Podcasts about california love drop

Topics discussed on today's show: The Red Cross, Sports and Tech, Butthole Flexing, Russian Prisoners, The Olympics, Virgin Sharks, Britney Spears Bio Pic, Birthdays, History Quiz, The Red Cross and California Love Drop, 20 in 24, The Trendmill, SOG with guest judge Haley Reinhart: Timothy J Wilson, New Music Friday, and Apologies.

Wing Lam, the co-founder of Wahoo's Fish Taco, is a seasoned entrepreneur with over 30 years of experience in the restaurant industry. As the face of the iconic brand, Wing is highly sought-after to speak at global events and has made television appearances on “The Secret Millionaire” and the Food Network. Actively engaged in philanthropy having founded the California Love Drop, Wing is also the second member of the exclusive “PR 360 Three Timers Club.” Here, he discusses the importance of adding value to the lives of others, the ongoing success of the California Love Drop, and what 2024 looks like for Wahoo's Fish Taco. Key Takeaways:- The importance of being the ‘go-to' guy- Why restaurants go out of business- The success of the California Love DropEpisode Timeline:2:00 Wing's message to students at the Vital Link student leadership conference3:00 Why restaurants go out of business4:00 The importance of having cash on hand5:00 What types of businesses are the Vital Link students looking to start?6:05 The importance of being the "go-to" guy9:20 Why surfers and skateboarders love fish tacos12:20 The California Love Drop16:00 How to be part of the story19:00 How philanthropy can also help business21:00 Teaching is its own learning experience.22:00 Wahoo's upcoming partnership with The Beach Boys23:00 Looking back on 2023 and forward to 2024This episode's guest:• Wahoo's Fish Taco Founder Wing Lam• California Love Drop Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Topics discussed on today's show: National Ugly Sweater Day, TNF, Science News, Rene's Christmas Jokes, Christmas Dad Jokes, Where's Santa From?, Employee Parties, Gifts From The Company, Peaking At Gifts, Birthdays, History Quiz, California Love Drop, 20 in 23, Blair's Christmas Poem, The Missing Word, SOG with guest judges Cadillac Tramps: Satico Satellite, New Music Friday, and Apologies.

Topics discussed on today's show: National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day, Watermelons Exploding, Sports News, Stocks, Ukraine Fighters, Lizzo's Work Environment, Generational PSA's, Birthdays, History Quiz, US Debt, California Love Drop, 20 in 23, The Whole Show Showdown, SOG: Alexis Bleu, New Music Friday, and Apologies.

Tune in to this enlightening episode where we speak with Wing Lam, Owner of Wahoos Fish Taco. Explore the innovative strategies employed by Wahoos Fish Taco in maintaining quality and safety in the restaurant industry. Discover their inspiring efforts during the pandemic, including delivering to first responders and partnering with other companies for "The California Love Drop" initiative. Gain valuable insights into the challenges faced by the industry, staffing issues, and the evolving employment landscape. Don't miss this thought-provoking discussion that emphasizes resilience, community support, and adaptability in uncertain times.

Wing Lam is the Co-founder and Owner of Wahoo's Fish Taco. Wahoo's is a US-based restaurant serving Mexican-Asian infusion cuisine influenced by Brazilian flavors. Wahoo's has several franchises in California, Texas, Colorado, Hawaii, Nevada, Nebraska, Pennsylvania, and Japan. Wing was influenced by Brazilian cuisine while growing up in São Paulo, Brazil. He is also the Founder and Owner of the California Love Drop, an effort started at the height of the pandemic. Today, the California Love Drop continues to deliver food and essential supplies all over California, totaling 11,000 meals at 61 locations. In this episode… What happens when you spend most of your college free time surfing in Mexico? You befriend plenty of surfing pros, drink Mexican beer, and eat fish tacos. But that's not all. When surfing buddies raised a question to restaurateur Wing Lam and his brothers, they never imagined an idea would turn into the fish taco restaurant empire that it is today. But at the onset of the pandemic, instead of fearing the consequences, Wing and his team set out to help the helpers. Eventually, a simple act of kindness turned into a state-wide charity that aids healthcare workers and first responders. So, what was the cause, and how did it turn into an overnight phenomenon? Listen to this episode of the SpotOn Series with host Chad Franzen of Rise25 as he speaks with the Co-founder and Owner of Wahoo's Fish Taco, Wing Lam. Wing discusses how the restaurant became one of the first to introduce fish tacos to the US mainland. Additionally, he talks about how the pandemic affected business operations, the inception of the California Love Drop, and the future of Wahoo's Fish Taco.

