Our Two Cents Podcast

Troy Burden shares this week's "Tip of the Week" as he discusses the Affordable Care Act: Pay or Play mandate. LEARN MORE ABOUT TROY BURDEN: Website: www.lynncompany.com Phone: 661-360-1721 Instagram: @TroyBurden  

Sebastian Aza is a Financial Planner and Jessica Johnson is a Pension Consultant. Jessica provides qualified independent assistance relating to qualified plans. As well as assisting financial advisors build/maintain their qualified business plan.  Troy sits down with Sebastian Aza and Jessica Johnson as they explain the CalSavers mandate and what it means for employers. They break down the differe...

Scott Hanson and Kyle Jones share this week's "Tip of the Week" as they discuss rent raises.  LEARN MORE ABOUT SCOTT HANSON + KYLE JONES: Website: www.ourtwocentspodcast.com Scott Hanson: www.levelonefinancial.com Kyle Jones: www.kwjoneslaw.com  

Dave started his journey in the Pest Control Industry in 1992 and was fortunate enough to be able to train in the greater Morro Bay, CA area, where he became an Expert on the different types of pests that are in California. Dave and his wife, Terry, started Oxley Pest Control in Bakersfield, California, and have been serving our community with quality pest control service for over 25 years.  Scott...

Allison is the Executive Director of Bakersfield Angels, a local chapter of a national nonprofit that wraps support around children, youth and families in the foster care community. Allison has spent a lot of time speaking and teaching at various women's events, bible studies and has volunteered with Flood Ministries. Allison is passionate about doing her part to level the playing field so that ki...

John Duffield, CPA shares a "Tip of the Week" as he breaks down the recent Child Tax credit payments and much more.  LEARN MORE ABOUT JOHN DUFFIELD: Podcast: www.ourtwocentspodcast.com Website: www.bakersfieldaccountants.com Phone: 661-488-7000 Email: backoffice@661cpa.com  

John Duffield, CPA sits down with Debbi Bagley, Owner of Bakersfield Locksmith to gain insight on what has made her company so successful.  Debbi shares her secret on what sets her apart from other locksmith's while also giving great advice to aspiring business owners and entrepreneurs. We also received a sneak peak into the marketing side of Bakersfield Locksmith with Shannon Eckroth.  LEARN MORE...

OTC welcomes the Founder of J. Webb Consulting, Dr. Juanita Webb. Dr. Juanita has direct experience with manufacturing, automotive, agriculture, education, software, real estate and non-profits. She is licensed in California as a Private Investigator/Qualified Manager. She also conducts training, investigations and is retained as an Expert Witness regarding harassment, discrimination and retaliati...

Kyle sits down with NASA's News Chief, Megan Person. Megan has spent the last 16 years helping organizations communicate with their audiences and has become an expert in plain language, communication strategy development, audience evaluation, brand and voice development, public speaking, speech writing and brand management.  Megan discusses how there is more to NASA than just space flight. She als...

OTC welcomes Brian Conner, CFO at Bolthouse Properties LLC. Brian is a Business professional with a well-rounded background in finance, accounting, and systems. He has also had direct experience with manufacturing, automotive, agriculture, education, software, real estate and non-profits. Brian and Scott discuss how important financial and accounting knowledge is for business and your personal lif...

John and Kyle welcome Dr. Beatty back to the show where he discusses the importance of wellness and how it can improve your quality of life.  Dr. Beatty explains the different types of services he offers, such as GAINSWave Therapy, and PRP Stem Cell Treatment. As well as, how much our hormones affect our everyday life.  LEARN MORE ABOUT DR. HUGH BEATTY: Website: Dr. Hugh Beatty, M.D. Email: dr.bea...

Ryan Beckwith is the Owner/Operator of A3 Sports & Wellness, Inc. and has helped thousands of athletes achieve their goals in sports (and life) over the last 20 years as a coach and educator. His specialties are biomechanics, weightlifting for athletes, speed and power and developing the holistic athlete.  Ryan explains how the trainers at A3 are passionate about helping you achieve your goals. As...

