Jared Nichols, futurist, consultant, speaker, and coach joins me on Get the FUNK Out!

I had a great time chatting with Jared on today's show!

If you missed any part of the show, listen here.

About Jared:
Jared Nichols is a futurist, consultant, speaker, and coach who has spent over 13 years helping companies identify and create their long-term successful future. Jared regularly advises organizations, businesses, and individuals in various realms of systems implementation, risk management, and long-term development strategy.

Jared has published over 20 articles and is the author of Leading the 21st Century: The CEO’s Guide to Thriving in a Volatile and Uncertain Environment, and Four Futures for the 21st Century Non-Profit. Jared is 1 of 12 thought leaders from the U.S, Canada and England selected as advisors for the holistic crowdsourcing curriculum project launched by Graceland University and the Center for Communities of the Future.

Jared also holds a Master's Degree in Strategic Foresight and is regularly quoted in the media on a wide variety of issues which, have recently included the future of entrepreneurship, the changing face of the news industry, capitalizing in uncertain times, the information economy, and the future of the workforce and education.

Jared is also a musician, competitive cyclist, and trail runner living in Boone, NC with his wife and 2 year-old son.

Sal Masekela featured on Get the FUNK Out Monday at 9am pst!

Joining me at 9:00am Monday on KUCI 88.9fm...Sal Masekela!

If you missed the show, you can listen here.

Sal Masekela is a commentator, journalist and producer best known and beloved for his work hosting ESPN’s Summer and Winter X Games, his cultural reporting in South Africa during the 2010 Soccer World Cup and hosting E! Network’s the Daily 10. A native of New York, Sal honed his love of showmanship from an early age while touring the world with his father, South African jazz icon Hugh Masekela. That experience coupled with his teenaged exposure to Southern California’s counter culture produced an avid surfer, snowboarder and skateboarder, giving Sal his unique voice and perspective that has cemented him as a fixture in sports and lifestyle news circles.

Currently, Sal continues to work with ESPN on their X Games programming while simultaneously helping NBC Sports Network and its action sports brand Alli, launch a new one-of-a-kind series in partnership with Red Bull Media House, “Red Bull Signature Series.” With the first episode airing January 21st, Sal will host 35 hours of one-of-a-kind programming of the most progressive and innovative snowboarding, mountain biking, freestyle motorcross, ice cross downhill, skiing and BMX events several times a month through the end of 2012.

Continuing to grow as sports & entertainment’s most sought after and engaging talent, Sal continues to raise his profile in the film and television world with projects such as lending his voice in Sony Pictures Feature Animation’s Oscar nominated Surf’s Up in 2007, a role in the upcoming comedy “The Misadventures of Ben Banks”, and recently producing two documentary short films through his UX Entertainment production group. The documentary short “Alekesam” was recently accepted into the 2012 Tribeca Film Festival and will premiere on April 19th in New York. “Alekesam” chronicles the highs and lows in the life of Sal’s father, Hugh Masekela, an Apartheid activist and renowned musician who was exiled from his homeland in South Africa for 30 years. It also highlights Sal’s own journey in embracing his roots through music and reconnecting with his father.

Sal grew up surfing, snowboarding and skateboarding, but officially began his career in sports answering phones at Transworld Media; the bible of action sports culture, and it was there that he soon found his voice and his niche. At Transworld, Sal not only rose to become the Assistant Producer of Transworld’s Snowboarding Video Magazine series, but also the MC for Board Aid – a music and action sports based AIDS education youth program. Sal then went on to become the marketing director of Planet Earth, a clothing and skateboard company, and in 1998 helped launch the lifestyle apparel brand “Alphanumeric”. Alphanumeric quickly became the industry’s leading street and sports apparel line and had a significance affect in shaping what the action sports apparel business is today.

It wasn’t long before FOX Sports executives discovered Sal’s unique ability to draw a crowd, and in 1997 asked him to co-host the FOX Sports half-hour action lifestyle show “Board Wild”. MTV soon took note of Sal’s potential to connect sports, music and the youth culture together, and he quickly became MTV’s action sports “go-to” guy. From 1998-2002, he co-hosted the ever-popular MTV Sports and Music Festival as well as MTV’s Board Blast. It was Sal’s debut in the 1998 snowboarding documentary Snow Taxi that then attracted the attention of ESPN. Sal was initially hired as a snowboarding sideline reporter for the 1999 ESPN Winter X Games, and quickly became known for his ability to make action sports accessible to a broader audience. He would go on to host both the Winter and Summer X Games, and has also appeared as a host for such ESPN lifestyle programs as “The Life”, “X Today”, “X In Concert” and “Tony Hawk’s Gigantic Skatepark Tour” as well as being one of the NBA’s Western Conference sideline reporters on ESPN and ABC.

