Tough Talk Radio Network

Linda Ballesteros is host of All Things Franchising and also the owner of Mpower Franchise Consulting where she works with those who want to be in business for themselves but not by themselves with the franchise that best fits their skills, passion and what they want their lifestyle to look like.  She is also very aware of those industries which are more recession resistant. Contact Linda Linda@MpowerFranchiseConsulting.com Today's Guest: Mike Bahun is a 20 year veteran of fundraising for groups and a 28 year veteran in coaching. Today he is the president of Fundraising University. He has raised over $125 million for high schools since 2009 with Fundreaising University which is a team of former athletes and coaches who know the pain points that come with funding spots programs.  

Linda Ballesteros is host of All Things Franchising and also the owner of Mpower Franchise Consulting where she works with those who want to be in business for themselves but not by themselves with the franchise that best fits their skills, passion and what they want their lifestyle to look like.  She is also very aware of those industries which are more recession resistant. Contact Linda Linda@MpowerFranchiseConsulting.com Today's Guests are a team of trusted advisors: Elijah Lopez is a Senior Financial Advisor elopez@manskewealth.com 713-581-1994 Patti Martinez is a CPA  832-834-4827 PattiM@pamartinezcpa.com Patric P. McCallum attorney (281) 407-6014 patric@drewmccallum.com

Linda Ballesteros is host of All Things Franchising and also the owner of Mpower Franchise Consulting where she works with those who want to be in business for themselves but not by themselves with the franchise that best fits their skills, passion and what they want their lifestyle to look like.  She is also very aware of those industries which are more recession resistant. Contact Linda today: Linda@MpowerFranchiseConsulting.com Today's Guest: Max Emma is CEO of Booxkeeping Corporation and Franchise. Booxkeeping offers bookkeeping services to a variety of businesses nationwide which include about 35% startups and 65% established companies. www.booxkeeping.com

Linda Ballesteros is host of All Things Franchising and also the owner of Mpower Franchise Consulting where she works with those who want to be in business for themselves but not by themselves with the franchise that best fits their skills, passion and what they want their lifestyle to look like.  She is also very aware of those industries which are more recession resistant. Contact Linda today: Linda@MpowerFranchiseConsulting.com Today's Guest: Matt Steele Matt spent 25 years in the building and building services industry in Sales, Marketing and General Management roles. He is Co-founder and Co-Director of Zones Landscaping.   Paul English Paul worked for Nestle Purina in Senior Management in the US for 26 years. Today he is CEO of Refresh Renovation and Zones landscaping. Zones Landscaping provides residentila landscaping services to homeowners in the US and New Zealand. www.zoneslandscaping.com matt.steele@zoneslandscaping.co.nz paul.english@zoneslandscaping.com

cwith Host Wendy and Tony Gambone and Special Guest Steve Vigil: Steve Vigil started his real estate education in 2002 when he bought his first rental property. Over the next 10 years he picked up an additional 5 single family homes along with 8-unit and 10-unit apartment complexes. Steve worked for many years in corporate America and felt he would never be able to retire and live the lifestyle he had dreamed of. While he had a few rental properties, he knew this was not enough to ever retire on and be free from his J-O-B. In 2012 Steve knew it was time to get the education and coaching necessary to become a full-time real estate investor and change his lifestyle. Steve has become a very seasoned and well-established real estate investor in the Greater Houston area. Steve and his partner Suzan are the owners and founders of SVSM Enterprises, LLC, owners of The Wealth Club, SVSM Capital LLC, and a number of other SVSM companies. In addition to being a full-time real estate investor Steve takes great pride in

Tough Talk Christian Radio with Tony Gambone and Special Guest Bracha Goetz: Bracha Goetz is the Harvard-educated author of 38 books that help children's souls shine. She is also the author of Searching for God in the Garbage, the candid memoir for adults about overcoming food addictions joyfully and spiritually. All of her books can be found on her Amazon Author Page: http://www.amazon.com/author/spiritualkidsbooks-brachagoetz.

