Podcasts about Granada Hills

Saturday, April 12, 2025, we held our yearly Messiah in the Passover Seder banquet at the Knollwood Country Club in Granada Hills, CA. We were truly blessed to have 260 attend and experience such a beautiful Passover with everyone who came.Our time of worship and praise was uplifting, joyous and celebrative. Everyone who came had such a wonderful time reflecting back on Israel's exodus from Egypt, learning of the Jewish traditions and seeing how Yeshua, our Passover Lamb, observed Passover with his disciples, fulfilling many of the Jewish traditions that are still practiced today.As our Passover seder developed, Rabbi Gary explained how the traditions the Jewish people practice were also observed by Yeshua and used by him to reveal himself as Israel's Messiah.This episode only includes Rabbi Gary's introduction to the Seder. To watch the complete Seder, go to the YouTube link below.YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X0-f356fy5oSend us a text

(Airdate 4/2/25) Natasha Michelle Diamond- Walker, born in Granada Hills, California has always been called to the arts- loving to dance, act, sing, and design. She is the Chair of the Dance Dept at LACHSA. On this podcast we focus on the role of arts is public education and the legacy of the storied LA County High School for the Arts.https://www.natashadiamondwalker.com/https://www.lachsa.net/ https://www.instagram.com/natashadiamondwalker/ https://www.instagram.com/natashadiamondwalker/

Gary and Shannon begin the show with coverage of a new fire called the Archer Fire burning in Granada Hills.

Astrid H. from Granada Hills tells her story at the Yosemite Convention in Nov of 2010. Support Sober Cast: https://sobercast.com/donate Email: sobercast@gmail.com Event List: https://scast.us/event Roundup, retreat, convention or workshop coming up? List the event on the Sober Cast website. Visit the link above and look for "Submit Your Event" in the blue box. Sober Cast has 2700+ episodes available, visit SoberCast.com to access all the episodes where you can easily find topics or specific speakers using tags or search. https://sobercast.com

From Chummy Studios, Hye Jams Radio presents, “Paisan and Friends,” brought to you by Haig's Kabob House. Italian-Armenian music lover meets Italian-Armenian music maker during this powerhouse episode of Hye Jams Radio. Special Guest Tonee Marino joins Paisan to discuss his latest community smash, “Hayastan.” Also, Mr. Kapitan was very busy this week, making an appearance at the grand opening of Grandridge Market in Granada Hills, California. Listen in and check out the interviews with some of the fans who attended. This show is so “jams-packed” that only one word could describe the title—-WOWZERS! Enjoy Brand New Hye Jams by Tonee Marino, David Greg, Sekou King, Tigran Khanjarian, Hovo and Spitakci Hayko. Plus hits you know and love from Karo Sahakyan, Suro, Apeh Jan, Anette Aghabekyan, Iveta Mukuchyan, DJ Davo, Artem Valter, Sammy Flash, Aram MP3, Garik Martirosyan, Arkadi Dumikyan, Super Zhorik, Silva Gunbardhi, Mandi, Hayk Ghulyan, Alik Aroyan, Artur Petrosyan, Sirusho, Arame and Harout Pamboukjian — to name a few.

Two years after Sergio Avedian told us his fascinating origin story, he is back with advice for drivers, riders, and the rideshare companies themselves.

This week the portraiture, mixed-media artist Diana Bittar whose large canvases convey bold, uninhibited figures reflecting the artist's new found confidence and expression. ‘I am constantly fascinated by faces, and how the personalities and thoughts of each individual inspire me to form delicate relationships with each canvas', she explains. Diana was born in London in 1974, the middle of three children—she has an older sister and younger brother. Her father Doraid is Syrian and her mother Helen, a Czech, who met while studying mechanical engineering in Prague. Diana was born during her parents' visit to London for her father who needed medical attention following the loss of a leg when the oil refinery at which he was working in Syria was targeted during the 1973 Arab-Israeli War. The family returned to Prague until 1980 when they moved to Syria. From the age of two, when her mother first gave her crayons, Diana has shown a natural talent for the fine details of her art. By the age of 17, despite being an introvert, she was receiving her first commissions. Meanwhile, following a chance encounter in the pool, Diana proved to be a natural swimmer and would go on to win national championships. But it was her passion for art that would eventually decide her career path. She chose to major in Visual Communications and Graphic Design at the Fine Art University in Damascus, graduating in 1995. Shortly after, she met her Syrian husband, Tarek, an orthopedic surgeon, and followed him back to California. Diana took a break from her art to raise her three sons. When she returned to her easel she changed her focus from landscapes to what she describes as Abstract Realism in Portraiture. She lives in Granada Hills, Los Angeles where she has held a number of shows in the area. Diana Bittar Website: https://www.dianabittar.art/Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/diana_bittar_art/Diana's playlist:The Weather ReportLettuceThe BlackyardsAlfa MistOtis McDonaldHerbie HancockMiles DavisRon CarterPat Metheny"I mainly listen to instrumental, like fusion Jazz or old traditional Arabic music. Also love old school rap and hip hop. At times my heart craves 80s music every now and then." - Diana Host: Chris StaffordProduced by Hollowell StudiosFollow @theaartpodcast on InstagramAART on FacebookEmail: hollowellstudios@gmail.comBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/wisp--4769409/support.

This week the portraiture, mixed-media artist Diana Bittar whose large canvases convey bold, uninhibited figures reflecting the artist's new found confidence and expression. ‘I am constantly fascinated by faces, and how the personalities and thoughts of each individual inspire me to form delicate relationships with each canvas', she explains. Diana was born in London in 1974, the middle of three children—she has an older sister and younger brother. Her father Doraid is Syrian and her mother Helen, a Czech, who met while studying mechanical engineering in Prague. Diana was born during her parents' visit to London for her father who needed medical attention following the loss of a leg when the oil refinery at which he was working in Syria was targeted during the 1973 Arab-Israeli War. The family returned to Prague until 1980 when they moved to Syria. From the age of two, when her mother first gave her crayons, Diana has shown a natural talent for the fine details of her art. By the age of 17, despite being an introvert, she was receiving her first commissions. Meanwhile, following a chance encounter in the pool, Diana proved to be a natural swimmer and would go on to win national championships. But it was her passion for art that would eventually decide her career path. She chose to major in Visual Communications and Graphic Design at the Fine Art University in Damascus, graduating in 1995. Shortly after, she met her Syrian husband, Tarek, an orthopedic surgeon, and followed him back to California. Diana took a break from her art to raise her three sons. When she returned to her easel she changed her focus from landscapes to what she describes as Abstract Realism in Portraiture. She lives in Granada Hills, Los Angeles where she has held a number of shows in the area. Diana Bittar Website: https://www.dianabittar.art/Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/diana_bittar_art/Diana's playlist:The Weather ReportLettuceThe BlackyardsAlfa MistOtis McDonaldHerbie HancockMiles DavisRon CarterPat Metheny"I mainly listen to instrumental, like fusion Jazz or old traditional Arabic music. Also love old school rap and hip hop. At times my heart craves 80s music every now and then." - Diana Host: Chris StaffordProduced by Hollowell StudiosFollow @theaartpodcast on InstagramAART on FacebookEmail: hollowellstudios@gmail.comBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/aart--5814675/support.

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KFI's Steve Gregory has the latest on the 79-year-old man shot and killed his wife and his two children at a home in Granada Hills before killing himself. The body of a 31-year-old woman has been found in Manhattan Beach. A toy store in San Francisco that inspired Pixar's ‘Toy Story' is closing. #TerrorInTheSkies.

Greg Stewart was born and raised in the San Fernando Valley. He was in Granada Hills 30 years ago today when the Northridge Quake struck. We talk about how he was still forced to go to work the next day, equipped with a hard hat. We also discuss Reseda, what parts of the Val aren't really the Val, which parts should break off to be their own cities. Should the Valley break off from LA, and is Shaq really a Mason???

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KFI's Steve Gregory joins Gary and Shannon to talk about the arrest made of the serial killer targeting homeless people. A homeowner in Granada Hills shot and killers and intruder during a home invasion.

