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In this powerful episode, we sit down with Pastor Rachelle Francey—co-founder of Oceans Church in South Orange County. From growing up as a pastor's daughter to co-leading a thriving church, Rachelle shares her deeply personal journey of breaking free from people-pleasing and learning to live fully in alignment with God's purpose.She opens up about how she met her husband, Pastor Mark, and the keys behind their 19-year marriage that continues to flourish in love, faith, and partnership. Rachelle also gives us a glimpse into her daily rhythms of prayer, her morning and night routines, and even shares miraculous stories that have shaped her faith—plus a practical blueprint for prayer you can start using today.One of the most moving parts of this episode is when Pastor Rachelle recounts how she never wanted to start a church—until God spoke a word that changed everything.We also dive into two upcoming nationwide baptism movements:

Mahesh Guruswamy is a seasoned product development executive and a published author who has been in the software development space for over twenty years and has managed teams of varying sizes for over a decade. He is currently the chief technology officer at Kickstarter. Before that, he was an executive running product development teams at Mosaic, Kajabi, and Smartsheet. Mahesh is passionate about mentoring others, especially folks who are interested in becoming a people manager and newer managers who are just getting going. Mahesh resides in Orange County with his wife, Krishma, and son, Vivaan. In his free time, you can find him either running in the trails around South Orange County or reading cosmic horror fiction.Connect with Mahesh Guruswamy:Website: https://maheshguruswamy.substack.com/ Book: https://www.amazon.com/How-Deliver-Bad-News-Away/dp/B0D7FHTTNN LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maheshguruswamy/ TurnKey Podcast Productions Important Links:Guest to Gold Video Series: www.TurnkeyPodcast.com/gold The Ultimate Podcast Launch Formula- www.TurnkeyPodcast.com/UPLFplusFREE workshop on how to "Be A Great Guest."Free E-Book 5 Ways to Make Money Podcasting at www.Turnkeypodcast.com/gift Ready to earn 6-figures with your podcast? See if you've got what it takes at TurnkeyPodcast.com/quizSales Training for Podcasters: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sales-training-for-podcasters/id1540644376Nice Guys on Business: http://www.niceguysonbusiness.com/subscribe/The Turnkey Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/turnkey-podcast/id1485077152

David is a leading insurance coverage attorney, with a concentration in liability insurance, and experience in all aspects of insurance coverage and “bad faith.” His litigation experience includes a 2012 Top 10 California judgment, where he represented a major insurer in a successful subrogation case, and many successful writs and appeals. David started practicing law at Irell & Manella in Newport Beach, then joined Berger Kahn in 1992. He became a shareholder in 2001 and he now practices out of Berger Kahn's South Orange County office. David received his J.D. from the University of Southern California Law Center (USC), where he was a member and editor of the Southern California Law Review and finished in the top 3% of his graduating class. Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidezra1/ Berger Kahn: https://bergerkahn.com/ Learn more about EmotionTrac and our AI-driven Emotional Intelligence Platform: https://legal.emotiontrac.com/

David is a leading insurance coverage attorney, with a concentration in liability insurance, and experience in all aspects of insurance coverage and “bad faith.” His litigation experience includes a 2012 Top 10 California judgment, where he represented a major insurer in a successful subrogation case, and many successful writs and appeals. David started practicing law at Irell & Manella in Newport Beach, then joined Berger Kahn in 1992. He became a shareholder in 2001 and he now practices out of Berger Kahn's South Orange County office. David received his J.D. from the University of Southern California Law Center (USC), where he was a member and editor of the Southern California Law Review and finished in the top 3% of his graduating class. Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidezra1/ Berger Kahn: https://bergerkahn.com/ Learn more about EmotionTrac and our AI-driven Emotional Intelligence Platform: https://legal.emotiontrac.com/

Fish may not seem like they have many ways to communicate with people, but one South Orange County woman begs to differ. Her goldfish let's her know all manner of things and when she can't get an answer, she'll call in a pet psychic to help fill in the details. This is the story of their special bond and of the remarkable things she's learned about her special guy Hoover. You can see pictures and videos on Instagram of Hoover doing his thing @buffieandbandit. For more information on Animal Communicator Suzan Vaughn go to her website https://www.animalwhisperer.net/. As always thank you for listening to Rover Says. If you like the show please rate it, follow and share. Every positive review helps more animal lovers find the show. As always we'd like to hear from you so please send us your comments or story ideas at roversays@gmail.com. Our website is https://www.roversays.com/. Follow us on Instagram @roversayspodcast.  

Liz Flores has served as an HR Executive, strategically offering more than 20 years of HR executive leadership experience. This life success journey has offered her the opportunities to assist C-Suite professionals, organizations, and structuring startups to scale up multi-million-dollar companies. Liz's background and expertise evolve from various industries, such as distribution, manufacturing, retail, and aerospace. She is results-driven, working through employee relations concerns, business compliance, and diversity, equity, and inclusion. Bringing unification through real conversations and bridging the gap of conscious communication to optimize relationships; both for the individual and organizations alike. As a Certified Leadership & Development Coach and Speaker, Liz has had the privilege of assisting professionals and leadership teams, empowering those who lack clarity, feel stuck, and struggle with self-doubt to build stronger teams, proactive leadership, a more fulfilled and purposeful work life culture. Liz is the Founder of LFTM (lift them), providing HR/WC consulting, professional and leadership coaching, individual and organizational development training. Liz is also fluent in Spanish and provides Spanish language services when needed. Liz currently serves as an Advisor for Professionals in Human Resources Association (PIHRA) for South Orange County. She also sits as a committee member for Executives of Orange County (ECOC) a non-profit organization. Her success comes from pursuing her passion; helping both individuals and organizations achieve a thriving environment and successful business goals through enriching relationships. -- Critical Mass Business Talk Show is Orange County, CA's longest-running business talk show, focused on offering value and insight to middle-market business leaders in the OC and beyond. Hosted by Ric Franzi, business partner at Renaissance Executive Forums Orange County. Learn more about Ric at www.ricfranzi.com. Catch up on past Critical Mass Business Talk Show interviews... YouTube: https://lnkd.in/gHKT2gmF LinkedIn: https://lnkd.in/g2PzRhjQ Podbean: https://lnkd.in/eWpNVRi Apple Podcasts: https://lnkd.in/gRd_863w Spotify: https://lnkd.in/gruexU6m #orangecountyca #mastermind #ceopeergroups #peergroups #peerlearning

This week, Scott & Sean discuss:After-school Satan clubs in South Orange County — has religious liberty gone too far?Ethical implications of law enforcement using DNA to predict suspects' facial features.A proposed bill in the Australia for voluntary assistance in dying (VAD) extending to children and people with dementia.Listener Question: Did homosexuality exist in biblical times?Listener Question: Attending worship services of other faiths==========Think Biblically: Conversations on Faith and Culture is a podcast from Talbot School of Theology at Biola University, which offers degrees both online and on campus in Southern California. Find all episodes of Think Biblically at: https://www.biola.edu/think-biblically. Watch video episodes at: https://bit.ly/think-biblically-video. To submit comments, ask questions, or make suggestions on issues you'd like us to cover or guests you'd like us to have on the podcast, email us at thinkbiblically@biola.edu.

Could an earthquake like Wednesday's 4.2 magnitude quake in San Bernardino trigger another? A landslide disrupts train services in South Orange County for the fourth time since 2022. Dodgers Stadium's proposed gondola faces another hurdle. 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

Welcome to Quivercast, where we ride the waves of diverse surf experiences! In today's episode, we're joined by the remarkable Geoff Moysa @gmoysa—ISA Junior Longboard gold medalist and former pro longboard & shortboard surfer. Geoff, a staple of South Orange County, shares tales from the iconic T Street when the waves were pumping and the laid-back shores of San Onofre when the vibe was mellower.Explore the twists and turns of Geoff's surfing journey, from competing in shortboard heats to an unexpected shift toward longboard triumphs. Hear the story of how his dad's suggestion led him to clinch victory in longboard competitions, eventually earning him a spot on the USA surf team and a gold medal.Geoff's journey continues as he delves into the world of pro surfing, navigating the QS as a shortboarder and making a mark on the longboard tour. Between Stewart and Becker boards, he had a quiver of pro surfboard models that carried him through his impressive career.As Geoff reflects on the past, he also shares his thoughts on the current state of the WSL, offering valuable insights into the evolution of professional surfing. Join us for a Quivercast filled with stories, triumphs, and a surfer's perspective on the ever-changing surf scene.  Support the showBUY THE ENDLESS SUMMER BOX SET HERE!If you like the QuiverCast here are some ways to help us keep going! I always like Coffee! Buy me a Coffee! Become a Patreon for as little as a Buck a Month! Patreon Find Us: Website: thequivercast.com Instagram: @quiver_cast Facebook: The QuiverCast Twitter: @The_QuiverCast Sound Editing by: The Steele Collective

Marcus continues to run the show for now while John has temporarily stepped away, and provides an update on how things are going, including the recent move which John and Marcus did together to South Orange County. December 21, 2023

Mary Beesley has been a daydreamer since childhood, but after having profound difficulty learning to read, she couldn't be more surprised to have fallen in love with books. She writes stories that find hope in hardship and shine light on the goodness and strength of the human spirit. She's received a Crowned Heart of Excellence Review and a five-star Readers' Favorite Award. Her seventh published novel, called The Second Time Around, comes out October 31st. Mary and I have been friends for 20 years and are now living close by in the beaches of South Orange County. She and I chatted recently about writing and creativity, and when she shared her inspirational story of going from struggling to even learn to read to now being a seasoned author, I knew it was something I wanted to share with you. And with her new book releasing at the end of this month, I figured there couldn't be a better time! If you love inspirational stories, or even have been curious about what it takes to become a published author, you're going to love today's episode. Time Stamps: [01:06] - Mary Beesley talks about struggling with reading when she was younger. [05:15] - When did Mary start writing? [11:39] - How does Mary approach writing? [15:14] - Mary talks about wanting people to have their own experiences while reading. [21:33] - Are you willing to put in “10,000 hours” for your goals? [26:18] - How does Mary decide when a book feels complete? [31:55] - “We have to let our minds rest.” [37:10] - Mary talks about the strength of human spirit and hope. Supporting Resources: Find Mary's latest books at https://www.marybeesley.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join us this week on "Boroughs & Burbs: The National Real Estate Conversation" as we're joined by special guests Alex Parker and Kat Carpou. Together, we'll delve into the captivating real estate landscape of South Orange County, encompassing renowned areas like Newport Beach, Laguna Beach and Dana Point. Recently dubbed "the Priciest Zip Code in America" by the Wall Street Journal, we'll uncover the allure and trends behind these prestigious neighborhoods. Discover what makes this region a magnet for luxury properties, as Alex and Kat share insights into the factors shaping its unprecedented real estate values. Tune in for a concise exploration of South Orange County's housing market dynamics and its impact on the broader real estate realm.