John Duffield and Kyle Jones sit down with Scott Garrison the Co-Owner/Vice President of Sales & Marketing for Stria Inc. Stria is a locally owned and operated tech company that has made the 'Inc 5000' list five times. In 1987, Mr. Garrison graduated from CSU-Bakersfield's School of Business and is currently a board member for the Bakersfield Police Activities League.  Scott takes us through his a...

Host Scott Hanson has an Agricultural Round Table Discussion with: Todd Snider, Owner of Western Ag Crop Insurance Services, LLC, John Moore the Vice President of Moore Farms, and Lucas Espericueta the Vice President of Farm Credit West.   These three experts discuss the corporate side of farming and how it economically benefits our region. The constant water shortage and everyday problems our loc...

Andrew McCormack of SunPower by SunSolar stops by OTC's studio to talk about the current state of solar for this episode.  OTC host, Troy Burden and Andrew talk us through the various types of solar and their benefits for homeowners.  Since 2004, Andrew has been developing himself as the ultimate 'go-to' guy in Bakersfield when it comes to converting to solar, cost and fees of solar along with an...

MORE ABOUT TROY BURDEN: Website: www.thelynncompany.com Email: troy@lynncompany.com   Telephone: 661- 360-1721  LinkedIn: TroyBurden Instagram: @TroyBurden  

During the show, Brett explains the difficulties and successes that have have came with running a small (one acre) family farm. If you'd like to sign-up for weekly deliveries of produce and participate in the farm 10-week CSA membership, visit their website www.finsterfarms.com The Finster Farms team offers local delivery of their most current produce weekly. MORE ABOUT FINSTER FARMS:  Website: ww...

Who do you call when you want your dreams to come true?  FAIRY GODMOTHER!  isten to this week's episode as our hosts sit down with the Founder of the Fairy Godmother Inc. a Wedding and Event Company. Colleen Bauer as she discusses how her magical company came to be.  MORE ABOUT FAIRY GODMOTHER INC:  Website: www.fairygodmotherco.com Phone: 661-808-7816 Facebook: FairyGodmotherInc Instagram: @Fairy...

Team OTC interviews DC Attorney Phil Andonian of law firm Caleb/Andonian LLC. to discuss his case against the former President Donald Trump, Donald Trump Jr., Rudy Giuliani and Rep. Mo Brooks.  Mr. Andonian represents Rep. Eric Swalwell in his civil case against Donald Trump.  LEARN MORE ABOUT PHIL ANDONIAN: Website: https://www.calebandonian.com/phil-andonian   Instagram: @calebandonian   Telepho...

The OTC team sits down with Shannon LaBare of Purveyor Branding Co. to learn more about branding and presenting yourself as both an individual and a company.  Tune into gain better insight into the art of storytelling and listening to your audience to engage and better understand the value of investing time and thought into branding visuals.  MORE ABOUT PURVEYOR BRANDING CO: Website: www.purveyorb...

Kevin McCarthy represents California's 23rd District and is currently the Republican Leader in the US House of Representatives. MORE ABOUT KEVIN MCCARTHY: Website: www.kevinmccarthy.house.gov  

Liliya Rudan explains how the Better Business Bureau is the perfect resource for both business owners and consumers.  MORE ABOUT THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU: Website: www.bbb.org/ccie Email: info@bbb.org Phone: 800-675-8118 Instagram: @BBB Facebook: BBB  

Assembly Member Rudy Salas represents the 32nd Assembly District and has been responsible for passing legislation that support disabled Veterans, bringing clean drinking water to the Valley and combating human trafficking. MORE ABOUT RUDY SALAS: Website: www.a32.asmdc.org  

During this episode, the OTC team learns more about 420 Kingdom's delivery services and offered products along with their unique cultivation approach. Currently, they are in the process of building out a 10,000 ft. facility in Arvin growing and harvesting cannabis with an aeroponic growing system.  This episode is a great listen for anyone curious about the status of the operation settling into th...

Episode #080 features Dr. Anna L. Jacobsen, a plant anatomist and Dr. R. Brandon Pratt, a plant ecophysiologist from CSUB to discuss why our climate is globally unique. Tune in to hear their explanation on how climate change is affecting our county specifically and how COVID has changed the way field research is conducted.  LEARN MORE ABOUT DR. ANNA JACOBSEN: Website: www.csub.edu~ajacobsen   Phon...