Tons of trash at your Granada Hills home but don't want to add to the landfills cluttering our great green Earth? Call Hop N Haul Junk Removers (818-860-6658) to receive same-day, eco-friendly waste removal. Learn more at https://hopnhaul.com Hop N Haul Junk Removers City: San Fernando Valley Address: San Fernando Valley, Website https://hopnhaul.com/ Phone +18188606658 Email junkremovers@hopnhaul.com

Had enough of your attic resembling a treasure hunt for things you no longer need? Hop N Haul Junk Removers (818-860-6658) is now available in Granada Hills, California, offering same-day furniture removal services. Visit https://hopnhaul.com/ to get started. Hop N Haul Junk Removers City: San Fernando Valley Address: San Fernando Valley, Website https://hopnhaul.com/ Phone +18188606658 Email junkremovers@hopnhaul.com

Not only is he among the best in the business at maintaining a beautiful baseball field, he's also one of the bright young minds in the game. After a small handful of coaching stops along the West Coast, Coach Tooz became the head coach at Granada Hills and has built a powerhouse along the way. You can follow him on Twitter @CoachTooz.     Join the High School Coaches Club as a FREE member! (This is the ONLY way to get the weekly newsletter delivered straight to your inbox every Wednesday!) You can send recommendations for future guests by clicking here. You can pick up a High School Coaches Club sticker here. Contact Max Price via Twitter or email: max@highschoolcoachesclub.com  

Adam McArthur and Arch Canyon Partners "bridges the gap between art and science of valuation." And he has a true alphabet soup after his name. How did he go from being an investment banker to owning his own valuation firm?Adam McArthur is a local boy who grew up in Granada Hills, Calif., and attended Cal State University, Northridge. When he became an investment banker, he realized something was missing. After stumbling into the valuation profession, he realized he had found his calling.Having started his own firm, he has learned lessons along the way. One of which is wondering why he didn't do it sooner in his career. A devoted husband and dad, he enjoys a great bottle of bourbon and going off-roading with his sons.CLICK HERE for more information about Adam McArthur.CLICK HERE for more information about Arch Canyon Partners.Listen to Adam's story here.

After Mark Kageyama was diagnosed with Stage IV prostate cancer, he learned the disease had spread to his bones and lungs.  Severely weakened and his weight dropping to 120 pounds, Mark combined chemotherapy and natural remedies to get the upper hand on cancer.  His weight has returned to 170, and his health is very close to its pre-diagnosis level.  This is his story.

Organs of Los Angeles #2 Start Name Artist Album Year Comments Tambourin Chinois Ramona Gerhard Sutton Request Time For Ramona [Dean Brown DBP-181] 3-34 Welte Hybrid, Joe Koons' Motor Cycle Showroom, Long Beach, CA 6:00 I'll Remember April Bill Thomson A Quiet Evening With The Mighty Wurlitzer [Pacifica P-2001] 1956 2-10 Wurlitzer, Armin H "Bud" Wittenberg, Jr. Residence, Beverly Hills, CA; ex-Manchester Theatre, Los Angeles, augmented with parts from the Lincoln Theatre, Los Angeles 9:48 Grace and Beauty Bill Coffman, Knocky Parker, Robbie Rhodes From Cakewalk to Ragtime to Ballroom [Solo Art SACD-81] 4-26 Wurlitzer, Old Town Music Hall, El Segundo, CA; plus piano; CD reissue 2014 14:01 Napoleon's Last Charge John Ledwon Me And My Wurlitzer [Alpha 7703] 1976 3-26 Wurlitzer, John Ledwon Residence, Agoura, CA: Started life as a 3-11 from the Lyceum, Deluth, MN with the console from the Paramount, Watertown, NY 18:48 The Man That Got Away Alex Jones ATOS 2018 Pasadena Highlights 2018 3-19 Wurlitzer, Barnum Hall, Santa Monica, CA 26:31 Ramblin' Rose Byron Melcher Pipe Power [Concert Recording CR-0099] 1972 4-27 Wurlitzer, Harvey Heck Residence, Tarzana, CA; based on 3-14 Wurlitzer, Egyptian Theatre, Hollywood 28:11 Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairy Mark Herman Concert: Bandrika Studios 2020-12-14 (Holiday Pops - LATOS & LA AGO) 2020 3-19 Wurlitzer, Bandrika Studios, Tarzana, CA; Formerly Fox Studios 31:15 My One and Only Love Ken Rosen Theater Organ Idols: Reimagined [Vinyl Gold CD] 2017 2-11 Wurlitzer, Ken & Jenice Rosen Residence, Granada Hills, CA; ex-Pig 'n' Whistle Restaurant, Hollywood, CA; in the style of Buddy Cole 35:57 Let's Get Away From It All Jerry Nagano Concert: Lanterman Residence, La Cañada 1991-01 4-36 Wurlitzer, Lanterman Residence, La Cañada, CA, formerly Fox Theatre, San Francisco, CA, now El Capitan Theatre, Hollywood, CA 38:28 On The Trail John Seng Concert: Pasadena City College 1992-02-15 1992 3-23 Wurlitzer, Sexson Auditorium, City College, Padasena, CA 44:05 My Old Flame George Wright At The Movies [Essential ERS-01W] 1971 3-28 Wurlitzer, South Pasadena Studio; rec 1961 48:16 Blue Prelude Bill Thomson An Evening With Bill Thomson [Lift BT 1002] 1964 2-10 Wurlitzer, Rialto Theatre, South Pasadena, CA 52:59 At Dawning Tom Hazleton ATOS 2005 Los Angeles 2005 3-11 Wurlitzer, High School, South Pasadena, CA; 3 July 2005 56:20 Two Hearts In Three Quarter Time Tony Fenelon ATOS 2012 Los Angeles Highlights 2012 3-17 Wurlitzer, Civic Auditorium, San Gabriel, CA 59:32 Smoke Gets In Your Eyes Justin LaVoie ATOS 2018 Pasadena 2018 4-26 Wurlitzer, Vic Lopez Auditorium, High School, Whittier, CA; concert July 2, 2018 63:38 Second Hand Rose Jonas Nordwall ATOS 1987 Los Angeles 1987 5-28 Moller, Civic Auditorium, Pasadena, CA

Finally rested from their weekend of five games, two pods and one flight delay, hosts Chace Bryson and Ben Enos endeavor to revisit CIF Bowls weekend one last time while also taking a sweeping glance back at the entire 2022 season. As part of their final look back at state championship weekend, the hosts welcome San Marin-Novato coach Dominic DiMare. The Mustangs defeated Granada Hills 32-8 on Saturday to claim a second straight CIF State Bowl title (5-AA in 2021 and 4-A this year). DiMare shares his favorite part of the this year's bowl win, what made this team tick, and what the program's bright future may hold. Chace and Ben then look back at their season on the sidelines and hand out awards for some of the best performances they saw in person in 2022. And finally, Coach Terry Eidson makes his last drop-in of the season for a look back on De La Salle's roller-coaster year and a final installment of "Dumb Football." Chace and Ben also get Coach to weigh in on his favorite Christmas song.

Kirstie Alley Passes. Remembering her career / Lottery woman has a baby / Processed foods lead to cognitive decline / OIS Rialto Police dept. // Price gouging – Newsom fuming at Oil companies / falling asleep with lights on / Pillows / Chase in Granada Hills // chase in burbank Chase cont'd

On the 64th episode of Brown Bag Letty and Vic discuss who's more fake, Doknow sparring JoJo Diaz, who has baby fever, the Kendrick Lamar concert, the Canelo vs GGG fight, Doknow's Pro Club shoot, Letty's Shoe Palace shoot, and the Raiders losing. We also discuss Bravo The Bagchaser giving out full tanks of gas to the community in Granada Hills, D Smoke's new "El Rey" single, a California woman who lied about being kidnapped, Angie being hit by a drunk driver and more. PO BOX 3109 Hollywood, CA 90078 Merch: https://brownbagpod.com/ Support us: https://anchor.fm/brown-bag8 Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brownbagpod/ https://www.instagram.com/letty.set.go/ https://www.instagram.com/doknowsworld_/ https://www.instagram.com/rosecransvic/ Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@brownbagpod?lang=en https://www.tiktok.com/@doknowsworld_?lang=en https://www.tiktok.com/@letty.set.go?lang=en https://www.tiktok.com/@rosecransv Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/BrownBagPodcast https://twitter.com/Letty https://twitter.com/doknowsworld https://twitter.com/RosecransVic --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/brown-bag8/support

Boneless Human Compost / Fist full of mayonnaise?? / Sing-along Play in Hollywood // Sound of Music Sing-along Songs // New Dating Trend called “Reverse Catfishing” // SNL Irish dating show / New Home Depot in Granada Hills

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In this episode I talk with the Granada Hills band Mexican Slum Rats. We discuss their new album Circuit Hearts: I Wish I Were A Machine, their favorite songs, the relationship with their old music and more. Plus the band performs "Fresas con Crema", "Hey Now", "Melon's Slumber" and America's "Tin Man".

