Events Calendar

Hera Hub Carlsbad is proud to host Raven O'Neal from Stella Labs every Tuesday from 10am-12pm. The Women’s Business Center has partnered with Stella Labs to offer free on-site one-on-one business consulting to help entrepreneurs plan, launch, manage and grow their businesses.

PLEASE READ!
To confirm your appointment with Raven O'Neal, please schedule a time via this link: https://calendly.com/ravenoneal/hhcarlsbad

Before the meeting, please take a few minutes to complete this short assessment so you can get the most from your time with Raven:
https://sdwbc.ecenterdirect.com/signup

Cancellations: 
PLEASE be considerate of Raven's full schedule when booking your appointment, as time slots are extremely popular and can book up weeks in advance. If you cannot make your appointment, make sure to cancel through Calendly well in advance so Raven can open up your appointment to another entrepreneur. Multiple cancellations will result in disqualification from the program. 

ABOUT RAVEN: 
Raven O'Neal is the Executive Director of Stella Labs, a women’s business accelerator that educates, equips, and propels female founders to successfully plans, launch, and scale their original businesses, thus positively impacting their local, national and global economies. As Marketing Director, Raven uses her entrepreneurial background to manage all branding, marketing, and communication tactics. She helps transform the entrepreneurial landscape by equipping founders with strategic solutions to launch and scale their businesses, and the marketing acumen, resources, and access to capital information needed to present innovative and effective companies to market. 

ABOUT WBC:
The San Diego & Imperial WBC is a partner of the US Small Business Administration (SBA) and is hosted by Southwestern College at the Center for Business Advancement in National City. The WBC provides training, mentoring, business development and financing opportunities for entrepreneurs throughout San Diego and Imperial County.

For more information and a full calendar of WBC’s trainings, events and activities, please visit https://sdwbc.ecenterdirect.com/events

Hera Hub GURUs are subject matter experts who donate their time to meet one-on-one with local entrepreneurs (members and non-members welcome) to answer questions they may have on a variety of topics related to their field. Think of it like “office hours” with your professor. It’s a great way to get free mentoring and advice from business experts. 

____________________________________________

To schedule an appointment: northcountycpa@gmail.com

Payal is a Certified Public accountant and an Enrolled agent. After working in the public accounting and in multinational and publicly listed companies, she decided to start her own practice. With experience of more than 10 years, she can help small businesses with choosing the right business entity, tax planning, tax return preparation, cash flow management and budgeting. She can also help businesses with special projects like finding sales nexus in different states, creating reports for business analysis, etc.

You may want to ask Payal questions related to:

Whether a particular business expense is tax deductible?
What business entity to choose from tax point of view?
How the new tax reform will impact my taxes?
How a particular business report can help me with making better decisions?
I have products shipped in different states. In what states should I collect sales tax?

Website: www.northcountycpa.net
Email: northcountycpa@gmail.com

Hera Hub Tuesday Accountability Group
(Get those goals, gals!)

Here's how the group will run —

Brief introductions around the circle - 2-3 sentences of who you are and what you do (10 min total)

Divided up time so each person gets 5 minutes (depending on group size) to lay out:
* What they accomplished from their list of tasks and goals last week
* What they are putting on their list for this week
* Any requests for resources or connections
(approx 30-45 min depending on group size for this section)

Last section of the meeting is open for anyone to ask for help with a business challenge.�(15-30 min as needed)

Meeting should be contained within 1.5 hours. If we complete early, we end early so we can get to work!

Helpful Group Interaction Guidelines —

1. Respect confidentiality — what other people share about their lives belongs to them and should stay with them.

2. Be present in the moment — keep devices to a minimum and stay attentive to whoever has the floor.

3. Hold yourself accountable to your own journey — only you can create the change you want.

4. Ask for what you want clearly and specifically — especially when it comes to how you’d like the group to support you.

5. Speak respectfully, without blaming, shaming, or fixing.

6. Ask permission before offering feedback or advice — if someone hasn’t specified, it’s best to start with “what kind of support would you like right now?”

7. Be willing to allow for mistakes — yours and other people’s.

8. Make space for humor and the unexpected — keeping an open mind allows for the flow of miracles.

9. Be on time and stay until the end — this helps everyone feel valued and respected.

10. Please mute all electronics — use vibrate if you have to be on call for anything critical.

Hera Hub GURUs are subject matter experts who donate their time to meet one-on-one with local entrepreneurs (members and non-members welcome) to answer questions they may have on a variety of topics related to their field. Think of it like “office hours” with your professor. It’s a great way to get free mentoring and advice from business experts. Just drop by during GURU hours, no appointment necessary!

____________________________________________
With her extensive skill and experience in molecular biology, immunology and virology, registered Patent Attorney Dr. King helps companies protect their intellectual property. Dr. King represents and counsels clients in domestic and international patent and trademark prosecution, negotiation of patent licenses, and trademark coexistence agreements. She also represents clients in opposition and infringement cases before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, federal courts, the International Trade Commission, and in Inter Partes Reviews in front of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board. Combining her law degree with her doctorate in Molecular Biology, Dr. King brings her legal expertise to bear on patent application preparation and prosecution, both foreign and domestic, in areas ranging from biotechnology, molecular biology, immunology and virology to diagnostics, medical devices, therapeutics, small molecules, and pharmaceuticals.

Example Questions:

1. What is the most cost-effective way to protect my idea?
2. What do I do if someone has taken my idea?
3. What is the best way to protect my name?
4. Should I get a copyright registration for my material?

