Meldon Law & Friends

Today, Jeffrey Meldon & Chris Qualmann are joined by Alex Marvez, their first repeat guest! Marvez will be giving us a rundown on everything to expect with this year's Super Bowl.

On the second half of the show, they are joined by Dave Kratzer & Ben Boukari, who have recently renovated the Turkey Creek Golf Course in Alachua, FL.

Jeffrey Meldon & Chris Qualmann are joined first by Florida Gators Volleyball head coach, Mary Wise. Mary will give some insights into her 30 years as head volleyball coach and discuss her involvement with Pace Center for Girls, Alachua and Mary Wise Scramble Golf Tournament - PACE. You can find out more about Pace Center by visiting their website: https://www.pacecenter.org/

On the second half, Alachua County Commissioner Ken Cornell joins the program. Commissioner Cornell was elected to the Alachua County Commission in 2014 and re-elected in 2018. Ken's record of involvement in #AlachuaCounty includes serving on the CAPP (Community Agency Partnership Program) citizens advisory board, the Chamber of Commerce public policy board, and various other private and non-profit organization boards. You can learn more about Commissioner Cornell and the Alachua County Commission by visiting: www.alachuacounty.us

Jeffrey Meldon & Chris Qualmann are joined today by Robbie Andreu, who was a University of Florida beat writer who worked for The Gainesville Sun from 1993–2020. They will be talking all things Florida Gators and see what's next for Robbie Andreu.

On the second half of the show, Natalya Bannister, executive director of Pace Center for Girls, Alachua, joins the program. Natalya will be explaining all the amazing things that Pace Center for Girls does to help & support the middle and high-school aged girls and young women of #AlachuaCounty and #Florida. You can find out more about Pace Center for Girls and donate to them by visiting: https://www.pacecenter.org/

Today, Jeffrey Meldon & Chris Qualmann are joined first by Florida Gators Soccer head coach, Becky Burleigh. Becky has been the head soccer ⚽ coach since 1994 and coached many amazing #soccer players, including Abby Wambach, Heather Mitts, Danielle Fotopoulos, and Deanne Rose.

On the second portion of the program, they are joined by #entertainer, #musician, #DJ, and host of Morning Coffee with ELIO, Elio Piedra! Elio was born in #Cuba and began his musical career at the age of ten at the Arts Conservatory Raul Sanchez. At fifteen, he gained entry into the National Conservatory of Music Carlos Hidalgo where he continued to hone his craft, even touring Cuba with the symphony orchestra. You can find out more about Elio Piedra and book him on his website: www.ElioPiedra.com

Happy New Year to all our loyal watchers & listeners! You all made 2020 such a success and we are looking forward to bringing you more amazing guests and content in 2021!

Today we are joined by Nathan Whitaker, the co-author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Quiet Strength, and the founder of Whitaker Partners, LLC, a firm specializing in the representation of coaches and front office personnel. You can find out more about Nathan by visiting his website: NathanWhitaker.com

Our second guest is entrepreneur & CEO of Eventplicity, Bryan Edelstein. His focus is on increasing value for both his customers and company -- finding synergies and arbitrage situations that create win-win scenarios and foster long-term, mutually beneficial relationships. You can connect with Bryan Edelstein on his LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bryan-edelstein-822a969

Merry Christmas to all our watchers & listeners!

This week we are joined by Bob Ganzak of the Dale Carnegie course, who will explain more about the renowned human relations course. The same course that over 10 million Americans have taken. 

You can sign-up and find more information by visiting: jacksonville.dalecarnegie.com & bit.ly/CarnegieGainesvilleJan21

Our second guest is sports sportscaster & AEW interviewer, Alex Marvez. He will give us some insight into this upcoming week in sports and talk about what he does as a sportscaster & AEW interviewer.

It's the SEC Championship weekend between Florida Gators Football and Alabama Football! To ring in the weekend, we're bringing in Gators and pro football veteran, #9 Shane Matthews! Shane will give us a rundown of what he expects this weekend and tell us a little about his podcast, PodUp with Matthews in the Morning!

On the second half of the program, we'll have Bret & Tim Larson of Opus Coffee! They will tell us about their coffee operation here in Gainesville, a little bit about their proprietary coffee blend, and their involvement with the community here in Gainesville. We are proud to bring you a community podcast! Share with your friends and make sure to follow us.

Jeffrey Meldon & Chris Qualmann continue to bring you the best guests possible! This week, we're kicking off the show with sports writer, Pat Dooley. Pat Dooley recently retired after 33 years with the Gainesville Sun. We will be catching up with him, talking some Gators & sports news, and learning about his new podcast, Another Dooley Noted Podcast. On the second half of the show, we're bringing in Reverend Karl Anderson of Upper Room Ministries. We will be talking about what he does as a pastor and all the great food drives and charity events they participate in!