Linda Ballesteros is host of All Things Franchising and also the owner of Mpower Franchise Consulting where she works with those who want to be in business for themselves but not by themselves with the franchise that best fits their skills, passion and what they want their lifestyle to look like.  She is also very aware of those industries which are more recession resistant. Contact Linda today: Linda@MpowerFranchiseConsulting.com Today's Guest: Brad Fluke is the Founder, President and CEO of Your Honey Do Serives which is a high volume, high profit, home repair and improvement franchise opportunity. It has been rated 1 of 100 Top Emerging Franchises 2 years in a row by Franchise Gator

Linda Ballesteros is host of All Things Franchising and also the owner of Mpower Franchise Consulting where she works with those who want to be in business for themselves but not by themselves with the franchise that best fits their skills, passion and what they want their lifestyle to look like.  She is also very aware of those industries which are more recession resistant. Contact Linda today: Linda@MpowerFranchiseConsulting.com Today's Guest: John Francis, aka Johnny Franchise, has a lifetime of experience in franchising.  His exposure to franchising began when he was a child in his family's hair salon system which was over 1,000 units. Today he shares his perspective and expertise as a consultant, advisor and keynote speaker to help franchise systems see what they don't see and achieve their highest levels of success.  

Linda Ballesteros is host of All Things Franchising and also the owner of Mpower Franchise Consulting where she works with those who want to be in business for themselves but not by themselves with the franchise that best fits their skills, passion and what they want their lifestyle to look like.  She is also very aware of those industries which are more recession resistant. Contact Linda today: Linda@MpowerFranchiseConsulting.com Today's Guest: Terry McGee has 20+ years in franchise development and leverages that knowledge to help ComForCare Home Care expand their brand.   ComForCare is a medical and non-medical home care provider assisting primarily seniors with the activitie of daily living.  

Linda Ballesteros is host of All Things Franchising and also the owner of Mpower Franchise Consulting where she works with those who want to be in business for themselves but not by themselves with the franchise that best fits their skills, passion and what they want their lifestyle to look like.  She is also very aware of those industries which are more recession resistant. Contact Linda today: Linda@MpowerFranchiseConsulting.com Today's Guest: Lloyd Swartz founded My Auction Addiction in 2011. My Auction Addiction is the first ever nationwide network of locally owned and operated buying and selling communities using online customized technology with old school auctioneering.  

Linda Ballesteros is host of All Things Franchising and also the owner of Mpower Franchise Consulting where she works with those who want to be in business for themselves but not by themselves with the franchise that best fits their skills, passion and what they want their lifestyle to look like.  She is also very aware of those industries which are more recession resistant. Contact Linda today: Linda@MpowerFranchiseConsulting.com Today's Guest: Laurie Spivach comes from an arts background receiving a BA in dance from Michigan State University in 1980.  She and her husband founded Blue Earth Painting which is still successful today.  In 2003 she opened Goodbye Graffiti Seattle as a licensee of Goodbye Graffiti Vancouver BC Canada.  In 2017 she acquired the license to franchise the Goodbye Graffiti brand in the US.  

Linda Ballesteros is host of All Things Franchising and also the owner of Mpower Franchise Consulting where she works with those who want to be in business for themselves but not by themselves with the franchise that best fits their skills, passion and what they want their lifestyle to look like.  She is also very aware of those industries which are more recession resistant. Contact Linda today: Linda@MpowerFranchiseConsulting.com Today's Guest: Beth Veach is the CEO of Entrepreneur Acumen which is a career transition and business coaching practice. Her goal is to assist business owners in building available and valuable business that they one day can sell or pass to heirs.  

House Talk Radio with Host Wendy and Tony Gambone with Special Guest AC Ramos: AC Ramos is the CEO of the Prosperity Real Estate Group is a world-class organization providing education and coaching for real estate investing. Through our proven methods and proactive approach, we guide our student through the process of locating, evaluating, negotiating, financing, closing, rehabbing and reselling properties for a profit. At Prosperity Real Estate Group, we believe that everything is achievable, you just have to take the steps to make it happen. That is why we not only provide our students with the knowledge and resources to make profitable deals, we also participate in many of the deals with them to ensure their success. Our programs are designed to support and equip those committed to changing their lives and achieving financial freedom. Our team is made up of high-producing experts who have experienced the real life situations that our students will encounter in the realm of real estate investing. Each te