I have over 10 years’ experience as a patent attorney. Before becoming an attorney, I obtained a doctorate degree in Molecular Biology, and a bachelor’s of science degree in Microbiology, as well as worked in the biotechnology industry for several years.

https://www.matrix.law/laura.html

Set up an appointment during her hours: laura@matrix.law

Hera Hub GURUs are subject matter experts who donate their time to meet one-on-one with local entrepreneurs (members and non-members welcome) to answer questions they may have on a variety of topics related to their field. Think of it like “office hours” with your professor. It’s a great way to get free mentoring and advice from business experts.

____________________________________________

To schedule an appointment: cindyj.lin@heysocialgood.com

Dr. Cindy Lin is the founder of the social good tech company,
HOVE Social Good Intelligence. As a mission-to-action lifestyle and
technology company, HOVE works to connect people to purchasing
with purpose and meaningful data, by examining
environmental, health and consumer action data together. HOVE
highlights everyday products from Give Back companies who are
making a positive impact on the world, and then calculates their
social impact footprint. Before founding HOVE, Dr. Lin achieved
her dream of working at the US Environmental Protection Agency
and while there, engaged in international and national water
protection projects and sweeping environmental policy changes.
She has given hundreds of presentations and lectures to scientists, students and the public.
Through better data and storytelling, she is working to show our positive social impact.

You may want to ask Cindy J. Lin questions related to:

What’s the best way to design a presentation that speaks and inspires your audience?
Where do I begin to prepare for a public speaking event?
How do I make sure that when I give a presentation or do a speaking engagement that I have communicated my main points?

website: www.hovesocialgood.com
phone: (858) 699-1255

*Open to all Hera Hub members globally. This Zoom event will be hosted on the "Hera Hub Carlsbad Members' Zoom line". Please email Tamina@herahub.com for the link or visit the Facebook event on our Facebook members' group to obtain the link.*     

Do you have big goals for your business but don't know where to begin? 
Do you have your sights set on scaling but find yourself constantly bogged down in daily tasks? 
Do you have long-term entrepreneurial plans that you never seem to make any headway on? 

Join Hera Hub Carlsbad GURU Carmen Proctor, PMP for an hour of business growth planning. Carmen's genius is turning big picture into strategy. She will help you focus on: 
-  Process planning and road-mapping
-  Doing more with less time
-  Preparing to scale your business
- Strategy consulting
- Gap analysis and planning (taking a look at the delta between where you are and where you are headed)

Carmen Proctor is a certified Project Management Professional who has been decades of experience in Business Consulting, Program and Program Management. She developed her expertise by providing process improvement for large and small organizations. More recently, she has worked with small businesses in consulting engagements to help them define streamlined processes with the goal of creating consistency in the delivery of services and improving customer satisfaction, leading to repeat business and growing the team. She
is now bringing her goal-setting, planning, and implementation skills to others by teaching the SMART goal methodology. During her years managing strategy consulting and technology projects, she found her greatest rewards came from mentoring and training other staff and peers, and driving action planning and tangible results for her team, and for her clients.

Hera Hub GURUs are subject matter experts who donate their time to meet one-on-one with local entrepreneurs (members and non-members welcome) to answer questions they may have on a variety of topics related to their field. Think of it like “office hours” with your professor. It’s a great way to get free mentoring and advice from business experts. Just drop by during GURU hours, no appointment necessary!

____________________________________________

Process integration queen, maintainer oforder, manager of details, and a true advocate for others’ potentials, Janinais known for consistently bringing her patient, calm energy and deep respectfor others to all that she does. Janina has cultivated her 20+ years of corporatepharma experience as a business operations support manager into athink-out-of-the-box streamlined solutions for maximizing time, energy,integration efficiency and productivity.

As a Process Integration Strategist, Janinasupports female business owners who are struggling to lighten the overwhelm andchaos thru intentionally planning, simplifying and integrating new habits,processes and systems in business and personally for more harmony, freedom andease.

Questions you can ask Janina:

1.     I hate some of the things I need to do in my business. Iprocrastinate on them and then beat myself up. Everyone is talking about hiringa VA. How do I know if this is a good next step for me and my business? 

2.     I have a million priorities swimming in my head on a daily basis.How do I quiet the noise and know what to do first? 

3.     I spent a lot of time and money on creating my on-line program.Clients are buying it but not completing it? What’s the problem? 

4.    I have a client on-boarding process but there’s data I need frommy client that I’m not getting and I spend so much time chasing it down. Howcan I make this smoother and more efficient? 

5.  I hired a business coach and gettingtold what to do and it’s freaking me out. How can I integrate and implementwhat they’re recommending and in a way that works for me? 

Website: www.JaninaGoldberg.com

Email: Janina@JaninaGoldberg.com

Hera Hub Carlsbad is proud to host Raven O'Neal from Stella Labs every Tuesday from 10am-12pm. The Women’s Business Center has partnered with Stella Labs to offer free on-site one-on-one business consulting to help entrepreneurs plan, launch, manage and grow their businesses.

PLEASE READ!
To confirm your appointment with Raven O'Neal, please schedule a time via this link: https://calendly.com/ravenoneal/hhcarlsbad

Before the meeting, please take a few minutes to complete this short assessment so you can get the most from your time with Raven:
https://sdwbc.ecenterdirect.com/signup

Cancellations: 
PLEASE be considerate of Raven's full schedule when booking your appointment, as time slots are extremely popular and can book up weeks in advance. If you cannot make your appointment, make sure to cancel through Calendly well in advance so Raven can open up your appointment to another entrepreneur. Multiple cancellations will result in disqualification from the program. 

