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Hillsborough Mayor Mark Bell spoke with 97.9 The Hill's Andrew Stuckey on Tuesday, February 18, discussing town news and events. He discussed the snow forecast and how the town is preparing for the potential of inclement weather and the impacts that could have on the town. He also recapped a recent joint meeting with the Orange County Board of Commissioners, which covered a wide range of topics including the town's limited water and sewer capacity, the future crisis diversion facility, the future trains station, and more. The post Hillsborough: Snow, Meeting With Orange County Commissioners, Diversion Facility appeared first on Chapelboro.com.

Arts, education and humanities professional Azela Santana was confirmed by the Orange County Board of County Commissioners as manager of the Orange County Regional History Center and executive director of the Historical Society of Central Florida just last December. Brendan takes a moment to chat her up about her work history and what she has planned for the downtown institution.

Chair of the Orange County Commissioners Jamezetta Bedford spoke with 97.9 The Hill's Andrew Stuckey on Wednesday, January 15. She discussed the upcoming Orange County Commissioners' Retreat, and what they expect to address. She talked about the upcoming budget process and how her school board background informs that. She also talked about the upcoming Orange County Property Tax Revaluation, with notifications expected to be sent out in mid-March.  The post Orange County: Board Retreat, Property Tax Revaluation, and More appeared first on Chapelboro.com.

Do Super Heros Exist Today This Parole Officer Is Proof They Do. In an era where superheroes dominate the silver screen, one man is bringing their spirit of hope and compassion to real-life communities across the United States. Yuri Williams, a corrections officer with over two decades of experience, has transformed personal tragedy into a nationwide mission of kindness through his nonprofit organization, A Future Superhero and Friends. Be sure to check out the Law Enforcement Talk Radio Show and Podcast on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Newsbreak, Medium and most all social media platforms. The interview with Yuri is available as a free podcast on the Law Enforcement Talk Radio Show website, Apple Podcasts, Spotify and most major podcast platforms.  Williams founded the organization after losing his mother, Lynda C. Hubbard, to cancer in 2009. The loss plunged him into a five-year battle with depression, but ultimately led to an unexpected calling. "I found healing through helping others," Williams told reporters. "It started with dressing up as Spider-Man to visit sick kids, and it just grew from there." Today, A Future Superhero and Friends operates in all 50 states, offering support to a diverse range of individuals in need. Do Super Heros Exist Today? The organization's activities include: - Visiting hospitalized children while dressed as popular superheroes- Providing food and hygiene kits to homeless individuals- Offering companionship and necessities to elderly residents- Supporting veterans struggling with civilian life- Organizing blood drives and toy giveaways- Feeding homeless pets Despite the wide-reaching impact of his work, Williams faces ongoing challenges in maintaining the nonprofit. "Funding is always an issue," he admitted. "A lot of our operations are supported by my personal income." Nevertheless, Williams remains committed to his mission, often using his time off from his corrections officer duties to organize events and travel across the country. Keep informed by following the Law Enforcement Talk Radio Show on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, MeWe, Pinterest, Newsbreak, Medium and other social media platforms. The organization's efforts have not gone unnoticed. The Orange County Board of Supervisors recently recognized A Future Superhero and Friends for its significant community impact. In a surprise appearance on Good Morning America, actor Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson presented Williams with a new superhero costume, dubbing him a "real-life superhero." Do Super Heros Exist Today This Parole Officer Is Proof They Do. The interview with Yuri is available as a free podcast on the Law Enforcement Talk Radio Show website, Apple Podcasts, Spotify and most major podcast platforms. Dr. Emily Rodriguez, a child psychologist at Children's Hospital of Orange County, emphasized the importance of Williams' work. "For children facing serious illnesses, these visits can provide crucial moments of joy and escape," she explained. "It's not just about the costume—it's about the compassion and connection Mr. Williams brings." The interview is available as a podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, our website and most major podcast Platforms. As stories of everyday heroes like Williams gain traction on social media platforms, they serve as powerful reminders of the impact individuals can have on their communities. "You don't need superpowers to be a hero," Williams stated. "Sometimes, all it takes is a small act of kindness to make a big difference in someone's life." Do Super Heros Exist Today? Follow the Law Enforcement Talk Radio Show and Podcast on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and most all social media platforms. 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Hey y'all welcome back to another episode of the QueerLBC podcast. In todays quick tea we discuss the X-men creator drama, Shake Shack employees that attacked a gay couple, the Orange County Board of Education joining legal challenge against ban on ‘forced outing' policies, Jools Lebron's Viral “Very Demure, Very Mindful” drama, and the Mpox global outbreak. Then in on main topic we discuss queer safe spaces! You won't wanna miss!  

In this episode, Diana Marquez-Siemers and Rachel Smyth from the Caregiver Resource Center (CRC) provide expert insights on the challenges and solutions for families caring for loved ones with dementia. Join Steve and Virginia as they learn about the CRC's commitment to supporting caregivers. They also discuss the development of their personalized care plans to address each caregiver's unique needs, offering coaching, training, and ongoing support to ensure quality care. With over 60% of caregivers in Southern California caring for someone with cognitive impairment, this episode highlights the importance of reaching out for help early in the caregiving journey as well as connecting with a supportive community.From the Caregiver Resource Center OC: The Caregiver Resource Center OC is a trusted partner for Orange County families, who are coping with the physical, emotional, and financial responsibilities of caregiving. By providing families with individualized supportive services, the Caregiver Resource Center stands apart as the only Orange County agency focusing exclusively on the needs of caregivers, who are coping with a loved one's chronic illness. The Caregiver Resource Center provides family consultation, support groups, assessment and care planning, counseling, respite planning and community education. Since 1988, the Caregiver Resource Center has assisted thousands of families who care for an adult with a brain-impairing condition such as Alzheimer's, stroke, Parkinson's, Multiple Sclerosis, head injury, or Huntington's disease, or for someone who is over the age of 60 and requires daily assistance. The Caregiver Resource Center works collaboratively in the community with other service providers and community providers in the aging and disability network. Services are free. For more information, call 800-543-8312 or 714-446-5030 or go to our website: www.caregiveroc.orgThe materials or product were a result of a project funded by a contract with the California Department of Aging (CDA), as allocated by the Orange County Board of Supervisors and administered by the Office on Aging. Supporting data is available by contacting Caregiver Resource Center OC at 130 W. Bastanchury Road, Fullerton, CA 92835 (714) 446-5030. The conclusions and opinions expressed may not be those of the CDA and that the publication may not be based upon or inclusive of all raw data. Services are provided free of charge. Voluntary contributions are gratefully accepted, and no one is denied for inability to contribute. 

The Orange County Board of Supervisors are requesting money back from the Hand to Hand Relief Organization, a non-profit connected to Supervisor Andrew Do. A California legislature bill for new housing on the coast is being pulled by its author. New UC rules on protesting announced ahead of the arrival of students on campus. Plus, more. Support The L.A. Report by donating at LAist.com/join and by visiting https://laist.com.Support the show: https://laist.com

Chair of the Orange County Commissioners Jamezetta Bedford spoke with 97.9 The Hill's Andrew Stuckey on Wednesday, March 6. She discussed the results of Tuesday night's primary election in North Carolina and Orange County, including the race for a seat on the Orange County Board of Commissioners. She also talked about the race for Orange County Schools Board of Education, and reacted to some of the state results. She previewed the upcoming commissioners meeting, where the commissioners will consider the WASMPAA agreement as Chapel Hill looks to extend water and sewer service south to the Chatham County Line. She also discussed upcoming community events and more. The post Orange County: Election Reaction, Commissioners Meeting Preview, and More appeared first on Chapelboro.com.

Dr. Nancy Watkins is a retired high school teacher and current associate professor of educational leadership at Cal State Fullerton. She is running for the Orange County Board of Education, Area 3, this March. NancyWatkins4oc.comNancy Watkins - Home (nancywatkins4oc.com)

On this episode of the Ed Branding Podcast we are thrilled to welcome Dr. Nancy Watkins. Dr. Watkins is an educator, leadership consultant, coach and facilitator. She  serves as the Director of the Educational Doctorate Program and an associate professor at California State University, Fullerton. She is also a candidate running for the Orange County Board of Education Area 3 in which the election day is March 5th.CSUFNancy Watkins CampaignFacebookInstagramXLinkedInFulbright ScholarshipWe'd love to hear from our listeners!Connect with Dr. Renae Bryant:TwitterInstagramLinkedInConnect with Lynette White:ConnectEDTwitterInstagramLinkedInLynette White

Episode Notes Los Angeles is launching its largest-ever global advertising campaign to help remain competitive in the fight to attract tourists, writes Global Tourism Reporter Dawit Habtemariam. Habtemariam reports the city will unveil next week the latest iteration of its “Now Playing” campaign, which has showcased Los Angeles' arts, food and lifestyle. The multi-million dollar campaign will target the UK, France and South Korea, among other markets. LA Tourism CEO Adam Burke said the city is increasing its international marketing efforts in response to the emergence of other competing destinations, including Saudi Arabia. Next, Qantas' new 10-minute long safety video has been largely panned by viewers who found it tedious among other complaints, writes Airlines Editor Gordon Smith. The new video features Qantas crew and passengers sharing some of their favorite destinations. But with renewed focus on pre-flight briefings in recent weeks, some commenters on social media have argued Qantas' film lacks critical information regarding safety. Smith notes the Qantas video doesn't have any in-cabin visuals of the actual airplane.  However, Qantas executives said the video travelers see pre-flight will be shorter than the online version.  Finally, Visit Orlando, one of the U.S.' largest tourism boards, is about to see its marketing budget reduced by $15 million, writes Global Tourism Reporter Habtemariam.  The Orange County Board of Commissioners approved a proposal to move that amount of tax funds from destination marketing to other projects. Visit Orlando CEO Casandra Matej said she was relieved the organization didn't see a larger reduction in funding. Its leaders had warned the county commissioner board that cuts could result in fewer advertising projects. Visit Orlando will have an $85 million marketing budget for the 2025 fiscal year. 

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Leigh Steinberg, aka the real life Jerry Maguire, the US Super Agent goat sharing his illustrious career and accomplishments and the trials and tribulations across his 50 year career.  Enjoy the history lessons and learnings.   Key Highlights Going way back to the 1960, height of Vietnam war and dealing with then California Governor Ronald Reagan (later US President) The start of “Agents” in American Football – first deal with Steve Bartkowski in 1975 at the age of 25 straight out of Berkely Law School   His passion to give back to the community and how that has driven his selection of clients Growth of the company – focus on NFL Quarterbacks, expanding into other Sports – first book, adding agents Helping the city of San Francisco to keep SF Giants in the city, instead of being sold to investor group. Becoming a steward of sports  (being the bridge between owners vs athletes – billionaires vs millionaires – avoid strikes, etc) Start of the company, key partners Jeff Moorad and later David Dunn joining and some of the challenges Discussion about the pioneers of the industry, from Mark McCormack to David Falk Explosion of content to drive industry – sports becoming the most popular form of television programming Selling the company and what happened after and how plans changed Early days of athletes content online during the dot.com boom Personal struggles taking a toll and his personal crash in 2010 – recently celebrity 12 years of sobriety – starting all over Lessons from that time and how others can learn from it The new beginning – Steinberg Sports & Entertainment Story behind Jerry Maguire and how the movie came about and a bit about “Any Given Sunday” Current biggest stars on his roster,  superstar quarterback Patrick Mahomes II – comparing contract numbers across sports and agent commissions Endorsement deals for sports stars – big difference in sports – the billionaire sports superstars of our era NIL and the impact for High School and College players – managing expectations – social media as currency Athletes taking equity in businesses they promote – new form of wealth creation – agency helps to cut those deals Content creation by athletes, production and social media What makes a great athletes a Superstar – certain qualities required His view on the future of sports and Esports and new focus on health and wellness Other things that keep him busy, new book, podcast, charity to agent academy -  www.steinbergspeaks.com   About Leigh Steinberg, premier sports agent, entrepreneur, Chairman and founder of Steinberg Sports and Entertainment, is best known for his work building athletes into stand-alone brands. He is often credited as the real-life inspiration for the Oscar-winning film Jerry Maguire. Leigh has represented many of the most successful athletes and coaches in football, basketball, baseball, hockey, boxing, golf, etc., including the number one overall pick in the NFL draft for an unprecedented eight times in conjunction with 64 total first round picks. Furthermore, Leigh has represented other notable athletes, including Oscar De La Hoya and Lennox Lewis, as well as multiple Olympians and professional teams. With an unrivaled history of record-setting contracts, Leigh has secured over $4 billion for his 300+ pro athlete clients and directed more than $800 million to various charities around the world.   Before making a name for himself in the sports industry, Leigh was born and raised in Los Angeles by his parents, a teacher and librarian. He obtained both his B.A. in political science and his J.D. from UC Berkeley, where he was student body president during each tenure. Passionate about giving back and making it his unrelenting personal goal to make the world a better place, Leigh has also distinguished himself by his dedication to philanthropy. He has received commendations from Congress, State Senate, State Legislature, the Los Angeles City Council, the Orange County Board of Supervisors, President Reagan, President Bush, and President Clinton. Leigh has been named “Man of the Year” over a dozen times by a variety of groups, including the March of Dimes, Cedars-Sinai, the Southern California Boy Scouts, the Orange County and Los Angeles Human Relations Commissions, the Orange County and Los Angeles divisions of the Anti-Defamation League, and several other professional and charitable organizations. He has also been awarded the “Keys to the City” in San Francisco, CA, Memphis, TN, Jacksonville, FL and Concord, CA and has even been honored with the declaration of “Leigh Steinberg Day” in San Francisco after his efforts to save the Giants. In 2017, Leigh was inducted into the California Sports Hall of Fame.   Over the course of his career, Leigh has been featured on numerous national television programs, including 60 Minutes, Larry King Live, The Today Show, Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel, Frontline, Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous, and many more. He has been profiled in a host of magazines, including Business Week, Sports Illustrated, ESPN the Magazine, People, Forbes, Playboy, GQ, and FHM. Leigh has also served as a consultant on several feature films and television series, including Jerry Maguire, Any Given Sunday, For Love of the Game, and Arli$$. Additionally, he has supplied his expertise on the business of sports and athletes for The Dan Patrick Show, The Jim Rome Show, and The Herd with Colin Cowherd, and multiple other radio and TV outlets. Leigh contributes a weekly column to Forbes, HuffPost, and the Daily Pilot and is a guest columnist at The New York Times, Sporting News, and Yahoo Sports. In addition, Leigh has penned notable articles such as “The Future of Sports” for the Sports Business Journal, “Around the NFL in 80 Million Dollars” for Inside Sports Magazine, and “The Future of Sport” for the Smithsonian Magazine.   In addition to his work in the industry, Leigh is also a best-selling author. His first book, Winning with Integrity, provides insight on how to improve life through non-confrontational negotiation, and his most recent book, The Agent: My 40-Year Career of Making Deals and Changing the Game, details his decades of dominance in the sports industry and sheds light on overcoming his personal struggles to launch his comeback. Leigh has been named one of the most powerful people in the NFL by Football Digest and one of the most powerful people in sports by Sporting News. He currently resides in Newport Beach and has three children.   Follow us on our social sites for the latest updates Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sportsentrepreneurs/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/marcusluerpodcast LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sports-entrepreneurs Website: https://marcusluer.com Podcast: https://marcusluer.com/podcast To get in touch, please email us at podcast@marcusluer.com Feel Good by MusicbyAden https://soundcloud.com/musicbyaden Creative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported — CC BY-SA 3.0 Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/_feel-good Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/bvgIqqRStcQ