Tough Talk Christian Radio with Host Tony Gambone and Special Guest Ceola J. Ceola knows what it is to be victorious and to overcome! She has overcome rape, domestic violence, barrenness, divorce, infidelity, material loss, and more herself. Being with her mother during times of devastation and struggle and then losing her mother when she was only thirty-three-years-old and Ceola, just sixteen-years-old was difficult for the teen. Ceola knew from a child what she wanted to do. She found her purpose in encouraging, educating, and empowering women, utilizing the victory in overcoming her own painful life experiences. ​ Having lived in the dark shadows of guilt, shame, and embarrassment that birthed feelings of inadequacy, Ceola is passionate about eradicating low self-esteem and self-worth among women and helping them build healthy self-images. "I believe we can have healthier self-images, living our life's purpose, and encouraging one another. As I continue sharing my past fears, failures, guilt, shame, and

Linda Ballesteros is host of All Things Franchising and also the owner of Mpower Franchise Consulting where she works with those who want to be in business for themselves but not by themselves with the franchise that best fits their skills, passion and what they want their lifestyle to look like.  She is also very aware of those industries which are more recession resistant. Contact Linda today: Linda@MpowerFranchiseConsulting.com Today's Guest: Rick Moore is CEO of Action Coach Canada.  He is in his third decade of working with business owners to achieve their dreams and goals. The concept of business coaching was pioneered in 1993 by Brad Sugars, founder of Action Coach franchise.  

Linda Ballesteros is host of All Things Franchising and also the owner of Mpower Franchise Consulting where she works with those who want to be in business for themselves but not by themselves with the franchise that best fits their skills, passion and what they want their lifestyle to look like.  She is also very aware of those industries which are more recession resistant. Contact Linda today: Linda@MpowerFranchiseConsulting.com Today's Guest: Charlotte Wagner is a brand manager at Raintree Brands and she oversees the Anago Cleaning Systems brand. Anago is an internationally recognized franchised commercial cleaning company.  

Linda Ballesteros is host of All Things Franchising and also the owner of Mpower Franchise Consulting where she works with those who want to be in business for themselves but not by themselves with the franchise that best fits their skills, passion and what they want their lifestyle to look like.  She is also very aware of those industries which are more recession resistant. Contact Linda today: Linda@MpowerFranchiseConsulting.com Today's Guest: Hunter Foote founded of Vanderburgh House in 2016.  He is a seasoned impaxct entrepreneur with experience in private equity and mission focused business development. He earned a graduate degree from Harvard and holds a teaching Fellow position there as well. Vanderburgh House helps build recovery communities and change lives through sober houses which offer powerful opportunity to transition to independent living.

Linda Ballesteros is host of All Things Franchising and also the owner of Mpower Franchise Consulting where she works with those who want to be in business for themselves but not by themselves with the franchise that best fits their skills, passion and what they want their lifestyle to look like.  She is also very aware of those industries which are more recession resistant. Contact Linda today: Linda@MpowerFranchiseConsulting.com Today's Guest: Tom Spadea spent more than 15 years in corporate and entrepreneurial positions before completing law school. Today he is a franchise attorney and the founding member of the Philadelphia Farnchise Association and is the current President and Chairman.

House Talk Radio with host Wendy & Tony Gambone with Special Guest David Yancy: Criterium-Yancy Engineers offers a full range of engineering & inspection services for residential, commercial, and community associations. We provide assessment, design and specification preparation for renovations, repair, and new construction. Our expertise in buildings, real estate, & building systems is often requested when clients need to determine the cause and origin of a failure, determine how best to remedy the problem, develop estimates and contract documents or manage the process. We pride ourselves on our reputation, credibility, industry experience, and professionalism. Mr. Yancy is the Principal Engineer and President of Criterium – Farrell Yancy Engineers based in Houston, Texas. Mr. Yancy and the firm were recently featured as one of the top Structural Engineering firms for 2019 serving the Houston metropolitan area (www.expertise.com). Mr. Yancy and the firm engage in the comprehensive investigation

Linda Ballesteros is host of All Things Franchising and also the owner of Mpower Franchise Consulting where she works with those who want to be in business for themselves but not by themselves with the franchise that best fits their skills, passion and what they want their lifestyle to look like.  She is also very aware of those industries which are more recession resistant. Contact Linda today: Linda@MpowerFranchiseConsulting.com Today's Guest: Laura Lewis is Managing Partner of Canada Lewis and Associates.  Her practice includes all aspects of the firm's areas of specialization with a focus on franchise law. She is nationallyn recognized for her legal expertise as a Franchise Times Legal Eagle, a Super Lawyer Rising Star and a Lawyers of Distinction as well as a Best Lawyer in Dallas, Tx.