Charlie lives in the much desired Balboa Highlands neighborhood of Granada Hills. More specifically the Eichler Tracks which contain about 100 of the mid century modern designer's houses. The musician, location scout, and Porsche restorer teaches us about the neighborhood, his home, and what makes Eichler houses so wonderful.

Does the wisest Uber & Lyft driver live in Granada Hills? Listen to Sergio, a retired Wall St. broker talk about his techniques and study habits of rideshare and it's no wonder he is the Sr. Contributor to the Rideshare Guy site.

Pastor Charles Humphrey is an author and Senior Pastor at Hopes House Christian Ministries in Granada Hills, CA. In this episode, Pastor "Chuck" discusses raising his two girls while not only being a pastor, but also holding a full-time position as an engineer. We also talk about how his entire family has benefited from therapy and the importance of transparency as a parent.

Lesleigh J Tolin is a heart-driven entrepreneur and the owner of Healing Hearts International. Trained and certified by the Grief Recovery Institute, Lesleigh is an Advanced Grief Recovery Method Specialist. The Grief Recovery Method (GRM) is a 40 year old structured and action-based 8-week program offering a step-by-step method for moving beyond pain and significant loss. The success of the GRM is evidence-based from studies at Kent State University's College of Public Health. GRM is facilitated across the United States and internationally in the UK, Australia, New Zealand, Mexico, Honduras, and Scandinavia.With a Master's Degree in Counseling Psychology, Lesleigh has 24 years of service in the healing arts; 4,500 clinical family hours; and 12 years of hospice service both as a Social Worker, and as a Manager of Volunteer Services. Lesleigh collaborated with the Dream Foundation of Santa Barbara to turn dying dreams into lasting memories for her patients and their families.In her clinical work, Lesleigh interned at CSUN's Strength United Agency which provided supportive in-home counseling services to parents and children through the Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS). Lesleigh continued her internship at the Parent and Relationship Counseling Foundation in Granada Hills, which offered parents, children, couples, and individuals, relationship workshops and one-on-one improved communication skills.With decades of recovery from an eating disorder, Lesleigh worked on staff at a 90-day residential treatment care center for adult women with drug, alcohol, and eating disorders addiction. As an Advanced Specialist, Lesleigh can now offer her 8-week course virtually by Zoom, both nationally and internationally.Connect with Lesleigh:WebsiteLinkedInFacebookInstagramThis episode was sponsored by Lesleigh J Tolin.---To join Kim's Me Time Midlife Community on Facebook, go here.

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In this episode of the EML podcast, we talk with Pastor Eric Loh, Senior Pastor and English Congregation Pastor of Community Christian Alliance (CCA) Church! Tune in to learn more about CCA Church -how the church was started, how the founders found their vision, the demographic and challenges Granada Hills (the city the church is currently established at) has and how CCA is preparing to address homelessness and other needs of their neighborhood and the local community. In addition, we had the chance to listen to Pastor Eric's unique journey: how his degree and experience in electrical engineering prepared him for full-time ministry, how CCA's pastoral staff leads a multi-congregational, multicultural, and multi-generational church, and his thoughts on the unique blessings second-generation children of immigrants carry. We know that our listeners will be encouraged to hear Pastor Eric Loh's thoughtful perspective, how CCA Church is partnering with the Lord to bless the greater Los Angeles area, and what the term "ABC" means.

Today we had Pastor Eric Loh, Senior Pastor and English Congregation Pastor of Community Christian Alliance (CCA) Church, join us at the Listening Tour. Founded forty-five years ago, CCA Church ministers to a multi-generational and multilingual audience through its three congregations speaking English, Mandarin, and Cantonese. Fun fact: Pastor Eric shares with us that it was in fact the English congregation that planted the church (the Mandarin and Cantonese congregations were added shortly afterward). Tune in to learn more about CCA Church -how the church was started, how the founders found their vision, the demographic and challenges Granada Hills (the city the church is currently established at) has and how CCA is preparing to address homelessness and other needs of their neighborhood and the local community. In addition, we had the chance to listen to Pastor Eric's unique journey: how his degree and experience in electrical engineering prepared him for full-time ministry, how CCA's pastoral staff leads a multi-congregational, multicultural and multi-generational church and his thoughts on the unique blessings second-generation children of immigrants carry. We know that our listeners will be encouraged to hear Pastor Eric Loh's thoughtful perspective, how CCA Church is partnering with the Lord to bless the greater Los Angeles area, and what the term "ABC" means.

In-n-Out lawsuit.Eric Clapton won't play where vaccines are required.NFL threatens forfeits and docking of pay due to unvaccinated.TJ Maxx shoplifters in Granada Hills.

This week, Ryan sits with Josh Ence, the Engineering Educational Technology Specialist at Vernier, and Douglas King, the Engineering and Robotics Teacher at Granada Hills Charter High School in California. On this episode, our guests talk about Vernier and the work that it does to put hands-on STEM education resources into classroom’s. Our guests also shares STEM initiatives and advice for teachers who are getting into CTE. You can find out more about their work by visiting www.vernier.com and ghctk12.com.Host: Ryan Kairalla (@ryankair)Producer: Ross Ulysse

Ray Murray is the Executive Pastor of Hopes House Christian Ministries in Granada Hills, CA. In this interview, Pastor Ray discusses raising his son as a single father and then after marrying his wife, being at the helm of a blended family and what he has experienced in that position. He also sheds light on the expectations of being a leader in the church and how that plays into fatherhood.

