Critical Mass Business Talk Show | Orange County’s Longest-Running Business Talk Show

Critical Mass March 18, 2010 Villarreal

Jake Villarreal of AppsFrontier discusses how his firm is revolutionizing the delivery of software solutions by offering clients deep technical savvy at low costs.

Critical Mass March 18, 2010

Keith Alexis of Edge-Core Networks talks with host Doug Gfeller about the changes his firm has undergone in order to grow in the competitive network equipment industry.
Jake Villarreal of AppsFrontier discusses how his firm is revolutionizing the delivery of software solutions by offering clients deep technical savvy at low costs.

Critical Mass March 17, 2010

Jim Allen, Cheryl Centonze and Scot Obler of Allen Packaging Company discuss with host Ric Franzi a wide range of topics from how the firm got it's start, to the shift in executive leadership, and the role company culture has played in the firm's evolution.

Critical Mass March 16, 2010

Chris St. Hilaire of Jury Impact discusses with host Doug Gfeller how Chris has positioned Jury Impact as a differentiated firm by helping trial lawyers focus on what potential jurors are interested in hearing and not what the lawyers are interested in telling the jury.
Linda Cummings of Linda Cummings Esq. talks about what business owners and executives should think about when considering using a non-compete agreement.

Critical Mass March 11, 2010

Jill Gwaltney, Found and President of Rauxa Direct talks with host Ric Franzi about how technology is affecting the direct response marketing industry.
Chip Martin, Owner of Daly Movers discusses how his focus on customer service and communication have contributed to the long term success of his firm.
 

Critical Mass March 10, 2010

Philip Arciero, President of Arciero Brothers talks with host Ric Franzi about the challenges and opportunities he and his sister face as they lead a second-generation family-owned business in the construction industry.
Rick Warren, President of Post Modern Group discusses the constant evolution of his technology based media firm.

Critical Mass March 9, 2010

George Peterson President and Founder of AutoPacific Group talks with host Doug Gfeller and the topic is customer research as a tool for the auto industry.
Randy Brown Principal of Briteline Wealth Management discusses how in today's litigious society, business owners are vulnerable to claims and how to protect your business.

Critical Mass March 3, 2010

Chris Keller, Co-Founder of Casa Resorts, Inc. talks with host Ric Franzi about how he and his partner have leveraged their prior hotel industry experience to create a differentiate Southern California hospitality group.

Critical Mass March 2, 2010

Bob Fair, CEO of IA Ideas discusses with host Doug Gfeller how he and his team have built a company with a unique combination of industry expertise and engineering capability.
David Mirsky, CEO of Pacific Rim Capital talks about how he and his partner used a unique busimess model to redefine their industry.

Critical Mass February 25, 2010

Loren Shook, President of Silverado Senior Living talks with host Ric Franzi about how and his two co-founders have created an assisted living community that goes beyond caring for needs, and brings quality of life back to those affected by memory impairing diseases.
Paul Marx, Owner of Between the Sheets, Inc. discusses with host Ric Franzi how his firm has been able to create differentiation in his industry by developing strategic relationships with their suppliers and clients.

Critical Mass February 24, 2010

Rachel Owens and Bill Sornstein, Owners of Succession Strategies talk with host Ric Franzi about the issues and opportunities of succession planning in a family owned or closely held business.

Critical Mass February 18, 2010

Larry Sternberg, Chair of Leadership for TalentPlus talks with host Doug Gfeller about how firm's can develop a process to eanble them to "hire for talent" and not simply follow the traditional "hire for skills" methodology. 

Critical Mass February 17, 2010

Dr. Martin Eaton, Owner of Wellstreet Psychological disccusses with host Ric Franzi how cognitive learning training can help CEOs and business owners to make better, more informed decisions.

Critical Mass February 23, 2010

Ron Andrews, CEO of Clarient Inc., speaks with host Doug Gfeller about the way his firm has created differentiation in the healthcare industry through developing a service-oriented business model.

Critical Mass February 11, 2010

Cynthia Stamper Graff, President and CEO of Lindora, Inc. talks with host Ric Franzi about the role company culture has played in her firm's continual growth and evolution.