Topics discussed on today's show: National Fun At Work Day, The Trendmill, Birthdays, History Quiz, California Love Drop, Little Johnny's Growing Pot, 20 in 23, Get The Fake Out, Stay Or Go with guest judge Eric Roebuck: Barely Lethal, New Music Friday, and Apologies.

Topics discussed on today's show: The Trendmill, Birthdays, History Quiz, California Love Drop and Cheap Dates, 20 in 22, Kidnapping Car Thief, Science News, Stay Or Go with guests Robert Jon & The Wreck: Kiss The Scientists, New Music Friday, and Apologies.

Topics discussed on today's show: The Trendmill, Birthdays, History Quiz, Better Tasting Beer, California Love Drop and Flashback Heart Attack, Johnny's Son's Growing Pot, 20 in 22, The Whole Show Showdown, Stay Or Go: Plastic Culture, New Music Friday, and Apologies.

Topics discussed on today's show: Johnny's Buns, The Treadmill, Birthdays, History Quiz, New Tourist Slogans for California, the California Love Drop stops by, Johnny's Son's Growing Pot, 20 in 22, F My Life, Stay Or Go: The Pyroglyphs, and There I Said It, and Apologies.

Topics discussed on today's show: The Trendmill, Birthdays, History Quiz, Dirty Talking, Happy Hour Days, Drinking Surgery, World Records Broken, Wing from the California Love Drop calls in, Johnny's Son's Growing Pot, 20 in 22, Whole Show Showdown, Stay Or Go: Strange Legend, New Music Friday, and Apologies.

Topics discussed on today's show: Cancelling Plans, Summoning Demons, Nocturnals, Clothes in the Closet, Dog Testing, What's in the nose?, Marathon Runners, Science News, Birthdays, History Quiz, Craig Shoemaker stops by the show, The Trendmill, The California Love Drop stops by the show, 20 in 22, History Quiz, Stay Or Go: Doxy, New Music Friday, and Apologies.

Topics discussed on today's show: Super Bowl This Sunday, Trendmill, Birthdays, History Quiz, 20 in 22, New Scents, Longest Interview, California Love Drop, Reasons You Won't Be Watch The Super Bowl, John Clay Wolfe stops by the show, The Whole Show Showdown, Stay Or Go: District Of Criminals, New Music Friday, and Apologies.

Topics discussed on today's show: Putting Christmas Lights Up, The Trendmill, Get The Fake Out, Questions you should ask yourself before getting married, Wing from the California Love Drop calls the show, 20 in 21, Married Match Game, Signs You Need To Spend More Time With Your Spouse, Stay Or Go: Stephanie Lane, New Music Friday, and Apologies.

What skeletons are in your corporate closet? Who knows your dirty boardroom secrets? What has your HR Leader cleaned up for you, that gives you anxiety when thinking about how much they know? Who have you stepped on to climb higher? Who did you blame so no one would look at you? Who have you intimidated, for no reason other than, you can? Who's great idea have you stolen? Are you using your seat (wherever that is... boardroom, mailroom or conference room, virtual right now, of course), for YOUR PERSONAL GAIN or for the collective betterment of all? (wait, don't answer those... self reflect, if applicable, do fucking better you selfish egomaniac). *********** Join us tonight at 7pm CST with Wing Lam, owner of Wahoo's Fish Taco and California Love Drop, Janice Reese and Lorenzo Flores from Hacking Your Leadership Podcast as we premier & discuss the latest episode of Not the HR Lady, S2E8... and slide into our LIVE after party show, where we'll deep dive the episode! BOARDROOM BADASS is the title of this one and it's good. Come... and end the fuckery. #notthehrlady #leadership #boardrooms #boardofdirectors #podcast #hr #nobs #realtalk #notthehrlady #covid19 #workfromhome #unemployed #employment #hiring

Topics discussed on today's show: Turn Back Time, Snacking At Night, Life Changing 24 Hours, Birthdays, History Quiz, Devil Dogs, Best and Worst Breads of Dogs, Trendmill: Vaccine Mandates, Wing calls in with the California Love Drop, News of the Day, 20 in 21, Florida Or Anywhere Else, Stay Or Go with today's artist: The Deaf Pilots, New Music Friday, and Apologies.

