From The Hart Podcast - Presented by Orange Kiwi Consulting and Crisp Imaging

We are living in times of heightened emotion.  Unlike any time in our lives, the next day is as unpredictable as ever before.  Companies are closing, jobs have been lost, schools are still closed in most places, and families are still trying to figure out how to balance their new work/family/school/personal lives.  Dr. Lola Gershfeld and I had a wonderful conversation about how to keep our emotion...

What happens when you bring great corporate partners together, with the passion, drive and heart of people like Jennifer Annes, Charles Antis, Wing Lam and more?  You make an indelible impact on the lives of thousands of people in your community.  Whether it is feeding frontline care givers and workers, hosting blood drives that literally save lives, feeding those less fortunate, caring for those...

Sarah Dandashy is an award-winning concierge and travel expert. In 2015 she won "Best Young Concierge in the World," making her the Miss Universe equivalent of the concierge industry! More than a travel influencer, her many years of working in hotels make her a verified travel expert. People seek her out for her travel tips, advice, and knowledge of trends from the “frontlines of travel.” She has...

Ben Malcolmson is in his 14th season as the right-hand man to Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll. The journey began after Ben played one storybook season as a walk-on wide receiver on the USC Trojans football team. Following his brief yet memorable football career, Ben worked for Coach Carroll at USC for three seasons before joining him in Seattle, where he has served Carroll and the Seahawk...

A first-generation college student, the product of public schools, and an immigrant who arrived in the United States at the age of five on the deck of the Queen Mary, Framroze “Fram” Virjee is both the personification of Cal State Fullerton’s inclusive, equitable mission and the inspiration for others to tap into its transformational power. As president of CSUF, the most populated university in th...

Scott Warner is a serial entrepreneur. His portfolio of success covers everything from tech start-ups to restaurants, from online blogging to film. He has a visceral passion for building companies that are innovative, profitable, and viral. Scott is a natural leader who exudes confidence and energy. He has personally consulted hundreds of businesses and influencers on brand building and better uti...

Heather Monahan is a best-selling author, keynote speaker, entrepreneur and founder of Boss In Heels. Having successfully climbed the corporate ladder for nearly 20 years, Heather is one of the few women to break the glass ceiling and claim her spot in the C-suite. Heather is a Glass Ceiling Award winner, was named one of the most Influential Women in Radio in 2017, and Thrive Global named her a L...

James Fratzke, a Cal State Fullerton graduate, along with his twin brother Ryan (and James' wife Lisa), run Fratzke Media, an Orange County, CA- based digital marketing consultancy. His passion for storytelling comes from years with the Walt Disney Company where his team executed record-breaking media events. He has helped tell the stories of major brands like Dollar Tree, Advance Auto Parts, and...

Dr. Allie Taylor of Orange Kiwi LLC makes a huge impact on the lives and businesses of family business leaders all over the world.  Her approach to her clients is unique and powerful, and the results these family business leaders see is astounding.  Her approach to getting her clients to really dive into the details about their money, their ownership, and their management, leads these business own...

·Kate Inglis is a Halifax, Nova Scotia native.  She is an award winning writer, a brand strategist, a photographer and an old soul.  In 2007, with life cruising along nicely - no major trials to speak of, no significant hardships, her world came crashing down.  She gave birth to twin boys prematurely, at 28 weeks into the pregnancy.  Ben and Liam, identical twins, each weighed under 3 pounds.  Aft...

In 1967, Van Vlahakis, who grew up during the pre-WWII era in Nazi Germany, started the ECOS brand with an eco-friendly laundry detergent.  Now, over 50 years later, Van's daughter Kelly has turned the ECOS brand, and its manufacturer Earth Friendly Products in to a worldwide household name.  When Kelly talks about family and family business, she lights up.  Her passion for creating a more healthy...

Deanne Mendoza runs Huntington Beach, CA based Teacher Created Materials with her Mom Rachelle and sister Corinne.  These three dynamic women are strong businesswomen, great leaders, and compassionate educators , and TCM has been providing materials for teachers and families for decades.  Deanne has learned through her experiences the value of hard work, honesty, and loyalty.  She is driven and fo...