Critical Mass February 10, 2010

Eduardo Bottger Founder and President of alPunto Advertising talks with host Ric Franzi about his firm which is a leader in marketing to the Hispanic consumer.  Eduardo also talks about how the 2000 U.S. Census provided independent verification for the size and importance of the Hispanic market.

Critical Mass February 9, 2010

George Adams President of SA Recycling talks with host Doug Gfeller about the issues and opportunities his firm is facing as one of the largest recyclers in the US.
Marc Stenzel of Enhanced Vision Systems discusses his firm's role in helping people with various sight problems and his firm's selection as One of the Best Places to Work by The Orange County Register.

Critical Mass February 4, 2010

Kim Kovacs CEO of OptionEase provides entrepreneurs and business leaders from private and public companies with tips on how to embrace technology to overcome the challenges of maintaining compliance with ever-changing government regulations during this interview with host Doug Gfeller.

Critical Mass February 3, 2010

Steven Rabago Z.E.O of ZimpleMoney talks with host Ric Franzi about how his latest technology venture makes it easy to manage and track loan agreements online.

Critical Mass January 28, 2010

Joe Puccio of Anaheim Precision Manufacturing discusses with host Ric Franzi how Joe's firm is adapting it's culture to a more customer-centric organization.
Jay Slosar Author of "The Culture of Excess" discusses his latest book.

Critical Mass January 27, 2010

 

Dale Congeliere of Crenshaw Die and Manufacturing discusses the evolution of his manufacturing business in response to the changing US manufacturing footprint.

Critical Mass January 27, 2010

 
 
 

Christopher Quinley of D'Amore and Associates discusses financial planning strategies for business owners with host Ric Franzi

Critical Mass January 26, 2010

 
Tom Wittenschlaeger of Raptor Networks discusses "The Innovators Dilemna" with host Doug Gfeller.

Critical Mass January 26, 2010

Barry Gross of Developer Research discusses his firm's strategy for responding to the dramatic slowdown in the construction industry.

Critical Mass January 21, 2010

Anna Carno of Carno & Carlton Law discusses how business owners can come to an economical and efficient resolution to an issue that requires legal expertise.

Critical Mass January 20, 2010

Bob Powers of Griswold Controls talks about how his firm is growing their sales of new technology products through their "Going Green" initiative.
Andy Peebler of Acquity Group discusses how companies the strategic issues involved with managing your e-commerce and onlince presence.

Critical Mass January 13, 2010

Cheryl Osborn of Casco Contractors discusses her business experiences in building a general contractor that specializes in commercial tenant improvement for both property management and development companies.
Larry Cabaldon of Boardroom Performance Group talks about the dramatic changes within the boardroom and how Board Chairs have had to adapt in order to ensure their boards are performing.

Critical Mass January 12, 2010

Charlie Irwin of AFM Engineering discusses how his firm has been able to survive 30 years by constantly adapting his business.
Jeff Shattuck of The Dot Fulfillment talks about how he is growing the revenue and creating differentiation, in their market, through the use of technology and strong internal processes.

Critical Mass January 7, 2010

Richard Gollis of Concord Group discusses how he and his partners have built a differentiated business by focusing on helping their clients maximize the value in the strategic use of land and real estate development.
Douglas Bystry of Clearinghouse CDFI discusses the role his firm plays in providing economic opportunities for lower-income individuals and communities through innovative and affordable financing.

Critical Mass January 6, 2010

Dan Meder of Experian discusses how business owner and top executives can use good credit management practices to offset some of the challenges they face in managing their cash flow.
Robert Pittman of SMP, Inc. discusses how he is leading a proactive printing solutions firm as well as publishing two national news stand magazines.

Critical Mass January 5, 2010

 
Nick Testa of Acuity Consulting discusses the application of lean and six sigma techniques for various industries beyond engineering and manufacturing firms.
Mike Blackstone of Air Combat USA discusses how he used media and word of mouth marketing to grow his unique business.

Critical Mass December 22, 2009

Vic Hausmaninger CEO of HBLA Certified Public Accountants discusses the role of a CPA in helping top executives and business owners with strategic decision making.

Critical Mass December 17, 2009

Sergio Bechara of Millennium Corporate Solutions discusses the potential impact on Orange County businesses of the Federal National Healthcare bill.

