The BusinessZone with Crystal & Gilbert

If you thought Christmas and Hanukkah were the only two holidays this time of the year, get ready for another reason to celebrate! Kwanzaa, meaning "first" in Swahili, signifies the first fruits of the harvest. Every year, from December 26 to January 1, many people of African descent in America commemorate Kwanzaa. What is Kwanzaa and why is it celebrated? Kwanzaa is a time for families and commun...

Cassie Betts, CEO/Founder - MISLA/Leader M.A.R.T.Y. Cassie is a self-proclaimed serial “techpreneur” dedicated to increasing tech industry diversity using community training. Forbes dubbed me “The Woman Turning South LA into Startup Land”. Who is Cassie Betts? * I am a Diversity and Inclusion Activist (I made that up) * Forbes dubbed me “The Woman Turning South LA into Startup Land”. (Forbes made...

Today BusinessZone with Crystal & Gilbert has a special treat for our audience. We will be broadcasting at 10 am this Friday to accommodate our South African guests. Please tune in to be enlightened by our special guest. Today's guests, Craig Poyo, Managing Director, and Trevor Poyo, of Lentec are making a difference in the City of Cape Town, South Africa. LENTEC Training Academy's aim is to help...

Balancing Business, Love, and Relationship Series Guest: Ronda Jackson, CEO/Founder, Decor Interior Design Miss Ronda Jackson 💫 is your been there, done that, bought the t-shirt, kept the ticket stub—LIFE CHAMPION! This serial entrepreneur, mother, licensed contractor, certified interior designer, and small business advocate is no stranger to hard work. We discuss how to achieve balance in your b...

Today on The BusinessZone, our guest is Yeshiva Davis, LMFT & MBA, Founder of K & S Therapeutic Services. Balancing Life, Business, and Love Relationship Series Yeshiva Davis is a licensed marriage and family therapist, Yeshiva helps people address depression, anxiety, anger, childhood traumas, stage-of-life issues, family problems, and couple's relationship problems. There are a lot of factors th...

Guest: Selina Thomas, for Santa Clarita City Council Ms. Thomas is honored and excited to embark on the path to being your City Councilwoman. As you get to know her you will find she has a passion for people, a dedication to small businesses, a love for her children, and a commitment to our community. Selina is registered as a "no party preference" candidate, she seeks to create pragmatic solution...

Guest: Lilly Roches, Chief Executive Officer & Executive Director at Latino Food Industry Association. The Latino Restaurant Association (LRA) supports and promotes restaurateurs, small businesses, and the entire Latino restaurant community to ensure the equitable economic growth of the sector. The Latino restaurant community is strong in Los Angeles and coming together for critical issues in our...

DON’T LET YOUR BUSINESS RUIN YOUR RELATIONSHIP-FINDING BALANCE “Slide into bed with an entrepreneur, and you wind up cuddling with his business.” – Meg Cadoux Hirshberg It’s no secret that running a business can get in the way of managing a relationship. Finding balance can seem daunting at times. Most entrepreneurs and small business owners don’t really think about how the long days and singular...

Old School Becky Lu has a communications background in radio broadcasting. Her journey began in 2011 when she was part of the inaugural group that launched KCOD Radio, the first-ever terrestrial college radio station at College of the Desert in Palm Desert, CA. At KCOD she served as an On-Air Personality where she hosted two music programs, Wired Live at 5 and Rock-a-Holics.   A weekly online vide...

The BusinessZone with Crystal and Gilbert, streaming live on Facebook, Linkedin, and YouTube every Friday @ 3 pm PST. Most entrepreneurs live for the thrill of building their businesses. We spend our lives creating and building the vision, developing the business, adjusting to market evolution, and riding out the company’s storms. But what do you do when it’s time to settle down, retire, or just m...

"Achieving Work-Life-Balance" Today's show: "Ten Signs That You an Overworked Small Business Owner" In a day and age where fast and furious seems to mean bigger and better, it's easy for ambitious, gifted small business entrepreneurs to push themselves to the point of diminishing returns. Tips on achieving a work-life balance. Tune in @ 3 PM PT - streaming live on Facebook, YouTube, and Linkedin A...

Tune in Friday, September 2, 2022, at 3 pm pst to explore what makes a great leader. Streaming live on Facebook, YouTube, and Linkedin. Leaders shape our nations, communities, and organizations. We need good leaders to help guide us and make the essential large-scale decisions that keep the world moving. Our society is usually quick to identify a bad leader, but how can you identify a good one? Wh...

