Mike Cox – Tobacco Road
Mike Cox
Mike Cox is the owner of Tobacco Road, located at 913 Chimney Hill Center, # 916 in Virginia Beach, VA. Tobacco Road features a wide variety of tobacco products, including fine cigars, humidors and loose pipe tobacco. (Click the Play Arrow to Listen)
Tanya Bullock – Virginia Beach City Council Candidate
Tanya Bullock
Tanya Bullock is running for the City Council Seat in The Princess Anne District of Virginia Beach, VA. She received a B.A. in political science at N. C. State University and received her Juris Doctor in 2000 from Regent University School of Law. (Click the Play Arrow to Listen)
Heather Jimenez – Tru Massage
Heather Jimenez
Heather Jimenez is the owner of Tru Massage, located at 4332 Holland Road, Virginia Beach, VA . In this interview Heather talks about the many benefits derived from receiving a truly professional massage. (Click the Play Arrow to Listen)
Craig Hudgins – United Airlines
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Craig Hudgins
Craig Hudgins, a United Airlines pilot based in Norfolk, VA, is considered to be one of the more knowledgeable persons when it comes to the airline industry. This is a fascinating interview that you do not want to miss. (Click the Play Arrow to Listen)
Ricky Fee – Ski World
Ricky Fee
Ricky Fee is the owner of Ski World in Virginia Beach at 2013 Laskin Road and at 12233 Jefferson Ave. in Newport News. The Newport News store is scheduled to relocate to Port Warwick, a mixed-use development in the city, by early August. (Click the Play Arrow to Listen)
Annette and Bill McLean – LearningRx
Annette and Bill McLean
Annette and Bill McLean are the directors of the Virginia Beach Town Center LearningRx, located just North of Virginia Beach Boulevard, on the corner of Jericho Road at 633 Independence Blvd. (Click the Play Arrow to Listen)
Steve Johnson – Fitness Together
Steve Johnson
Steve Johnson is a Certified Personal Trainer with Fitness Together, located at 1320 Kempsville Road in Chesapeake, VA. Established in 1996, Fitness Together has almost 400 franchise locations throughout the United States, Brazil, Costa Rica, Israel, Ireland, and Canada. (Click the Play Arrow to Listen)
Brad Furman – MetAmerica
Brad Furman
Brad Furman has been a Home Mortgage Consultant for MetAmerica in Virginia Beach, VA for over 8 years. In this interview Brad provides his take on the outlook for current and future home mortgages. (Click the Play Arrow to Listen)
Rita Sweet Bellitto – Virginia Beach City Council
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Rita Sweet Bellitto
Council Member At Large Rita Sweet Bellitto was appointed to City Council in February 2010 to fill the seat vacated by Delegate Ron Villanueva. Bellitto was elected to the Virginia Beach School Board in 2004 and re-elected in 2008; she served as Vice-Chairman of the School Board for three years. (Click the Play Arrow to Listen)
Larry Coleman – Good Feet
Larry Coleman
Larry Coleman is the owner of Good Feet, retailers of Good Feet Arch Supports, located at 3750 Virginia Beach Blvd. in Virginia Beach. In this interview Larry talks about the many benefits of wearing custom-made arch supports and how they can greatly improve your overall quality of life. (Click the Play Arrow to Listen)
Eddie Drescher – Drescher & Tanyag
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Eddie Drescher
Eddie Drescher is one of the partners of Drescher & Tanyag, a business advisory and ‘insulting’ services firm located in Hampton Roads, Virginia. Drescher and business partner Arnel Tanyag started their company four years ago and have been working with small businesses for a combined 20-plus years. (Click the Play Arrow to Listen)
Katrina Harris – Aapex Driving School
Katrina Harris
Katrina Harris is a Driving Improvement Instructor for Aapex Driving School located at 3497 Holland Rd., # 111, Virginia Beach, VA. In this interview Katrina shares her amazing story of tragedy and forgiveness that occurred in her business and her very own life. (Click the Play Arrow to Listen)
Nathan Evans – Cartridge World
Nathan Evans
Nathan Evans is the Owner of Cartridge World located at 4001 Virginia Beach Blvd., Unit 136, Virginia Beach, VA in the Collins Square Shopping Center. Cartridge World is the world’s largest dedicated specialty retailer of ink and toner printer cartridges.(Click the Play Arrow to Listen)