Critical Mass December 16, 2009

Gary Halmbacher of Intelicon discusses how his business has been able to survive to celebrate it's 10-year anniversary.

Critical Mass December 15, 2009

Ric Franzi and Paul Roberts of West Coast Marketing discuss how the radio show has evolved over 2009 and the key lessons learned from the nearly 100 guests who appeared on the Critical Mass: The Radio Show

Critical Mass December 10, 2009

Greg WInston of Greg Winston Inc. discusses his latest book "Opting for Opulence" and how business owners can improve the performance  of their sales teams.

Critical Mass December 10, 2009

Greg Winston of Greg Winston Inc. discusses his new book "Opting for Opulence: 14 proven strategies to master selling in the luxury market" and how business owners can improve the performance of their sales teams.

Critical Mass December 9, 2009

Craig Carter of Luxe Travel Management discusses his strategy for building a differentiated travel industry specialist by developing deep partnerships within the industry.

Critical Mass December 8, 2009

Mike Henson of Med Focus Family Fund discusses how his firm successfully incubates medical device manufacturers in Orange County CA.
Art Morre of Pacific Rim Mechanical discusses his firms approach to remaining competitive in the HVAC industry.

Critical Mass December 2, 2009

Michael Berg of Berg Insurance Agency discusses how he and his father are working together to address the changing market for community/common interest insurance.
Griff Griffith of Garrett Mosier Griffith Sistrunk discusses the steps business owners can take to offset or minimize the impact of the future rate increases in California worker compensation rates.

Critical Mass December 1, 2009

Steve Zanotti of Wine Exchange discusses how he differentiates his firm in the competitive retail and online wine retailing industry.
Murli Nathan PhD of DestinHaus LLC discusses the best practices of firms who are managing multi-cultural workforces.
 

Critical Mass November 19, 2009-Rebensdorf

George Rebensdorf, CEO of Z Return discusses how he is growing his technology firm through the use of wholesale channels, retailers and social media.

Critical Mass November 19, 2009

Fred Chau, President of Pacific Quality Packaging discusses how he has diversified his business portfolio and how his firm has survived in the competitive packaging industry.
George Rebensdorf, CEO of Z Return discusses how he is growing his technology firm through the use of wholesale channels, retailers and social media.

Critical Mass-November 18, 2009-Romano

Tony Romano, American Electronic Resource discusses how his firm has created differentiation by focusing on educating the clients and prospects about the issues related to the counterfeiting of electronic components.

Critical Mass November 18, 2009-English

 
Cameron English, Owner of English Technical Sales discusses the strategic role his firm plays in developing and managing customer relationships for his manufacturing partners.
 

Critical Mass November 11, 2009

Doug Gfeller Critical Mass For Business discusses the role executive coaching plays in helping a top executive make better more informed decisions.

Critical Mass November 12, 2009

 
Dan Vanderpyl, Owner of Sonic Air Systems discusses the positive benefits of diversification his firm learne having survived the DOT.COM bubble.
Cherly Thoreen, Owner of Thoreen Designs discusses how, after 32 years, Cheryl is taking a proactive approach to diversifying her business in response to the slow down in the residential construction industry in Orange County, CA.

Critical Mass November 11, 2009

Dr. Chiranjeev Kohli, Professor California State University Fullerton discusses the importance and impact of brand identity for a business regardless of the firm’s size.
David Rodecker, CTO Relevant Ads discusses how small businesses can be found online on Google, Bing, Yahoo.

Critical Mass November 11, 2009

Dr. Chiranjeev Kohli, Professor California State University Fullerton discusses the importance and impact of brand identity for a business regardless of the firm's size

Critical Mass November 3, 2009

Dr. Tom Boyd of Mihaylo College of Business and Economics discusses the process used and the implementation of the brand position and strategy for the California State University Fullerton School of Business and Economics.

Critical Mass November 10, 2009

Mike Thomas Owner of Choices discusses how his firm has built a business serving start-up firms.
Rachel Pradhan President of blaze interactive discusses how small and mid-sized businesses can grow their business through the use of social media.

Critical Mass November 4, 2009

Michael Keddington of Permlight discusses how his firm, which is in the green industry, is using a diversified strategy for growth.

