Naples Talk Radio

Tami Balavage, Help a Diabetic Child Foundation

Mark Matos — Mon, 31 Jul 2017 21:47:13 -0400

Tami Balavage is passionate about helping parents and children when they face mounting pressures as a result of Type 1 Diabetes, a chronic condition in which the pancreas produces little or no insulin. Ongoing treatment is critical because unmanaged ty...

Reverend Van Ellison- Part 2-Using Free Market Principles to Combat Homelessness

Mark Matos — Sun, 09 Jul 2017 22:43:20 -0400

Part 2 of the Reverend Vann Ellison Interview. After we finished the initial interview, the conversation was so interesting, I decided to produce a second episode right on the spot. Basically, Vann Ellison is a free market capitalist and he believes in...

Vann Ellison on St. Matthew's House, "Our job is to be a family of last resort"

Mark Matos — Sun, 09 Jul 2017 16:17:15 -0400

Reverend Vann R. Ellison is the President and CEO of St. Matthew’s House. For three decades, Saint Matthew’s House has provided solutions to fight homelessness, hunger, drug abuse, and poverty. In addition to serving nearly half a million hot meals, St. Matthew’s House residents have achieved nearly 90% employment. Reverend Ellison has appeared on numerous television and radio programs as an expert in issues on hunger, homelessness, human trafficking, and drug addiction. Mr. Ellison has served as Chairman of the Board for the Collier County Hunger and Homeless Coalition and is a regular contributor to Townhall.com. His writing has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, the Naples Daily News, the Orlando Sentinel, the Tallahassee Democrat, and the Daily Caller. During Vann’s tenure at St. Matthew’s House, the organization received the 2015 Harvey Kapnick award presented by the Community Foundation of Collier County for most outstanding nonprofit in Collier County.

Carrie Kerskie on Identity Theft: “Every two seconds another American becomes a victim”

Mark Matos — Mon, 03 Jul 2017 17:28:49 -0400

Carrie Kerskie is the director of Hodges University’s Identity Fraud Institute. She leads the field and research in community engagement for identity fraud. Before launching the Institute, Carrie was a private investigator. Today is a highly sought after speaker she trains and consults on topics such as identity theft fraud and data breach. She is a regular guest on WINK news, NBC-2 ABC-7, Fox-4, and NPR as well as a contributor to Naples Daily News. Carrie has presented on identity fraud at more than 200 times including conferences, civic organizations, professional development meetings, and corporate training events. She has created her own credential, the Certified Identity Theft Investigator. In 2015, she was appointed director of the Identity Fraud Institute at Hodges University. In 2014, Congressman Diaz-Balart lauded Carrie with a Congressional Record for her work on identity theft. In 2015, Carrie was the driving force behind strengthening Florida’s identity theft laws including making business identity theft a crime in the state. Carrie is THE leader in Identity Fraud awareness and prevention. Given the ever rising tide of criminals who seek to steal your information, this is must listen episode.

Mike Komara: A Leaders Role is to Help Everyone in the Organization See They are a Leader

Mark Matos — Tue, 20 Jun 2017 22:13:23 -0400

Mike Komara is the President and Founder of Wisdom Works, LLC. He has spent the last few decades leading businesses in addition to coaching successful business leaders, entrepreneurs, and people who want to life to the fullest. Mike is the author of an inspiring book, Life in the Balance: 7 Strategies for Making Life Work. In this episode, Mike discusses his company, Wisdom Works, LLC. The company’s mission is to help grow strong businesses by building wise leaders. Get ready to get inspired.

Annalee Kruger, "When emotions get high, I am a family mediator"

Mark Matos — Fri, 16 Jun 2017 17:51:17 -0400

Annalee Kruger was a social worker before working her way up to a director position at a community-based continuum of care retirement facility. Annalee witnessed families touring the center who had no idea of what questions to ask or what to look for in a care facility. She saw many families arrive during a health care crisis who had very short notice to find a place for their loved one. She watched Confused and scared families who were ill-equipped to make informed decisions when emotions were high and time was tight. As a result, Annalee Kruger realized the families had an urgent need for guidance. In 2011, she started her own venture, Care Right, Inc. Listen to this podcast to hear her story.