Topics discussed on today's show: Heidi's Birthday, Baby Births, Trying to Lose Weight, TN Mass Shooting, The Tony Awards, The Ryder Cup, Science & Tech, How would you commit suicide?, FB Fake News, Going To Mars, The US Economy, Taliban Brings Back Sharia Law, AZ Vote Count, Biggest Fail Faceoff, Wing from the California Love Drop calls in, 20 in 21, Birthdays, Heidi's Birthday Gifts, News, Stay Or Go with today's artist: Her Wicked Jones, New Music Friday, and Apologies.

A well-respected and widely known roofing expert, entrepreneur and humanitarian, Charles has become one of the most trusted names in the roofing industry country wide, as well as an inspirational business leader championing social corporate responsibility. Antis Roofing & Waterproofing celebrated its 30 th Anniversary in 2019, or as Charles would say, “for over 30 years, we've been keeping families safe and dry!” Charles has served on a dozen national and local boards for well-known organizations including the National Roofing Contractors Association (NRCA), where he co-initiated the national adoption of all 165 Ronald McDonald homes across the country. He is also a board member of The Roofing Alliance for Progress. Locally, Charles serves on the Orange County Habitat for Humanity (Habitat OC), through which Antis Roofing & Waterproofing has donated every roof installation of every home built by Habitat OC since 2009 – over 80 families housed and $1M in “in-kind” donations, along with Eagle Roofing Products. Charles also serves many organizations. Charles has been the recipient of many prestigious national and local awards, including the 2020 Hispanic Leadership Award from the Orange County Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, IMA Impact 2020 Award, OneOC 2020 Community Cup Best Overall Project: Team Antis Roofing & California Love Drop, and OneOC 2020 Community Cup Best Hands-on Project: Team Antis Roofing & Second Harvest Truck Brigade. Charles was also honored with the American Red Cross Corporate Hero Award and a Civic 50 honoree of the most community-minded companies in Orange County in 2019. He was awarded in 2018 with the Business of the Year from the Greater Irvine Chamber of Commerce and the CACM Vision Award for Corporate Social Responsibility. In 2017, Antis was honored as US Chamber of Commerce Foundation's Best Corporate Steward, Small and Middle-Market Business, and he was also named as National Philanthropy Day Honoree, Outstanding Corporation or Business, Mid-Size; the Civic 50 Orange County Emerging Company award; and received the top honor with the CNA Insurance/National Roofing Contractors Association (CNA/NRCA) Community Involvement Award. Charles has also sponsored the Community Corner at the Anaheim Ducks arena since 2017, donating over 50,000 seats each year to nonprofit organizations. Charles Antis is a master storyteller and sought-after speaker, panelist, podcast and radio show guest. He was featured in 2019 as the keynote for Best of Success; in 2018 as the keynote at the Irvine Chamber of Commerce Legends and Leaders breakfast; and at the US Chamber of Commerce Corporate Citizenship Conference in Washington D.C. The Antis “model for giving – give to grow” has been featured in four books: “How Goodness Pays” written by Paul Batz with Paul Hillen; “Unlocking High Performance” by Jason Lauritsen; “Success Mindsets” written by Ryan Gottfredson; and “Do Good at Work” by Bea Boccalandro. Charles and Bea are also co-authoring a “How-to” book in coordination with a class they built for Orange County United Way that Charles believes will become a national model at all United Way's across the country. It's currently entitled, The New Leadership Imperative: Corporate Social Responsibility. On this episode, we talk about how investing in your community leads to growth and retention in your roofing business. Links: https://www.antisroofing.com/ https://www.facebook.com/antisroofing https://www.youtube.com/user/AntisroofingInc https://www.linkedin.com/company/antis-roofing/ https://www.instagram.com/antis_roofing/ https://twitter.com/antisroofing For Tips, Strategies, and Free Downloads visit our website and join the Roofing Success Facebook Group: www.facebook.com/groups/1940365569408073/ www.roofermarketers.com The Roofing Success Podcast Text Jim @ (612) 512-1812 – Say Hi! I would love to hear your feedback, pros & cons! Please leave us a review!

