Past Programs

Past SABER Programs

2024

  • October 9, 2024 – “Aging Gracefully: The Story of Grassini Family Vineyards.”
    • Katie Grassini, CEO, Grassini Family Vineyards
  • September 12, 2024 – “Love, Business, and Background Checks: Why They Matter More Than Ever”
    • John Troxel, Verdict Resources
  • July 11, 2024 – “Payroll Compliance:  What it means, how it affects your small business, and how you can stay out of trouble!”  
    • Karen Mora & Frank Palmieri, Accountability Plus/Payroll Vault
  • June 13, 2024 – Do You Care for a friend, client, or loved one?
    • Crystal Gallo, Innerhive
  • May 9, 2024 – The Power of Strategic Planning
    • Doug Lynch, The Lynch Group
  • April 11, 2024 – What’s Mindfulness Got to Do with It? Recharging ourselves when business/life seems to have drained our batteries.
    • Petra Beumer, Mindful Eating Institute
  • March 14, 2024 – Emptional Intelligence for Optimal Performance in a Turbulent World
    • Dr. Relly Nadler, True North Leadership
  • January 11, 2024 – Customer Success: Attract and retain valued customers through effective market research
    • Jill Feldman, founder and president of Strategic Development Associates

2023

  • November 9, 2023 – The US Recession has been elusive but is it still likely?
    • Mark Schniepp, PhD, California Economic Forecast
    • Joseph O’Flaherty, Chief Investment Officer/Wealth
    • Kat Hitchcock, Realtor, Hitchcock and Associates
    • Caitlin McCahill Hensel, Associate, Hayes Commercial Group
  • October 12, 2023 – Yardi Systems: Where they have been and what the future holds
    • Joy Shobe
  • September 14, 2023 – Generative AI: A Simple Explanation, a Hugh Impact
    • Jim Sterne, author of Artificial Intelligence for Marketing: Practical Applications
  • July 13, 2023 – The World of Work and How We Are Changing Rapidly
    • Trish Miller, Spherion
    • Rick Rossignol, RTR Consulting Inc.
  • June 8, 2023 – We are approaching mid-year, is your firm hitting the business goals you set? If not, what to do…
    • Hap Ziegler, Mesa Consulting
  • May 11, 2023 – What’s a fiduciary and why might I need one?”
    • Jackie Quinn, PhD, CLPF, Owner/Professional Fiduciary, Quinn Fiduciary Services
    • Frank Tabar, Senior Vice President, Farmers and Merchants Trust Company
    • Alexandra Chambers, Vice President and Trust Officer, Farmers and Merchants Trust Company
  • April 11, 2023 – Acme Hospitality – staying rooted in core values and the pursuit of inspired hospitality
    • Sherry Villanueva, Founder & Managing Partner, Acme Hospitality
  • March 9, 2023 – It Just Keeps Getting Worse: 2023 Employment Law Updates
    • Brian Daly, Partner, Mullen & Henzell, LLC
  • February 9, 2023 – New Tools to Market Your Business in 2023
    • Jonathan Boring, Social Spice Media
    • Jennifer Goddard Combs, The Goddard Company
  • CANCELED – January 12, 2023 – A new year. A new start. Is your business/job prepared to use 2023 as the more robust new normal?
    • Hap Ziegler, Mesa Consulting

2022

  • November 10, 2022 – Will the slowing momentum of 2022 change course or continue along the same path in 2023?
    • Mark Schniepp, Ph.D., California Economic Forecast
    • Renee Grubb, Founder & Owner, Village Properties
    • Liam Murphy, Partner, Hayes Commercial Group
    • Joseph O’Flaherty, Chief Investment Officer/Wealth Manager, Channel Wealth
  • October 13, 2022 – Alison Hardey shares her experiences as the owner of Jeannine’s Restaurants!
    • Alison Hardey, Proprietor of Jeannine’s Restaurants
  • September 8, 2022 – Clear is Kind. Unclear is Unkind
    • Sara Caputo, Sara Caputo Consulting
  • July 14, 2022 – “The Great Housing Disruptions – 2022 and Beyond”
    • Kelly Marsh, Vice President | Area Manager, Cornerstone Home Lending, Inc.
    • Deborah Schwartz, Consultant in Planning, Policy & Government Affairs
  • June 9, 2022 – “Dispelling Myths and Understanding Realities of Long-Term Care
    • Debra DiNapoli, Senior Planning Services
    • Brad Tisdale, Tisdale Insurance Services
  • May 12, 2022 – “The Predictive Index Program”
    • Marty Ramseck, PI Midlantic
  • April 14, 2022 – “The Ugly Four Letter Word: What is “PAGA”, and How Do I Protect My Business?”
    • Brian Daly, Mullen & Henzell
  • March 10, 2022 – “Successful Selling Techniques – How to Sharpen Your Sales Tools in 2022”
    • Michael Gordon, Sandler Training, Calabasas
  • February 10, 2022 – “Mastering Hybrid Meetings: Best Practices and Technology”
    • Pamela Tanase, Workzones
  • January 13, 2022 – “Jumpstart Your Marketing Strategies in 2022”
    • Jonathan Boring, Social Spice Media
    • Jennifer Goddard Combs, The Goddard Company