Guest: winners of 2022 BizCamp Denise Higgins, CEO Lemon Love, and Solano Allen, CEO Almond Milk BIZ CAMP is a free four-week entrepreneurship summer camp for boys and girls ages 13-17 where students learn how to turn their business ideas into reality through planning, analysis, and real-world application of what they learn in the classroom.

BIZ CAMP Biz Camp is a free four-week entrepreneurship summer camp for boys and girls ages 13-17 where students learn how to turn their business ideas into reality through planning, analysis, and real-world application of what they learn in the classroom. Guest: 10-Year-Old, Anthony Baltazar, CEO & Founder of Anthony's Customs. You are in for a real treat, this 10-year-old launched his business at...

Communications Expert, Tanya Legault shares the steps to better business communications. Guest: Tanya Legault, Corporate Trainer, Brand Consulting, and HR Consulting. More than a dozen years of corporate insight & business knowledge to share with business owners & managers seeking to grow their companies & make them thrive

Odyssey Weathers is a Kentucky native living out my dreams in Los Angeles! Helping people, making people happy, and putting people on to amazing products and services that make their lives easier is my thing. She's kind of obsessed with Social Media, trending topics, and using technology to make the world a better place. 00:00:00 Introduction 00:00:40 Welcome Crystal and Gilbert 00:21:34 Guest: Od...

Today's topic: Helping helps micro, small, and women-owned business enterprises become business-ready, contract-ready, and bank loan-ready.  To take your business to the next level, being a minority-owned, woman-owned, or veteran-owned small business opens a lot of doors for you with Local, County, State, or Federal contracting agencies. Today we are providing you with the necessary steps to get t...

Guest: Ginger Campbell, Publicist, Live Events Guru, SNAP Publication, Inc. SNAP Productions is an integrated communications company that has been in business for almost 30 years. We help companies increase visibility and awareness for their products and services through live/virtual event production, public relations, marketing, branding, and outreach. We also help companies save money as a one-s...

Since World War II, the U.S. has experienced 12 recessions, according to the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) — an average of one every six years. Indeed, recessions happen, they are more common than most people realize, and most business managers are likely to encounter several over the course of their career. It's crucial for business owners and managers to prepare their organizations...

Bridging the Gap in Communication through Language Guest: Katherine Jimenez, Language Specialist, KJ Interpreting Throughout my journey as a language specialist with over 10 years of experience, I've had the pleasure of developing a real passion for helping clients bridge the gap in communication. And as an educator with over 30 years of experience, assisting students with cultivating a successful...

Today's guest: Gil Cargill, Gil Cargill, Author, Sales Coach, Founder & CEO of Cargill Consulting, Inc. Today business owners are in the fight of their lives. Most of them have no additional revenue sources they can tap into for financial support during lean times – and their marketing and advertising aren’t working as well as they used to. In fact, for many small business owners, marketing isn’t...

Candidate for City Council in Santa Clarita 2022 Guest: Selina Thomas, CEO and Founder of 6 Degrees HR Consulting, host of a podcast on the SCV Signal, and a recent candidate for Santa Clarita City Council. Ms. Thomas has a Masters in Human Resources and is a Nationally Certified Human Resource Specialist. As one of only two (MBEs) Minority Business Enterprises in Santa Clarita, she works closely...

We’re starting new businesses, and jobs, and cultivating prosperous Black business communities. California SBDC’s Inclusivity Project℠ partners with passionate entrepreneurs and forerunners to build resilient, profitable, companies and shape the next generation of Black entrepreneurs.   Chris Horton, a Career Financial Professional with a demonstrated history of working in business credit & lendin...

Business Financial Literacy is the cornerstone of successful businesses. Today on The BusinessZone we are closing our Financial Literacy Month with a discussion on Budgeting and financial forecasting as tools that companies use to establish a plan for where management wants to take the business—budgeting—and whether it is heading in the right direction—financial forecasting. Live streaming on Face...

Money Smarts Financial Business Literacy Month, Part 2 - Talking Money Smarts - Why is financial literacy so crucial among business owners? It's about understanding how money works, how to spend money to make money, and knowing that your decisions are likely to affect the profitability of your business. In addition, financial literacy for business owners is essential since it helps them make bette...