Guests in studio this week:

Eileen Vierra is the Founder and Chief Creation Officer of her company, Memory Books by Eileen, located in South Bellevue. She is a professional memory bookmaker who also sells supplies and hosts events for people who want to create their own memory books. She has been preserving her own memories for over 40 years and has been in the industry continuously for 18 years. Eileen has worked in many fields since graduating from Santa Clara University with 2 degrees and a credential, from banking to teaching.  She and her husband Tony have been married for 30 years and have a 19-year-old son, Ben. She has lived in Bellevue, WA for 16 years. She likes playing board & card games, & attending MLB baseball games. Her key to success is Passion, Persistence, and Perseverance. In today’s The Money Hour segment, Eileen talks about the importance of memory books.  Listen to Eileen’s segment.

Tracey Warren believes the community is the key to success in life and business. As a community creator and connector, Nurture Your Network was exactly the right business for her to open! Every day, she gets to connect with and support women in business – hands-on! And, it’s so much more than that!  She is a rabid supporter and a loving truthteller. She’s excited to cheer you on when you are successful and encourage you when you need a gentle nudge.  Most days, you will likely find her quoting some random movie line or breaking into song based on our conversation – or laughing out loud at something she found funny!  Ultimately, she believes we are better together, and coworking is just one part of that!  In today’s The Money Hour segment, Tracey talks about how Facebook doesn’t have to be pay to play.  Listen to Tracey’s segment.

Jana Riggan is the owner of Newcastle Life magazine, a neighborhood publication that helps connects the community by featuring stories on the kids, families, pets, homes, and more. In the greater Seattle area, there are 17 publications reaching some of the more affluent communities in the area. Prior to owning Newcastle Life, Jana helped private schools with their marketing and fundraising. One of her schools was an advertiser in her magazine, and she loved being able to be part of her ideal community in a very unique way. Jana lives in the greater Seattle area with her 10-year old son, husband, and a couple of pets. In today’s The Money Hour segment, Jana talks about building relationships to market your business. Listen to Jana’s segment.

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Stacy Heller of Stacy Connects does exactly what her business name states. Stacy connects people with themselves and their business and shows how ultimately both connect back to their brand. Stacy sees connections where most people don’t – the most common connection being their potential. She is creative, quick, and direct and acts as a mirror for her clients. In today’s The Money Hour segment, Stacy talks about branding. Listen to Stacy’s segment.

Lei Wang, was the first Asian woman to complete the Explorer’s Grand Slam, a journey to the summits of the highest mountains on each of the 7 continents and to the north and south pole, As she endured outstanding hardships and overcame life-threatening obstacles, she explored what motivated her to risk her life and achieve this difficult and perilous feat. She asked herself what motivated and empowered to succeed and made an astonishing discovery. She realized that excitement is the force that motivates and empowers every one of us to take action and even do what seems impossible at the risk of our lives. She saw that excitement is what transformed her from a typical city girl from Beijing to a record-setting. She saw that excitement is the force that can propel all of us to go from ordinary to extraordinary. In today’s The Money Hour segment, Lei discusses the importance of having a coach.  Listen to Lei’s segment.

Dr. Alina Soto is the founder and CEO of Terra Dusa, PLLC. A Holistic Mental Healthcare Provider with a unique and individualized approach towards helping clients heal trauma. They received their Doctorate of Naturopathic Medicine concurrently with a Master’s of Clinical Counseling Psychology from Bastyr University–and survived. Dr. Soto combines psychoeducation, cognitive behavioral therapy, naturopathic medicine, and physical medicine as therapy to address the multiple spheres that affect mental health. The goal is to facilitate a client’s discovery of their own path and inner language. Specialties include trauma, PTSD & C-PTSD, personality disorders, and grief.  In today’s The Money Hour segment, Alina talks about trauma and mental health.  Listen to Alina’s segment.

Guests in studio this week:

In taking every measure to help her clients successfully accomplish their lifestyle goals, Susan Ward exhibits genuine care, dedication, and professionalism. As a lifestyle specialist in the Greater Eastside real estate market, she constantly provides her clients with outstanding guidance and expertise. Specializing in the Marketing and Sales of Residential, Distinctive Luxury, and Investment Properties, you may trust in Susan’s expertise and accurate assessment. In helping a client to find their dream home, sell their special residence, or make a strategic investment, Susan is dedicated to providing her client s with a truly impressive real estate experience. In today’s The Money Hour segment, Susan talks about renting vs. buying. Listen to Susan’s segment.