The California Love Drop supports and fuels healthcare workers and first responders by providing meals, beverages, treats, and supplies to hospitals, medical centers, fire departments, police stations, grocery distribution centers, and more. We provide smiles and much-needed relief. The deliveries have gone to several local families and organizations from Los Angeles to San Diego, including CHOC Children's Hospital, UCI Medical Center, Hoag Hospital, UCLA Medical Center, San Bernardino Community Dignity Hospital, Dodger Stadium Testing Site and numerous police stations and firehouses. We believe in the power of humanity, and the significant impact a delicious meal can have on uplifting spirits. Community support is more important than ever. What started as a single delivery of 300 meals from Wahoo's Fish Taco to Hoag Hospital in Irvine, CA on April 12, 2020, has turned into an astounding collaboration known as the California Love Drop. Wing Lam, Co-Founder of Wahoo's Fish Taco, Wendy Ellis, Director of Marketing of KLOS-FM, and Eric Morley, Co-Founder of Blue C, have actively partnered with other organizations such as Yogurtland, Antis Roofing, Monster Energy, Hint Water, North Men's Wear, Constellation Brands, Boston Beer Co., Left Coast Brewing Company, B Candy, Yeti, Cholula Hot Sauce, Loan Depot, Coyle Repro, Vans, Drake's Organic Spirits, Fortis Resource Partners, and The Purist Group to personally thank those on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic. As of today, the California Love Drop has delivered over 11,000 meals at 61 different locations. The plan is to keep the positive momentum going and continue to applaud the courage of our frontline heroes. For more information go to https://californialovedrop.org/

The California Love Drop supports and fuels healthcare workers and first responders by providing meals, beverages, treats, and supplies to hospitals, medical centers, fire departments, police stations, grocery distribution centers, and more. We provide smiles and much-needed relief. The deliveries have gone to several local families and organizations from Los Angeles to San Diego, including CHOC Children's Hospital, UCI Medical Center, Hoag Hospital, UCLA Medical Center, San Bernardino Community Dignity Hospital, Dodger Stadium Testing Site and numerous police stations and firehouses. We believe in the power of humanity, and the significant impact a delicious meal can have on uplifting spirits. Community support is more important than ever. What started as a single delivery of 300 meals from Wahoo's Fish Taco to Hoag Hospital in Irvine, CA on April 12, 2020, has turned into an astounding collaboration known as the California Love Drop. Wing Lam, Co-Founder of Wahoo's Fish Taco, Wendy Ellis, Director of Marketing of KLOS-FM, and Eric Morley, Co-Founder of Blue C, have actively partnered with other organizations such as Yogurtland, Antis Roofing, Monster Energy, Hint Water, North Men's Wear, Constellation Brands, Boston Beer Co., Left Coast Brewing Company, B Candy, Yeti, Cholula Hot Sauce, Loan Depot, Coyle Repro, Vans, Drake's Organic Spirits, Fortis Resource Partners, and The Purist Group to personally thank those on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic. As of today, the California Love Drop has delivered over 11,000 meals at 61 different locations. The plan is to keep the positive momentum going and continue to applaud the courage of our frontline heroes. For more information go to https://californialovedrop.org/

Topics discussed on today's show: Trendmill: Oil Prices, Amazon Stores, 1 Million Vaccines, Only Fans Will Go Bankrupt, Facebook Work Rooms, Birthdays, News of the Day, Tequila Boom, Bomb at Capitol, MLB and TOPPS, Unruly Fines, Funding For Nursing Homes, Opioid Crisis IDK, Good News: Witch Pardon, Vet Gets Paid For, Hitch Hike Bride, National Radio Day, Dog Food Recall, Pet News, California Love Drop, 20 in 21, F Your Fear, Stay Or Go with todays artist: Carsex, New Music Friday, and Apologies.

