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Take charge of your assets by learning Estate Planning 101 with Doron Tisser. This show covers Trusts, Probate, Estate Taxes, Beneficiaries, Retirement Planning and more. Tisser Law Group is one of the most well-respected estate planning law firms in Southern California. For more information see www.tisserlaw.com.

Pardon the cliché, but we all make mistakes in business. The question is, how do we learn from these mistakes and turn a negative into a positive? Management Consultant, Beatrice Felix is the business coach who can help you benefit from these lessons. Pivotal Mindset helps professionals (and their associates) hone the leadership, management and communication style that insures stability, profitability and reputation of their business.

Regenerate Films Partners with Not One More to Educate, Intervene & Prevent. Susan Klimusko created Not One More, www.notonemore.net to educate families about the hazards of heroin and other drug abuse. Heroin use and abuse is excessive these days. Not One More guides parents and children to a path free of devastation, incarceration and death and lifts those struggling with addiction to a place of recovery and peace. Susan hopes that this Simi-Valley based organization can become a role model for others in the USA by working with city leaders, traditional media and social networking platforms. VoiceAmerica Talk is one stop on this relevant journey to get the message out and save young lives. Learn more about Heroin Sucks by listening to this show.

Bryan Cain-Jackson, the assistant editor for Technorati talks about the tricks of his trade. This is a show that publicists should not miss! After writing over 160 articles for Technorati, this dude knows how to connect to readers. From business stories to feature articles with public figures—this is a writer you should know. http://technorati.com/people/makingsense/#ixzz1wxGZ9HNe

Are you tired of not understanding basic digital marketing? Do you want to comprehend how to generate leads through internet marketing? Tune in to this podcast with Jeremy Durant, principal at BOP Design, www.bopdesign.com and get some answers. This discussion will touch upon Email Marketing, Blogging, SEO and Internet Advertising.

Don’t miss this show featuring Mary Anne Been, the power chick responsible for transforming a little travel site into a magnificent lifestyle entertainment destination both online and on location. Jetset Extra inspires audiences to explore, travel and experience new adventures sharing insight on art, culture, culinary delectable and more. www.jetsetextra.com

The Lawyer’s Guide to Professional Coaching, a new book published by the American Bar Association, teaches lawyers how to find, select and work productively with the right coach for their needs—and transform their law practice in the process! Lawyers and other professionals will learn how to get the most out of coaching, decide whether coaching is right for them and their firm, and use coaching skills to manage, mentor, and collaborate with clients and colleagues. Author Andrew Elowitt is the founder and managing director of New Actions, a professional coaching and consulting firm headquartered in Los Angeles. He works with lawyers and other professionals and executives throughout North America. Andrew is a certified coach with JD and MBA degrees from the University of Southern California.

Employment State Law can change dramatically depending on where you live and work. A California employer faces different regulatory challenges than a New York employer….and so on! Attorney, Laura S. Winthrow of Nordman, Cormany, Hair & Compton LLP will discuss these challenges along with sharing good news for the California State employer.

Author John Meyer talks about his novel, Operation Ruby Slipper, starring Judy Garland as the heroine of a WWII adventure. She’s commissioned by the OSS to bring back an identifying photo of a Nazi physicist who’s work could undermine the invasion of Normandy. The author knew Judy in her last year—lending authenticity to this publication. Speaking of old school glamour, celebrity stylist, Kimberly Ex-Hill of Kiki Makeup & Style chimes in about film fashion and history. Finally, Skye Kelly, founder of The Awareness Film Festival talks about the 2012 line-up.

Chances are -- unless, perhaps, you're Paris Hilton -- you've had to interview for a job at some point in your life. Employment interviews are a fact of life, as sure as bad weather and often as welcome. That's especially the case for individuals who have pursued professional careers as lawyers, licensed brokers, accountants, nurses, writers or other roles requiring special training. For them, the job interview is an unavoidable rite of passage, as essential to survival as food and water. So when the professional goes in for a job interview, the stakes are high. And things aren't getting any easier. Professionals today are facing off against more competitors for a shrinking number of jobs. They've got to scramble in a Google-paced world where the rules can change as fast as a text message. They desperately need an edge. But they're also busy. They don't have time for a tome on the fine art of interviewing. They don't have the patience for Dr. Seuss-style books best suited to college students seeking their first job. They need a survival guide. This book is for them.

Southern California Professional Magazine is California’s first Dual Internet Platform™ (DIP™)* online business publication. Written exclusively by leading business professionals, Southern California Professional focuses on business, financial and legal matters affecting businesses, business owners, and their clientele. Contributors include attorneys / lawyers, accountants, business consultants and advisors, and business owners. Southern California Professional features articles on business, finance and legal issues written in a reader-friendly way. Designed to provide individuals, families, businesses and business owners with information and strategies this publication will guide them through many of today’s challenging business, financial and legal issues. Brian will discuss his FEMA strategies which should not be confused with the Federal Emergency Management Agency!

