Margaret A. Watkins

Accent Reduction & Speech Communication Training

Phone: 714-505-2115

E-mail: MAWatkinsRE@cox.net

MAW is a Speech Pathologist with years of experience in working with children and young adults and extensive experience in aiding non-native adults to improve their American English accent in order to maximize their professional opportunities in the US.  Additionally, Margaret has had an extensive career as a CA retail real estate broker, specializing in shopping center leasing and also working in property management and property development.  Pronunciation Proficiency will be a pairing of speech communication expertise and knowledge of the business world so that her students can enhance their opportunities through real world speech training with appropriate vocabulary.  This combination of skills makes for a powerful package of expertise.

Margaret’s fascination with the speech process goes back to her first public speaking class in the seventh grade, and the interest has never wavered.  She has a great desire to see non-native professionals alter their speech patterns enough to be able to thrive in their American life, with confidence, enthusiasm, and with enough vocabulary to be able to express their deepest feelings and thoughts.

Education includes a BA in Speech Communications and a Master’s degree in Speech Pathology and Audiology.  She competed in speech tournaments as a debate-team member and as an individual events member throughout high school and college. 

Margaret’s teaching with the pronunciation and assimilation needs of non-native adults began in 1995 as local community colleges had recognized years earlier that the growing professional non-native population was a significant part of the college population and classes were required to help the students utilize their past education to function in comparable jobs in the US.  Cultural sensitivity and awareness of the emotional challenges facing non-native professional is a part of her expertise and ability to help a client feel a sense of acceptance and respect which enhances the learning process.

About His Work Ministries

Janet Thompson, Author and Speaker

Bio: Janet has a Bachelor of Science in Food Administration Degree from California Polytechnic University, a Master of Business Administration Degree from California Lutheran University, and a Master of Arts in Christian Leadership Degree from Fuller Theological Seminary. She is also a CLASS (Christian Leaders, Authors and Speakers) graduate.

Janet and her husband Dave have four married children and ten grandchildren. They are enjoying the season of life known as empty nest, or as Janet calls it, Parents Time To Rest. Dave is a Community Leader in the Saddleback Church Couples Ministry and a helpmate partner with Janet in AHW Ministries.They make their home in Lake Forest, California.

Praying for Your Prodigal Daughter
Hope, Help, and Encouragement for Hurting Parents

Many Christian parents throw up their hands or suffer from guilt based parenting...neither of which helps the daughter. Based on her own testimony of praying for over six years for her former prodigal daughter, Kim, Janet gives hope to parents in what may seem like a hopeless situation.

Janet came from a line of prodigal daughters, and she herself had her backsliding days after accepting Christ at the age of eleven and then living life her own way as a divorced single parent for seventeen years. When she rededicated her life to the Lord, married a godly man, and entered seminary, Janet thought for sure her daughter would want to live the Christian life too. But during her wayward years, Janet was not a good role model for her only daughter, Kim, who started on her own prodigal journey at age seventeen.

Dear God, They Say It's Cancer,                                                                       A Companion Guide for Women on the Breast Cander Journey

I wrote the book I longed for when I went through breast cancer at the end of 2002. I needed a place to write down the journey I was on as well as keep track of all the information I was receiving. I had so many questions but I could only read so many technical books and one testimonial book was enough because this was my story. It seemed my life was scattered between anything I could grab at the moment to make notes--realtors note pads, back of receipts, covers of magazines. Only three weeks out of radiation, I went to Mount Hermon Writer's Conference and met the editors for Howard Books. I had a list of the things I would like in a book and the passion to write it. They caught my vision and Dear God, They Say It's Cancer is the result. Writing this book was painful yet cathartic. My prayer and vision is that the breast cancer sister who receives this book will relate to my story and those of 45 other breast cancer sisters who share their story along with the tips offered in the Mentoring Moments Section and Love letters from the Lord. There is a place to journal her own thoughts and story and a Sanity Tools Section with a place to keep track of all her treatment and medical information. There are also pockets in the cover of the book to put the many business cards and pieces of paper she collects at every doctors appointment.

