John Ellis believes we have a crisis of competence in the University of California educational system. He objects to the corrupting effect of political activism in the UC System. We discuss his findings based on a study by the California Association of Scholars prepared for the Regents of the University of California.

Troy Evans was convicted for bank robbery and served his sentence with some of the most hardened criminals in the federal penitentiary system.

He had to overcome significant obstacles to better himself, once he decided to change for the better.

He helps us understand the prisons in which we find ourselves, and how to overcome obstacles to reach our goals.

Joseph McClendon III has been a successful music mogul at CBS Records, an entrepreneur, a best selling author with Anthony Robbins and a peak performance coach to business professionals around the world. We discuss his ground breaking method to get happy in 10 minutes, feel happy in 10 days and be happy for life from his latest book, Get Happy Now!

David Cruz Thayne was a Democratic contender for the US House of Representatives from the newly formed 26th Congressional District that includes much of Ventura County—excluding Simi Valley. He returns to the show to help us handicap the election between Democrat Julia Brownley and Republican Tony Strickland.

Sylvia Muñoz Schnopp is a City Councilwoman in Port Hueneme. In a departure from her “day job” as the head of a consulting company, she has written an historical novel about a nearly forgotten period of Mexican history. We discuss her first book, Abandoned Angels.

Loral Langemeier is considered one of today’s most visible and innovative money experts. She’s put together a plan to help us start dreaming again about our financial futures and our dreams. We discuss her upcoming Millionaire Makeover Tour to put us on the right path for the future.

Seana-Marie Sesma is a “hot tamale.” She’s been selected to represent the Bell Arts Factory in the 2012 Dancing with our Community Stars Dance Contest & Charity Fundraiser. We discuss the contest and her connection to the Bell Arts Factory.

Kevin Allen knows a few things about advertising and marketing in the 21st Century. He developed the “Priceless” campaign for MasterCard. We discuss his proven way to win business and create a following from his book The Hidden Agenda.

Carmine Gallo is an expert on all things Apple. He’s examined Apple’s retail secrets and reveals the keys to building insanely great customer loyalty in his book The Apple Experience.

Peter Mullin is an international expert on 1930s French cars—and he has one of the world’s foremost museums of Bugatti and classic French cars right here in Oxnard.