I had the opportunity to sit down with celebrity cosmetic dentist, Dr. Bill Dorfman. We chatted about how he came up in the world from childhood to creating one of the most famous dentist practices in Studio City, CA. On top of the practice he created, he also started Discus Dental with a dear friend of his, which was a global leader in professional tooth whitening products with brands such as Zoom®!, BriteSmile®, and NiteWhite® and they eventually sold the company to Royal Philips Electronics for millions. Dr. Bill has appeared on Larry King Live, Oprah, The Doctors and was the only dentist to appear on ABC's Extreme Makeover. Now with his extremely successful career, he has turned some of his focus towards philanthropy and the LEAP Foundation for high school and college students. You're going to see this side of Dr. Bill and his passion towards entrepreneurship, success, giving back and his foundation. As always, thanks so much for listening to the podcast and I would so appreciate a rating of 5 starts and a review. It would really mean the world to me. Much love, Joe Dr. Bill Dorfman Celebrity Cosmetic Dentist, Partner of Discus Dental, Inventor of Zoom! and Founder of the LEAP Foundation Author of: Billion Dollar Smile: A Complete Guide to Your Extreme Smile Makeover Website: https://www.billdorfmandds.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drbilldorfman/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DrBillDorfman LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drbilldorfman/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/DrBillDorfman Podcast Music By: Andy Galore, Album: "Out and About", Song: "Chicken & Scotch" 2014 Andy's Links: http://andygalore.com/ https://www.facebook.com/andygalorebass If you enjoy the podcast, would you please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes? It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. For show notes and past guests, please visit: https://joecostelloglobal.libsyn.com Subscribe, Rate & Review: I would love if you could subscribe to the podcast and leave an honest rating & review. This will encourage other people to listen and allow us to grow as a community. The bigger we get as a community, the bigger the impact we can have on the world. Sign up for Joe's email newsletter at: https://joecostelloglobal.com/#signup For transcripts of episodes, go to: https://joecostelloglobal.lybsyn.com Follow Joe: https://linktr.ee/joecostello Transcript Joe: Ok, my guest today is Dr. Bill Dorfman. Dr. Bill, welcome.   Dr. Bill: Thank you. How are you?   Joe: Great. So it's a pleasure to have you here with a lot of the guests that I have on, I really like to give the audience an idea of who you are and not just jump in to where we are today. So if can you give us some background of your time line, how you decided to get into dentistry where you grew up, just kind of bring us up to today is is slow, slower, as fast as you want to.   Dr. Bill: Sure, I am a native of California, I grew up in Granada Hills as a little kid, I happen to have an accident where I knocked out my baby teeth. We had a great family dentist. And at some point I just thought this would be a cool thing to do and help people the way he helped me. And so at the age of about three, I said, I'm going to be a dentist. And it just never wavered. I was a weird kid. I mean, how many kids want to be a dentist? Right. But I've always been weird and I've always kind of marched to the beat of a different drum. I never felt like I fit into any, like, group or peg. I just kind of always did my own thing. I was like the Switzerland of a kid. I was friends with everybody, but not really part of anything, you know, like I swam. But I wasn't always with the swimmers and I played football, but I wasn't with the football players and student government. But, like, I just was kind of a free spirited kid that didn't really I didn't really, like, do what most normal kids do. I don't know. It was funny. I had this conversation with my parents recently and I said, you know.   Dr. Bill: How was I as a kid, like was I easy to raise, hard to raise, and they're like, you are perfect like you. And, you know, and I honestly don't ever remember I never argued with my parents. I never got into trouble. I was a weird kid. I just I always just kind of did what I was supposed to do. I guess it was in my mind, like the path of least resistance. I didn't smoke. I didn't drink. I didn't do drugs. Like I mean, I always kind of just did what I was supposed to do and I was happy go lucky guy. And, you know, I went to school and it's funny because I was always voted most likely to succeed in kindergarten, in grade school and junior high and high. And I was like, why do people always say that? I don't know. It was just a weird thing, even in dental school and. You know, we grew up really poor. I mean, I was one of five kids, I started working when I was five years old. I had a job. I worked in in the in the yard for neighbors. I would go pick weeds. And then when I was old enough to push a lawnmower, I would pull weeds and do the lawn mower.   Dr. Bill: And then when I got a little bit older, I got a job working at Ralph's, which is a grocery store. And then I worked as a janitor. My mother was a nursery school teacher. And so I would go to school and I would work as a janitor and clean the schools. And, you know, my parents, I would say we were rich, rich, rich in love, poor monetary things. And maybe that was good, you know? I mean, I literally supported myself. I mean, outside of buying food, all my clothes, everything I wanted, I just I bought you know, it's funny because I have three daughters and I almost feel like when they got into college, I got into college, too, because I was so active in helping them write their entrance stuff and did it. But my parents had no idea. You know, one day I got a letter, I'm like, Hey, Mom, Dad, I'm going to UCLA. They're like, Oh, that's great, sweetie. Then they'll clue, you know? I mean, it was just that's just how it was. I was the independent kid. I just did my own thing. I remember. Graduating UCLA, I got a call from the dean's office and I was awarded the outstanding senior award, which is kind of a big deal, right?   Joe: Yeah.   Dr. Bill: So I call my folks and my mom, dad, I get on the phone, they're both on the phone. I'm like, you won't believe this. I said, well, I just got a call from the dean's office and I'm going to be the outstanding senior at UCLA graduating class. My mother says, What's not to believe? A lot. They picked me, there's ten thousand students,   Joe: Right.   Dr. Bill: She goes, darling, do you really think there's somebody better?   Joe: That's awesome.   Dr. Bill: I'm like, Mom, you're like totally missing. My parents had no idea. And it was actually kind of funny, you know, and, you know, so, you know, I kind of went through and I graduate UCLA. I finished that, you know, going to UCLA. And then I got in a dental school. My first choice is dental, which was a great school. It was a three year program. And as I was entering my senior year, I realized, you know, I've never seen the world or anything. Actually, I had never even really been on an airplane. And it's like I need to open up this practice and be tethered to a specific area. Like I didn't want to do that. So I did some research and I found a program in Switzerland that was the only clinic literally in the world that wasn't a third world country where an American dentist could work legally. Problem is, there were four hundred applicants and only one position, and I was bound and determined to get that. So I had every professor in my dental school write me a letter of recommendation. And they were amazing letters, you know. I know. I wrote them all I   Joe: That's   Dr. Bill: Mean,   Joe: Right.   Dr. Bill: Basically, I would say, can you write me a letter and they do I know I have to   Joe: Yeah.   Dr. Bill: Write another letter and then say I'll write it if your personal lives. So I did that and I soon realized that was getting me nowhere. So then I started calling the director of the clinic back in nineteen eighty three. This was not easy. We didn't have cell phones. You know, I, you know, I couldn't make long distance phone calls from my dental school, you know, what am I getting like keep putting quarters like a lot of your millennialist. Don't you know that you actually used to have to put money in a pay   Joe: Exactly,   Dr. Bill: Phone. Right.   Joe: I was there.   Dr. Bill: Right. So there is and you can use a credit card and none of this. So I would have to time it at home. And and even then, it wasn't easy. A lot of times you couldn't get through. It didn't work at the bank. I start calling him and calling him and I tell kids and we'll talk about my leave program a little later on, there will be life defining moments in your life. Sometimes you plan on, sometimes you don't. Sometimes they just happen. And this was one that I really didn't plan, but it was so fortuitous that it happened. And I'm on the phone with the director. His name was Mr. Schreyer. And I said as I realized I was getting nowhere with these phone calls. Can I take you to lunch? Because I had heard somewhere that, like, you should take people to lunch   Joe: Yeah.   Dr. Bill: And the crazy thing is and he said it, he goes, But you're in San Francisco and I'm in Switzerland, I'm like, no problem, I'll fly there. Which is even crazier because I was broke like I had no money. I couldn't even afford, like the 30 cents to go on the bus every day of school. That's how broke I was. I would walk like two miles. And so he said yes. And I figured out a way to borrow money. And I went to Switzerland   Joe: Wait, but don't   Dr. Bill: And   Joe: Go past   Dr. Bill: I.   Joe: This point. Wait, I want to know what you told your parents when you said I'm going to Switzerland to take the head of the department at the dental school. Out to lunch. I want to know what your parents said to that.   Dr. Bill: They thought it was a great idea.   Joe: That's incredible.   Dr. Bill: Good luck. You know,   Joe: That's   Dr. Bill: I mean,   Joe: Awesome.   Dr. Bill: They had no clue. So anyhow, I did it. There was a girl that I had been friends with my whole life that, you know, I had kind of hoped that I would marry one day. That never happened. But we're still best friends. But I took her with me and I figured if I got stuck on words, she was very talkative and she could help me out. But the two of us took him to lunch and he hired me.   Joe: That's   Dr. Bill: And   Joe: Incredible.   Dr. Bill: It literally changed my life. I mean, I got an opportunity to live in Europe. For two years, I learned how to ski trip about salesmanship of the scandal to I'm completely fluent in French. I   Joe: Wow.   Dr. Bill: And I was really not gifted in languages in school. I mean, and I still I have a godson in Switzerland. I mean and I still have very close friends there. So it was a great, great, great experience for me. And it really gave me an opportunity to see the world. I came back to L.A. I really became enamored with cosmetic dentistry as opposed to just general dentistry. And so I did something that we also teach Italy. It's called Kopi Genius. I realized that the last thing Beverly Hills needed was another cosmetic dentist. So I found the five most successful cosmetic dentists and I called all of them and I said, Can I come in Chattanooga? Shadowing wasn't even a thing back then like they were what do what   Joe: Yeah.   Dr. Bill: I'm like now coming to watch you. And I did. And, you know, there weren't a lot of students at the time doing this, but they all five of them said the same thing to me. You're really different. I think what they were saying in a nice way is you're weird, but they're really different, you know, because students would come in and watch me do dentistry. And that's not what I did. What I did was I went in, I wanted to see how they brought the patients in the intake forms, what they said to the patients, how they brought them back to the treatment rooms, how they presented the treatment, and then how they performed the treatment, and then how they took the patient out of the room, how they collected money. I wanted to get paid and I didn't know how to collect money from people working in dental school. They teach you how to drill teeth. And in the clinic in Switzerland, I didn't have to deal with money. I just did the work. So I wanted to learn how a business ran and all that. And I sat there like a sponge in these offices. And my goal was to make an office better than theirs, to take the best of the best from all of these these guys and make a better dental office.   Dr. Bill: And within two years I did it. You know, I had the busiest and probably still have the busiest dental office in all of Beverly Hills because I copy Genius and that's what I did on Instagram and Instagram became popular. I didn't just do it. I hired a whole team. I'm only going to in the world with a million followers on Instagram. You know, I didn't just do it. One of the things I teach, at least when you go go big and that's what I do, if I'm going to do something, I commit and I do it. So, you know, I started this dental practice soon after that, I started a company called Discus Dental where I invented Zoom. And we grew that company from zero to one point three dollars billion in sales. And I did it by hiring a great team. My best friend, Robert Heyman, was my business partner and he was a genius. And his father was Fred Hammond, who created Beverly Hills Giorgio Cosmetics, two seven, three of all Fred.   Joe: Well.   Dr. Bill: So Robert grew up in that industry. So he knew marketing and manufacturing and advertising. I knew dentistry and advertising. And together we built the largest tooth whitening company in the world. Zoom became Q to became the number one to fly new product in the world. And then we sold that company to Phillips back in 2010. And since then, I've been the featured dentist on ABC's Extreme Makeover, CBS of Doctors New York Times, best selling author, 20 Lifetime Achievement Award. Three Children, two ex-wives. This Thrill Ride.   Joe: Incredible. So I have to ask you, and this is for the entrepreneurs in the audience, because the question that would come to my mind is you're fresh back in the states from Switzerland and you decide that you're going to plant roots and probably one of the most expensive real estate areas in the world. How do you start up a dental office in the heart of Beverly Hills?   Dr. Bill: So I basically didn't put all my eggs in one basket, I grew up in Granada Hills, the difference between Granada Hills and Beverly Hills is astronomical. The only commonality is the word Ilze. Right. But I didn't know where I would usually drive more. I had the advantage holes of all the people I grew up with living there and coming to me. But I loved the allure of Beverly Hills. So I worked as an associate in two different dental offices. So it didn't cost me anything. I was a hired gun. I would go in and work and bring in patients. And I soon realized that I loved cosmetic dentistry. I love the mentality of people in a business area like centricity and, you know, and not so much kind of like family dentistry. And so I pretty much closed down the office and Granada Hills worked in in Century City. And the plan was I was working with an older fellow to buy him out. Well, as soon as we started getting closer and closer to the buyout date, I think my enthusiasm became infectious. And he decided he didn't want to quit anymore.   Joe: Oh.   Dr. Bill: And he was very sweet. And he said, you know, Bill, he said, you can do this by yourself. He said, you don't need to buy my practice. I'm going to stay here, open up your own practice. You have enough pay. I had more patients than he did   Joe: Oh,   Dr. Bill: After   Joe: Wow.   Dr. Bill: Just two years. And so I did. It was really fortuitous that the dentist right next door to us moved out of the building. And so there was a completely furnished dental suite. I didn't have to do any build out at all. All of the plumbing, the gas, the soft, everything was there. So I was really lucky. I moved into that suite is on the 11th floor, my building, and the only thing I needed was all the dental equipment, the chairs and the   Joe: Mm   Dr. Bill: Lights   Joe: Hmm.   Dr. Bill: And this and then another stroke of luck. There was a dentist in our building who was four or five flights above me who passed away. And there was a fully furnished dental office up there of all this equipment. And the building didn't know what to do with it. And it was a mess. It was a mess. So I went up there and and I had it evaluated and assessed. I was going to try and take out a loan or something. And the appraisal came in at close to seventy five thousand dollars for all that. I had three thousand dollars in the bank at the time. I mean, that's it. And so I, I went and I spoke to the owner of our building and I said, listen, I've been up on in that suite and it's it's a mess. I mean, and it was it was really disgusting and dirty. And I said, I will empty the suite. I will take all of the equipment, I will clean everything up and get it ready for you to read. And I'll give you three thousand dollars cash. And he said, fine.   Joe: Wow, that's   Dr. Bill: And   Joe: Chris.   Dr. Bill: I still I still have a lot of those instruments, and I this is 40 years I've been practicing. I have all the surgical like four extractions and I have all that stuff still in my office with that doctor's name engraved in it. But that was how I really opened up my office. I had no budget. I had no ad budget. Like, I couldn't advertise, but I realized something. And as an entrepreneur, I would say you need to sit back, look at your situation and really think outside the box. And this is what I did. I thought, OK, I'm in Century City. There is a five block radius of buildings around my office with 20000 thousand people coming to work every day. Right.   Joe: Hmm.   Dr. Bill: We know on average that 50 percent of those people don't have a regular dentist. OK, so that's you know, what was I'm sorry. It was fifty thousand people in that area. So that's twenty five thousand people don't have a regular dentist that work for me. Of those, twenty five thousand eighty percent of them work in companies with dental insurance so they don't even have to pay anything. They just need to come in and because I'm so close, they can walk over, they wouldn't have to drive. So what I did is I hired five kids from Beverly Hills High School, which is right next door to my dental office. And I made up these flyers for I think I paid three hundred bucks and I had them put a flyer in every single office in Century City. Now, this was way before 9/11, so there was no restrictions   Joe: Right.   