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Naples Talk Radio

by Mark Matos

The purpose of this program is to bring awareness about the many important people in our community and what they do to make a difference. The episodes are conducted in the form of interviews. Each interviewee is asked questions about themselves, what they do, and how they make a difference. This should be an enjoyable listen if you want to learn more about the Naples Florida community and the people to make a great.

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Episodes

  1. 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 ty...

  2. 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...

  3. 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...

  4. 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...

  5. 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...

  6. 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…

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  7. 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...

  8. 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.

  9. 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.

  10. 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...

  11. Bob McDonald, WWII Bugle Player

    In celebration of the Fourth of July, we are going to honor someone who embodies the spirit of freedom. Today’s guest is a bugle player and a veteran of World War II. Bob was introduced to me by Karl Fry from a Wonderful Life productions who is also joining us today. First Bob will play […]

  12. Joe Turner and Paul Bova discuss Florida Southwestern State College

    Mark Matos discusses Florida Southwestern State College (FSW) with Joe Turner and Paul Bova. Joe Turner is the coordinator of Alumni relations and Paul Bova is the senior director of development for FSW. Florida Southwestern State college has over 40,000 alumni and currently serves 22,000 students.

  13. Shane Michael, the Diamond Guy

    Mark Matos interviews Shane Michael about diamonds and gemstones. Shane is a fifteen year veteran of the jewelry trade and has attained the highly coveted Graduate Gemologist certification from the Gemological Institute of America (GIA). Share offers his services as a Certified Jewelry Estate...

  14. Megan Sorbara, an animal activist and President of the Naples Cat Alliance

    Nobody has done more for the cats in our community than Megan Sorbara. Megan discusses the Naples Cat Alliance (naplescatalliance.org) The Naples Cat Alliance is a Trap, Neuter, Return, & Rescue Organization with a No-Kill, Free roaming cat shelter. Megan discusses her organizations mission and...

  15. Jim Scartz, Passionate about Learn2Earn

    Jim Scartz is a local community leader who is dedicated to getting underserved kids through school to get a paycheck. Jim Scartz discusses the Rotary Club of Naples Learn2Earn Scholarship Program. The Learn2Earn program’s mission is to guide and provide resources to Collier County residents with...

  16. Carolyn Burk, a local community leader at the Rotary Club of Naples

    Carolyn Burk is a retired nurse who volunteers at the Rotary club of Naples. This is an interview of her background, her career, and the reasons she belongs to the Rotary club. If you are interested in your community and want to learn more about the people who make a great, you’ll enjoy listening...

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

The purpose of this program is to bring awareness about the many important people in our community and what they do to make a difference. The episodes are conducted in the form of interviews. Each interviewee is asked questions about themselves, what they do, and how they make a difference. This should be an enjoyable listen if you want to learn more about the Naples Florida community and the people to make a great.

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Mark Matos

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How many episodes does Naples Talk Radio have?

Naples Talk Radio currently has 16 episodes available on PodParley. New episodes are automatically indexed when they're published to the podcast feed.

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The purpose of this program is to bring awareness about the many important people in our community and what they do to make a difference. The episodes are conducted in the form of interviews. Each interviewee is asked questions about themselves, what they do, and how they make a difference. This...

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Naples Talk Radio has 16 episodes. Check the episode list to see recent publication dates and frequency.

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Naples Talk Radio is created and hosted by Mark Matos.
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