2021

  • November 11, 2021 – Economic Panel
    • Mark Schniepp, California Economic Forecast
    • Brian Johnson, Radius Group
    • Chris Snowden, Channel Wealth
    • Renee Grubb, Village Properties
  • October 14, 2021 – Emotional Intelligence: Your Secret Weapon for Success
    • Robert Grossman, Founder and CEO, Black Diamond Leadership
  • September 9, 2021 – Growth Building Not Growth Hacking
    • Jim Sterne, Marketing
  • July 8, 2021 – Hey, I didn’t know you do that! & Covid 19 Scams – A Financial Pandemic
    • Rick Copelan, President of the Better Business Bureau
  • June 9, 2021 – The Shadow of a Post Covid World. Hear from a panel on inflation, taxes, real estate, and what lies ahead for the economy.
    • Jason Janzen, CPA, Partner – Palius O’Kelley Janzen
    • Caitlin Hensel, Associate, Hayes Commercial
    • Brett Weighbrod, Partner and Wealth Manager, Channel Wealth
  • May 13, 2021 – Letting Grow: Making Challenge & Stress an Opportunity to be Stronger & Wiser
    • Dave Mochel, Applied Attention Coaching and Consulting
  • April 8, 2021 – How to Build momentum in your business in 2021
    • Lauren LaForge, Success Coach
  • March 11, 2021 – Stay ahead of the Covid-19 legal curve with the latest compliance updates and expert strategies
    • David Setzkorn, CPCU, Vice President, Workforce Absence Management, Risk Services Division
    • Irene Damsky, VP Risk Services Manager, ARM
    • Jon McPheters, Account Executive/Workers’ Compensation Claims Advisor
  • February 11, 2021 – How Cauliflower became the new Pizza Crust
    • Jeanne David, Founder & CEO of Outer Aisle Gourmet
  • January 14, 2021 – Strategies for Successful Marketing in 2021 
    • Jennifer Goddard Combs, The Goddard Company
    • Jonathan Boring, Social Spice Media

2020

  • October 8, 2020 – Hear from a local family farmer who has switched from cut flowers to cannabis
    • Ivan Van Wingerden, local expert on the cannabis industry
  • September 10, 2020 – How in the world am I supposed to be productive during a Pandemic?
    • Sara Caputo, Sara Caputo Consulting
  • July 9, 2020 – Entrepreneurs Big and Small: Creating Economic Value and Building Community
    • Kathy Odell, Women’s Economic Ventures
  • June 11, 2020 – Building Your Leadership Capacity in Challenging Times
    • Dr. Relly Nadler, True North Leadership
  • May 14, 2020 – How Amazon Alexa came to Santa Barbara
    • Kevin Davis, Amazon Alexa
  • March 12, 2020 – 20 Years Before the Masthead: Reflections on two decades of business journalism in the tri-counties
    • Henry Dubroff – Pacific Coast Business Times
  • February 13, 2020 – Tips on how to market your business with data-driven storytelling
    • Jacob Tell, CEO, Creative Lead, Oniracom
  • January 9, 2020 – How to Effectively use LinkedIn to Build Your Business in 2020
    • Joey Zumaya, LinkedIn’s Manager of Public Sector