With over 20 years of experience in Senior Living & Health Care, Tibi is the one person you need to know when looking for Assisted Living, Dementia/Alzheimer’s Care, Adult Family Homes, and everything else related to senior care. He is described by others in the industry as Experienced, Trustworthy, Personal, and Professional. Tibi’s experience will help you and your family navigate and understand the complexity of the senior care industry in our community. He will just make it easy! In today’s The Money Hour segment, Tibi discusses care options for seniors.  Listen to Tibi’s segment.

Guests in studio this week:

Jerry is a Professional Sales and Leadership Coach with Southwestern Consulting. He has seen success in business and management through a variety of industries including technology, education, business-to-business, and direct sales. He holds an MBA from Keller Graduate School. Jerry spent more than 20 years as a recruiter, sales leader, and manager in the Midwest and Pacific Northwest achieving President’s Club as both a producer and manager. As a believer in servant leadership and encouraging others to achieve their goals, Jerry believes it’s important to take your work and the work of others seriously while not forgetting to laugh at yourself along the way. Jerry, his wife Julie, and their 2 dogs live in their log home on 6 acres in Cle Elum, Washington. In today’s The Money Hour segment, Jerry talks about how hiring a coach can help you grow your sales by 25%!  Listen to Jerry’s segment.

PJ started personal training in 1987 and grew his business successfully for the following 11 years, training clients out of their homes and local area gyms. With these clients’ help as test subjects, PJ invented his “multi-protocol” concept and refined it through 1998 when he formally introduced it to the X Gym. He now runs his X Gym in Kirkland, with 5 other trainers, as well as live online training with clients all over the world. PJ is a health and fitness researcher, exercise physiologist, biohacker, author, private pilot, world record stair climber, and inventor. His most recent invention, called the Uplifter, is the main topic of today. It’s a complete home gym that takes up zero space in your home. The best part is, he will share how you can build one yourself for under $40. In today’s The Money Hour segment, Pj explains how to make your own ultimate home gym for $40, requiring no space!  Listen to PJ’s segment.

Priya, alongside with her husband of 13 years, owns 3 The UPS Stores and has been in business for 11 years. In her previous lines of work, she was in the hospitality industry working as a Director of Operations and Sales for a major chain of hotels. In today’s The Money Hour segment, Priya discusses The UPS Stores and how they serve the community.  Listen to Priya’s segment.

Guests in studio this week:

Mindy Garner has been selling real estate since 1991 and has been with Coldwell Banker Bain for decades. She and her late husband Michael founded ElderMove Alliance in 2002, and she has specialized in working with seniors since then. Together they have helped hundreds of seniors work out their next housing options, and reach their goals. Working with her team of senior service professionals, Mindy can overcome any challenge to get a senior from where she is today to where she wants to be. Helping seniors keep your independence has always been their purpose. During COVID, Mindy and her team are doing free Zoom seminars to help seniors through this difficult year. In today’s The Money Hour segment, Mindy talks about housing services for seniors.  Listen to Mindy’s segment.

Taryn Laakso provides individualized 1-on-1 coaching, group coaching programs, and resources designed to ignite creativity, stoke the flames of inspiration, and guide clients in developing their own inner wisdom. After years of working as an HR professional, she brings a consultative approach to her coaching and is passionate about working with entrepreneurial leaders who are transitioning out of their corporate careers and toward their passion work. She is differentiated by her focus on mindset and weaves together a variety of coaching tools in her approach to transforming the lives of her clients. Taryn views herself as a “sherpa” whose role it is to guide her clients through their journey from a life of practicality and fear to a life of passion and purpose along with profit. In today’s The Money Hour segment, Taryn discusses inner critic thoughts that hijack your happiness.  Listen to Taryn’s segment.