ABOUT RAVEN: 
Raven O'Neal is the Executive Director of Stella Labs, a women’s business accelerator that educates, equips, and propels female founders to successfully plans, launch, and scale their original businesses, thus positively impacting their local, national and global economies. As Marketing Director, Raven uses her entrepreneurial background to manage all branding, marketing, and communication tactics. She helps transform the entrepreneurial landscape by equipping founders with strategic solutions to launch and scale their businesses, and the marketing acumen, resources, and access to capital information needed to present innovative and effective companies to market. 

ABOUT WBC:
The San Diego & Imperial WBC is a partner of the US Small Business Administration (SBA) and is hosted by Southwestern College at the Center for Business Advancement in National City. The WBC provides training, mentoring, business development and financing opportunities for entrepreneurs throughout San Diego and Imperial County.

For more information and a full calendar of WBC’s trainings, events and activities, please visit https://sdwbc.ecenterdirect.com/events

Hera Hub GURUs are subject matter experts who donate their time to meet one-on-one with local entrepreneurs (members and non-members welcome) to answer questions they may have on a variety of topics related to their field. Think of it like “office hours” with your professor. It’s a great way to get free mentoring and advice from business experts. 

____________________________________________

To schedule an appointment: northcountycpa@gmail.com

Payal is a Certified Public accountant and an Enrolled agent. After working in the public accounting and in multinational and publicly listed companies, she decided to start her own practice. With experience of more than 10 years, she can help small businesses with choosing the right business entity, tax planning, tax return preparation, cash flow management and budgeting. She can also help businesses with special projects like finding sales nexus in different states, creating reports for business analysis, etc.

You may want to ask Payal questions related to:

Whether a particular business expense is tax deductible?
What business entity to choose from tax point of view?
How the new tax reform will impact my taxes?
How a particular business report can help me with making better decisions?
I have products shipped in different states. In what states should I collect sales tax?

Website: www.northcountycpa.net
Email: northcountycpa@gmail.com

Hera Hub Tuesday Accountability Group
(Get those goals, gals!)

Here's how the group will run —

Brief introductions around the circle - 2-3 sentences of who you are and what you do (10 min total)

Divided up time so each person gets 5 minutes (depending on group size) to lay out:
* What they accomplished from their list of tasks and goals last week
* What they are putting on their list for this week
* Any requests for resources or connections
(approx 30-45 min depending on group size for this section)

Last section of the meeting is open for anyone to ask for help with a business challenge.�(15-30 min as needed)

Meeting should be contained within 1.5 hours. If we complete early, we end early so we can get to work!

Helpful Group Interaction Guidelines —

1. Respect confidentiality — what other people share about their lives belongs to them and should stay with them.

2. Be present in the moment — keep devices to a minimum and stay attentive to whoever has the floor.

3. Hold yourself accountable to your own journey — only you can create the change you want.

4. Ask for what you want clearly and specifically — especially when it comes to how you’d like the group to support you.

5. Speak respectfully, without blaming, shaming, or fixing.

6. Ask permission before offering feedback or advice — if someone hasn’t specified, it’s best to start with “what kind of support would you like right now?”

7. Be willing to allow for mistakes — yours and other people’s.

8. Make space for humor and the unexpected — keeping an open mind allows for the flow of miracles.

9. Be on time and stay until the end — this helps everyone feel valued and respected.

10. Please mute all electronics — use vibrate if you have to be on call for anything critical.

Hera Hub GURUs are subject matter experts who donate their time to meet one-on-one with local entrepreneurs (members and non-members welcome) to answer questions they may have on a variety of topics related to their field. Think of it like “office hours” with your professor. It’s a great way to get free mentoring and advice from business experts. Just drop by during GURU hours, no appointment necessary!

____________________________________________
With her extensive skill and experience in molecular biology, immunology and virology, registered Patent Attorney Dr. King helps companies protect their intellectual property. Dr. King represents and counsels clients in domestic and international patent and trademark prosecution, negotiation of patent licenses, and trademark coexistence agreements. She also represents clients in opposition and infringement cases before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, federal courts, the International Trade Commission, and in Inter Partes Reviews in front of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board. Combining her law degree with her doctorate in Molecular Biology, Dr. King brings her legal expertise to bear on patent application preparation and prosecution, both foreign and domestic, in areas ranging from biotechnology, molecular biology, immunology and virology to diagnostics, medical devices, therapeutics, small molecules, and pharmaceuticals.

Example Questions:

1. What is the most cost-effective way to protect my idea?
2. What do I do if someone has taken my idea?
3. What is the best way to protect my name?
4. Should I get a copyright registration for my material?

I have over 10 years’ experience as a patent attorney. Before becoming an attorney, I obtained a doctorate degree in Molecular Biology, and a bachelor’s of science degree in Microbiology, as well as worked in the biotechnology industry for several years.

https://www.matrix.law/laura.html

Set up an appointment during her hours: laura@matrix.law

*Open to all Hera Hub members globally. This Zoom event will be hosted on the "Hera Hub Carlsbad Members' Zoom line". Please email Tamina@herahub.com for the link or visit the Facebook event on our Facebook members' group to obtain the link.*     

Do you have big goals for your business but don't know where to begin? 
Do you have your sights set on scaling but find yourself constantly bogged down in daily tasks? 
Do you have long-term entrepreneurial plans that you never seem to make any headway on? 

Join Hera Hub Carlsbad GURU Carmen Proctor, PMP for an hour of business growth planning. Carmen's genius is turning big picture into strategy. She will help you focus on: 
-  Process planning and road-mapping
-  Doing more with less time
-  Preparing to scale your business
- Strategy consulting
- Gap analysis and planning (taking a look at the delta between where you are and where you are headed)

Carmen Proctor is a certified Project Management Professional who has been decades of experience in Business Consulting, Program and Program Management. She developed her expertise by providing process improvement for large and small organizations. More recently, she has worked with small businesses in consulting engagements to help them define streamlined processes with the goal of creating consistency in the delivery of services and improving customer satisfaction, leading to repeat business and growing the team. She
is now bringing her goal-setting, planning, and implementation skills to others by teaching the SMART goal methodology. During her years managing strategy consulting and technology projects, she found her greatest rewards came from mentoring and training other staff and peers, and driving action planning and tangible results for her team, and for her clients.