2019

  • November 14, 2019 – Economic Panel
    • Mark Schniepp, California Economic Forecast
    • Brian Johnson, Radius Group
    • Brett Weichbrod, AmeriFlex Financial Services
    • Keith Berry, Coldwell Banker
  • October 10, 2019 – Recycling in the “new world economy.”
    • Derek Carlson, Marborg Industries
  • September 12, 2019 – Where We’ve Been, Where We’re Going, and Why You’re Probably going to Get Sued: The Death of the Independent Contractor and Other Recent Developments in CA Employment Law
    • Brian Daly, Mullen & Henzell, LLP
  • June 13, 2019 – The Body of a Leader: Leveraging the Brain in Your Body to Be Your Best
    • Jay Fields, M.A., Awareness-Based Self-Regulation
  • May 9, 2019 – Keeping it Fresh: How Noozhawk is Making a Difference, for Santa Barbara and the News Media.
    • Bill Macfadyen, Founder & Publisher, Noozhawk
  • April 11, 2019 – Wired to Resist: The Neuroscience of Change
    • Britt Andreatta, 7th Mind
  • March 14, 2019 – From College Start-up to IPO & Beyond
    • Ali Bauerlein, Inogen
  • February 14, 2019 – How to Market Your Business in the Digital Age
    • Jonathan Boring, Social Spice Media
  • January 9, 2019 – Making Self-Leadership Contagious – How to sell others on taking initiative
    • Jim Cathcart, Cathcart Institute

2018

  • November 8, 2018 – Will 2019 Be The Year of the Recession?
    • Mark Schniepp, Ph.D., California Economic Forecast
    • Brian Johnson, General Manager, Radius Group
    • Keith Berry, Keith Berry Real Estate
    • Chris Snowden, AmeriFlex Financial Services
  • October 11, 2018 – Unconditional Well-being: Training Your Brain for A Peaceful and Powerful Life in a Frantic and Distracted World
    • Dave Mochel, CEO and founder of Applied Attention Coaching and Consulting
  • September 12, 2018 – Business Credit = Cash: So Don’t Take It Personally
    • Denny Cooper, Santa Barbara Credit Solutions
  • June 14, 2018 – The 2020’s – Technology in the Next Decade
    • Chris Chirgwin, Lanspeed Owner
  • May 10, 2018 – Yardi Systems, 5900 Employees in 40 offices. How it Happened
    • Anant Yardi, Owner
  • April 12, 2018 – Startups Must Conquer Failures to Succeed
    • Jeremy Bodenhamer, ShipHawk
  • March 8, 2018 – Conversational Agility: The Key to Breakthrough Results in Business (and in Life!)
    • Deborah Naish, Founder of Naish Partners
  • February 8, 2018 – An Introduction to Artificial Intelligence for Business
    • Jim Sterne, Board Chair, Digital Analytics Association
  • January 11, 2018 – Mastering the Moment: Neuroscience of Relationships and Performance
    • Dr. Relly Nadler, Psy.D., MCC, and CEO of True North Leadership

2017

  • November 9, 2017 – Anticipating and Bracing for the Next Recession
    • Mark Schniepp, Ph.D., California Economic Forecast
    • Brian Johnson, General Manager, Radius Group
    • Keith Berry, Keith Berry Real Estate
    • Justin Anderson, President, AmeriFlex Financial Services
  • October 12, 2017 – The Secrets of Finding & Keeping Good Employees: How to attract and Retain Talent in Santa Barbara
    • Trish Miller, Owner, Spherion, Santa Barbara, Ventura and Monterey Counties
  • September 14, 2017 – Commit to the Next Wave
    • Shaun Tomson, former World Class Surfer
  • July 13, 2017 – Run Your Business with Style, Exit Your Business with Style
    • Maeda Palius, partner, Palius, O’Kelley & Janzen
    • Jason Janzen, partner, Palius, O’Kelley & Janzen
  • June 8, 2017 – From College Start-up to IPO – Inogen, Inc.
    • Brenton Taylor, EVP of Engineering
    • Byron Myers, EVP of Sales & Marketing
  • May 11, 2017 – Yes you can! Ensuring Success for you and your business
    • Hap Ziegler, Mesa Consulting
  • April 13, 2017 – How to Turn Your Passion Into Your Business
    • Neil Dipaola, President and CEO of Mesa Lane Partners and Founder of AutoCamp
  • March 9, 2017 – How to Use LinkedIn to Get More Customers
    • Masen Yaffee, founder of NDIC
  • February 9, 2017 – Cybersecurity 2017: Or You’ve Been Hacked and You Don’t Know It.
    • Ken May is a Certified Ethical Hacker, Information Security and Compliance Auditor, CEO, and owner of Swift Chip, a Managed IT Services provider, based in Southern California.
  • January 12, 2017 – Kick off 2017 by Getting and Staying In the Top of Your Productivity Triangle!
    • Sara Caputo, MA, Founder Radiant Organizing + Productivity