Sue Parks was a successful leader in corporate America when she was asked to serve on a variety of non-profit boards.  The Rockford, Illinois native comes from a family and culture of high integrity, values, and close relationships.  To this day, she still stays in regular contact with her closest friends from childhood, even though most are separated by thousands of miles.  She is a great connect...

Jenny Dinnen and Katie Rucker are twin sisters who run a successful data analytics and market research firm in Orange County, CA.  They grew up watching their parents each run their own businesses, but never had aspirations of working in either company.  As kids, they had a lot of differences, and even went to different high schools.  As they approached college age, they both chose to attend the U...

Meridith Elliott Powell is a nationally renowned author, speaker, and business growth expert.  She lights up any room she enters, and her high energy style, combined with her wisdom in building great strategies, has her in high demand year round.  Join us for an in-depth conversation about how our world will look as we transition into a new economy as we come out of this pandemic.   This is a grea...

As part of our partnership with Hart Leadership Group, and the CSUF Center for Family Business, Dr. Ken Blanchard (One Minute Manager, Servant Leadership in Action, and about 60 other books!) and Garry Ridge (CEO and Chairman of WD-40), both guests in season 1 on From The Hart, joined Ed Hart and about 60 leaders from family businesses around the country to discuss Servant Leadership in Unpreceden...

Lynsi Snyder has been working with In-N-Out Burger, one of the most respected and admired brands in America, since 1999.  After the loss of her grandparents, her uncle, and her parents, Snyder found herself leading the family business in her late 20's.  She has had many challenges in her life, including addiction, and failed relationships.  Today, she takes the lessons she has learned from her lif...

Dr. Tam Nguyen has been the President of Advance Beauty College since 1999, where he and his sister Linh have partnered to become a leading family business in the region.   Christie Nguyen, together with her parents, founded Studio 18 Nail Bar in Tustin, California, in 2017.  For both, business was booming, and expansion was just weeks away for Tam, and in discussions for Christie.  Then, as for a...

Hailing from what is arguably the most fashionable city in the world, beauty guru Manna Kadar was born in Paris, France. Surrounded by the very best that fashion and beauty has to offer, Manna developed a passion at a very young age for not only the finest beauty products on earth, but for the business behind the most cutting-edge brands.   Manna's commitment to women doesn’t stop with providing t...

Andrea Hamilton didn't grow up in a musical home, but her love for music, especially songwriting, was recognized when she was 16 years old and was honored by Gospel Music Association as one of the nations top young songwriters.  As a young adult, she moved from Nashville to Los Angeles to launch her music career.  After touring in Asia and other parts of the world, she developed a debilitating ill...

Good communication has always been the core to loving and trusting relationships.  Now, more than ever, we need to choose how we communicate - with children, employees, customers, spouses, and everyone around us.  We are all in uncharted waters, and how we talk with others makes all the difference.  Whether you want more intimacy & connection in your marriage, or a promotion and a raise at wor...

Tiger Woods is not only arguably the greatest golfer to ever tee it up, but he is also a tremendous philanthropist and educator.  In 1996, he created the Tiger Woods Foundation, now known as TGR Foundation, and in 2006 opened his flagship TGR Learning Lab in Anaheim, California.  Dr. Katherine Bihr has been with TGR Foundation since 2004, and has watched the STEM-focused after school program bloss...

Tim Mead's first job in professional sports was with the Los Angeles Angels in Major League Baseball.  39 years after starting with the Angels, he started his second job in professional sports, as the President of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, New York.  Tim has seen just about everything in his career, from the lows of comforting the families of players who died su...

In August of 2018, Inland Hills Church (IHC) in Chino, California, lost their Lead Pastor to mental illness, which eventually led to him dying by suicide.  Just a couple of years prior to that, his father, the founding Pastor of IHC, lost his lengthy battle with leukemia.  In September 2019, Pastor Josh Crain and his family packed up and left their home in Pennsylvania to take over leadership of I...

Radio Play-by-Play voice of the NHL's Anaheim Ducks, for the past 21 seasons. Steve Carroll has been working as a professional sports play-by-play man for 46 years, and for the past 21 seasons he has been the voice of the Anaheim Ducks.  He wormed his way up from covering low minor league hockey and baseball, and college basketball to his dream job in major sports.  His life has been full of trial...