Critical Mass November 4, 2009

Leslie MacMillan of Chris Lindsay Designs discusses how she came into an industry with no experience and has built a premier firm.
Michael Keddington of Permlight discusses how his firm, which is in the green industry, is using a diversified strategy for growth.

Critical Mass November 3, 2009

Wil Welliver of Welliver & Associates discusses how a business owner or top executive can benefit from better pre-employment screening and loss prevention.
Dr. Tom Boyd of Mihaylo College of Business and Economics discusses the process used and the implementation of the brand position and strategy for the California State University Fullerton School of Business and Economics.

Critical Mass October 29, 2009

Stacie Clifford-Kitts of Clifford Kitts CPA discusses how her use of social media has affected her CPA practice.
Kelly Adams of KJA & Associates discusses the importance performance management is to a firm's long term success and the role the top executive/business owners play in setting the tone regarding performance management.

Critical Mass October 27, 2009

Tom Newmeyer of Newmeyer & Dillion discusses his views on how the legal profession has been transformed by the lastest economic slowdown.

Critical Mass October 27, 2009

Larry Peterson Managing Partner of Peterson, Oliver & Poll discusses information a business owner can use to approach the possibility of litigation in a legal dispute.

Critical Mass October 26, 2009

David Baker of MessageBroadcast discusses the evolution of his firm to meet the constantly changing client requirements combined with the advancements in technology.

Critical Mass October 26, 2009

Rita Ferguson of G&F Concrete Cutting discusses how she and her husband, Greg Ferguson, have built a successful family-owned business in the highly competitive construction industry.

Critical Mass October 19, 2009

 

Scott Capifoni, Founder of Focus Financial Management discusses how business owners can benefit from engaging a part time CFO.

Critical Mass October 19, 2009

Doug Schulein, Founder of Schulein Fit Enterprises discusses the strategies he is using to differentiate his business in the highly competitive fitness industry.

Critical Mass October 13, 2009

 
 
Dick Leffler President of Nils discusses how his firm is addressing the changing buying trends in the women's fashion ski apparel industry.

Critical Mass October 12, 2009

 
Linda Griggs Owner of Dimensional Design discusses the challenges and opportunities with building a business based on your passion and expertise.
Mark Friedman Owner The Velos Goup discusses how business owners can improve the value of the businesses through implementing sales process tools to achieve predictable revenues.
 

Critical Mass October 6, 2009

Rob Dodson President Vail Dunlap discusses how his background in sales and marketing helped prepare him to build a successful firm together with his partner

Critical Mass October 5, 2009

Jim Reinig, Owner of RAVCO Construction discusses the lessons he has learned and applied to his business to enable him to ride out the downturns and capitalize on the upturns in the Orange County construction industry.
Jon Korbonski, President of SDI discusses how what he has learned in transforming his business by expanding the product offerings and geographic markets.

Critical Mass September 28, 2009

Rick Rogers Owner of Harline Enterprises talks about how his business is preparing to capitalize on the construction industry's eventual recovery.
Frank Esposito, President of Kendon Industries talks about the challenges and opportunities he is facing as the new President of Kendon Industries

Critical Mass September 8, 2009

 

Oli Thordarson of Alvaka Networks discusses the lessons he learned by surviving the DOTCOM bubble.

Critical Mass September 14

Craig Kausen of Linda Jones Enterprises discusses the evolution of his art gallery based family business that serves collectors of legendary film director and creator Chuck Jones and related artists' creations.
Peter Stephan of The Pension Group discusses how to understand the complex subject of 401k retirement plan administration.

 

Critical Mass September 1, 2009

Manuel Ramirez, Managing Partner, Owner Ramirez International discusses how a business owner can ensure he/she has selected the correct CPA for their business.

Critical Mass August 31, 2009

Dave Prizio, President Prizio Construction discusses how his business is addressing the challenges and opportunities within the building industry.

Critical Mass August 24, 2009

Barry Goldstein, President of American Correctional Solutions, discusses his experiences and lessons learned leading a growing business that provides healthcare to California's inmate population.

