Spotlight on the Community

Drew is joined in Studio North by the two co-owners of the San Diego Surf Riders, Gangaram Singh and Jimmy Anklesaria for a great conversation on the game of cricket, known all over the world but little understood in America. To address this gap, Jimmy and Gangaram are looking to start a cricket craze in San Diego by building a grassroots effort to work with kids, schools, and sponsors to embrace cricket and build a fan base for their professional cricket team.

For more information, please visit www.sandiegosurfriders.com

The always great Dr. Gary Weitzman, the CEO of the San Diego Humane Society joins Drew to discuss that the great Fur Ball is back and will be held on October 2nd. Gary shares the financial importance of this event, while also providing an enlightening perspective on the mission of the Humane Society and the need to collaborate with other San Diego organizations to create the healthiest San Diego, recognizing the role of animals in health and happiness.

For more information on the San Diego Humane Society and the Fur Ball, please visit www.SDHumane.org.

Drew is joined in studio by Ted Hacker and SMA Jack Tilley, the co-founders of the American Freedom Foundation. We learn about the success of their amazing new podcast Your Next Mission and their upcoming live streamed event from the Air Force Museum on the 20th Anniversary of 9/11. It is going to be a very special event and heart wrenching for SMA Tilley as he was at the Pentagon during the attack which killed 125 Americans.

For more information on the American Freedom Foundation and Your Next Mission, please visit www.YourNextMission.org

Drew welcomes Gwen Bates, the Director of Fashion Week San Diego, into the studio to discuss the upcoming kick-off of Fashion Week on October 2nd in San Marcos. Gwen also discusses her journey from young entrepreneur and fashion accessory designer to her current role. Also revealed is an exciting new program called "Haute STEAM" to teach students the concepts of fashion sustainability to lessen environmental impact.

For More information on Fashion Week San Diego and Haute STEAM, please visit www.fashionweeksd.com.

If you live local, then why not give local?

That is exactly the concept and power behind San Diego Gives, a collaborative and convenient way for San Diegans to find and fund a cause they love. In this episode, two non-profit leaders and among the 100 non-profit participants in San Diego Gives, Krishna Kabra, the CEO of the San Diego Children's Discovery Museum and Scott Rasmussen, the Executive Director of Hands of Peace, discuss San Diego Gives and the power of giving local. They also discuss with Drew their two amazing organizations!

For more information on San Diego Gives, including finding a non-profit to financially support, please visit www,sandiegogives.org. Thank you for listening and giving local!

Listen to a classic entrepreneurial story with Sydney Chasin, the Founder & CEO of Chasin' Dreams Farm, and learn how she started and launched her healthy little flavor bomb of a company using sorghum, an ancient grain. Sydney even mentions that her company, selected by Mondelez for their inaugural CoLab venture hub group, is now crowdfunding to allow fans and investors an opportunity to invest.

Listen to Drew dig deep with Jose Cruz, the Executive Director, and Kristie Bruce-Lane, Board Member, with the San Diego Council On Literacy, on how to change the future by changing literacy in San Diego. Particularly moving is Kristie's very personal challenge dealing with her son's reading skills. And you'll also learn more about the Mission Fed and ComicCon sponsored upcoming program on "Financial Literacy Super Heroes" using comic books to teach important concepts.

For more information, please visit www.LiteracySanDiego.org

In this episode, Drew has a great conversation with Todd Ullah and Tatiana Santos from national leader in STEM programs, ED For Tech. Listen to learn about EDForTech's Youth Ambassador program, standards-aligned curriculum, Teacher Partner program and Summer Camps.

For more information, please visit www.EDForTech.com

The 5th Annual Latinx New Play Festival, from September 3rd - 5th, is explored with Executive Director Dr. Maria Patrice Amon. In addition to being a Professor at both SDSU and CSU-San Marcos, Patrice also produces this spectacular program and in her words, "a space for pieces to grow."

For more information on the San Diego REP Latinx New Play Festival, please visit https://www.sdrep.org/latin-new-play-festival

Roosevelt Williams III, President & CEO of Young Black & 'N Business (YBNB), talks about the importance of inclusivity as a core value of his organization; helping entrepreneurs grow their professional network by offering high-value exposure opportunities; and upcoming events.