Hera Hub GURUs are subject matter experts who donate their time to meet one-on-one with local entrepreneurs (members and non-members welcome) to answer questions they may have on a variety of topics related to their field. Think of it like “office hours” with your professor. It’s a great way to get free mentoring and advice from business experts. Just drop by during GURU hours, no appointment necessary!

____________________________________________

Process integration queen, maintainer oforder, manager of details, and a true advocate for others’ potentials, Janinais known for consistently bringing her patient, calm energy and deep respectfor others to all that she does. Janina has cultivated her 20+ years of corporatepharma experience as a business operations support manager into athink-out-of-the-box streamlined solutions for maximizing time, energy,integration efficiency and productivity.

As a Process Integration Strategist, Janinasupports female business owners who are struggling to lighten the overwhelm andchaos thru intentionally planning, simplifying and integrating new habits,processes and systems in business and personally for more harmony, freedom andease.

Questions you can ask Janina:

1.     I hate some of the things I need to do in my business. Iprocrastinate on them and then beat myself up. Everyone is talking about hiringa VA. How do I know if this is a good next step for me and my business? 

2.     I have a million priorities swimming in my head on a daily basis.How do I quiet the noise and know what to do first? 

3.     I spent a lot of time and money on creating my on-line program.Clients are buying it but not completing it? What’s the problem? 

4.    I have a client on-boarding process but there’s data I need frommy client that I’m not getting and I spend so much time chasing it down. Howcan I make this smoother and more efficient? 

5.  I hired a business coach and gettingtold what to do and it’s freaking me out. How can I integrate and implementwhat they’re recommending and in a way that works for me? 

Website: www.JaninaGoldberg.com

Email: Janina@JaninaGoldberg.com

Hera Hub Carlsbad is proud to host Raven O'Neal from Stella Labs every Tuesday from 10am-12pm. The Women’s Business Center has partnered with Stella Labs to offer free on-site one-on-one business consulting to help entrepreneurs plan, launch, manage and grow their businesses.

PLEASE READ!
To confirm your appointment with Raven O'Neal, please schedule a time via this link: https://calendly.com/ravenoneal/hhcarlsbad

Before the meeting, please take a few minutes to complete this short assessment so you can get the most from your time with Raven:
https://sdwbc.ecenterdirect.com/signup

Cancellations: 
PLEASE be considerate of Raven's full schedule when booking your appointment, as time slots are extremely popular and can book up weeks in advance. If you cannot make your appointment, make sure to cancel through Calendly well in advance so Raven can open up your appointment to another entrepreneur. Multiple cancellations will result in disqualification from the program. 

ABOUT RAVEN: 
Raven O'Neal is the Executive Director of Stella Labs, a women’s business accelerator that educates, equips, and propels female founders to successfully plans, launch, and scale their original businesses, thus positively impacting their local, national and global economies. As Marketing Director, Raven uses her entrepreneurial background to manage all branding, marketing, and communication tactics. She helps transform the entrepreneurial landscape by equipping founders with strategic solutions to launch and scale their businesses, and the marketing acumen, resources, and access to capital information needed to present innovative and effective companies to market. 

ABOUT WBC:
The San Diego & Imperial WBC is a partner of the US Small Business Administration (SBA) and is hosted by Southwestern College at the Center for Business Advancement in National City. The WBC provides training, mentoring, business development and financing opportunities for entrepreneurs throughout San Diego and Imperial County.

For more information and a full calendar of WBC’s trainings, events and activities, please visit https://sdwbc.ecenterdirect.com/events

Hera Hub GURUs are subject matter experts who donate their time to meet one-on-one with local entrepreneurs (members and non-members welcome) to answer questions they may have on a variety of topics related to their field. Think of it like “office hours” with your professor. It’s a great way to get free mentoring and advice from business experts. 

____________________________________________

To schedule an appointment: northcountycpa@gmail.com

Payal is a Certified Public accountant and an Enrolled agent. After working in the public accounting and in multinational and publicly listed companies, she decided to start her own practice. With experience of more than 10 years, she can help small businesses with choosing the right business entity, tax planning, tax return preparation, cash flow management and budgeting. She can also help businesses with special projects like finding sales nexus in different states, creating reports for business analysis, etc.

You may want to ask Payal questions related to:

Whether a particular business expense is tax deductible?
What business entity to choose from tax point of view?
How the new tax reform will impact my taxes?
How a particular business report can help me with making better decisions?
I have products shipped in different states. In what states should I collect sales tax?

Website: www.northcountycpa.net
Email: northcountycpa@gmail.com

Hera Hub Tuesday Accountability Group
(Get those goals, gals!)

Here's how the group will run —

Brief introductions around the circle - 2-3 sentences of who you are and what you do (10 min total)

Divided up time so each person gets 5 minutes (depending on group size) to lay out:
* What they accomplished from their list of tasks and goals last week
* What they are putting on their list for this week
* Any requests for resources or connections
(approx 30-45 min depending on group size for this section)

Last section of the meeting is open for anyone to ask for help with a business challenge.�(15-30 min as needed)

Meeting should be contained within 1.5 hours. If we complete early, we end early so we can get to work!

