• Critical Mass Radio Show Hosted by Richard Franzi (OC Talk Radio), Tuesday, 4 p.m., Guests (Jan. 8): TBA
• Business Growth Café Radio Show and Podcast With Angelo Ponzi (OC Talk Radio), Tuesday, 12:30 p.m., Guests (Jan. 8): UPS
Capital Global Marketing Director JoDawn Whitlock-Karnowski
Tuesday, Jan. 8
• Understanding Healthcare Organizations—What Entrepreneurs Need to Know (Orange County Inland Empire SBDC), Irvine, 3 p.m., free, (657) 278-1801, goo.gl/kAKyb7
• Restaurant Start-Up Essentials (SCORE Chapter 114), La Habra, 5:30 p.m., free, (714) 550-7369, orangecounty.score.org
• Basics of Accounting—The Language of Business (SCORE Chapter 114), Rancho Santa Margarita, 6 p.m., free, (714) 550-7369, orangecounty.score.org
• Marketing & Promotion: Finding Your Niche (SCORE Chapter 114), Newport Beach, 6 p.m., free, (714) 550-7369, orangecountyscore.org
• How to Succeed as a FinTech Product Manager (Exactuals), Irvine, 6:30 p.m., cost varies, goo.gl/d5vrDb
Wednesday, Jan. 9
• Landing the Big Check: Secrets to Funding From an Entrepreneur & Investor (CSUF Startup), Irvine, noon, free, (657) 278-3464, goo.gl/NNy4Y5
• LinkedIn Local Orange County (LinkedInLocal and WorkWell OC), Irvine, 6 p.m., goo.gl/14JfZH
Thursday, Jan. 10
• Brand Story—Building With Dynamic Creative (American Marketing Association–Orange County), Irvine, 5:30 p.m., cost varies, amaoc.org
• Business Killers Series—Top Mistakes Causing California Businesses to Fail (SCORE Chapter 114), Laguna Woods, 6 p.m., free, (714) 550-7369, orangecountyscore.org
• Selling Techniques that Work (SCORE Chapter 114), Fullerton, 6 p.m., free, (714) 550-7369, orangecounty.score.org
Friday, Jan. 11
• Lunch & Learn (UCI Applied Innovation), Irvine, noon, free, (949) 824-2683, goo.gl/7gS1Rn
Tuesday, Jan. 15
• IDEALAB: Designing the Future for Good (National Association of Women Business Owners OC), Costa Mesa, 5:30 p.m., $65, goo.gl/UzHYem
Wednesday, Jan. 16
• The State of the Economy (Orange County CFO Leadership Council), Irvine, 7:15 a.m., cost varies, cfoleadershipcouncil.com
• How To: Convert Web Traffic to Customers Using SEO and Inbound Marketing (CSUF Startup), Placentia, 6 p.m., free, (657) 278-3464, goo.gl/jQ8A2R
• Marketing Is War! (SCORE Chapter 114), Lake Forest, 6 p.m., free, (714) 550-7369, orangecounty.score.org
Thursday, Jan. 31
• CFO Awards (Orange County Business Journal), Irvine, 5 p.m., $275, (949) 833-8373, ocbj.com/bizevents
• Breakfast Networking (Mission Viejo Chamber of Commerce), Mission Viejo, every Tuesday, 7:45 a.m., cost varies, (949) 441-0602, missionviejochamber.com/calendar
• Leads Lunch (Anaheim Chamber of Commerce), Anaheim, every second Wednesday, 11:30 a.m., $15 for members, $25 for nonmembers, (714) 758-0222, anaheimchamber.org
• Rising Stars Breakfast (ACG Orange County), Newport Beach, every second Wednesday, 8 a.m., free, (714) 259-1224, acg.org/occ
• Note Panel (Orange County Real Estate Investors Association), Costa Mesa, every second Thursday, 5:30 p.m., free for members, $20 for nonmembers, (866) 200-1435, ocreia.com
• Public Speaking and Communication Skills Development (Challengers734), Laguna Woods, every Friday, 7 a.m., free, (310) 383-0813, challengers734.com
• Pasek and Paul: Up Close and Personal With Special Guests (Segerstrom Center for the Arts), Costa Mesa, Jan. 7, 7 p.m., cost varies, scfta.org
• The Madness of George III (Irvine Barclay Theatre), Irvine, Jan. 9, 6:30 p.m., $22, (949) 854-4646, thebarclay.org
• The Installation & Awards Gala (Los Alamitos Chamber of Commerce), Cypress, Jan. 10, 6 p.m., $55, (562) 598-6659, losalchamber.org
• Chopin’s Piano Concerto (Pacific Symphony), Costa Mesa, Jan. 10-12, 8 p.m., cost varies, (714) 755-5799, pacificsymphony.org
• Kuana Torres Kahele Band (Irvine Barclay Theatre), Irvine, Jan. 11, 8 p.m., cost varies, (949) 854-4646, thebarclay.org
• Jerry Herman: The Broadway Legacy Concert (Irvine Barclay Theatre), Irvine, Jan. 12, 8 p.m., cost varies, (949) 854-4646,thebarclay.org