Topics discussed on today's show: Trendmill: Oil Prices, Amazon Stores, 1 Million Vaccines, Only Fans Will Go Bankrupt, Facebook Work Rooms, Birthdays, News of the Day, Tequila Boom, Bomb at Capitol, MLB and TOPPS, Unruly Fines, Funding For Nursing Homes, Opioid Crisis IDK, Good News: Witch Pardon, Vet Gets Paid For, Hitch Hike Bride, National Radio Day, Dog Food Recall, Pet News, California Love Drop, 20 in 21, F Your Fear, Stay Or Go with todays artist: Carsex, New Music Friday, and Apologies.

Topics discussed on today's show: Trendmill: Friday the 13TH, Taliban Continues, Census Diversion, The Body's Metabolism, Sports News, Stubbs Passes Away, Science and Tech News, Birthdays, News of the Day, Asteroid Heading to Earth, Dragons, Vaping Once, Stressful First Job, Frank's Anniversary, Frank's Proposal: Do it or Don't, California Love Drop, 20 in 21, Superstitions Origins, Get The Fake Out, Top Wokest Shows, Stay Or Go with todays artist: Madysin Hatter, New Music Friday, and Apologies.

We had the pleasure of sitting down with the co-founder of Wahoo's Fish Tacos (https://www.wahoos.com/) Mr. Wing Lam!!! Wing talks to us about the origins of Wahoo's, why he and his brothers started, the growth of the restaurant, what he's up to nowadays, and how he is giving back to the community now.   PLEASE MAKE SURE TO SHARE - LIKE - & SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEW CH: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZSodlehY6CMiwh2IDJJU2w Keep up with us on Social Media: - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheFightWithinPodcast - Twitter: https://twitter.com/TFW_Pod - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thefightwithinpodcast/   Follow Our Host - Manny Lara on Social Media: - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bambam_lara/ - Twitter: https://twitter.com/bambam_lara - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mannybambamlara   Follow Our Host - Ben Briggs on Social Media: - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/benlbriggs/ - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/benjamin.briggs.58   Listen to The Fight Within Podcast on Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-fight-within-podcast/id1459014905 Listen to The Fight Within Podcast on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1KKIKqwCO2B9ZdHNd1Uxj1 Listen to The Fight Within Podcast on iHeartRadio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/256-the-fight-within-podcast-31156121/ Listen to The Fight Within Podcast on Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-fight-within-podcast   #WINGLAM #WAHOOSFISHTACOS #SOUTHERNCALIFORNIA