Former criminal trial prosecutor David S. Kestenbaum joins Stars of PR to speak about how frightening it is to be arrested or charged with a crime. The news media covers the celebrities who get into trouble, but criminal defense attorneys, Kestenbaum Eisner & Gorin LLP are available to aggressively defend your rights in Southern California if something should happen to you. Listeners will enjoy the analysis of high profile criminal cases.

A popular topic these days on Stars of PR is Emergency Response and Crisis Management. This is probably because we are living through challenging times. When it comes to Emergency Public Relations, its probably best to consult with a veteran like Doug Poretz rather than a newbie. Don’t miss this episode if you want to hear the best war stories from two communication gurus. For more about Doug go to www.DougPoretz.com.

Okay, Don Lipton won’t only be talking Turkey but we couldn’t resist the play on words. Truth is he is a cool guy and we will be discussing communication issues faced by the newly formed US Farmers and Ranchers alliance. Mr. Lipton is no stranger to crisis management and oversees it all for the brand. We will cover everything from agricultural challenges to our food system to pink slime. We will also discuss the powerful role that farming plays in the U.S. economy.

Susan Weinstein joins Stars of PR to discuss the stunning new serial The Anarchist’s Girlfriend. The ideas are as fresh as Occupy Wall Street, but the book was originally written in the 1970s—dealing with art, politics, mystics and megalomaniacs. It is delightfully retro and powerfully prescient at the same time. In “The Anarchist’s Girlfriend”, Dostoyevsky’s divine “Idiot” is reimagined as a Brooklyn Go-Go Girl, who’s psychic and makes clothes of the future. She lives with the Anarchist, who silkscreens posters for his organization, Food for Vendettas, and Sandy, a video-veritie artist/nihilist. The story is told through the compassionate yet worldly eyes of Wayne, a deaf mute journalist for the cultish “News World.”

For 20 years, her innovative ideas, value-added marketing strategies and inspirational style have shown thousands of corporate executives and entrepreneurs how to build thriving businesses. Caterina Rando is a sought after keynote speaker and author of the best-selling book Learn to Power Think from Chronicle Books. As the founder of THRIVE publishing, she has made several media appearances, including NBC News, Moscow television and Romanian radio. Caterina is a member of the National Speakers Association, Evolutionary Business Council, Direct Selling Women’s Alliance and emeritus member of the Board of Directors of the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce.

Devon Blaine, President and CEO of The Blaine Group, will be interviewed at 7 A.M. PST on Thursday, February 23 by VoiceAmerica’s “Stars of PR” talk show personality, Cindy Rakowitz. Crisis planning and crisis management as it relates to reputational risk management and crisis public relations will be their topic. This should prove to be an informative hour as both Cindy and Devon are experts in this arena. Cindy co-authored the definitive book on the subject with Alan B. Bernstein, Emergency Public Relations-Crisis Management in a 3.0 World. It will be released March 2012. The Blaine Group has been brought in on many crisis assignments; the most high-profile one involved the pet food crisis. As a result, The Blaine Group advocates planning in advance and has worked with a risk manager to develop a Reputational Risk Management Solution Product.

Her eBook is called A Brief Guide to Internet Publicity, and teaches you how to find influential people on the web and pitch to them without pissing them off or landing in their trash bins. In it, you'll learn an easy, nearly foolproof method for getting write-ups from bloggers and back links to your website. You can learn more about Kristen Havens, her eBook, and upcoming products to help you navigate the digital landscape at her website, www.563media.com.

When Barbara Hannah Grufferman turned fifty, she wanted to know how to be--and stay--healthy, fit, and stylish in the years ahead. So she consulted with leading medical, fashion, money, style, hair, makeup and career experts and created the first complete resource for women over 50. Barbara has appeared on the Today Show, Good Morning America, The Early Show, Dr. Oz, and many more tv and radio shows. She has a weekly column on Huffington Post and is currently developing a television program geared to women over fifty. Check out her website -- www.bestofeverythingafter50.com. Special end of show cameo appearance with Joshua Macciello who is bidding for the LA Dodgers (he’s 36 years old).

An acronym for “Communications Professional Resources Online,” commPRO.biz is the destination for the answers marketing communications professionals need to be successful, whether they’re in PR, IR, corporate communications, marketing or advertising. commPRO.biz reaches 67,000+ marcom professionals with its “Daily Headlines” and enjoys over 20,000+ site visitors per month. Its founders include Bruce Merchant, (Chairman & Chief Strategy Officer), Fay Shapiro (Publisher), Todd Fabacher (Chief Information Architect) and Brian Pittman (Content Director). The team brings together a wealth of experience in publishing and services targeted to the business communications sectors—including advertising, investor relations, public relations and marketing. For further information, visit online: www.commpro.biz, Twitter @commprobiz. Facebook www.facebook.com/commPRO.biz.