Critical Mass Radio Show

Mike Kleis is a seasoned business leader and advisor with more than 30 years of broad business experience. He is noted for his strategic approach and ability to connect the dots between business plans and results. He joined us to discuss his Renaissance Executive Forums business and the upcoming Iowa CEO Summit to be held on Thursday, November 1st.

Leave all your lighting concerns and work to the professionals! Light Up My Holiday is here to take care of everything so you can fully cherish what matters most to you. Steve Jadczak joined us to share how he started the firm with his passion and interests.

Driven by clients needs, American Business Bank focuses on individuals needs with sound and proven banking practices to bring you profits. And they focus on only one niche -- middle market companies. Kyle Maguire, the VP and Senior Relationship Manager, joined us with more. 

1 in 4 homeless individuals is an unaccompanied woman – that’s 25% of the homeless population  –  a population that is severely under-served and overlooked nationally and locally. Elizabeth Hendershot from WISEPlace joined us to share how their non-profit is making a difference.

Vision and values-- Illuminar Consulting partners with small and mid-sized organization leaders to help them grow and design technology governance and cyber security frameworks. The team makes sure to enable and accelerate secure digital transformations for all its clients to make sure they get the best of the best. April Sather joined us with more.

People long to belong. Leaders who build a culture of true community in the workplace tap into that powerful need to connect – leading to soaring levels of employee engagement. Author Howard Partridge joins us to discuss how he highlights this in his book The Power of Community. 

For Care Partners at Home, each day is an opportunity to deliver compassion, empathy and love. Randy Platt and Rodney Burris, two healthcare leaders, channeled their personal stories of caregiving and love into a completely different approach.

When it comes to getting reliable information about your business or gaining valuable insight about your company's financial health, you want the best and only the best. A La Carte Solutions helps you profit from experience by offering custom-tailored accounting teams for your firms. Shirley Wiliani joins us to discuss more.

  Culture is the foundation for success in any organization, so it's no surprise that companies with the strongest cultures earn top rankins on several lists including "best places to work." Chris Dyer is here to discuss his book The Power of Company Culture and the impact of culture on a firm's overall success.

  70 million people in the world are in need of a wheelchair but cannot afford one. Free Wheelchair Mission is a nonprofit organization that provides wheelchairs at no cost to people in developing nations. President and CEO Don Schoendorfer joined us to discuss how the organization is transforming lives through the gift of mobility. 

  Michael Ashley and his team at INK Wordsmiths help aspiring novelists and authors to monetize their passion with guidance, utilizing past experiences to offer personalized coaching. He joined us to discuss his firm and the importance of outlining and getting your ideas on the page.

Whether it be an email, blog or article, everyone ends up doing some sort of writing in their work field. If you're looking to improve your writing in an easy way, Peter Brennan is here to help. In his latest book How to Write at Work, he breaks it all down into a checklist with professional tips.

  OCTANe is building the SoCal of tomorrow by connecting people, resources, and capital to drive technology industry growth and new jobs into Orange County. President & CEO Bill Carpou joined us to discuss the company's vision and more.

  Every ten seconds, a child is abused. To raise awareness for Child Abuse Prevention Month, we are shining a spotlight on the Child Abuse Prevention Center, an organization that directly serves at-risk children and families in crisis and works to break the generational cycle of abuse. Executive Director Scott Trotter joined us to share more about the foundation and its work.

Author Chevonna Gaylor joins us to provide insight related to her work as a mental health expert, as well as to discuss her latest book The Emerging Healer, in which she models the process of exploring one's own personal story to support growth as a healer.