We bring on business owners, entrepreneurs, business professionals, and anyone in the know of Long Beach California. We discuss our love for the city of Long Beach and the surrounding areas. Topics discussed are business, real estate, food, art, or anything dealing with the great city of Long Beach.
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Interview with the Owner of Watch Me Sports Bar, the very first women focused sports bar in California, Jax
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Jax talks about her passion for women sports. She wanted to create a place where women's sports were the focal point. They're thousands of men sports bars all over the nation, it's time for the women to have a place their own.By acall2action80
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Interview with Hospitality Coach Zana Devine
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Zana talks about living the American Dream from Germany to Long Beach. She also talks about ways for Long Beach Restaurants to stay profitable in a slow economy.By acall2action80
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Interview with Long Beach Community Foundation CEO Marcelle Hope Epley
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Marcelle talks about her amazing journey from humble beginnings to becoming a CEO at very young age. Along the way she has found her voice, now she is on a mission to advocate for women in the business world for greater opportunities in all aspects of life!By acall2action80
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Interview with Local Long Beach Musician Arturo Garcia
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Arturo talks about his love for Long Beach ever since he went to high school at St Anthony. He also talks about his love of music since he was 10 years old. The passion of the art of music moves him in ways only Arturo can explain.By acall2action80
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Interview with Video Marketer and Entrepreneur Brandon West
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Brandon West talks about his humble begins in Oklahoma all the way to Naples Long Beach. He has since open a podcast studio in Signal Hill and ready to help business owners level up in marketing.By acall2action80
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Interview with Council Member of the 3rd District Kristina Duggan
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Council Member of the 3rd District Kristina Duggan gives us an update on what is currently going on in the 3rd District of Long Beach. She talks about the Colorado Lagoon Project, the issue of homelessness, Concerts in the Park, bringing back Movies on the Beach, PCH Building Project, Belmont Shore business, Zaferia business, and so much more.…
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Interview with Poly and Notre Dame Wide Receiver Reggie Ward
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Reggie Ward talks about the principles that his mother instilled in him as a young boy. These are the principles he used to excel on and off the football field. Today as a speaker, coach, and author he shares these principles on a bigger stage.By acall2action80
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Interview with Long Beach Christian Fellowship Pastor Danny Cortez
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Danny shares his devotion for the Christian Church while early on having an internal struggle on the church’s stance on the LBGTQ community. With his own research and love, he has come to the conclusion that everyone should be welcomed into the church with love and open arms.By acall2action80
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Interview with the owner of LB 908 John Grossi
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John Grossi talks about starting a Long Beach magazine during a time where print media was falling off a cliff. Learn about his inspiring story and his great love for the city of Long Beach.By acall2action80
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Mayor Rex Richardson shares his journey bouncing around from State to State as a boy, ending up in the city of Long Beach. He also shares his long term vision for the great city of Long Beach.By acall2action80
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We interviewed leadership coach and organization consultant Dr. Christine Petit. She talks about her how her life experiences and background organizing for workers' rights and living wages led her to where she is today.By acall2action80
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Interview with Long Beach Street Artist Andrea James
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Local Long Beach Artist Andrea James talks about her journey of being someone who thought there was no way of making a living being an artist to someone who has a team painting murals in the city of Long Beach.By acall2action80
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Interview with Director of Donor Relations at the Long Beach Symphony John Cross
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John Cross goes over his journey of growing up in Ohio and moving to sunny Long Beach California. He talks about knowing earlier on that Long Beach would be his home. While living in Long Beach, he was able to land his dream job with the Long Beach Symphony.By acall2action80
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Interview with Long Beach Transformational Coach Lisa Andria
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Lisa takes us through her journey of humble begins as a very unsure young girl in Connecticut. Now as a confident woman in Long Beach, she wants to help other women with their struggles so they can bypass the problems she faced from her past.By acall2action80
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Interview with Real Estate Expert and Bartender at Shannon’s on Pine Lydia Richard
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Lydia talks about her courages journey from moving from Maine to Long Beach at 18 years old. She also talks about being a mom and balancing all her careers. Her story is truly remarkable.By acall2action80
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Interview with Long Beach Business Owner and Multiple Property Owner Sumer Temple
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Sumer Temple talks about her dad's business legacy (Don Temple) in the city of Long Beach. She expresses her love for the city and what her business is doing currently to improve Long Beach.By acall2action80
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Interview with entrepreneur and performance artist Kelly Pfleider
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Performance artist Kelly Pfleider talks about her performing company putting on performances for companies and organizations tackling subjects such as work place harassment, sexual harassment, gaslighting, and so much more. The company deals with the matters in a serious way but gives an entertaining flare.…
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Interview the Founder of the 562.org JJ Fiddler
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Founder of the 562 .org JJ Fiddler talks about his passion covering Long Beach athletics and how journalism has evolved through technology.By acall2action80
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An Interview with Long Beach Business Owner Arion Rushing
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Arion talks about only having $31 to his name to having a thriving business in the Bixby Knoll area of Long Beach.By acall2action80
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Interview with Long Beach entrepreneur and educator Sheila Akbar
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Sheila talks about journey through going to Harvard and her life lessons learned about being away from home for the first time. She also talks about her education business and the future of education in the classroom for kids and so much more.By acall2action80
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Interview with concerned Long Beach parent Venice Gamble
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Venice talks about the frustrating events that happened to his children while attending Long Beach and LA Unified School Districts. He also has some solutions for the issues going forward.By acall2action80
