Meldon Law & Friends

Today on Meldon Law & Friends, our first guest is Jan Skok, President of the Titletown Gator Club. Jan will tell us more about why he became a Gator, how you can join the University of Florida Alumni Association (spoiler... you don't have to be a graduate), and about an upcoming Titletown Gator Club event on August 18th. Our second guest is Pastor Karl Anderson of Upper Room Ministries. He will te...

Today on Meldon Law & Friends, we are joined first by Sharon Jones, VP of Development, and Chris Russell, VP of Clinical Operations, for Haven Hospice. Serving advanced illness needs in North Florida since 1979, Haven Hospice has been the recipient of the Circle of Life Award from the American Hospital Association for its excellence and innovation and has been recognized as a Florida Pacesetter fo...

Today on Meldon Law & Friends, we are joined first by the Artistic Director for Dance Alive National Ballet, Kim Tuttle. Dance Alive National Ballet is a not-for-profit organization that features a diverse roster of award-winning dancers who tour internationally, with performances from the quintessential classic Nutcracker to the cutting-edge movement of contemporary ballet. Our second guest is Sa...

Today on Meldon Law & Friends, we are joined by former Florida Gators Men's Golfer, Nick Gilliam, and by Pastor Karl Anderson, one of the Founders and Senior Pastors of Upper Room Church of God In Christ.

Today on Meldon Law & Friends, we are joined by Bill Bechtol, the VP of Commercial Banking at Capital City Bank, and Kristi Gaver, the Director of Public Functions for UF Health Shands.

Today on Meldon Law & Friends, we are joined first by Dr. Michael Okun, the chair of the UF Health Department of Neurology and the Executive Director of Norman Fixel Institute for Neurological Diseases at UF Health. He is the world's leading expert in Parkinson's disease and dystonia and has been behind the research for Tyler's Hope for over 15 years. He was also one of Muhammad Ali's doctors. Our...

Today on Meldon Law & Friends, we are joined by Lee Douglas, the Vice President and general Manager for Learfield IMG College, who will tell us about Learfield IMG College, the Florida Gators brand, and the benefits of sports marketing. Our second guest will be Dr. Pete Indelicato, Emeritus Professor of Sports Medicine at the University of Florida, who served as the Head Team Physician of the Flor...

Today on Meldon Law & Friends, we are joined by David Pope with the City of Alachua Chamber of Commerce and Sportsfest. This golf tournament raises money for the rec center in Alachua and the youth of this growing city. Our second guest is Erik Zika, owner/operator of Original American Kitchen, White Buffalo, and the Range in Gainesville.

Today on Meldon Law & Friends, we are joined by Ilene Silverman of Ilene's Gator Store and The Ilene Silverman Show and by Harvey Budd, former Gainesville commissioner and President of Budd Broadcastion Co. Inc.

Today on Meldon Law & Friends, our first guests are Rachel Cook, PR & Marketing Manager, and Maeghan Bonnaghan, Youth Services Librarian, from the Alachua County Library District. They will tell us more about Summer with the Library, Battle of the Books, all the library services, and what summer fun is in the store. Our second guest is Steve Solomon from Leonardo's 706. Steve is a fantastic storyt...

Today on Meldon Law & Friends, we are featuring the Florida Rising Stars Foundation. Wayne Hogan, the executive director, and Jan Richard, the CEO, will tell us what the Foundation does, how it came about, and what you can do to help & get involved. You can find out more about the Florida Rising Stars Foundation by visiting https://www.floridarisingstarsproject.com/.

Today on Meldon Law & Friends, our first guests are Marcia Conwell, the President & CEO of Bread of the Mighty Food Bank, and Sherah English, Agency Relations Director for the Food Bank. The Bread of the Mighty Food Bank is a non-profit food bank that serves Alachua, Dixie, Gilchrist, Lafayette, and Levy counties. Marcia and Sherah will tell us more about how Bread of the Mighty started, how many...

Today on Meldon Law & Friends, our first guest is Stephanie Bailes, President and Executive Director of the Cade Museum for Creativity & Invention. Stephanie has spent 20 years leading teams and initiatives in domestic and international private sector start-ups and more. She pens a bi-weekly State of Innovation column in The Gainesville Sun and will also talk to us about upcoming events, summer pr...