Woman to Woman Mentoring

Woman to Woman Mentoring was birthed in 1995 when its founder Janet Thompson received a call from the Lord to 'Feed My sheep.' At the time, Janet was running an insurance agency and enrolled in Fuller Theological Seminary. She had been asking the Lord what He wanted her to do when she finished Seminary. In search of the answer, she attended a Women In Ministry Leadership Conference in Portland Oregon where she heard the words, "Feed My sheep." When she asked, "What sheep? Where? And what would I feed them if I found them?" she again heard, "Feed My Sheep." Janet said an obedient, "OK" and then prayed for more direction. The Lord was gracious...the very next morning the conference speaker spoke from the verses in John 21:15-17 where Jesus is saying to Peter, 'If you love me, feed My sheep.' The title of that session was 'Shepherding Women in Your Church."

Woman to Woman Mentoring is now in its second decade at Saddleback Church, and Janet has learned a great deal about team building. She shares the joys and sorrows, the failures and successes, and the benefits of team building in a future publication, The Team That Jesus Built. To learn more about this insightful resource click here.

View Janet's videos at:

Do you work in Human Resources or are the CFO at your company?   Can you refer me to the person who holds this type of position?

Let me help you design, develop and implement your employer’s employee benefit program.  Burnham Benefits is a regional full service brokerage and consulting firm that specializes in mid-market employers with 50-2,000 employees.   I can assist any employer group, but I specialize in churches and currently have 4 large churches as clients in Orange County.

Give me a call today and let me help you get the most out of what you pay for in regards to your employee health and welfare program (medical, dental, vision, life, disability and more).

You are invited to the

Thursday, July 30, 2009 St. Regis Resort, Monarch Beach One Monarch Beach Resort Dana Point, CA 92629   Cocktail and hors d'oeuvres reception with boutique shopping at 7 pm Runway fashion show at 8 pm, followed by dessert and shopping   All proceeds will benefit the ORANGE COUNTY MUSEUM OF ART.   Event Co-chairs: Carol Lee, Gianna Kerrison Join us as we preview the Fall 2009 collections, and get a first look at the season's most inspired - and inspiring - fashions from renowned American and European designers, including Blumarine, Dolce & Gabbana, Donna Karan, Michael Kors, Missoni, Roberto Cavalli, St. John, Stella McCartney, and Versace. You'll also earn Twice the Rewards points when you use your Nordstrom credit or Nordstrom MOD card on any Designer Collections purchase made, or order placed, at the event.*   Tickets are $150  |  Seating is limited  |  R.S.V.P. by July 20   For more information, to R.S.V.P., or for special accommodations inquiries, call 949.759.1122, ext. 240 or Click to R.S.V.P. by email now!

Karen Ruhl, Owner

This community came to me two years ago while in prayer.  After ignoring the repeated nudges for some time, God gave me a big push and let me know the idea came from Him!  Christian Home Based Business Forum is developed for you, the home-based business owner.  I'm currently looking for people to add to my seminar break-out session speaker list and for writers who are experts in their fields. If you work from home and would like to get involved, please contact me at 714-731-0564.

Blessings, Karen

CHBBF is a community of like-minded Christian business people from around the country who enjoy the freedom of working from home and owning our own businesses.  CHBBF will provide you with articles, tips and tools. There will be opportunities to network and get involved through blogging, luncheons, speaker events, chat rooms and by sharing your profile with other members. 

Excellent Chocolate

Barbara Anderson
Contact
Platinum Executive
California
949.433.6768
I.D. # 6597

Products

Xoçai™ Nuggets, the Ultimate Antioxidant Treat!

Xoçai™ Nuggets, are an extremely high cocoa content chocolate combining the exotic flavors of dark chocolate with Açai and Blueberries. Each 12-gram Xoçai™ Nugget is made with rich, dark, Belgian Chocolate. There are 100 Nuggets per case. They are suitable for Vegetarians and Vegans. The Xoçai™ Nuggets are considered a “Clean Product”: No Artificial Colors, No Artificial Flavors, No Preservatives, and No Sucralose.