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Seth Gruber is such a powerful winsome pro life speaker and its such a pleasure to have him join Hearts of Oak today. He has been touring the US over the last 3 months speaking to educational institutions, local activists and churches. With the great news of the Supreme Court reversing Roe vs Wade we discuss with Seth how this is affecting the debate in America, why the left so passionate about killing babies and why are churches silent on this great evil. It seems that our media and sections of the population love death more than churches love life. Seth tells us how he is going church by church and pulpit by pulpit to strengthen the church and give its voice back for life, compassion and justice for future generations Seth Gruber's clear, concise, and persuading approach has impacted thousands across the United States, providing the tools for an audience to change the mindset of the pro-abortion population. In his later years in college, he challenged the institutions and others for their refusal to take a formal position on abortion, which accelerated the appreciation and understanding of Seth's work among pro-life advocates, pregnancy facilities, churches, and the political domains across the United States. Seth quickly discovered the ignorant and widely indolent culture surrounding him both in and out of the church, and in the universities, which he responded with coordinated educational campaigns and booth displays, engaging with thousands of students on the topic of abortion. It also became obvious to Seth, the church needs to be awaken on abortion. Seth's impact is real, changing the hearts and minds of so many on their position on abortion. Joining the Life Training Institute as a pro-life speaker, Seth is now a nationally renowned voice for life, the founder and president of The White Rose Resistance, which has its origins during Nazi holocaust to end the racism infiltrating the world. Pro-Life Ministries is another recent project that Seth is facilitating at churches across the 50 States and abroad. Giving countless speeches to over half a million people so far, and reaching millions through media, Seth Gruber has launched a powerful movement that is moving forward, impacting today's generation and preparing a future generation on all platforms across the United States. Connect with Seth and The White Rose Resistance... WEBSITES: http://sethgruber.com/                   https://thewhiterose.life/ TWITTER: https://twitter.com/sgruber91 GETTR: https://gettr.com/user/sethgruber TRUTH: https://truthsocial.com/@sethgruber PODCAST: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/unaborted/id1471076523 Interview recorded 17.5.23 *Special thanks to Bosch Fawstin for recording our intro/outro on this podcast. Check out his art https://theboschfawstinstore.blogspot.com/ and follow him on GETTR https://gettr.com/user/BoschFawstin and Twitter https://twitter.com/TheBoschFawstin?s=20  To sign up for our weekly email, find our social media, podcasts, video, livestreaming platforms and more... https://heartsofoak.org/connect/ Please subscribe, like and share! Transcript (Hearts of Oak) And hello, Hearts of Oak. Welcome to another interview coming up in a moment with Seth Gruber. Seth Gruber is the CEO and founder of the White Rose Resistance, host of Unaborted. And a Turning Point USA ambassador. And I've watched many of his debates, many of his podcasts. I bumped into him at a CNP conference in Miami in February. And he has such a winsome position on this. We've had other speakers and Seth brings something different. So we start with him presenting what the pro-life position is, why we need to remind ourselves the importance of standing up for those with no voice, those with few rights in society, and then we look at why the left are so passionate about abortion, why they're desperate, desperate to fund as much, as many abortions as they can. Where does that come from? So we talk about that craziness, I guess, in the left. A passion for death more than we have a passion for life. And then we go into the institutions. He's just been on a tour. Numerous tours, all sold out. He is based in California, but moving all across the country. Got another set of dates coming up in autumn, in the fall. You can check out that on on his website, sethgruber.com, and be a part of that if you are in the area. And he talks about engaging with the political sphere, engaging with local activism, engaging with the church, and why the church is so sound on this issue. Whether they should be the most vocal about standing up for the rights of those who have no voice. You'll love listening to Seth presenting this in such a winsome way. And hello Hearts of Oak. Today it is an honour to talk to the CEO and founder of the White Rose Resistance, host of Unaborted, a Turning Point USA Ambassador and that is Seth Gruber. Seth, thank you for your time today. (Seth Gruber) Yeah Peter, good to be on with you man, thanks for your program and being willing to talk about the issues that so many wont. Always, as I said to you before we went on there. It's my red line as a Christian. How can you talk about life and not actually defend life? But we'll get into all that. All the links are sethgruber.com, thewhiterose.life and all the other links are in the description @sgruber91 on Twitter. Everything else is there. But just the white rose, that seeks to educate the public about the humanity of the unborn baby, to expose a grotesque immorality of the pro-choice position and inspire the church to accomplish her spiritual duty of ending the greatest injustice of our time. But if I could just, for the viewers and listeners, we have had pro-life speakers on before, including my good friend Scott Klusendorf, and we've had Jannique Stewart on a number of times. While being pro-life is not one of our key aims and organization. I think it's essential that our audience regularly hears a reasoned defence of the importance of life and for those watching who are Christians, they command all Christians, Proverbs 31.8 and many other places, but says speak out on behalf of the voiceless and for the right of all who are vulnerable and who is more voiceless than than the unborn. But that's my prelude. Seth, before we move into the issue and for our UK audience, probably 65% UK, 30% US, but who maybe do not know you, could I ask you to introduce yourself before we move on to the sanctity of life. Yeah, yeah, absolutely. Thank you, Peter. Yeah, I've been a pro-life activist since I was a foetus. So I've been in these waters, I guess, quite literally for a long time. My mother was the executive director of a pregnancy resource centre while pregnant with me in Los Angeles County. So she took over a centre in her late 20s in Azusa, California, which is right where APU is, Azusa Pacific University. And then she married my father and continued directing that centre until she gave birth to me, so she was waddling around the centre as the executive director, and only stepped down once I was born. We have the pamphlet announcing my mother stepping down from directing the Pro-Life Pregnancy Centre to welcome me and to be a stay-at-home mom. Then I did the Walk for Life every year and supported our local pregnancy centre. I was one of the top childhood fundraisers, although I was more incentivized by the free bicycles and Disneyland tickets, but at seven, eight, nine years old. Obviously I was swimming in those waters already and I had an understanding of something's going, something's wrong here, something's evil here. It wasn't until my senior year of high school, now I was home-schooled through eighth grade and then I went to public high school, and this is Whittier High School in Los Angeles County, it's actually Richard Nixon's alma mater, and they told me I couldn't pick the topic of abortion for my senior project. And so I, it's sort of, now I'm only embellishing a little bit here, Peter, okay? I basically said, here's a copy of the constitution. You're making me read a government class. I recommend you read it or you're gonna have a lawsuit on your hands. And so I actually did, I did threaten a lawsuit to Whittier High School at 18 years old, public high school. And, you know, they weren't ready for a classically educated home schooler. And so they backed off real quick. I did my senior project on the issue of abortion and I did my volunteer hours that everyone had to do to graduate. I don't know if they do this anymore, by the way. It used to be a little more difficult to graduate. You actually had to like work hard, but like you had to do a like 10 page research paper. You had to give a speech at the end of the year and you had to do field work hours that aligned with your topic selection. And so I did those at the Centre for Bioethical Reform, CBR, led by Greg and Lois Cunningham, my godparents, because my mother was on the board of directors for CBR when it was founded in 1990, in 1991. So, the first thing they had me do as a senior in high school was to scan 300 images of first trimester mutilated aborted babies on their high-end scanner and categorize the photos in their database for their educational projects. So, for two days straight, about six hour, two six hour shifts, I'm scanning and looking at choice. I'm scanning and looking at reproductive health care and women's rights, allegedly. And that was probably one of the biggest turning points in my life was actually being forced to look at the eyeballs, noses, faces, ears, fingers, hands, arms of slaughtered little children, all at the seven, eight, nine, and ten week stage. I mean, this is what I was told was pregnancy tissue by the culture. And I had never seen those photos before, even as a pro-life student with a mother who had been the director of a pregnancy centre, I had never seen those photos before. And so that we're talking about, of course, when 90% of abortions are performed, the first trimester, and when there's the greatest public support for abortion, the first trimester. And so then I went up to a Christian college in Santa Barbara, started a pro-life club there, learned that I was not so much amongst friends as I thought, I thought, Christian college, right, Peter, like everyone's pro-life, right? I was home-schooled, right? I mean, come on, every Christian's pro-life. How naïve I was. I did not realize that when I enrolled there as a freshman. I learned that there are pro-abortion professors on the payroll, actually, at Westmont College in Santa Barbara, California. And some people, they really don't like when I go after my alma mater, and I'm not very popular there. I don't really care. Here are their names. Omidy Oceng, he no longer teaches there, though I took public speaking from him. He's pro-abortion. He once said in an email, he said that the students at Westmont College were best served when our chapel speakers invited us to tarry in the liminal spaces of complexity on the abortion issue. And then there's a Deborah Dunn in the Communication Studies Department who I had an email debate with, who had advertised the Planned Parenthood, no, a internship with the local Planned Parenthood, funded and sponsored representative named Lois Capps. She's only like pro-abortion through point of birth, Peter, like in Santa Barbara, local politician, right? And Planned Parenthood lackey. And my Christian college is advertising internship opportunities with the pro-homosexuality, pro-LGBTQ ally, pro-abortion through point of birth Democrat politician in Santa Barbara and the Christian college in that city whose motto is Christ preeminent in all things is telling their students, Hey, check out this cool internship. With who? The spirit of the age? You know, it reminds me of something Fulton Sheen once said, Peter, if you wed yourself to the spirit of the age, you'll find yourself a widow in the next. But you know, you're not allowed to talk about those kind of things at Westmont College. And so let's see who else was there. There was a married doctor, a Spanish professor, who's pro abortion as well. And then a married couple, Chris and Sherry Heckley, who teach in different departments and they're both pro abortion. So that's like five or six professors on the payroll of a Christian college whose motto is Christ preeminent in all things, who defend abortion through point of birth. And so I started finding the steel in my spine, actually, Peter, at a Christian college, not at a state college, which, you know, might surprise some people. It shouldn't today, by the way. It should not surprise you. Most Christian colleges are just kind of what Bonhoeffer meant when he said cheap grace. And so I did my summer job with the CBR. So that was my summer job. When I would come home from college, I was a paid intern for them. And I helped organize and run probably over 10 or 11 genocide awareness projects on university campuses in Southern California with the big aborted baby photos that compare abortion to historically recognized forms of genocide. So that's my background, Peter. And then when I graduated at Westmont, I joined Life Training Institute under the tutelage of Scott Klusendorf and began speaking in youth groups and Protestant Catholic high schools and the occasional church that had the balls to actually speak out on life and let me have the pulpit. And then at the end of 2020, everything changed. I had had all my speaking cancelled for several months, obviously. And then I met Jack Hibbs and Rob McCoy. Rob McCoy became my pastor. We moved our family from South Orange County to Godspeed Calvary Chapel. I started the pro-life ministry there. We built that ministry there It's now saving babies on a monthly basis, it's got sidewalk counsellors mentor families for those who choose life celebrating them throwing their baby showers post-abortion healing and orphan foster care. I ran my show out of Rob studio, Rob, of course with the mayor of Thousand Oaks the the city just north of LA County while the senior pastor of Godspeak Calvary Chapel. And when he told Governor Gavin Newsom-Leany in California that he wouldn't be shutting his church and he opened it, he had lawsuits. And they actually came to possibly arrest him and the elders. And then a thousand Christians from around California showed up in the parking lot of Godspeak Calvary Chapel that Sunday and said, start with us. So those are my people, that's my church. And that's how God started kind of moving through my ministry to mobilize and awaken pastors and the church to get engaged. And so we launched the White Rose Resistance right after the overturning of Roe versus Wade to rebuild Christian resistance before it's too late to get the church engaged and stop waiting for pro-life ministries and pregnancy centres to do the job that god's called the church to do actually, Which is to be the hands and feet of Jesus to hold back those staggering toward the slaughter to speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves pure and undefiled religion love the orphan and the widow the unborn child is definitely an orphan in god's view, because his parents want him dead and so that's we're building kind of the turning point USA of the pro-life movement, is the goal peter? And to actually get the church mobilized at the local level to end abortion. And so we go on to college campuses, we go into churches, we've had two of those tours this season, we're doing another one in the fall, and we're hiring and we're growing. So if any people in the US are interested, head over to thewhiterose.life, head on over to Red Balloon, and, apply if you think that God's called you to end abortion. Well, let's go on the issue. I mean, I've heard Greg Cunningham twice in the UK, a fascinating, an absolute hero. And I've loved watching Jack Hibbs during the lockdown with someone who's fearless and will stand up to anyone, love it. But on the issue, I mean, at hand, I mean, why should we care what people want to do with their own private lives? I mean, surely it's up to women or now that men can have babies, it's up to men as well to do they want to do with their own body. Yeah, I mean, the culture of death has crept in to the church a lot, Peter, and so we say silly things like that, and I hear Christians say things like that, who sometimes even say that they're pro-life, right? The typical line, like, I wouldn't get an abortion. But I mean, I personally am pro-life. It's like saying, I'm personally against slavery, but if my neighbour Bob wants to purchase black men, I mean, who am I to say, you know? So, I mean, the culture of death, it creeps in, and we begin to parrot the culture. We begin to sound more like the culture of death than we sound like the blood-bought Christ, the blood-bought bride of Christ. And that's a problem. It's a real critique, I think, on the church, that we don't actually take the liturgy of our own faith seriously, that we don't actually catechize our children. And so they do get catechized, that they get catechized by the culture, which has its own kooky religious premises as well, doesn't it? And so, I mean, that's kind of how I always start because it's like the fact that that's even an acceptable statement for some Christians to say is I think a real judgment on the church, you know? Why should we care what they do with their body? I mean, it's like, okay, do we have to do this? Okay, all right. I was a pre-born male. I was a male in the womb. God was knitting me together in the womb. And if you just want to go this purely scientific route, right, if you're talking to an atheist, I was developing myself from within. We know from the science of embryology that the pre-born child develops them self, right? The mother's not like asking baby to grow. It's like the child's directing their own internal growth from within. That's what it means to be a pre-born human being. And so my male genitalia was developing itself in the womb, Peter, which means that I was not my mother's body. I know that's super sciencey for pro-choicers. I know that's super hard to follow. But pregnant women actually don't have male genitalia. And so if a pre-born male, unborn child, can be a male and have their male genitalia being developed, then they are not their mother's body. There's lots of ways to poke fun at this, obviously. Here's another one. Let's say a pregnant woman had intractable nausea, Peter, and could not stop throwing up due to her pregnancy. She's tried diplegias. She's tried other forms. Nothing stopped the nausea. She's almost on bed rest now. She can't keep any food down. So she goes to her OB, Peter, and she says, you know, I really need some of that thalidomide. Nothing is stopping this nausea. And he goes, well, I'm not going to give you thalidomide, ma'am. It's illegal. Plus, don't you know your baby is likely to be born without any arms? And she ignores him. She finds some illegally anyways and takes it. Four months later, her baby's born without any arms. Did she do anything wrong? Every time I've asked that to a pro-choice or on a college campus, their eyes glaze over, Peter. And most of them say, hell yeah, because I trick them. I get them because, you know, reality always reasserts itself in the end, doesn't it? And when it does, it'll slap you in the face hard. And so I always trick them because I'm just, they're acknowledging a portion of reality, but they're trying to suppress the rest of that in order to maintain their pro-choice delusions. And so every college student I've asked that to, Peter has said, hell yeah, that's effing wrong. That's effed up, dude. What the, you know, like they think it's like really effed up and really wrong. And then I say to them, who the hell are you to judge her? It's her body, her choice. The foetus has no right to her body anyways. If she can murder the baby, she can certainly intentionally harm the child in a way that doesn't kill the child. Yeah, are you telling me, ProChoicer, that it's worse to harm someone than to kill someone? Because that's what they're saying, right? When they say she has a right to abortion, but it's wrong and effed up for her to take thalidomide to get rid of her nausea, and her baby will be alive, likely. Her baby will live. those being born without any arms. And they go, that's screwed up, man, because she knew that she was doing something that could harm her child. Do you hear yourself right now? So there's always lots of ways to kind of poke fun at it. But what does that do? It reveals that deep down, they know that the body in her body is not her body. So why do we care about what other people do with their body, Peter? Because sometimes you can use your body in a way that intentionally harms or kills other human beings. That's why. And when you do that, that's wrong and that should be illegal and we should have laws against that, that's why. When I talk to friends on the left, I do have some of them still, and they seem to be, passionate about abortion. In fact, I have some friends who I didn't think they had any interest apart from just their social media themselves, what they watch on TV, and you discuss current affairs, no interest, and then you mention the issue of, well, maybe it's not right to take the life of another human being through abortion and they literally manifest and suddenly they become so passionate about killing babies. This seems to be what they're about. How have we kind of, how have we come to that that there is so much passion for death in part of our society? How have we come to that? I mean like how have we not come to that? I mean that's the history of of