2016

  • November 10, 2016 – Changes Ahead in 2017: Renewed Economic Vigor or Collapsing into Recession…?
    • Mark Schniepp, PhD, California Economic Forecast
    • Brian Johnson, Radius
    • Keith Berry, Keith Berry Real Estate
    • Justin Anderson, Ameriflex Financial Services
  • October 13, 2016 – The Exuberant Company: Keeping Passion, Purpose and People Fully Alive in your Organization
    • Jonathan Wygant, CEO and Founder of BigSpeak, Inc.
  • September 8, 2016 – Predicting Your Future Challenges Today: the Adizes Corporate Lifecycle
    • Pavel Golenchenko, Managing Director, Adizes, USA
  • July 13, 2016 – Online Marketing Today and Tomorrow
    • Jim Sterne, International consultant on interactive marketing and customer experience
  • June 9, 2016 – Navigate the Minefield of Social Media Use in the Workplace
    • Naomi Dewey, Partner, Buynak, Fauver, Archbald & Spray
  • May 12, 2016 – The Success Principles
    • Jack Canfield, author of The Success Principles
  • April 14, 2016 – Opportunity Meets Desire
    • Eric Onnen, CEO of Santa Barbara Airbus
  • March 10, 2016 – The Five Factors of Marketing Success
    • Lorrie Thomas Ross, M.A., The Marketing Therapist®
  • February 11, 2016 – Who Are You Going to Call – Knowing When It’s Time to Bring in an Outside Expert For Your Company
    • Paul Daniel, Gibraltar CFO Services, LLC
    • Michael Hamman, MBA, Founder & Principal, TouchPoint Business Solutions
    • Michael Stein, CFO Consulting, LLC
  • January 14, 2016 – One Degree to Success
    • Trgve Duryea, Chief Knowledge Officer of THE LEADERSHIP GROUP

2015

  • November 12, 2015 – How Long Can the Current Economic Boom Continue? What You Have to Know.
    • Mark Schniepp, PhD, California Economic Forecast
    • Brian Johnson, Marcus & Millichap
    • Keith Berry, Keith Berry Real Estate
    • Justin Anderson, Ameriflex Financial Services
  • October 8, 2015 – Why Employee Ownership Makes so Much Sense
    • Rich Phillips, CMC Rescue
  • September 10, 2015 – Personalities at Work: What Makes Us Tick and What Ticks Us Off
    • Kerry McCoy, HRxpress
  • July 9, 20915 – Productivity Despite Distractions
    • Juli Shulem, PCP, CPC, Productivity Coach
  • June 11, 2015 – CSI Cyber in Santa Barbara
    • Anna Winningham, Risk Strategies
  • May 14, 2015 – Do Connections Really Matter?
    • Mark Sylvester, Ambassador for 805connect and CEO of introNetworks
  • April 9, 2015 – Tips to Grow a Small Business Into a Big Success
    • Sasha Ablitt, Owner of Ablitt’s Fine Cleaners and Launderers
  • March 12, 2015 – Spotlight on PR: New Ways to Toot Your Horn
    • Jennifer Goddard Combs, The Goddard Company Public Relations
    • Amber Sims Hinterplattner, All Stages Marketing
  • February 12, 2015 – Your Personal Productivity Process: Why Your Mind Matters Most!
    • Sara Caputo, MA and Productiving Expert, Radiant Organizing
  • January 12, 2015 – How Deckers grew to be the Employer of Choice in Santa Barbara and Their Strategy to Stay That Way.
    • Julie Morello, Sr. Human Resources Business Partner, Deckers Brands in the Omnichannel Division

