Rieva Lesonsky is president and CEO of two companies that focus on small business and entrepreneurship — GrowBiz Media and SmallBusinessCurrents.com. She’s a nationally-known speaker, best-selling author, award-winning journalist, and authority on entrepreneurship who has covered the industry for more than 40 years.
Before starting GrowBiz Media, Rieva was the long-time editorial director of Entrepreneur magazine. Lesonsky served on the Small Business Administration’s National Advisory Council for six years. The Collegiate Entrepreneurs Organization honored her for helping drive “the entrepreneurial revolution in secondary education.” The ASBDC awarded her a “Champion of Small Business” award, and she received the prestigious Lou Campanelli award from SCORE.
Rieva regularly writes about small business and entrepreneurship for print and digital outlets, has a podcast devoted to small business issues, and consults with and produces content for corporations targeting entrepreneurs and small business owners.
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Critical Mass Business Talk Show is Orange County, CA's longest-running business talk show, focused on offering value and insight to middle-market business leaders in the OC and beyond. Hosted by Ric Franzi, business partner at Renaissance Executive Forums Orange County. Learn more about Ric at www.ricfranzi.com.
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Critical Mass Business Talk Show: Ric Franzi Interviews Tolga Tarhan, Founder & CEO of Kibsi (Episode 1357)
Critical Mass Business Talk Show: Ric Franzi Interviews Abir Alameddine, Founder & CEO of Ze Titan (Episode 1356)
Critical Mass Business Talk Show: Ric Franzi Interviews Meymuna Hussein-Cattan, Founder of The Tiyya Foundation (Episode 1355)
Critical Mass Business Talk Show: Ric Franzi Interviews Jeffrey Hayzlett, Chairman & Founder of C-Suite Network (Episode 1354)
Critical Mass Business Talk Show: Ric Franzi Interviews Dr. Armia Abdo, CEO of DocPhyzio (Episode 1353)
Critical Mass Business Talk Show: Ric Franzi Interviews Raad Ghantous, Principal of Raad Ghantous & Associates (Episode 1352)
Critical Mass Business Talk Show: Ric Franzi Interviews Jon Stark, CEO of Peratech Holdco Limited (Episode 1351)
Critical Mass Business Talk Show: Ric Franzi Interviews Bruce Watanabe, Co-Founder & CEO of PowerBuy (Episode 1350)
Critical Mass Business Talk Show: Ric Franzi Interviews Nithin Jilla, Founder & Executive Director of Dreams for Schools (Episode 1349)
Critical Mass Business Talk Show: Ric Franzi Interviews Thuy Pham-Satrappe, Founder & President of Lux Lucet Ventures Corporation (Episode 1348)
Critical Mass Business Talk Show: Ric Franzi Interviews Lisa Nguyen, Founder & CEO of Smart Bean Inc. (Episode 1347)
Critical Mass Business Talk Show: Ric Franzi Interviews Pembe Candaner, President of JobzMall (Episode 1346)
Critical Mass Business Talk Show: Ric Franzi Interviews Rodney Brenneman, CEO of PhageTech (Episode 1345)
Critical Mass Business Talk Show: Ric Franzi Interviews Nicole Suydam, CEO of Goodwill of Orange County (Episode 1344)
Critical Mass Business Talk Show: Ric Franzi Interviews Debora Wondercheck, CEO of Arts & Learning Conservatory (Episode 1343)
Critical Mass Business Talk Show: Ric Franzi Interviews Rick Van Kirk, CEO of Pro-Dex Inc.(Episode 1342)
Critical Mass Business Talk Show: Ric Franzi Interviews Tahera Rene Christy, Founder of Love Amour Propre®️ (Episode 1341)
Critical Mass Business Talk Show: Ric Franzi Interviews Robert Ming, Founder & CEO of ThoughtWorld (Episode 1340)
Critical Mass Business Talk Show: Ric Franzi Interviews Farrah Khan, President of Horizon Consulting USA & Mayor of Irvine (Episode 1339)
Critical Mass Business Talk Show: Ric Franzi Interviews Stephanie Oddo, Founder of Healthcare Mask Collaborative (Episode 1338)
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