Category Archives: Topics

These posts describe details about the content of Maria’s podcasts.

Thursday, July 17th, 2014 – Greg Writer, Founder & CEO

http://angelnetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/ain-logo-460x751.pngYou can start a company!  You can get funding!  You can take your creation to execution!  Please join Maria as she visits with CEO and Founder of Angel Investors Network, Greg Writer, where dreams become reality.

Mr. Writer began investing at the tender age of 19.  At 21 he had his securities license and became the youngest owner in the history of the United Sates of his own investment firm. 

It is all about our mind set, our commitment and our desire to succeed.   In the past several years, the ratio is 2 to 1 of women starting businesses so this isn’t gender specific in any regard.

You can also find investment opportunities.  Typically, an angel investor is a high net worth individual and  is usually one of the first ones in and thus is taking most of the risk. 

Click here for their website.

Wednesday, July 16th, 2014 – Gary Tucker, CEO, Dealer Rater

logo_dealerraterIf we research our prospective romantic partners before we meet them, why wouldn’t we do the same for a car dealership? Relationships run an average of 3 to 6 months. The length of today’s average car dealership/customer relationship is 5 years.

Please join Maria as she visits with DealerRater CEO, Gary Tucker as he shares about the consumer experience.  With 1.5 MILLION reviews on line, you’re sure to take the surprise out of the experience.  You might even find that it will be worth the drive to get the rewarding experience you’re looking for, including which salesperson you’d like to work with.

This is the largest review site in the world in the automotive industry. They are receiving 35 – 40,o00 review a month!  They represent 5,200 dealerships in the United States.

It is often difficult to find situations where it is a win/win/win experience.  It seems that this is one of them.  People are paying it forward by posting their reviews about their dealership experience, both good and bad.

Mr. Tucker has been in the auto industry for nearly 30 years.  He brings his expertise to Dealer Rater since April of this year.

Click here for their website.

Thursday, July 10th, 2014 – Health & Wellness

Pacific HerbsDoctor of Oriental Medicine and licensed acupunturist and herbalist, Cathy Margolin visits with Maria about the science behind Chinese herbs and what they can do to help with our wellness as well as our disorders.

Dr. Margolin shares that the single worst choice that we make here in the United States regarding our health and wellness is our poor eating habits.  Not just the choices of our foods but the manner in which we consume them.  She speaks of mindful eating.  Being in the moment, relishing the nourishment, taking the time to enjoy what we are ingesting – much like they do in France, for example.

She also talks about the company that she created, Pacific Herbs, which offers a collection of natural herbal remedies for pain and issues ranging from menopause to PMS.  As well as treatment for chronic pain such as backaches, headaches, and arthritic pain.

The herbs have a synergistic effect and have been used for centuries, making it a reliable product to relieve pain without creating an addition or any other side effects.

Suggested use is 1/2 teaspoon daily and Dr. Margolin suggests that the product is consumed according to your situational need, in other words, to address a certain malady and then regain balance.

Click here for their website.

Wednesday, July 9th, 2014

HomePlease join Maria as she visits with her Circumcision Correspondent and founder of Attorneys for the Rights of the Child, J. Steven Svoboda.  In developments that were revealed yesterday, the Obama administration has an anti-Semitism monitor who is defending circumcision in Europe.     Click here for the ARC website.

Tuesday, July 8th, 2014

latinocaucus_logoToday, Tuesday, July 8th, members of the California Latino Legislative Caucus toured Naval Base Ventura County, where undocumented, unaccompanied children are being held.  They visited to see the facility and the conditions that the children are experiencing while being detained.

They held a conference call shortly thereafter.  On this call were Senate President pro Tem-elect, Kevin de Leon; Senator Richardo Lara, Caucus Chair; Senator Norma Torres; Assembly Speaker Toni Atkins: Assembly Member Luis Alejo, Vice Chair; Assembly Member Lorena Gonzales; State Senator Lou Correa; State Senator Hannah-Beth Jackson.