Tower Talk Business Radio

Ray Schwetz and Donyshia Boston-Hill talk with Dr. Corrinne Graham, President of Graham International Consulting. Dr. Graham is an award-winning consultant and owner of a NYS-certified minority and women-owned business enterprise, with two decades of experience helping train small businesses and helping them grow.

Ray Schwetz and Donyshia Boston-Hill talk with Lisa Von Frank, Director of Sales and Marketing at the Crest Hollow Country Club in Woodbury. She brings with her over 30 years of corporate marketing and planning experience.

Ray Schwetz and Donyshia Boston-Hill talk with Lynn Giugliano and Matthew Doughty of Fuller, Lowenberg and Co, CPA PC, about tips and tricks to running a business on Long Island.

Ray Schwetz learns the media business with Harrison Baron, Founder and CEO of Baron Media Group.

Ray Schwetz and Donyshia Boston-Hill talk with John Nuzzi from J.G. Brands Christmas Tree Sales, Inc., a family owned business in operation since 1950. Specializing in wholesale and retail of the finest quality imported Christmas trees and wreaths to the Tri-State area. J.G. Brands provides Christmas products and services to garden centers, various fundraiser organizations, florists, and landscaping firms.

Donyshia Boston-Hill talks with Whitney Smith, Co-Founder of Go Get It!, and Dwayne Graham, CEO of Healthy “r” Us. Whitney’s work includes “Whit’s Notes: The College Cheat Sheet” and her co-authored book “Meeting the Authentic You”. Whitney is the founder of the Go Get It! Women’s Empowerment Conference in Westchester County. Dwayne created “Healthy "r" us to connect with everyone through a common need: clothing.

Donyshia Boston-Hill talks with Marsha Guerrier, a personal and professional development coach. She is the founder and CEO of Women on the Rise NY, Inc. Marsha is dedicated to the theory that coaching is both a life and a business tool. She has a passion for inspiring people, at all levels, to optimize their full potential while maintaining focus on goal setting and life balance.

Ray Schwetz and Donyshia Boston-Hill talk with Anne Dalgish Koestner, Jodi Landsfeld and Gabrille Pollack from the Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell. Anne is the Director of Development and Alumni Affairs. Jodi is the Associate Dean for Student Affairs. Gabrielle Pollack is a first year student at the school.

Ray Schwetz and Donyshia Boston-Hill talk with Yesenia Vasquez, CEO of Laser Now, a cosmetic laser company. Yesenia was named mother of the year in the Town of Hempstead, Business Woman of the year by the Long Island Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, and was one of the top 25 Advocates for the Education and Preservation of History to benefit Oyster Bay Historical Association. Yesenia was also recognize as a woman of "Success" by Long Island Latino Magazine.

Ray Schwetz and Donyshia Boston Hill talk with Cristobal Almonte, CEO of Evolution Event Rentals, which has grown from a small local company to a regional industry leader. Cris started it 9 years ago in his father’s garage with just one loveseat – and now they have furniture and fabricates for corporate, celebrity, wedding and social events across the country.

Ray Schwetz talks with Stuart Levenberg, Director Franchise Services at Kensington Company & Affiliates. Stu has been a Business Intermediary and Franchise Consultant with The Kensington Company since 2005. His personal experience as a franchise owner and years of transnational experience working with over 100 franchisers has given him the knowledge to help buyers and sellers build businesses, open them, and sell them. He's also a graduate of the University of Cincinnati, and he lives on LI with his wife and 2 daughters.

We talk business with Justin Haynes, the General Manager of Audi Lynbrook, who has held the position for the past 10 years through various ownership.

Ray Schwetz and Donyshia Boston-Hill introduce you to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society and our guest, Sara Lipsky, their Executive Director and Jess Giordano, a Hodgkin’s Lymphoma survivor.

Donyshia Boston-Hill talks with International Speaker, Best Selling Author, Trainer, and Celebrity Guest Host, Dr. Stacie N.C. Grant, who has been described as “God’s Designer Original.” The strategic focus of Dr. Grant’s empowerment platform is executed through her Destiny Designers University®, This multi-media training and development platform provides entrepreneur success-training curriculum in the areas Life Skills, Personal Growth & Development, Leadership and Presentation Skills.

Ray & DB talk with MICHELLE STODDART, Director of PR and Community Development at Resorts World Casino New York City, about the casino business. At RW, she coordinates public relations and social media messaging, and she’s responsible for the implementation of community outreach and for charitable giving.

Donyshia Boston-Hill talks with Regina Fleming, CEO of Regina Fleming Photography, a photographic artist, photographer, former model and actress, a motivational speaker, and a marathon runner. Regina earned a B.S. from St. John’s University but it was after graduating from the Fashion Institute of Technology with honors that she opened Regina Fleming Photography specializing in weddings and women's portraiture.

Join Donyshia Boston-Hill in a business conversation with Jesse Jones, an American Chef, TV Personality and author of “Pow! My Life in 40 Feasts,” a cookbook memoir. Chef Jesse has worked for Aramark as well as restaurants including Dennis Foy’s Times Square, The Stage House Inn, and Heart and Soul Restaurant. He is chef to the stars and has victories at cooking competitions.

Join Ray Schwetz in a business conversation with Joe Zaso, an actor, producer, chef and cookbook author originally from Long Island. Joe has been focusing recently on cooking and his cookbooks written under his guise of CAFE HIMBO (based on the name of "Horror Himbo" which the press has branded him). He has appeared in several award-winning short films such as HOTEL BLEU with TOOTSIE's Julie Halston and onstage as Marc Anthony in the Off-Broadway comedy, Charles Busch's CLEOPATRA.

Join hosts Donyshia Boston-Hill and Ray Schwetz in a business conversation with Mitch Maiman, President of Intelligent Product Solutions. Mitch has more than 40 years of experience in successful product development. As President and co-founder of IPS, Mitch along with his partner, Paul Severino, have built a large, multi-functional product development team. Mitch previously spent his career in commercial, industrial, consumer and defense product manufacturing companies including NCR and United Technologies.

Join hosts Donyshia Boston-Hill and Ray Schwetz in a business conversation with Woody Lashen, co-owner of Pete’s Golf, a reputable custom gold club fitter based in Mineola, with a second fitting studio inside ‘Golf and Body’ in Manhattan. He is a native Long Islander, who graduated from NYIT on a golf scholarship before moving on to his own business, pursuing his passion for golf and becoming a pioneer in custom club fitting.