Meet Eric Eric is the co-founder of Blue C, a California-based brand strategy and creative marketing agency. Since 1998 Eric has been helping companies across both b2b and b2c segments. Eric is a second-generation marketer and actively supports clients’ growth dreams through the Blue C Brand PWR platform and the Six Systems To Success. On a personal basis, Eric spends 16 weekends a year in Baja California and is the co-founder of The California Love Job, which cares for frontline workers.  How important is brand strategy for companies that want to grow? Well, what's interesting is that our company focuses first and foremost on brand strategy. The platform we have is called Brand Power and the very first step is always about brand strategy, brand messaging, clarity and positioning. It's interesting, because in the last 12 to 18 months, we have had so many more companies come to us and ask us to go through our Brand Power clarity process than ever before. A lot of people think that branding and marketing flow together, but they're almost like polar opposites, or maybe even like the Ying Yang, if you don't do one, you can't do the other. What happens is if you don't have complete clarity on your message, you're not going to be able to do your marketing well. So by going through our process, we're able to uncover everything, create absolute clarity, create massive success for both internal and external, as well as create the next step in our Brand Power process, which is called amplify. The system actually works really well as a roadmap and our first step is clarify, which is the brand strategy, amplify, which is the marketing strategy marketing plan, kind of our roadmap, and then infuse the creative campaign development. Then integrate is the digital marketing and sales strategies, and then engage is all the social media content and content marketing that flows in around the whole campaign. So to answer your question more precisely, how important is brand strategy, is brand strategy is a long game, but it's very, very, very important. You can't do one without the other.  What is the difference between branding and marketing? I think the easiest way to explain branding is this is what people think about you after you leave your room. The marketing is how are we going to get that message out to the right people at the right place at the right time. So if you break it down really simple like that, that's the best way to think about it. The branding is always about the message. A lot of people are like, "Okay, well, we need our brand developed, let's do our logo," but no, it actually goes deeper into that. So when we go through our process, the brand clarity process, we really get down into the pillars, the tonality, the mission, the values, the words you say, the words you don't say, the visual direction, and keeping a very strong clarity in the message. So with that being said, the branding is that feeling, what they think about you, how everything is cohesive and everything works together, the marketing is how they're going to connect with you to get you to engage and be a fan of that brand. What's the difference between b2b marketing and b2c marketing? I think the easiest way to think about it, and I kind of want to take a step back before I go into that is a consumer will spend $100 on something, but a business will spend $1,000 on that same thing. The difference is that the consumer wants to know about the emotional connection of it, they want the emotional buy on it. So you're going to see a lot of marketing really targeted towards the emotional side, how you're going to feel, how you're going to be seen, how you're going to look, how this thing is going to change your life on it. Then on b2b, it's all rational and they're thinking what is it going to do for my company, is it going to save me time or make me more money. What's really interesting is that we have clients that have both b2b products, and the same product is been for b2c. It's really difficult sometimes because you have to change your thinking, and you really have to change how you're communicating when you're going to the consumer market and then all of a sudden, it's like, "Now what we have to do is we have to this campaign for the exact same product for the b2b channels." Knowing your audience, and really knowing what's important for them, and knowing their profile is the first step that we found. And if anyone wants to email me or connect with me on LinkedIn, I will send you our customer profile template, you can just fill it out, and you can have it it's a three-page document that's basically a lifesaver. Can you share with our listeners one of your most successful or favorite networking experiences that you've had? Well, first and foremost, do you remember years ago when networking was sleazy, you're going out there, and you're going to have a chicken lunch and hang out with a bunch of people and it was just like sleazy. It was really interesting because when I really started to understand networking, I felt the complete opposite and I love it. I'm an introvert by nature, but the idea is that being around people, and getting to learn their side of things and their conversations, and you never know where they're going to intersect in your life is most important. So I take the other side to it, networking is the greatest time ever. For those that don't get outside of their comfort zone, they're going to limit their growth potential, their financial opportunities, as well as just their lifelong depth of getting to know new and exciting things. I've networked through the whole pandemic and what's really crazy about the whole thing is I didn't know as networking, I thought it was just doing something to help out. So one of our clients is Wahoos Fish Tacos. They have 60 locations and they're an iconic restaurant in California, and they lost 85% of their business in two days. So let's kind of put this in perspective. For every dollar bill that was handed at the counter, 85% of that was cut in half and thrown in the trash. If you have 60 locations, 85% of that is a terrible thing, you can lose the whole business, as well as every other restaurant losing 85% of their business. But the other thing is that the food kept on coming in from their suppliers. So all their food is provided by suppliers on an ongoing basis on a monthly or yearly contract. So you can't stop the train it's going to come there if you have customers or not, you committed it to it so it's yours. So myself and Wing Lam who is the owner of Wahoos called me up one night. He's very philanthropic and he said, "Hey, I need some help, can you help me deliver some tacos?" I was like, "Okay," so basically, I got my car, and we made 300 tacos because he only had two people at one location, we delivered it to a hospital for the doctors and nurses there. The whole objective is to keep the doctors and nurses fed and keep them staying very positive, not calling in sick, because if you call in sick, then they have to do a freelance doctor or freelance nurse, which