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Interview with former actor and long time Long Beach resident Marc Morin
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Marc shares his story of holding down a full time job in Long Beach and going to LA to audition for acting roles. He also shares his great passion for the city.By acall2action80
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Dean takes us through how he has made a full time living as an artist. He goes over his up and down journey through the art world. He also discusses his relationship with the city of Long Beach.By acall2action80
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Interview with Long Beach Real Estate Expert and Title Rep Dana Fites
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Dana goes over her inspiring journey from the world of hospitality to the competitive world of real estate. She also gives advice to people looking to buy and sell properties.By acall2action80
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Interview with Long Beach Personal Trainer and Entrepreneur Shannon Shondeff
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On the Next episode of It's A Long Beach Thing, we spoke to Long Beach Personal Trainer and Entrepreneur Shannon Shondeff. She talks about her journey of starting family in Long Beach, going from her and her husband to having 4 kids. She talks about balancing a family with a thriving business.By acall2action80
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Interview with Ultra Long Beach State Supporter and UPS Executive Bruce DD Mac Rae
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Bruce shares his positive outlook on the future of the city of Long Beach and the company he works for UPS.By acall2action80
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Interview with Long Beach Acupuncturist Michael Adams
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Michael shares with us how to live a more holistic life style without sacrificing all the things we love.By acall2action80
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A Conversation with Long Beach Entrepreneur Ryan Choura
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Ryan's love for the city of Long Beach comes shining through our conversation. He has a plan to improve the city for the better. Ryan has an inspiring story of taking his business to extreme heights but still has so much more to accomplish.By acall2action80
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Discussion with Long Beach Mortgage Loan Officer Joe Soto
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Joe goes over how the Long Beach housing market is changing due to the increase interest rates. He also goes over tips to buy in this type of market.By acall2action80
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Interview with former Long Beach State Dirtbag and Houston Astros Pitcher Mike Gallo
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Mike goes over his journey growing up in Long Beach and always wanting to set up roots in the city. He goes over his ups and downs in the baseball word and so much more.By acall2action80
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Interview with Long Beach Activist Ben Goldberg
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Ben shares ways as citizens of Long Beach we can improve the city. He also shares his mindset overcoming cancer to come back even stronger than before.By acall2action80
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Interview with Long Beach business owner Neil Hirsch
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Neil talks about how his business has been a success. He discusses his struggles with running a business during COVID and what he did to stay above water.By acall2action80
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A Conversation with Long Beach Business Consultant Brad Lyon
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Business Consultant Brad Lyon goes over sound strategies for companies to follow to grow the businesses at rapid pace. He also goes over all the businesses he has worked for in the last 40 years.By acall2action80
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Interview with Long Beach Writer Max Evans
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Max Evans talks about his love for the city of Long Beach. So much so, he writes about the city in his books. Max is an advocate for fathers and promotes fatherhood all over Long Beach and in the surrounding areas.By acall2action80
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Interview with Long Beach Realtor Danielle Fehmel
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Long Beach Realtor Danielle Fehmel talks about the current housing market in Long Beach. She also discussed why she made Long Beach her home from Northern California.By acall2action80
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Interview with Long Beach Business Owner and Activist Trent Bryson
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Trent talks about how he group up in Long Beach and the great experiences he had as a young boy. Then moving to the OC and running track at San Barbara State. After, competing to make the Olympics to moving back to Long Beach as an adult to start a family. Trent moved up the ranks of his dad's company with no special favors. He found his stride so …
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Interview with Executive Coach Ericka Kelly
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Ericka came from an abusive relationship and living in poverty all the way to having a successful career in the Air Force and in law enforcement. She shares her amazing story with us.By acall2action80
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Interview with Long Beach Influencer Justin Rudd
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Long Beach Justin Rudd talks about all the charities, events, and the other things he has done to improve the city he lives in Long Beach.By acall2action80
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Conversation with Long Beach Photographer Maribel Farina
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Photographer Maribel Farina talk about her journey in becoming a professional photographer. She also shares her favorite spots to shoot in Long Beach.By acall2action80
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Conversation with writer and Long Beach resident Chris Epting
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Chris has written many memoirs for people such as the Doobie Brothers, John Oates from Hall and Oates, former wrestler and Fox News contributer Tyrus and many others. He talked about the mindset of becoming a successful writer. He shared so many great stories with us about his journey in writing.By acall2action80
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Conversation with Long Beach Civil Engineer Cesar Moran
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Cesar talks about loving the city of Long Beach so much, he set a goal to bring his business to the city. As a result, he also purchase a home in the the LB. Cesar talks about being responsible and to look at all aspects before rezoning an area.By acall2action80
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Interview with Long Beach Financial Advisor Chris Arnoldo
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Chris talks about moving down to Long Beach from the Bay area to attend Long Beach State. He feel in love with the city and has never left since. Chris also talks about the proper mindset you need to succeed in the financial world.By acall2action80
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Interview with the Mayor of Signal Hill and Long Beach business owner Keir Jones
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Keir talks about his plans for the future of Signal Hill and the great progress the city is making now. He also shares the reasons why he moved to Long Beach and the great places to eat around the city.By acall2action80
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Chuck and I discuss the future of hospitals in the city of Long Beach. Chuck Thrash is familiar will most types of construction including concrete tilt-up, masonry, wood framing, light gauge steel framing, structural steel frame, etc... Currently have 6 years of experience with industrial & commercial construction, some residential experience along…
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