Street takeovers have become a dangerous nuisance in California over the past few years. The owners of the Irwindale Speedway are trying to persuade the lawbreaking racers to get their thrills legally at the racetrack. As a result of a couple of attacks on pets, the beloved cougar known as P-22 has been captured by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife and the National Park Service. The Orange County Board of Supervisors passed a bipartisan declaration stating that systemic racism and inequality are driving a public health crisis in their communities.

This week, Jen is joined by Leigh Steinberg. Listen along as Leigh shares the importance of compartmentalizing and adopting a quiet mind to elevate your level of performance in critical circumstances! Get to know Leigh Steinberg Leigh was born and raised in Los Angeles by his parents, a teacher and librarian. He obtained both his undergraduate and law degrees from Cal where he was student body president during each tenure. Leigh has represented many of the most successful athletes and coaches in football, basketball, baseball, hockey, boxing, golf, etc., including the number one overall pick in the NFL draft for an unprecedented eight times in conjunction with 62 total first round picks. Furthermore, Leigh has represented other notable athletes such as Oscar De La Hoya and Lennox Lewis, as well as multiple Olympians and professional teams. With an unrivaled history of record-setting contracts, Leigh has secured over $4 billion for his 300+ pro athlete clients and directed more than $750 million to various charities around the world.    Leigh is easily distinguished from others within his profession by his passion for giving to those less fortunate and his endless campaign to make our world a better place. He has received commendations from Congress, State Senate, State Legislature, the Los Angeles City Council, the Orange County Board of Supervisors, President Reagan, President Bush and President Clinton. Leigh has been named Man of the Year over a dozen times by a variety of groups including the March of Dimes, Cedars-Sinai, the Southern California Boy, Scouts, the Orange County and Los Angeles Human Relations Commissions, the Orange County and Los Angeles divisions of the Anti-Defamation League, and several other professional and charitable organizations. He has also been awarded the “Keys to the City” in San Francisco, CA, Memphis, TN, Jacksonville, FL and Concord, CA. In 2017, Leigh was inducted into the California Sports Hall of Fame.    His efforts to save the Giants led then San Francisco Mayor Frank Jordan to declare “Leigh Steinberg Day” in the city. In 1994, then-Oakland Mayor Elihu Harris utilized Leigh as a consultant in his successful bid to prevent the Oakland Athletics baseball club from relocating. Leigh also served as Co-Chairman of the “Save the Rams” committee in its attempt to keep the franchise from leaving Southern California.    Leigh is often credited as the inspiration for the Oscar-winning film Jerry Maguire. In addition to receiving a production credit for the movie, Leigh also consulted on features such as Any Given Sunday, For Love of the Game, and Arli$$.  Additionally, he has supplied his expertise on the business of sports and athletes for “The Dan Patrick Show,” in front of “ The Jim Rome Show,” and “The Herd with Colin Cowherd,” and multiple other radio and TV outlets. Leigh contributes a weekly column to Forbes, The Huffington Post, and the Daily Pilot, while occasionally contributing a guest column to The New York Times, Sporting News, and Yahoo Sports. In addition, Leigh has penned notable articles such as “The Future of Sports” for the Sports Business Journal, “Around the NFL in 80 Million Dollars” for Inside Sports Magazine and “The Future of Sport” for the Smithsonian Magazine.    Leigh wrote a best-selling book, Winning with Integrity, providing insight on how to improve life through non-confrontational negotiation. Furthermore, Leigh's most recent book, The Agent: My 40-Year Career of Making Deals and Changing the Game, details his decades of dominance in the sports industry and sheds light on overcoming his personal struggles to launch his comeback. Leigh has been rated the #6 Most Powerful Person in the NFL according to “Football Digest” and the #16 Most Powerful Person in Sports according to “Sporting News.” He resides in Newport Beach and has three children. GET IN TOUCH WITH LEIGH! WEBSITE FB IG LN Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chair of the Orange County Commissioners Renee Price spoke with 97.9 The Hill's Andrew Stuckey on Wednesday, September 28th.  She discussed an upcoming meeting with the Orange County Board of Education, the response to recent double homicide, and more. The post Orange County: Joint Meeting with School Board, Response to Double Murder, and More appeared first on Chapelboro.com.

How does the Caregiver Resource Center OC help Orange County caregivers master the challenges of caring for a frail adult over the age of 60? Find out by listening to OC Talk Radio Public Affairs Director Dawn Kamber's interview with Caregiver Resource Center OC Executive Director Jack Light. The organization is sponsored by the St. Jude Medical Center and is funded in part through a grant from the California Department of Aging, as allocated by the Orange County Board of Supervisors, through the OC Office on Aging. The Caregiver Resource Center OC is a part of a statewide system of Caregiver Resource Centers contracted through the California Department of Health Care Services. He talks about the free services the organization offers to caregivers. Only on OC Talk Radio, Orange County's Only Community Radio Station. www.caregiveroc.org  

Chair of the Orange County Board of Commissioners Renee Price spoke with 97.9 The Hill's Brighton McConnell on Wednesday, June 15th.  She discussed the county's new Equity Director, Juneteenth Activities, and more. The post Orange County: New Equity Director, Juneteenth Activities, and More appeared first on Chapelboro.com.

Austin Arthur takes us through the hyperlocal news this week with comment. Top Major Topics: * A Permanent Winter Garden City Manager has been selected * Confusion at the Orange County Board of Commissioners * Something BEAUTIFUL in West Orange this weekend * We revisit Pastor Hodge and his important message of equality Show launches weekly on Thursdays 5AM: Podcast Channels and YouTube 8AM: Facebook Live ** Also available for listening on the Winter Garden App LISTEN via that app HERE: https://qrco.de/bbLWIe ** West Orange on the Go is hosted by Austin Arthur and brought to you by the West Orange Times & Observer. #WestOrange! This is your news! “West Orange on the Go” hyperlocal news and comment. Please send Austin Arthur your feedback, questions, and ideas by visiting https://www.westorangeonthego.com #WestOrange #WinterGarden #Windermere #HorizonWest #WestOrangeTimes #ObserverMedia #Observer #AustinArthur #WestOrangeOnTheGo #Equality #PastorHodge

Austin Arthur takes us through the hyperlocal news this week with comment. Top Major Topics: * A Permanent Winter Garden City Manager has been selected * Confusion at the Orange County Board of Commissioners * Something BEAUTIFUL in West Orange this weekend * We revisit Pastor Hodge and his important message of equality Show launches weekly on Thursdays 5AM: Podcast Channels and YouTube 8AM: Facebook Live ** Also available for listening on the Winter Garden App LISTEN via that app HERE: https://qrco.de/bbLWIe ** West Orange on the Go is hosted by Austin Arthur and brought to you by the West Orange Times & Observer. #WestOrange! This is your news! “West Orange on the Go” hyperlocal news and comment. Please send Austin Arthur your feedback, questions, and ideas by visiting https://www.westorangeonthego.com #WestOrange #WinterGarden #Windermere #HorizonWest #WestOrangeTimes #ObserverMedia #Observer #AustinArthur #WestOrangeOnTheGo #Equality #PastorHodge

Mel is joined again by an amazing patriot from California, Brian Isley of  We The People Orange County.   Please support and learn from we the people OC actions and template. https://wethepeopleoc.org https://wethepeoplecoalition.org/about/ brian@wethepeopleoc.org  Brian is leading the charge to recall the the Orange County Board of Supervisors.   Brian is on the front lines and will not relent.  Many of our governments are being found to be rife with corruption and Brian and his team are creating a blueprint for We The People to take back our power from those that no longer serve those that employ them.   We the people do not consent.  God Wins!   We love what we do and are working hard to keep on top of everything to help this transition along peacefully and with love. Please help us amplify our message: Like, Comment & Share! www.themelkshow.com If you value our work and have extra resources, please consider helping to support the show.  The Show's Partners Page: https://themelkshow.com/partners/   Consider Making A Donation: https://themelkshow.com/donate/ Another way to get involved and find ways to become active in the community is to come meet Mel and many amazing truth warriors at our upcoming live in person speaking events. https://themelkshow.com/events/ San Diego, CA March 11-12 (Reawaken America Tour) Redmond, OR - April 1-2 (Reawaken America Tour) Myrtle Beach, SC - May 13-14 (Reawaken America Tour) Virginia Beach, VA - July 8 - 9 (Reawaken America Tour) See our website events page and follow the link to the events. https://themelkshow.com/events/  Remember to mention Mel K for great discounts on all these fun and informative events. See you there! RE:AWAKENING The Movie is Here! https://reawakeningseries.com Use code MELK Website (Main Coms Hub) www.TheMelKShow.com Video Platform - Subscription https://www.themelkshow.tv Rumble (Video) - The Mel K Show https://rumble.com/c/TheMelKShow Bitchute (Video) - Melk.News/Bitchute https://www.bitchute.com/channel/Iw2kiviwZpwx/ Podbean (Podcast) https://themelkshow.podbean.com/ Gab (Social Media) https://gab.com/MelKShow GETTR (Social Media) https://www.gettr.com/user/themelkshow Telegram (Social App) The Mel K Show Group - https://t.me/themelkshowgroup The Mel K Show Channel - https://t.me/themelkshowchannel The Mel K Show Mailing Address 1040 First Avenue #367 New York, NY 10022 If you are interested to explore investing in precious metals please contact below and mention MelK for special offers: Beverly Hills Precious Metals Exchange Buy Gold & Silver https://themelkshow.com/gold/ Speak with Gold Expert Andrew Sorchini…Tell Him Mel K Sent You! Support Patriots With MyPillow Go to www.MyPillow.com Use offer code “MelK” to support both MyPillow and The Mel K Show Mel K Superfoods www.MelKSuperfoods.com HempWorx The #1 selling CBD brand. https://bit.ly/MDC-HempWorx https://themelkshow.com/my-daily-choice/ Dr. Zelenko Immunity Protocal - Z-Stack Life https://zstacklife.com/MelK

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Leigh was born and raised in Los Angeles by his parents, a teacher and librarian. He obtained both his undergraduate and law degrees from Cal where he was student body president during each tenure. Leigh has represented many of the most successful athletes and coaches in football, basketball, baseball, hockey, boxing, golf, etc., including the number one overall pick in the NFL draft for an unprecedented eight times in conjunction with 62 total first round picks. Furthermore, Leigh has represented other notable athletes such as Oscar De La Hoya and Lennox Lewis, as well as multiple Olympians and professional teams. With an unrivaled history of record-setting contracts, Leigh has secured over $4 billion for his 300+ pro athlete clients and directed more than $750 million to various charities around the world. Leigh is easily distinguished from others within his profession by his passion for giving to those less fortunate and his endless campaign to make our world a better place. He has received commendations from Congress, State Senate, State Legislature, the Los Angeles City Council, the Orange County Board of Supervisors, President Reagan, President Bush and President Clinton. Leigh has been named Man of the Year over a dozen times by a variety of groups including the March of Dimes, Cedars-Sinai, the Southern California Boy, Scouts, the Orange County and Los Angeles Human Relations Commissions, the Orange County and Los Angeles divisions of the Anti-Defamation League, and several other professional and charitable organizations. He has also been awarded the “Keys to the City” in San Francisco, CA, Memphis, TN, Jacksonville, FL and Concord, CA. In 2017, Leigh was inducted into the California Sports Hall of Fame. His efforts to save the Giants led then San Francisco Mayor Frank Jordan to declare “Leigh Steinberg Day” in the city. In 1994, then-Oakland Mayor Elihu Harris utilized Leigh as a consultant in his successful bid to prevent the Oakland Athletics baseball club from relocating. Leigh also served as Co-Chairman of the “Save the Rams” committee in its attempt to keep the franchise from leaving Southern California. Leigh is often credited as the inspiration for the Oscar-winning film Jerry Maguire. In addition to receiving a production credit for the movie, Leigh also consulted on features such as Any Given Sunday, For Love of the Game, and Arli$$. He has been featured on national television programs such as “60 Minutes,” “Larry King Live,” “Fox News,” “Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous,” and many more. A host of magazines have covered him including Business Week, Sports Illustrated, ESPN the Magazine, People, Forbes, Playboy, GQ, and FHM. Additionally, he has supplied his expertise on the business of sports and athletes for “The Dan Patrick Show,” in front of “ The Jim Rome Show,” and “The Herd with Colin Cowherd,” and multiple other radio and TV outlets. Leigh contributes a weekly column to Forbes, The Huffington Post, and the Daily Pilot, while occasionally contributing a guest column to The New York Times, Sporting News, and Yahoo Sports. In addition, Leigh has penned notable articles such as “The Future of Sports” for the Sports Business Journal, “Around the NFL in 80 Million Dollars” for Inside Sports Magazine and “The Future of Sport” for the Smithsonian Magazine. Leigh wrote a best-selling book, Winning with Integrity, providing insight on how to improve life through non-confrontational negotiation. Furthermore, Leigh's most recent book, The Agent: My 40-Year Career of Making Deals and Changing the Game, details his decades of dominance in the sports industry and sheds light on overcoming his personal struggles to launch his comeback. Leigh has been rated the #6 Most Powerful Person in the NFL according to “Football Digest” and the #16 Most Powerful Person in Sports according to “Sporting News.” He resides in Newport Beach and has three children.