2014

  • November 13, 2014 – How the Chaos Around the World will Impact the Central Coast
    • Renee Grubb, Village Properties Realtors
    • Brian Johnson, Marcus & Millichap Real Estate Investment Services
    • Mark Schniepp, Ph.D., California Economic Forecast
    • Chris Snowden, AmeriFlex Financial Services
  • October 9, 2014 – Crowdfunding: Gold Rush or Irreversible Trend?
    • Robin L. Eschler, Social Impact Marketing
  • September 11, 2014 – Critical Elements in Creating Marketing Words That Improve Sales
    • Maggie Dennison, Marketing Coach and Writer
  • July 10, 2014 – Relationship Selling™: Treating connections as Assets and monetizing Trust.
    • Jim Cathcart, Cathcart Institute
  • June 12, 2014 – Show Me The Numbers
    • Micheal O’Kelley, Palius + O’Kelley CPAs
    • Maeda Palius, Palius + O’Kelley CPAs
  • May 8, 2014 – Realities of Social Media for Small Business
    • Masen Yaffee, President of NDIC
  • April 10, 2014 – Don’t Just Survive, Thrive with the #1 Business Update of the Year.
    • Alex Craigie of the Law Offices of Alex W. Craigie
    • Trish Miller, Spherion
    • Steve Woodward, Riviera Insurance Services
  • March 13, 2014 – Focus Tools for Top Performance: How to SOARR
    • Dr. Relly Nadler, psychologist, Master Certified Coach and CEO of True North Leadership, Inc.
  • February 13, 2014 – TrueVision Computer-Guided Eye Surgery from Zero to 20/20 Vision
    • Forrest Fleming, CEO, TrueVision
  • January 9, 2014 – Marketing Musts for 2014: Learn How to Increase Business Visibility
    • Jennifer Goddard Combs, The Goddard Company Marketing and Public Relations
    • Lorrie Thomas Ross, M.A., The Marketing Therapist®

2013

  • November 14, 2013 – Recovering Economy: What does it Mean to us?
    • Justin Anderson, AmeriFlex Financial Services
    • Stephen Hayes, Hayes Commercial Real Estate Group
    • Dan Encell, Residential Realtor
    • Mark Schniepp, California Economic Forecast
  • October 10, 2013 – MONEY, MONEY, MONEY
    • Gary Kravetz, Tech Coast Angels
    • Annette Jorgensen, Business First Bank
  • September 12, 2013 – Negotiating – Marketing – Sales
    • Lisa Gates, She Negotiates
    • Jill Feldman, Strategic Development Associates
    • David Ny, Sales Coach & Trainer
  • July 11, 2013 – How Social Media Affects All Aspects of Your Business
    • Amber Sims, All Stages Marketing
    • Mark Sylvester, intro Networks
    • Lynn Billing, Spherion
  • June 13, 2013 – The Happiness Choice: 5 Decisions that Take You From Where You Are to Where You Want to Be
    • Marilyn Tam, Founder and Executive Director, Us Foundation
  • May 9, 2013 – Yardi Systems – A Thirty Year Perspective
    • Gordon Morrell, Executive VP & Chief Operating Officer – Yardi Systems
  • April 11, 2013 – Failing to Plan is Planning to Fail: Strategic Planning for a Solo Proprietor or Company of 1,000
    • Trygve Duryea, Chief Knowledge Officer, The Leadership Group
  • March 14, 2013 – How the Mobile Revolution is changing the way we all do business- From finding customers, to engaging them, to creating evangelists!
    • Brian Coryat – Founder of Value Click (VCLK) which is now a 1.7 Billion dollar company and Founder & CEO of Local Market Launch
  • February 14, 2013 – What Is a Mentor and What Does It Mean to Have One?
    • Bob Vitamante, CPA, business consultant, executive coach, investor, volunteer and Chairman of the Santa Barbara Chapter of SCORE
  • January 10, 2013 – Hitting Your Productivity Reset Button in 2013
    • Sara Caputo of Radiant Organizing

2012

  • November 8, 2012 – The Extraordinary Outlook for 2013, Post election, What you Have to Know!
    • Sponsored by Medallion Mortgage Company
  • October 11, 2012 – Increase Your Bottom Line by 30% in 2013, Hear from the Experts
    Strategic Planning – Marketing – Case Study

