Critical Mass Business Talk Show | Orange County’s Longest-Running Business Talk Show

Lorraine Conaway, a financial strategist of Conaway & Conaway, joins the program to talked about her inspiration for hosting her own weekly radio show and how it has helped market her investment business.

Neal Perlmutter, of The Pizza Studio introduces us to a the creative culinary concept of building your own pizza. Neal shares his guiding principals for The Pizza Studio along with some obstacles he has faced with his company. 

Raj Qsar, the owner/founder of The Boutique Real Estate Group, joins the program to talk about how using the social media tool of using videos to market homes has been successful for his firm.

Michele Richardson, CEO of ACR Builders, Inc. joins our show to discuss how she grew her firm to be the 2nd Fastest-Growing Private Company in Orange County, named by the Orange County Business Journal.  ACR Builders, Inc is Woman Owned general contracting firm that specializes in tenant improvements and new/ground up construction

projects for national clients, retail market facilities, commercial

properties, and local government projects throughout the Greater

Southern California Area.

Steve Wilkes, President of QPC Fiber Optic Solutions joins the program to discuss his vision for growing QPC.  QPC offers custom-engineered fiber optic solutions for challenging environments.  All of their products are designed and manufactured in their San Clemente, CA facility.

Eric Barnes, CEO & Co-Founder of KOR Water joins our show to discuss KOR Water's vision and the differentiated product offerings they have created.  KOR Water creates iconic, design-driven hydration products that celebrate water.

Marla Rausch, Founder of Animation Vertigo joins our show to discuss her inspiration for building a production center in Manila for the 3D animation industry.  Animation Vertigo provides high quality and reliable solutions for motion capture and animation needs.

Caleb Walker, Owner of Chronic Tacos walks us through a typical day as a Chronic Tacos franchise owner and discusses the hands-on role he plays at his restaurant.  Chronic Tacos in Huntington Beach opened in June of 2011 and was ranked in the top ten for annual revenue within the entire franchise system just two short years after opening.

Don DiCostanzo, CEO of Pedego Electric Bikes joins our show to discuss the invention of the Pedego Electric Bike and the growth he has experienced since they were put on the market.  Pedego Electric Bikes combine the comfort and leisure of the automatic vehicle and the freedom and excitement of a classic bicycle into a new type of bike.

Dave Gajdzik, Partner of B2B CFO joins our show to discuss the role of a part-time CFO for mid-market businesses.  B2B CFO is the world's largest CFO Services Firm, with over 200 partners nationwide.

Richard Franzi airs interviews that he conducted with select firms at the West Coast Franchise Expo on October 26th, 2013.  The West Coast Franchise Expo is the largest franchise expo on the West Coast. 

Dawn Depke, Owner of AromaSeize joins our show to discuss how she used Etsy.com, "the world's most vibrant handmade marketplace", to grow her eco-friendly, 100% natural, plant based company.

Wayne Pinnell, Managing Partner of Haskell & White LLP joins our show to discuss the 3 common mistakes small and mid-sized business owners make.  Haskell & White LLP is one of Orange County's largest locally owned accounting and consulting firms.