Dr. Bill: You could go. And so basically by doing that, the flyer gave people a great first time offering to my office. If they had dental insurance, it was free. And I got something like 80 patients the very first month. And if we continue to do that and so we were basically getting patients in two ways, internal and external. Internal was taking the patients that came in, giving them the greatest dental experience we could and asking them to refer friends and then externally going out and putting out more and more and more flyers and bringing in patients. The next month I got something like one hundred new patients. And honestly, since then I have probably had no less than 90 new patients a month my entire career. And there were I mean, and the average dentist gets like 20. But I have never not been busy even during the pandemic. We've been busy. I'm busier now than I've been in years because I always say I invented Zoom when people think I the video conference, what it was. But people are sitting on Zoom looking at their smile,   Joe: Yeah.   Dr. Bill: Going, I'm not really happy with that. I'm doing more cosmetic dentistry right now than I've ever done in my life. It's it's a   Joe: That's   Dr. Bill: Boom.   Joe: Crazy. And when you said when you started your practice you were going to concentrate on cosmetic surgery, so were all of these new patients coming in just for cosmetic stuff, not for cleanings, or were you doing   Dr. Bill: Well,   Joe: That also?   Dr. Bill: First of all, it wasn't cosmetic surgery, it was cosmetic dentistry,   Joe: Ok.   Dr. Bill: But as a cosmetic dentist, yeah, we do regular dentistry too and do   Joe: At.   Dr. Bill: Fillings and crowns and cleanings and everything else that you need to do to maintain your oral care. But the focus of my of my practice, the thing that really differentiates me from most dentists is the fact that I do, you know, cosmetic dentistry. And I have a very high profile clientele for that.   Joe: Yep, so that's my next question, you get right into it perfectly. How did you get   Dr. Bill: Ok.   Joe: Like with any entrepreneur? Obviously, if you provide a really great service, you're going to get talked about right. And automatically you're going to get known. And like for my business, I have an entertainment booking agency here in Scottsdale and Phoenix. Somebody writes to me, calls me. They have an answer. Within an hour or so, I'm known for my response time. And then the product I deliver is a very high product with you. How did you get that first step into a clientele that you now have?   Dr. Bill: So there's a few things. First of all, you said something, you said you automatically get no wrong. You don't automatically   Joe: No,   Dr. Bill: Get   Joe: You   Dr. Bill: No.   Joe: Do it yourself, you write.   Dr. Bill: You know, it takes work,   Joe: Yeah.   Dr. Bill: You know, I was really fortunate early on in my career, there's a woman that I went to high school with as very close. But if you came in and needed a lot of dental work and said, hey, do you want to barter what I got, even though the barter was   Joe: Yeah.   Dr. Bill: I was so naive when it came to business. And then I said, well, what do you do? She goes, I'm a publicist. I'm like, I don't need one of those. She goes, Yeah, you do. I'm like, I don't even know what one was. So I don't leap of faith. I thought, OK, fine, we'll barter and we'll do it. She was genius. I mean, she got me in magazines, journals. She got me listed as the best dentist in L.A. in L.A. magazine, which was huge that, you know, she she was friends with the editor. She got the whole editorial staff to come in and be my patient. They loved their experience. And so they ranted and raved about my practice. And those things started building up my practice. And, you know, I can get more into the whole PR thing, but that was really a big mindshift for me. I never thought as a dentist I would have like a publicist. I mean, and the crazy thing is today I'm probably the best known dentist in the world. Go figure.   Joe: Yeah.   Dr. Bill: Right. But a lot of things happen. And, you know, I always tell kids when they come to leak, if there's only two concepts that you walk away from from this whole program, these are the two that I think are most important. Number one, don't wait for opportunities in life. Make them, you know, I mean, if I meet another millennial who's sitting there waiting for the universe to do something, I want to scream and pull my hair out. Like the universe doesn't care about you at all. You need to care about you. And number two, when you get an opportunity in life, don't take it. M. it. There's a big difference   Joe: Yeah.   Dr. Bill: When ABC put me on Extreme Makeover dentistry, great TV, not so good. You know, if I watch the first two episodes of that show, I literally stunk like they should have fired me. But at least I was smart enough to know how bad I was. So instead of waiting to get fired, I was proactive. I took acting classes, hosting classes, teleprompter in class. I hired the woman who worked with all the kids on American Idol to sit down with me and teach me how to do what we're doing right now. To interview, to talk. I mean, this was not natural for me. It wasn't at all. But, you know, if you practice and you practice and you practice, you get better at things. And there's a big misconception. We always think practice makes what?   Joe: Perfect.   Dr. Bill: Ron.   Joe: Right.   Dr. Bill: Practice makes permanent.   Joe: Yeah.   Dr. Bill: So with your practicing in, you're not getting the results you want, don't keep doing that, get a mentor, get a coach, hire somebody and learn how to do it right, because you need to practice it the right way. Right. To make it perfect. And   Joe: So.   Dr. Bill: So there was a lot of learning for me. But, you know, at the end of the day, it paid off.   Joe: Then would your grandmother say you look thin? Is that what she said? She looks.   Dr. Bill: The first time I was on TV, I said, Grandpa, this is a woman who never said anything bad to anybody. I said, Gramps, did you see me on TV? She goes, Of course I did. I said, What do you think? She says? You look very   Joe: If   Dr. Bill: Skinny.   Joe: It's.   Dr. Bill: I'm like, But what do you think about what I did? She goes, I'm telling you, you were skinny.   Joe: I want to talk a lot about Lee, because even though you said, like, the universe doesn't care, I I also believe and I'm a big Dave Meltzer fan and he's sort of my mentor at this point that we get in our own way. And so there is abundance out there. And if we get out of the way and we just know what we want and we ask for it and we act accordingly, things come. So this connection with you means a lot to me because of Lee. Before we get to that, do you want to talk a little bit about your own podcast? Just because the lead part of it for me is huge and I really want to concentrate on that until our time runs out, so.   Dr. Bill: Well, I mean, the know the way that my podcast ties in the league is, Leape is a motivational leadership program for high school and college students that we do every summer. And it's always been at UCLA Live. Obviously, last year it was virtual. This year, I think we'll have probably one hundred students live and maybe ten thousand virtual.   Joe: Oh,   Dr. Bill: But   Joe: My gosh.   Dr. Bill: It's been amazing. And if any of your listeners have kids or no kids, fifteen to twenty five will be July 18th to the twenty fourth. They could get more information at w w w dot leap foundation dot com. We've had amazing speakers Paula Abdul, Mark Wahlberg, Anthony Hopkins, Kathy Bates, Michael Strahan, Usher, Apollo Ohno, Jason Alexander. I mean, I could go on and on and on. And these people come, they speak to these kids and they they give them their pearls. They give them their words of wisdom to help these kids become successful. And it's it's an amazing program. And, you know, I was always fearful that people would look at is like one and done like we have them for a week. But by putting out content continuously, we're able to stay in touch with the kids and we have the students stay in touch with each other. And so because I've been able to interview all these amazing people, I started this podcast. It's called Meet the Mentor. And every week I. I interview another person. A big part of Leape is mentorship. The program culminates on Friday with a mentor workshop where I bring in doctors and lawyers and firefighters and writers and actors and actresses, you name it, and the kids get an opportunity to sit and talk to these people one on one and ask them about their careers. And it's so valuable. And it's it's literally the highlight of the week for these students. So I continue that throughout the year by doing this. Meet the Mentor podcast. How is it done? Crazy. I mean, we're number one in Yemen. We're number two in Iceland, number three in Finland. And I think I'm ninety fourth in the category of forty seven thousand of these podcast in the US. And it's it's it's been phenomenal. And the purpose is twofold. One, to keep students engaged and keep, you know, exposing them to different mentors and to to expose parents and friends and family to lead. And hopefully they'll send their kids to the program.   Joe: So how did this come about? What was the light bulb that went off for you to say? This really speaks to me. I mean, I can imagine you are with all the things that you've done, your super busy, and then then all of a sudden have this light bulb go off and say, this is how this is. I want to give back and this is how I want to do it.   Dr. Bill: You know, I've always been very philanthropic and it's funny because I had this common theme in my life where every time I've committed to do something purely for philanthropy, it's ended up becoming incredibly successful for me on a monetary basis with literally no hidden agenda. And I can give you an example after example after example. The first one being discussed, you know, I was working at at the sports club L.A., which is now an equinox. And a woman came up to me named Cynthia Hearn, who I didn't know and said, would you like to help raise money for children's cancer research? Well, I wasn't wealthy by any stretch of the imagination, but how can you say no to that? Right.   Joe: Absolutely.   Dr. Bill: So I said, sure. You know, she said, you are a dentist. I said, yes. And she goes, and you're single, right? I'm like, Yeah, but this is weird. She goes, Well, we're doing a bachelor auction and   Joe: Oh,   Dr. Bill: We need 10 bachelors that we can auction off to a thousand women for this charity,   Joe: Oh.   Dr. Bill: To be honest with you. That was stupid and humiliating. But out of that, I met Robert Hamit Robert Heyman with the other bats are standing in line beside me. By the way, Robert was over last night. We had dinner. We became instant. Best friends were brothers.   Joe: A   Dr. Bill: And   Joe: Simple.   Dr. Bill: Robert and I started discus dental and we literally brewed that company zero to one point three billion dollars. And along the way we've raised over forty five million dollars for children's charities. I mean, a lot of really cool things. But I was exposed to lead through another program that was very much like it was a precursor to lead. And that program was a program for students where they brought mentors in and they asked me to come as a mentor. And unfortunately, the founder of that program passed away. And when you did, I thought, you know, I can make this a nonprofit and keep it going so that that's how I actually got introduced to Lee.   Joe: Wow, that's really interesting. So when did this start? By the way?   Dr. Bill: So LEEP has been going this summer would have been our 13th, so the fourth theme fleet will come up this summer, but I've been doing the program prior to leave for probably 10 to 15 years before I started.   Joe: That's incredible. And when they go out to you said it's on the UCLA campus and where are they staying in dorms, if they.   Dr. Bill: Right, so students come from all over the world. We get kids from Australia, from New Zealand, from Europe and Asia and Africa, you name it, it's like a mini UN. It's really fun. And we get about five hundred kids. They all live in the dorms and we put on, you know, I think the best program of its type in the world. And a lot of the success of the program is the community. I mean, I get amazing speakers and they don't charge us. I mean, you couldn't afford to pay, you know, Anthony Hopkins, Mark Wahlberg. I think we'll get Katy Perry this year. I mean, I we couldn't pay, but when I when I talk to him about the program and they see how much passion we put into this, they say, I'll do it, doc, I'll do it. And now with Zoom, it makes everything so much easier because they don't even have to show up prior to the pandemic. If I had told kids. Oh yeah. Mark Wahlberg told Zoom in maybe like and   Joe: Yeah.   Dr. Bill: Now it's like it doesn't it's like live or Zoom. They're happy to see him.   Joe: That's incredible. It's just really the reason this speaks to me is because I feel like in the world that we're in and I'm I just turned fifty nine in February. So next year is a big year for me. And I think about all the time and I don't want to say it was wasted or regret or anything, but I think about that we end up trying to repair ourselves as adults on things that might not have happened. You had your life a little different. You knew exactly what you wanted to do. You followed your path that you're wired differently, your DNA, and you were able to just literally do all of these things. And I'm sure you've had your struggles. So I'm not I'm not painting this picture of, you know, none of that. But it would be so nice to get to these young minds early and explain that the world literally is your oyster. And you need to follow your. And sometimes I don't know. Right. So you say follow your heart. Sometimes they're confused about it. But I love the fact that you're getting to these young minds earlier and you're helping them to understand things sooner. And that's why this program speaks to me so much. I think it's incredible.   Dr. Bill: Well, I'll tell you what I have found empirically to be one of the most important factors in all of this. When I sit back and I say, you know, what am I most thankful for, you know, from my parents now, they never bought me a car. They never gave me money. But you know what? They did give me confidence. And confidence is currency, if you are a parent, the greatest, greatest gift that you can give your kids is confidence. And the very first thing we do, at least when a kid walks in that door and I open the program, I say to them, hey, when you woke up this morning, whether you think you did this or not, you put a number on your forehead once the lowest 10, Zayat said. How many of you did not put a 10 on your head? They raised their hand. I said, Who picked the number? You did have to take a test. No, did have to do anything. No, I said wipe it off and put a 10 on that. I said, from now on, I want you to walk like a ten top like a 10, act like a ten. But most importantly, surround yourself with other kids who are tense because you're trying to be a 10 and everybody around you use it to guess what, you become a two. So we give the kids these pop soccer   Joe: It's also.   Dr. Bill: Support on their phone ten. And you might hear something super crazy. Joe, we sold discus dental on ten, ten,   Joe: Oh,   Dr. Bill: Ten   Joe: Well.   Dr. Bill: At 10 a.m. to Philipps.   Joe: That's crazy.   Dr. Bill: I think about October 10th, 2010, at nine a.m., the merger documents came on like this is you can't write this stuff. I'm waiting till exactly ten o'clock so that when I go to sleep in 2011, I could tell the kids what a perfect ten day looks like. And we I signed that paper and, you know. It was an emotional moment for me. I always knew as against. I'd be comfortable, I had no idea. That I had the ability. To make the kind of money I made when we sold my company, that was like funny money to me, I didn't even think something like that could happen. I didn't grow up that way, you know? And, you know, and I thank my lucky stars every day for for meeting Robert Haymond, for participating in that charity auction, for, I mean, all the things that led up to that. Because I wouldn't I mean, you should see where I'm sitting right now. I'm I'm on the 30th floor of this beautiful condominium in in Century City. I wake up every morning the happiest guy I know. And so, so grateful for everything. It's it's really it's really been amazing.   Joe: Well, you know what? Good for you. Well deserved. I can just tell by I do a little bit of research up front for these. I want them to be somewhat spontaneous. But I when I went and looked at what I felt, I wanted to figure out more about who you are. I can tell I can tell from just how you look at the kids that are part of the program. I watched one of your talks to them, and I can tell it really it's super important to you and and your generous and loving and giving back. And it just it's very, very cool. And I appreciate you.   Dr. Bill: Well, I think my my my mantra is. Learn so you can earn and then return. And I feel if you can really accomplish those three things, you'll have a lot of happiness and and self satisfaction in life. So that's really what I focus on.   Joe: I agree. Well, I literally could talk with you forever. This is amazing. I'm honored that you came on my podcast. What is the best way for someone to get my guests in touch with you in regards to what do you prefer? And also, the lead program has   Dr. Bill: Yeah,   Joe: The best.   Dr. Bill: I mean, believe it or not, I'm the only person I know with probably a million followers who actually answered all of their demands. So Instagram, I don't do tick tock or even Facebook, but if you really want to reach me, it's super easy. It's Dr. Bill Dorfman, D.R Bilel Dorfmann on Instagram. I promise. I answer one hundred percent of my DBMS. If if you're interested in the program, please go to Sleep Foundation dot com. You can sign your kids up right now. And yeah, I think that's.   Joe: Well, thank you so much, I appreciate it. I look forward to to seeing more about what happens with LEEP, and I definitely want to stay in contact with you. And I wish you all the best.   Dr. Bill: Well, thank you.