Mel is joined again by an amazing patriot from California, Brian Isley of  We The People Orange County.   Brian is leading the charge to recall the the Orange County Board of Supervisors.   Brian is on the front lines and will not relent.  Many of our governments are being found to be rife with corruption and Brian and his team are creating a blueprint for We The People to take back our power from those that no longer serve those that employ them.   We the people do not consent.  God Wins!   Please support and learn from we the people OC actions and template. To Find: www.wethepeopleoc.org               brian@wethepeopleoc.org Mel's upcoming live in person speaking events:   Please use the discount code MEL K  Muhlenberg County, KY September 10 & 11 Colorado Springs, CO - September 24 & 25 San Antonio, Texas - November 11 – 13 Dallas, Texas - December  See our website events page and follow the link to the events. Remember to mention Mel K for great discounts on all these fun and informative events. See you there! We love what we do and are working hard to keep on top of everything to help this transition along peacefully and with love. Please support our work in any way you can. Like, Share, Comment and If you value our work and have the resources please support us through www.the melkshow.com partners or donation pages. Website (Main Coms Hub) WWW.TheMelKShow.com Video Platform Bitchute Melk.News/Bitchute https://www.bitchute.com/channel/Iw2kiviwZpwx/ Video Platform Rumble - The Mel K Show https://rumble.com/c/TheMelKShow Video Platform CloutHub Chanel 212 The Mel K Show Telegram  The Mel K Show Group - https://t.me/themelkshow The Mel K Show Channel - https://t.me/themelkshowchannel Mailing Address 1040 First Avenue #367 New York, NY 10022 Mel K Superfoods www.MelKSuperfoods.com HempWorx The #1 selling CBD brand. https://bit.ly/MDC-HempWorx Mantra Essential Oils Highest quality essential oils and essential oil blends. https://bit.ly/MDC-Mantra-Essential-Oils My Daily Sprays Portable easy to use sprays made with only the best clinically proven ingredients that support healthy daily activity, including superfruits and natural antioxidants. https://bit.ly/MDC-My-Daily-Sprays If you are interested to explore investing in precious metals please contact below and mention MelK for special offers: https://bit.ly/BeverlyHillsPreciousMetals Andrew Sorchini telephone   866-346-5325 Beverly Hills Precious Metals Website   www.BH-PM.com Thank you amazing patriots for joining us on this journey, for your support of our work and for your faith in this biblical transition to greatness. God Wins! Power to the People!

On this episode of WTF California, we debate whether minimum wage should be $0 after bill proposed would guarantee $1,200 per month income plus $600 per child. Orange County Board of Education sues Governor Newsom over face mask mandate for children. San Francisco Mayor London Breed to pay $23k fine for ethics violations plus Walnut Creek City Council agrees to use police at Nordstrom. We close by talking about the California Drought.   Articles From the Show ‘The ideal minimum wage is $0.00.' Leading candidate to replace Newsom wants no requirement Bill would send US adults 'guaranteed income' of up to $1,200 per month Orange County Board of Education will sue Newsom over face masks OC Board of Education Looking to Sue Gov. Newsom Over Classroom Mask Mandate COVID: They're unmasked, seeking social media showdowns and may be coming to a Bay Area shop near you S.F. Mayor Breed to be fined $23,000 for series of 'significant' ethics violations while in office Mayor Breed facing nearly $23K fine for series of ethics violations while in office East Bay landlord rejects low-income tenants — and pays the price, literally Labor Unions Push Back Against COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates Walnut Creek Approves Uniformed Police At Nordstrom After Rash Of Thefts Roseville residents will have to cut their water usage by 20% Drought prompts California to halt some water diversions Facing “dire water shortages,” California bans Delta pumping

Chair of the Orange County Board of Commissioners Renee Price joins 97.9 The Hill's Brighton McConnell on Wednesday, July 21. Price shares initial reactions to Governor Roy Cooper's press conference a new COVID-19 guidance for schools this fall. Plus, with applicants finalized, she details the process for filling a vacancy on the Board of Commissioners. The post Orange County: Governor Cooper, Delta Variant Guidance and Board Applicants appeared first on Chapelboro.com.

- "Orange County Board of Education has Placed a Costa Mesa Charter School Under Scrutiny - But Now they Appear to be Walking Back Some of their Allegations of Impropriety" - CALL-IN: Baltimore Students Who Failed Courses This Year will Still PASS and Be PROMOTED. Do You Believe This is Helpful? - KEISHA RUSSEL & JEREMY DYS from 1st Liberty Institute: "A Major Win for Religious Liberty Involving One of the OLDEST FAITH-BASED ADOPTION AGENCIES IN AMERICA!" - JEREMY DYS and KEISHA RUSSELL from 1st Liberty Institute: "Why Does a Court Believe that Adhering to Christian Values Makes a Faith-Based Organization 'Republican' and, Therefore, BARRED from Receiving Tax-Exempt Status?" - KP Yohannan of GFA World

Carl DeMaio comes on the show to talk about how Newsom wants to cancel the recall. Corbin Carson comes on the show to report on what took place at the Orange County Board of Supervisors meeting today. A woman got 6 doses of the Pfizer vaccine.

Chair of the Orange County Board of Commissioners Renee Price joins 97.9 The Hill's Brighton McConnell to discuss news from around the community. She shares thoughts on progressing to Group 4 of vaccine eligibility, preparation for creating the county's budget and reflecting on the local death toll of COVID-19. The post Orange County: COVID’s Toll on the Community and Budget appeared first on Chapelboro.com.

Chair of the Orange County Board of Commissioners Renee Price joins 97.9 The Hill's Brighton McConnell to discuss several events happening around the county, including preparation for severe weather forecasted for Thursday. Plus: Price shares updates from the board's meeting, in which it passed a resolution dedicated a building to an important county figure. The post Orange County: Inclement Weather Prep, Supporting the Arts and Bonnie Davis appeared first on Chapelboro.com.

Meldie Moore, a former prosecutor in Orange County, California, uses her expertise in trial and negotiation to help grow and strengthen families. Moore Law for Children is a comprehensive care family law firm. Meldie lives with her husband and two sons in Laguna Beach, California. Education and Honors Meldie Moore graduated with honors from Franklin and Marshall College in Pennsylvania. During her college years, she volunteered as a big sister and as a teacher’s aide at a preschool for special needs children. Meldie moved to California, where she graduated cum laude from Pepperdine University School of Law. During law school, Meldie worked as a judicial clerk for California Supreme Court Justice Armand Arabian and externed at the Los Angeles County Counsel’s Office, Division of Children’s Services. She served as an associate editor on Pepperdine’s law review and competed nationally on the moot court team. In 2009, Meldie furthered her legal education by obtaining a Masters in Law at Chapman University School of Law. She authored a legal article that was published in the California State Bar Journal in 2011. In 2013, Meldie published an article in the Orange County Lawyer Magazine entitled “Senate Bill 115 Would Give Sperm Donors Standing to Petition for Paternity.” [Read the Article] Meldie also published a 2019 article for OC Lawyer on Special Education, titled “Learning your ABCs, 123s, and IEPs: Special Education in Public Schools.” Career and Service Passion for public service, and a desire to help women and children, led Meldie to a career in the Orange County District Attorney’s Office. She was a prosecutor for 16 years. During that time, Meldie completed over 100 criminal trials and hundreds of preliminary hearings on felony cases. Meldie specialized in legal research and writing for a large portion of her career. She researched, wrote and argued over 250 felony motions, and she has argued before the Court of Appeal. She also developed and conducted training for the Orange County District Attorney’s Office, various police agencies, colleges, and law schools. Meldie served as an adjunct professor at Western State School of Law, teaching classes on research and writing, and domestic violence. During the course of her career, Meldie was committed to protecting the citizens of Orange County, especially the most vulnerable, children. Her passion was helping families of domestic violence, and she was specially assigned to handle these cases at both the misdemeanor and felony level. For her outstanding service to victims and witnesses of domestic violence, Meldie was awarded the “Courts Community Service Award” by Victim Assistance Programs, CSP, Inc., and recognized for her hard work and dedication to the community by the Orange County Board of Supervisors. Meldie was also recognized as a “Diligent Prosecutor” for tenacity in the prosecution of DUI cases and sensitivity to the needs of DUI victims by MADD (Mothers Against Drunk Driving). Law Partnership Dedicated to Children This commitment to and compassion for helping women and children led Meldie to enter the law partnership of Gurwitz Moore in 2010, a boutique law firm assisting families with children with special needs, children experiencing discipline issues at school and in the criminal justice system, and family formation through adoption and assisted reproduction. In 2012, Meldie opened her own law practice, Moore Law. Meldie continues to grow her firm, practicing with her team at Moore Law for Children, Professional Corporation, in these specialized areas. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/freeman-means-business/support

In this episode of AUHSD Future Talks, Superintendent Matsuda interviews Orange County Supervisor Doug Chaffee. Supervisor Chaffee was elected the Orange County Board of Supervisors, Fourth District in November of 2018. The Fourth District includes the Cities of Brea, Fullerton, La Habra, Placentia, most of Anaheim, part of Buena Park, and unincorporated communities. Supervisor Chaffee sits on several boards, commissions, and committees.

- Costa Mesa Mayor Appears to be Set to Win a Seat on the Orange County Board of Directors. Her Election Would be Historic on Many Levels - What is HR 1 - and Why are Some Legal Analysts Calling it "The Largest Partisan Assault on American Democracy?"" - GARY THOMAS: The Glorious Pursuit - Becoming Who God Created Us to Be - JORDAN SEKULOW: "Former U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is the Newest Co-Host of Jay Sekulow Live!"

Tickets are back online for COVER YOUR ASP WEEK!  Get your tickets here: https://www.gunownersradio.com/cover-your-asp-week The Law Enforcement Training Scholarship tickets are back online too!  Eventbrite didn't like that you could win a Glock for supporting the program and helping an officer get FREE training with John Correia.  Learn more and support the scholarship program! #backtheblue https://www.gunownersradio.com/law-enforcement-training-scholarship/ Santee joins the chorus of leaders denouncing San Diego County Supervisor Nathan Fletcher and calls for his resignation. https://www.facebook.com/SDCGO/posts/2858972920989919 Amanda Suffecool from Eye on the Target Radio hangs out with Gun Owners Radio crew to talk about how she got into 2nd Amendment Activism and how she should really listen more to her brother. http://eyeonthetargetradio.com/ Good Policy or Bad Policy? Or just funny? What do you think about Fenix Ammunition deciding to NOT sell to Biden voters? https://reason.com/2021/02/12/this-gun-shop-says-it-wont-do-business-with-biden-voters/ Flee California to a Free State – A Good Plan? https://sandiegocountygunowners.com/flee-california-to-a-free-state-a-good-plan/ @MellyMelSD invites Darlene from Can Can Concealment's to talk about their newest product, the Sport Hero Compression Band.  Use code GOR15 for a 15% discount!  A holster for your gun, and pockets! More pockets for all your EDC gear. https://www.cancanconcealment.com/ Kevin Muldoon, Newport City Council member join the show for a segment to talk about his campaign for Orange County Board of Supervisors. STUMP MY NEPHEW: Samantha Anne in Las Vegas, New Mexico: What is the difference between 6.5 Grendel type 1 vs type 2 ? MIKE DROP: Frequent flyer on the drop: Nathan Fletcher. — The right to self-defense is a basic human right. Gun ownership is an integral part of that right. If you want to keep your rights defend them by joining San Diego County Gun Owners (SDCGO),  Orange County Gun Owners (OCGO) in Orange County, San Bernardino County Gun Owners (SBCGO) in San Bernardino County or Riverside County Gun Owners (RCGO) in Riverside. Support the cause by listening to Gun Owners Radio live on Sunday afternoon or on the internet at your leisure Join the fight and help us restore and preserve our second amendment rights. Together we will win. https://www.sandiegocountygunowners.com https://orangecountygunowners.com/ https://sanbernardinocountygunowners.org/ https://riversidecountygunowners.com/ https://www.firearmspolicy.org/ https://www.gunownersca.com/ https://gunowners.org Show your support for Gun Owners Radio sponsors! https://www.primeres.com/alpine https://dillonlawgp.com https://www.uslawshield.com https://www.seal1.net https://www.nationalconcealedcarryassociation.com https://www.blackhoundoptics.com

It’s Wednesday, January 13th. I’m Mary Regalado, and here’s your local news from The Los Angeles Times. Today will be mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 76 and a low tonight of 51. Our top story: Health officials will begin distributing COVID-19 vaccines this week at Disneyland. That’s according to the Orange County Board of Supervisors. Most people who are eligible for the vaccine will be contacted through their employer to set up an appointment.

