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www.RSWait.com Scott Wait a partner in the firm RS Wait, Chartered Certified Public Accountants and Management Consultants. He focuses on assisting businesses with Business CFO services including Business Valuation, Profit Improvement Strategies, Cash Flow analysis, and Exit Planning Services. He is a member of the Nevada Society of CPA’s, and the past president of The Estate Planning Council. If you are buying or selling a business or settling a dispute, one of the first key steps is to determine and understand the real value. A business valuation involves an intricate combination of analysis and opinion, combined with hard facts and judgments. There are many internal and external factors to consider, so it’s critical you hire a valuation team with the experience to help you make sense of it all. www.CheriHillShow.com www.SageIntl.com

www.EmpireImprov.com Improvisation, or “improv,” isn’t just for laughs. As is turns out, hidden beneath the sketches seen on popular shows like Saturday Night Live or Chicago’s famous Second City are skills leaders and business executives could use, especially in today’s frenetic business environment. Michael Lewis, is a veteran of the Los Angeles improv scene. Michael started Empire Comedy to foster an improv scene in Reno, NV. In addition to presenting regular public performances, Lewis also teaches improv classes—for beginners and more advanced students. It’s part of his mission to introduce this young art form to anyone that wants to improve their delivery of a concept or idea to an audience or prospect. In the area of public speaking, imporv is one of the most valuable skill-building resources available to you. www.CheriHillShow.com www.SageIntl.com www.NevadaRealEstateRadio.com

www.oresonance.com Tom Taormina was a member of the Apollo 13 disaster recovery team at Mission Control in Houston. His experiences during his 14 years at NASA formed the foundation for his ability to rapidly analyze problems, diagnose solutions and work with enlightened business people to implement successful outcomes. This skill-set makes him a highly sought after consultant, frequent speaker and prolific author. His twelfth, "It WAS Rocket Science" was just released. Tom Taormina is now the Executive Director for The Center for Business Excellence, an organization looking to provide the infrastructure to help existing resources meet the challenges of the new Nevada business landscape while introducing world-class business tools and processes. Tom has a unique perspective from having worked with more than 600 companies in his 41-year career, bringing a rare talent for precision problem diagnosis and strategic thinking. The New Gold Rush Has Begun...This Time, We Can All be Winners! Tesla's 5 million square

www.SCORE-Reno.org 775-784-4436 There was a time when the term "small business" conjured up images of local hardware stores, family-owned diners, and independent bookshops on Main Streets. But small businesses have been transformed over the last two decades, largely because of the digital revolution. Starting your own business can be an exciting and rewarding experience. It can offer numerous advantages such as being your own boss, setting your own schedule and making a living doing something you enjoy. However, becoming a successful entrepreneur requires thorough planning, creativity and hard work. Today's guests representing the Northern Nevada Chapter of SCORE are: Irene DeHuff, Chapter Chair and experienced Human Resource professional; Steve Raas, a Civil and Geotechnical Engineer and Carl Gerhardt an absolute franchising expert. If you are ready, as Michael Gerber calls it, to work “on” your business, not “in” your business, then SCORE’s existing business mentors and CEO roundtable are ready to assist y

www.NevadaCoaches.org International Coaching Week is fast upon us! Mentorship is an area that business owners can offer. Robert Cornish, a Certified Master Coach has been coaching since he was an auto racer. Coaching in auto racing did not exist up until that time. Coaching is the most effective way of shifting your habits and make changes to operate at a higher level. Jayde Gilmore, Founder of Wings Life Coaching works in the development area of personal development. Jayde works a lot with college students and empty-nesters. She offers great journal techniques to become a better writer and make massive changes in peoples lives. www.CheriHillShow.com www.SageIntl.com www.Infinability.com www.WingsLIfeCoaching.com

www.wndd.org Stronger Economies Together, that's the theme of the 2015 Nevada Economic Development Conference being held at the University of Nevada campus, Joe Crowley Student Union on May 19th through May 21, 2015 The Conference builds upon the Stronger Economies Together (SET) process, a USDA Rural Development initiative, supported by the University of Nevada Cooperative Extension and UNR's Center for Business Development. Cheri Hill 775-786-5515 Kathy Halbardier 775-720-4428 Sheryl Gonzales 775-883-7333 Tom Harris 775-784-1681 Mark Hauenstein 775-329-5044 www.CheriHillShow.com www.SageIntl.com