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Here's the latest update from our San Fernando Valley real estate market. Here's the latest update from our San Fernando Valley real estate market. What's happening in our real estate market here in March? Back at the beginning of 2021, we had the fewest homes for sale in history. That trend of extremely low inventory has continued in today's market. The number to pay attention to is pending sales because ‘solds' are houses that sold 30 to 45 days ago. Pending deals are more recent and have not yet been closed.  In the San Fernando Valley, we have fewer than 800 properties for sale altogether, which is less than a one-month supply. We need six months of inventory before neither sellers nor buyers have an advantage in the marketplace. Granada Hills (91344) currently only has 24 homes for sale and 55 pending out of almost 14,000 single-family units. Nearby Porter Ranch (91326) only has 22 houses for sale and 81 pending. That demonstrates that demand is still very high. “This is one of the best markets in U.S. history in which to sell a home.” The property I'm standing in front of in the video above had over 60 showings in just two days and it sold for nearly $100,000 over list price. Clearly, the market is very strong right now. If you're considering selling, this is one of the best markets in U.S. history in which to sell a home. If you're a buyer, even though rates have hiked a bit above 3%, they're still historically low, and this is the time to get into a house before rates increase even more.  No one should miss out on this great market. So if you have any other questions about our market or other real estate matters, give me a call or send an email. I would love to help you.