There have been numerous studies, including Cardiovascular Studies, on the health benefits of Dark Chocolate. Often these studies have included the Dove® Dark Chocolate Bar. MXI Corp believes in the future that these types of studies will be done with the Xoçai™ Nuggets once they see the Nugget’s Nutritional and ORAC Profile. View the Nutritional and ORAC Profile Comparison of the Xoçai™ Nuggets and the Dove® Dark Chocolate Bar.

Each 12-gram piece of Xoçai™ Nuggets has an ORAC Value or Antioxidant Content of 3,120, and the USDA recommends at least 3,000 to 5,000 per day. Furthermore, the Xoçai™ Nuggets are the only Chocolate Bar, dark or milk, in the marketplace that has printed on the packaging the ORAC Value or Antioxidant Content of the product. We’re truly excited that we have the Ultimate Antioxidant Treat with a balanced nutritional profile.

Xoçai™ Activ, the Ultimate Active-Lifestyle Antioxidant Beverage!

MXI Corp recognizes the importance of providing multiple products focusing on the benefits of unprocessed cacao and açai berries. As we are all aware, there is not a single product that can please everyone. MXI Corp would now like to share with the Network some exciting information about the new Xoçai Activ™. 

Xoçai Activ™ combines the wonderful flavors of unprocessed cacao, açai berries, blueberries and concord grapes, leaving you with a lasting, “dark-chocolate” taste.  The antioxidant content or the ORAC (Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity) Value of Xoçai Activ™ is similar to the present Xoçai™ Beverage and Nuggets.  However, the approach of Xoçai Activ™ is slightly different clearly focusing on the “All-Natural” consumer. Activ™ has been formulated with no added colors, no artificial flavors, and no preservatives!  Xoçai Activ™ is ideal for the “PURIST”, who wants nothing but the raw, high-antioxidant ingredients or for the “ENERGETIC”, who wants nothing holding them back in life!

Xoçai Activ™ should be stored in a cool, dry place and can be stored for up to one year before “activating”. To activate, just add warm purified (bottled, not boiled) water. The product is much lighter, so it will be easier to take wherever you go. It is ideal for the “active lifestyle”!

Xoçai™ Protein Bar, the Ultimate Antioxidant Bar!

The Xoçai™ Protein Bar combines the antioxidant benefits of the finest, all-natural, unprocessed cocoa powder, the açaí berry, and other high-antioxidant berries to deliver an ORAC (Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity) Value of 4,066* per bar. The Xoçai™ Protein Bar has 10 grams of soy protein, the equivalent to 2 large eggs, and it is sweetened with Isomaltulose, a low-glycemic sweetener. Each case of Xoçai™ Protein Bars contains 4 display boxes each containing 10 Protein Bars.

The Benefits of the Xoçai™ Protein Bar

The Xoçai™ Protein Bar (38g) is the perfect low-calorie (150 calories), high-protein (10g), and high-fiber (6g) meal-on-the-go providing the necessary antioxidants, carbohydrates, and vitamins (25% DV) that our bodies need and only 4g of fat and 2g of sugar. Whether you are looking for the recommended antioxidants, that extra energy, more protein, or to shed those excess pounds, the Xoçai™ Protein Bar, the Ultimate Antioxidant Bar, is the answer!

Soy Protein

Soy is a powerful and nutritious ingredient which is associated with numerous health-promoting attributes. Research has shown that Soy contributes to a healthier heart by lowering “bad” cholesterol and raising “good” cholesterol, strengthening bones by increasing bone density, easing menopausal symptoms by reducing hot flashes, promoting better performance nutrition by aiding in faster muscle recovery, and assisting in weight management by satisfying hunger.