Renee Price is the new chair of the Orange County Board of Commissioners! She joins Aaron to discuss Buc-ee's, Covid-19, and plans for 2021. The post Orange County: Welcoming Renee Price! appeared first on Chapelboro.com.

I mean, OF COURSE, we’re going to talk about the fire, Orange County is Burning! We will be joined by Joe Kerr of the Orange County Professional Firefighters Association Web - https://patch.com/california/lagunabeach/smell-smoke-laguna-beach-santiago-fire-burns-through-ocWeb - https://www.iqair.com/us/usa/california/irvineWeb - https://ktla.com/news/local-news/hundreds-of-firefighters-continue-to-battle-7200-acre-silverado-fire-near-irvine/Web - https://gvwire.com/2020/10/26/60000-in-orange-county-ordered-to-evacuate-after-blaze-grows/ Guest - Joe KerrJoe Kerr is a second-generation professional firefighter who served as a Fire Captain with the Orange County Fire Authority and Orange County Fire Department for over 25 years. He was the first President of the Orange County Professional Firefighters Association, the former Vice President of the California Professional Firefighters, and a former Vice President of the Orange County Central Labor Council (AFL-CIO). Joe was awarded Fireman of the Year by the Cypress Fire Department in 1979, Overachiever of the Year by the Orange County Firemen’s Association in 1984, and Fire Captain of the Year by the Orange County Fire Department in 1986. In 1981, he was given a Certificate of Merit from the Orange County Board of Supervisors for his role while responding to the Air California jetliner crash at John Wayne Airport. Joe was also presented with the Courage Under Fire Award in 1999 for rescuing and reviving a non-breathing occupant who was trapped in a residential structure fire. In 2012 after retiring, Joe received numerous awards and recognitions for helping save the life of a baby who was drowning and had stopped breathing in a swimming pool. Joe’s history of community service includes having served as an advisor to the Board of the Orange County Foundation for Oncology, Children and Families (OCF-OCF). Joe is a graduate of the Harvard Trade Union Program. Joe grew up in La Habra and Cypress. He and his wife, China, are the proud parents of a 16-year-old son. ADVERTISERS This Day in History - 29 Oct, 1929 - U.S.A. Stock Market CrashThe Stock Market Crash on Black Tuesday on the New York Stock Exchange.Web - http://www.thepeoplehistory.com/october29th.html National Day - World Stroke Day, on October 29th, seeks to emphasize the serious nature and high rates of stroke. The day is also observed to raise awareness of the prevention and treatment of strokes.Early Warning SignsKnowing the early warning signs of stroke saves lives. Early symptoms of a stroke usually happen suddenly. These symptoms include:•Numbness or weakness, especially on one side of the body•Confusion or trouble talking•Trouble seeing•Dizziness or trouble walking•Severe headacheWeb - https://nationaldaycalendar.com/world-stroke-day-october-29/“Hypotheticals”EventsBrian - OC Parks Spooky Series: Shakespeare's MacbethWeb - https://www.facebook.com/events/982066038946403 Seth - Drive in Kaskade!Web - http://www.citynationalgroveofanaheim.com/events/detail/drive-in-oc-kaskade Links Orange County Professional Firefighters Association Web - https://www.ocfirefighters.org/Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/OCfirefighters/Twitter - https://twitter.com/ocfirefightersInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/ocfirefighters/ Go Fund Me - https://www.gofundme.com/f/orange-county-ca-firefightersDrive Time OCWeb - https://sitchradio.com/our-shows/drive-time-oc/Twitter - https://twitter.com/DriveTimeOCInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/drivetimeoc/TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@drivetimeocDownload the “Drive Time OC” AppAndroid - http://bit.ly/38ifo2JApple - https://apple.co/2RzEzIhSister Show The OC Politics ShowWeb - https://sitchradio.com/our-shows/the-oc-politics-show/Sponsors“OC Real-Estate with Daniel”Daniel Preszler - (714) 788-7525 Email - 714ocre@gmail.comCalifornia Trial Attorneys – https://catrialattorneys.com/Foskaris Wellness - https://foskariswellness.com/Sitch Radio - https://sitchradio.com/If you would like to become a sponsor or advertiser Call Sitch Radio (714) 643-2500 X 1

Follow-up: @1:30 Sweden's COVID death rate per capita is *slightly* higher than US Obesity is 38-39%, overweight is 71% @2:06 Sturgis @2:42 Coronavirus: John MacArthur of Grace Community Church: “There is no pandemic.” @7:53 Why people believe false conspiracy theories about the COVID-19 death toll What is known about the CDC's claim that states need to get ready for a vaccine @12:22 The timing, of course, feels suspicious Big Pharma has concluded that Trump's vaccine promises are not good for consumer confidence The confusion from Washington is presenting the anti-vaccination lobby with a golden opportunity Trump & Cronies: Boat parade @19:27 Losers @21:13 Suckers Disgraceful reporting Fox reporting confirms DeJoy @30:51 “Can you believe that bulls–t? @35:36 You can own the Bible that Trump gassed a bunch of people to pose with @37:51 World News: The AP reports on the horrors endured by Uighurs, Kazakhs, and other minorities @46:14 The transitional government of Sudan “shall not establish an official religion @54:02 National News: Experiment shows a significant degree of bias against atheist and Muslim students @56:21 State News: Abortion providers in Tennessee are challenging the new state law @59:07 Final stories: Orange County Board of Commissioners is doing away with the Pledge @1:02:05

Our next guest, Jennifer Thompson, has served as President of Insight Marketing Group since 2006 and helps physicians and private medical practices throughout the U.S. attract and retain patients and rock-star employees. Jennifer has 20+ years of experience in marketing and business development for start-up organizations and as a marketing director for a Fortune 500 company. In 2010 & 2014, Jennifer was elected to the Orange County Board of County Commissioners where she made decisions that impacted over 1.2 million citizens and 60+ million visitors. Jennifer was often recognized for her use of social media and community outreach in her elected role. In 2013, Jennifer's company helped a client win the Social Madness competition in Central Florida and go on to place 8th nationally. Jennifer is a serial entrepreneur who wakes up every day at 4 am ready to change the world. She has been invited to share her knowledge at multiple MGMA association meetings and conferences, the Florida Bones Conference, the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons and AOA-36 on the topics of social media, reputation management, and leadership. She is also the co-host of the DrMarketingTips Podcast available on iTunes. Please help me welcome Jennifer to the show!   In this podcast, you will discover... - How Jennifer began serving physicians and her journey to get there - What her words of wisdom are to physicians that are in practice and physicians that are transitioning to practice -  3 decisions that you can make right now that can help your practice   Resources Mentioned In This Podcast   Insight Marketing Group and about Jennifer Thompson   Dr Marketing Tips Podcast    

Special Guest: Jennifer Thompson: President of Insight Marketing Group Jennifer Thompson has served as President of Insight Marketing Group since 2006 and helps physicians and private medical practices throughout the U.S. attract and retain patients and rock-star employees. Jennifer has 20+ years of experience in marketing and business development for start-up organizations and as a marketing director for a Fortune 500 company. In 2010 & 2014, Jennifer was elected to the Orange County Board of County Commissioners where she made decisions that impacted over 1.2 million citizens and 60+ million visitors. Jennifer was often recognized for her use of social media and community outreach in her elected role. In 2013, Jennifer’s company helped a client win the Social Madness competition in Central Florida and go on to place 8th nationally. Jennifer is a serial entrepreneur who wakes up every day at 4 am ready to change the world. She has been invited to share her knowledge at multiple MGMA association meetings and conferences, the Florida Bones Conference, the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons and AOA-36 on the topics of social media, reputation management, and leadership. She is also the co-host of the DrMarketingTips Podcast available on iTunes. Join us as we discuss why you need to provide cross-generation communication to your staff. Host:Jo Moffatt

"A Deeper Dive" with Kern Citizens for Sustainable Government Episode #31 www.kerncitizens.org/ Guest: Mari Barke, Director of California Elected Officials Organization + 2nd District Trustee on the Orange County Board of Education https://californiapolicycenter.org/  

In this episode, Jestin & Producer Lui discuss trumps efforts to delay the 2020 election and why we believe he wants to do this, we talked about how much of an asshole Elon Musk really is, Herman Cain dies due to coronavirus, and the Orange County Board of Supervisors passes law-enforcement appreciation events to take place in the month of August. We conclude by celebrating the 55th anniversary of Medicare by displaying a montage by Physicians for a National Health Program, (PNHP) showing how far we have come and how much further we have to go to guarantee healthcare to all Americans as a right. Please don’t forget to like and subscribe. To learn more about the show, the various social media platforms that we are on, and how to help the show by becoming a member, visit our website at: Www.radicalrevolutionaries.com Radical Revolutionaries now has an online shop. Buy yourself a facemask and by one for a friend too. You’ll be protecting yourselves and supporting progressive independent media at the same time. https://teespring.com/RRN_Shop?pid=972&cid=103975 A special thanks goes to Alex Milledge for being the newest RRN member. Join Alex by becoming a member today. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/radical-revolutionaries/support

This week, the spotlight during the worsening COVID-19 pandemic fell on the question of whether or not studenst and faculty should return to school campuses in the Fall. While Los Angeles Unified School District, the largest public school system in California, announced students would not return to classrooms in the Fall, The Orange County Board of Education approved its recommendation that districts reopen schools without requiring the use of masks or social distancing. The guidelines were met with contention and controversy. Christina Pascucci speaks with the president of the Orange County Board of Education, who explains the reasoning for why the board put forth their recommendations for reopening schools.

The reopening of schools in the fall continues to be a contentious discussion with some committed to on-campus instruction and others only online. Los Angeles, San Diego, and Atlanta, three of the nation's largest school districts, said this week that they will begin the new school year online and bring students back later in the year. Illustrating the divide in California, the Orange County Board of Education voted to support the return to school without social distancing or masks. Laura Meckler, national education reporter at the Washington Post, joins us for more. Next, as President Trump continues the push to reopen schools, the CDC wants to take a more cautious approach. A CDC document on its guidelines was leaked and it recommends that schools be prepared to shut down for several days if a person carrying the virus was in a school building, they should have multiple means of social distancing and limits on out-of-classroom activities. As with many things these days however, there seems to be a disconnect between policy and science. John Timmer, senior editor at Ars Technica, joins us for the CDC's approach to reopening schools. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Orange County California is leading the way out of the darkness. A grassroots organization https://www.thehealthyamerican.org/ successfully pushed to revoke the mask mandate, enabling all people to make their personal decision whether or not, and when or not, to wear masks. At the same time, on a 4-1 vote, the Orange County Board of Education, voted last Monday to recommend that students return to traditional classrooms, without being forced to wear masks, as local schools open again in August. Yet, it is up to all of US to push back against federal and state health guidelines pressing for continued lockdowns. Of course the Marxist Screaming Media immediately tried to shout down the freedom movement. The former Soviet state, the Republic of Kazakhstan, is experiencing a COVID outbreak that even attacks the respiratory systems of the young, as Dr. Corsi predicted in his ebook: "COVID-20: The Coming Killer Coronavirus" https://corsination.com/shop/covid-20-the-coming-killer-coronavirus-ebook-only/ Has the COVID-20 bioweapon already been released in time to infect America before the election? Is it possible an election will not even take place? Patriots must stay strong, stay united, and push back against the darkness. Thousands of scientists and doctors are now publicly denouncing Fauci's pronouncements and edicts, but the Marxist Screaming Media protects the little man who is always wrong. The Democrat Socialists, having succeeded with their election experiment in 2018, using vote harvesting and other nefarious schemes to win seats in the House of Representatives, have taken their incidious game to the next level. Far Left activists are winning in Democrat primaries throughout the country and are set to take on RINOs and other weak Republicans in November. Visit corsination.com where passionate patriots gather to learn and share the truth. Livestream Monday - Friday 11:00am Eastern

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Open America's schools!  In a special edition of the Examining Politics podcast, we discuss the momentum behind the online schooling decisions being made by major school systems across the country and the science that suggests it's actually the wrong thing to do for our children.  We speak with Phil Kerpen who possesses an encyclopedic understanding of the data, the studies, and the actual science behind covid-19 and its effects on children. We also speak Mari Burke, with a school board member from Orange County California, a body that just voted to open schools at full capacity with no social distancing.  PHIL KERPEN President of American Commitment   MARI BURKE Vice President of the Orange County Board of Education   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The reopening of schools in the fall continues to be a contentious discussion with some committed to on-campus instruction and others only online. Los Angeles, San Diego, and Atlanta, three of the nation’s largest school districts, said this week that they will begin the new school year online and bring students back later in the year. Illustrating the divide in California, the Orange County Board of Education voted to support the return to school without social distancing or masks. Laura Meckler, national education reporter at the Washington Post, joins us for more. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