Haig's Kabob House presents HYE JAMS RADIO with Paisan Kapitan and Kristina as they broadcast from a beautiful mansion in Granada Hills, California. This show is totally a vibe on it's own but things got incredibly more exciting when International Recording Artist and Producer, Sammy Flash stopped by for a visit. Don't miss another Hye Jams Radio exclusive on this show! Music you can't hear anywhere else! BREAKING: THREE EXCLUSIVE SONGS HEARD NO WHERE ELSE! Check it out!

Haig's Kabob House presents HYE JAMS RADIO with Paisan Kapitan and Kristina as they broadcast from a beautiful mansion in Granada Hills, California. This show is Bumpin' and just to add to the flavor, DJ Hakop stopped by to share an exclusive mix that can't be heard anywhere else. Check it out!

Jesse talks about growing up in Granada Hills and plenty of wild stories from his days serving at Mr. Chow’s in Beverly Hills. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Here's why a winter home sale makes so much sense this year. Despite COVID, the winter months are a perfect time for you to sell your home. As we begin the holiday season, it makes even more sense for you to sell your home now rather than waiting until spring.  Throughout 2020, COVID has created a sense of urgency with buyers to purchase homes while interest rates are low. With inventory also low, home prices are up because supply can't keep up with demand.  The numbers over the last 35 to 40 days suggest that buyer demand remains very strong. ShowingTime's data demonstrates that showings are up 62% from December 2019 to December 2020. We've been seeing a similar trend here, particularly in the Thanksgiving numbers. Our market is still really strong for home sellers even during this time of year. “Home prices are up because supply can't keep up with demand.” At the time of writing, there is less than a one-month supply of homes in the San Fernando Valley, just 28 homes for sale in Porter Ranch, and 37 in Granada Hills. Even though we're in the holiday months, focused buyers want to get into a new place now and you can take advantage of that demand by listing.  Waiting until spring means waiting for more competition. When you take a look at what's transpiring right now, the activity suggests that we might not see a market like this in the future.  If you have any questions for me about the market or real estate in general, don't hesitate to reach out via phone or email. I look forward to hearing from you soon.