Xoçai™ Powerhouse Cookies: The Healthy Snack

Facing the onslaught of unhealthy snack options, Xoçai™ has created the Powerhouse Cookie, a delicious, antioxidant-rich cookie that features Xoçai™’s premiere-grade chocolate, uses all-natural sweeteners, and provides a rich source of dietary fiber.

9 Reasons to Choose Xoçai™ Powerhouse Cookies:

Provides Xoçai™’s Premiere-Grade Chocolate. The Powerhouse Cookie is loaded with chocolate chips made with Xoçai™’s antioxidant-rich, all-natural healthy chocolate.

Is Delicious. Don’t believe us? Try it and see! Uses All-Natural Sweeteners. Brown rice syrup, cane juice and fructose comprise the Cookie’s all-natural sweetening team.

Is High in Fiber. The entire cacao bean, which is a terrific source of fiber, is used in the Powerhouse Cookies.

Is a whole-food product. The Powerhouse Cookies include whole wheat flour, whole cacao beans, cocoa butter, and natural sweeteners—very few of its ingredients are processed.

Is a “Clean” Product. Uses no artificial ingredients, trans-fats, sweeteners or chemicals. Delivers an Antioxidant Punch. Just one Xoçai™ Powerhouse cookie provides you with an entire day’s worth of antioxidants.

Helps Break the Cycle of Unhealthy Dietary Habits. You and your family can still experience the great taste and “decadence” of a snack food without suffering the dangerous health consequences.

Is An Unrivaled Source of Flavonoids. One cookie provides 1,036mg of flavonoids, satisfying your daily requirement.

Xoçai™ Nuggets, the Ultimate Antioxidant Treat!

Xoçai™ Nuggets, are an extremely high cocoa content chocolate combining the exotic flavors of dark chocolate with Açai and Blueberries. Each 12-gram Xoçai™ Nugget is made with rich, dark, Belgian Chocolate. There are 100 Nuggets per case. They are suitable for Vegetarians and Vegans. The Xoçai™ Nuggets are considered a “Clean Product”: No Artificial Colors, No Artificial Flavors, No Preservatives, and No Sucralose.

There have been numerous studies, including Cardiovascular Studies, on the health benefits of Dark Chocolate. Often these studies have included the Dove® Dark Chocolate Bar. MXI Corp believes in the future that these types of studies will be done with the Xoçai™ Nuggets once they see the Nugget’s Nutritional and ORAC Profile. View the Nutritional and ORAC Profile Comparison of the Xoçai™ Nuggets and the Dove® Dark Chocolate Bar.

Each 12-gram piece of Xoçai™ Nuggets has an ORAC Value or Antioxidant Content of 3,120, and the USDA recommends at least 3,000 to 5,000 per day. Furthermore, the Xoçai™ Nuggets are the only Chocolate Bar, dark or milk, in the marketplace that has printed on the packaging the ORAC Value or Antioxidant Content of the product. We’re truly excited that we have the Ultimate Antioxidant Treat with a balanced nutritional profile.

Nancy Mains

949-922-1060

 

   About Lisa Hughes

Susan Strader                                                                      

Life Coach and Spiritual Director

Women at life's intersections often welcome a coach to assit in navigating traffic, help in reading the maps and interpreting the road signs. Suzan is equipped to guide you on your journey to wholeness.

This scripturally based spiritual grown invitation will deepn your self-understanding, nurture your relationships and draw your further into God's unique purpose for your life.

A Spiritual Director is a listener. Spiritual Direction, like life coaching, offers each client a companion to hold the light when you may be walking in the dark. Opening your understanding of self, God, and relationships through prayer and discussion brings insight so that you can become the woman God already sees.

For further information see http://www.lifepurposecoachingcenters.com/ Click on Looking for a coach. On the map go to Southern California, then on Susan Strader. You may also contact Susan at Snells11@cox.net or by calling 949-709-2758.

Susan is a certified Life Coach and Trainer with Life Purpose Coaching Centers International. Her spiritual direction training is with Orange County Center for Spiritual Development.