With talent not limited to sports Sal has hosted such entertainment shows as E!’s Live Countdown to the Golden Globes and Academy Awards and during his work on E!’s Daily 10 was well known for his wink and a smile humor as well as chatting up the likes of Julia Roberts with ease.

Through an understanding of alternative cultures and lifestyles, Sal is able to capitalize on his experiences and truly bring a unique and authentic perspective to the projects he is involved with. It is his widespread popularity with young audiences, as well as the immense respect from the athletes in action sports that will allow Sal to continue breaking new ground within this culture and demographic for years to come. Currently, In addition to his hosting, producing, acting, writing and voice over work, Sal lends his name and time to the charity he co-founded, Stoked Mentoring, a non-profit action sports organization for “at risk” youth with the mission of “Developing successful teens with opportunity, knowledge, experience, and determination through the use of action sports, mentoring and coaching” (www.stokedmentoring.org).

Sal currently resides in Los Angeles, CA.
www.salmasekela.com
www.alekesam.net

Marcy Massura - Director, Digital Engagement shares great advice for getting and staying out of a FUNK!

First up on my Get the FUNK Out show at 9am pst, special guest Marcy Massura right here on KUCI 88.9fm and streaming on www.kuci.org.

If you missed Marcy, you can listen to the entire interview here.

ABOUT MARCY -- In addition to developing social strategies for numerous high-profile clients, she is an accomplished public speaker presenting keynotes on community management, influencer relations, and various brand strategies at numerous conferences across the US including BlogHer, WOMMA, BlogWorld, MIMASummit, Social Media Strategies Summit and many more. She has been digitally active for over 6 years, after a successful career in process crisis consulting for the apparel manufacturing industry. As a Director, Digital Engagement- Marcy was a 2012 finalist for PR News Social Media Professional of the year and she provides strategic input for Lunchables, National Pork Board, Motorola, The Campbell’s Soup Company, Suave, Fisher Price, Nabisco, Verizon and many more across the Weber Shandwick national network. Marcy is also a wife and mother to two boys, and a 4th generation native to Orange County.

www.marcymassura.com

Ruth Harrell, Development Director of Vitallink.org at 9am and then Fernando Navarro from The Almighty Grind!

Ruth Harrell joined me today at 9am from Vital Link; this great organization coordinated a fantastic educational event at UCI recently with Kid 2.0.

They have an up-coming event: STEM 7 the Arts Career Showcase on april12-14 at the OC Fair. It is a bigger version of Kid 2.0 and it is geared towards middle school, high school and community college students.

 

Ruth Q. Harrell

Development Director

Vital Link

Bringing your career to life...Explore, Discover, Connect. tm

http://www.vitallinkoc.org

As seen on PBS SoCal http://video.pbssocal.org/video/2252907537

Featured in the OC Register: http://jobsearch.ocregister.com/2012/08/27/vital-link-exposes-students-to-range-of-career-possibilities/1528/



Then, Fernando Navarro from The Almighty Grind called in! You can check them out on facebook and vote for them to win a spot at the Warped Tour!
Vote for them to win a chance to play the Vans Warped Tour @ the Pomona Fairplex on June 21st..http://www.battleofthebands.com/u/thealmightygrind
LIKE them on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/almightygrind?ref=ts&fref=ts

Find out how to be a guest on the Get the FUNK Out show, by sending inquiries to janeane@kuci.org.

Peace out, J

Drummer, wife and mother of six -- the incredibly driven and inspirational Laura Spern joins me Monday!

"I started playing the drums in July 2008 and....when I grow up I want 

to be a great drummer!"
- Laura Spern, who started playing drums at age 47.

If you missed Laura on today's show, you can listen to the entire interview here.

ABOUT LAURA SPERN
After playing the video game 'Rockband' for several months I decided to rock-for-real! In July 2008, at the age of 47, I got my first drum kit. A Ludwig CS Accent Custom 5-piece in wine color. To that I added Zildjian K Custom Dark ride and crash cymbals and a DW 9000 bass pedal.

I got down to business right away with weekly drum lessons and daily practice. Six short months later I did what I never thought I could ever do, I joined a band. It was a local mom-band 'The Mydols'. Founder Judy Davids offered me unconditional support and encouragement.

The two years I played with The Mydols were filled with many local gigs. It took me over 20 gigs to get most of the pre-show butterflies to settle down! In addition to all the local gigs I also had a couple of unique opportunities with the band. In September, 2009 we filmed for 5 days with Gene Simmons and appeared on his reality TV show, 'Gene Simmons Family Jewels'. (Season 5- Detroit Rock Mommies) Then a year later, in September 2010 we opened for The B-52's at Motor City Casino Hotel Soundboard. Both were unbelievable experiences for me!