Our first guest is Cynthia Thibault, owner of The Village Jeweler. Cynthia will tell us more about the history of her business and the services they offer. Our second guest is Hiro Leung, owner of Dragonfly Sushi & Sake Company. Hiro will tell us more about Dragonfly's mission, the food they serve, and what led to the restaurant's conception.

Our first guest today is Dr. Cole Dooley, founder of the Phoebe Louise Dooley Foundation. The Phoebe Louise Dooley Foundation supports research specific to Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma (DIPG), a highly aggressive and difficult-to-treat brain cancer. The Foundation has a special event in May that Dr. Dooley will tell us more about and how you can get involved and help! Find out more by visiting...

Following in the spirit of 420, we have a special episode all about the history of cannabis! Our first guest is Victoria Walker, Vice President of Marketing for Columbia Care Florida. Columbia Care is one of the largest and most experienced cultivators, manufacturers, and providers of medical and adult-use cannabis products and continues to deliver an industry-leading, patient-centered medicinal c...

Today on Meldon Law & Friends, we are joined first by Christina Ramos, who is the Community Care Advocate for Touching Hearts at Home. Touching Hearts at Home provides non-medical home care services for older adults, seniors, and people with medical conditions and/or disabilities and was founded in St. Paul/Minneapolis, Minnesota, in 1996. You can find out more by visting their Facebook page or we...

Today on Meldon Law & Friends, we are joined by Jay Watkins, Associate Director of Bands and an Associate Professor for the School of Music at the University of Florida. Jay Watkins will give us all the details about how they choreograph and pick shows for halftime and how they've had to accommodate since #COVID. In the second half of the show, we will be joined by Carl Schwait, a mediator and arb...

Happy Easter and Happy Passover to all our fans & listeners! We have a very special faith-based episode of Meldon Law & Friends for you today. (Did you know there are two Easters?! Asa Walker tells us why!) Asa Walker, Pastor of Community Development for Westside Baptist Church, joins us on the first half of the program. Asa Walker will explain the significance of #Easter in the #Christian faith,...

We have a very special episode of Meldon Law & Friends for you today! Albert Teebagy & Jim Forsman join the program! Jeffrey Meldon, Albert Teebagy, & Jim Forsman are the trio that revitalized and led the Great Southern Music Hall in Gainesville, FL to success. The Great Southern Music Hall hosted renowned musicians, such as Bo Diddley, Jimmy Buffett and the Coral Reefers, Ike & Tina Turner, Ray C...

In the first half of today's episode, we are joined by Amber Miller, CEO & President of United Way of North Central Florida, and Dana Clayton, VP of Resource Development for United Way of North Central Florida. United Way of North Central Florida (UWNCFL) is a nonprofit organization focused on the building blocks that lead to a good quality of life— Education, Health, Financial Stability, and Imme...

This week on Meldon Law & Friends, Jeffrey Meldon & Chris Qualmann are joined by John Barli, regional director for Catholic Charities Gainesville. We're going to be learning more about just how many families Catholic Charities assist in the Greater Gainesville area, what you can do to help, and about their upcoming charity golf event on April 17th. Visit them at https://catholiccharitiesgainesvill...

On this episode of Meldon Law & Friends, Jeffrey Meldon & Chris Qualmann are joined first by Heather Parker, Executive Director for Tyler's Hope. Tyler's Hope for a Dystonia Cure is a nonprofit organization that was established to advance research for a cure and to discover effective treatments of dystonia. Tyler's Hope is about raising awareness of dystonia so no other child has to experience wha...

Jeffrey Meldon & Chris Qualmann will be joined first by Mary Reichardt, who led the marketing and branding of Butler Plaza and now consults independently for companies from startups in need of marketing plans and calendars to well-established companies adding to their portfolio. Jeffrey & Chris will also be joined by Bob Ganzak, CEO at MotivationU. Bob instructs the nationally renowned Dale Carneg...

Jeffrey, Carey, & Chris are joined first by Mitch Glaeser. Mitch Glaeser is the CEO of Emory Group Companies, a family-owned basket of companies including, information technology, publishing, hospitality, apparel, and real estate among others. Glaeser is also a motivational speaker, traveling the world for 3 years teaching others how to build strong business relationships. You can find out more by...