Richard and Joe welcomed the eighth chancellor of the University of California San Diego (UCSD), Pradeep K. Khosla. As an internationally renowned electrical and computer engineer, Chancellor Khosla began his appointment on May 3, 2012 and began his term as chancellor on August 1, 2012. Most of his career has been spent at Carnegie Mellon, the same university where he received his MS and PhD. He has also served on advisory boards for commercial industry and government agencies.

Chancellor Khosla connects with the UCSD community via a blog that features issues and events at the university.

The following video features Khosla outlining the strengths of UCSD.

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June 7, 2014

10 Steps to a Ground-Breaking CPA Firm Culture

1. Servant Leadership Mentality
2. Innovative
3. Collaborative vs Competitive
4. Departments Share work Loads vs Hoard best Clients
5. Value Based Pricing vs Hourly
6. Client Centric
7. Many Face to Face meetings with clients
8. More transparency
9. customer service 24 hrs a day
10.community based

Josh Weinstein, CEO of Fitwall, was on the show. As an entrepreneur and brand builder his career has led him all over the world, Shanghai, and to a variety of companies, Walt Disney Company being one. Now he believes that he is on the precipice of a revolution in the exercise industry. Fitwall utilizes a combination of technology, intensity, space minimization, and efficiency to keep up with today’s face paced society.

Currently, Fitwall has two studios, La Jolla and Solana Beach, and is looking forward to opening its third in Newport Beach.

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May 31, 2014

Joining the show this Saturday night will be Dr. Krista Roybal and Susan Guinn. Susan Guinn is currently a candidate for county assessor’s office. She announced her campaign at the beginning April, and her platform consists of the following priorities:

• Protect Taxpayers from Overpayment
• End Bloated Budgets and Excesses Fees
• Save Money by Modernizing Systems
• Empower Taxpayers

Ms. Guinn has spent more than 20 years working as an advocate for consumers. Her law firm won a $3.3 billion settlement against Big Tobacco for county government. Now she wants to use her experience for the residents of San Diego County. If elected, she will be the first Asian American elected to countywide office in San Diego County, and she will be the first woman to serve as Assessor/Recorder/Clerk.

Dr. Krista Roybal is the Executive Medical Director of the True Life Center for Wellbeing. Completing her undergraduate degree at UC San Diego while assisting a doula in over 100 births, Dr. Roybal went on to New York Medical College. While still in medical school she became fascinated with the mind-body connection. Though initially she trained to have a Family Practice specialty, her talents for aiding people to change detrimental behaviors was soon discovered. She went on to specialize in psychiatry at the University of New Mexico and was trained by one of Harvard’s top addiction psychiatrists. She also developed expertise in psychodynamic psychotherapy, attachment theory, women’s mental health, mindfulness meditation and the treatment of anxiety and depression.

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May 24, 2014

As the June 3rd elections rapidly approach, the show welcomed back Bob Brewer, candidate for San Diego’s District Attorney’s Office for half the show. He is running against the incumbent, Bonnie Dumanis, yet he has secured the endorsement of 98% of San Diego Law Enforcement Associations. Brewer has pledged to never run for another political office, he stands on a platform of “Public Safety without Politics.” On May 28th he participated in the San Diego La Raza Lawyers Association Debate from 6:30 to 8pm at the University of San Diego.

The show’s other guest was Richard Brocchini, the Fire Department Chief in Pacific Beach, owner of Third Alarm Coffee, and author of Things You Should Do But Don’t. As a firefighter, Mr. Brocchini has always protected the community, and as a business man he ensures that his fellow guardians of the community find the same protection. A portion of every sale that Third Alarm Coffee makes goes directly to Firefighter Cancer Support Network (FCSN).

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May 17, 2014

June 3, 2014

Your host Richard Muscio, an accomplished distance runner, will be running alongside other personalities in Balboa Park on June 5th to celebrate the achievement of Jim Ryun, who was the first high school runner to break the 4-minute mile mark. Ryun is involved in Bring Back the Mile, an organization that promotes the mile as a historic distance that is a deep part of US history and culture.

Bring Back the Mile sponsors events across the US that feature accomplished runners. Ryun was named “best high school athlete ever” over LeBron James and Tiger Woods by ESPN.com. Ryun has run the most sub-4 minute Miles for a high schooler, five, including the first sub-4 in a high school-only race. Ryun’s first sub-4 race was on a clay track in Compton, California as a Junior at Witchita East High School in 1964. The following year, as a senior, he ran a 3:55.3 mile at Balboa Park in San Diego. Ryun went on to be a reach the semifinals at the 1964 Olympic games, and later was elected to represent Kansas in the US Senate.

The weeklong celebration of this historic mile record will kick off on Friday, May 30 with the 17th annual Suja Rock ‘n’ Roll San Diego Marathon & ½ Marathon Expo at the Convention Center in downtown San Diego, where Jim will be presenting training tips and interacting with runners. Come down and support the runners, or the be considered for entry, check this website for qualification requirements.