humanism, that's the history of most civilizations throughout all of human history. Most civilizations practiced human sacrifice. So like most civilizations practice slavery. In fact, every civilization did. So I'm like, I think the church has to kind of, I think conservatives have grown so comfortable, and cushy with our freedoms in the West and we're watching those freedoms, you know, obviously, deteriorate or disappear entirely really quickly, and especially in America, right? Because we tend to linger a little behind the UK and Canada, you know, culturally and politically, Peter. We're so comfortable and we're like, what is going on? You know, it's like, how did this happen? It's like, what are you talking about? Like, this is the norm, y'all. This is the norm. You've grown so fat on liberty that you've mistaken it for libertinism and licentiousness. This killing human beings, innocent human beings, and sacrificing them to kooky deities with the belief that your life will be improved is actually quite normal. Yeah, it was Christianity, y'all, that kind of brought about this concept of the sanctity of life, the rights of the individual. That human being is have dignity because they're created in the image of God. And so this concept of the Imago Dei kind of really, in a very real way, provided the basis for this idea called human equality and human rights that we've taken for granted. So most people who hate Christianity, Peter, wouldn't want to live in an America without it or in a country without it. You know, it's the same people who say that God doesn't exist, but they also really hate him. You know, it's like wait a second. Um, I'm not sure I think I think you got the math wrong there. Um, you know, I think they like the American humanist association what's exist, what existed for the eradication of God, but they were all atheists, it's like so you want to eradicate someone that doesn't exist, it's like that's a little weird but it's like eternity's written on the heart of man, right? Like we all know there's a god just like we all know we're killing babies We all know this. Um, I just talked to a crazy kooky pro-choicer at San Diego state university. And he was talking about the thing in the womb, the thing in the uterus, and he called it a baby. And then he corrected himself and he said foetus. And I said, ah, shoot. Yeah, you said baby, didn't you? Ah, yeah, Freudian slip, right? And I told him, I was like, it's okay. Pro-choicers do that a lot because reality always reasserts itself. And you know it's a baby, but you've got to try to use dehumanizing terms to justify child sacrifice so you can have orgasms without responsibility, huh? That's why you actually, you slipped up there, huh, brother? And he laughed. He was like, yeah. So I've had that interaction more than once, actually, being around college campuses where they accidentally called a baby. That just happened last year at UC Berkeley, too. The dude was talking about the fetus, and he called it a baby. And then he changed it. He said, foetus. I was like, ah. And so we all know, actually, what we're doing. That's the bottom line and I think that the church in particular has to start treating this issue and really the broader secular moral revolution as a secular regressive revolution. There's nothing progressive or new or modern or advanced about their ideas, right? The left's ideas on human nature, gender, abortion, marriage, sexuality, are not more modern but far more ancient than those of the revolutionary founding fathers that built America and of the Christians that largely built the West. And so as C.S. Lewis once said, we all want progress, right? But if you're on the wrong road, progress means doing an about turn and walking back to the right road. In that case, the man who turns back soonest is the most progressive. And when you notice you're on the wrong road, it's only the pessimist who continues to walk off the cliff. The progressive turns around and finds a way to right himself and get onto the wrong road, onto the right road rather. And so child sacrifice and human sacrifice goes back to the first generations immediately following Adam and Eve. Child sacrifice is what incites some of God's most colourful language in scripture. Let's put it this way, God gets pissed. He gets real pissed when the Israelites are killing babies to Moloch and Baal and Asherah and all this craziness, right? Well, we have the same gods of our culture today, the God of sex and the God of human sacrifice and child sacrifice, but they've been, they're described in such clinical language, right? They're described as sort of anti-religious, like there are no Gods, but it's still the same spirit that demands the same things as those ancient deities did. They were really just demons. So we're still sacrificing children to demons. We just call it health care. We call it women's rights. And we call it feminism. And so this cult of feminism and progressivism is just another iteration in a long humanistic experiment that has sought to place man as God. And the problem, right, with replacing God from the culture as we're starting to experience, Peter, is that other kooky religions take its place. So there's actually no such thing as moral neutrality. Replace Christianity, and then you get humanism, you get progressivism, you get evolutionism, you get neo-Malthusianism. And they're very religious worldviews too. They're just way more dangerous and way more kooky. And so the church has to start realizing that there will be a standard and there will be a dominant religion. The question is whose? Whose morality and whose religion? Well, why not the one that built the West and provided the freedoms that everyone takes for granted today and will no longer get comfortable with being uncomfortable in order to defend on behalf of the next generation? And if we can't get the right to life right, we're not going to get any other rights right. That's why the founders in America said we hold these truths to be self-evident that all men are created equal they're endowed by their creator with certain inalienable rights that among these are the right to life liberty in the pursuit of happiness they put life first because the right to liberty and pursuit of happiness don't mean much, in fact, they mean nothing at all if you can be murdered. Tell us about your, you've obviously just finished what 15 or 20 dates. Finished last month and you said you're going another one in the fall. Tell us about that and where your focus has been. Is it church groups? Is it political groups? Is it local activist groups? I mean where are you spending your time on those dates, on those events? Yeah, I used to speak everywhere, but now with three kids, and with my 2023 calendar almost full already, praise God, I mean, I never thought that would happen. We only have two or three slots maybe left in the entire year. And so we've had to really focus on high impact events and getting other people mobilized and engaged because I'm not building a Seth Gruber organization, I'm building, I'm rebuilding Christian resistance, which entails stewardship. It entails personal responsibility, right? It entails sacrifice, actually. And, you know, another time, Peter, I can tell the whole story of the White Rose resistance. But, you know, these were 20-somethings Christians who were murdered and had their heads chopped off on February 22, 1943, in Nazi Germany, because they distributed anti-Nazi leaflets all around the country to try to prick the conscience of the culture and get the church wakened up and engaged. And they were murdered for their efforts. So the reason we think that them brave and courageous is because they sacrificed far more with far less freedom. To stand against their Holocaust than we have ever done to stand against ours. That's why we think these figures are so heroic, Peter. They had far less freedom than we in the West do right now. And they sacrificed far more than most of us have ever sacrificed. That's a critique against the church in the West. And so we exist to rebuild that Christian resistance and develop the local leadership to get people engaged at the local level. And so that means finding brave men and women. That means finding courageous men and women who actually want to lay down their lives and their sacred honours to tear down the high places once again and to give God a reason to show America mercy. And so we prioritize churches for that event. And I've been blessed and frankly, blown away, Peter. I don't know how this has happened apart from the hand of God, to have been in more pulpits on Sunday mornings on the issue of life since the end of 2020 than any pro-life speaker in the world that I know of. I don't know of anyone who's been in as many pulpits in a two and a half year period, individual separate churches around the country. And we've started dozens of pro-life ministries at those churches, by the way. I don't just leave and say, hey, thanks for letting me speak. Now, you know, later, like we bring in our leadership and ministries that we partner with to develop and train people to get engaged in sidewalk counselling outside of abortion centres, orphan foster care, mentor families for those who choose life actually, and post-abortion healing as well. And so as we're growing and mobilizing people at the local level, the goal will be getting the church engaged in some of those lanes, including public events that really mock these ideas in the spirit of the age, and raising up new activists that actually take our content to the streets as well. And so we're building all of that infrastructure now because we're a brand new organization. So we got to hire and find the right talent. And God's been blessing our organization immensely. And we're very excited for how God's gonna move this year and in the following year. And so we do the college campuses to provide that last voice of sanity, In an out of control environment and to capture interaction and dialogues, that most people don't ever see and that's the beauty of social media Even though it's harder to get your content out if you're conservative than it was 10 years ago, But you know my conversations with pro-abortion people are often conversations, no one online has ever seen before, Rarely has anyone ever encountered someone and I'm not trying to sound like an ass here peter or speak pridefully but this is my this is the hill I will die on and so very rarely has anyone ever spoken to someone like me. Um, who's who's ready to jump into the cage, um and knows exactly what I believe and how to articulate it And so pro-choice, we see this happening conversations, you know Pro-choicers literally walk away from me sometime at the end of the conversation saying thank you. I had never thought of that before, Uh, and I'm like, you know, like whoa You know, like so there are people who will still be humble enough to admit that they don't know everything, And they did not know what to say to me and we want to capture those interactions to change minds, change hearts, and save lives and get people engaged in our movement. And then we're working on lots of digital media activism resources this year that frankly, you've never seen in the pro-life movement before that you'll see coming out this year and then the the church tours where we spend most of our time so we did nine churches in the fall and we're finishing I think 16 churches between January and May, This month and so we go to Idaho on Sunday. Today's May 17th So we go to Idaho on Sunday, and then we go to Vermont the Sunday after. And then I'm done for the spring, and we take all of June off and go on family vacation. But, so that'll be 16, 20, 25 or 26 churches between August of 2022 and May of 2023. And it's about time, huh? That the church get woken up and actually adopting personal responsibility. So I'll leave you with this line from Bonhoeffer on this question. Dietrich Bonhoeffer once said, if I sit next to a madman as he drives a car into a group of innocent bystanders, I can't as a Christian simply wait for the catastrophe to happen, then comfort the wounded and bury the dead. I must try to wrestle the steering wheel out of the hands of the driver. Well, the drunk driver in the West is the secular progressive, regressive moral revolution that's driving that bus or truck over the bodies of innocent families, children, babies, and the social fabric. And the church has been sitting in that passenger seat for so long, especially in America, Peter, where we the people are the sovereign. And we've been screaming the gospel out the window at people who are about to be ploughed over. But we won't actually try to wrestle the steering wheel away from the driver to actually save innocent human beings who are about to be destroyed by dangerous ideas, ideologies, or in this case, forceps will tear them limb from limb. We have to start exercising responsibility and stewardship. That's actually the role of the church, Peter. That's not the role of all the 501c3 organizations that we're grateful for that do good work. But we have way too many non-profits, frankly, in America. But the reason is, is because most non-profits are doing the work that the church has advocated, that the church used to do. We've got to get back to our early roots. So that's what we're trying to build. I, one church I remember having many conversations with and had to walk away and They said, Peter, you need to understand we're pro-life. But we need to be very careful on this issue and then I remember it being another church and they were going to the 10 commandments and the person had spoken do not murder and for five minutes in that said, abortion is murder and the church made a public apology the next Sunday to say we need to be very careful and then another pastor told me, Peter you're probably one of those people who will stand outside the abortion clinics and shout at those poor women going in, And I sat back thinking, our churches are afraid of public opinion and of offending the congregation rather than they are worried about offending God. That's right, yeah. I guess it's the same in America, that confusion of actually, fear of your congregation, I guess the tides that come in through your congregation, rather than a fear of God and how God looks at our actions. Yep. So there's a character in scripture named Phineas, and we don't know much about him except it says that Phineas drove a spear through someone who was committing sexual sin. And it says he was zealous for the honour of God. And then it says, so God stayed his judgment. And that's all we know about Phineas, is that he dealt with the sin in the camp. Took initiative and responsibility. God honoured it and he stayed his judgment because of Phineas' actions. We're not zealous for the honour of God in the West, we're not. We're zealous for the tithes, of our congregants whose political sensibilities we won't offend by preaching the full counsel of God from the pulpit. We're zealous for seal claps from our congregants. We're zealous for a little bit more crumbs from the table of the worldly leaders. And if we will not be zealous for the honour of God, I fear what we might hear on Judgment Day when we were wedding ourselves to the spirit of the age, and woke up and found our self a widow in the next. Can I ask you about, moving on to the politics side, some of our viewers on this will be Christians, many will not, and they probably look at a political solution for this. So I'm wondering, maybe just to finish off on that political side, where are we the whole Roe versus Wade issue? It's exciting to see states taking control of that and fighting for that. Let us know what's happening on that? Well I mean gosh when Roe v. Wade got overturned Peter, what we call the liberal establishment in America started collapsing in on itself like a dying star. I mean like they lost their freaking minds. They were saying things like the Republicans are now coming for interracial marriage. It's like they're like what? Like Clarence Thomas, our most conservative pro-life Supreme Court Justice, who is frankly more conservative than Antonin Scalia actually, he's married to a to a white woman, just like, and he's the main reason why Roe v. Wade got overturned, of course, because he's been the most reliable conservative on the court. It's like, really, do you think he's coming for his own marriage? Like, but you see the kind of things they say when you come for their sacrament of abortion. So, yeah, things have been a little out of control here, really, since this pandemic, but certainly since the overturning of Roe versus Wade. And so, this is really like, it is a new season in the fight life. And it's a moment for the pro-life movement to begin showing how seriously they take this issue. Unfortunately, we do have a lot of pro-life ministries that will say things like, you know, the woman should have no legal punishment, at any time, in any state, for any reason, if she gets an abortion when it's against the law. Now, listen, the pro-life movement chose a strategy a long time ago to go after the abortionists and not the woman, Because if they went after the woman and she was also, being convicted of a crime then she could not testify against the abortionist in court, And so they chose the liberal strategy in the drug wars of going after the provider rather than the user if you will. That's actually a liberal strategy And it was a conservatives that wanted to just shut down, you know, the drugs that actually punished drug users It was liberals who said no, let's go after the providers the drug sellers Well, whether it was right or wrong, the pro-life movement chose the strategy of going after the providers, the abortionists, and not convicting the woman so she could testify against the abortionist in court. But with Roe v. Wade overturned and states being able to ban abortion fully and entirely, if we believe that the pre-born child is a person with equal rights and dignity, then we cannot say, oh, the parents who arranged the death of that child and paid for the death of that child, if it's not the abortion pill, right, because obviously you're doing that yourself. But if you're going to an abortionist, you're paying a hitman to kill your baby. What's wrong with a law that says if you kill innocent human beings, there are legal consequences? I don't see anything wrong with that law. Now, if a mother paid, let's say, a hitman to drown her child in the pond, she might not be charged with first degree murder, but she would be charged as a conspirator, right? As an accomplice to murder. Why would we not say the same thing with abortion? And so there are a lot of pro-life ministries that are intentionally crafting legislation that put in exceptions for rape, right? And that put in exceptions to make sure that the woman can't be charged in any way, shape or form. So I am an incrementalism in the sense that I'd rather have a bill that protects most pre-born children than have a bill that protects no pre-born children, simply because I don't have the votes at the time to get the abortion ban passed. So I'm willing to accept incremental victories because that's how the left has brought us to this moment, incrementally, and they've been very patient. But yes, I think the overturning of Roe versus Wade is kind of showing now in this new season who takes this issue as a true holocaust, who takes this issue as actually genocide of little babies, and who's willing to live like it, legislate like it, pray like it, and sacrifice like it. And so I guess I'm grateful for that in the sense that, you know, we're seeing who is willing to toe the line and who's willing to attack at the front lines. And unfortunately, I think a lot of organizations and some right-to-life groups in different states don't really want a full ban on abortion at the state level. But if we're going to be zealous for the honour of God, that is what we have to pursue. I don't think that an incremental bill is apostasy or means giving your soul over to Satan. I think we take the victories where we can get them, but the goal should be abolishing abortion at the federal level of course. Now that's going to take a lot of states to get the kind of coalition you need for a constitutional amendment. But as we work towards that in America, we need to be, the church needs to be getting engaged politically. They need to be voting with their Bibles open. Pastors need to be preaching the full counsel of God from the pulpit on these issues so that their people go and vote with their Bibles open at the ballot box to get the kind of governors elected and the kind of state legislatures elected that will ban abortion at the state level. Set a new precedent in America. It's going to send a very strong message to the Moloch serviles and the Democrat Party and the liberal establishment that you have not begun to see me fight yet. And just, can I just as we finish, there is a absolute wonderful podcast that people can find your latest one. I think you can't build a culture of life by funding the culture of death. And that's the economic side by Michael Seifert, Founder and CEO of Public Square. And I would encourage our viewers and listeners to go delve into that. That's a whole area that we don't have time for today. Seth, thank you for coming on. I was so chuffed when I saw your name at the CNP Conference, and I made a beeline for you. So it's an honor having you on. Thank you so much for your time today. Yeah, good to meet you, Peter. Stay faithful, stand fast, and don't let the commies get you down.