Critical Mass August 10, 2009

David Hoffman, Managing Partner David L. Hoffman Law Firm, discusses what every business owner and top executive needs to know about trademarks, patents and copyrights

Critical Mass July 14, 2009

Gil Aouizerat, Founder PCX, Inc.: The topic is the demands of competing in a global, fast paced economy like the computer industry for a successful mid-sized firm.
Mark Vengroff, CEO of Vengroff, Williams & Associates Inc.: As a widely recognized innovator in the way receivables are managed by global organizations, Mark’s topic was “debt collection in difficult times.”

Critical Mass August 4, 2009

Guest: Mason Conner, CEO of Village Edocs discusses the challenges he faces leading a fast growth technology company in Orange County, CA.
Guest: Ray Dellerba, Founder of Pacific Mercantile Bank discusses how he is positioning his bank to capitalize on various opportunities in today’s economy.

Critical Mass August 3, 2009

Host Ric Franzi discusses the Q3 Orange County Index and the results of the survey that was sent to over 900 business owners and executives in Southern California.  The survey is the only one of its kind designed to provide top executives with insight from peers within the Southern California business community.  To learn more about the survey visit www.criticalmassforbusiness.com

Critical Mass July 28, 2009

Gloria Robbins, Founder and CEO of Specialized Marketing Services, Inc.: The topic is Gloria’s experiences in leading a growing firm over the past 20 years in the fast paced, direct response marketing industry.
Ari Supran, Chief Operating Office, Sonance: The topic is how his firm is redefining their market presence through refocusing the company on differentiation based on customer-centric issues.

Critical Mass July 20, 2009

 
Luis Pineda, General Manager Spectrum Collision, Inc.: The topic is  how his firm was able to create awareness for his high-end service oriented business within a new geography.
Melinda Clark, Founder Luxuriant, Inc.: The topic is how Melinda’s firm Luxuriant has been able to been able to capitalize on marketing her specialty family care products through distribution channels such as HSN.

Critical Mass July 27, 2009

John Robson, Founder of Technical Arts: The topic is how his firm Technical Arts is adapting to the changing manufacturing environment and expanding the niche for high quality, low volume machined parts.

Critical Mass July 21, 2009

Barry Goldstein, CEO & Founder American Correction Solutions: The topic is Barry’s experiences and lessons learned leading a growing business that provides healthcare to California’s inmate population.
Gary Sahagen, President Sensonetics, Inc.: The topic is how Gary is transitioning a second-generation family owned business while facing the current economy.

CRITICAL MASS: July 16, 2009

 
Ric Franzi interviews Kathy Dawson of Dawson & Dawson in a "special edition" of the popular business talk show Critical Mass: The Radio Show.  Kathy's interviewed is a spirited discussion of how her 2-year old business is growing in an industry she has been associated with for the past 25 years.

Critical Mass July 6, 2009

Kathy Dawson Founder of Dawson & Dawson discusses with Ric Franzi her experience in building a growing business in a challenging economy.
 
Chas Klivans Founder of The CEO Navigator talked with Ric Franzi about how businness owners can achieve predictable growth within this uncertain economy.

Critical Mass June 29, 2009

Pati Cinkle Founder of Alar Staffing talks about how a manufacturing firm can improve their light manufacturing workforce while lowering their costs and risks.

Didier Malenfant  Co-Founder of Readyatdawn Studios discusses the current business environment for console game development and the industry’s future evolution

Critical Mass June 22, 2009

Monday June 22nd Dennis Kuhl, President Angels Baseball was Ric Franzi's guest and he discussed how his business experience prepared him to lead a sports franchise such as The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.  Don Steiner, President Profit Recovery Partners discussed with Ric how business can save a significant amount of money by reducing their non-administrative back office costs.

Critical Mass June 15, 2009

 
Lisa Nirell, Chief Energy Officer of EnergizeGrowth discussed her new book "EnergizeGrowth NOW!: The Marketing Guide to a Wealthy Company (Wiley June Release).
Dave Darsch, Founder CEO-CF discussed how business owner and top executives in Europe as addressing the business challenges in todays global economic slowdown.

