollow Host Crawford McCarthy at https://www.instagram.com/thebestceats/To support content like The Best Ceats Podcast, please consider supporting The Best Ceats, at: https://patreon.com/thebestceats To learn more about Ali Coyle, as well as her debut track “Trust Me,” please see her official website: https://alicoylemusic.com To find out more about our sponsors for this episode, please visit the following:https://www.heirloompotager.comhttps://amass.com

In this episode I welcome on Dr. Richard Boles. Dr. Richard G. Boles is a medical geneticist and a pediatrician who specializes in mitochondrial medicine, functional disease (including cyclic vomiting syndrome, other atypical forms of migraine, and chronic fatigue syndrome) and autism spectrum disorders. He has over 70 published papers, mostly in mitochondrial medicine and is considered a pioneer in Genomics. Dr. Boles currently is in private practice in Pasadena, California, and at the Rossignol Medical Center in Aliso Viejo, California. About one-half of his patients have neurodevelopmental disorders. As travel to California can be challenging for many, Dr. Boles has joined NeurAbilities Healthcare in order to provide telemedicine services for helping physicians and families translate modern genetics testing into practical treatment options. He also is a founder of the mitochondrial nutrition company Neuroneeds that focuses on serving the autism spectrum disorder community. In this episode we discuss Genetic testing overall, the unique genetics of autism spectrum disorder including especially those pertaining to social communication and mitochondria, How mitochondrial dysfunction impacts autism, testing for mitochondrial dysfunction, nutritional applications of mitochondrial dysfunction, the specifics of COQ10. I had to go back and listen to this three times as almost every sentence was a pearl. I hope you enjoy this conversation with this most esteemed guest. As become a tradition at the One Podcast we will be devoting $1 of the first 100 plays to the charity of choice of our guest. Dr. Boles has selected MitoAction as the charitable recipient of his podcast. Please visit their page at mitoaction.org if you would also like to contributed. Here is the show summary: (00:00) Intro (5:09) Genetic Testing In Autism (8:16) Making genetic information actionable (13:36) The unique genetics of Autism (23:30) Mitochondrial dysfunction in Autism (31:48) Nutritional Treatments of Mitochondria (33:37) Implications of Mitochondrial dysfunction (35:42) Oxidative Stress from Mitochondria dysfunction (37:34) Mitoswab testing (42:19) CoEnzyme Q10 (45:55) ASD starting points (50:03) Closing Resources mentioned in the discussion: Richard Frye, MD at Phoenix Children's Hospital doing trials using Mitoswab and mitochondrial nutrition https://www.phoenixchildrens.org/find-a-doctor/richard-e-frye-md-phd Neurabilities https://neurabilities.com/services/ Neuroneeds https://www.neuroneeds.com/ Variantyx www.variantyx.com Mitoaction https://www.mitoaction.org/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/adam-rinde/message

McKayla Maroney Lifestyle Photos McKayla Maroney was born on December 9, 1995, in Aliso Viejo, California. McKayla Maroney is an artistic gymnast and singer. As a member of the American women's gymnastics team, she won a gold medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics, during the 2011 World Championships and at the 2013 World Championships. In ...

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Listen as Pastor Mark and Bethany Kelley answer questions live during a parenting workshop at Compass Bible Church in Aliso Viejo, CA.

Richard Hurt was elected to Aliso Viejo City Council in 2020, the first black person to be elected to local office in South Orange County, California.  Nina and Richard talked about their hopes for racial equity in the United States and the importance of staying in the conversation.   Richard about his early experiences getting things done for Aliso Viejo and what gives him hope for the future. Kathryn FinneyLeadership and Self DeceptionClint Smith 

Listen as Pastor Mark and Bethany Kelley answer questions live during a parenting workshop at Compass Bible Church in Aliso Viejo, CA.

The violence against Asian Americans has not been getting better.  Wendy Hauffen, Chief Executive Officer at San Diego County Gun Owners, talks about the round table discussion they had with Dr. Raymond Kim, Joey - aka 9 MILLIMETER MUSASHI, and the Executive Director from Riverside County Gun Owners, Karen Wood.   Lenny 'The Legend' Magill is internationally recognized. An authority on firearms and expertise in Glock handguns. Lenny talks to us about his unconventional concealment clothing brand UnderTech UnderCover. A compression style undergarment with holsters for both men and women. A less conventional carrying method you might want to try.   https://www.undertechundercover.com/   In a David and Goliath fight, Army Veterans and West Point officers Jason Mrochek and Matthew Newgent take on the three-headed beast of mainstream media, big tech, and big business with the free-speech alternative to Amazon.   https://conservativeeconomy.com   "Back in middle school, my teacher told me that guns kill people… I told her that my pencil failed my math exam". A gun can no more kill someone than a pencil can pass a math exam. Using the image of a child and a bit of humor is a great way to counter one of the left's most ubiquitous and dangerous pieces of misinformation.   https://sandiegocountygunowners.com/out-of-the-mouths-of-babes-the-best-explanation/   In man's battle against one of his oldest adversaries, the common housefly. Joe tests out his new salt-powered fly annihilating shotgun on co-host Dave Stall.   https://www.bugasalt.com/   Oceanside voted UNANIMOUSLY to oppose HR127. Councilman Christopher Rodriguez fills us in on the details.   https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/127/text   SAM THE GUN MAN: What is a BROWNIE?   Texas becomes the 21st Constitutional carry state in the Union, but it is also home to HR-127's author Sheela Jackson Lee. Thank you, Texas for your anti-gun bill. Aliso Viejo's Mike Munzing introduces the HR-127 opposition proposal. Oceanside and Santee unanimously oppose the most aggressive anti-gun legislation ever. — The right to self-defense is a basic human right. Gun ownership is an integral part of that right. If you want to keep your rights defend them by joining San Diego County Gun Owners (SDCGO),  Orange County Gun Owners (OCGO) in Orange County, San Bernardino County Gun Owners (SBCGO) in San Bernardino County or Riverside County Gun Owners (RCGO) in Riverside. Support the cause by listening to Gun Owners Radio live on Sunday afternoon or on the internet at your leisure Join the fight and help us restore and preserve our second amendment rights. Together we will win. https://www.sandiegocountygunowners.com https://orangecountygunowners.com/ https://sanbernardinocountygunowners.org/ https://riversidecountygunowners.com/ https://www.firearmspolicy.org/ https://www.gunownersca.com/ https://gunowners.org Show your support for Gun Owners Radio sponsors! https://www.primeres.com/alpine https://dillonlawgp.com https://www.uslawshield.com https://www.seal1.net https://www.nationalconcealedcarryassociation.com https://www.blackhoundoptics.com