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In this episode of the Healthy, Wealthy and Smart Podcast, I welcome Jennifer Thompson on the show to discuss how to adapt your business during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Jennifer Thompson has served as President of Insight Marketing Group since 2006 and helps physicians and private medical practices throughout the U.S. attract and retain patients and rock-star employees. Jennifer has 20+ years experience in marketing and business development for start-up organizations and as a marketing director for a Fortune 500 company. In this episode, we discuss: -Understanding the Impact of Online Reviews on Your Bottom Line -Why You Need to Provide Cross-Generation Communication Training to Your Staff -The Death of Social Media Marketing and What to Do Next -5 Ways to Create Big ROI with a Small Budget -And so much more! Resources: Insight Marketing Group Website Dr. Marketing Tips Twitter Insight Marketing Group LinkedIn Dr. Marketing Tips Podcast Loom InsightMG Podcast: Ep. 193 | Understanding the Impact of Online Reviews on Your Practice InsightMG Podcast: Ep. 221 | How to Get Started on Telemedicine in a Hurry InsightMG Podcast: Ep. 219 | How to Communicate During a Health Scare or Natural Disaster Insight Courses    A big thank you to Net Health for sponsoring this episode!  Learn more about Four Ways That Outpatient Therapy Providers Can Increase Patient Engagement in 2020!   For more information on Jennifer: Jennifer Thompson has served as President of Insight Marketing Group since 2006 and helps physicians and private medical practices throughout the U.S. attract and retain patients and rock-star employees. Jennifer has 20+ years of experience in marketing and business development for start-up organizations and as a marketing director for a Fortune 500 company.   In 2010 & 2014, Jennifer was elected to the Orange County Board of County Commissioners where she made decisions that impacted over 1.2 million citizens and 60+ million visitors. Jennifer was often recognized for her use of social media and community outreach in her elected role. In 2013, Jennifer’s company helped a client win the Social Madness competition in Central Florida and go on to place 8th nationally. Jennifer is a serial entrepreneur who wakes up every day at 4 am ready to change the world. She has been invited to share her knowledge at multiple MGMA association meetings and conferences, the Florida Bones Conference, the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons and AOA-36 on the topics of social media, reputation management, and leadership. She is also the co-host of the DrMarketingTips Podcast available on iTunes.   Read the full transcript below: Introduction (00:07): Welcome to the healthy, wealthy and smart podcast. Each week we interview the best and brightest in physical therapy, wellness and entrepreneurship. We give you cutting edge information you need to live your best life, healthy, wealthy, and smart. The information in this podcast is for entertainment purposes only and should not be used as personalized medical advice. And now here's your host, Dr Karen Litzy. Karen Litzy (00:41): Welcome back to the podcast. I am your host Karen Litzy. And in today's episode our discussions around covid-19 and what health care businesses, physical therapists, physician practitioners, what they can do to continue to help their clients and their patients during this time. So today I am so happy to have on the program, Jennifer Thompson. She has served as president of insight marketing groups since 2006 and helps physicians, physical therapists and private medical practices throughout the United States attract and retain patients and rockstar employees. Jennifer has 20 plus years of experience in marketing and business development for startup organizations and as a marketing director for fortune 500 companies. Now in today's episode we talk about how healthcare companies need to change the way they're doing things during the covid-19 pandemic. Jennifer's very specific and goes through certain phases that your company must do to continue to help people in your community. We also talk about understanding the impact of online reviews. Karen Litzy (01:57): This is during a pandemic and once we get through this, why you need to provide cross generation communication training to your staff, the quote unquote death of social media marketing and what to do next and then ways to create big ROI or return on investment with a small budget. I'm telling you, everyone take out your pen and paper, your computer, take notes. Everything in this episode is practical. You could start doing it today and for those of us who are anxious or struggling because maybe we're not seeing the volume of patients we used to and our incomes are starting to see that, starting to reflect that most of the things that Jennifer is suggesting we can do takes very little or $0 million to achieve it. So I want to thank Jennifer for her time and her expertise. And if you are a health care practice owner, you must listen to this podcast from beginning to end. Karen Litzy (03:12): So much good information there. So a huge thanks to Jennifer Thompson and if anyone has any questions, you could go to the podcast show notes at podcast.healthywealthysmart.com. You've got all of Jennifer's information there, all of the things that we talked about, one click will take you to it. So a big thank you to Jennifer and of course I want to thank you, the listeners for tuning in each week. We would love it if you could leave us a review on Apple podcasts and tell your friends, tell your family thank you so much and enjoy. Karen Litzy (03:51): Hi Jennifer, welcome to the podcast. I'm happy to have you on and I feel like you're here at like the perfect time. Jennifer Thompson (03:58): Absolutely. Thank you for having me. It's great to be virtual and all of us are kind of hunkering down at home, but this is a great way to pass some time. Karen Litzy (04:07): Exactly. And like I said in your bio, you have helped physicians and private medical practices attract and retain their patients. You've been doing this for a very long time, but I have to think the recent pandemic has kind of shifted things a little bit for medical practices. So before we get into the kind of the bulk of what we had originally planned to talk about a couple of weeks ago, I would love to get your professional outlook on marketing, on finding patients on how we can do that in these times of this pandemic. Jennifer Thompson (04:50): Yeah. And I think that like it's just the right place at the right time. So when all of this was starting to come to fruition and it looked like we were going to be on restrictions and stay at home orders our team, that really shifted very quickly to reach out to all of our clients and say, Hey, look, we want to be a resource to you. You're not set up yet on telemedicine, but let's get you set up. So we've had the opportunity to help about two dozen practices get up and going with the Titan telemedicine solution in about 24 hours. And so once we got them all going and everybody's kinda rocking and rolling right now we started shifting the conversation to, okay, well how can we take telemedicine now as an option? Like a tool in your toolbox and market that and how do you market the practice when you're only, you know, maybe you have or you have limited hours or you have limited access and maybe you still have providers coming into the office, but you know, it's just a different environment. Jennifer Thompson (05:50): And the telemedicine in general is a different environment. So I think the first phase of how you attract, retain patients in this new kind of unchartered territory first is you got to do the stuff that's immediate and you have to kind of put out all of these immediate fires. And so that's like, you've got to update your website. You've got to reach out to your existing patients to let them know you're still seeing patients. And maybe it's just a different method. You've got to go out and update all your Google my business listings to include telemedicine, to include it in kind of changes to your hours. So there's some immediate things that you have to do. Of course you've got to update all of your social media and you need to, you know, start thinking about one, you want to let people know you're doing telemedicine. Jennifer Thompson (06:39): But then second is you want to figure out how is this going to look for the short term after I've put out the immediate fire, how am I going to now get more patients in? One area that we've seen a bunch of success in is going old school, you know, like your referring partners. And there's so many times where we'll send somebody from the office over to our referring partners to bring them lunch or to kind of build those relationships and whatnot. Well, we can't do that anymore. So now there's only one industry left in the entire world that actually has fax machines. And I just sent out faxes this morning for a couple of clients where we're sending out big bulk faxes to all of their referring partners from their EHR. They're pulling it out, pulling down that data. Jennifer Thompson (07:28): And we're sending out kind of, Hey, we're open and accepting telemedicine appointments. And so yeah, there's some things that you have to do that are thinking outside of the box. And that was kind of the immediate, and then the second piece is what do you do now to keep yourself relevant? And so I was on a call yesterday morning with a bunch of orthopedic surgeons. We always meet at like 6:30 in the morning because that's always pre-surgery. And we were talking about the numbers of, you know, new patients versus returning patients and how are we like balancing the telemedicine appointments in terms of other appointments. And it looked as if the marketing, it's good right now, you know, you want a market that you have this as a tool in your toolbox, but it wasn't necessarily driving new patient counts. The telemedicine option, what was happening is your internal sales, your internal folks are the ones that are driving telemedicine appointments because you're looking at those followup appointments, people coming in for you know, second and third appointments and trying to get your, the ones that you at the end of the patients that you already had on the sheet and getting them into a telemedicine appointment instead of a standard. Jennifer Thompson (08:41): And then now, Oh, we're looking at kind of the big issue with practices is that not only do folks need to know we're doing telemedicine, but for most practices, still maybe not in New York city, but for most practices, you know, in areas not as populated. They're still up and running for business. You know, they're still doing emergency surgery and things of that nature. So how do you let patients know that you are up and running and do it in a way that's memorable or that is going to cut through all the noise and the clutter. And so like before when I was saying you gotta to put out the fire, you put out the fire, the immediate. So part of the immediate plan is you need to put a red bar and we say red because Red's a good emergency color that in healthcare you really shouldn't be using. Jennifer Thompson (09:26): You put a red bar at the very top of your website and you go straight to your covid-19 resources or any of your important announcements. But that kind of red bar, you know, people aren't going to your website to check it out to make you relevant. So now we need to think about how do you brand yourself and how do you brand yourself in a way using social media. And because social media is still free and if you're good at it, you'll get some traction. And, I talk a lot about this idea that social media is dead and I will say social media, if you're just on it, it is dead now. But if you're in it, it's very much alive. And so now's your chance to be in social media and to get your message across. And what I mean by that is we have a group this morning orthopedic group who wanted to really get the point across that they're still open, put together a great little video of a doctor with an athlete who was in there for a knee injury. Jennifer Thompson (10:24): She signed the waiver, the release on it. They put together a great video showing how they're treating patients. So they're both in their mask. He's washing his hands, you know, and he does the quick exam. Then he washes his hands and she sits in a chair. He's about 10 feet away. They've got the video, they've got some music to it, and it's just, Hey, we're here and we're open. We have a PT practice that we're working with. They've started doing telemedicine across 26 different office locations and all day, every day they're sending us videos and great photos of them in practice showing how the physical therapists are doing their job with a computer screen and showing us the different things that we're doing. So it's just how can you be relevant now and kind of spreading that message and having fun with it. Because when people are at home right now, they're either watching TV where they're scrolling through their feeds. So how can you create that thumb stopping content? Karen Litzy (11:27): Excellent. And I love in the putting out the fires, the Google my business listings saying that you're doing tele-health. Hello. I have to do that today. The moment we end this call, I am going to Google my business and putting that in there. I did not even think about that cause I'm thinking about, I'm calling all of my individual patients, I'm emailing people, I'm keeping people updated, I've updated my website, I've done all that stuff, but I have not done that piece so that I need to do that as that should have been my phase one. And then I love the kind of how you're getting new patients because it's true. I think you're seeing in a lot of practice, at least what I'm hearing is that you're existing patients are doing tele-health, but how can we get new patients on board? So do you have any advice, let's say a new patient contacts me, I do a free 20 minute consult with them, kind of explaining tele-health. Are there any sort of must have pointers or any way that we can close that to help that prospective patient feel confident that they're going to get what they need? Jennifer Thompson (12:37): Yes, and I think that, I think part of that falls on you making sure that the patient is ready for what this new experience is. But we were so my teams, we do marketing, so we have, we're in the trenches on the marketing side of things and then we have a training side of the business. And so we were looking at updating a patient experience training that we've got currently. And then, how do you update it kind of with this telemedicine and telehealth component to it? Because we've been having a bunch of conversations about, it feels a little bit like the wild wild West and when the regulatory environment was kind of opened up, we would see providers and some of them, a lot of the ones we would work with. And we would call and say, Hey, do you want us to get you set up? Jennifer Thompson (13:22): And they would be like, no, I've already got this covered. I'm doing it on FaceTime, I'm doing it in WhatsApp. And we were like, no, you've got like they may be, they may be allowing you to make some mistakes right now just to get through this. But you've got to train at your patients from the get go of how you want this. And so you can't take somebody from a FaceTime call to later on doing a HIPAA compliant portal that they have to log into a remember a password. So we want to train our patients from day one. So I think that's part of the decision that you as a provider have to make is what's going to work for you. Not just for today but for long term. And then from the training side of our business, of course, we're always looking for a way to have fun with it from patient experience we put together and I'll send the student, cause we put together these great, I think they're great videos a day in the life from the provider's standpoint. Jennifer Thompson (14:14): And it's a series of tips of things that you should remember. Like for example, you shouldn't drive your car and do a telemedicine appointment. You shouldn't. That seems reasonable. You shouldn't, you should tell everybody in your house that you're with patients so they shouldn't be walking around in the background in their underwear because these things happen. I was going to say like it seems basic but it's not. Yeah, you gotta be patient with people because they're also going through this experience for the first time. Just because you’re not in the same room doesn't mean you have to shout. They can hear you. You've got to remember that you might have a great connection and you have, you know, your wifi is strong, but you may be talking to somebody and they're receiving it differently. And so we're all going through this for the first time together. And so I think understanding, like just taking a step back and remembering that this is unchartered territory. And so you know, are there things to pay attention to? Yes. But I think it starts with the provider and how you prepare the patient for that visit. Karen Litzy (15:24): Excellent. I love that. Yes. And definitely send those videos along and we'll put them in the show notes. At podcast.healthywealthysmart.com under this episode because I think people will definitely get a lot of value from them. And again, I can't believe you have to say like don't walk around in your underwear, do you as you're doing that. But like, like you said, the videos are made for a reason. So people were doing it. Jennifer Thompson (15:52): We had a provider this week or last week send something in. It was like a picture cause we asked everybody like send them photos of you doing telemedicine so we can use them for things. And he sent a photo and he had a shirt was like stained up and like, Oh over here. And we're like, doc, no, we didn't see patients day to day like this. So you can't see patients that way either. Karen Litzy (16:17): Yeah. And I think that's something that's really important I think because people think, Oh well I'm at home. I can be super casual, but you don't want to be casual to the point of a stained shirt and looking unprofessional. Right. There are ways to be casual, whether it be like smart athletes, your wear or a pair of jeans and a top, but you still want to look presentable because especially if this is a new patient who's seeing you on telehealth as a physical therapist when this is over, maybe you want them to continue to see you. So those first impressions still make a difference. So thank you for bringing that up. Jennifer Thompson (16:54): They absolutely do. And I think people just forget that. And you know, I think, I think it's okay to have fun with it too. Like, you've got to be professional and you need to be the regular provider that you always are. But from a marketing standpoint, a little levity goes a long way right now. And what are some examples of a little levity going along way, if you have any off the top of your head? Yeah, so we're having a lot of fun with these kinds of patient experience, customer service, telemedicine training videos, which we put out our first round of them yesterday. So we're just trying to have fun with them, like make fun of how crazy it is. We have a group that has it's an orthopedic practice that has a lot of athletic trainers that they employ. Jennifer Thompson (17:38): So one of the athletic trainers, because nobody's in schools right now, has been furloughed. And so what we're doing with him is he's got like a four year old son at home and he's doing a daily series on social media as the athletic trainer, providing tips on how you can stay active and how you can prevent injuries at home. So he's doing things like yesterday, he's sitting on the couch with the son reading a book and he's like, Oh, I see now you're here. You know, welcome to my living room. Here I am at home with my four year old son, Jackson. We're going to read two pages of book and then we're going to do jumping jacks and then we're going to run in place. But he's doing a series just so it's fun and it's cute, but it gets a lot of engagement at the same time. He's like getting the main