show episodes
 
F*ck Around and Find Out! is a podcast by Kayla Arguelles covering everything from Aliens to Relationships and everything in between! Always open to suggestions and no topic is off limits! Plus I will regularly feature guests or even my hubby for even more fun!
  continue reading
 
Artwork
 
In Divorce with a Twist, we SMASH the stigma of divorce and focus on how to move forward and live your best life 🌟 We offer straight talk on all things divorce and our episodes include live coaching, Q&A, and interviews. Join us for lots of inspo with NO judgment.
  continue reading
 
Allen Webster, the creator of the Mr. 4th Programming YouTube channel, interviews programmers on their views and experiences of programming. Topics include trends in independent software culture, insights about being an effective software developer, the strengths and weaknesses of specific techniques and technologies, and much more. Find more about Mr. 4th at mr4th.com
  continue reading
 
Artwork

1
PROFIT TALKS: An SBDC Podcast.

Small Business Development Centers (SBDC)

Unsubscribe
Unsubscribe
Weekly
 
Join us as we explore the strategies, solutions, and stories that can propel your business forward. Whether you’re a budding entrepreneur or a seasoned business owner, ‘The Profit Talks Podcast’ is your compass to navigate the exciting landscape of business success. Tune in, get inspired, and let’s embark on this journey together. Brought to you by your Orange County/Inland Empire Small Business Development Center (OCIE SBDC). Funded in part by the U.S. Small Business Administration and the ...
  continue reading
 
Travel and hospitality industry professionals get weekly insights from leaders across the business with "TIYB" on their playlists. The series features interviews with thought leaders and innovators changing the face and setting the pace of travel, with a focus on fascinating new technologies and groundbreaking new strategies.
  continue reading
 
Loading …
show series
 
I talk with John Austin about his visual programming system called Lattice. We talk about the ideas behind the tool, John's vision for Lattice, the initial inspiration for the project, John's preferences for where to rely on visual programming and where to rely on text, and more. Links: website - johnaustin.io mastodon - https://mastodon.gamedev.pl…
  continue reading
 
Meet First 5 of Orange County, a county agency (funded by Prop 10...the tobacco tax initiative) that funds programs for early access to childcare for PreNatal thru Age 5. Including a FREE Training Program (in partnership with the OCIE SBDC) that will train you to start your own childcare business. A way for some moms to actually get paid to stay ho…
  continue reading
 
Meet from Cassie Pestana, Co-Owner of CLICKSTART DOG TRAINING ACADEMY in Lake Forest. And here her story about growing her business into a real "brick and mortar" location. And how the OC IE Small Business Development Center (SBDC) helped her to do that. On this week's PROFIT TALKS podcast. Brought to you by your Orange County/Inland Empire Small B…
  continue reading
 
Shaun Sanders, the Senior Associate Director of LaunchPad SBDC joins us to discuss their unique virtual accelerator. Hosted by Octane and run by the Orange County/Inland Empire Small Business Development Center (OCIE SBDC) in Newport Beach, CA. As he talks about his work helping startups and other small businesses craft their "pitch decks" (and spe…
  continue reading
 
A recast of the Handmade Seattle 2023 podcast, in which I interviewed Peter van Hardenberg, of Ink and Switch, to learn about the lab, local first software, and their research into "Conflict-free Replicated Data Types" or CRDTs for short. We discuss: The primary ideals of the Ink and Switch lab, the idea of local first software, and the technical c…
  continue reading
 
Diane Lydon joins us to discuss her work at a Business Outreach Manager for the State of California's Office of Small Business and Disabled Veterans Business Services (often referred to simply as OSDS). Helping small businesses and veteran owned businesses secure government contracts. Operating under the mandate created by California Assembly Bill …
  continue reading
 
Alicia Brayboy, DIGITAL MARKETING CENTER talks about her background and why she moved from NY to SoCal to further her marketing career. And how she helps businesses share their brand stories thru social media marketing and make sense of the many platforms and digital strategies available to businesses today. On this week's PROFIT TALKS podcast. Bro…
  continue reading
 
