Tower Talk Business Radio

Tower Talk Business Radio

Tower Talk highlights the best of Long Island by providing “all access” interviews with the NCC Foundation Business Leaders Council, top entrepreneurs, and local business owners who will discuss a range of topics that impact both owners and executives alike.

Episodes

September 25, 2025 114 mins
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.
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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.
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September 11, 2025 27 mins
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...
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August 14, 2025 28 mins
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 Busine...
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July 24, 2025 27 mins
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.
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July 3, 2025 27 mins
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 opport...
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June 26, 2025 26 mins
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.
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June 12, 2025 27 mins
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.  
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June 5, 2025 27 mins
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. 
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May 30, 2025 26 mins
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.
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May 22, 2025 27 mins
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.  
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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.
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May 1, 2025 27 mins
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.
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April 24, 2025 26 mins
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.
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April 17, 2025 27 mins
Ray Schwetz, Donyshia Boston-Hill, and Britt Gill talk with Nyrekia White, the Director of Development for the Long Island Children's Museum, an experiential learning space devoted to the busy work of play, on Museum Row in Garden City.
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April 10, 2025 27 mins
Ray Schwetz gets business empowerment from fellow networker extraordinaire and fellow Urban League of Long Island board member Travis Jackson, owner of City Publications of Long Island, leaders in the field of direct mail marketing, lead generation, market research, search engine optimization, digital marketing, social media and more.
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April 3, 2025 27 mins
Ray Schwetz gets business empowerment from Daniel Gomez of Springboard Incubators, Inc., a non-profit organization that provides innovative educational programs in robotics, coding, data science, AI, cyber security, providing workshops for entrepreneurship, mentoring, and business development.
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March 26, 2025 28 mins
Ray Schwetz and Donyshia Boston-Hill talk with author Kevin Blaize, who wrote a trilogy called "Dogs of the Wild."  
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March 13, 2025 28 mins
Ray Schwetz and Donyshia Boston-Hill get business empowerment from Peter Schwartz, General Manager of the new arena football league team, The New York Dragons.  You may know him from his work on WFAN.  The team is part of the newly minted Entertainment Football League, bringing the game to Nassau Coliseum this summer.  They talk about this journey, what it means to Long Islanders, New Yorkers, football fans and more.
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February 27, 2025 27 mins
Ray Schwetz, Donyshia Boston-Hill and Brittany Gill talk with Gary Slavin, investment advisor at Leventhal Financial Services, Inc..  As a 30+ year veteran in the industry, Gary has assisted small businesses owners and non-profit organizations in designing and implementing employee benefit plans that retain quality employees and guide them in reaching their personal financial goals. His goal is to become a lifetime resource for his...
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