message across and it's something that people are stopping on and he got great traction. Maybe a thousand people looked at it yesterday. So, Hey, it's good traction, no money. And it's keeping them relevant. Plus it's keeping him relevant in a furloughed position. Karen Litzy (18:38): Yeah. Oh, how great. What a great idea. Love it. All right now something that I think we can talk about that can help your bottom line and that can help your practice grow is the impact of online reviews. And that is one thing that I don't think has had that much of a change even during this time. So can you speak to the importance of those online reviews and understanding them? Jennifer Thompson (19:06): Yeah, I absolutely can. So I think a lot of times practices will come to me and say, what if I could only focus on one thing because I don't have any money? What would be the one thing that you would tell me to do? And I hands down, always tell them that you should focus on getting as many reviews as you can and not because reviews you don't need just five star reviews, but you need lots of reviews. And I referenced back to a study that that we found that was, that was cited in the wall street journal and it was a study by a company named Juan plea. And I will send you the details of this for the show notes. So wildly does study of at 25,000 freestanding medical clinics. And one plea is actually a credit card processing company. So they were looking at cash based business for 25,000 freestanding medical clinics and they were tying the revenue to the cash based revenue, two star ratings and reviews. Jennifer Thompson (20:11): And so basically the couple of the top line, top level findings that they have are like medical centers that claims their listings on three or more of those websites, meaning like rate Indies, healthcare, vitals, Google, things of that nature. See 26% on average more revenue than practices that don't. So if there's ever been a reason for why you need to really pay attention to online reviews outside of, it's the number one way people choose their provider and if there's ever been a reason, it's because it's directly tied to your bottom line. Medical practices don't respond to online reviews, make 6% less than practices that do. And I'm not suggesting that you, that you respond in a way that violates HIPAA, but you can respond in a way that doesn't even identify that somebody is a patient and you can provide them a phone number that if they have something negative that they can follow up on, that's a 6% difference in revenue. Jennifer Thompson (21:10): And the one that really gets me the most is that practices that are rated five-star across the board actually see less revenue than practices that are afforded to a 4.9 star. And that's because we all realize that everybody is not perfect and the general public is not ignorant to that. So they expect that you're going to have some negative reviews. But it was just most interesting that you can see that that indirectly court, there was a direct correlation and you know, focusing on star ratings and then going into reviews. And for me it's just, it was just good data because everybody loves good data. Sure. And I got really involved in, I mean we identified that reviews were probably a place to focus our business. You know, years ago and things were just starting out. But I was in politics for years and when I was in politics it was right when social media was starting to take off. Jennifer Thompson (22:09): And just like medical providers are limited in what you can say and respond to. As an elected official, I was limited in the state of Florida to the sunshine law and the sunshine law prevented a lot of what I was allowed to say and not allowed to say online. So I got really interested in this whole like immediate feedback. Everybody thinks that they've got an opinion now and how these opinions get shared and then what you can and can't say to them. And then I would have doctors that would come to me and the doctors would say, Jen, I just want you guys to get rid of that negative review. And I referenced orthopedics cause I have a lot of orthopedic clients and this would happen a lot with them, but when it was a work comp case and somebody who didn't want to go back to work or if it was somebody that wanted opioids and they just couldn't get their fix, they would go online and just bash these doctors. Jennifer Thompson (22:59): And it got to the point that work comp aside, I would have to say to the doctor, doc, if you're consistently getting negative reviews, we've got to deal with what the root of the problem is and not keep dealing with the negative review themselves. And so we would start doing sentiment analysis on the reviews. So easy tool, especially if you're stuck at home and you've got some time on your hand, pull all of your reviews offline and take, hopefully you're using a service, you just couldn't get them in a spreadsheet. But look at the reviews and look at that data and figure out what it's telling you. Because usually it's not between the provider patient that somebody is upset, they're upset about a billion process or upset about a wait time. They're upset about some kind of follow through about some kind of customer service issue and that's how you can get to the bottom of your reviews and then make changes at the practice level that are actually going to have a real impact on what people are saying about you a lot in public. So I think reviews are just a plethora of good information. If we start thinking about how we can use them to make small adjustments at the practice. Karen Litzy (24:05): Great. And how do you recommend clinicians ask their patients for reviews? Jennifer Thompson (24:15): I used to say suck it up and just ask for them and then it got to the point that I would say, here's a card to tell your patients where you want them to go. Now I would prefer the clinician not even be involved in the process at all. I would prefer that every practice out there work with some kind of third party partner that has a secure file transfer where you can send your list over of patients on whatever frequency you want. And then that provider, that software sends it out to your patients and they ask your patient for reviews. And that way every single patient gets treated the same. And you guys focus on delivering the best care possible and stop worrying about, you know, I'm not a sales person, I just want to focus on patient care. I don't want this person cause they might've been upset or I forgot to ask, don't worry. Like do I think that you should just remove yourself from that equation and just find a way to automate the process. Karen Litzy (25:11): Nice. And what are some examples of third party partners to help automate that process? Jennifer Thompson (25:17): So I exclusively use doctor.com now. But there's a bunch of them out there and so there's like review conciergedoctor.com. There's a bunch of them out there. Karen Litzy (25:29): Okay, cool. I've never heard of those, but that's really helpful. Thank you. Jennifer Thompson (25:33): Yeah, it is. It's a good way to get reviews and not to have to worry about it. And I will suggest this too, if you're at a practice that has like a lot of high volume have a page built on your website where you can capture internal feedback and then put signage up. Because that way if somebody is sitting in your waiting room and they're getting pissy that they'd been there too long, give them a way that they can get something off their chest so they feel like they need to go do, you know, leave you a negative review. Karen Litzy (26:03): Smart, smart. I like that. Right? So they can say, Oh, I've been here forever. Oh, I can complain here instead of complaining on Google or, Oh, fabulous. Exactly. Fabulous. So that could just be like a page on your website or something that says, Hey, if things weren't optimal for you, what can we do to help? Something like that. Feedback and feedback pages are very easy and everyone knows what to do. Yeah. Oh, excellent. Excellent. This is such good information. I'm taking so many notes. That's why I'm asking questions. I'm like, let's drill down into this further. All right. So something that seems like has been a constant theme from when we started about how do we kind of get through this pandemic in a way that's a positive for everyone involved and talking about reviews is communication. So let's talk about communicating with your staff and what do we need to provide within that communication training. I know it's a big question. Jennifer Thompson (27:13): So no, I love that you're asking it and I love that. I have some kind of relevant examples right now. So we do training for staff a lot around kind of employee engagement and everything kind of around how do you enhance the patient experience. So, and we put this together because of these docs saying, fix my reputation. And we said, you can't fix your reputation, so you focus on your people that plus unemployment's been at record lows. I mean, totally different conversation right now, but unemployment was at record lows. So how do you engage your employees? But we've been able to use the platform. So that's on demand training, delivering like 10 minutes a day type of thing. But we're using the platform to communicate with employees, but you don't need a platform to do this. Jennifer Thompson (27:59): So I think the very first step when you have a crisis is just to come up with a game plan and don't forget to think about it from a marketing perspective as well. You know, if you're going to communicate to your patients that you are offering telemedicine, don't assume that your employees know what's going on. And so, especially, if you're a large practice and you have people that work remotely or you're in multiple locations, consider putting together a weekly, maybe it's a video that you can send out. There's a great tool that I use all the time called loom L double O M love it free. You know, there's no reason not to and you don't have to house the videos. You can send it to people. Consider an email, like a regular email chain for those employees. But I've got a practice that I'm working with now that we actually got this off the ground this week and they have about 300 plus employees and they have multiple locations and a surgery center. Jennifer Thompson (28:59): And what we've done is basically we created a closed Facebook group for them and we are solely using it to communicate with employees that are now, some are in the practice, some are at home, some are furloughed. And the big concern is, especially in healthcare, is the bottom's not going to drop out from a revenue stream down the road. In fact, in a couple months, we're probably going to be working our tails off Saturdays and Sundays and nights because people are still going to want surgery. They're still gonna need their therapy. They're still, everything's going to happen. So you can't afford to lose furloughed employees. So now more than ever this practice in particular doubling down on communication and what they're doing is we're working so we manage the social for some of these accounts. So we're working on a patient facing social media, but now we're working on employee facing into closed groups. Jennifer Thompson (29:56): So now I'm reaching out to doctors saying, Hey, give me, send me a video offering words of encouragement. Show us how you're working from home. And then it's employees show us, you know, what you look like in your PPE. Show us how your eyes are having social distancing, talk to the people that aren't in the office and tell them how much you miss them. Celebrate birthday, celebrate anniversary. So it's this whole other thing. And I think that because social media allows us to create that sense of community and sometimes we lose that and not everybody's paying attention to emails and official communication. So it's working and it's a lot of work, but it's working and I think that it's going to do what it's supposed to do. Karen Litzy (30:37): Yeah, it's a great idea. And I think, I mean I have my own practice, I'm not an employee, but if I were an employee of a company and I saw that CEO or our owner getting on and giving us encouragement and at least acknowledging that we're still part of the company, even though maybe were furloughed or maybe were from home or now we're part time, I think that goes a long way. So I think that's a really a really great idea. And I'm assuming on these Facebook closed groups, you're not exchanging sensitive patient, Jennifer Thompson (31:13): Nothing like that. No, this is like top level and the CEO, this one, I've really got to commend him. He's being transparent, which I think is so important. Sharing the uncertainty of what's going on. You know, the practice applied for a PPE loan, they may not have gotten that PPE line. They've got about $3 million a month that they've got to deal with and overhead. So that's a big one. You know, as they typically give pay increases for working anniversaries, they had to tell everybody, you're not going to get these pay increases right now. We're going to deal with it in a couple months. Right now you're not. So just kind of communicating and answering questions that people are afraid to ask, but getting in front of it. And I think that that's a big kudo to that CEO. Karen Litzy (31:56): Fabulous. Good stuff. Good stuff. All right. Now we'll finish up with one more topic that I think we want to cover and again, relevant at this time, but ways to create some big return on investment or ROI with a small budget because I think now everyone's tightening their belts. We have, like you just said, what if you can't get these loans? What if you can't do X, Y, and Z? Everybody's budgets are shrinking. So how can, what are some ways that we can get some big impact on our shrinking or smaller budgets? Jennifer Thompson (32:30): All right. Couple of things that we're doing with our clients. So this is like real world may or may not be working, but we'll see. Cause we're pivoting like on an hourly basis sometimes yes. But first and foremost longterm strategies is double down on your online reviews. Thousand percent do that. Pay attention to where people are having conversations and become part of those conversations if you can. I say that specifically because we tell a lot of our clients, you know, you want to create great relationships  with your patients, you want to get lots of online reviews but really what you want are like raving fans and those fans that when somebody new moves into a community or has a need, the first place they're typically going is like to next door or to Facebook. And they're asking for recommendations for someone and you know, to help them with whatever their need is. Jennifer Thompson (33:27): And if you've got patients out there that are really like singing your praises, they will do this for you for these recommendations. And so you want to make sure that you stay top of mind and stay in top of mind. Doesn't mean spending a bunch of money. It means being visible. So it goes back to don't just be on social media and schedule some lame posts three days a week through a scheduling software. If you're going to do it, do it. And I think the pandemic is, is forcing us to think about sometimes some things outside the box that we've always said, I want to get to this, to create this great content, but I don't have time. Well, you have time now, so create the great content because in a couple of months you're going to be so busy, you're not going to know what to do with yourself. Jennifer Thompson (34:09): And so I think that's really important. And then maybe start thinking outside the box of things that you hadn't thought about doing before. I have a large practice that I work with that hosts an annual seminar, a biannual seminar where they offer CEUs to athletic trainers and allied health professionals lots of physical therapy people that come into this and they have their ortho doctors on their panels typically. And then they'll invite others from all over the country to come in. They'll get the CEUs and then they'll offer them, well, chances are, and they get about 700 people every time that come to the saying it's great for them, the chances are they're not going to be able to do it this year. And so we're already having discussions with their providers who they already have the credits so they can get in the next couple of weeks here, taking that all online and getting with for them particularly they're gonna focus on athletic trainers right now because they can offer those credits. Jennifer Thompson (35:10): But we're going to transfer that to an online forum and these doctors are going to give the same talks live in a zoom setting and at the end they can have the survey done and they can offer seat use. But it's a great way to build relationships that they typically wouldn't get that chance to do. And so just kind of things like that out of the box thinking like we have class or doing live Q and A's on Facebook and you know, taking those live Q and A's and then recording them and then we can use them in videos and other things down the road. So I think we just need to be authentic, you know, have fun with it, but have fun in a strategic way and then double down on being where your potential patients are being part of those conversations and then just making sure at the end of the day you deliver great customer service to everybody. Karen Litzy (35:55): I love it. And none of that takes a lot of money at all. No. As a matter of fact, a lot of that was free. Yup. It was all free for the most part. Yeah. Amazing. Amazing. Well, Jennifer, thank you so much. I mean you have given us so much to think about and ways that we can pivot our practices to be relevant in this time and to prepare for the future when hopefully things start to open up and return to different. I don't even want to say return to normal, but we'll return to a form of normalcy. I think it's always, I think things are always going to be a little different from now on, but to at least get out of more of a lockdown situation where we can actually see more people in real life. And I think it's like you said, putting out the fires are important, but then looking to the future is I should also be part of our plan. At least that's the big takeaway that I got from this. Absolutely. I think you hit the nail on the head. Yeah. Awesome. All right. Now the last question I asked this to everybody. Knowing where you are now in your life and in your career, what advice would you give to your younger self? Say straight out of school, Jennifer Thompson (37:13): Stop stressing out about everything so much. Just stop stressing out. You know, if you work hard and you put yourself in the right situation and you prepare yourself academically and through experiences, don't say no to things. Say yes, go in there. Experience so much of it and realize that as long as you're doing what you need to do, you're going to end up where you're supposed to be. Karen Litzy (37:35): Love it. Thank you so much. Now where can people find you? Where websites, social media. Jennifer Thompson (37:42): Yeah, absolutely. So you can find me at insightmg.com which is insight I N S I G H T M as in marketing, G as in group.com and you can find me on anything social under the under the handle at dr marketing tips. So that's dr marketing tips. And you can find us on iTunes at the dr marketing tips podcast as well. Karen Litzy (38:09): Awesome. Well thank you so much. This was great and everyone we’ll have all of those links and the show notes at podcast.Healthywealthysmart under this episode. Jennifer, thank you so much again. This was perfect for the audience and I think they're going to take a lot out of it. So thank you so much. And everyone else. Thanks so much for listening. Have a great couple of days and stay healthy, wealthy, and smart. Karen Litzy (38:36): Thank you for listening and please subscribe to the podcast at podcast.healthywealthysmart.com and don't forget to follow us on social media.   Thanks for listening and subscribing to the podcast! Make sure to connect with me on twitter, instagram  and facebook to stay updated on all of the latest!  Show your support for the show by leaving a rating and review on Apple Podcasts!

