Donyshia Boston-Hill gets business empowerment from Paisely Demby, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of PBN Consulting, LLC., a virtual network of highly experienced consultants focused on optimizing the performance of individuals and organizations. He has over 28 years of finance and strategic management experience. 

Ray Schwetz and Donyshia Boston-Hill get business empowerment from Todd Ringler, the owner of Calm Waters Consulting, and current partner and soon to be sole owner of TAB, The Alternative Board of Suffolk County.  Calm Waters Consulting is a company that values businesses, machinery and equipment and helps businesses and the professionals that help businesses identify, understand, and improve value. TAB provides resources to senior level business leaders that need to overcome business challenges. TAB creates a work-life balance that allows owners to grow their business, increase their profitability, and improve their lives.

Ray Schwetz and Donyshia Boston-Hill get business empowerment from Julie Marchesella, owner of Queen of Hearts USA Boutique, a formal wear store catering exclusively to Plus Sizes 16-32 and beyond with custom made gowns. 

Ray Schwetz and Donyshia Boston-Hill get business empowerment from Kenesha Traynham-Cooper, Founder of 4 Future Generations, Inc.  Kenesha is also the current New York State 56th Assembly District Leader in Bedford Stuyvesant/Northern Crown Heights.  In January 2015, Kenesha founded her company, 4 Future Generations, Inc. an MWBE certified company serving the City of New York in business development, management, professional development, work readiness, community development, and health and wellness.

Ray Schwetz gets business empowerment from Sherly Demosthenes, CEO of CABS Health Network, and Khadija Hamouche, Program Manager of CABS Social Care Network and Connect 2 Care.  CABS has been around for over 45 years, providing home care services to elderly and disabled residents of Brooklyn, the visible embodiment of a long term effort by its parent company, CABS Corporation, to create community owned and controlled, non-profit enterprises to provide essential services and employment opportunities for neighborhood residents. 

Ray Schwetz and Donyshia Boston-Hill get business empowerment from Maura Brush, the President and CEO of Old Westbury Gardens, which seeks to inspire appreciation of the early 20th Century American country estate through faithful preservation and interpretation of its landscape, gardens, architecture, and collections.

Ray Schwetz gets business empowerment from author Michael Jan Friedman, a NY Times bestselling author with more than 60 books under his belt.  He's also written for TV and comics.  He is a local Long Islander and he makes time for giving back to the community at events supporting the John Theissen Children's Foundation and CP Nassau, among others.

Ray Schwetz gets business empowerment from Michael Caprio, Core Programmer at the Tesla Center at Wardenclyffe.  Michael has co-produced the record breaking Nikola Tesla Expo 2025 and created 1 to 5 year road maps for core programs and events, while managing annual budgets and partnership outreach for programming.

Ray Schwetz gets business empowerment from Lionel Chitty, the Executive Director at the Nassau County Office of Minority Affairs, which focuses on the development, advancement and betterment of economic, employment, business and cultural opportunities for the minority residents of the county and the improvement and stabilization of economically deprived areas in the county.  They talk about the work his office does and specifically about the upcoming MEGA CAREER EXPO.

Ray Schwetz gets business empowerment from Brimstone!  He has had a successful 40 year career as a renaissance man: professional wrestler, actor, comic book creator, video game hero, voiceover performer, musician, professional foodie, entrepreneur and philanthropist.  He's also well known for his syndicated Grindhouse Radio show, with a global listenership of 3-4 million people.  He has won the SBA's 2024 SB100 Best of Small Business Awards twice, and has been featured in HBO Max's "And Just Like That."

Ray Schwetz and Donyshia Boston-Hill get business empowerment from Maria Dente, Founder of Dente's Dreamers, a nonprofit Inclusive Production Company engaging individuals of various abilities in an opportunity to shine on stage and production.

Ray Schwetz and Donyshia Boston-Hill get business empowerment from Andrea Kiliaris, Associate Director for Care Management at CABS Social Care Network.  CABS provides home care services to elderly and disabled residents of Brooklyn, the visible embodiment of a long-term effort by its parent company, CABS Corporation, to create community owned and controlled, non-profit enterprises to provide essential services and employment opportunities for neighborhood residents.  Andrea will talk about one of CABS’ special programs—Care Management,  just one example of how CABS is innovating to meet the needs of individuals and families, providing not just care, but truly coordinated support.

Ray Schwetz gets business empowerment from Cynthia Seibold, the Founder and President of Balloon Mission, Inc., collecting balloons before they become plastic litter with a mission to protect wildlife and preserve the environment.

Ray Schwetz and Donyshia Boston-Hill get business empowerment from Beth Bucheister, Executive Director at Career Day, Inc.  Beth took her experience as a certified life coach and commercial real estate professional, and channeled it into helping countless individuals define and achieve their goals. In her role, she has fulfilled her dream of guiding students to be the best they can be in their careers.  

Ray Schwetz, Donyshia Boston-Hill and Britt Gill get business empowerment from Aleeia Abraham, Founder of the BlaQue Resource Network.  As a trusted business consultant, she offers tailored support to Black entrepreneurs, guiding them through every stage of their ventures, from planning to scaling. 

Ray Schwetz, Donyshia Boston-Hill and Britt Grill get caffeinated business empowerment from NCC alum Kevell Allie, CEO and Founder of Elegant King Brew, working to build a powerful brand in the coffee industry.

Ray Schwetz and Brittany Gill get business empowerment from Lorraine Millington, tax strategist and owner of Melanin Tax Solutions, giving individuals and businesses tailored tax solutions.  With over a decade of experience, she helps clients maximize deductions, minimize liabilities and build financial stability.  

Ray Schwetz and Brittany Gill get business empowerment from Gareth Robinson, Founding Principal of the Institute for Health Professions at Cambria, a small progressive career and technology high schgool partnered with Hofstra Univeristy, Northwell Health, and Canters Heathcare.  They also speak with 11th grade student Ashia Phang for her perspective.

Ray Schwetz and Donyshia Boston-Hill get business empowerment from Steve Harper, President of Harper Marketing.  You may also know Steve from his 30+ years in Long Island radio on stations like WBLI, KJOY, and Big 98.1.  Today we talk about what makes a marketing campaign successful and other tips and tricks of the industry.

Ray Schwetz, Donyshia Boston-Hill and Britt Gill get business empowerment from Sharon McDermott, an acupuncturist, Chinese herbologist, and owner of Healthy Healing in Westbury, NY.  They discuss her more-than-20-year-journey delivering care, reducing stress and anxiety, and avoiding the unwanted side effects of pharmaceuticals.