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

Carey Ransom is a technology entrepreneur, executive, investor and advisor, and has started, grown and/or led 8 B2B and consumer technology companies during startup and growth phases.   He is Founder & President of Operate, a SoCal-focused venture studio and fund, where he and his team invest themselves and capital into founders of exciting data-centric SaaS startups. In the last 18 months, Operat...

BASECAMP Consulting Group was started by two like-minded professionals with the desire to work with good people and help them achieve their business dreams.   Based in Southern California, BASECAMP Consulting Group is passionate about building businesses through structured and sustainable growth. The firm provides the structure and tools needed for brands to look to the future.   A cross-functiona...

Dana Soza is a globally recognized Top 100 Customer Success Strategist, and Founder and CEO of a customer success consultancy/coaching practice for customer success newbies and professionals alike in Newport Beach, CA.   With an award-winning 20+ year career as a sales executive, certified educator, and recognized CS thought leader, Dana advises aspiring newbies, experienced professionals, and com...

For more than 25 years, Erik Rees has dedicated himself to empowering people to find and fulfill their God-given purpose in life. Rees began his career in 1993 as a pastor, strategist and trainer at world-renowned Saddleback Church, where he helped grow the congregation from 3,000 to more than 30,000 followers over a 20-year period.   Upon losing his daughter, Jessie, to inoperable brain cancer on...

Anita Nygaard is Founder and Lead Consultant of CorHR, Inc. a Human Resources consulting firm. CorHR partners with professional services businesses across the state and country to provide expert advisory on the three C’s: Compliance, Coaching manager development and building cultures to attract and retain valued talent.   For over 25 years, Anita has held progressive Human Resources management rol...

The founder of Orange County Disc Associates, Dr. Rob Campbell has been in practice for 30+ years, dedicating 100% of his energy, attention, talent and time on being a specialist in the treatment of disc conditions and their related pain. This allows patients with serious disc conditions access to the exclusive non-surgical treatment designed for their unique needs.   It was in 2008 that Dr. Campb...

With a wealth of knowledge in key aspects of business innovations and numerous awards in customer satisfaction, Fred Babaee is an industry voice in the field of portable dentistry manufacturing and marketing technology. He currently manages two startups: Cor3 Telemed LLC and Simply Mobile Dentistry.   Prior to his current ventures, Fred served as the owner and acting CEO of Chipco Computer Distrib...

Stephanie Pottick is an experienced legal and business professional who is passionate about helping inventors, entrepreneurs and business owners protect their brands and businesses. Before becoming an attorney, Stephanie was an executive in the toy industry and was involved with sales, marketing, IP licensing, brand protection, manufacturing, product creation and more. Her unique blend of experien...

Do you work for your money, or does your money work for YOU?   On this episode of Critical Mass Business Talk Show, host Ric Franzi is joined by Randa Hoffman, the founder of RADIANT Wealth Planning, LLC, who launched Radiant Wealth Planning to breathe fresh air into an industry, helping clients navigate the tools needed to make their financial decisions.   Randa offers financial planning and mone...

Fractional leadership is one of the fastest-growing services to support small to mid-size businesses. The Sales Performance Group specializes in developing and implementing sales strategies that deliver faster growth, higher profitability, and improved sales results.   To expand the support provided to customers, The Sale Performance Group has formed a partnership with Dale Carnegie of Orange Coun...

John Pham is an entrepreneur, team builder, former aerospace engineer, practicing orthodontist, and Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year finalist. As CEO and Co-Founder of InBrace, John and his team are building an entirely new category of teeth-straightening. InBrace has earned the distinction of being one of Orange County’s Top Workplaces. John joins Ric Franzi on Critical Mass Business Talk S...

The very definition of the word steadfast is “dependable, reliable, committed,” and those adjectives epitomize our mission to give each client the peace of mind they deserve so they can run their organizations more effectively. Led by Founder and CEO Bernadette Peterson, The Steadfast Group has assembled a team that is comprised of diverse skillsets, exceptional credentials, and an unwavering comm...