Helpful Group Interaction Guidelines —

1. Respect confidentiality — what other people share about their lives belongs to them and should stay with them.

2. Be present in the moment — keep devices to a minimum and stay attentive to whoever has the floor.

3. Hold yourself accountable to your own journey — only you can create the change you want.

4. Ask for what you want clearly and specifically — especially when it comes to how you’d like the group to support you.

5. Speak respectfully, without blaming, shaming, or fixing.

6. Ask permission before offering feedback or advice — if someone hasn’t specified, it’s best to start with “what kind of support would you like right now?”

7. Be willing to allow for mistakes — yours and other people’s.

8. Make space for humor and the unexpected — keeping an open mind allows for the flow of miracles.

9. Be on time and stay until the end — this helps everyone feel valued and respected.

10. Please mute all electronics — use vibrate if you have to be on call for anything critical.

Hera Hub GURUs are subject matter experts who donate their time to meet one-on-one with local entrepreneurs (members and non-members welcome) to answer questions they may have on a variety of topics related to their field. Think of it like “office hours” with your professor. It’s a great way to get free mentoring and advice from business experts. Just drop by during GURU hours, no appointment necessary!

____________________________________________
With her extensive skill and experience in molecular biology, immunology and virology, registered Patent Attorney Dr. King helps companies protect their intellectual property. Dr. King represents and counsels clients in domestic and international patent and trademark prosecution, negotiation of patent licenses, and trademark coexistence agreements. She also represents clients in opposition and infringement cases before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, federal courts, the International Trade Commission, and in Inter Partes Reviews in front of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board. Combining her law degree with her doctorate in Molecular Biology, Dr. King brings her legal expertise to bear on patent application preparation and prosecution, both foreign and domestic, in areas ranging from biotechnology, molecular biology, immunology and virology to diagnostics, medical devices, therapeutics, small molecules, and pharmaceuticals.

Example Questions:

1. What is the most cost-effective way to protect my idea?
2. What do I do if someone has taken my idea?
3. What is the best way to protect my name?
4. Should I get a copyright registration for my material?

I have over 10 years’ experience as a patent attorney. Before becoming an attorney, I obtained a doctorate degree in Molecular Biology, and a bachelor’s of science degree in Microbiology, as well as worked in the biotechnology industry for several years.

https://www.matrix.law/laura.html

Set up an appointment during her hours: laura@matrix.law

*Open to all Hera Hub members globally. This Zoom event will be hosted on the "Hera Hub Carlsbad Members' Zoom line". Please email Tamina@herahub.com for the link or visit the Facebook event on our Facebook members' group to obtain the link.*     

Do you have big goals for your business but don't know where to begin? 
Do you have your sights set on scaling but find yourself constantly bogged down in daily tasks? 
Do you have long-term entrepreneurial plans that you never seem to make any headway on? 

Join Hera Hub Carlsbad GURU Carmen Proctor, PMP for an hour of business growth planning. Carmen's genius is turning big picture into strategy. She will help you focus on: 
-  Process planning and road-mapping
-  Doing more with less time
-  Preparing to scale your business
- Strategy consulting
- Gap analysis and planning (taking a look at the delta between where you are and where you are headed)

Carmen Proctor is a certified Project Management Professional who has been decades of experience in Business Consulting, Program and Program Management. She developed her expertise by providing process improvement for large and small organizations. More recently, she has worked with small businesses in consulting engagements to help them define streamlined processes with the goal of creating consistency in the delivery of services and improving customer satisfaction, leading to repeat business and growing the team. She
is now bringing her goal-setting, planning, and implementation skills to others by teaching the SMART goal methodology. During her years managing strategy consulting and technology projects, she found her greatest rewards came from mentoring and training other staff and peers, and driving action planning and tangible results for her team, and for her clients.

Hera Hub GURUs are subject matter experts who donate their time to meet one-on-one with local entrepreneurs (members and non-members welcome) to answer questions they may have on a variety of topics related to their field. Think of it like “office hours” with your professor. It’s a great way to get free mentoring and advice from business experts. Just drop by during GURU hours, no appointment necessary!

____________________________________________

Process integration queen, maintainer oforder, manager of details, and a true advocate for others’ potentials, Janinais known for consistently bringing her patient, calm energy and deep respectfor others to all that she does. Janina has cultivated her 20+ years of corporatepharma experience as a business operations support manager into athink-out-of-the-box streamlined solutions for maximizing time, energy,integration efficiency and productivity.

As a Process Integration Strategist, Janinasupports female business owners who are struggling to lighten the overwhelm andchaos thru intentionally planning, simplifying and integrating new habits,processes and systems in business and personally for more harmony, freedom andease.

Questions you can ask Janina:

1.     I hate some of the things I need to do in my business. Iprocrastinate on them and then beat myself up. Everyone is talking about hiringa VA. How do I know if this is a good next step for me and my business? 

2.     I have a million priorities swimming in my head on a daily basis.How do I quiet the noise and know what to do first? 

3.     I spent a lot of time and money on creating my on-line program.Clients are buying it but not completing it? What’s the problem? 

4.    I have a client on-boarding process but there’s data I need frommy client that I’m not getting and I spend so much time chasing it down. Howcan I make this smoother and more efficient? 

5.  I hired a business coach and gettingtold what to do and it’s freaking me out. How can I integrate and implementwhat they’re recommending and in a way that works for me? 

Website: www.JaninaGoldberg.com

Email: Janina@JaninaGoldberg.com

Hera Hub Carlsbad is proud to host Raven O'Neal from Stella Labs every Tuesday from 10am-12pm. The Women’s Business Center has partnered with Stella Labs to offer free on-site one-on-one business consulting to help entrepreneurs plan, launch, manage and grow their businesses.

