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Gene sits down with Banker, Keith Cerwinski, Regional Vice President for American Business Bank , in Corona, CA.

 Keith offers his opinion on the difficulty of getting loans approved and  also his thoughts about the future direction of interest rates, business, the federal reserve  and the economy in general.

This is a must hear episode for those interested in establishing a strong commercial banking relationship to help make their business grow and be sustainable .

 Don't miss this one it is of the best of the CEO To Rainmaker podcast franchise. 

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Gene sits down with Verious Smith  small business owner located  in Corona, CA. 
Verious shared his  background and his entrepreneurial journey which was very painful  but through sheer will he became a success. 
Verious also shares some best practices he learned along the way. He currently owns two successful businesses:
Philoveracity- web design, branding, internet consulting  et. al
Startempire Wire- Digital news of the Inland Empire business community  et.al.

veriuos can  be reached at :
www.philoveracity.com
www.startempirewire.com
 1 (281) 777.5826
verious .smith @philoveracity.com 

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Gene provides stats on his very successful first year as a podcast host  and shares his new format for 2023 starting in January

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Gene sits down with Abe Xiong , president of National Government Contractors Assocation Abe  explains the process of how small business owners obtain contracts  also shares his entrepreneurial journey. 

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Gene sits down with Rebecca Diamond  owner of Rebecca Diamond Voice Actor
Rebecca has a unique  business and and a  non  traditional  business background  (theater arts)  proving that any type of background will work if you are providing a service businesses want  and will pay for.
Rebecca shares what a voice actor is , what she does for clients  and also what she has learned during her entrepreneurial journey. 

Rebecca Diamond
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Gene sits down with Patti Cotton, President of the Cotton Group , a company engaged in the area of leadership and organizational development.  Patti is an expert  in these two functional areas. During the show Patti  shares her  thoughts on how small business CEOs can reach the maximum potential of their businesses.
Patti has an impressive list of former clients of all sizes  consisting of but not limited to: Harvard University, Coca Cola, Amazon, Apple, Oracle,  Google, Microsoft,  Verizon and Riverside and San Bernadino Counties

In addition to heading up her own consulting firm, Patti is a Fortune 500 public speaker and author.  Great show don't miss it !

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Gene sits down with Janet Dabek Steiner former CEO of Thoro Packaging, Inc. and currently a motivational key note speaker. 

Thoro  packaging was formed by her father Macy Dabek in 1968 after he moved the family away from the cold winters of New Jersey to Anaheim, Ca. Thoro  was engaged in  the short run folding carton business. 

 After graduating  from high school , Janet took a few accounting colleges and  began helping  her dad with  the company books.  Macy could not afford to pay his daughter as they were tight on cash in the formative years .

In 1982 due to poor health Macy was forced to step down  and Janet was named as the new president &  CEO. For the next 36 years Janet  was the driving force of the company.  She scaled the business from $1  million  to  $ 40 million and then sold it  in 2018  for millions. Janet shares her entrepreneurial journey,  her best practices  and  her plan to keep the legacy of her dad & mom, Macy & Helen Dabek alive today.

This episode is highly educational, motivational  and truly inspirational . Tune in and also learn what " It's Time To Make Dust" means!

Janet Steiner
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714-323-2315
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Gene sits down with Wayne Slavitt, president of the Primemark  Group. Wayne is an expert in the area of maximizing business value and exit planning . He earned his designation as a certified Exit Planning Advisor by the exit planning institute.
In addition he is an extensive public speaker and author. 

He recently penned a new book called "Run It Like You'll Sell it . Wayne shares expert tips on the dos and dont's of exit planning  and business valuation. 
Very informative show , dont miss it .


Wayne Slavitt
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1562-599-9995
www.primemarkgroup.com

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In honor of National Hispanic Entrepreneur month , Gene shares his story  as to how he made his dream of becoming a successful coach/consultant a  reality . Genes parents Edward & Consuelo immigrated from Mexico  to southern california in the late 20's and 30s. Gene's family was poor. Gene attributes his success to the grace of god, having a mentor, his education and working hard with passion.  

Gene also  shares  9 business  lessons he learned   during his 40 yr plus entrepreneurial  journey. During this time he started three successful businesses, The Claremont Advisory Company , The Loan Doctor &  Associates, Inc and  the Podcast CEO To Rainmaker.
Its a motivational and educational episode.

Gene Valdez, CEO
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Link : https://ceotorainmaker.buzzsprout.com 

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Gene sits down with  Angy Lopez, CEO of Angy's Angels Cleaning Service
Angy's story is truly inspirational and motivational
Angy  was a divorced  mother  with four children who immigrated to the US in 2013 for a better life for her kids. At the time she spoke no english.  She went to a community college to learn english and worked three jobs to support her family. 

In 2014 she started her own company and 5 years later was honored as an  entreprenuer of the year for the Inland Empire. Today she is running a multi- million dollar business that employs 40  full time and has over 500 accounts. Her cleaning service is a mix of commercial, industrial and residential.

Angy Lopez
1 760-261-8200
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