Meet Manish Bhardia President of the Asian Business Association of Orange County (ABAOC). And partner in his own firm THINK AI. As he discusses his cutting edge work in adding Artificial Intelligence (AI) to businesses (just like yours!) And helping other Asian businesses (thru his work with the ABAOC) learn about new technologies (like AI0 and use…
  continue reading
 
Joaquin Tijerina, Director of the Coachella Valley Small Business Development Center (SBDC) joins us to discuss his work there helping small businesses thrive and grow (and get started). And with the overall Riverside County Office of Economic Development that helps fund this center and so many other programs like Riverside County's Small Business …
  continue reading
 
SBDC Business Consultant Troy Small on his extensive work with Veterans and Government Contracting. Following his own extensive career in the Marines (including procurement) and later military contracting. And how he now helps veterans start small businesses and take advantage of all the special programs that the government has put in place to help…
  continue reading
 
Mihai Pătru (Executive Director of the Caravanserai Project) and Carolina Rosas-Saavedra (Director of the Small Business Development Center's new CARAVAN CENTER opening Feb. 15 in Palm Springs). Talking about this new partnership between the CARAVANSERAI PROJECT and the SBDC (funded in part by the US Small Business Administration and the State of C…
  continue reading
 
Manal Richa, Director of the OC IE SBDC Global Trade Center discusses their upcoming Trade Mission to South Korea March 15-March 24.. Where participants pay for the cost of the trip and the SBDC will prepare them with research into specific opportunities that might match their product or service. And then actually set up meetings with prospective p…
  continue reading
 
Meet SBDC Restaurant Consultant, Jay Allis. And hear about his years of working in the restaurant industry (in both the "back" and "front of the house"). For both big chains and small independent restaurants. And how he applies that the the many startups and small restaurants he serves as one of the several specialized restaurant consultants for th…
  continue reading
 
Meet SBDC Media Consultant Pam Coleman. Who discusses the work of the special MARKETING CENTER (the only one of its kind in the whole national Small Business Development Network). Hosted at the Santa Ana College Digital Media Center. On this week's PROFIT TALKS podcast. Brought to you by your Orange County/Inland Empire Small Business Development C…
  continue reading
 
Meet Natalie Del Toro (Community Development Officer) and Mayra Contreras (Director of Partnerships) from TMC Community Capital. A non-profit, funded by the US Treasury Dept. that provides micro-loans for those small businesses and minority communities that otherwise might not qualify for traditional lending. It's an amazing program for existing sm…
  continue reading
 
Karla Gonzalez, Director of the SBDC's CENTER FOR CONTRACTING talks about the endless opportunities to secure a government contract from local, state and Federal agencies and the mandates they have to "spread the wealth" by guaranteeing that a certain percentage of those contracts get awarded to qualified small businesses (particularly certain subc…
  continue reading
 
Dennis Kause discusses his amazing journey from being a consultant for Bio Orthopedic Lab (maker of custom shoe inserts) to being an investor in the company. And helping right the ship after it sailed into choppy waters following the sudden death of one of its founders. Successfully sailing the company into new directions (like their new direct-to-…
  continue reading
 
Cherie Edilson, Founder of the SBDC's online marketplace for small business owners, CALIFORNIA SHOP SMALL talks about this amazing program (and her own personal journey starting it). Creating a place for small "makers" and "creators" to move from the Farmer's Markets and Swap Meets in their local communities and sell their wares online as well. Fro…
  continue reading
 
Here's a sweet story (literally!) of a young immigrant entrepreneur who took a leap of faith and started a family run "sweet shop" which he calls The Chocolate Bar in Ontario, CA. With no real background in preparing or selling food (beyond their years working for large nut and fruit wholesaler in sales and accounting), this determined husband and …
  continue reading
 
I talk with VoxelRifts to learn more about his journey into programming, how he found low level programming, and why his low level explainer videos are so good. In this conversation we discuss: Learning programming, difficulties and advantages to learning C, learning low level topics through projects, and what goes into one of VoxelRifts explainer …
  continue reading
 