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Actually, we're we're expanding a little bit. Michael: Really? Why Los Angeles? Mary: It's still within driving distance to Orange County. So currently with our offices, we still like to be really present in them, at least visit them once a month or so, and mm-hmm.Now we just wanna drive, make it like a 30, 45 minute drive and, um, and we have patients that live in LA County that want us there. So we decided to serve our patients. Michael: What, how many practices do you Mary: could have? So we have seven currently. And, um, I think we're gonna just keep going. We're having fun doing it.So, Michael: uh, you make it sound like so, so funny, like, you know, let's just keep going and build. And so before we dive into that, tell us a little bit about your past, present. How'd you get to where you are today? Mary: Initially, I actually didn't think I was gonna be a dentist. Mm-hmm. I, I wanted to be an ob gyn.My parents were like the typical Asian tiger parents and wanted everyone to be a doctor. So I applied to med school. I was a med school reject, and um, I moved to Houston, Texas against my parents' wishes and became a Hooters girl. So I loved, so I worked there and then I met a dentist actually at the end of my shift.And she came in, she had some chicken wings and we were just chatting and she was like, you should really consider dental school. And then I was like, nah, I don't wanna be a dentist. I don't wanna be in people's mouth all day. But then she, she was like, all you have to do is take the d a t, see how you do and it'll just open more doors for you, so you should try it out.Mm-hmm. So I took the, I decided to focus, I took this KAPLAN course and I took the d a t and I did acceptable enough to get into U S C dental school, and I guess that paved the way for me and dentistry. And so, um, went to dental school not knowing much about dentistry at. And, um, I did pretty well in dental school, to where one of my mentors, Dr.Gardner Beal, um, he encouraged me to pursue pediatric dentistry because he saw during my pediatric rotation that he's like, oh, Mary, you're really, really good with kids. You should consider pe. And I was like, nah, I'm ready to start working. Make some money. So, you know, start my career. And he is like, well, let's just, you know, pr be a part of the pediatric selective and just, you know, you'll have fun.You, um, you really seem like you like it. And he encouraged me to apply to pediatrics. And then I got into pediatrics at the University of Illinois and Chicago and I finished my residency. me and my husband got married. He's an orthodontist and he decided to, Settle in Orange County, and that's how we ended up here.and of course, because he's an orthodontist, he's like, I want my pediatric dentist wife to refer me all the patients, so I never have to do any marketing ever again. So, within the year I just opened a startup. and it was just like, luck, you know, we, we thought we were gonna open in this city. It didn't work out.At the time, you're very discouraged because you're looking at all of these locations that you think you wanna work in. However, everything doesn't align the way that you, thought that it would. And so, um, we ended up finding our first location in placenta. The contractor was, you know, who we're still there today and he owns the building and he's like, you know what, Mary?Like this is the last suite in this building. I'll pay for everything. I'll pay for to build it out. I'll pay for whatever you need. So you just put the equipment in and it's yours. And so I. And I didn't have much of a startup cost there except for the equipment and a little bit of upgrades and it costs.But besides that, I was really fortunate in that I found them. And so, um, from there, we, I would say within the first three years we became busy, you know, um, our model is, Give everyone a reason to smile. And what we mean by that is everyone, no matter what type of insurance you have, no matter what your socioeconomic status is, we think that every child deserves quality, specialty, dental care, if the parents choose that, so, You know, we're not picky with being like a fee for service or a PPL only.We cater to everyone with the best technology and with specialty care. And so that has just been our business model. And when we realized that we're able to become profitable while seeing all different types of payers, It really became something that we loved. You know, like I didn't wanna just serve fee for service patients.You know, like, how could I develop this business model that can be profitable, but, and also doing what I love, so, That was really fulfilling. and then we started growing really fast to where we decided to open in different locations where our patients were asking us. So we just opened our Lake Forest location a couple of months ago, and I would say 80% of the patients that come through are, were our patients that visited another location.Moved to South Orange County to where they're like, oh my gosh, we're so glad you're here. And I'm like, you spoke, we listened. You said you guys need an open one in South Orange County. So here we are. so that's kind of where we are today. and it's still a really fun ride. You know, I think when people start to scale by the second or third location, they.Start to get stressed out. Like what worked at one location doesn't always work with two, and what works at two doesn't always work with three. But once you get to three or four and you've systemized a lot of things, it really helps with scaling. And so, um, and so yeah, it's a, it's a fun time for us and, and it also scaling allows your team to have growth opportunities.You know, like if you're in a single location, then you might just be a dental assistant, maybe like a lead. But then where is it? Where else can you go right from there if you stay there? So, My goal has changed from opening one practice to how many more lives can I change? Not only patients, but my team.How can I continue allowing them to grow as we grow because they have been with me for so long. Right? And you just wanna see people succeed. So it's fun. I love it. Michael: Nice. That's a a lot. Uh, you going? That was a little, it's fantastic. It's fantastic. Real quick, where in Houston were. Mary: I was, I lived in Pasadena, but the Hooters that I worked at was off the, off of Kirby.Michael: Okay. Okay. Nice. Yeah. Pasadena over there is different than Pasadena in here, right? Yes. It's very different. Yeah. That's nice. Okay, so then it's interesting you said no twice, right? You're like not a dental school and then NAD to pediatrics, but you went that way, right? Why? Why do you think that? Mary: I think part of it was one, it would make my parents proud that even though I wasn't a doctor, I was some sort of professional.so that was one. And then two, I think that I wanted to push myself into a better opportunity, right? Like I, I actually used to do nails. My parents owned several nail shops growing up, and one thing my mom always told me was, no matter what the skill. You can always learn more, and that'll just make you a better person, you know?Mm-hmm. So like I still have my manicuring license, even though I don't use it, I still renew it every year. Yeah. And it's like, it's fun, right? It's like you, it's a skill that you've acquired, that you've learned, and you're licensed to do it, and it's only good for you to learn to do a lot of different things.So, Dentistry. I don't practice behind the chair as much. Maybe once or twice a month when I'm filling in for my doctors who are on vacation. But, um, but I did it for 12 years, you know, and I really loved it. I feel like I became very good at not only clinical dentistry, but catering to patients needs. And now I have my second calling, which is developing people.Mm-hmm. And continuing to build my company. Uh, you know, affect as many lives as I can in a positive way. Yeah. Michael: No, that's, that's fantastic. Now, I know you kind of said like, now you accept anybody, right? Like, or not now, but like you've always accepted any kind of patient. Does that mean like Medi-Cal, any type of insurance?That doesn't matter. Mary: Exactly. So we are in network with almost every payer. The only ones that we are out of network with are the HMOs that require certain criteria that we think are unreasonable. Like for example, there's certain HMOs that say you have to try at the general dentist three times with failed appointments before we will pay for you to see a specialist, which I think is wrong because the general.Knows if the patient is able to tolerate treatment at a general dentist or if they need specialty care, why make them go three times before you'll refer them? Because by the time they get to us after the third time, they're so scared, you know? So those are the only insurance plans that we don't take are the ones that I just ag I don't agree with.They're pro protocol or their, their philosophy. Michael: Gotcha. Okay. And then you also mentioned that the, then the first three years, Of your startup, you became busy. Mm-hmm. So break it down to us. What were you doing? What didn't work? What worked? Mary: So initially I thought I wanted to be this boutique fee for service practice.Mm-hmm. I think that's the, picture that people paint, right? Mm-hmm. And so whenever I was a resident, we saw every payer type, mainly Medicaid. As a resident, and then when I went into private practice, I thought that I wanted to be this boutique p p O practice, but then I realized I wasn't fulfilled, I didn't see as many cavities or much extensive treatment.It was a slower pace. Um, which is okay, but I like being busy. You know, I worked at a nail shop for 15 years, right? So, I mean, you're seeing, you have a lot more interaction with people and so it, it, it's just a different type of practice. It's not right or wrong, but I think it's just like different dental practices in general, right?Some people like to sit and talk with their patients for a really long time, and some people thrive in a fast-paced environment where I like saying hi to five different people and. With kids in particular, they're very impatient. And when the kids are impatient, the parents are more impatient. Mm-hmm. So I like the fast paced type of environment.when I first started practicing, I worked out in Riverside County where it was like a hundred percent Medicaid. And so when I left that practice to open my own, a lot of the patients would come and see me at Lollipop, where our practice was in placenta and, um, At that time I didn't take Denal because I was like, well, you know, I don't know if I wanna open that door, but I'll still see them for free.So the social worker would bring them and I would still see them. And, um, I just wouldn't bill or wouldn't charge or anything like that. So then the social worker was like, Dr. Fam, like, we can help you. Why don't you just sign up so then you'll get paid for seeing. These patients that, that are driving an hour to two hours to come see you.And I'm like, all right, we can do that. So I called Medi-Cal and they said, you can, you can choose to see whichever patients you want, whether it's just kids under five special needs kids or whoever you can, you don't have to take every single person, right? You can just selectively decide like which patients you wanna see.And then I was like, yeah, I just wanna only see my patients. I don't wanna take any new patients, just the patients that I've followed for many. And so, um, so then we. Got slammed with patients cuz I couldn't say no to anyone. Mm-hmm. I mean, I had this, this thing where I'm only gonna see my patients and then hey, but I have a friend and then I, I'm telling everyone to come here and we love it here.And I was like, yes, yes. We'll see them, don't worry. Like, we'll take care of everybody. We can save the world. And so, um, so that's kind of how we got busy was because we were like, you know what, we're not gonna say no to any children that need specialty care. And we know we're the best, We're not gonna close our doors to anyone at all.You know, if we can help them, we will. Mm-hmm. And that's how we got from like, kind of like a boutique P p O type practice to where we are today. Michael: Gotcha. You're right, a hundred percent. So many times we're like, I wanna be a boutique then I only wanna have like work one to two clinical days. Right. Maybe good, good days.And then from that point on, have an associate be fee for service. Where does that come from? Why did you have that? Mary: You know, I can't, I can't put my finger on like one particular thing, but I just think people always Put Medicaid in like a negative connotation. Mm-hmm. Like, oh, it's like low reimbursement people cancel, the socioeconomic status and it's gonna run the fee for service patients out.You know? And then, so actually what I said was, you know what, like we're gonna be the in and out of pediatric dentistry no matter what your socioeconomic status is, whether. Bill Gates, if you like Inn out, you'll be there. Or whether you're a homeless person, you can still eat Inn Out or someone will buy you Inn out, right?And so, but there's no selectivity of who goes there. It's more of like, okay, if you like a good fresh burger, like it's affordable to everyone. So mm-hmm. That's, that's where I felt like, I don't know. I think just my heart is with children and I feel like I didn't go into pediatric dentistry to just. A fee for service type population.I went into pediatric dentistry to, to help the kids with the best level of care that need it the most. And if we could find a way to make it into a profitable business, then why? Why won't, why wouldn't you do that, right? Mm-hmm. Michael: Mary, when did that change then, for you, when you were like, okay, I, I did my startup, I wanted to be boutique, and then you.All right, now we're gonna be in and out. Like it felt like there was some part in your, in this moment, maybe it was before, I don't know. You honed in, you hyper-focused on exactly what you wanted to be do and things like that. when did that happen? The Mary: moment that I can think of is when I had a family actually that had like two or three adopted children that were under Medicaid, and then they had a couple biological children that were like ppo.And so, um, parents told me that they would always have to take the Dental Cal or the Medi-Cal kids somewhere else because there wasn't like a quality dental office that took everybody that was a specialist. And so at that time I was like, well, I don't want you to have to split up or like, feel like you're not getting that quality care.And, and that's the comments that we get is like, Oh, I've, I've never seen a Medicaid office look like this or provide this level of care. So I think there's a stigma with like Medicaid offices. Mm-hmm. Is that they're a rundown, or the technology's not there, or you're not getting the quality of care that you would get.But I think that we've changed that. You know, we're like, you know, no matter who you are, you're still gonna get the same level of quality. No matter if you're a Dcal patient or you're a cash patient, you're gonna get the same level of quality. There's no difference in. Service or procedure or products or materials that you get recommended, um, because of your payer status.And so I think knowing that you can serve everyone, um, and like I said, that one family was that one moment where I was like, oh man, I didn't realize that, you know, you had to kind of split up your family just because there wasn't one place that you could go that you were comfortable with. Michael: Mm-hmm. That's true.And I'm sure it means a lot for the child too, you know what I mean? And when looking back, maybe not in that moment, but like looking back, they're gonna, you know what I mean? Think about it and say, oh, we always had to go to like another practice that like real, they heard us, they did all this. Right. And my brother and sister, they went to the nice one, right?And things like that. And I wanted to go, but looking back, they'll, they'll realize that. But So then when it came to the Medi-Cal, do you feel like sometimes people, or Dentca, do you think sometimes people. Like, you know what Mary? Like, I, I wanna accept it. I do accept it in Medicare, but I just, I either have to see a ton of patience in order to make something and pay my team, and then I don't even have time to get, you know what I mean?What's the latest technology? Let's do an admin day. Let's figure things out. Let's make our mission, you know what I mean? Or is it the. Kind of the other way where it's like, Hey look, I don't wanna do that because I'm not gonna have the time for and the money to do what I wanna do with my practice. Mary: Right.I think everyone's goals are different. Right. like we talked about before, some doctors just like to sit and chat with their patients and for quite some time. I'm the type that delegates very well. So what I mean by that is, is my assistants are trained to do a lot of the anticipatory guidance in nutritional counseling.The oral hygiene instructions. Um, they spend 95% of the time with the patient. And so I'm just going in to diagnose, verify, and make treatment recommendations. So I allow my team to. Really develop that bond with the patient and be the main educator because they can tell them exactly the same thing that I tell them and it doesn't make a difference if it comes from me or from the assistant.And I feel like doing it that way empowers them too. Um, because I've hired some assistants who have worked for 10, 15 years, but they've never passed an instrument to the. Because they said that the doctor likes everything on their tray. Kind of like in dental school, we are the only, like, we are our own assistant, so you're used to working a certain way.And so I've had assistants that only hold the suction for doctor, and they've done that for 10 years. But when it comes to pre-op, post-op instructions, You know, getting everything ready, you know, informing the patient of all of these things. They've never done that because the doctor does all of that.So, you know, I think for us, we, the quality of the care that you're providing, but also the patient experience is very important. And so do I feel like the patient experience with my dental assistant doing a lot of the talking, communicating education, Am I still able to provide that with the same level of care as if I were to do it myself?And I do. You know, and I think that we, we have, we call like a Lollipop Dental Training Academy, where we actually go through training for every single person. And like their first week they're, it's customer service training. So they're learning how to talk, what type of energy they're gonna bring, and then they're learning all the verbiage when they come. Michael: Break that down to me. How does the Lollipop Dental Academy work? So the first week is customer service, and then every day you like, welcome, come on to the team. And how does it. Mary: Yeah, so after they do onboarding, the first week is, like I said, customer service training. It could be anything from learning all the education.There's a lot of role playing, so I'll just use a baby exam as an example. Like if you have a child and you bring the baby in for the first visit, there's a series of questions and recommendations. That are asked such as, does your child have any habits? What type of water are you drinking? And then depending on what the parent says, we make a recommendation on that.So we do a lot of role playing. So that way every assistant is trained on not only the guidelines, but also what to recommend and even how to respond if a patient says I wouldn't say the wrong thing, but let's just say if it's a, it's a bad habit. how to say that in a way that's not judgmental, you know?So like, Kind of like when you go to the dentist, right? And they say, are you flossing? And they just say, yeah, but they're not really flossing like they're supposed to, but they know that if they say no, there's gonna be a lecture. Mm-hmm. So there's never a lecture, there's never any judgment zone. Um, the way that we teach our team is, you know, treat them as if they're your bestie, bringing you their baby and you just wanna help them, right?So. Mm-hmm. Um, so yeah, customer service training, week two, we go into, I think certifications, um, expectations on quality. Hmm. So a lot of, you know, not every dental assistant, um, Corona Polish is the same, you know, some of them don't do it as thoroughly. So we do have like clinical excellence, expectations and it's graded, so then they'll get graded on the quality of each thing.And then I think each week they just progress in clinical skill. And then there are expectations of customer service each week as well. Meaning, did you get a Yelp review? Like week two? You should have two. Week three, you should have three Week four, you should have four that week. So they have those expectations.Two. Michael: Wow. Has it ever happened where it's like, Hey, it's week four. I I, I didn't get a Yelp four. You know what I mean? Like, are they just asking or how are they getting these? Mary: Yeah, they're just asking, you know, like there's ways that we ask and um, And their lead or their trainer will help them, because sometimes people are shy.But, but then you have to get them into that habit of, okay, this is the expectation that you have is you have to get four, but if you got one week one, then you know how to do it. Now you just gotta keep doing it. Um, so yeah, they ask. Michael: Gotcha. Uh, you mentioned that you have a way to ask how. Mary: I don't wanna tell you all my secrets, but, Michael: but we get it.You got, you got you, got you. Okay. No worries. Okay. That's interesting though. So then how long is that? When is the training process done? Mary: Normally it's week seven or week eight. All of the basics have been taught. then it's just repetition, right? Like if you're practicing, uh, space maintainers, then you.Have a certain level, um, before you get that signed off. And then once you, once clinically, you, the trainer feels like you are competent. It's like a competency in dental school. Like you