The Power Profile

With her upcoming EP an and army of devoted fans, singer/songwriter Abigail Barlow is on the cusp of something big. We talk about the role TikTok has played in her success both as a tool to hone her craft and a platform to spread the word. You'll be singing her pop hit "Heartbreak Hotel" to yourself in the car and this hardworking, grounded and earnest young woman will earn a spot on your playlist...

My guest is Dot Lung, "Mother of Social Media Dragons". She grew up in LA with a very traditional path through college and into her career but always wanted to travel the world (like so many of us!) Dot did it, ending up in Barcelona and becoming the secret social weapon for many companies. In this interview, she talks about her "DRAGON" method of growing your socials and harnessing a beast that w...

NEW EPISODE #85 - #AFRESHAGENDA In the midst of a global lockdown, a new wave people have joined the “creator economy”. The creator economy encompasses everything from professional creatives to first-time creators that are producing content as both a coping mechanism and strategic business play. . My guest is Allen Gannett, author speaker and tech entrepreneur. His book, "The Creative Curve" explo...

Pallas is an award winning author and speaker, a brand strategist with a method called "Pop" designed to help you build the life you deserve. We knew each other in her former life as a television news anchor. Now she inspires people around the world from her home in New Zealand

Her designs are whimsical and considered "over the top", Betsey Johnson is an American fashion designer with decades of happy customers and inspirational creations. We chat about her famous clients, how she leveraged her early childhood experiences to grow her brand and about a life lived on the cutting edge of New York fashion. Also in this episode, a bonus interview with Nicole DiRocco, creator...

My guest today is Mark Haney...if you are involved in the entrepreneurial world in Northern California you know the name. Not only has he started dozens of businesses….he has and continues to work with entrepreneurs on their own businesses. He’s the president of the Sacramento Entrepreneurs Organization and runs his own HaneyBiz solutions for entrepreneurs. He has a podcast, a radio show and has n...

Whether we are reporting for a network or creating for clients we are story tellers at heart. For this episode of AFA, we've pulled together friends from across the country to look at 4 cities through the eyes of three professional storytellers. Will Frampton is the founder/CEO of McLeod Media, a creative services firm in Boston. Will is also an award-winning journalist with 15 years in broadcast...

Micah Kearns joins me for a conversation about celebrating failure. As the founder of the Sacramento F'up nights, he chats about what attracted him to the event and why he wanted to bring it to his hometown. Information on F'up nights below. Please note: The episode does use the complete name so if you have an aversion to the actual four letter word, be warned. Instagram page: https://www.instagra...

Matthew Grishman is obsessed with challenging the status quo and conventional thinking. He was raised with Wall Street ideals and spent 20 years trying to acquire stuff and conquer the world. After a hard fall from grace in 2005, he began to develop new core beliefs about life, leadership, relationships, and money that ran very counter to my Wall Street upbringing. This author, speaker and innovat...

My conversation with Suzanne Somers covers the span of her up and down, triumphant and tragic career and life through early success with Threes Company, her loss of that job when she dared ask for pay equity and her rise through Vegas, product lines and health activism. She appeared in the television role of Chrissy Snow on Three's Company and as Carol Foster Lambert on Step by Step and along the...

Dr. David Sinclair is author of "Lifespan: Why We Age and Why We Don't Have To" Dr. Sinclair was named one of Time Magazine's "Most Influential" people. This Harvard researcher reveals a bold new theory on why we age and talks to Cristina about his cutting edge research on how to extend our lifespans. He also reveals something about himself not heard in any other interview.

High tech entrepreneur Lisa Thee joins us to talk about creating an AI assisted app to help prevent human trafficking, child pornography and school violence. Lisa talks about a life changing event she experienced while traveling overseas...what shocked her into taking the leap into her own business.

Jason Redman is a retired US Navy SEAL and NYT best selling author. He speaks and trains and motivates all over the country, telling his story of discipline and resilience while helping his clients develop those skills in their own professional lives. His upcoming book "Overcome" will be available in bookstores on December 9th and is available for pre-sale through his website: JasonRedman.com

Modern life has evolved in a way that sets us up for stress, pressure, and overload. Valorie talks to Cristina about how to choose the meaningful over the urgent in a world where that is becoming harder than ever to do. Burton is the author of twelve books on personal development, founder of The Coaching and Positive Psychology (CaPP) Institute and an international speaker on resilience and happin...

He's raw and unfiltered but Harry Dent will always let you know whats on his mind. This writer/economist has been predicting the boom and bust cycles of the global economy since the 1970's and talks with Cristina about all things 2020, geopolitics, the election and the emerging economic powers to watch in the next few decades.

Affectionately known as "Dr. B" for his "relatable expertise", Psychiatrist, Dr. Bhargave is highly sought after to lecture locally and nationally on a broad range of topics pertaining to personal growth, effective parenting, relationship satisfaction, and mental health conditions. His new book is called A Moment of Insight: Universal Lessons From a Psychiatrist's Couch

"After launching in 2016 as the top career pick by Axiom Best Business Books, Pivot: The Only Move That Matters Is Your Next One by Jenny Blake is now the go-to career development framework for forward-thinking organizations, pivoters, and entrepreneurs." I chat up Jenny again on all things life-balance, career-choice and how to get what you truly want in life

Blake "The Beast" McKernan - Episode #69 by Cristina Mendonsa

From medical issue song parodies to hitting back hard on the anti-vax movement, Dr. Zubin "ZDoggMD" Damania takes no prisoners on the most serious topics in healthcare today. This Stanford doctor turned his comedic side hustle into a movement to change healthcare. He created Turntable Health which was an ambitious urban revitalization health care movement funded by the CEO of Zappos.com. With his...

Detroit reporter Charlie LeDuff has a manic energy, a provocative storytelling style and is a great conversationalist. We jump from immigration to global trade, to local news and where life as a reporter has taken him. His new is book, "Sh*t Show, The Country is Collapsing...And The Ratings Are Great". Charlie is always raw, never boring and insightful on so many topics.

All of those sexy headlines...Cosmopolitan Magazine is the international magazine that set a new standard for discussion of relationships, sex, health, careers, self-improvement, and celebrity. For 14 years Kate White led the brand as Editor-in-Chief. She is now the award-winning, New York Times bestselling author of thirteen novels of suspense: eight Bailey Weggins mysteries and five standalone p...

Whitney Johnson is a leading thinker on driving corporate innovation through personal disruption. You’ve heard this word a lot but with Whitney, we’re going to get into disruption innovation as art, not only in your professional life but your personal life too. Whitney Johnson is a former award-winning stock analyst on Wall Street...she is a coach for Harvard Business School's Executive Education...

Kathy Ireland is best known as a supermodel in the 1980's and 90's but as a businesswoman, she has surpassed that success 10 fold. Kathy Ireland Worldwide has made her one of the wealthiest former models in the world and 2 billion in products carry her company's brand. From furniture to pet products to diamonds, Kathy Ireland's products span the lives and tastes of all demographics. Her philanthro...

Kathy Ireland - Episode #64 by Cristina Mendonsa

One of the pioneers of social influencing in Sacramento, Alejandro Reyes is back in his hometown for a visit and shares insights on building your tribe, creating content people will actually watch and how to effectively use social for your business. I profiled Alejandro 10 years ago for a project I produced for the Centers for International Trade and he's only grown his skills since then. Take a l...