Dr. Kami Hoss, Co-Founder and CEO of The Super Dentists, discusses the secret sauce to provide patients with a stress free, fun dental experience. Hoss chats about “Kids Free Dental Day” and “Back to School Carnival” on Saturday, August 12; educating kids and families on the importance of oral healthcare; and their new office in Escondido.

Carlos de la Mora, CEO of World Design Capital 2024 (WDC 2024), is joined by Neville Billimoria, a WDC 2024 Advisory Board member, to chat about how WDC 2024 is organized; programs/projects slated in 2024; and opportunities for San Diego Tijuana residents to be active participants in the WDC 2024 planning process.

Nationally recognized organist Raul Prieto Ramirez, Artistic Director of the Spreckels Organ Society, talks about the history of the iconic Spreckels Organ and this summer’s international organ festival lineup.

Taylor Logsdon, Communications Specialist for Home of Guiding Hands, talks about the organization’s 56 years of stellar support for those individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, including its expertise in helping families with life planning strategies. Logsdon is joined by Wendy Smith, a Home of the Guiding Hands Life Planning Specialist, and Cindy Sapper, a life planning participant. Logsdon discusses the organization’s “Christmas in July” and annual golf tournament events.

Blair Sadler, Board Chair of the acclaimed Access Youth Academy, is joined by Nate Cambridge, Academic Coordinator for the Academy, to discuss the Academy’s mission, programs and unprecedented 100% success rate in terms of students graduating from high school and being accepted to colleges. Sadler and Cambridge chat about the Academy’s unique use of the sport of squash as a catalyst to success.

Leia Brune, Executive Director of Susan G. Komen San Diego, discusses the organization’s mission; its San Diego Gives – Local Day of Giving campaign; the More Than Pink Walk; and the San Diego Metastatic Breast Cancer Conference.

Jim Bedinger, a U.S. Navy veteran and longtime community leader, chats about his family’s longtime military service, dating back to the Revolutionary War. Bedinger, a POW at the infamous Hanoi Hilton, talks about his book,
Patriot, Prisoner, Survivor: An American Family at War.

Ann Wilson, a Trustee for Forever Balboa Park, is joined by the legendary Bill Brown, Balboa Park Carousel Manager, to talk about the Dorothea Laub Balboa Park Carousel Restoration Project. Brown, who has been preserving and caring for the carousel for 50 years, discusses National Carousel Day on July 25, where riders will enjoy free rides from 11:00 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Wilson chats about stewarding historical park assets and resources.

Brandon Johnson, owner of BSJ Coaching, talks about the importance of “intentionality” with one’s money; how to budget your personal finances like a business; and the power of debt freedom.

Jack Medved, a student rider at the Ride Above Disability Therapeutic Riding Center, chats about the many things he has learned from being a rider at the Center. Medved is joined by Allie Sarnataro, RAD Executive Director, to talk about the disabilities the Center serves, as well as the need for volunteers.