keep doing it until you pass. Mm-hmm. And then once they. Are competent and our leadership team feels like they're ready for the next step.And then they're, you know, we kind of see where each team member is and what, how they think they can contribute past just clinical skill. And everyone's different. You know, some people wanna train, some people wanna lead the team. Some people like KPIs and metrics. You know, um, everyone's a little bit different.Michael: Nice. So then has anybody. Not like, maybe like week four you're just like, all right. You know, taking, taking you out, you know what I mean? Kind of thing. Oh Mary: yeah. I mean, there's a certain level of expectation. You know, some people interview very well, but then are really shy mm-hmm. On the floor. Um, and if they don't kind of break out of their shell and meet the expectation, then we do have those conversations.Mm. Like maybe you're not meant to work with kids, you know, even though you think you are because of x, Y. Mm-hmm. Michael: Does that normally go good, those conversations? Mary: Um, I always say we never let someone go as a surprise, you know, so we do, um, you know, verbal conversations, um, written warnings, uh, everything. So we, we set expectations, um, to make sure that they understand what the benchmarks are and, you know, and I.If they meet our core values. And, and I think that's the main thing. If you meet our core values, but it takes you a little bit longer to get where we want you to be, but we can see that there's progression, then that's more important. And, and maybe not, this role's not for you. Maybe we need to make a lateral move and put you in another department because you're struggling with this.Mm-hmm. You know? So, um, so I think. You know, we, we follow traction with like our, our, um, meeting cadence and systems and we do what they call the people analyzer, where if we don't have clarity on whether or not we should keep someone, we just put it across our core values and see if, okay, are you kind, are you dedicated?Do you have a growth mindset? Do you show leadership quality? Um, are you, you know, team player? And then if they do seem like they have all of our core values, then we say, okay, maybe they're just struggling with this. Maybe they'll do better in billing, or maybe they'll do better in this role, um, because we do feel like they fit our culture, but they're just a slower learner.Or maybe they're not that detailed in this, but they're super customer service oriented. So maybe we can put them in a people operations role or so. Michael: Gotcha. Okay. That's interesting. And so when that happens, let's just say for example, you're, they don't meet one or two core values, but you're kind of dry on that role.You know what I mean? Like where you're, or has that ever happen? I know that's happening a lot to a lot of us out here right now where we're struggling looking for team members. Right. Um, but it comes to you where you're like, okay, we need this. They're not the best fit, but we can do for now, does, do you do that or.Mary: So if someone's a straight no. So we do it like a plus, plus minus, and then a minus. Mm-hmm. So if they're like, let's just, I'll just use proactive, right? So if they're like kind of proactive sometimes, but then sometimes they're not, they'll get a plus minus, and that means we can work on it. But if they're our, one of our core values is dedication, and they're like, no, because they're late every single day and they call out.Then we say, okay, this needs to change right away. And if they're late for the next, 30 to 90 days I think is what they do if they're late one time in the next 90 days. And that could be grounds for immediate termination. So we, we really do stick to the core values when it comes to. If you're not dedicated, you're not dedicated because you call out or you come in late every day.That's disrespectful to everybody that comes on time, and it's showing that we as a company tolerate that and it goes against who we are. So we have let very good skilled people go. Due to not fitting our core values. And it, and it always ends up being that the team appreciates that. Mm-hmm. They're like, oh, they were late every day.Like, why should I come on time every day if they're allowing that? So we do, um, we do do the people analyzer and like I said, it does give you clarity on whether or not someone fits who we. Michael: Gotcha. Okay. That's interesting. Now, you also mentioned that once you open the first practice second, right, you systematized.Mm-hmm. I know a lot of the times we think when we open a practice, number one, we're like, got it. I know the blueprint. I can do the same thing for the second one. Is that true? Mary: No. You always have to pivot and change. Because they're, you know, like, I'll use one perfect example. When you have one location, everyone, you can probably verify all your own insurance, right?You don't really need help, you're not that busy. Mm-hmm. Or you've come up with the way that works. But then as you well in that one location, if as you grow, it's gonna put a lot of stress on your team. what we do is we say, okay guys, what is it we could automate and what is it that that's causing you a lot of stress right now that we can help?And from there we come up with a solution to help with that. But I think as you're growing more locations, um, it's not gonna be the same, you know, like you have more team members, you need more managers, um, you centralize a lot of your services. You know, because you don't need a biller for each office.Now you can have a bill. For four offices, you know, for me it's kind of fun building out different parts of our organization. Um, but you know, there's so many things that change that I couldn't even put my finger on one thing. But I think the main thing is, people, you know, like the larger that your organization.You know, you're and I, and this example I love to use is like, when it's just you and five people, your influence is really strong. You see them every day. You work with them every day. It's like a wifi signal, right? Like you're there and they like, you're really in tune. But as you grow, your wifi signal gets weaker and weaker.So then you need people. In place that's gonna keep that signal strong. And so they say one person can effectively manage up to five to seven people. And I do believe that like once you get to like 10, 12, 13 people, then you're not as effective in leading those people. But, but yeah, there's, there's so many things that change.It's hard to just say one thing, but I think just keeping up with what your needs are and knowing that you need leadership in place to make sure that. Each of the team members still feel loved and cared for and, and engaged. And it doesn't necessarily have to be you, the doctor, it could just be whoever it is that their manager mm-hmm.Um, is. Michael: Yeah, I like that. It's, it's true. The wifi, you know what I mean? Didn't they say it's like, um, you can test it out with like a pizza party or something like that, like get a pizza and then however much, you know what I mean? If you're like, I need to order two pizzas, and that means you have too many people on your team or so.Yeah. In the room. Yeah, something like that. But, uh, that's awesome. I really appreciate that, um, analogy and at the same time, I know it's kind of, um, difficult for a lot of people to try to systematize right. When it comes to this. So how did you come up with it? Did you seek help? I know you said you read traction, things like that, but like how did you nail.Mary: So I think the one thing that really helped me the most was joining a mastermind of people who were very like-minded or better than me, right? Or like better meaning, um, have grown their organization a lot larger. And we're still sane. Mm-hmm. They didn't feel like, crazy yet. So, um, so yeah, surrounding yourself with the people that have that same mindset and that are, that have achieved more than you is so inspiring.You know, you know how they say you never wanna be the smartest person in the, cuz then you're in the wrong room. Right. So I love to surround myself with really growth, like growth mindset. Uh, people who really challenge me, um, to be better. And so, and, and I joined, um, The D E o I think maybe like few years ago.It's a mastermind group for dental organizations that are starting off. Um, and then I've joined other groups as well. Uh, and I think everyone's tea is different, right? They just mm-hmm. Some people, um, like different groups. But I would say anything that challenges you, that makes you grow is something that, that is priceless, Michael: Yeah, I like that. Okay. And then right now with your practices e even if you could recall with like year one or your first practice, what were you doing for marketing and advertising and what'd you stick with throughout this whole time? Um, so Mary: as far as marketing, we, um, we did a lot of just grassroots, you know, so we would go out in the community, set up tables, um, we would visit pediatricians.I mean, we would. To events where our patient avatar would be. Mm-hmm. Which is anywhere with children. Right. Or moms. And, and we still do that. I mean, we do a lot of preschool presentations. We do a lot of health fairs where moms are. and then, you know, as far as like, spend on online marketing, we don't really do any of that.Most of it is just, I think, um, You know, asking for reviews and more grassroots. And we do a lot of, um, like internal promotions for our current patients. Um, but you know, to be honest, we don't spend a lot on actual, like marketing. Mm-hmm. Michael: No, I think that's, that's brilliant. Like the ground marketing, the grassroots marketing.when you went to these events, Well, two questions. How did you get inside of like the, the preschools and things like that? Like what would you say? But the second thing is like, did you have an incentive that you would offer them for them to sign up or, Mary: or. No, we just called and asked. I mean, I think there's a power in asking, you know, like I said, asking for reviews, asking for like, Hey, can we come to your school and do a preschool presentation?We'd give them little goodies like, like, you know, postcards and toothbrush and some branded stuff. Um, but you know, most of it was just being bold. Putting yourself out there. You know, like when we go to now, we have tools, two full-time marketing people, which we didn't have before. Marketing department when I first opened was me, but which I still go sometimes, but they have more, they, they have a lot more energy than I do now.Mm-hmm. But, um, but yeah, so as we've grown, you know, we have one, um, social media person who goes, gets content and posts everything, and, and then we have one person who does just pr. Um, community events and like website. So, as we've grown, we just wanted someone just strictly focused on social media, engaging with the families, doing contests, um, and yeah, it's been good.Michael: It's been good. Cool, cool. So then you don't, like when it comes to the health fairs, right, you don't really give out any, I guess, incentives or anything like that for people to. Mary: Oh yeah. So we do put them in a drawing. I think. Like if you book an appointment on the spot at the event, um, I think your name goes into a drawing for like a basket full of like dental stuff.I think like a toothbrush and all of that. But um, and I think we have like one of those wheels mm-hmm. That you spin that gives away. So we do like little fun things like that, but, um, but we don't have, I don't think like a coupon or, or anything. Yeah. It's just more, um, our biggest goal is to book the appointment.Mm-hmm. So then when we have our marketing team out there, you know, their key performance indicator is how many appointments did you book? Mm-hmm. You know, and that's how we know Michael: how they do. And they normally show up or is it like a no show or like what's the percentage? Um, Mary: I think they come, I mean, I don't know exactly the metrics, but I mean, I don't think that there has been an issue with the no-shows.I mean, our cancellation rate is pretty low cuz we do like a pretty good job of making sure we have a confirmed schedule. Of course people get sick, you know, and kids get sick in, in that just happens. But, um, but this is part of like your systems, right? And processes, like how firm is your confirmation? schedule D being done, right.And then if a few days before you have all these holes in the schedule, how are you gonna fill it, you know? Mm-hmm. So we have people in place that really make sure that we have, a productive schedule, like different avenues. Gotcha. Okay. Michael: Interesting. So then if you could, from the moment, let's talk about from the moment you decided to open your startup Right.Till today. Right. What's been some of your biggest struggles or pitfalls?Mary: I wouldn't really call them struggles cause I look at every, like, I feel like I am super growth mindset where I really don't stay down wi on something that bothers me because, I think being an entrepreneur, you know, things are gonna happen. Maybe the first time, like, so I'll use this as an example.The first time I had to let someone go, I couldn't sleep the night before at all. Mm-hmm. Like I was nervous, I was like crying. I wrote this long letter about how much I love this person and how I'm just so heartbroken. And then I remember when I let her go, I said, oh, you know, I'm so sorry. I have to let you go.And she was just like, okay. And she walked out the door. And I was, I was heartbroken that she wasn't as emotional as I was. I spent way too much time over this breakup. Then she did. Right. So going back to that and thinking of like where I am today, I've realized that in order to be successful, you have to just.That things are not always gonna go as planned, and that it's gonna be like a rollercoaster. No matter you're in business for five years or 25 years, there's always gonna be things that happen that are not going to be the way that you anticipated, but it's, that shouldn't predict. where you go, right?Like, that should just be a part of the journey. Say, okay, this is, there's gonna be something that happens. Like everything is smooth sailing right now, but I know in the next three months it could be completely different. How am I as a leader of my organization gonna respond to any of these, obstacles that come along the way?And so I never dwell on anything, like if somebody leaves or if something happens, I always say, well, nobody died. Right. Knock on wood. Yeah. Okay. How are we gonna fix this moving forward so that we don't make the same mistake again? What, like how do we drop the ball on this patient that they're not happy with us?How do we put that into our system so that way we make sure that we. got that eye or crossed that T and so we problem solve quickly and then move on. You know, we don't really dwell on anything becau um, anything that happened in the past, because the more time you spend doing that, the more you kind of just bring yourself down and you're not able to focus on your future.And then there's so many people that rely on you to be in that right mindset, you know, like, yeah. Michael: I like that. Okay. Problem solve quickly, right? Yes. And that's, I think, uh, I know for me sometimes, um, same thing like where you're like, oh my God, you dwell and dwell and then you're, you know what I mean? But you grew out of it, you know, so that's great.Oh, yeah. Fast. Yeah. No, that's fantastic. When it comes to you feeling personally burnt out How do you cope with that Mary: de. there's this one exercise that I do at least quarterly. I try to do it monthly, but it's really simple and it helps keep me in a right mindset. But basically I write down everything I do from morning until night, like generally speaking.So like pack my kids lunch, check my email, check my slack. Uh, check in with people and my leadership team. And then I, I go through this whole list and I'm like, what is it that I don't like to do on this list? Like, what is it that I could delegate? So then, you know, for example, I wrote, right now what's on my list is interviewing doctors because I love, I loved doing it, but now I get so many resumes, it's like very time consuming.But I know that, I mean, it's not something that I don't like to do, don't get me wrong, but It's not my favorite thing. It's kind of like a, you know. Yeah. Okay. And so then I put on here the name of the person who I'm gonna delegate that to, and then I start making sure that I have another doctor on my team sit with me on the interview, start training for that position, so then I could take that off my plate.So, I do get asked that a a lot like, oh, Mary, how do you do all of this? You know, like, you're a mom, you open practices, you do a mastermind group. So as a hobby, I do a mastermind group too at night, a couple a week, just to help other women who are having a hard time with, um, practice ownership.Right. But then I, it's because I delegate a lot, you know? Mm-hmm. Like I have a few personal assistants. I have a lot of leadership team that helps run the operations of the business to where I really don't have to be here. you know, I could go for a few weeks and everything be fine, and it'll probably be even better than what I'm here because I have a lot to say and I take a lot of their time.But when I'm here is when the business is, you know, you know that people are happy and they're doing what, doing their job, what they're supposed to do, and your business is doing well. So it allows me to focus on the things that I really like to do because if you don't like doing something, you, you're taking away from things.Things that you could be doing that ultimately are probably, more beneficial to not only like your company, but to your family, right? Because you're doing things that really, that you really enjoy. And so that's how I do it. I delegate very well and I have a weekly focus and the focus is always who I need to hire that week to help me with something that I need to delegate off my.Michael: So are you always hiring? Mary: Um, right now it's a nanny Uhhuh. No. Cause it could change, right? Not the nanny and I, I actually just filled the other position. Another assistant, like personal assistant? Yeah. Michael: Yeah. Wow. Okay. So then it's interesting you say that you have a mastermind, right? You have an organization, multiple practices, right?Teams, all that stuff you have to deal with. what was the other thing you said? So Mary: I, oh, I'm a mom. You know, Michael: you're a mom. I'm my husband. Ok. You, you, your husband's another, he's listening to this. He is like, yeah, yeah. No, but, uh, so you do it a lot. I mean, do you ever, I guess, and I know you do, I mean a lot of us do, but have that like dad guilt or mom guilt kind of thing, and then, or do you not?Mary: I think I used to. But I think that every per parent, right, whether they're mom or dad, has a different level of time and attention with their children that works for them. You know? So I have friends that spend, that are stay-at-home moms, and they spend their entire day with their children. And they love it.And then I have some that spend all the days with their kids and they're screaming at them all day and they're like, it's so stressful. I don't know why I'm doing this. I need to go back to work. And so for me, my kids come home from after school care or sports or whatever it is, at 5:00 PM and so 5 36 sometimes, and I only have like two or three hours with them a day.But during that two or three hours, it's like quality time. Hmm. You know, so, My take on that is, is the time that you spend with your kids, that's quality time, that's good for them and good for you. means that you have that nice balance, you know? But if you say, oh, well this person is spending like from 3:00 PM to 8:00 PM and you know, on social media, they're going to all the games and they're, Doing all this stuff, you compare yourself to other people, then you're never gonna feel like you're enough.I mean, there's always gonna be someone who's, more, has more practices, who's, more attractive or who is better than you, right? Or like that you feel like, um, you wanna be like, but if you compare yourself to other people, you're always gonna feel like you are not doing enough. So I just try to say, Hey, you know, Everybody has their level of work that works for them.And for the normal person, probably how much I work is gonna be way too much, you know? But for me, I love it and I think it keeps, like, I've always worked like I do since I was a little girl. And I, and I love what I do, so I don't feel like it's work. I really enjoy it. But when it comes to being a mom, if I were to spend morning to night with my kids, I really think that I would go crazy.You know I do. Yeah. Yeah. Like when my husband's not home and I'm with them for the weekend by myself, I'm like, this is not fair. You're working and I'm at home with Michael: these, these kids. No, I get you. Mary: Yeah. So I think it's just different. You can't compare. Michael: No. Yeah. Okay. I, I love that. I love that. I feel like sometimes we get boggled down into, like what you said, that comparison mode where you're looking on social media, you start comparing and you're like, huh, I should, but then in reality, you're like, if I do it more than three hours, It's not gonna be quality time with 'em, you know?It's just gonna be, they're gonna be like, what Mary: are you doing? Get down. Michael: You're just watching them watch YouTube the whole time, and you're like, all right, yeah, just watch YouTube right now, you know, kind of thing. Awesome, Mary, I appreciate that. If anybody had any questions or concerns or anything like that, where can they reach out to you?Mary: Um, you can find me instagram@drmaryfam.com or dr mary fam.com, Dr. Mary fam. That's, that's where I met you, Michael, or my email, dr mary lollipop dental.com. Happy to help Michael: awesome. So guys, that's all gonna be in the show notes below, so definitely reach out to Mary and Mary.Thank you for being with us. It was a pleasure, and we'll hear from you soon. Of course. Mary: All right, thank you.‍‍‍