Katie Rucker is the co-founder of Next Gen Collaborative, a personal growth coaching business focused on Next Gen Family Business leaders. She has a true passion for empowering and championing Next Gen leaders and fully understands the ups and downs of what working with family is like as she has been navigating her own family business journey for 1…
  continue reading
 
Craig Russom, Finance Consultant for the Small Business Development Center (SBDC) joins us to discuss the murky world of small business finances and sourcing capital. And his own background from studying aeronautical engineering to opening his own chain of sporting goods stores in Colorado. And then onto California where he earned all his financial…
  continue reading
 
Meet this week's Small Business Development Center (SBDC) consultant Lisa Napolitano. And hear her amazing story of being hired as the only employee of a failing trade association at 23. How 15 years later, she turned it around and grew it into a global organization with lots of other employees. Leaving to start her own high powered, sales strategy…
  continue reading
 
Here I talk with Yasser Arguelles Snape to learn about his work on compiler optimizers, and pick his brain about the architecture of low level software systems. We discuss his experience as a young programmer, his work on Cuik and TB, the LLVM optimizer and what could be improved in a new iteration, the tradeoffs of ahead-of-time compilation and ju…
  continue reading
 
Join SBDC Leasing Consultant Karie Armstrong as she looks back at her 25 year career in major mall management (including her last stint overseeing the huge Brea Mall). And her recent 13 year career as a Small Business Development Center consultant (working out of their Cal State Fullerton center). Helping small businesses and retail startups from r…
  continue reading
 
Meet Katarina Fillippelli, CEO of the new VICTORIA COMMUNITY COUNSELING center in Riverside, CA. Hear about her love of helping people through these troubled, turbulent times. And her amazing journey from her native country of Slovakia to her adopted home here in Riverside, CA. How she promptly got a 2nd Masters Degree upon her arrival here in the …
  continue reading
 
Hear the love story of THYME WELL SPENT, a unique catering and event business that grew out of Chef Brandon Hall and his wife Angela's long love story (that started way back in high school) with their mutual love of creating "one of a kind eperiences". As their family grew, so did their business. Taking on a new chapter with the opening of their br…
  continue reading
 
We talk with Mike Daniel, Network Director and Katrina Smith, Chief Operating Officer for the Orange County/Inland Empire Small Business Development Center (OCIESBDC) about their PROFIT TALKS podcast. Previewing the clients, consultants and community partners' stories that we will be showcasing and sharing each and every week. Live every Monday at …
  continue reading
 
Welcome to Divorce with a Twist, Episode 19 How to Regain Control in Divorce In this podcast episode, we explore the powerful concept of self-accountability in divorce. By taking responsibility for our actions and decisions, we can regain control over the process. The episode offers five practical examples of how self-accountability can empower ind…
  continue reading
 
I talk with Bret Hudson and Ben Visness to get a crash course on the basics and practical aspects of web programming. Our conversation is split into two parts. In this part we discuss: architecting a web server, Node JS fault tolerance and concurrency, setting up an efficient work flow for developing a web page or web server, setting up production …
  continue reading
 
I talk with Bret Hudson and Ben Visness to get a crash course on the basics and practical aspects of web programming. Our conversation is split into two parts. In this part we discuss: working with web APIs, the structure of HTTP, REST APIs, the purpose of storing data in a database, selecting and maintaining a database, database security, and othe…
  continue reading
 
Here I talk with Martin Foilleul leader of the Orca project. Our conversation starts with the origin of the Orca project, and then branches out from there to cover various aspects of what Orca is, the way it differs from other technologies in the same space, and the reasons that the long term vision of the project might be plausible. Links: Orca - …
  continue reading
 
Welcome to Divorce with a Twist, Episode 18 Making Friends After Divorce with Sarah Siegert If you believe making friends after divorce (or at any point in life) is impossible, tune in to my conversation with the Friendship Coach, Sarah Siegert. Sarah moved abroad and works with Expats in navigating the uncomfortable in order to make friends and fe…
  continue reading
 
Here I talk with Matthew Crews - the from the Fast F# YouTube channel. Our conversation starts with Matthew's journey to becoming a programmer who cares about performance. We touch on different styles of educational materials, and what works at different stages of the learning process, and what we can do as programmers to improve over time. We talk…
  continue reading
 
