Sandy Goe, Author at Santa Barbara Business Network

Women Economic Ventures (WEV) announces CEO, Marsha Bailey Retiring

By Sandy Goe | August 14, 2019 |

Marsha Bailey, CEO, Founder of Women Economic Ventures (WEV)

WEV Announces Founder’s Retirement and Names Successor Santa Barbara, CA: Women’s Economic Ventures (WEV) announced this week that its founder and CEO, Marsha Bailey, will retire next year after 30 years at the helm. Her successor will be Kathy Odell, an accomplished entrepreneur and business leader in the region. WEV was launched under Bailey’s leadership in 1991,…

Connecting Helping Hands with Volunteer Opportunities in Santa Barbara

By Sandy Goe | August 9, 2019 |

The Santa Barbara Business Network (SBBN) is developing a page on its website that will include local businesses or organizations that could use an extra hand when available, not long-term commitments, simply places that would welcome a helpful hand with appreciation. NEED HELP? Please provide this information: 1. Your Business/Organization Name / Brief Introduction 2.…

June Gloooom – Antidotes Against Depression

By Sandy Goe | July 11, 2019 |

June Gloom Fog in Southern California, Santa Barbara

June Gloooom is an annual summer phenomenon in Santa Barbara and surrounding coastal areas, it’s when bright sunny summer days are expected, but you have to wait for the fog to lift – which could take all morning and afternoon; and for some days the fog never lifts. When the grey damp skies continue day…

When Gloom Looms. Tragic Statistics & How Mental Wellness is a Community Issue

By Sandy Goe | July 10, 2019 |

When we invited locals to chime in on remedies for depression during cloudy summer skies, known as “June Gloom”, the invitation was intended to be a fun local conversation, yet recent news and posts of tragedies resulting from people falling into depression leading to even death, made this topic more sobering. On a more serious…

“Nurture Your Nature” and Believe in Yourself; TedX with Jim Cathcart

By Sandy Goe | June 29, 2019 |

World Winning Motivational Speaker, Jim Cathcart, speaking on How to believe in yourself and to nurture your natural abilities, at TedX talk 2013. Jim Cathcart was a keynote speaker at the Santa Barbara Business Network’s 5th Annual Santa Barbara Business Expo & Conference, in April 2017. He is a business friend of the Santa Barbara…