“Being a guest on the Southern California Business Report was a turning point for our outreach. The visibility validated our work on a regional stage, opening doors to new partnerships with municipal and county agencies eager to bring our curriculum to their residents.
This platform allowed us to advocate for the economic empowerment of women and men, proving that when you support Hispanic entrepreneurs, you uplift entire communities.
Ten years after I first wrote this curriculum, our mission to develop leadership and business skills within the monolingual Hispanic community is stronger and more recognized than ever.
University Health (LLUH) in 2025. This collaboration is particularly meaningful as it recognizes the direct correlation between economic stability and mental health.
By supporting small business ownership, we provide families with the financial foundation and balance necessary for overall well-being. This partnership underscores the insight that entrepreneurship is a vital tool for community health and holistic family stability.
The show plays a pivotal role in regional transformation because it is led by Yvette Walker, whose commitment to community service is profound. By providing a platform like KMET 1490 AM / 98.1 FM, she ensures that diverse voices—often overlooked—are given a seat at the table.
This inclusivity is the very definition of fostering unity. By highlighting local resources and success stories, the show drives innovation and empowers the community from the inside out, turning shared knowledge into collective strength.”
Monica Robles
Founder & CEO
Asociación de Emprendedor@
“It was truly an honor to join the program. The Report provides a rare and valuable platform where public service, business, and community leadership intersect in a meaningful way. The thoughtful dialogue and broad reach of the show helped elevate important conversations well beyond a single audience, creating space for collaboration and shared understanding.
My appearance on Southern California Business Report helped extend our organization’s outreach by connecting our mission to our community members who may not otherwise engage directly with the fire service. Since the program aired, I’ve had follow-up conversations that reinforced the importance of cross-sector collaboration, particularly around resilience, workforce development, and community risk reduction.
The Southern California Business Report plays an important role in fostering unity and innovation by highlighting solutions-oriented leadership and reminding us that lasting community transformation happens when we listen, learn, and work together. Your commitment to amplifying diverse perspectives and focusing on real-world impact is both timely and essential.
Thank you again for the invitations and for the important work you do. I wish you continued success in 2026 and look forward to supporting the Southern California Business Report as it continues to inform, inspire, and empower our region. Let me know when another opportunity arises for another show appearance!”
Dan Munsey
Chief
San Bernardino County Fire Protection Agency
“Southern California Business Report and Yvette Walker for taking the time and effort to cover the Rotary Rose Parade Float once again.
The Rotary Rose Parade Float is Rotary’s largest single public image project in the world and so important to Rotary that each year we have our Rotary International President (or representative) featured on the float.
We appreciate your willingness to cover our float and Rotary’s mission on serving others that are less fortunate than us and in doing so hope to make the world a better place for all of us. With the audience of the Parade and your assistance, we are able to reach huge numbers of people with this positive message. We especially appreciate your audience based on your creation of such a positive and energetic venue and platform.
Keep up the Great work you do and I look forward to working with you in your future endeavors.”
Wade Nomura
2020, 2014 Committee Chair
Rotary International VIP Liaison
2011-2012 Governor District 5240
“One Sunday, I was at church and a member came up to me with excitement. He said he listens to your show all of the time and he said he heard me in the show. He was so excited to learn what we do and how we serve small businesses. He commented your show is his favorite and he listens faithfully.
The opportunity to have a conversation about the work that we do to serve small businesses was so meaningful. You asked the "curiosity" questions of most small businesses in an inviting and engaging way. The show provided the time to unpack questions on finance so that the topic was easier to grasp.
Again, I was really grateful to be on the show.”
Hilda Kennedy
AmPac Business Capital
Founder/President
“Southern California Business Report is the premier media platform for educating our served communities in the Inland Empire on healthcare.
Our community in the Inland Empire suffers from a severe lack of healthcare providers and overall community education on preventative health.
Since partnering with SCBR, we have effectively shared messaging with several hundred thousand community members on a wide range of topics that include topics of diabetes, heart failure and behavioral health issues.
This program provides solutions and links for our community on how to and where to seek healthcare answers as well as informing them on the latest advances in medicine and legislation impacting healthcare today.
San Antonio Regional Hospital has directly benefitted from having our clinicians and leadership speak on the Southern California Business Report program.
Our hospital has seen double digit growth in our own inpatient and outpatient volumes in the last three years directly attributable to the visibility experienced by the vast number of community members listening in to SCBR broadcasts,
\
coupled with our own SARH digital marketing campaigns.
I enthusiastically recommend to any business regardless of industry to share their message through Southern California Business Report.
The community takes notice to the guests interviewed on this highly recognizable one-of-a kind community platform.
Your goal can range from seeking new community clients to strictly providing an education by sharing your message for the benefit of the community – either way Southern California Business Report is the answer for your business needs.”
John T. Chapman
President & Chief Executive Officer
San Antonio Regional Hospital
“The Southern California Business Report hosted by Yvette Walker for me is a much needed form of news reporting, especially with today's divisive times where news channels are focused on so much negative news and are extremely biased in many cases. SCBR refreshingly focuses more on the positive impact that is occurring all around our communities and helps to connect its viewership with organizations and individuals that are doing good in the world and have inspiring messages.
For me personally, SBCR allowed me to showcase the impact that Rotary has in our region and to create more awareness on all of the incredible programs and projects Rotary executes and invests in to help people in our backyard and around the world. It has allowed us to reach people who might otherwise not be aware of Rotary and the opportunities to get involved with us or become a member.
Yvette's style of interviewing is warm with insightful questions that really get to the heart of what the organization and interviewee is all about. Simply put, SCBR is providing an extremely valuable benefit to our community and to the organizations that participate on the show. “
Dan Ouweleen
Rotary
RPIC 2024-27
PDG 2023-24
“Being a guest on SCBR was an excellent experience for me and a great opportunity for Keck Graduate Institute (KGI). Given SCBR’s mission of highlighting local organizations supporting our region, it was an easy decision to be on the program to share the story of KGI and the opportunities it brings to our communities. It’s a privilege for me to serve as president of an institution that develops the future leaders in biotechnology and healthcare who will heal and uplift our local and global communities, and I find it critically important to ensure that we share about our value and opportunities to partner with others locally in this mission. My participation on the show cemented this conviction as it immediately generated connections for KGI with regional hospitals and healthcare organizations seeking to grow and train their healthcare workforce. Having a program that professionally and passionately offers the opportunity to connect with the region is priceless, especially with Yvette’s professional and efficient production of the program. I am grateful for the opportunity.”
Dr. Mohamed Abousalem
President
Keck Graduate Institute
“San Antonio Regional Hospital has been featured on Southern CA Business Report multiple times over the past few years discussing topics ranging from mental health to overall health, as a driver for economic growth in our region, and to discuss our work in the community through programs like Population Health.
The exposure we have gained from being guests on the podcast has made a difference both in retention of current patients, who look to us as a trusted source of information, and as a catalyst for new patients as well as medical providers to see how they can be a part of the work we are doing.
The show provides an objective reflection on news topics, which is often difficult to find in the media these days.
We look forward to being guests many more times in the future!”
Heather N. Raymond
Chief Marketing Officer
San Antonio Regional Hospital