Small Business Resource Show

Jackie Wenrich is the Marketing Coordinator and Local Sales Rep for Adelphia Seafood. She has an outgoing personality with a passion and dedication to each and every project she is involved with on a professional and volunteer level. Jackie is detail orientated and focused on making sure each organization’s objective and goals are exceeded. She work with a variety of chefs and their seafood needs on a Wholesale level while putting together events and ideas for our 4 Retail Location

Annette is the founder of Celebrate Together - an all inclusive event coordination company. If you can Celebrate it, they can Decorate it! They offer a one stop shopping experience for those wanting full service decorating and planning or even just rentals. Call them today for your Brainstorming Break! 610 763 9336

Ever since Tony found MAT, he has been committed to educating himself on how the human body operates and functions to its fullest potential. Since receiving his MAT certification, he has received a RTS certification to develop custom exercises which can me modified specifically to each client for maximum effect. Tony has created a successful MAT practice in Reading, PA, where his clientele range from affluent golfers trying to get rid of pain in their knees to the top high school athletes in the region and two Philadelphia Eagles players. He is ready to expand beyond Reading because there are not many MAT specialists nationwide, and demand is growing fast in areas beyond Reading, PA.

John Robinson is the founder of Robinson & Associates where he uses his wealth of knowledge and experience to not only help business owners protect their finances but grow their business, by using his business coaching and assessment capabilities. In this episode we do a deep dive on John's journey into the world of business, how he worked for NASA and along side Tiger Woods father, Earl Woods, and how that's all come back around to help his clients today.

Gary is back on the show to talk about having 20/20 vision this year. A lot of times we move forward with out head down. Now, we may still find success, but when success comes that way, we also find trouble. Gary talks about organizing your vision, getting clear, and having a phenomenal 2020 in your business.

   Kevin Cavanna holds an MBA from Alvernia University in addition to a B.S. degree and A.S. degree from The Pennsylvania State University. He is a Navy veteran who trained at The Naval Special Warfare Center in Coronado, CA and The Navy and Marine Corps Intelligence Training Center in Dam Neck, VA. He is also a graduate of the U.S. Air Force Law Enforcement Academy in San Antonio, TX. He worked as an Intelligence Specialist on a NATO base in Greece both pre and post 9/11 where he held a TSSI Clearance (Top Secret with access to Sensitive Compartmentalized Information). He holds various securities registrations and insurance licenses in addition to being a Certified Retirement Counselor. Kevin is also an active member of the Spring Township Lions Club.  Kevin began his career as a Financial Advisor with Wachovia Securities. He spent another decade at Wells Fargo after Wachovia was purchased by Wells Fargo during the financial crisis of 2007-08. He left Wells Fargo in late 2017 to join Good Life Financial Advi

Mitch DuGuay Provides Professional Media and Online Services for small and medium size businesses, Specializing in start up consulting and coaching practices as well as retail company development. He can meet and exceed your expectations when it comes to Superior Web Development, SEO/SEM strategies, Marketing Campaigns, Video Production, Creative Graphics and more. A leader in the development and implimentation of custom Learning Management Systems to train your staff or to use as a very profitable business tool. 

Mary Chown is a non-profit fundraising consultant specializing in strategic planning, project development, and increasing capacity through organizational development and fundraising. She specializes in grant writing and grant management and provides guidance and training to non-profit leaders throughout the region, the nation, and around the world.  Originally from Chester County, Pennsylvania, Mary Chown served as director/coordinator and manager for more than 17 years within several various social service organizations throughout PA, CA, and NY before settling in Berks County in 2008. Mary started MECAdvising in 2017 to provide consultation and training for nonprofits and grants colleagues with a specific focus on her regional community.  Mary has provided tailored professional training and guidance in the areas of project development, strategic planning, budget planning, grant writing and grant management to include risk management, grants accounting, and the ever daunting 2 CFR 200. Through strategies and

John Whitehall returns to the show for a second time to do a deeper dive on what it takes to master the sales process.  For over 30 years John Whitehall has led and coached high performing, winning sales organizations of all sizes in a variety of industries. John work with CEO’s, business owners and sales leaders who rely on their salesforce to expand the customer base and consistently generate profitable sales… but find that their salespeople are not always up to the task. By helping the salesforce reorganize its sales process around a defined set of activities and specific, measurable benchmarks, they are able to identify, qualify, and close high-quality opportunities more quickly, profitably, and consistently, even in markets where there are larger, more established firms. His company, Strategic Sales Training Solutions is located in Reading  Pennsylvania and is a part of the worldwide Sandler training network.