Mexican born, first generation Chicana.  Grew up in South Orange County.  In 2014, I joined Younique cosmetics with the hopes of making an extra income. Learned about sales, makeup products and how to run my own business. In 2020, I decided to pursue my dream of being a makeup artist. I received my certification as a Professional Makeup Artist along with a Certification of Hair Artistry.  Three years into the business I have achieved 4 magazine publications and have made connections with various photographers and business owners to create business branding headshots. https://www.facebook.com/damasbellas6/ https://www.instagram.com/damasbellasbyingrid/ https://www.damasbellas.com/ Instagram Chicana & Latina Moms Podcast: @chicana_latinamomspodcast

Today: Amtrak Pacific Surfliner to resume service this weekend between South Orange County and San Diego; State transportation agency allocates $407M to fund Inglewood Transit Connector; Attorneys for the family of Anthony Lowe have filed a claim against the city of Huntington Park. The fence around Echo Park Lake is officially coming down; Winter is coyote mating season; The Grammys are back in Los Angeles after relocating last year's ceremony to Las Vegas, and more. Support for this podcast is made possible by Gordon and Dona Crawford, who believe that quality journalism makes Los Angeles a better place to live.  Support the show: https://laist.com

Chalene and Bret are on their way to date night and discussing future travel plans when Chalene's ADHD leads them down the rabbit hole of massage parlors. Both share their own hypothesis on all the seemingly shady massage parlors in the area, before pulling the owner and their favorite waitress, Jen, into the discussion at popular San Clemente eatery, Gema. This episode also includes a cute reflection on their empty nest reset, including: how they've rekindled their love, and their excitement for the next adventure!   Bret and Chalene highly recommend Gema if you're ever in South Orange County!   Connect with your partner every day using Paired. Download the app at https://www.paired.com/CHALENE    Go to manukora.com/chalene and you'll automatically get a free pack of honey sticks with your order - a $15 value.   Download the Patreon App and Join The Chalene Show at patreon.com/TheChaleneShow     Join our awesome PodSquad on Facebook here!      Links You May Want to Check out: Subscribe to Build Your Tribe!!!  Check out Bret's Course Money Matters 101 at Chalene.com/moneymatters Be sure to check out the Push Journals and Notebooks!! Go to PushJournal.com Join Phase it Up and start creating healthier habits, it isn't like other diets or programs! PhaseItUp.com Join the InstaClubHub to go deep in learning all the latest tips and strategies to Instagram growth and engagement! InstaClubHub.com Check out all the Discounts and some of Chalene's favorite things at Chalene.com/Deals Leave Chalene a message at  (619) 500-4819 Leave Chalene a Voicemail review or question  HERE Join our awesome PodSquad on Facebook here! Go to Chalene.com/MyThing and see what your passion or hidden talents are!!   Connect with me on your fav social platform: Instagram: www.Instagram.com/ChaleneJohnson    Facebook: www.Facebook.com/Chalene    TikTok: @chaleneOfficial Twitter: www.Twitter.com/ChaleneJohnson     Sign Up For MY WEEKLY NEWSLETTER and you'll get FREE tips on how to live a ridiculously amazing fun-filled life!     Be sure you are subscribed to this podcast to automatically receive your episodes!!!        Get episode show notes here: www.chalenejohnson.com/podcast      Hey! Send me a tweet & tell me what you think about the show! (Use the Hashtag) #The Chalene Show so I know you're a homie! XOXO Chalene

