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Gerhard Apfelthaler, Dean, Educator, Entrepreneur and Author talks with host Mark Sylvester about education, the startup economy in Ventura County and his interesting path to being the Dean of the School of Management at California Lutheran University. Gerhard has been leading the efforts to propel Cal Lutheran into an internationally acclaimed business school. He tells the story of starting a College in Austria, moving to the US and eventually designing courses that have brought the Cal Lutheran curricula back to Austria. He's spent time as a Trade Minister and believes strongly that being an entrepreneur is a mindset and a workflow: Taking Ideas To Marketability. He doesn't believe that entrepreneurs are limited to tech-savvy-high-growth phenoms and instead have expanded into more general business environments. The talk travels many topics, much like Gerhard has travelled the world. This is one guy you'll want to know much better.

Brian Cearnal talks with host Mark Sylvester about architecture, it's role in building a community, visualizing an engaging future and how we interact with physical spaces. This lively conversation ran the gamut from his early background, the influence of his dad, his learning to love architecture while a student at Cal Poly and finding his way to his own destiny. Brian shared tips for interviewing clients and what his ideal client looks like. This part of the discussion was good for any business owner, as knowing who your perfect client is - so you'll recognize them quickly. We talked about the new Honor Bar in Montecito as an example of building that contributes to the community. Best quote: Right here, right now.

SBDC of Ventura and Santa Barbara's Director, Ray Bowman talks with host Mark Sylvester about the mission, vision, history and current projects he's working on. The SBDC serves 600 businesses in the region with free services (after an intake process). They have 30 consultants and offer a staggering amount of expertise across a wide range of topics of interest to businesses. Ray took the conversation across several domains, including international trade, manufacturing, why networking is such a key skill to develop. Buzzword Bingo: Six Sigma. Foreign Direct Investment Website: http://edcsbdc.org/

Tyler Isaac and Megan Miranda talk with host Mark Sylvester about their startup, Slightly Nutty. This conversation will change how you think about insects. They present some compelling stats about how sustainable insect protein is - and make a case that even vegans can't ignore. These entrepreneurs talk about the Bren Center at UCSB and how they met and got excited about solving the problems of raising crickets in scalable, sustainable manner. Extremely interesting. Buzzword Bingo: Waste stream, Broodstock, Pre-consumer, Pos-Consumer Great quote: "Salmon don't eat soy" Website: http://slightlynutty.com

Derek Carlson, Operations Manager at Marborg Industries talks with host Mark Sylvester about the history of Marborg and their heritage with recycling resources. The conversation helps us understand how regulatory issues (laws) have shaped how we deal with trash at home and in our businesses. He explained that they want us to NOT think about trash - that's their job. Marborg is a sponsor of 805connect and has a long history of being very involved in the Community, supporting non-profits and other projects throughout the region. This conversation will open your eyes to a lot of issues that have to be dealt with to meet goals set for recycling and how that affects our community. Buzzword bingo: Source Separated Website: http://www.marborg.com/sustainability.html

This interview with Elizabeth Stewart on the KSBY program Arts and Antiques looks into Mark's professional career as a Chef, Software Entrepreneur, Ambassador of 805connect and enthusiastic citizen of Santa Barbara

Grandmaster Dave Wheaton talks about mastery, martial arts, his first act of self-defense, working with kids and adults, spending 50 years teaching and other interesting topics on and off the mat.

Eric Malzone, Co-Founder of Crossfit Pacific Coast discusses how he and his partner Traver started the business in 2008. He talks about the Trinity of Health, their Community, the new Entrepreneur group he's started and how the business has grown. Buzzword Bingo: Lactic Power

Pavel Golenchenko, Vice President of Operations, Adizes Institute had a great conversation that covered how the Institute helps businesses around the world. Pavel strongly suggested we all ready Managing Corporate Lifecycle by their founder, Dr Adizes. There was a good discussion about PAEI which is a management style indicator that you can get from their website http://adizes.com. Buzzword Bingo: Demoscraship - a mashup of Democracy and Dictatorship

Peter Shuleer, President and Andy Beall, CEO/CTO of WorldViz discuss practical applications of Virtual Reality. They touch on games (the easy one), product design, revisualization, ethics, and the adoption of VR in the consumer and business spaces. Buzzword bingo: Visual Psycho Physics and Ecological Validity.