Dennis Sanders, "I want to be part of that... a part of Naples growth"

Mark Matos — Thu, 08 Jun 2017 23:51:39 -0400

Dennis Sanders is a local community leader who lives in Naples Florida. He is activley involved in Naples Life. He runs a business called Proxy. He is an ambassador for the Naples Chamber of Commerce, a member of The Rotary Club of Naples, a Board Member of the Volunteer’s Board of the American Cancer Society in Naples, a director with Guardian Ad litem, a member of the Marco Naples Reserve Officer’s Association Number 27, and Vice President of the Board of Trustees of Unity of Naples Church.

Karl Fry, Founder of A Wonderful Life Productions

Mark Matos — Sat, 03 Jun 2017 22:28:30 -0400

Karl Fry is the president and founder of A Wonderful Life Productions. The Company creates documentary quality videos about people to preserve their legacy for families and communities.

Steven Popper, Founder of Meals of Hope

Mark Matos — Sat, 03 Jun 2017 22:27:32 -0400

Steve discusses how he is feeding the hungry right here at home. Meals of Hope was founded by Stephen Popper in 2007. Meals of Hope has packaged 28 millions meals in its mission to end hunger in Collier County and beyond. Its truly an amazing story and worth the listen.

Marcel Goncalves, Black Belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu

Mark Matos — Sat, 03 Jun 2017 22:26:03 -0400

Marcel is a highly accomplished master in BJJ. Marcel Goncalves is the head instructor at Fight Sports Naples which is located at Jabz gym in Naples Florida. He is an expert black belt and has competed at the highest level in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu in addition to competing professionally in Mixed Martial Arts.

Marcel has competed at the highest levels of the sport

Bob McDonald, WWII Bugle Player

Mark Matos — Sat, 03 Jun 2017 22:24:22 -0400

In celebration of the Fourth of July, we are going to honor someone who embodies the spirit of freedom. Today’s guest is a bugle player and a veteran of World War II. Bob was introduced to me by Karl Fry from a Wonderful Life productions who is also joining us today. First Bob will play […]

Joe Turner and Paul Bova discuss Florida Southwestern State College

Mark Matos — Sat, 03 Jun 2017 22:21:41 -0400

Mark Matos discusses Florida Southwestern State College (FSW) with Joe Turner and Paul Bova. Joe Turner is the coordinator of Alumni relations and Paul Bova is the senior director of development for FSW. Florida Southwestern State college has over 40,000 alumni and currently serves 22,000 students.

Shane Michael, the Diamond Guy

Mark Matos — Sat, 03 Jun 2017 22:19:29 -0400

Mark Matos interviews Shane Michael about diamonds and gemstones. Shane is a fifteen year veteran of the jewelry trade and has attained the highly coveted Graduate Gemologist certification from the Gemological Institute of America (GIA). Share offers his services as a Certified Jewelry Estate Appraiser through his company Aqua Diamonds in both Lee and Collier Counties.

Megan Sorbara, an animal activist and President of the Naples Cat Alliance

Mark Matos — Sat, 03 Jun 2017 22:17:42 -0400

Nobody has done more for the cats in our community than Megan Sorbara. Megan discusses the Naples Cat Alliance (naplescatalliance.org) The Naples Cat Alliance is a Trap, Neuter, Return, & Rescue Organization with a No-Kill, Free roaming cat shelter. Megan discusses her organizations mission and vision for the community. Listen in to see what makes the Naples Cat Alliance such a formidable force.

Jim Scartz, Passionate about Learn2Earn

Mark Matos — Sat, 03 Jun 2017 22:15:15 -0400

Jim Scartz is a local community leader who is dedicated to getting underserved kids through school to get a paycheck. Jim Scartz discusses the Rotary Club of Naples Learn2Earn Scholarship Program. The Learn2Earn program’s mission is to guide and provide resources to Collier County residents with financial need seeking vocational-technical, occupational training or academic education. The program focuses on people who are likely to be unaware, underserved, and unrecognized but who demonstrate great potential for completing the program. The ultimate goal of the program is to provide the student with a chance to earn a paycheck to provide for themselves and their families, hence the name, Learn2earn.

Carolyn Burk, a local community leader at the Rotary Club of Naples

Mark Matos — Sat, 03 Jun 2017 15:02:16 -0400

Carolyn Burk is a retired nurse who volunteers at the Rotary club of Naples. This is an interview of her background, her career, and the reasons she belongs to the Rotary club. If you are interested in your community and want to learn more about the people who make a great, you’ll enjoy listening to this podcast.