LSI Credit Solutions remains the only credit restoration agency in the nation that offers a Lifetime Credit Protection Plan for both individuals and businesses in maintaining positive credit reporting with all three bureaus. This means that after undergoing a credit restoration, if there’s an issue on your credit report at any time, even 10+ years from now, LSI is there to monitor, alert, and address it for you if need be. The company’s unique approach to the credit repair industry is directly in line with Founder Serge Bagdasarov’s philanthropic philosophy to helping others. After beating a deadly brain tumor, Serge says he has personally been where so many individuals in America currently find themselves post 2008’s financial crash: dealing with a ton of medical collections with lower than ideal credit scores even after rebounding in both his health and a solid income. Then there were the typical life changes and milestones. After many years in the industry combined with mentorship from a few senior executives inside the credit bureaus and research to learn the complicated world of credit, Serge launched LSI Credit Solutions to begin helping people improve their credit in a more hands-on progressive way. In today’s The Money Hour segment, Serge talks about credit secrets.  Listen to Serge’s segment.

Guests in studio this week:

Bruce Hudson is a Master Photographer, Educator, Author, and has led a colorful life. As a professional trumpet player and music educator, he had the opportunity to play with such greats as Bob Hope & Kenny G. As a 38-year veteran image creator he’s photographed Presidents, Governors as well as prominent celebrities, sporting legends and their families all over the world.  Bruce holds a Master Craftsman degree from the Professional Photographers of America. Today, he and his son Josh teach together much as Bruce did with his late wife Sue who passed away in 1996. Bruce loves to travel and spend time with family which now includes 5 grandkids!  “Life is all about Relationships” In fact, Bruce wrote a book on the subject called The Relationographer 2.0!
In today’s The Money Hour segment, Bruce talks about the importance of your first impression.  Listen to Bruce’s segment.

Dipti Sharma is the founder of IY Technology, a web, and app development team. Born in India, she is the first woman in her community to receive a degree in computer science and inspire other girls from her town to do the same and follow their passions. Her company specializes in building clean websites that are search engine optimized; with an emphasis on geo-location and organically ranking across the first page of Google. She started IY Technology after she realized the lack of technical, computing, and designing skills among entrepreneurs and small businesses. She saw a need to serve those who were experiencing technology barriers by focusing on helping entrepreneurs and small businesses overcome their fear and frustration with technology.
In today’s The Money Hour segment, Dipti talks about how to make your website valuable.  Listen to Dipti’s segment.

Guests in studio this week:

Cory Brewer is the General Manager at Windermere Property Management / Lori Gill & Associates. They are the local leader for single-family rental housing throughout King & Snohomish Counties. They manage over 1500 rental homes and conduct leasing services for hundreds of additional investor clients each year.  Cory Brewer has been in his role for 9 years overseeing day-to-day operations, and prior to joining Lori Gill & Associates, he was a residential sales broker for 9 years. Cory’s key responsibilities as the General Manager are training, quality control, and legal compliance. In today’s The Money Hour segment, Cory provides an update on the rental housing market for investors.  Listen to Cory’s segment.

Jasmine Svare is a Podcast host, Licensed Mental Health Counselor, and Life Coach who works with clients to create their best and most successful lives. Her work acts as an invitation for people to take their power, break free from subconscious belief systems, and choose their life experience. Many of us live our lives in false stories that create our life experience, and we never realized we have the opportunity to question and change them, so we can create awesome lives. Jasmine was born and raised in the Seattle area. She has owned her private practice, Yellow Arrow Counseling, for five years. Her company name was inspired by her 500-mile trek across Spain on El Camino de Santiago. Jasmine loves to travel and experience this life to the fullest. In today’s The Money Hour segment, Jasmine inspires listeners to let go of mental blocks and live their lives.  Listen to Jasmine’s segment.

Guests in studio this week:

The Founder of Orion Entertainment, David Schwartz, started his DJ company when he was a freshman at the University of Washington. He got his start DJing house parties in the Greek System, and eventually transitioned into playing nightclubs, bars, and private events. 6 years later, David, (Orion) has performed at hundreds of events all across the Pacific Northwest and beyond. Now a premier destination wedding and event DJ his love for music and travel has propelled him from Hawaii to Boston. David loves to blend unexpected genres and decades together. In 2019, he received recognition from Honey Books and the Rising Tide, as one of their 20 on the Rise for 2019 in the Event Professionals Category. In 2020, he was nominated for DJ of the Year and placed 6th overall in the competition. In today’s The Money Hour segment, David talks about adapting entertainment to the world of virtual events.  Listen to David’s segment.