PLEASE READ!
To confirm your appointment with Raven O'Neal, please schedule a time via this link: https://calendly.com/ravenoneal/hhcarlsbad

Before the meeting, please take a few minutes to complete this short assessment so you can get the most from your time with Raven:
https://sdwbc.ecenterdirect.com/signup

Cancellations: 
PLEASE be considerate of Raven's full schedule when booking your appointment, as time slots are extremely popular and can book up weeks in advance. If you cannot make your appointment, make sure to cancel through Calendly well in advance so Raven can open up your appointment to another entrepreneur. Multiple cancellations will result in disqualification from the program. 

ABOUT RAVEN: 
Raven O'Neal is the Executive Director of Stella Labs, a women’s business accelerator that educates, equips, and propels female founders to successfully plans, launch, and scale their original businesses, thus positively impacting their local, national and global economies. As Marketing Director, Raven uses her entrepreneurial background to manage all branding, marketing, and communication tactics. She helps transform the entrepreneurial landscape by equipping founders with strategic solutions to launch and scale their businesses, and the marketing acumen, resources, and access to capital information needed to present innovative and effective companies to market. 

ABOUT WBC:
The San Diego & Imperial WBC is a partner of the US Small Business Administration (SBA) and is hosted by Southwestern College at the Center for Business Advancement in National City. The WBC provides training, mentoring, business development and financing opportunities for entrepreneurs throughout San Diego and Imperial County.

For more information and a full calendar of WBC’s trainings, events and activities, please visit https://sdwbc.ecenterdirect.com/events

Hera Hub GURUs are subject matter experts who donate their time to meet one-on-one with local entrepreneurs (members and non-members welcome) to answer questions they may have on a variety of topics related to their field. Think of it like “office hours” with your professor. It’s a great way to get free mentoring and advice from business experts. 

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To schedule an appointment: northcountycpa@gmail.com

Payal is a Certified Public accountant and an Enrolled agent. After working in the public accounting and in multinational and publicly listed companies, she decided to start her own practice. With experience of more than 10 years, she can help small businesses with choosing the right business entity, tax planning, tax return preparation, cash flow management and budgeting. She can also help businesses with special projects like finding sales nexus in different states, creating reports for business analysis, etc.

You may want to ask Payal questions related to:

Whether a particular business expense is tax deductible?
What business entity to choose from tax point of view?
How the new tax reform will impact my taxes?
How a particular business report can help me with making better decisions?
I have products shipped in different states. In what states should I collect sales tax?

Website: www.northcountycpa.net
Email: northcountycpa@gmail.com

Hera Hub Tuesday Accountability Group
(Get those goals, gals!)

Here's how the group will run —

Brief introductions around the circle - 2-3 sentences of who you are and what you do (10 min total)

Divided up time so each person gets 5 minutes (depending on group size) to lay out:
* What they accomplished from their list of tasks and goals last week
* What they are putting on their list for this week
* Any requests for resources or connections
(approx 30-45 min depending on group size for this section)

Last section of the meeting is open for anyone to ask for help with a business challenge.�(15-30 min as needed)

Meeting should be contained within 1.5 hours. If we complete early, we end early so we can get to work!

Helpful Group Interaction Guidelines —

1. Respect confidentiality — what other people share about their lives belongs to them and should stay with them.

2. Be present in the moment — keep devices to a minimum and stay attentive to whoever has the floor.

3. Hold yourself accountable to your own journey — only you can create the change you want.

4. Ask for what you want clearly and specifically — especially when it comes to how you’d like the group to support you.

5. Speak respectfully, without blaming, shaming, or fixing.

6. Ask permission before offering feedback or advice — if someone hasn’t specified, it’s best to start with “what kind of support would you like right now?”

7. Be willing to allow for mistakes — yours and other people’s.

8. Make space for humor and the unexpected — keeping an open mind allows for the flow of miracles.

9. Be on time and stay until the end — this helps everyone feel valued and respected.

10. Please mute all electronics — use vibrate if you have to be on call for anything critical.

Hera Hub GURUs are subject matter experts who donate their time to meet one-on-one with local entrepreneurs (members and non-members welcome) to answer questions they may have on a variety of topics related to their field. Think of it like “office hours” with your professor. It’s a great way to get free mentoring and advice from business experts. Just drop by during GURU hours, no appointment necessary!

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With her extensive skill and experience in molecular biology, immunology and virology, registered Patent Attorney Dr. King helps companies protect their intellectual property. Dr. King represents and counsels clients in domestic and international patent and trademark prosecution, negotiation of patent licenses, and trademark coexistence agreements. She also represents clients in opposition and infringement cases before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, federal courts, the International Trade Commission, and in Inter Partes Reviews in front of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board. Combining her law degree with her doctorate in Molecular Biology, Dr. King brings her legal expertise to bear on patent application preparation and prosecution, both foreign and domestic, in areas ranging from biotechnology, molecular biology, immunology and virology to diagnostics, medical devices, therapeutics, small molecules, and pharmaceuticals.

Example Questions:

1. What is the most cost-effective way to protect my idea?
2. What do I do if someone has taken my idea?
3. What is the best way to protect my name?
4. Should I get a copyright registration for my material?

I have over 10 years’ experience as a patent attorney. Before becoming an attorney, I obtained a doctorate degree in Molecular Biology, and a bachelor’s of science degree in Microbiology, as well as worked in the biotechnology industry for several years.

https://www.matrix.law/laura.html

Set up an appointment during her hours: laura@matrix.law

Hera Hub GURUs are subject matter experts who donate their time to meet one-on-one with local entrepreneurs (members and non-members welcome) to answer questions they may have on a variety of topics related to their field. Think of it like “office hours” with your professor. It’s a great way to get free mentoring and advice from business experts. Just drop by during GURU hours, no appointment necessary!