This Podcast is with Pastor Dave Rolph from Calvary Chapel Pacific Hills in Aliso Viejo, Ca. on the Rhythm of Balance and Simplicity. Dave's teaching ministry, Balanced Word, is focused on discovering balanced living through the Word of God.

True North High School Ministry at Compass Bible Church in Aliso Viejo, CA.

Aron Bender talks with Ilyana Capellan. She grew up in Aliso Viejo in Orange County, California, a Dominicana-Mexicana who learned early on she liked being out of her comfort zone. That would help explain her decision to go to a Austin Peay State University in Tennessee, travel the country on reality TV shoots, and take a TV reporting gig at WDHN in Dothan, Alabama. But now Ilyana is a lot closer to home. She just started as morning reporter at KGET in Bakersfield. We talk about how she developed her love for storytelling, growing up and then going to college surrounded by people who don't look like her, pressure to "fit in" and straighten her super curly hair, and how she manages post-concussion syndrome from a bunch of cheer injuries. ••• Connect with Ilyana: https://www.instagram.com/Ilyana_/ https://www.facebook.com/IlyanaCapellan/ https://twitter.com/IlyanaCapellan https://www.kget.com/author/ilyana-capellan/ ••• Connect with Aron at www.aronbender.com ••• Music provided by: MOKKA / Journey https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4rxi3mNPxQs

Jeffrey Greenman is a solo practitioner at GREENMANLAW P.C. in Aliso Viejo, CA. He specializes in catastrophic personal injury and medical malpractice cases and is often hired for his abilities in premises liability and medical malpractice cases as they approach trial.  In this episode, he shares his story about how he got started in a crowded practice area and how he made a name for himself.  He also talks about how he got started in real estate investing. Jeff has developed and had interests in real estate projects throughout the United States worth over $300 million, including over 500,000 square feet of commercial retail space. He has worked on ground up construction projects for Hyatt Hotels as well land entitlement for large scale home builders in the Detroit area.  Recently Jeff has focused on syndicated purchases of NNN single tenant industrial and commercial properties, with notable tenants such as Caterpillar, Premier Packaging and American Fire Protection Group. In this episode we discuss: -  Starting a personal injury practice, -  Popular multi-million-dollar verdicts, how much do attorneys get to take home, and how much work goes into those cases -  How to get started in real estate investing, - Best practice for real estate investment.  Contact Information: Greenmanlawpc.com  A huge thank you goes to our show sponsor: Abby Connect:Abby Connect, the live receptionist service loved by small businesses.  Get your 2-week free trial and $95 off your first month at http://abbyconnect.com/genwhy Thanks for Checking Out the Show Notes and for Listening! I really hope you enjoyed this episode. I would really appreciate it if you shared this episode with a friend who could benefit from listening to this particular episode.  A special thanks to our sponsor Abby Connect.  If you haven't already, please don't forget to subscribeto the GWL Podcast in Apple Podcasts or in Stitcher Radio. That way, every time I prepare a new episode for you, it'll automatically show up in your phone.  

"Wes Side Story” bodes to be the fourth single from the set to enter the Billboard Top 10. Aliso Viejo, Calif. (16 March 2014): Guitarist Blake Aaron utilized an unconventional approach when constructing his fifth album, “Soul Stories,” which will be released May 5 by Innervision Records. To maintain his presence on radio and in the marketplace while juggling a busy schedule as a first-call session player, featured sideman and in-demand producer, he issued a variety of singles with three cuts – the retro funk-disco energizer “Groove-O-Matic,” the urbane romantic duet with jazz crooner Spencer Day entitled “You're the One for Me” and the salsa-singed “Encantadora” featuring Najee on flute - entering the Billboard Top 10. The ten-track “Soul Stories,” Aaron's first collection that is entirely self-produced, contains eight original tunes authored by the artist.      Saluting one of his hallmark influences, Aaron embodies seminal jazz guitarist Wes Montgomery on the aptly-titled “Wes Side Story,” an evocative selection that will be serviced to radio stations for playlist adds beginning April 6. Weaving engaging narratives told through a triad of guitar voices, Aaron's “Soul Stories” unfolds amidst a varied backdrop of contemporary jazz, R&B, Latin and funk settings. He approaches his compositions as a storyteller and elects to feature a different guitar – cool jazz electric, gentle acoustic or emotional nylon string – as the protagonist of each musical vignette.