Naples Talk Radio
Naples Talk Radio
Mark Matos
Taking you behind the scenes with local community leaders
Tami Balavage, Help a Diabetic Child Foundation
Tami Balavage is passionate about helping parents and children when they face mounting pressures as a result of Type 1 Diabetes, a chronic condition in which the pancreas produces little or no insulin. Ongoing treatment is critical because unmanaged type 1 Diabetes could cause eye disease, nerve damage, kidney disease, heart disease or stroke. Unfortunately, blood glucose […]
Aug 1, 2017
29 min
Reverend Van Ellison- Part 2-Using Free Market Principles to Combat Homelessness
Part 2 of the Reverend Vann Ellison Interview. After we finished the initial interview, the conversation was so interesting, I decided to produce a second episode right on the spot. Basically, Vann Ellison is a free market capitalist and he believes in using free market principals for ending the serious issue of poverty and homelessness […]
Jul 10, 2017
19 min
Vann Ellison on St. Matthew’s House, “Our job is to be a family of last resort”
Reverend Vann R. Ellison is the President and CEO of St. Matthew’s House. For three decades, Saint Matthew’s House has provided solutions to fight homelessness, hunger, drug abuse, and poverty. In addition to serving nearly half a million hot meals, St. Matthew’s House residents have achieved nearly 90% employment. Reverend Ellison has appeared on numerous television […]
Jul 10, 2017
25 min
Carrie Kerskie on Identity Theft: “Every two seconds another American becomes a victim”
Carrie Kerskie is the director of Hodges University’s Identity Fraud Institute. She leads the field and research in community engagement for identity fraud. Before launching the Institute,  Carrie was a private investigator. Today is a highly sought after speaker she trains and consults on topics such as identity theft fraud and data breach.  She is a […]
Jul 3, 2017
20 min
Mike Komara: A Leaders Role is to Help Everyone in the Organization See They are a Leader
Mike Komara is the President and Founder of Wisdom Works, LLC. He has spent the last few decades leading businesses in addition to coaching successful business leaders, entrepreneurs, and people who want to life to the fullest. Mike is the author of an inspiring book, Life in the Balance:  7 Strategies for Making Life Work. In […]
Jun 21, 2017
18 min
Annalee Kruger, “When emotions get high, I am a family mediator”
Annalee Kruger was a social worker before working her way up to a director position at a  community-based continuum of care retirement facility.  Annalee witnessed families touring the center who had no idea of what questions to ask or what to look for in a care facility. She saw many families arrive during a health […]
Jun 16, 2017
22 min
Dennis Sanders, “I want to be part of that… a part of Naples growth”
Dennis Sanders is a local community leader who lives in Naples Florida. He is activley involved in Naples Life. He runs a business called Proxy. He is an ambassador for the Naples Chamber of Commerce, a member of The Rotary Club of Naples, a Board Member of the Volunteer’s Board of the American Cancer Society in Naples, […]
Jun 9, 2017
16 min
Karl Fry, Founder of A Wonderful Life Productions
Karl Fry is the president and founder of A Wonderful Life Productions. The Company creates documentary quality videos about people to preserve their legacy for families and communities.
Jun 4, 2017
21 min
Steven Popper, Founder of Meals of Hope
Steve discusses how he is feeding the hungry right here at home. Meals of Hope was founded by Stephen Popper in 2007. Meals of Hope has packaged 28 millions meals in its mission to end hunger in Collier County and beyond. Its truly an amazing story and worth the listen.
Jun 4, 2017
20 min
Marcel Goncalves, Black Belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
Marcel is a highly accomplished master in BJJ. Marcel Goncalves is the head instructor at Fight Sports Naples which is located at Jabz gym in Naples Florida. He is an expert black belt and has competed at the highest level in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu in addition to competing professionally in Mixed Martial Arts.
Jun 4, 2017
28 min
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