    • Dave Clark, President, impulse Advanced Communications
    • Jennifer Goddard Combs, President, The Goddard Company Marketing & Public Relations
    • R.W. Ziegler, Chief Operating Officer, Mesa Consulting
  • September 13, 2012 – The History of the Central Coast’s Largest Waste Management / Recycler – MarBorg Industries.
    • Derek Carlson – General Manager of MarBorg Industries
  • July 12, 2012 – Why Cloud Computing is Changing Your World
    • Michael Crandell, CEO, RightScale
  • June 14, 2012 – Business & Employment Law Pitfalls That Can Raise Your Blood Pressure and Decrease Your Bottom Line
    • Jonathan Fraser Light.
  • May 10, 2012 – The lynda.com Story and Lessons Learned
    • Lynda Weinman, Co-founder and Executive Chair of lynda.com
  • April 12, 2012 – The Marketing Experts answer YOUR questions.
    • Lorrie Thomas Ross, CEO (Chief Enthusiasm Officer) of Web Marketing Therapy, Jim Sterne, President of Target Marketing, Eric Peterson, Founder and President of Mission Web Marketing, and Kyle Ashby, Founder of Kaldera Marketing.
  • March 8, 2012 – How are You Using Social Media in your Hiring/Screening process?
    • Max Drucker, CEO & President and Geoff Andrews, Cheif Operating Officer of Social Intelligence, a Riv Data Corp. Company.
  • February 9, 2012 – A Few Good Ideas to Build On
    • Peter Jordano, CEO of Jordano
  • January 12, 2012- Social Media: Keeping Up With Your Clients & Competitors? What you need to know.
    • Patricia Bramhall

2011

  • November 10, 2011 – Economic Recovery or Downturn on the Central Coast in 2012?
    • Dan Encell, leading residential realtor;
    • Mark Schniepp, Director/CEO the California Economic Forecast;
    • Kenneth R. Hyman, CEO, Partnervest Financial Group; and
    • Jerry Beaver of Pacifica Commercial Real Estate
  • September 8, 2011 – Social Media & Traditional Marketing – New Rules to Double Your Money
    • Lorrie Thomas, M.A., CEO of Web Marketing Therapy
    • Jennifer Goddard Combs, principal of The Goddard Company Public Relations
  • July 14, 2011 – Spherion presents – The Emerging Workforce Study” with guest speaker Sandy Mazur
    • EWS is a revolutionary way of tracking and understanding the changing attitudes of the American workforce and the resulting implications for those who employ them. Unearth significant trends and mindset changes in both U.S. workers and employers.
  • June 9, 2011 – Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember, Involve me and I learn ~ Benjamin Franklin
    Productivity Roundtable Workshop

    • Sara Caputo of Radiant Organizing.
  • May 12, 2011 – Half-time Check-in on Health Care Reform, Tax Initiatives and the Overall Economy
    • Global Economics – Ken Hyman of Partnervest Financial Group
    • Healthcare – Steve Woodward of Riviera Insurance Services
    • Tax Initiatives – Michael O’Kelley of Palius + O’Kelley
  • April 14, 2011 – Tips on How to Get Your Business Financed in 2011
    • Jeff Devine – President & CEO of American Riviera Bank,
    • Leslie Johnson, Esq. – Sr. Vice President of Marquette Commercial Finance,
    • Annette Jorgensen – Vice President of Community West Bank and
    • John Glanville – General Partner of Athenaeum Capital Partners.
  • March 10, 2011 – How Radically changing Your Business Model Can Create Great Success
    • John Greathouse, General Partner at Rincon Venture Partners
  • February 10, 2011 – The Five Critical Online Marketing Puzzle Pieces for Sales Success
    • Lorrie Thomas – CEO of Web Marketing Therapy.
  • January 13, 2011 – Calling all Entrepreneurs! Calling all Leaders! Learn how to lead and build a successful business
    • Karl Willig, CEO of Mission Linen