Come listen to the second episode with Imari Janine. She is 25 years old and identifies as a Black woman. She was born in Granada Hills, California and raised throughout Southern Utah and Southern California. Throughout her life, she has had the wonderful privilege to meet with and talk to people from all walks of life. She says "I'm am not perfect and I don't have everything figured out, but if I don't try daily, then what was I put here for? That is all I am trying to figure out!" In this episode, we discuss Imari's Tik Toks, her commitment issues, her work experience, who's influenced her life, and where she's going next in life. Plus, a few other topics, along with our rapid-fire questions. You can find Imari Janine on Tik Tok @igotchuimari Please go check her out on Tik Tok. If you like her content please follow her and let's get her to 1,000 followers so she can go live with all of you! If you'd like to follow the podcast on Tik Tok we're @adventuresinbecomingyou , Laurie Kimball is @lakimball67 and Katherine Brown is @katherine_lauren The book I mentioned about the next 100 years belongs to creators came from “A Whole New Mind” Why the right-brainers will rule the future, by Daniel H. Pink. Thanks for listening and if you like our podcast please tap the subscribe button!

Today's guest is Imari Janine. She's an amazing young woman who's gone through a lot of things in her life to date. She's 25 years old and identifies as a Black woman. She was born in Granada Hills, California, and raised throughout Southern Utah and Southern California. Throughout her life, she's had the wonderful privilege to meet with and talk to people from all walks of life. She says "I am not perfect and I don't have everything figured out, but if I don't try daily. Then what was I put here for? That is all I am trying to figure out!" Come listen to Imari's unique story about resiliency. About how she and her entire family were lucky to survive a rollover crash that flipped their vehicle four complete times. Along with growing up in a predominantly white community and her experiences. What she's doing right now to deal with commitment issues to anything in life. We hope by sharing her story in two parts. You'll get to know this amazing young woman just a little bit, and to grown and learn from her story!

My guest is Dennise Mejia. Dennise Mejia was born in Bogota, Colombia, and migrated to the United States at five. Dennise has an impressive background. She is a DSCC State Delegate, entrepreneur, and owner of various companies. Influencer, Motivational Speaker, & Health and Wellness Coach and Business Consultant. Her passion is to Mentor and Empower Leadership in her communities and any opportunity with Millennials. She is a life learner and believes in always seeking personal growth at every stage of life. In 2012, during her health journey, she became an executive distributor and health and wellness coach with the Yoli Better Body System—a wellness program for all ages. Dennise is a dedicated civic leader in her local community and was appointed as a State Delegate for the Democratic State Committee where she serves as part of the Electoral College. She is a past founder of the Chicano Latino Immigrant Democratic Club of Los Angeles County. She is a current member of Kiwanis International and Past Vice President of the National Latina Business Women Association – Los Angeles, Co-Founder and Vice President of ICBWA International Cannabis Business Women Association, and Board Member with the multiple Chambers of Commerce Such the California Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, Panorama City and Granada Hills chambers of Commerce. Nominated in 2019 By LA Style Magazine Entrepreneur of the year. Recognition by Mayor Eric Garcetti, Senator Jimmy Gomez, Senator Susan Rubio, Assemblywomen Blanca Rubio, Congresswomen Nannette Barragan. Currently active Advisory Board of NLBWA-CA, Advisory Board of Nosotros.org, Advisory Board Latino Coalition of Los Angeles, and Advisory Board AME Alliance of Multicultural Entrepreneur's When I interview her, one of my takings is when she mentioned one golden nugget: Develop a Diverse network. Your Network is your net worth. Meaning you cannot limit yourself to your circle. This podcast interview is in English and Español. También Dennise reflexiono en algo muy importante con lo que hemos y estamos viviendo con la Pandemia en el mundo. Estos son momentos para recapacitar. Hemos creado una sociedad muy sistemática y dependiente de la tecnología. Debemos estar preparados para lo peor y esperar lo mejor. Es momento de unificar relaciones, unificar hogares, crear, reinventar. Buscar formas de prepararnos para lo que viene. dennise@alphaprimeconsult.com www.donalyexpress.com www.icbwa-ca.org www.alphaprimeconsult.com

Dan Pohl (Black Market Gelato) fights his younger brother Bubba Pohl (SCUBA Instructor) in two of their biggest passions:  Baseball Movies and Fast Food. Listen to two siblings argue over what stadium has that gross pizza-buger and let Budds educate you on the Northridge earthquake of the 90s and its place in...A Kid in King Arthur's Court? The hell?! Category Round:  TV Shows with the word "And" in the title. Listeners Quiz prize:  Office Christmas Party Poster! Email ryan@ryanbudds.com with the three answers to enter.  Black Market Gelato: https://blackmarketgelato.com/ Theme song by Frawsty: https://soundcloud.com/frawsty PARTY, EVENT, FUNDRAISER COMING UP? Book Budds for some trivia! Email ryan@ryanbudds.com for more details on how to make your event unique and fun. EONO VINO TRIVIA NIGHT FRI JAN 27TH 8PM FREE! Atwater Village, brand new monthly location. Win a super nice bottle of wine for 1st place! Details on TriviaWithBudds.com. Hosted by Ryan Budds. For more info on all events check these sites: http://TriviaWithBudds.com http://Facebook.com/TriviaWithBudds http://Twitter.com/ryanbudds http://Instagram.com/ryanbudds http://RyanBudds.com FULL SHOW NOTES by listener Amber McGeachy: Guests: Dan Pohl (Black Market Gelato)              Bubba (Ian) Pohl (SCUBA Instructor)   Intro: (0:56) All About Trivia with Budds Ridiculousness & Crashletes Plugs (1:55) Big Names to come on Trivia with Budds this year (2:12) LaLa Land - Budds Thumbs Up (2:21) Barkley Marathon - Documentary on Netflix-Budds Thumbs Up (3:04) Tiny Houses documentary - Budds Thumbs Down  Minimalist documentary - Budds Thumbs Down  Movie Trailer for the 3rd Sandlot Movie - Sandlot: Heading Home (4:43)   Granada Hills (6:42) They have known Budds 2-3 years. Hosted Trivia at Lee's Cocktails. Hosted there longest. The place has been classed up, but can't class up the people. Recording at the house the Pohl boy's grew up in.  Dan (9:20) Big ass tv. "protect your  petunias" Dan is a red-headed middle child. Older of the brothers. Black Market Gelato. Difference between ice cream and gelato is gelato is made with less fat. Ice cream is more airy. Their product is made with no eggs or gluten. Soon to be at Ralph's. Bubba (Ian) (16:24) Bubba Sparxxx (16:43) SCUBA Instructor (16:49) Deal on Groupon right now. $299 (instead of $900+) to get completely certified. Covers the fees and education. When you get through them it is world renowned.  Lee's is sketch af. (19:55) Topics Dan (22:15) Accents           -Sean Connery      Famous red-heads           Scar Jo           Shawn White            Carrot Top     Sports            Favorite Sports                -Baseball and Hockey      90s Cartoons                 Bananas in Pajamas                     -Dan is Roger from Doug                      (Bubba is a baby!!!)     Fast Food                 -Taco Bell  Bubba (He's a dick) (32:00)      Story behind his nickname  Hamlet - Shakespeare           His favorite work of art. "Brevity is the soul of wit"     The Life Aquatic  Science of Myth            - Reddit      Famous Food Network Chefs  Baseball Movies with Nonsensical Plots             Angel in the Outfield   Topic Reveal (44:40)      Fast Food vs Baseball Movies   Trivia Showdown (44:49)   Buzzword: KIP (45:26)   Combo Question (1:00:59)   Bubba Wins (1:02:15)   Categories with Budds (1:02:19) TV Shows with & in the title   Ryan wins. Dan gets the points (1:04:18)   Plugs: (1:05:16) Trivia with Budds (from the Pohl's) @BubbaPohl  @BLKGelato    Listener Quiz (1:07:42) Prize: Office Christmas Party Poster   Atwater Village  Ino Vino- Trivia once a month  Friday Jan 27th 8pm    $1 donations this month for homeless totes

Andy Secunda (Late Night with Conan O'Brien) joins the The Long Shot chemists to discuss sleeping bags, Tony from Granada Hills, concrete blocks, and The Doppleganger effect.