Anya Wolfenden – The Heritage Store
Anya Wolfenden
Anya Wolfenden is the Director of Communications at The Heritage Store at 314 Laskin Road, Virginia Beach, VA. The Heritage is Hampton Roads’ largest center for holistic health, natural foods and spiritual growth. (Click the Play Arrow to Listen)
Scott Seery – Virginia Beach School Board
Scott Seery
Scott Seery was appointed to the Virginia Beach School Board on January 13, 2010, to fill a vacant At-Large seat. Mr. Seery is an accomplished attorney with over 20 years of experience in commercial real estate and business transactions. (Click the Play Arrow to Listen)
Kyle Persinger – Edible Arrangements
Kyle Persinger
Kyle Persinger of Edible Arrangements came by to talk about the latest rage in healthy gift giving, Edible Arrangements. Kyle’s store is located at Lynnhaven North Shopping Center, 2728 N. Mall Dr., STE 106, Virginia Beach, VA. (Click the Play Arrow to Listen)
Chris Taylor – Taylor Photography
Chris Taylor
Chris Taylor is the owner of Taylor Photography at 485 S. Independence Blvd. in Virginia Beach, VA. In this interview, Chris talks in length about who and what inspired him to pursue a career in professional photography. (Click the Play Arrow to Listen)
Bill and Heidi Dittmar – Executive Lifestyle Magazine
Bill and Heidi Dittmar
Bill and Heidi Dittmar produce the quarterly Executive Lifestyle magazine from their home office. February 2010 marked the 19th anniversary of publishing their magazine in the Hampton Roads market, as they have surpassed the major milestone of publishing over 1,250,000 magazines. (Click the Play Arrow to Listen)
Lisa Renz – BNI Southeastern VA
Lisa Renz
Lisa Renz is the Executive Director of BNI Southeastern VA. She earned a B.A. and an M.B.A. from St. Leo Univ. in Business Administration. She is currently pursuing her PhD in Organizational Leadership with a major in Entrepreneurial Leadership from Regent Univ. School of Global Leadership. (Click the Play Arrow to Listen)
Richard C. Kay – iReverse Home Loans
Richard C. Kay
Richard C. Kay is a Sr. Mortgage Consultant for iReverse Home Loans and President of Community Credit Counselors, Inc., located in Virginia Beach, VA. Richard is an expert in the highly-popular reverse mortgage industry. (Click the Play Arrow to Listen)
Bill DeSteph – Virginia Beach City Council
Bill Desteph
Bill DeSteph, Virginia Beach City Councilman At-Large, has been in the news a lot lately after his widely publicized letter to New York City’s Mayor Bloomberg and their City Council concerning the placement of a mosque near “Ground Zero” of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. (Click the Play Arrow to Listen)
Sandy Dumont – Image Consultant
Sandy Dumont
Sandy is an internationally-acclaimed pioneer in the field of image psychology and impression management, and she is the leader in color and color psychology. She has consulted for TV, Fortune 500 companies, politicians and celebrities. (Click the Play Arrow to Listen)
Shihan Tim Thompson – Master Karate Instructor
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Tim Thompson
Shihan Tim Thompson”s outstanding Dragon Force National Team has won National / World Championships in 1996, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008.
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Bill Dittmar – Executive Lifestyle Magazine
Bill & Heidi Ditmar
Bill Dittmar, is publisher of Executive Lifestyle Magazine in Newport News, VA. Dittmar and his wife, Heidi, also produce the quarterly Peninsula magazine and Southside magazine from their home office.
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Casey Moore – Living Simply Consulting
www.livingsimplyconsulting.com
Casey Moore
Living Simply Consulting was founded in 2000 by Casey Moore in Austin, Texas. She parlayed her experience and background in the mental health field into a unique approach to productivity training.
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Susanna Theo – Protocol and Etiquette Services
Susanna Theo
Susanna Theo founded Protocol and Etiquette Services in 1998. She is trained and certified in all aspects of protocol and etiquette by The Protocol School of Washington.
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