is called the traveling nurse. When you get that many people, it gets financially out of hand and then the hospital has to make a decision of having a short staff versus the actual size of the staff. So we did that and then we got a couple of calls from other people who said, "Hey, we  can't do events right now do you want to partner up?" So Monster Energy called us and said, "Hey, we've got all this product that for sampling, but we don't have any events now so what are we going to do?" We got Monster Energy on board, a bunch of other major companies came on board and then one of the largest radio stations in Los Angeles came on board and they said, "We want to be a partner on this." So we created this thing called the California Love Drop. Corporate companies started said, "Hey, we really love what you're doing, let us pay for the food, and you just delivered to the hospitals and give us some credit for it." So we're approaching about 300 different drops now, probably about 25,000 meals. The greatest thing is, is that this was like networking in a box, where all these companies started wanting to come out and hang out with us, and on Friday morning on the largest radio station we have five minutes on every hour to talk about what we're doing. So the companies loved to be mentioned on it. So it was kind of like organic networking. So that is actually my favorite story and if anyone's interested in learning more then go to https://californialovedrop.org/ to check it out. How do you stay in front of and best nurture all these relationships that you're creating? First and foremost, as soon as I meet with someone, I think about how I can help. I grew up in the restaurant business so I kind of has this mentality of wanting to help people. Each and every aspect is that I don't come from the perspective of well, first and foremost, I'm not a salesperson. I'm always here to help people get what they need, but on the other side, I always want to help them first. So I always connect with them on LinkedIn and say, "Hey, if there's anything I can do, just let me know!" But the other aspect is that I always try to keep them connected to the fun things we're doing. Last week, Blue C does a big thing every year called the Distinguished Gentleman's Ride. It's a motorcycle ride for men's prostate cancer and men's mental health, where it's 900 rides worldwide on the same day with 60,000 people. So I run the Orange County one and we actually sold out the first time in 10 years which was great. It's really cool because all the men and women get dressed up and their Sunday best, the suits the whole thing, we go we do a coastal ride up the coast so everyone gets to see the beach and comes back down. Then we have the triumph, we have Wahoos fish tacos and at the final stage, we had barber stations there. So as soon as the guys and girls got off, the motorcycles and took their helmets off, they actually got their hair done. The festivities were only supposed to last till four o'clock and actually lasted till six, we had a great time. But I also invite my clients to go and then all of a sudden, my clients want to be involved in it, too. So we actually integrate them into it. So I think of it as like the party that keeps on going. What advice would you offer that business professional is really looking to grow their network? Consistency. You can go and do 10 different networking things and you're going to burn yourself out. You're going to sit in the middle of the night, and you're going, "I went to 10 different things and I didn't get one piece, one project, one relationship, nothing." Instead of doing 10 different things, focus on three that you're really passionate about, that are like-minded, that you have a passion yourself for, and focus on that and be consistent. Don't just go once, and that's it, don't go twice and that's it, continue to go. The other thing I always encourage is don't be the person at the bar. Dedicate your time and work at the front desk. The best part is at the front desk, you meet everyone and they will remember you. If you're the person behind the bar, or the person at the bar holding the bar up is you've probably met three people and that person is probably a life insurance salesperson, a mortgage broker, and a dog groomer. On the other hand, if you have 100 people that came through, you're going to know every single person afterward, you can actually go up to that person and say "Hey, I would love to learn a little more about your industry." So I always say it's about consistency, showing up, and being active. If you could go back to your 20-year-old self, what would you tell yourself to do more or less of or differently with regards to your professional career? I wish I would have started networking in my 20s. But I also wish I had built more strong relationships between my 20s and 30s. I was a working guy back then, and the thing about it is that if you work for a company right now if you're in your 20s and 30s, is those are your growing years. Those aren't your earning years, those are growing years, you're just figuring stuff out. The thing about it is that from that you get mentors, and mentors are great people that you connect with that are ongoing, and you have to have those between 20 and 30. Otherwise, the 30 to 40 years are your earning years where when you're actually earning money. Then, 40 to 50 is when you actually are earning more money, but also between 40 and 50 are your giving back years, you have to pay it forward. So the circle of life starts is the 20 to 30 but ends at 40 to 50+ on a giving back. So I didn't realize that and one of the things that really made me realize this is I met this guy when I was in my 30s. I was invited to it was actually the foundation room in Las Vegas and it was for the SEMA Show. This guy was this Las Vegas guy and he goes by the name of The Godfather of Las Vegas, just a real strong enigma of a person. He was so connected in Las Vegas on the business side, everything connected with him in one way or another. Everyone that was moving around in Las Vegas from a job standpoint was connected to him. So I looked at him and said, "Wow, you know everyone," and he goes, "Yeah," and he actually was the one that introduced me to LinkedIn many years ago. I think he was my LinkedIn contact number one. So going back is that's one of those things that changed me because in the early era of Blue C we got business and clients would come to us, but those clients eventually go away. Once a client, not always a client, so you always have to refill the system and help more and more people and the only way to do it is to meet new people. What I would say is even if you're an introvert make sure you work at that guest table, make sure you go up to the people that are putting the event together, and ask how you can help. They'll give you something to do and you will also become better.   Connect with Eric   LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ericmorleybluec/  Email: emorley@bluecusa.com  Website: https://bluecusa.com/