www.EmmaAuriemmaFineArt.com My guest today is Emma Auriemma, who moved to Nevada in 2009. She recognized the vast physical beauty of the basin and range landscapes coupled with the broad and extensive sky provided the spark of inspiration to pursue a long time passion of painting.Creative people are blessed and cursed at the same time. Failing to understand how creativity works can easily result in ruining their entire life. People with a creative mind love to create things. They like the process of creation itself. I’m talking about Artists, Writers, musicians, filmmakers, designers, software developers, marketing specialists and even some entrepreneurs. There are more creative professions today than ever before. People who are drawn by the forces of creation can choose from a wide array of fields. www.CheriHIllShow.com www.SageIntl.com

www.ArnoldOlson.com Helen Arnold, President of Arnold Olson Associates, a firm that provides fund development consulting services for nonprofit organizations is our radio guest. In addition, she is a principal of Clearly Compliant, a company that provides third party state registration services for nonprofits. An internationally Certified Fund Raising Executive, Helen has a 40 plus year history, both as a volunteer and as a professional, in the nonprofit world. As a volunteer, Helen has served on 58 nonprofit boards in Chicago, New York, eastern Iowa and Las Vegas, Nevada. Everything from human service to education to religious to governmental. Part of being a great volunteer is loving what you're doing. Find something that you're passionate about or something that inspires you, and then find a need in your community. There are dozens of reasons why you should volunteer - you just need to find the one that feels right. Some are motivated by altruistic values. Some seek social justice. Others see service as

www.TheDutchDiva.com Terry Bell, The Dutch Diva, has been cooking outdoors with Dutch ovens for over 30 years. She is currently the Dutch oven cook for the Reno Rodeo Cattle Drive and teaches Dutch Oven Cooking at Nothing to It Culinary Institute as well as on her beautiful ranch located in Verdi, Nevada. From the birth of our nation, Dutch ovens have been an integral and versatile part of Americana. Sadly, today's high-tech hustle-and-bustle lifestyle has all but forgotten the art of “leather-glove cuisine.” www.CheriHillShow.com www.SageIntl.com

www.KeepingChaosAtBay.com www.EmphasisOnExcellence.com www.Meggin.com Meggin McIntosh, Ph.D. is a former university professor and classroom teacher, and currently a coach, author, and workshop leader through her company, Emphasis on Excellence, Inc. where she loves to work with people who are overwhelmed and would prefer to be overjoyed instead. Meggin founded Emphasis on Excellence, Inc. in 1996 which serves individuals, associations, schools, universities, colleges, and companies through workshops, seminars, coaching, and consulting. Her company’s purpose is, “to help those with whom we work to know, feel, dream, and do more and differently so that they are living the best and most productive lives possible – and doing so with consciousness, clarity, and conviction.” www.CheriHillShow.com www.SageIntl.com

Carl Richards is a Certified Financial Planner and columnist for the New York Times, where his weekly Sketch Guy column has run every Monday for over five years. He is also a columnist for Morningstar magazine and a contributor to Yahoo Finance. He's the author of The One Page Financial Plan. www.CheriHillShow.com www.SageIntl.

Google: Ron Bell Realtor Ron Bell, President of Reno Real Estate Investors Club talks with Cheri Hill about the importance of mastering social media. Marketing goes beyond flyers. Use twitter, facebook, linkedin, blogging, youtube and much more to grow your business. www.RonBellRealtor.com www.CheriHIllShow.com www.SageIntl.com

www.ewomennetwork.com Sandra Yancey, founder and CEO of eWomenNetwork is a bestselling author of five books, including Succeeding Through Doubt, Fear & Crisis. This book rose to #1 status in five categories at Amazon.com upon its debut in July, 2014. She has also been featured in Chicken Soup for the Entrepreneur's Soul, which features some of the top entrepreneurs in North America. In 2008, Sandra produced an inspiring movie about women overcoming great odds to achieve remarkable things called The Glow Project. The movie was named "One of the most inspiring movies ever created for women" by the Orlando Film Festival. www.CheriHillShow.com www.SageIntl.com

www.NevadaJuniorCotillion.com Stephanie Kent is the founder of Nevada Junior Cotillion, a traditional etiquette program that has taught hundreds of children valuable lessons in the rules of social behavior. As a child, many of Stephanie’s summers were spent back east visiting the paternal side of her heritage; a 300 year old colonial family from Virginia. At this time she was exposed to the more formal manners of the East Coast. Then during her teen years, while schooling in London, England, she lived by strict English etiquette and attended formal dinners and affairs at least once a week. After college she had an impressionable stay in New York with Letitia Baldrige, a family friend, who was the Social Secretary to the White House and Chief of Staff for Jacqueline Kennedy during the Kennedy/Johnson administration, and who presides as one of America's most formidable authorities on etiquette. www.CheriHillShow www.SageIntl.com