I've recently been offered a drum endorsement from 'Final Cry Custom Drums' a Christian custom drum company down in Texas. I look forward to receiving my new drum kit soon!

Currently I'm in a cover band with some great friends of mine. I continue to practice 1 1/2 to 2 hours a day, 4 days a week, uploading drum cover videos as I can. There is so much to learn and so little time.

Special guest Nancy Nygren CEO, Girl Scouts of Orange County joins me on Monday!

If you missed this week's show featuring Nancy Nygren, you can listen to the entire interview here.

About Nancy Nygren CEO, Girl Scouts of Orange County 

As CEO of the Girl Scouts of Orange County, Nancy is focused on ensuring life-changing experiences for girls across Orange County and advancing the community’s understanding and appreciation of the value, importance and relevancy of Girl Scouting. Serving as CEO since 2005, Nancy champions leadership opportunities for over 23,000 Girl Scouts and training for more than 10,000 active volunteers across every zip code and neighborhood in Orange County. 

She has achieved extraordinary growth and increased revenue during her tenure, pairing an entrepreneurial spirit with a culture of discipline to build a constructive and collaborative culture where staff members are aligned around a clearly defined vision: to create the best leadership development experiences for all girls in Orange County.

Nygren has effectively implemented strategies at Girl Scouts that address a changing market, including cultural, systems, and process analyses. Her forward-thinking philosophies have shaped an enhanced business model that optimizes both the quality and quantity of leadership opportunities the Council’s Girl Scouts receive. Nygren was recently honored as one of the Orange County Business Journal’s top Women in Business. 

Nygren came to the Girl Scouts of Orange County with a vision that non-profits must embrace and integrate corporate best practices to thrive. Nancy’s career began in the aerospace industry where she was responsible for business development, project planning and operations, including the development of a winning proposal that yielded tens of millions of dollars of contracts. Prior to joining Girl Scouts, Nancy effectively led the design, construction and financing of OCEAN JOURNEY, a $93 million aquarium facility in Denver, Colorado and developed a regional center for science, art and culture as CEO of the Naval Training Center Foundation.

Tracy Newman and Beth Fitchet Wood joined on the Get the FUNK Out Show!

Today on the Get the FUNK Out Show, two very talented ladies joined me! First up, TV writer and producer, and accomplished singer/songwriter Tracy Newman and then at 9:30am, another very talented, creative lady...singer, guitarist, composer and producer Beth Fitchet Wood joined us to talk about their up-coming gig and more! If you missed the show, you can hear it here.

ABOUT TRACY NEWMAN
Tracy Newman is a TV writer and producer. She started as a staff writer on Cheers. In 1997, she won an Emmy and a Peabody Award for co-writing the groundbreaking “coming out” episode of Ellen. In 2001 she co-created the ABC comedy, According to Jim. Tracy has been playing guitar and writing songs since she was 14. Her band is called Tracy Newman and the Reinforcements. Her first CD was “A Place in the Sun,” (2007.) Her new CD is “I Just See You,” (2012.) For more details: www.tracynewman.com.

ABOUT BETH FITCHET WOOD
Beth Fitchet Wood is a folksinger from Phoenix with Long Island, New York roots, who cut her teeth on the Sons of the Pioneers and Rodgers and Hammerstein, with Harry Belafonte and Georgia Gibbs thrown in. Beth sang and played guitar in Honk, a rock 'n roll band that ranged from Mahalia Jackson to Cream to Freddy Hubbard, who landed several major record deals in the early 70's and toured with Chicago, Loggins and Messina and The Beach Boys. In the 80's she began writing, and all her influences melded with her own voice into an indescribable yet familiar expression. 

Her songs are very personal and intimate, and though the folk idiom is strong, her harmonic structures betray her jazz roots. She has made 5 CD's on her own, has appeared as band member on 5 others, and has sung on countless other projects of every description, in most languages. "Shared stages" with a phonebook of the most influential musicians from the '60's through the present. 

She won first place songwriter at the Tucson Folk Music Festival in 2009, and in her home town, Laguna Beach, has hosted (for 7 years!) one of the best Songwriter's Showcases anywhere. It's gotten such a reputation throughout the United States that touring songwriters stop by from all over the country, providing a different musical adventure every single Tuesday. The atmosphere gives musicians a rare opportunity to stretch artistically to a very appreciative audience. She also played a main stage set at the Far West Folk Alliance conference in 2009. Played main stage sets at folk festivals and conferences throughout the west, and in 2011 was one of three nominees for Artist of the Year by the Laguna Beach Alliance of the Arts.