Business Coach

Guest Charifa Smith co owner of Sage Lounge 228 NE 2nd Street Oklahoma City, OK 73104 405-232-SAGE (7243) www.sageokc.com Charifa shares her experience in growing up in OKC moving away and then returning to start a great up-scale restaurant, cafe, market and Jazz shop. The business in run by a great husband and wife team, they offer healthy food and dedication to the community.

Bis Coach Co-Host Capitol Chamber of Commerce show Eastside Inside. Bob Davis with Public Strategies, the show is focused on retail and business opportunities in NE OKC. Know your demographics.

Guest Lori Broyles and Katherine Faison REI Rural Enterprises Inc. 800 Research Park, Ste 305 Oklahoma City, OK 73104-3603 405-319-8190 http://www.rualenterprises.com LBroyles@ruralenterprises.com kfaison@ruralenterprises.com Lori and Katherine share the requirements and services REI offers to small business in the metro OKC area. SBA requirements to the in house financing REI provides through loans. REI offers many training opportunities in all areas for start-up and existing business.

Guest Dustin Young President of Goes Energywww.goesenergy.com 405-809-3541Goes Energy has grown in the past 4 months due to the relocation of the business into a Certified Business Incubator. Dustin shares with us how he has developed his business with financial and professional help from family and friends. The products are high quality and offer a distributor opportunity to others.

Guest Kenneth L. Fikes Sydney Capital. LLC, Priviate Equity, Project Management, Consulting http://sydney-capital.com 405-887-3125 Kenneth shares the structure of his organizations. How to structure a diverse interest in the community and business with George Fikes LTD Co, Sydney Group and other interests. Kenny works with minority contractors to coach them to meet government requirements for contracting.

Guest FrankWell Property Consulting and Leasing, LLC. Aprile Franks President CEO and Sinita Well VP of Operations 13101 S. Penn Suite 2 Oklahoma City, OK 73170 405-691-1685April and Sinita talk about the property management industry and how they developed a multi-state business. The company is located in the Moore Norman Business Incubator and they speak about the benefits of being in the incubator program.

Guest Ramona Hamilton Assistant Vice President Branch Manager Bank Of The West 5401 NW 23rd St. OKC OK 73127 405-948-0523 Ramona.Hamilton@bankofthewest.com Mrs. Hamilton shares her road to bank VP at Bank of The West. Starting as a part time teller for a temporary job until she found what she really wanted Mrs. Hamilton grew and progressed through the banking business. Celebrating each milestone and providing quality service to her customers she now services small business customers with SBA loans. Bank of the West is a SBA loan and conditional loan banking institution. Contact Mrs. Hamilton to discuss all the services and tools the bank has for small business, checking, saving, CD, and planning for the growth of your business.

Guest Tess Mack Social Media Consultant/Owner Social Media Mack.com, SMM 405-921-8609 tmack4774@aol.comEight short months ago Tess was searching for a job, employment with a stable company not exactly sure what she wanted to do with her career. She returned for California and began to search for what was next. Little did she know what lye ahead? Tess joined Freedom Networking, a small business weekly networking group to find job leads. One of the members asked her to work with them to learn the benefits of Social Media Networking for her business. Eights months later she is working/consulting for small businesses across the metro to grow their business through, twitter, facebook, and linked in. Check out Tess at www.socialmediamack.com.

Guest Patricia Means Owner Kidzone Learning Centers, Inc. kznorth@hotmail.com 4113 NW 10, OKC, OK, 405-947-00015408 S. PennOKC, OK 405-681-6133,15020 Bristol Park Place Edmond, OK 405-751-5439. Mrs. Means is a busy lady. She started her first day care center while working a full-time job. Dedicated to the calling Patricia received at an early age, she knew one day she would own her day care center. As the business grew and she received help from her husband and other day care owners, her business expanded to three locations. Mrs. Means also helps her community by serving on the Board of Education for Metro Technology Centers. Mrs. Means is a great role model for those wanting to start or grow a business in the child care industry.

Guest Tiffany Lenox The Body Wrap Spalon 7101 NW Expressway Suite 310 and new location 6817 N May Avenue www.BodyWrapSaplon.comTiffany shares her path to spa ownership and the process she has used to grow her business in tough economic times. The Body Wrap Spalon is expanding to its second location soon and the growth of expanding staff and managing two locations.

Guest Myron Mayberry Director Effective Transitions Inc. 245-A West Wilshire OKC OK, 73116 405-286-39000 www.etiok.comAs a Director of a non profit organization Myron shares his background and the mission he service at ETI. Working with youth providing family and community mental health needs to a demographic which requires some services 24/7. ETI was started in 2002 to provide outpatient mental health services to families.

Guest Anita Douglas Senior Stakeholder Liaison Internal Revenue Service www.irs.govAnita talks about the IRS standards for small business and the wealth of information available on the website. The IRS partnerships with the community to hold information training sessions on small business requirements. They offer presentations on how to choose a tax preparer and a Business Tax Specialist help line at 800-829-4933.

Guest Andrea Marshall Economic Development Coordinator Community Action Agency (405) 232-0199 ext. 3208 The community Action Agency has a number of programs for the small business entrepreneur from stimulus loans to SBA and other special financing loans and programs. The agency offers business plan writing and consulting services.

Guest Bob Steinerd SCORE Counselor www.okcscore.org bob.steinerd@okcscore.org405-609-8004Bob had an extensive career in the corporate arena starting with IBM. He has also owned a successful small business and now is a counselor for SCORE in OKC. The counselors of Oklahoma City SCORE are experienced business owners and managers who volunteer their experience and knowledge to help small business owners and potential small business owners to achieve success. Client service is the objective of Oklahoma City SCORE and the volunteer counselors are dedicated to providing the best possible service. Face-to-face, by phone, or on-line, the counselors are able and willing to aid in the success of small business here in Oklahoma.

Guest Mina AcQuaye RN, BSN, MPH, CHCE, CEO/Administrator Excell Home Care and Hospice 1200 SW 104th, Suite D, OKC OK 73139 405-631-0521 www.excellhomecare.net Mina started her business after 18 years as in the medical/hospital arena. She talks about starting as a CAN, continuing her education to become an RN and managing the hospice program for one of OKC largest hospitals. Excell has grown to over 100 employees and services customers within a 50 mile radius of Oklahoma City. Learn how she has grown her company.