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While presidential and congressional elections grab headlines everyday the campaigns for local government are often overshadowed. Down ballot elections matter! The Orange County Board of Supervisors, city councils, and other state and local agencies have a profound impact on the day-to-day lives of the community. Join us as we talk with Costa Mesa City Council member, Arlis Reynolds, about running for local office in and about her first year in office. To learn more about Emerge and how they prepare women candidates to run for office, visit: https://ca.emergeamerica.org/ Indivisible OC 48 has a new Facebook Group!!! Visit us at: https://www.facebook.com/groups/173651480547813/ If you are inspired to have your own little free library, find out how at: https://littlefreelibrary.org/    

As the Executive Director for Lion's Heart, Rebecca Tankersley takes non-profit leadership to a whole new level, proving you can be passionate about service without sacrificing your worth. @crownyourselfnow In this episode you will learn… How does listening to people help you to understand what are needed? (9:30) Why your resilience help you reach your goal? (13:20) What can focusing on empathy & collaboration do for the world? (17:00) Why is it important to learn what your boundaries are? (19:50) Why people should be paid what they're worth? (20:00) What does investing in people do for a cause? (23:25) Why can't you make more impact without making more income? (27:00) How does devaluing your service devalues yourself? (28:00) What is it in the non-profit space that makes it operate at a slower pace? (33:30) How does our failures make us learn? (39:30) Becca Tankersley is the Executive Director of Lion's Heart and responsible for all major decisions regarding Lion's Heart, and reports to the Board of Directors. She also currently serves as a member on the OneOC Nonprofit Advisory Council in Santa Ana, California and the Girls on the Run of Orange County Board of Directors. She became involved in the nonprofit world at a very young age; her first memory volunteering is at 5 years old. After high school, Rebecca did a year of AmeriCorps with City Year Rhode Island. It was there that she realized there was no other career path for her, and she dedicated herself to a lifetime of service. She founded a LGBT rights organization at the age of 20, while attending Wilmington University earning her degree in Organizational Dynamics (Nonprofit Management.) She began her career with the American Cancer Society and came to Lion's Heart from the Girl Scouts of Orange County. She is extremely passionate about community service and founded the Orange County chapter of the Young Nonprofit Professionals Network. She currently lives in Anaheim Hills with her husband and house rabbit, Albus. Link to TED 2012 - Bryan Stevenson https://www.ted.com/talks/bryan_stevenson_we_need_to_talk_about_an_injustice Book recommendation: Overcoming Underearning by Barbara Stanny https://www.amazon.com/Overcoming-Underearning-Five-Step-Plan-Richer/dp/006081862X/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= Private coaching prices are going up in 2020, so book your consult 1:1 with Kimberly now and lock in $5000 worth of savings. Book here: http://bit.ly/1-on-1-initial-consult MIND FULL Meals Book https://crownyourself.securechkout.com/mindful-meals-presale For a 90-Minute 1:1 Consult https://crownyourself.com/private-coaching For The Princess Process https://crownyourself.com/theprincessprocess And, one of the best ways to reprogram your subconscious mind is through hypnosis. Download my FREE 5-minute “You Are Worthy” hypnosis. GET YOUR FREE GIFT! Thank you so much for tuning in! Please leave a review on iTunes here so we can keep the magic coming your way. For more biz inspo + mindset tools, follow us on Instagram: @crownyourself.now Follow my own mompreneur journey to #CrownYourself on Instagram: @kimberly.spencer Join the Facebook Group: "Crown Yourself Coaching" For more mindset, motivation, actionable strategies, and business-building tips, check out: crownyourself.com

As the Executive Director for Lion's Heart, Rebecca Tankersley takes non-profit leadership to a whole new level, proving you can be passionate about service without sacrificing your worth. @crownyourselfnow In this episode you will learn… How does listening to people help you to understand what are needed? (9:30) Why your resilience help you reach your goal? (13:20) What can focusing on empathy & collaboration do for the world? (17:00) Why is it important to learn what your boundaries are? (19:50) Why people should be paid what they're worth? (20:00) What does investing in people do for a cause? (23:25) Why can't you make more impact without making more income? (27:00) How does devaluing your service devalues yourself? (28:00) What is it in the non-profit space that makes it operate at a slower pace? (33:30) How does our failures make us learn? (39:30)   Becca Tankersley is the Executive Director of Lion's Heart and responsible for all major decisions regarding Lion's Heart, and reports to the Board of Directors. She also currently serves as a member on the OneOC Nonprofit Advisory Council in Santa Ana, California and the Girls on the Run of Orange County Board of Directors. She became involved in the nonprofit world at a very young age; her first memory volunteering is at 5 years old. After high school, Rebecca did a year of AmeriCorps with City Year Rhode Island. It was there that she realized there was no other career path for her, and she dedicated herself to a lifetime of service. She founded a LGBT rights organization at the age of 20, while attending Wilmington University earning her degree in Organizational Dynamics (Nonprofit Management.) She began her career with the American Cancer Society and came to Lion's Heart from the Girl Scouts of Orange County. She is extremely passionate about community service and founded the Orange County chapter of the Young Nonprofit Professionals Network. She currently lives in Anaheim Hills with her husband and house rabbit, Albus. Link to TED 2012 - Bryan Stevenson https://www.ted.com/talks/bryan_stevenson_we_need_to_talk_about_an_injustice   Book recommendation: Overcoming Underearning by Barbara Stanny  https://www.amazon.com/Overcoming-Underearning-Five-Step-Plan-Richer/dp/006081862X/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=     Private coaching prices are going up in 2020, so book your consult 1:1 with Kimberly now and lock in $5000 worth of savings. Book here: http://bit.ly/1-on-1-initial-consult MIND FULL Meals Book https://crownyourself.securechkout.com/mindful-meals-presale For a 90-Minute 1:1 Consult  https://crownyourself.com/private-coaching For The Princess Process https://crownyourself.com/theprincessprocess And, one of the best ways to reprogram your subconscious mind is through hypnosis. Download my FREE 5-minute “You Are Worthy” hypnosis. GET YOUR FREE GIFT! Thank you so much for tuning in! Please leave a review on iTunes here so we can keep the magic coming your way. For more biz inspo + mindset tools, follow us on Instagram: @crownyourselfnow Follow my own mompreneur journey to #CrownYourself on Instagram: @kimberly.spencer Join the Facebook Group: "Crown Yourself Coaching" For more mindset, motivation, actionable strategies, and business-building tips, check out: crownyourself.com

The effort to end the practice of modern-day slavery that is human trafficking takes awareness and recognition of the business models in which this market exists. County employees are often positioned to notice the tell-tale signs of trafficking, and their observations and vigilance can be critical. Those in law enforcement and public health spaces often find themselves on the front lines of investigating traffickers and supporting victims. To talk about the work counties are doing, as well as the steps they can take to tackle this “wicked problem” we’re joined by Renee Price, Vice Chair of the Orange County Board of Commissioners and Margaret Henderson, Lecturer and Director of the Public Intersection Project at the UNC School of Government.   Relevant Links Renee Price - Biography Page Margaret Henderson - Biography Page Project No Rest Polaris Project Truckers Against Trafficking UNC School of Government

Welcome to another episode of Liberty Revealed. I am your host, Mike Mahony. This is the show that puts personal liberty at the forefront of all discussions. Today I want to talk to you about the homeless crisis in our country and specifically, Orange County, California where I live. I will start by telling you that I do not have a particularly libertarian view of the solution to this problem. As I’ve explained many times, I am a pragmatic libertarian, believing that a utopian libertarian society would be the ultimate place to live, but understanding that we must integrate into the society we currently live in, a society where, unfortunately, the government does play a role in social issues. While I am completely opposed to this, I understand that solving problems in today’s world depends upon the approach used in today’s world. As many of you listeners know, I live in Buena Park, California, a city in Orange County. Like most places in the United States, Orange County is struggling to solve a homelessness crisis. Due in large part to an impotent Board of Supervisors who does nothing to help the community, this crisis has continued to get worse as time passes. As if it isn’t bad enough that our tax dollars were collected and then earmarked for the homeless issue, the Orange County Board of Supervisors sat on $900 million in funding while the homeless crisis continued to grow. They failed to even apply for other grants and funds that were made available for this issue as well. Their complete inaction has created a crisis of epic proportions that must be solved. Let me explain to you what a libertarian approach would be and then add my own spin to that. It is my strong belief, and has been for a long time, that since the tax dollars will never be returned and since they are specifically earmarked for the homeless crisis, they should be used towards solving that problem. I do believe that private charities should spearhead the effort, but the government can take the money it has earmarked for this issue and give it to the private charities so they are well-funded and can begin to work on a solution to this issue. Supporting these private charities is going to create the most efficient solution to the problem. Everyone needs to be held to the same standards. It is just wrong to say that people with jobs and homes can’t pitch a tent on the street while allowing the homeless to do so. I understand that the 9th Circuit court has ruled that there must be adequate resources available for the homeless before there can be enforcement of anti-camping ordinances. That’s why I feel we need to get busy on this problem. We need to provide the resources to the homeless so we can get back to enforcing the law equally. We need to let residents own the safety role in their neighborhoods. When the person doing the work is close to the person paying for that work, everything works more efficiently. Let residents of an area decide who will police their streets. Perhaps they want to pool their money and hire a private police force? Let them! The government does not have to handle this for us. We also need to remove the barrier to cheap housing. Things like tiny houses, RV parks and Alfresco Gardens go a long way towards providing cheap housing. The government needs to step aside and stop with all the red tape that makes it almost impossible to implement these kinds of programs. Let people choose to love in housing they can afford. Get rid of the “too libertarian” approach often used by libertarians. We clearly don’t agree with the war on drugs, but there is a role for law enforcement in these matters. We want drug dealers to be afraid of being arrested. That is a good thing. Hard-core libertarians believe that private charities can help those in need better than governments can, in part because coercive government programs often subsidize the wrong behavior. In a speech about what some call the “voluntary city,” economist Robert P. Murphy stressed that it is wrong to equate free-market conservatism with sink-or-swim social Darwinism. “You can admit that ‘yes, there is a need in a humane society for institutions that take care of people who are poor, who maybe made poor life decisions, or who just got struck with some rare disease or things beyond their control.’ We don’t want as a society to sit back and let those people die in the street.” He sees the answer in voluntary philanthropic organizations. This brings me back to the local situation here in Buena Park, California. In an effort to comply with the 9th Circuit ruling, the city began seeking locations for a homeless transitional housing center in the city. They initially selected a building on a main street. This building was close to a school, houses and a senior housing area. The argument was that it is “too close” to these things. The naysayers complained that while they are not opposed to helping the homeless, they didn’t think that location was good and wanted to see the shelter in an industrial area. I personally found the arguments against the shelter location uncompelling. The homeless are already near the residences. The homeless are already near the children. The homeless are already near the senior housing. How can one use as an argument against something things that exist before the something exists? After much debate, the city identified and approved a location in an industrial area. Guess what? The same people who were in favor of helping the homeless as long as the shelter was in an industrial area are now opposing the new site. Seriously! You can’t make this type of stuff up! To me this exemplifies why we have some work to do before the libertarian idea of philanthropy takes hold. We need to educate the public on the importance of contributing to these things. We need to show them that philanthropic solutions work. Once that is in place and we have the public on our side, it will be far easier to fight against taxation. Right now, when I mention cutting taxes completely, I hear questions like “Who will pay to fix the roads” and other similar questions. Philanthropy is still the answer. If there were no taxes and the roads were getting in bad shape, companies like Amazon and WalMart, who depend upon the roads to deliver their goods, would chip in the fix the roads. That’s exactly how it should be. Private enterprise making a profit off the use of the roads should be paying to maintain the roads. This is a mindset change and we need to begin the process of showing society that this will work better than the system we currently have. The homeless crisis can and should be solved the way the rest of society’s social issues should be solved–through private charitable organizations. Since we are not yet at that point in our society, we should allow the government to provide the cash to these private charitable organizations so they can get the job done. I’ve had libertarians yell at me and cuss me out for the stance I take on this issue. I say be realistic. We cannot snap our fingers and find ourselves in a utopian libertarian society. That is just not happening. The money they have earmarked, while coming from tax dollars, is never going to be returned to us. Would we rather have them not spend any of that money and watch as the homeless on the streets die or would we rather have them spend it to save lives? Isn’t it time that we realize there is a need in a humane society for institutions that take care of people who are poor? Let’s encourage this and help it grow. That’s it for this episode of Liberty Revealed. .If you like what you’ve heard, please rate us 5 stars on Apple Podcasts and Google Play. If you’d like to learn more about personal liberty, grab your free copy of my book “Liberty Revealed” by heading over to http://yogispodcastnetwork.com/libertyrevealed. Until next time…stay free!