Law Offices of Gahram Kang

1440 N. Harbor Blvd., Suite 225

Fullerton, CA 92835

(714) 661- 5938

gahramkanglaw@gmail.com

www.gahramkanglaw.com

Gahram Kang is the owner and founder of the Law Offices of Gahram Kang.  Gahram is also a small group leader for single women and serves on the core leadership team for the Access singles ministry at the Church of Southland (Anaheim, CA).  She currently serves as a board member and the Vice President for Professional Development and Mentoring for the Orange County Korean American Bar Association (OC KABA), and is an active member of the Los Angeles County Bar Association, Orange County Bar Association, State Bar of California and the American Bar Association.  Gahram was also recently appointed to the board for the Orange County chapter of ProVision Network (PVN).

More detailed biographical information:

After graduating from from USC Law School in 2001, Ms. Kang took a position at a mid-sized litigation firm as a stepping stone toward her ultimate career goal of serving small to mid-sized businesses with their general legal needs.  After practicing for 2.5 years, God opened the door for her to start her own practice in north Orange County in 2005, and she currently focuses on serving middle-class families in their basic estate planning needs as well as serving as outside general counsel to small to mid-sized businesses.  Her business law practice encompasses both business formations (forming LLC & corporations for entrepreneurs) as well as providing business transactions and corporate legal services to existing businesses. Ms. Kang’s current interests include learning about international business transactions, particularly pertaining to Vietnam and China. Her journey from working for a start-up high tech engineering company to attending law school, and finally operating her own law practice has been the result of supernatural favor and guidance from a very generous Father.

The Law Offices of Gahram Kang offers the following services:

Ø      Consulting for individuals interested in starting a new business

Ø      Business formations services (incorporating, establishing LLCs, etc.)

Ø      Business transactions services (reviewing & drafting contracts, etc.)

Ø      Outside general counsel services (answering any legal questions a business owner may have on a day-to-day operational basis)

Ø      Estate planning services for individuals and families

Karen Ruhl

Karen Ruhl is the President of Lighthouse Creative Group, Inc.  Karen is the Director of Communication with Marketplace Women and Director of Business Development for Vital Connections. She is  a Deacon at Trinity United Presbyterian Church and is a writer. Read more of Karen's bio at LighthouseCreativeGroup.com

We are your creative partners!

Phone: 714-731-0564

Email Karen: KarenRuhl

Foft Financial & Associates

Mary Dee Foft

Financial Advisor

P.O. Box  14116    Irvine, CA  92623

(714) 734-8444

Email:  Mary_Foft@planmembersec.com

Mary Stephens Quilting

909-348-7799

Email: mary@marystephensquilting.com

Mary Stephens Quilting offers everything from hand-made quilts to quilting systems for the serious quilter. 

We represent Side Saddle and Homesteader quilting systems. 

Visit our web site at www.marystephensquilting.com

Custom Quilts . Longam Quliting . Quilting Systems . Patterns . Classes

Leading women on a journey of discovery to capture God’s vision for their future and Life change for today.

PAMELA CHRISTIAN

Exposing the lies, revealing the truth, empowering the faithful.  

Pamela Curry   President, Management Accountant PC Accounting Management Services 40 Vienna Newport Beach, CA  92660 pamelacurry@cox.net 949.640.4789

PC Accounting Management Services for over twenty-two years is providing the setup, training and consulting on accounting programs for corporations.

The consulting supports computerized programs including all QuickBooks products, Quicken, and Peachtree and proprietary accounting programs.

Monthly reconciliation's of balance sheet accounts, payroll accounts, internal management financial statements and monitoring are available.  Analysis, preparation, interpretation and communication of information used by management to plan, evaluate and control the entity is part of the services offered.

Current industries being serviced are medical clinics, athletic centers, escrow companies, interior design corporations, manufacturing, distribution and non-profit organizations.

Techniques to improve internal accounting functions and provide management with reports and information to make informed business decisions that allow the corporation to grow is PC Accounting Management Services priority.