Topics discussed on today's show: Tire Penis, The Trendmill: Roger Hawkins Passes, Everything Is Awesome Set, Hocus Pocus 2, Tim Tebow Signs, Iceberg, Jobs Hiring, Snapchat and Robinhood, Vaccine Shots, Unpopular Music Opinions, Holding 6 Baseballs, Staying Classy, California Love Drop, Caller Bob, 20 in 21, Good News, Malort Challenge: Top 10 Grossest States, Stay Or Go: Zachary Kibbee, New Music Friday, and Apologies.

Topics discussed on today's show: The Trendmill: Masks, Gas Pipeline, Friends Reunion, Banksy Art, Disney Stock, Crypto Pricing, Stolen Dog Found, Birthdays, News of the Day, Do You Have A Stolen Dog?, Top Reasons You Shouldn't Own A Pet, Impulse Buying, California Love Drop, 20 in 21, Malort's Tremaine Atkinson, Malort Challenge: Least Educated States, Stay Or Go: Carry The Day, New Music Friday, and Apologies.

Join our conversation this week with Wing Lam, Founder & CEO of Wahoo's Fish Tacos, to learn more about his personal journey to creating this impactful restaurant with his brothers, his tips on facing adversity and giving back to your community, and how he created California Lovedrop alongside Charles Antis, Wendy Ellis, and Jennifer Annes.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/ericmorleybluec/ Company Name: Blue C Company url: www.bluecusa.com Company Linkedin Profile URL https://www.linkedin.com/company/blue-c-advertising/ What does your company do in 5 words or less? Branding, Marketing, Advertising, Social Media Bio: Eric Morley is the passionate Co-Founder and COO of Blue C, a California-based brand strategy and creative marketing agency. Since 1998, he's helped B2B and B2C companies create brand strategies, campaign development, strategic design, content creation and digital marketing strategies with a goal of outperforming the competition. Here is the California Love Drop website: https://californialovedrop.org/

Eric Morley is the passionate Co-Founder and COO of Blue C, a Costa Mesa-based brand strategy and creative marketing agency. Since 1998, he has been helping companies across both B2B and B2C segments create brand strategies, campaign development, strategic design, content creation, and digital marketing strategies with a goal of outperforming the competition. Most recently, Morley led the Blue C team through the public launch of its proprietary BrandPWR platform, a strategic branding process that helps brands more effectively connect with key audiences. BrandPWR is the accumulation of Morley and Blue C's tried-and-true branding practices - a platform which enables clients to BRAND BOLD and build the most solid foundation for enjoying sustainable, long-term results. Eric co-founded Blue C in 1998 and since then, has supported over 12,000 marketing projects for clients, including 500+ rebrands and 1,000+ new company brand launches. Outside of the office, Eric volunteers his time with philanthropies including Boy Scouts of America, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, Goodwill of OC, Wounded Warrior Project, Second Harvest Food Bank and more. Eric is a co-founder (along with Wing Lam of SoCal's popular Wahoo's restaurant chain) of the California Love Drop, a non-profit that has served over 18,000 meals to more than 180 front line responders. In addition to philanthropy, Eric speaks as various Orange County universities, high schools and marketing and advertising professional organizations to share his decades of branding and marketing experience. When not working or volunteering his time, you'll find Eric in Baja Mexico 16 weekends out of the year, where he has raced and won the Baja 1000, an annual off-road motorsport race.  To learn more about Blue C's BrandPWR platform and services, please visit www.bluecusa.com or call (714) 540-5700.