Our Community Podcast

OUR COMMUNITY: Meet American Idol finalist Adam Lasher

Meet Adam Lasher, American Idol 2016 Season Finalist and nephew of famed guitarist Carlos Santana. On how (and why) he continues to get involved and give back to the community. On this week's OUR COMMUNITY podcast. Powered by the Orange County Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and Orange County's only community radio station, OC TALK RADIO.

OUR COMMUNITY: Meet Erika Garcia, CEO OC Credit and Business Builders

Meet Erika Garcia OC Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Ambassador and CEO of OC Credit and Business Builders.  And hear about the faith, family and community that keeps her going (and growing).

OUR COMMUNITY: Meet DJ Bebo

Meet another husband, father and community leader, Luis Nava Rico (aka "DJ BEBO") who's built a business around his passion for music and entertainment. By taking his natural entrepreneurial and marketing skills and turning them into DJ BEBO ENTERTAINMENT and his affiliated party businesses Photo Booth Bomber and SoCal360 Photo Booths.  

OUR COMMUNITY: Meet Robert Roman,CEO MGO Private Wealth

Meet Robert Roman, CEO, MGO Private Wealth, talking about how he rose from a simple background in Santa Ana to becoming a top tier wealth manager for celebrities like comedian Kevin Hart (with whom he Co-Founded HartBeat Ventures). Becoming a featured and published in a Harvard Business School case study related to his unique role in the Venture and Private Equity ecosystem. And a featured speaker on Bloomberg Business. A hunger and drive for success born out of his humble (and hungry) start here in Santa Ana.

OUR COMMUNITY: Meet Sal Tinajero, Rancho Santiago Community College District

Meet Sal Tinajero, CEO and Founder of Advantage Communications, Trustee Rancho Santiago Community College District. And former Teacher of the Year from Santa Ana. On where he came from (and how he got to where he is today).
On this week's MEET OUR COMMUNITY podcast, powered by the OC Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. And Orange County's only community radio station, OC TALK RADIO.  Streaming live from our studios at the University of California Irvine's Beall Applied Innovation Center.

OUR COMMUNITY: Meet Michele Bell, Superior Court Commissioner

Meet Michele Bell, a Superior Court Commissioner (and daughter of a Panamanian immigrant). A young, rising star in our judicial system who is determined to help others from OUR COMMUNITY rise as well thru her ongoing mentorship of Latinx Law Students.
On this week's OUR COMMUNITY podcast, powered by the OC Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. And Orange County's only community radio station, OC TALK RADIO. Streaming live from our studios here at UCI's Beall Applied Innovation Center.

OUR COMMUNITY: Meet Valerie Amezcua, Santa Ana Unified School District Board Member

Meet Valerie Amezcua, Board Member Santa Ana Unified School District. And hear how she helped develop and allocate funding for 56 Wellness Centers that provided mental health services throughout the District. And led efforts to secure over 50,000 Covid-19 vaccines for SAUSD Teachers, Families and community members as well.

OUR COMMUNITY: Meet Sean Ferrel, Founder and CEO MANAGED SOLUTION

Meet Sean Ferrel, Founder and CEO of MANAGED SOLUTION on their managed IT services for major corporations.  And how this son of Panamanian immigrants grew up Riverside, landed a scholarship to UC San Diego playing baseball (just like his grandfather did in Panama's professional baseball league).  And came out of college swinging, hitting a home run as he grew his one-man enterprise into multi-million dollar company.
And how he continues to give back to OUR COMMUNITY to this day (donating computers to foster kids and mentoring others).