Celeste offers creative medicine and resources through her business to help activate and fortify the lives of those around her. She is a Licensed Acupuncturist / TCM Practitioner and performing artist. In her consultations & treatments, she incorporates traditional and modern acupuncture techniques in combination with medical qi gong, herbalism, and lifestyle management. Through her performance art, she shares the concepts and fruits of her medicine. She facilitates patients in realizing their health, wellness, and fitness goals by attuning them to their optimal flow of mind, body, and spirit. In today’s The Money Hour segment, Celeste discusses creative medicine.  Listen to Celeste’s segment.

Pierre Frevol is a French portrait and headshot photographer, with a background in marketing and being the voice of the customers. He owns Folrev Photography, a small brick and mortar portrait studio on Front Street in Issaquah, WA.  In today’s The Money Hour segment, Pierre talks about the importance of headshot portraits for your business.  Listen to Pierre’s segment.

Guests in studio this week:

Brooke Kennedy is a Master Esthetician and Owner of Suite B Hair & Skin Lounge located in Issaquah, WA. She graduated from the Euro Institute of Skin Care in 2012 and the Washington Laser Institute 2015. She’s also trained in Oncology Esthetics so she has the knowledge, products, and techniques to care for those undergoing cancer treatments. Skincare, for Brooke, feels like a perfect combination of serving others, creating a memorable guest experience, and using the latest scientific advancements. She works hard and believes that life is too short not to love what you do! In today’s The Money Hour segment, Brooke discusses her hair and skincare services.  Listen to Brooke’s segment.

Alan Regala is the Director of Client Happiness and a Creator of Happier Spaces for ShelfGenie of Seattle. Since 2010, Alan’s goal has been to bring more joy to people’s homes, providing top-notch products and impeccable service to the Greater Puget Sound (Olympia to Lynden).  Alan’s passion for creative problem solving led him to a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, and a master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford. Outside of building his business, Alan enjoys spending time with his wife, 2 daughters, mini dachshund, as well as playing competitive tennis, soccer, and snowboarding.  In today’s The Money Hour segment, Alan talks about how you can transform your home without the cost of a remodel.  Listen to Alan’s segment.

Guests in studio this week:

After graduating from the University of Washington with a BA in Accounting, Michael started off his employment as a CPA and spent about 15 years there before he found out how useful Personal Computers were becoming in the late 1980s. After sharing the rest of his professional endeavors between Accounting versus Computers and Networks, he went back to school in 2005 in order to pass Microsoft-sponsored exams and qualify for the title of Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator. He then went into business for himself, where he remains today, and calls himself the “Windows House-Call Computer Guy”. His business is Michael LaGris, Computer and Network Services, and he provides Microsoft Windows computer and network services to individuals in their homes, and to small home-based businesses.  In today’s The Money Hour segment, Michael talks about his on-site computer and network services. Listen to Michael’s segment.

Judi Tsuchida, who grew up in Weiser, Idaho, opened Fena Flowers in 1988 almost a decade before she had initially intended. The mother of a 2-year-old and a 4-year-old wanted to open her own flower shop once her kids were preteens but when the opportunity arose for her to start her own business, she decided to jump on it.  Over the last 32 years, Fena Flowers has been a Kirkland favorite for exemplary arrangements and service. For Tsuchida, working in a flower shop has been a 55- year passion. She grew up working in her aunt’s flower shop and still screams with excitement when boxes of flowers are delivered.  In today’s The Money Hour segment, Judi discusses how the flower industry has changed. Listen to Judi’s segment.

Jeanette Betton of Dynamic Designs Jewelry has been specializing in making jewelry memories to last a lifetime since 1984. Her newest designer Mindi Trevino joins her with 26 years of personal design experience.  As personal jeweler’s for thousands of clients worldwide, the privilege to create one-of-a-kind custom jewelry for their clients or redesign well-loved pieces into beautiful new works of art is their passion.  Highly focused on personalized service, designs to fit your lifestyle and always at a superior value, the Dynamic Designs boutique-style Kirkland showroom and relaxed professional atmosphere provide an experience like no other.  If you are ready to design the jewelry of your dreams, look no further. You have stumbled upon Kirkland’s secret treasure.  In today’s The Money Hour segment, Mindi talks about how custom jewelry can help your business.  Listen to Mindi’s segment.