With over 25 years of consulting experience, Conover Consulting has a holistic approach to improving employee performance and your company’s bottom line. By connecting the people, compensation, and profitability pieces together, we help you maximize your Return on Investment (ROI). Founder Laura Conover has a business pedigree that includes management experience in the real-world and excels at del...

Deemed “the Ken Burns of the written and recorded word" by talk show legend Larry King, New York Times bestselling author Joe Garner took the publishing world by storm with the release of his seminal audio-and-hardcover book We Interrupt This Broadcast. In addition to attaining the New York Times bestseller list in two consecutive years, Garner’s inspired pairing of audio, photographs and written...

In the relaunch episode of Critical Mass Business Talk Show, host Ric Franzi interviews Josh Wilhelm, Founder & CEO of LightHouse Graphics. In their insightful discussion, Ric & Josh discuss Josh's vision for LightHouse Graphics, challenges Josh has faced along his leadership journey, and much more!

I have invited Leo to join us to discuss his 3rd and latest book “Peernovation: What Peer Advisory Groups Can Teach Us about Building High-Performance Teams.” Here are the questions we discussed: What is the MAIN IDEA contained in your book? Tell us about the title? Leo, can you tell us about the inspiration for writing this book? What do you mean by the term “peer influence”? Who is the target au...

Ric discusses with Author Didier Cossin the big ideas in his latest book "High-Performance Boards: Improving and Energizing Your Governance". What is the main idea contained in your book? How does governance drive financial performance? How does diversity impact a board's performance? What is the role of an outside director? Do you think it is good for CEO's who have a board to join the board of a...

Ric talks with author Bob Burg about his classic book "The Go-Giver". Here are the topics and questions they discussed:   What is the MAIN IDEA contained in your books and speaking?   Bob, you have authored or co-authored eight books, five in The Go-Giver Series with your writing partner John David Mann. I want to focus on The Go-Giver Leader. It seems to me, the key lesson from that book is not a...

Ric talks with author Bill Flynn about his new book "Further, Faster: The Vital Few Steps That Take the Guesswork out of Growth". Here are the topics and questions they discuss: What is the MAIN IDEA contained in your book? What are some vital essentials to scaling your business? Why performance is a team sport How to run your business as a coherent system How and why cash rules Can you tell us ab...

Ric talks with Author Mauro Guillen about his latest book "2030- How Today's Biggest Trends Will Collide and Reshape The Future of Everything". Here are the topics and questions covered during their conversation. Q1:  What is the organizing principle of your book 2030? Q2:  Let’s discuss the rise of automation: who will be affected by the next round of AI-fueled innovation? Q3:  Can you share the...

Ric talks with author Darius Mirshahzadeh about his new book "The Core Value Equation".  Darius addresses 7 questions Ric had about core values during their conversation heard live on LinkedIn on Tuesday, November 10, 2020. Q1 Can you define, from your perspective, what you mean by the term CORE VALUES? Q2 You write in your book The Core Value Equation that companies don’t have core values people...

In today's episode of Critical Mass Radio Show, author Mark Barden, joined Ric live-streaming on LinkedIn to talk about his book A Beautiful Constraint and how its message can be applied now during these uncertain economic times.

Returning guest Angelo Ponzi, founder of the Ponzi Group joined Ric on LinkedIn to discuss what companies are doing to gain market share during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Leveraging innovative nature and entrepreneurial spirit, Yuris is in charge of creating and implementing an in-depth business growth and competitive strategy. His job is to manage strategic planning and day-to-day business management tasks that achieve market penetration and expansion throughout Los Angeles. He also develops and maintains solid relationships with vendors to ensure proper alignment...

Want to Become a Leader that Exceeds Results with Loyal Teams? The problem is that most organizations still use the Carrot and Stick method, which increases turnover. The real way is to assemble effective teams with peer to peer balanced accountability system that wins hearts to exceed performance.