What does it mean to be excluded from the American Dream? Two stories, set 100 years apart, explore this question from the perspective of immigrants who think they’ve made it in America, only to find out that their dream comes at a cost. "No Place Like Home" At the height of America’s Exclusion era, an Indian immigrant’s quest for prosperity ends in a tragic realization that being a “good immigrant” isn’t enough to escape the realities of racism. "Non-White Picket Fences" A fight over a homeless shelter in one of America’s most Asian cities reveals the choices that Americans face in seeking suburban paradise. Share your story and keep the conversation going! Do you have a story about feeling excluded from the “American Dream”? Where or when in your life have you felt most like you belonged? Email your story to community@selfevidentshow.com or share with us on social media @SelfEvidentShow, with the hashtag #WeAreSelfEvident. Resources and Recommended Reading: Suicide Prevention Lifeline, 1-800-273-8255 The Lifeline provides 24/7, free and confidential support for people in distress and prevention and crisis resources for you or your loved ones. History of Angel Island Immigration Station, by the Angel Island Immigration Station Foundation History of “Race, Nationality, and Reality” (including more about the Supreme Court decisions that declared only white people could be U.S. citizens) at National Archives Primary Sources chronicling the life of Vaishno Das Bagai, preserved by the South Asian American Digital Archive The Making of Asian America: A History by Erika Lee, published by Simon & Schuster “Escape From Los Angeles: White Flight From Los Angeles and Its Schools, 1960-1980” by Jack Schneider, for the Journal of Urban History “The Court Case That Forced OC to Stop Ignoring Its Homeless” by Jill Replogle, for LAist Public Record of Irvine City Council Emergency Town Hall Meeting to discuss the proposal to place an emergency homeless shelter in the Orange County Great Park Public Record of Orange County Board of Supervisors Meeting to discuss the proposal to place emergency homeless shelters in Huntington Beach, Irvine, and Laguna Niguel The OC Needle Exchange Program research directory lists many sources of information regarding the public health outcomes of syringe exchanges “In Fighting Homeless Camp, Irvine’s Asians Win, but at a Cost” by Anh Do, for the Los Angeles Times “Asian Americans in Irvine Draw Outrage for Protesting Homeless Shelters” by Carl Samson, for NextShark “Supervisors Defend Their Turf and Criticize Spitzer’s Homeless Warnings” by Nick Gerda, for Voice of OC “Homelessness in Orange County: The Costs to Our Community,” a research report by UC Irvine faculty, sponsored by OC United Way and Jamboree Housing Executive Summary of research on our national homelessness crisis done by the National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty "Student Housing Issues at UC Irvine," a recently released research report by Izzak Mirales at UC Irvine, based in part on data collected by the ASUCI Housing Security Commission. "Irvine Student Housing Cost and Crowding Under Scrutiny in Report Presented at UCI" by Lilly Nguyen, for the Los Angeles Times “Not in My Backyard: What the Shouting Down of One Homeless Housing Complex Means for Us All” by Jill Replogle for Southern California Public Radio Shout Outs: Erika Lee and Samip Mallick helped us connect with Rani Bagai. Brandon Morales, Mike Carman and Molly Nichelson helped us report our story about homelessness in Irvine, California. Anne Saini and Jill Replogle graciously consulted with our team on these stories. We received feedback on this episode from Aileen Tieu, Aishwarya Krishnamoorthy, Akira Olivia Kumamoto,  Alex Wong, Alicia Tyree, Anish Patel, Chris Lam, Emily Ewing Hays, Erica Eng, Irene Noguchi, Jen Young, Jennifer Zhan, Jon Yang, Jonathon Desimone, Kelly Chan, Kevin Do, Lynne Guey, Marci Calabretta Cancio-Bello, Marvin Yueh, Mia Warren, Rebecca Jung, Robyn Lee, and Tommy Tang. 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Welcome back to another episode of Liberty Revealed with me, your host, Mike Mahony. Today I want to discuss how I believe Libertarians should change their approach to running for office. We live in a society where there are many ideologies on the political spectrum. We have two major political parties here in the United States and a multitude of smaller parties, including the Libertarian Party. It is important to remember that even members of the same party will see the issues differently. There is just nothing as a political party where every member agrees on every part of the party’s platform. As I’ve traversed the social meetups within the local Southern California Libertarian scene, I’ve noted a problem. I’ve noted the same problem on Facebook pages and groups frequented by Libertarians. What is up with the “all or nothing” philosophies libertarian candidates have? Any candidate from any party that thinks they will run for office and if elected, change things to their way of thinking is completely out of touch with reality. There has to be a process wherein that person who won the election convinces others that their ideas are worthy of consideration. The hard work begins upon winning the election. This is exactly what I would like to discuss today. I believe strongly in Libertarian values. In my opinion, a Libertarian government would afford the best society possible. It would make us all happier and more prosperous. So why am I'm arguing against an ”all or nothing stance” you might ask? I feel that the only way to slowly change the world to a libertarian viewpoint is to take things one step at a time. This is where my recommendations that follow come from. Libertarian candidates need to be realistic in their platform choices. When I ran for Orange County Board of Supervisors, I did a lot of research, attended meetings, spoke to potential constituents and then came away with what the people feel is important. One of the big issues was homelessness and another was crime. Both of these are directly addressed by libertarian ideas. As I researched the homeless issue I determined two major things--the county had almost $1 billion that was given to it to solve homelessness and mental health issues and people felt law enforcement wasn’t doing enough. Now, generally speaking, I don’t like spending public tax dollars on social issues. I feel that is wrong in general. However, with this situation, it was an all or nothing proposition. You either spent the money on what it was meant for or you would lose the money to some other crazy project. I could have taken a hardline libertarian approach and said “We cannot spend public money on the homeless,” but I knew that morally I couldn’t ignore the homeless on the streets, so I opted to include spending that money as part of my platform. It was unpopular with some libertarians until I explained my reasoning, at which point many came to my way of thinking. It was the same with crime. People wanted to change the laws and be tougher on crime. I was fine with that idea as long as non-violent drug offenders were not sucked into the mess that is the criminal justice system. To me, crimes involving fraud and harming of others should always be prosecuted and that’s it. If you want more details on this, have a listen to Liberty Revealed episode 5. This, too, was not a popular stance with libertarians, but mainly becasue they thought I would be advocating for non-violent drug offenders to be jailed. They felt this way because common public sentiment is to repeal Propositions 47 and 57 here in California. These propositions made it misdemeanors to possess certain controlled substances. I would never have advocated for such a thing. I would have definitely gotten behind being tougher on fraud and being tougher on violent crime. What do you see from the two examples I gave just now? With the homeless issue, I was trying to handle the concerns society brought up while also servicing those in need. Any plan I would have put into effect would have included private charitable organizations running the show. I would not have wanted the government running these programs. Had I been elected to the 5 member board, I would have had to use my leadership abilities to convince the others that this was a good approach. I would have had to show them why the libertarian approach was the right one to accomplish our needs. Eventually, I could have convinced 2 people to vote my way and since you just have to learn to count to 3 to pass resolutions on the Board of Supervisors, I would have gotten my program into place. This is what Libertarian candidates seem to miss. You can attempt to do the all or nothing approach, but the majority of those in society don’t think like you do. Instead, you have to be a leader and show them why your way is the right way and potentially the only way. You have to be willing to compromise. Had I been elected to the Board of Supervisors, I would have immediately reviewed my staffing needs and would have cut down the staff to a reasonable size. I would have argued with my colleagues that they should do the same. In this way, I would have started advocating for smaller government. With a small victory such as reducing staff size, I could have shown my colleagues the real cost savings associated with the staff cuts and could potentially convince them to make cuts elsewhere in the government. By taking a one step at a time approach, I could have begun the path towards making county government smaller and agiler. If Libertarians want to see their beliefs propagated to the current system we have they are going to have to exhibit strong leadership. They will have to look for small victories and use those to show others how their ideas worked for the better. By taking things one step at a time they will be able to affect many changes over the course of their time in office. There is no way to make sweeping changes all at once without some sort of revolution and that is not something I want to see as a Libertarian. If you are a Libertarian and you are running for office please consider the approach I’ve outlined. Stay true to your beliefs. Vote against tax increases and increasing the size of government. Do your research on the issues. Compromise where needed. We must not come off as the extremist party and we are in danger of that when we take an all or nothing approach. It is time to show society that our ideas will work and will change things for the better. That’s all for today’s episode. .If you like what you’ve heard, please rate us 5 stars on Apple Podcasts and Google Play. If you’d like to learn more about personal liberty, grab your free copy of my book “Liberty Revealed” by heading over to http://yogispodcastnetwork.com/libertyrevealed. Until next time...stay free!

Okay, so who's tired of talking about gun control? Yep, me too (or should I say #MeToo) but here we go again. CNN has created a monster and now they seem surprised that their monster is running amuck. Congresswoman and former Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz is now tiring to work the backdoor gun control angle (nothing new by the way). The fight over California's sanctuary laws continues to heat up with pushback coming from The Orange County Board of Supervisors and the Orange County Sheriff. The leftist are upset over Scott Pruitt's move away from "secret science" for the EPA. Indiana's Governor signs a historic Pro-Life bill. Don't forget about the Edwards Notebook and the Veteran's Tip of the Day! All of this and more as time allows. Listen live, join the chatroom, be a part of the show.

Our episode 6 guest, Vincent Moiso shares his knowledge on how to communicate effectively in business. Vincent is a principal and President for Oceanside Glass & Tile who recently acquired Spectrum and Uroboros Glass companies. In his current role he has been instrumental in helping the business double it’s revenue through acquisition and new business opportunities. Vincent is also the founder and president of his own consulting and financial planning business that works primarily with small businesses and business owners in the flooring industry. He has consulted for more than a dozen businesses advising on everything from organizational structure, sales and marketing strategy, to hiring and retaining key employees. More than 15 years of his business career was spent as a principal partner in an international tile and stone manufacturing and distribution firm. During his tenure with that company at the executive level, he grew revenue over 400% and opened three company owned retail showrooms. He also developed a high-level marketing and merchandising plan that can still be seen in over 300 retailers across the country. With an MBA in finance and marketing from Cal State Fullerton and a BA in international relations from the University of San Diego, Vincent also teaches B2B Content Marketing at his alma mater where he serves as a Director on the Alumni Board of Directors for the University. He is a passionate individual that believes integrity is at the heart of any great success story and is dedicated to driving others to their vision of success. His involvement in Entrepreneur’s Organization can be seen through his dedication as the Learning Chair on the Orange County Board of Directors. Vincent has been married for 20 years and has two daughters ages 19 and 15. Learn more about Vincent Moiso and Oceanside Glass and Tile. For Business Leaders, By Business Leaders is a weekly podcast series brought to you by Lead2Goals, a business management consulting firm based in San Clemente, California. Learn more by visiting www.lead2goals.com.

It's the last episode of the year! Stop by The City Square and join our final guest of 2016, Chairwoman of the Orange County Board of Supervisors Lisa Bartlett. Chairwoman Bartlett discusses some forward looking issues in Orange County that will be a focus for 2017, including the I-405 Improvement Project, the future of the SR-241 after the settlement agreement, the Dana Point Harbor, and reducing homelessness. Stop by and join us to round out the year, and thanks for listening in 2016!  

Julie Evans, CEO, Project Tomorrow; Tim Jemal, Executive Director, AeA Orange County/Inland Empire; Bill Campbell, Orange County Board of Supervisors; Christine Olmstead, Global IT Academy @ Brea Olinda High School