Critical Mass June 8, 2009

Monday June 8th Doug Gfeller interviewed Joe Orlando, President Professional Sports Authenticators and Mike Shmaze Founder of Shmaze Custom Coatings. 
Joe talked about how his firm created loyal clients and differentiation through developing unique client-centered features on this website www.psacard.com.
Mike discussed his firm's unique ability to help designers bridge the gap between their designs and the volume manufacturing capacity available in the global marketplace.  Mike is launching a design studio which is the only one of it's kind in the US in partnership PP&G and Skinit.  Learn more at www.shmaze.com

Critical Mass June 1, 2009

Ryan Heuser, President and Co-Founder of Paul Frank Industries will be discussing the issues and opportunities when making a significant change in your business model.

Critical Mass May 25, 2009

 
 

On Monday May 25th we had two great guests.
Al Manfre President of Security Financial Group who talked about the issues every business owner needs to know about to do proper financial planning.
Jan Norman Columnist for the Orange County Register and author of the book series "What No One Ever Tells You About...."

Critical Mass May 18, 2009

On Monday May 18th Damien Navarro, Chief Visionary Officer for Earthbound Media Group was interviewed by Doug Gfeller.
Damien and Doug discussed best practices and benefits for using technology applications.
EMG is a one-of-a-kind technology driven strategic marketing agency

Critical Mass March 2, 2009

 

Monday March 2nd Paul Roberts Founder West Coast Marketing was interviewed by Ric Franzi on Critical Mass The Radio Show.
Paul discussed the powerful concept of personal branding and how it can help business owners and top executives differentiate their firms in the market.

Critical Mass March 9, 2009

 
Monday March 9th David Poole and Brian Koegle of Poole & Shaffery were interviewed by Ric Franzi on Critical Mass The Radio Show.
David and Brian discussed the latest changes in California employment law.

Critical Mass March 16, 2009

Monday March 16th Elliot Light was interviewed by Doug Gfeller on Critical Mass The Radio Show.
Elliot discussed marketing in today's challenging environment.

Critical Mass March 23, 2009

Monday March 23rd Pamela Wasley, President of Cerius Interim Executives was interviewed by Ric Franzi on Critical Mass The Radio Show.
Pam discussed how firms are using the concept of "leadership on demand" to address their executive talent requirements in a new way.

Critical Mass March 30, 2009

Monday March 30th Doug Gfeller gave an in-depth look at the power of professional coaching and how it can transform a CEOs performance.
Doug is a certified master coach and recent past President of the Orange County Chapter of the International Coach Federation.
Find out more at www.thecoachingperspective.com

Critical Mass April 6, 2009

Monday April 6th Ric Franzi was Doug Gfeller's guest on Critical Mass The Radio Show. 
Ric and Doug explored Critical Mass: The 10 Explosive Powers of CEO PEER GROUPS which Ric wrote and published.
The book has been called "the definitive guidebook to the CEO PEER GROUP experience and it is available for sale at amazon.com

Critical Mass April 13, 2009

On Monday April 13th Louis Russell, President of West Coast Gasket and Mike Haney, President of S&H Rubber were Ric Franzi's guests on Critical Mass: The Radio Show.
Both Mike and Louis talked about how their businesses were performing in 2009 and what they were doing differently to capitalize on the current economy.

Critical Mass April 20, 2009

Ken Potalivo, President of ProGrowth and Michelle Patterson Founder of Event Complete were guests on Monday April 20th and interviewed by Doug Gfeller.
Ken talked about how challenging it is in today's economy for service providers and what they must do to survive.
Michelle discussed her business Event Complete and explained how her business can help non-profits, businesses and communities through engaging in high profile civic events. Her Taste of Ladera Ranch has raised over $150,000 for non-profits over the past 5 years in Orange County CA.

Critical Mass April 27, 2009

On Monday April 27th Tom Ziencina, President of DataNet Solutions and Les Walker, CEO of DocuSource were Ric Franzi's guests.
Les and Tom discussed the current technology available to business owners and top executives to help them streamline the firm's business processes and reduce unwanted paper.

Critical Mass May 4, 2009

Marty Snyder, President of Communications Infrastructure Corporation was Doug Gfeller's guest and discussed the future of wireless infrastructure.

Critical Mass May 11, 2009

 
Monday May 11, 2009 Tom O'Riordan, CEO of American Sporting Goods and Ralph G. Adamo, President of Intergrity Wealth Management were Ric Franzi's guests on Critical Mass.
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