The Message by Dr. Michael Ritivoi HansenThe Message is a birds eye view of the origin of Marxism, how it came to be a political system, what kind of a society it is, its daily life, all woven around my personal experience. "The remarkable power of his "message" derives not from rhetorical device but from the searing authenticity of his early life experience." "Without exception, the most potent critiques Soviet Communism have been written by those who have had first-hand experience of it." "His [Dr, Michael Hansen] engrossing book "The Message" is both a history of his daily life under Communism and a philosophical and moral meditation upon Romanian Communism as a spiritual pathology."-Professor John Fleming, Professor Emeritus of literature at Princeton University, Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and Past President of the Medieval Academy of America. "The way the author was able to capture the stark reality of life under a Communist government, and the ways in which Communism strikes down the idea of individuality in those nations, was both heartbreaking and eye-opening to read about."-Pacific Book Review by Jack ChambersAbout the Author: I was Born in Romania during WWII and, I lived there, under the Communist rule until 1978; thirteen years before communism collapsed under its own weight. I had no choices and I had to live in the only environment available to me. I had nothing to compare communism with, except my own common sense. I witnessed how my father and my four uncles, all coming from poor families, raised to achieve higher education and professional success within our pre-WWII capitalist system and, how all suffered professional and small business setbacks under the glorious and fair communism. As they had to be and do as the communist system wanted, with what communism provided; their dreams withered. When my own dreams, as a young dentist withered, I decided to emigrate to the capitalist realm. Our borders had been heavily guarded against those who wanted to get out. Nobody wanted to get in. It took some creativity to succeed but, I did it! Capitalism seemed so easy to live in, even for a pennyless, unlicensed, not speaking the local language, lonely person like me. When communism collapsed, I used the opportunity to understand what I always wanted: why did communism happen? What was it that wrong? Why was communism such a dismal failure? I bought books on this topic and, I was disappointed with all of them. Communism is not a political issue; it is the collapse of human qualities. How and why it happened in Romania, read in my book, THE MESSAGE. After living for several months in a refugee camp in Austria, I found an American Sponsor in the USA and, this allowed me to emigrate and establish myself in the Los Angeles area. I achieved my California Dental License and, I established from scratch my own full service dental clinic in South Orange County, California, which I owned and operated for thirty-nine years. Meanwhile, I enjoyed photography, creative writing, landscaping, classic movies, reading history, philosophy and investigating what I could never do in Communism: spirituality. I have one daughter and two granddaughters who bring me a great feeling of joy seeing them free to live their dreams.https://www.amazon.com/Message-Dr-Michael-Ritivoi-Hansen/dp/1990695841/ref=sr_1_1?crid=13S18L9K76094&keywords=The+Message+by+dr.+hansen&qid=1663773501&s=books&sprefix=the+message+by+dr.+han%2Cstripbooks-intl-ship%2C372&sr=1-1https://www.booksidepress.com/http://www.bluefunkbroadcasting.com/root/twia/121522bsp1.mp3   

Ep. 108: Meta is reporting both good news and bad news. Meta is reporting that the Metaverse is not on track for user growth while at the same time Meta is reporting that ads are targeting iMessage. California is building a new desalination plant in South Orange County. Elon Musk tweets that SpaceX will keep funding Ukraine while Ukraine is fighting Russia. Kanye West agrees to buy a conservative social media platform. Bank of America reported earnings that the Bank tops estimates.

Jeff Natalizio is the National Coach for Evolution Racing Club in South Orange County, California. He also runs his own business (Zio Fit) training athletes to master longevity and unlock their full potential. As an athlete, he swam for the University of California. Jeff is clearly a disciple of the late, great Nort Thornton, as you will see and hear in this interview. In this very interesting conversation, Jeff goes deep in regards to his, "Swimming Basics" lecture and its 3 main focal points: posture, balance, and feel for the water. Enjoy! 00:00 Bratter PA Immigration Law 00:05 Hello Jeff Natalizio 04:00 Jeff's swimming career 08:00 Cal lecture/Coaches group 10:30 David Popovici & Anthony Ervin 13:25 Feel for the water 15:05 Beine Genetic Sports Performance 15:52 Special Needs Swim Lessons 16:30 Feel for the water 20:55 Swimming Basics Lecture 23:50 Hip flexors in swimming 26:00 High level youth coaching 29:40 Training the facial system 31:54 Destro Swim Towers 32:12 Vasa Trainer 32:50 Training while keeping the feel 34:40 In the water demonstrations 36:45 Retention Our Sponsors: BRATTER PA IMMIGRATION LAW: Exclusive immigration representation of athletes, entrepreneurs, artists, investors, and entertainers. SWIM ANGELFISH: Receive the tools and skills needed to teach swimmers with autism, physical disabilities, anxiety, sensory and motor conditions with Swim Angelfish, the global leader in adaptive swim. Get certified online today! BEINE WELLNESS BUILDING: Individualize your nutrition with genetic testing and personalized plans. Eat, supplement, and recover based on your genetics. VASA: Essential dryland for stronger, better, faster swimmers. Save 10% using the code "brett" at checkout! DESTRO SWIM TOWERS: Save $150 per double swim tower by using the code "brett" at checkout! SWIMNERD: Big and small digital pace clocks, virtual scoreboards, and live results. Subscribe to the Swimnerd Newsletter at swimspam.com Subscribe & Listen: Apple Podcasts Google Spotify YouTube Produced by: SWIMNERD

Host Letitia Berbaum was joined in the podcast studio by Veronica Stephens who is the Education & Outreach Manager for Laura's House. In her role, Veronica provides domestic violence education presentations and resources to non-profit agencies, first responders, corporations, working professionals and governmental agencies. Laura's House was inspired by a true story about a woman called Laura who was a victim of domestic violence. Since its inception in 1994, Laura's House has continued to grow and offer a multitude of programs and services which provide vital support and education aimed at avoiding such tragic circumstances from ever occurring again. For the last 28 years, Laura's House has provided shelter and supportive services to more than 5,000 abused women, men and children and counseling, life skills education and legal advocacy to over 55,000 persons. Today, Laura's House continues to be the only state-approved comprehensive domestic violence agency in South Orange County. Annually, Laura's House provides residential shelter services, transitional housing, counseling and workshops, and legal services to thousands of individuals. Over 2500 crisis calls come in each year on our 24/7 Crisis Hotline: 1.866.498.1511.   In this episode learn more about: - What the current statistics are related to domestic violence among men, women and teens - Why preventative measures are necessary to break the cycle of domestic violence - How teen dating domestic abuse is on the rise and why this created the need for teen-focused services - How emotional abuse affects self-worth and how to recognize it - What EMDR Therapy is and how it can be effective in treating trauma - The Mankind OC Project and what support the program will include - Different ways people can get involved to give back - The Upcoming GALA happening October 1st, 2022 called “The Next Adventure.” This event is hosted by Laura's House and will be taking place at the Newport Beach Country Club. Click HERE to learn more. Learn more about Laura's House by visiting their website: https://www.laurashouse.org/. Click here to access the teen website by Laura's House: https://www.laurashouse.org/lhteen/. *** The Zandbergen Report, where wealth strategies and investment wisdom collide, is led by host Bart Zandbergen. The show is also available on Apple Podcasts, Google Play Store, Podbean and Spotify. Interested in being a guest on The Zandbergen Report? Email podcast@bartzandbergen.com. Learn more about Bart by visiting www.BartZandbergen.com *** NO OFFER OR SOLICITATION: The contents of this podcast episode: (i) do not constitute an offer of securities or a solicitation of an offer to buy securities, and (ii) may not be relied upon in making an investment decision related to any investment offering Axxcess Wealth Management, LLC, an SEC Registered Investment Advisor. Axxcess does not warrant the accuracy or completeness of the information contained herein. Opinions are our current opinions and are subject to change without notice. Prices, quotes, rates are subject to change without notice. Generally, investments are NOT FDIC INSURED, NOT BANK GUARANTEED and MAY LOSE VALUE.    

Today we chat with the incredibly talented Michael Torquato DeNicola @iamtorquato at his home/studio in Downtown L.A.  Mike grew up surfing with his Father in South Orange County Ca.  Mike talks about how living a bit inland helped him surf better because he was able to surf different spots around South Orange County and was able to see a very high level of surfing at a young age. Mike tells us how he graduated from USD, then chased pro surf contests for awhile, and realized that you lose way more then you win surfing in contests.  He talks about getting away from surfing contest and moving to Pacific Palisades, were he worked in the movie/TV industry, all the while doing art that he enjoyed making.  Mike is now an artist by profession, with many art pieces shown all over the world.  And did Mike really start a TV game series for surfers, find out!Here are some links to his upcoming events!Gathering of the Creative Surf Tribes 8/7 6-9pSwing Street Gallery Opening 8/20 12-6pSupport the show

Brooke & Ashley try to set 2 of their friends up on a blind date. Will they be compatible? Listen as we ask the same 20 questions to see if their answers match up. Brooke is a 22 year old, beautiful, outgoing, & straight forward young woman living her best life in South Orange County, CA. Andrew is 23 years young with a very busy schedule. When he isn't playing water polo, working as a pool lifeguard, or teaching swim classes he enjoys hanging out with his best friends. Do you think these two sound like a good match? Tune in next week to listen as we crash their first blind date & get the juicy details of how it went.

I had the incredible privilege to interview Corrine Stokoe of Mint Arrow. Corrine is a shining example of truly striving to live the gospel in everyday life. She also describes powerful truths she has gathered through her experience with postpartum depression, dealing with grief and loss and insights she has gained from the 12-step program. Corrine Stokoe is a blogger, podcaster, public speaker, and content creator behind the brand Mint Arrow. She and her husband Neil live in South Orange County with their 3 little girls and baby boy, and run a blog and business with 8 total team members, focused on fashion, beauty, and deals. They also run a podcast called Mint Arrow Messages. Mint Arrow has been featured in The New York Times, Forbes, Women's Wear Daily, AdWeek, Business Insider and Allure. Corrine is passionate about sharing the gospel of Jesus Christ as often as she can and teaching others to use social media for good.