Welcome to Divorce with a Twist, Episode 20 Inner Critic with Natalie Roush Tune in to my conversation with certified coach, Natalie Roush, where we talk all things about conquering our inner critic. If you experience a constant barrage of negative self-talk or would like to develop a healthier and more positive self-perception, Natalie's stories a…
  continue reading
 
I talk with my good friend Ryan Fleury about his experience iterating on the design of a system for production quality immediate mode GUI. We cover: The way Ryan views the tradeoff space of GUI programming, how Ryan approaches reusability and layering in his design, the meaning and implications of top-down and bottom-up design, and the possibilitie…
  continue reading
 
I talk with the round table from the Handmade Seattle 2022 memory management podcast, featuring: Evan Ovadia, John Austin, Ryan Fleury Our conversation is split into two parts. In this part we discuss: paradigm shifts in programming tools, the viability of visual programming for general purpose programming, the pros and cons of tight coupling of to…
  continue reading
 
I talk with the round table from the Handmade Seattle 2022 memory management podcast, featuring: Evan Ovadia, John Austin, Ryan Fleury Our conversation is split into two parts. In this part we discuss: making the choice to invest in a particular tool, making the choice to build a custom tool, estimating metrics of time spent on various parts of a p…
  continue reading
 
I talk with my good friend Abner Coimbre about his work putting on high quality tech conferences with no sponsor influence. We cover: why Abner does the work that he does, how Abner manages the ticket prices while delivering a high quality event, Abner's day to day work, how he curates talks for a conference, the "programming language ban" at his 2…
  continue reading
 
Welcome to Divorce with a Twist, Episode 17 Unexpected Benefits of Divorce Divorce gets a bad rap. Yes, it can be tough and challenging on a personal, romantic, and familial level, but, it is not without its benefits to all of the above as well. As a divorce attorney, I've witnessed thousands of people move on from their divorce. Some move on and e…
  continue reading
 
Welcome to Divorce with a Twist, Episode 16 Conversation with Corinne Crabtree Tune in to my conversation with Corinne Crabtree where we talk about dealing with our inner critic ("Old Shitty"), menopause, motivation, and how to be more mindful through coaching. Divorce turns up the volume on our fears, doubts, and frustrations but these concepts sp…
  continue reading
 
F*ck Around & Find Out! hosts my hubby again this week for the first time ON VIDEO! We cover the random UFO sightings, train derailments and a lot more and of course, laughed our butts off as usual! If you have any specific topic or special guest requests let me know, shoot me a DM on Facebook or Instagram and we can do a whole episode on it, whate…
  continue reading
 
Welcome to Divorce with a Twist, Episode 15 Going After Your Goal, the GPS Method Are you a goal setter? Do you have a plan? or do you set it and forget it? Many of us quietly quit what we start with good intention. If that's you, listen to Episode 15 and get back on track with our GPS Method. If you want more, we'd love to have you join our commun…
  continue reading
 
Do you find yourself dreading the holidays after divorce? You feel like your life as you knew it is ‘gone’? Do the holidays make the loss of your family that much harder to accept? You keep ruminating about the past and what ‘once was’ ? You feel isolated and alone? Don’t let the holidays derail you. Tune in to Episode 14 and go from feeling alone …
  continue reading
 
F*ck Around & Find Out! hosts my hubby again this week for one of the most requested topics we have aka MARRIAGE! We cover all sorts of things and laughed our butts off as usual while recording this one! If you have any specific marriage requests let me know, shoot me a DM on Facebook or Instagram and we can do a whole episode on it whatever it is!…
  continue reading
 
Welcome to Divorce with a Twist, Episode 13 How Labeling your Ex a Narcissist is Keeping You Stuck and What to Do Instead. Narcissist is a buzz word. a Hot Trend. and online, there is no shortage of articles, opinions, and quizzes that you can google and get sucked in. But labeling your ex a narcissist may not be in your best interest. In fact, it …
  continue reading
 
Loading …

Quick Reference Guide