2010

  • November 11, 2010 – Economic Recovery on the Central Coast in 2011 Panel
    • Kenneth R. Hyman – CEO of Partnervest Financial Group,
    • Michael Martz of Hayes Commercial Real Estate,
    • Mark Schniepp – director /CEO of the California Economic Forecast and
    • Nancy Kierstyn Schreiner – attorney-partner for Nordman Cormany Hair Compton.
  • October 14, 2010 – Building a Success Business in Today’s Economy – Navigating the rules, the do’s and don’ts.
    • Jason Spievak, CEO of RingRevenue.
  • September 9, 2010 – Mastering the Art of Connections.
    • Mark Sylvester – CEO and Co-Founder of introNetworks.
  • July 8, 2010 – Are You and Your Employees Blogging Your Company Into Bankruptcy?
    • Attorney Karen L. Gabler of Nordman Cormany Hair & Compton.
  • June 10, 2010 – Innovation is Everybody’s Business
    • Robert B. Tucker, internationally recognized innovation guru and author.
  • May 13, 2010 – “How Much Money Are You Losing to Fraud?
    • CPA’s Michael O’Kelley and Tony Vallejo with
    • Assistant District Attorney Joyce Dudley.
  • April 8, 2010 – Did You Really Want to Know this Much About Wireless?
    • Andy Seybold.
  • March 11, 2010 – Learn from the Experts: Secrets of Being a Successful Entrepreneur and How to Grow Your Business.
    • Jim Wolfe previous President/CEO of Balance Bar Company and
    • Dr. Klaus Schauser, Founder and Chief Strategist of AppFolio.
  • February 11, 2010 – Learn PR Secrets From the Experts.
    • Jennifer Goddard of the Goddard Company and
    • Lorrie Thomas of Web Marketing Therapy.
  • January 14, 2010 – Planning to Build Your Business in 2010
    • George Ruszank – chairman of Santa Barbara SCORE.

2009

  • November 12, 2009 – The Financial Future of Our Central Coast Panel
    • Randy Glick of Prudential California Realty,
    • Charles Hershson – President of Fidelity mortgage Lenders, Inc.,
    • Mark Schniepp – Director/CEO of the California Economic Forecast, and
    • Rich Schuette of VIDA Wealth Partners.
  • October 8, 2009 – “Mining the Wealth in Our Business Relationships
    • Trygve Duryea, Chief Knowledge Officer of The Leadership Group.
  • September 10, 2009 – Protect Yourself and Your Business From legal Vultures
    • Jay Hieatt partner of Hall, Hieatt & Connely, LLP.
  • July 9, 2009 – Social Media Marketing for Small Business
    • Lorrie Thomas of Web Marketing Therapy.
  • June 11, 2009 – The Productivity Puzzle
    • Sara Caputo of Radiant Organizing.
  • May 14, 2009 – SOS – The Secrets of Survival for Small Business in a Down Economy
    • Paul Burri – Business Management,
    • Gary Kravetz – Employee Issues, Gene Sinser – Finance Issues,
    • Ralph Luikart – Negotiation, and
    • Jim Wolfe – Moderator.
  • April 9, 2009 – How to Find Business Financing – NOW!
    • Annette Jorgensen of Community West Bank,
    • Leslie Johnson of Marquette Commercial Finance,
    • Jeff Carmody of Agility Capital, and
    • Jeff DeVine of American Riviera Bank.
  • March 12, 2009 – TIPS on Business Survival in the Current Tough Times
    • Michael O’Kelley, Maeda Palius and Tony Vallejo of Palius + O’Kelley.
  • February 12, 2009 – How to Succeed Online in 2009
    • Jim Sterne, Marketing Consultant.
  • January 8, 2009 – The Sky is Not Falling – How Marketing Can Lift Your Business in a Tough Economy.
    • Lorrie Thomas – Web Marketing Therapy,
    • Jennifer Goddard – Public Relations, and
    • Jim Palam – Creative Director – Advertising and Marketing.

2008

  • November 13, 2008 – What is the Predicted Impact of President-Elect Obama’s Economic Plan? How Bad Will the Economy Get? How Long Will it Last?
    • Bruce Fisher – Prudential California Real Estate,
    • Mark Schniepp – Director and CEO of the California Economic Forecast,
    • Rich Schuette – Certified Financial Planner, and
    • Sarah Wildwood – Prudential California Realty.
  • October 9, 2008 – Successfully Negotiate Conflict In the Workplace.
    • Gina Rae Hendrickson, mediator, negotiation coach, trainer, author and speaker specializing in mediating workplace disputes.
  • September 8, 2008 – Corporate Self-Defense – Through the Eyes of a Predator.
    • Tom Parker former FBI Agent

 

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