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As one of the foremost branding photographers and image-based branding strategists in San Diego, Nikkie Achartz has leveraged her background in psychology, marketing, and sales, to help hundreds of entrepreneurs create a visual brand that boosts relationships, referrals, and revenue.

Beyond photography, Nikkie helps clients develop a comprehensive visual marketing and sales strategy that integrates the right mix of psycho-graphic behavioral profiling, impact driven images, and sales model development to build the KNOW ⇨ LIKE ⇨ TRUST ⇨ BUY relationship. She believes sustained profitability is a result of strong brands, strong buying triggers, and a streamlined sales conversion process.

You may want to ask Nikkie questions related to:

- Guidance in helping you identify a target market that will properly value your services – If I “niche” will I be leaving money on the table from other potential sources?
- Identifying the compelling fears, pains, and desires of your ideal client – How are you ideally positioned to meet the needs/wants of your target audience?
- Support matching your brand with the ideal target market – Do you want high end clients, but have a bargain basement brand?
- Understanding how much time you must spend “on” your business vs. “in” your business – How do you get off the feast-famine income roller coaster that often comes with a service-based business?
- Understanding your revenue funnel and how to move potential clients from “hello” to bigger ticket packages – How are you converting inquiries to income in a way that allows prospects to easily “buy in” to your services without causing instant sticker shock?
- Ways to add value so you don’t get caught in the discounting trap – In what ways are you standing out in the crowd of your competitors without engaging in a “race to the bottom” pricing plan?

Website: www.SNAPSavvyStrategies.com

Email: nikkie@SNAPSavvyStrategies.com

Hera Hub GURUs are subject matter experts who donate their time to meet one-on-one with local entrepreneurs (members and non-members welcome) to answer questions they may have on a variety of topics related to their field. Think of it like “office hours” with your professor. It’s a great way to get free mentoring and advice from business experts. Just drop by during GURU hours, no appointment necessary!

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To schedule an appointment via phone or Zoom: Katherine@FiveRingsFinancial.com

Katherine is a licensed insurance agent and Financial Rep who assists clients with Tax-Free Retirement Planning, Life, Health, Dental, Cancer, Travel, Medicare Supplement and Long-Term Care Insurance. She provides unbiased, personalized financial advice and solutions that enable her clients to achieve their financial goals. Helping people create plans that give them the freedom to focus on what matters most is her goal.

You may want to ask Katherine Zacharias questions related to:

-How do I pass money to my children without probate and taxes?
-Can you help me learn more about a Tax-Free Retirement?
-How can $50/mo. secure my child’s/grandchild’s retirement?
-How do I get the upside of the market without any of the downside risk or loss of money?
-Is Cobra right for me?

Website: http://katherinezacharias.com/
Email: Katherine@FiveRingsFinancial.com

*Open to all Hera Hub members globally. This Zoom event will be hosted on the "Hera Hub Carlsbad Members' Zoom line". Please email Tamina@herahub.com for the link or visit the Facebook event on our Facebook members' group to obtain the link.*     

Do you have big goals for your business but don't know where to begin? 
Do you have your sights set on scaling but find yourself constantly bogged down in daily tasks? 
Do you have long-term entrepreneurial plans that you never seem to make any headway on? 

Join Hera Hub Carlsbad GURU Carmen Proctor, PMP for an hour of business growth planning. Carmen's genius is turning big picture into strategy. She will help you focus on: 
-  Process planning and road-mapping
-  Doing more with less time
-  Preparing to scale your business
- Strategy consulting
- Gap analysis and planning (taking a look at the delta between where you are and where you are headed)

Carmen Proctor is a certified Project Management Professional who has been decades of experience in Business Consulting, Program and Program Management. She developed her expertise by providing process improvement for large and small organizations. More recently, she has worked with small businesses in consulting engagements to help them define streamlined processes with the goal of creating consistency in the delivery of services and improving customer satisfaction, leading to repeat business and growing the team. She
is now bringing her goal-setting, planning, and implementation skills to others by teaching the SMART goal methodology. During her years managing strategy consulting and technology projects, she found her greatest rewards came from mentoring and training other staff and peers, and driving action planning and tangible results for her team, and for her clients.

- Open to Members and Non-Members -

Hera Hub GURUs are subject matter experts who donate their time to meet one-on-one with local entrepreneurs (members and non-members welcome) to answer questions they may have on a variety of topics related to their field. Think of it like “office hours” with your professor. It’s a great way to get free mentoring and advice from business experts. Just drop by during GURU hours, no appointment necessary!

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Jessica Hornbeck is a seasoned entrepreneur with over twenty years experience navigating corporate, nonprofit and small business organizations with such fervor that she has been able to boil down lessons learned into a thoughtful and easy-to-grasp approach that has created value add for her clients, team, and community. A "big picture thinker," Jessica thrives on working with business owners to build financial systems and workflow foundations to help them do more with less; maximize their limited time; and grow both their income and freedom.  

You may want to ask Jessica questions related to:

Learn more about Jessica and connect with her during her GURU hours, on the second and fourth Thursdays monthly from 12-2pm.

Website: bigpicresults.com

Email: jessica@bigpicturebookkeeping.com

Hera Hub GURUs are subject matter experts who donate their time to meet one-on-one with local entrepreneurs (members and non-members welcome) to answer questions they may have on a variety of topics related to their field. Think of it like “office hours” with your professor. It’s a great way to get free mentoring and advice from business experts. Just drop by during GURU hours, no appointment necessary!