http://www.nesa.org/rogers.html Jim Rogers, Immediate Past Council President of the Nevada Area Council of Boy Scouts of America talks with Cheri Hill about the importance of scouting and it's role in developing young boys into friendly, courteous and industrious men. His day job is serving as the President and CEO of Kampgrounds of America (KOA) which with nearly 475 campgrounds is the largest network of franchised family campgrounds in the world. The mission of the Boy Scouts is "to prepare young people to make ethical and moral choices over their lifetimes by instilling in them the values of the Scout Oath and Scout Law." The Scouts, leaders and volunteers accomplish this mission through a combination of citizenship education, career training, character development, outdoor activities and an advancement system that encourages Scouts to embrace the mission, earn achievement awards and develop interpersonal and leadership skills. www.CheriHillShow.com www.SageIntl.com

http://www.biochar-international.org/biochar Dusty Moller, the Wood Utilization Manager at the University of Nevada Reno is our guest. Dusty is a forest industry utilization and marketing specialist currently working for the Nevada Small Business Development Center’s Business Environmental Program. In this capacity, Moller develops, transfers and implements forest products technology especially oriented to the use of forest biomass and small diameter trees. He brings more than 42 years of total enterprise experience assisting community-based entrepreneurs as they build their restoration forestry businesses. www.CheriHillShow.com www.SageIntl.com

www.TaxHelpOnline.com In 1974, the IRS seized my father's business for back tax debts. Though I had no answer, I went to a law library near our home in St. Paul. I starting fumbling around in the tax code and literally stumbled onto an area of the law deals with taxpayers' rights and limits the IRS's power. I sued the IRS! For over three decades, Daniel J. Pilla has been the nation’s leader in taxpayers’ rights defense and IRS abuse prevention and cure. Widely regarded as one of the country’s premiere experts in IRS procedures, he has helped countless thousands of citizens solve personal and business tax problems they thought might never be solved. Dan has seen every type of tax problem and believes "there is no such thing as a hopeless tax problem." www.SageIntl.com www.CheriHillShow.com

www.AllianceForNevadaNonprofits.com Phil Johncock, is an award-winning author, inspirational speaker, and innovative educator. As a Professor of Grant Writing, Phil's students made over $1.2 Billion in grant funding in the first two-and-a-half years piloting a system he designed based on his 2nd master's thesis and a college certification program in grant writing. Trends in the economy, demographics, technology, communications, and even how we spend our leisure time, can affect the core capacities needed by every charitable nonprofit to be effective and sustainable. It is our hope that by shining a light on nonprofit trends, those who lead charitable nonprofits, as well as those who invest in their missions, will be armed with information useful for decision making and planning for the future. www.SageIntl.com www.CheriHillShow.com www.RosadoMarketing.com

www.JohannaMcClain.com 2010 became a year of change for Johanna McClain, a tireless advocate for small business success. After 30 years of working in advertising as an agency owner, media strategist and certified brand strategist working with small to medium size businesses she was inspired to do more. With her eyes and heart wide open to the struggles of being an entrepreneur and business owner her passion led her to seek a new direction and become a certified business coach. Johanna McClain, The Business Yogini, who combines the principles of Yoga with business strategies for your unstoppable business success is our guest. She has combined her two passions, business and yoga and created an amazing process called Yoga Off the Mat: Applying ancient principles to modern business to help business owners and entrepreneurs build Purpose Driven businesses based on principles that will lead to greater success and profits. Tune-in now. www.SageIntl.com www.CheriHillShow.com

www.KnowThyMarket.com Joe Carlen is a Certified Valuation Analyst (CVA) with the NACVA who also earned an MBA from the University of Pittsburgh and an MISM (Information Systems) Masters degree from Carnegie Mellon University. Aside from writing The Einstein of Money and co-writing Robert Bell's autobiography, Carlen has contributed articles to Bloomberg, CNBC, ValueWalk, and other esteemed financial media outlets. Carlen has also been featured as a guest speaker at Columbia University, University California San Diego (UCSD), California International Business University, Fordham University, and the Museum of American Finance. Joe Carlen, MBA, MISM, CVA offers a unique combination of technical & financial knowledge, business acumen, and strong writing skills. Collectively, these are leveraged for the benefit of clients through the preparation of highly effective strategic documents. A specialist in business valuation and market assessment, Joe Carlen has been sought out by a wide variety of professionals, entre