•     Companionship
•     Respite or relief for family
•     Meal preparation
•     Light housekeeping
•     Errand services
•     Grocery shopping
•     Recreational activities such as walks
•     Medication reminders
•     Personal Care
•     Incidental transportation
•     Mail assistance and organization
•     Pet care (pet walking, clean-up, vet visits, grooming visits)
•     Computer Services (setting up online bill pay system, minor computer troubleshooting, email, new computer set-up, software installation)
•     Professional grooming (hair and nails)
•     Electronics set-up, troubleshooting
•     Discussion Forum

Contact:  Moty Koppes, MA, PCC 

Phone: 949-721-5732 E-Mail: motykoppes@cox.net

Moty Koppes truly is an international professional.  She has lived and worked in north America, Europe, and the Far East, and is fluent in six languages.  Her extensive multi-cultural experience and education uniquely qualifies her as an exceptional coach, therapist, counselor, communicator, educator, and linguist.

Moty's passion is to work with individuals from the inside out, enabling them to actualize their full potential.  She supplies her clients with the necessary tools to overcome many of life's challenges.  Through self-awareness, discovery, and behavioral modification, Moty empowers individuals to boldly move forward towards rich and rewarding lives.

Her training as a psychological therapist adds an uncommon dimension to Moty's coaching methodology.  She has earned three graduate degrees in clinical and experimental psychology. She has received multiple certificates in cultural assimilation, marriage and family therapy, and personal as well as professional coaching.  Moty brings all of these talents to bear to each client's unique situation with care and compassion, and the results are extraordinary.

Prior to becoming a life and executive coach in 1999, she energetically devoted seven years to her private practice as a clinical psychologist.  Earlier in her career, Moty lectured at Konan Daigaku, and the Business School of Kobe - both located in Japan.  She also addressed the United Nations Refugee Camp, Manila, and Phillippines.

Moty Koppes is currently affiliated with the Professional Coaches and Mentor Association, the International Coaches Federation, and the American Society for Training and Development.  She is also a member of Toastmasters International and the National Association of Women Business Owners.

Learn more about Moty by visiting her web site at Total Live Management

KAHNI M. BIZUB, C.P.A., M.S.T., TAX PARTNER

Wright Ford Young & Co.

Certified Public Accountants and Consultants, Inc.

(949) 910-2727

www.cpa-wfy.com

kahni@cpa-wfy.com

Kahni has been with Wright Ford Young & Co. for her entire career since 1988. She has a Masters of Science in Taxation from Golden Gate University and is an active member in the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.  Kahni specializes in tax services for family-owned businesses as well as distributors, service providers and manufacturers. Her responsibilities include tax consulting and compliance management for our business and individual clients. She currently serves as the Treasurer for Marketplace Women of Orange County and is actively involved with Biola University serving as a mentor in the MBA program.  Kahni also serves as a Board member for Orange County Executive Network.  Kahni also is a member of Vistage.

Wright Ford Young & Co. is a full-service public accounting firm with 45 team members and growing!  Since 1974, Wright Ford Young & Co. has been providing exceptional hands-on consulting, accounting and tax services to entrepreneurial companies.  By talking with our clients, and listening to their concerns, we have helped owners and professional managers combine appropriate technologies with effective business solutions to enhance profitability and manage change.

Wright Ford Young & Co.'s mission is:

To assist our clients maximize and preserve their wealth, develop and achieve their goals and create unique solutions to complex financial and management challenges.

To complete their governmental and financial reporting requirements in an

efficient and timely manner.

Wright Ford Young & Co. offers the following services:

            Business Development Consulting.

            Audits of Qualified Employee Benefit Plans.

            Financial Audits, Reviews and Compilations.

            Tax Compliance and Consulting Services.

            Estate Planning.

If you have any questions about the services Wright Ford Young & Co. may be able to provide for you or your clients, please contact Kahni Bizub at (949) 910-2727.