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Process integration queen, maintainer oforder, manager of details, and a true advocate for others’ potentials, Janinais known for consistently bringing her patient, calm energy and deep respectfor others to all that she does. Janina has cultivated her 20+ years of corporatepharma experience as a business operations support manager into athink-out-of-the-box streamlined solutions for maximizing time, energy,integration efficiency and productivity.

As a Process Integration Strategist, Janinasupports female business owners who are struggling to lighten the overwhelm andchaos thru intentionally planning, simplifying and integrating new habits,processes and systems in business and personally for more harmony, freedom andease.

Questions you can ask Janina:

1.     I hate some of the things I need to do in my business. Iprocrastinate on them and then beat myself up. Everyone is talking about hiringa VA. How do I know if this is a good next step for me and my business? 

2.     I have a million priorities swimming in my head on a daily basis.How do I quiet the noise and know what to do first? 

3.     I spent a lot of time and money on creating my on-line program.Clients are buying it but not completing it? What’s the problem? 

4.    I have a client on-boarding process but there’s data I need frommy client that I’m not getting and I spend so much time chasing it down. Howcan I make this smoother and more efficient? 

5.  I hired a business coach and gettingtold what to do and it’s freaking me out. How can I integrate and implementwhat they’re recommending and in a way that works for me? 

Website: www.JaninaGoldberg.com

Email: Janina@JaninaGoldberg.com

Hera Hub Carlsbad is proud to host Raven O'Neal from Stella Labs every Tuesday from 10am-12pm. The Women’s Business Center has partnered with Stella Labs to offer free on-site one-on-one business consulting to help entrepreneurs plan, launch, manage and grow their businesses.

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To confirm your appointment with Raven O'Neal, please schedule a time via this link: https://calendly.com/ravenoneal/hhcarlsbad

Before the meeting, please take a few minutes to complete this short assessment so you can get the most from your time with Raven:
https://sdwbc.ecenterdirect.com/signup

Cancellations: 
PLEASE be considerate of Raven's full schedule when booking your appointment, as time slots are extremely popular and can book up weeks in advance. If you cannot make your appointment, make sure to cancel through Calendly well in advance so Raven can open up your appointment to another entrepreneur. Multiple cancellations will result in disqualification from the program. 

ABOUT RAVEN: 
Raven O'Neal is the Executive Director of Stella Labs, a women’s business accelerator that educates, equips, and propels female founders to successfully plans, launch, and scale their original businesses, thus positively impacting their local, national and global economies. As Marketing Director, Raven uses her entrepreneurial background to manage all branding, marketing, and communication tactics. She helps transform the entrepreneurial landscape by equipping founders with strategic solutions to launch and scale their businesses, and the marketing acumen, resources, and access to capital information needed to present innovative and effective companies to market. 

ABOUT WBC:
The San Diego & Imperial WBC is a partner of the US Small Business Administration (SBA) and is hosted by Southwestern College at the Center for Business Advancement in National City. The WBC provides training, mentoring, business development and financing opportunities for entrepreneurs throughout San Diego and Imperial County.

For more information and a full calendar of WBC’s trainings, events and activities, please visit https://sdwbc.ecenterdirect.com/events

Hera Hub GURUs are subject matter experts who donate their time to meet one-on-one with local entrepreneurs (members and non-members welcome) to answer questions they may have on a variety of topics related to their field. Think of it like “office hours” with your professor. It’s a great way to get free mentoring and advice from business experts. 

____________________________________________

To schedule an appointment: northcountycpa@gmail.com

Payal is a Certified Public accountant and an Enrolled agent. After working in the public accounting and in multinational and publicly listed companies, she decided to start her own practice. With experience of more than 10 years, she can help small businesses with choosing the right business entity, tax planning, tax return preparation, cash flow management and budgeting. She can also help businesses with special projects like finding sales nexus in different states, creating reports for business analysis, etc.

You may want to ask Payal questions related to:

Whether a particular business expense is tax deductible?
What business entity to choose from tax point of view?
How the new tax reform will impact my taxes?
How a particular business report can help me with making better decisions?
I have products shipped in different states. In what states should I collect sales tax?

Website: www.northcountycpa.net
Email: northcountycpa@gmail.com

Hera Hub Tuesday Accountability Group
(Get those goals, gals!)

Here's how the group will run —

Brief introductions around the circle - 2-3 sentences of who you are and what you do (10 min total)

Divided up time so each person gets 5 minutes (depending on group size) to lay out:
* What they accomplished from their list of tasks and goals last week
* What they are putting on their list for this week
* Any requests for resources or connections
(approx 30-45 min depending on group size for this section)

Last section of the meeting is open for anyone to ask for help with a business challenge.�(15-30 min as needed)

Meeting should be contained within 1.5 hours. If we complete early, we end early so we can get to work!

Helpful Group Interaction Guidelines —

1. Respect confidentiality — what other people share about their lives belongs to them and should stay with them.

2. Be present in the moment — keep devices to a minimum and stay attentive to whoever has the floor.

3. Hold yourself accountable to your own journey — only you can create the change you want.

4. Ask for what you want clearly and specifically — especially when it comes to how you’d like the group to support you.

5. Speak respectfully, without blaming, shaming, or fixing.

6. Ask permission before offering feedback or advice — if someone hasn’t specified, it’s best to start with “what kind of support would you like right now?”

7. Be willing to allow for mistakes — yours and other people’s.

8. Make space for humor and the unexpected — keeping an open mind allows for the flow of miracles.

9. Be on time and stay until the end — this helps everyone feel valued and respected.

10. Please mute all electronics — use vibrate if you have to be on call for anything critical.