Dr. Thomas Wachtmann is proficient in a wide variety of Chiropractic adjusting techniques. He treats each patient individually and finds the right combination that works for them. Dr. Wachtmann practices Functional Diagnostic Medicine which focuses on finding and treating the cause of many disorders and diseases rather than just suppressing symptoms like many other treatments do. In addition to traditional Chiropractic care, Dr. Wachtmann offers metabolic and neurological treatments which help many chronic disorders and diseases. These include but are not limited to Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Hypothyroidism, Hashimoto’s disease, Fibromyalgia, Hot flashes, Hormonal imbalances, Vertigo/Dizziness, Digestive disturbances, Insomnia, Migraine headaches, Stress, Balance disorders and the list goes on. He also utilizes whole food nutritional supplementation, detoxification protocols, oxygen therapy, brain based therapies and non-surgical spinal decompression. Dr. Wachtmann has over 23 years experience working with new

Abigail is a creative, supportive, passionate strategist and designer with over 25-years’ experience in the Global Talent Development, HR and L&D space. Let's lead the development of synchronous, asynchronous, self-paced and blended learning solutions for today's workforce - together. Specializing in creating multi-dimensional learning and development materials by using state-of-the-art learning methodologies and technologies to transcend the way employees learn and perform and managers influence and lead. • Does your HR, L&D, T&D, OD, CM, and GTD team need a boost of energy, vision, and direction to drive employee performance and development forward? • Are antiquated processes holding your team back from optimizing the internal landscape? • Is your current team stretched and you’re desperately looking to temporarily fill an instructional systems designer position to support high-volume internal project demands? • Is your business growing rapidly and are urgently in need of training materials to

Mark Ratcliffe is the Manager of West Reading Main Street Mark is an experienced Director Of Development with a demonstrated history of working in the non-profit organizationmanagement industry. Skilled in Microsoft Word, Donor Perfect, Sales Management, Retail, Event Management,and Team Building. Strong community and social services professional.

Charlene Lang is the office manager at Skys Dental Art.  Skys Dental Art is a state of the art dental office that specializes in cosmetic dental work. In this episode, we talk about the importance of mouth health, improving your look to improve your business, and how to utilize community to grow your business.

Linda Stricker is the Co-Owner at Cartridge World. Cartridge World is the largest refiller of ink and toner printer cartridges. We help you savemoney by refilling your cartridge and help you preserve the environment by not throwing awayyour cartridges in the landfill. Our motto is "Refill not Landfill". Call 610-927-9202 for more information today.

Justin Bortz is the owner of New World Jewellers in West Reading, PA. Starting his company in 1989 Justin is currently the longest standing retail location on Penn Ave in West Reading. Why? Listen to this episode to find out. We talk about how he's been able to reinvent, update, and continue to deliver great peaces of art for his clients all while maintaining stellar customer service and experience. 

Tim McLeod is the CEO of Riverfront Federal Credit Union and is a vision oriented leader with strong business acumen; dedicated to building high performance teams through staff empowerment, thought provoking inspiration and professional ethics. Welcome to the New Direction.... Leading, mentoring and coaching this great organization into the future. Developing a cutting edge operation with a high performance team. Developing market share through deployment of industry best practices, process and procedures. Always verifying knowledge base, enabling the team to do their job and most importantly, staying out of their way.

Evan Markwood helps Individuals, self employed, and business owners shop all available health plans in the state to find the best possible coverage for the best possible price. That way, you keep more of your hard earned money! Let him provide your complimentary coverage review and see about improving your coverage and lowering your rates! In this episode, we talk about the great debate of Health Insurance and how you can find ways to make it more affordable for you as a solopreneur and business owner. https://www.ushagent.com/evanmarkwood 301-442-5106

Dennis is an Investment Adviser Representative with more then 25 years of experience. He views himself as an educator and a listner when it comes to the areas of capital management, risk management, debt management and estate planning. His relaxed style, combined with his sense of humor, makes him easy to work with. Dennis has appeared on TV providing specialized guidance on various topics of financial planning and estate planning and understands the importance of customized solutions for each person. His passion for strategic investment planning fuels his desire to help his clients lead the life they want to lead. Dennis obtained his Master's degree in Financial Services, and the Chartered Financial Consultant Desigation from The American College. He has also earned the Accredited Estate Planner Designation through the National Association of Estate Planners & Councils. Dennis has served as the Chapter President of the Society of Financial Awareness and presantly is the President of The Eastern Berks Cha