We are starting off summer right with a "road trip" up the Pacific Coast to Gold Beach, Oregon! It's here we meet a real coaching legend with 2 Oregon HS State football championships and Coach of the Year awards to his name, along with gracing the cover of the AFCA magazine. He is the retired AD/Head Football Coach at Gold Beach HS, welcome Kevin Swift to the show! - Growing up in the SoCal, more specifically Dana Point in South Orange County, before the urbanization of the area when you could still literally smell the Orange Trees as you drove only 40 minutes to all the way across town - Of course we would be remiss to talk about the great waves in the area and Coach is surfer to his core. However he was also a football standout at Servite and remembers big-time rivals like Mater Dei, and even the time he was on the wrong end of a buck sweep with NFL Hall of Famer Tony Munoz! Football even led him to a stop to the Midwest to play football at Northern Iowa of all places! There may not have been a beach in Cedar Falls but he still looks back fondly on his time there although he was eventually called back closer to home at the University of Redlands. - The man from the land of Hollywood and movie stars had a story that was fit for the silver screen! We would cast Kevin Costner for the role! Hear how he went from getting trash and dead animals throw on his lawn to winning 2 state championships once he finally convinced a special class of players to buy-in - Finally we play a fun game of QB Start/Bench/Cut with the former Defensive Mercenary with legendary names like Namath, Montana, and Bradshaw followed by a Bean Town edition with some heavy hitters like Ted Williams, Carl Yastrzemski, Manny Ramirez and deciding who to send to the bump between Cy Young, Pedro Martinez, and the "Rocket" Roger Clemens. Start/Bench/Cuts are brought to you by our good friends at MVP Marketing Group: A Turnkey Solution for Schools. Check out their website at mvpmarketinggroup.org to learn more. Reach out to CEO Mike Vogelaar at CEO@MVPMarketingGroup.org or (254)640-1094 to talk about how they can help ease the stress of attracting and retaining sponsors for your program. Tell him Coach Kovo sent you by for a Team Player Podcast discount! Join the Team Player Revolution! The biggest help is to leave a 5-star rating on Spotify, Google Podcasts, and Apple Podcasts. This is what moves us up the rankings so more people can hear the stories of coaches changing lives. Get TPP updates on Twitter @coach_kovo If you're digging the Team Player Vibe we want to hear about it! Hit us up at teamplayerpodcast@gmail.com - we lift up our own inside Team Player Nation. Many of our Team Player alums started out as fans of the show that reached out, or, were recommended by other Team Players Art for the Team Player Podcast was created by Kaiser St. Cyr Music for the Team Player Podcast is from the single One More/Good Enough by Avrion - available on all platforms --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Hector Muñoz is the Owner & Head of Community Relations at Senior Helpers of South Orange County. Born in So. Cal. Hector is a Cal Poly Pomona Grad with an MBA from the University of Miami, and has spent over 25 years leading some of the largest restaurant brands in the industry as a Chief Marketing officer. While living in Miami, he experienced a very challenging situation with his Father Jorge, who was dealing with diabetes, heart disease, and kidney disease. He and Sandy found themselves in a situation where they needed someone to care for their dad, given Mom was dealing with dementia. At the time, over 10 years ago, professional high-quality caregiving was not as widely available as it is today, so they had to look for whomever they could find to help Dad and ended up settling for someone who was inexperienced in the field but could at least tend to Dad's immediate needs, like medication reminders, bathing, and medical appointments. But the needs were greater, and we knew there had to be a better way to address those needs. Hence the birth of Senior Helpers of South Orange County located in the city of Irvine, CA. Hector became involved with Senior Helpers with the goal of providing dependable, loving, and affordable care for the elderly and therefore making a difference in their day-to-day lives. In the spirit of our servant leadership culture, Senior Helpers of South Orange County puts the needs of our caregivers and clients ahead of their own. -- Critical Mass Business Talk Show is Orange County, CA's longest-running business talk show, focused on offering value and insight to middle-market business leaders in the OC and beyond. Hosted by Ric Franzi, business partner at Renaissance Executive Forums Orange County. Learn more about Ric at www.ricfranzi.com. Catch up on past Critical Mass Business Talk Show interviews... YouTube: https://lnkd.in/gHKT2gmF LinkedIn: https://lnkd.in/g2PzRhjQ Podbean: https://lnkd.in/eWpNVRi Apple Podcasts: https://lnkd.in/gRd_863w Spotify: https://lnkd.in/gruexU6m #orangecountyca #mastermind #ceopeergroups #peergroups #peerlearning #collectiveintelligence #southerncalifornia #criticalmassbusinesstalkshow

I had the pleasure of doing a podcast with Elizabeth Andrade, CEO of Family Assistance Ministries, talking about homelessness and food insecurity and pockets of poverty within South Orange County. Elizabeth describes her experience as CEO leading an organization that responded to a true crisis in 2020 as a result of COVID-19 and how they dealt with it, and described where the organization is today helping to acknowledge and educate individuals through State of the Family once a month. Elizabeth describes for us how the causes of homelessness for families is very different from homelessness for the individual. At the end of the podcast she shares how we can solve homelessness in our own community.

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In this episode, Courtenay welcomes Kira Davis to the show to talk about her recent decision to run for a seat on the South Orange County school board. In light of her powerful political career to date, Kira profoundly states her decision isn't one of politics, but rather one of parenthood. Like many other parents today, she's concerned about certain imposing agendas being pushed on her children like mask mandates, unethical vaccine requirements, and CRT. She's advocating for parents' rights and to take back control of what's happening in the classrooms. In this conversation, she shares the best ways to do this which essentially comes down to getting involved at the local level. If you're curious as to how you can get started and why it's important that you do, press play! Kira is a freelance writer and editor-at-large for RedState, a leading conservative blog. She has appeared on Fox News, OANN, The Blaze and The Dr. Phil Show. Kira is also a regular guest host at KABC radio in Los Angeles. Her podcasts Just Listen to Yourself and The Kira Davis Show are heard by hundreds of thousands of listeners across the country and the globe. Kira lives in Southern California with her husband and two children and is currently running for a seat on the school board. Episode Resources: Tragedy & Hope: A History of the World in Our Time by Carroll Quigley Connect with Kira Davis: Website: http://www.kiraforschoolboard.org Podcast: Just Listen To Yourself Twitter: @RealKiraDavis Blog: RedState ————————————————— Follow & Connect with Courtenay: https://www.courtenayturner.com Twitter: Courtenay Turner (@CourtenayTurner) :https://twitter.com/CourtenayTurner?s=20 Instagram: https://instagram.com/kineticcourtz?u... Read some of her articles: https://www.truthmatters.biz ————————————————— Other video Platforms: Rokfin: https://www.rokfin.com/courtenayturner Odysee: https://odysee.com/@CourtenayTurner:f Rumble: https://rumble.com/user/CourtenayTurner BitChute: https://www.bitchute.com/channel/yNVI... ————————————————— Video Edited By Griffo Productions www.griffoproductions.com ————————————————— ©2022 All Rights Reserved Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

“Since 2014 Sammy’s Original in Lake Forest has been the welcoming place to go in South Orange County for upscale sports bar food, craft cocktails, tap beers, live entertainment and premiere Mini Satellite Horse Wagering.” The handsome, well-appointed and spacious … Continue reading → The post Show 456, December 18, 2021: Sammy's Original, Lake Forest, with General Manager / Partner Scott Terheggen appeared first on SoCal Restaurant Show.

Today, Hugo tells Lauren his story of buying a primary and turning it into a rental in California. (Turns out, even as a young person, you can invest in California.) This is the same path Lauren took getting started! But real estate isn't his only investment category, and the two discuss his entire portfolio and philosophy on investing. Hugo is a 32 year old Cal State Fullerton graduate with a degree in Radio-TV-Film and an extensive background in finance. Overcoming poverty has given Hugo a passion for helping people achieve better financial health and Stay Winning. He currently lives in South Orange County with his girlfriend where he recently purchased a second property. Connect with Hugo: https://twitter.com/staywinningpod https://www.instagram.com/staywinningpod/

On this episode of Real Estate: Uncovered, Claire Casto interviews PK (Margery) Jenican with Coldwell Banker. PK has been a consistent Top Producer with Coldwell Banker since first joining the company in 1988 and awarded the Top New Agent Award. She is highly respected in the industry and brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to her clients in South Orange County. She also has been a Certified Relocation Agent for Coldwell Banker for the last 15 years. Delivering Quality Service and Dedication to the needs of her clients are her priority.  PK can be reached at (949) 370-9663 or https://pkjenican.cbintouch.com/.-The Real Estate Inspection Company | SDinspect.com | (800) 232-5180IG @the_real_estate_inspection_co | FB @sdinspections

Are current events stealing your joy? Join Dawn and Steve for some hope as they welcome guest, Pastor Mike Fabarez! Learn more about a wonderful resource by Mike titled Encouraged by the Psalms. Mike Fabarez is the founding pastor of Compass Bible Church in South Orange County, California and has been in pastoral ministry for more than 25 years. He is committed to clearly communicating God's word verse-by-verse and encourages his listeners to apply what they have learned to their daily lives. Pastor Mike is a graduate of Moody Bible Institute, Talbot School of Theology (M.A.) and Westminster Theological Seminary in California (D.Min.).Mike is heard on hundreds of radio programs across the country on the Focal Point radio program and has authored several books, including 10 Mistakes People Make About Heaven, Hell and the Afterlife, Raising Men Not Boys, Lifelines for Tough Times, Preaching That Changes Lives, Getting It Right, Praying for Sunday, and Why the Bible? Mike and his wife, Carlynn, reside in Laguna Hills, California and they have three children, Matthew, John and Stephanie. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

My mom has returned to chilly AZ after spending a month with me here in South Orange County. It was amazing to be able to get that time with her. She caught up with a ton of friends and we remain as close as ever. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

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

California Rep. Katie Porter (D -Irvine) has been a political rock star ever since the progressive won the 45th Congressional District seat in South Orange County — long a bastion of conservative politics — in 2018. We talk to her about her Iowa roots, the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol invasion, her attempts at bipartisanship and the color of her favorite marker that she uses for her already-legendary whiteboard lectures during congressional hearings.More reading:Democrats loved Katie Porter when she bashed Trump. Now she is making them squirmVideo: Katie Porter's “Whiteboard of Justice”Video: Rep. Katie Porter on impeachment and the consequences of Jan. 6

Dr. Michael A. (Mike) Moodian has served as a faculty member in various capacities at Chapman University since 2007. He codirects Wilkinson College's Orange County Annual Survey and teaches for the Leadership Studies minor and Integrated Educational Studies major programs.Mike has written numerous journal articles, book chapters, and commentaries and has been a guest op-ed contributor for newspapers such as the Orange County Register, San Diego Union-Tribune, San Jose Mercury News, Voice of OC, and Los Angeles Daily News. He has presented his research at national and international conferences and has served as an expert commentator on several television and radio programs. Based on his interest in local history, he wrote a short book on the ranch history of South Orange County and North San Diego County titled Images of America: Rancho Santa Margarita (Arcadia, 2010). Mike enjoys speaking to local K-12 and community groups on South Orange County's indigenous American activity, the Portolá Expedition, Mexican governance of the land, and 20th century ranching activity.Mike earned a doctorate degree in education from Pepperdine University and a master's degree in communications and bachelor's degree in communications and sociology from California State University, Fullerton. He is a former U.S. military reservist.

This week's episode is all about food! I'm chatting with Bonnie Hui-Callahan, working mom of 4. We cover all the bases: breakfast, lunch, dinner, and of course, snacks too. Bonnie is Chinese-American and married to her Italian/Irish-American college sweetheart, lover of all things boba and red wine, and a pharmacist-by-training. She currently resides in South Orange County, CA and works at a local pharmacy school helping students get the hands-on, out-of-classroom training they need to graduate as practice-ready pharmacists. She recently started “The Clinician-Leader”, a digital course and virtual coaching business focused on healthcare leadership, with her father-in-law, a physician-executive and retired Army Colonel with over 30 years of leadership experience. While this has kept her busy, she has loved dedicating her creative energy towards a passion project focused on training up clinician-leaders in the midst of this pandemic (and beyond).If you're interested in hearing more about The Clinician-Leader, join her and her father-in-law in their first virtual, live bootcamp coming up Feb 22-24! www.theclinicianleader.com/Bootcamp Registration open now for the virtual Bootcamp (2/22-24)Listeners can use the discount code: PRESIDENTSDAY for half off (valid thru 2/20)Follow The Clinician Leader Instagram FacebookLinked InExplore A Growing Home more: Instagram Blog Facebook 

Hey! It's our very first episode! We don't beat around the bush on this show so let's get right to it! This week, Christine breaks down the murder of Andra & Brad Sachs who were killed in their San Juan Capistrano, CA home by their son, Ashton in 2014. Things like this never happen in South Orange County so we were shocked when we learned (six years later) that this happened virtually in our own backyard. Following that, John gets into the first big conspiracy theory of the social media era, the "9/11 was an inside job" group. Probably the biggest 9/11 nerd/historian around, John is left wondering how he missed the depth of this conspiracy theory years ago when it started. We hope you enjoy our first episode and we can't wait for you to listen along with us as we grow this podcast! Thank you for your support and don't forget to keep your heads up and look after each other!

National College Advisory Program Director, Josh Tyler, sits down with Wendy Espejel (NAIA Soka University) in South Orange County to discuss why NAIA might be the perfect fit for you! HOST: Josh Tyler Guest: Wendy Espejel Questions What makes NAIA different? What grade do you start looking at players? How many emails are you getting in a typical week? What's the worst email address you have seen? What makes an email stand out? What is a typical schedule look like? What is some advice you would give 17 year Wendy for recruitment? --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/rushsoccerpodcast/message

The South Orange County Economic Coalition, in collaboration with Saddleback College, has released its third annual "South Orange County Economic Report," which analyzes the data and market analysis of 11 South Orange County cities.  The economy continues to grow and annually creates about $27 billion in economic activity.  But there are some needs: Transportation infrastructure is needed to support the economic growth.  The population is aging in place and young adults can't afford to live in South OC.  We discuss these issues and so much more on this "on the road" episode of the City Square at Saddleback College in Mission Viejo at the luncheon for the third annual South Orange County Economic Report.

Episode 2 On this episode of The Surfing Podcast we interview professional surfer, surfboard shaper and Lower Trestles lineup fixture, Cordell Miller. Cordell talks about growing up surfing in South Orange County, California, how he got into shaping surfboards, how to score waves at Lowers (even with today's heavy crowds) and a bunch more stuff. Professional Surfer, Surfboard Shaper & Lower Trestles Fixture - Cordell Miller You stop by his shaping room in Costa Mesa anytime to order a board, talk story or pickup an official Cordell Surfboards trucker. Just hit him up on his Facebook page or give him a call at 949-278-3625. Also, you can usually catch him out a Lowers or 28th Street in Newport Beach. Or, any of the better golf courses around Southern California.