An American ICON
May 5, 2021
Hosted by Frank Helring
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There is a movie that spans the ages entitled "It's a Wonderful Life" with Jimmy Stewart as the main star. I have referenced it several times since this show was launched and I cannot think of a better remembrance to explain and honor the life of the individual that I will have with me on my show today. One life removed can be devastating as that film depicted. One life who has made a difference historically and globally. is who you will meet today. There is a generation that is almost extinct. The World War II generation. This guest has a life that spans many generations and is still impacting them today. You see, he is a brilliant engineer who was born under the shadow of the old North Church in Boston. A symbol of American Freedom. At a young age he encountered an eye disease which forced him behind closed doors where he began toying with crystal radio sets. This led to the invention of the "Walkie Talkie", which was used largely in the war years. He then at a very young age was applying for a job at the prestigious MIT and they noticed his abilities and put him into a very elite educational platform, which qualified him to be a part of a specialized team working on LORAN. This system was responsible for the navigation of the US Navy, US Merchant Marine, The Eighth Air Force and the US Submarine Pacific. In his post war years he created the "Medic-Alert" device that saved countless lives of Seniors and touched the entire world once again. Now, what prompted him to be a creator of devices to meet "Unmet Needs" has prompted him once again to tackle one of the most disastrous maladies that plagues the eyesight of the world's children. Tom Cataldo is an American Icon and you will find out today, that he is not done yet Tom and his late wife founded a Non-Profit known as the Better Vision for Children Foundation. He has been laboring for over 30 years to bring a test kit that can identify early childhood eye diseases as early as a non communicative 6 month year old child. Eyesight is essential to the life of a human being because it effects everything that they can ever hope to accomplish. This test kit has a pricepoint of less than $5.00 and can be administered to multiple children at the same time. Tom is an engineer that has spanned many generations of humankind with nation and life saving technologies. Now his greatest challenge is to gain the acceptance and the sponsorship necessary to bring his dream of child eyesight disease prevention to the fruition that he and his late wife have intended. Today we will see where that dream is presently and what can be done to fulfill its application. Tom is a doer and not a talker.. He has much more to give before he leaves this world behind.
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Frank Helring
Frank Helring is the CEO and Founder of TheHubmartLLC. He is an established executive with over 45 years of service encompassing Christian ministries, private/corporate insurance, public/philanthropic enterprises and private equities sectors.
His past tenures include owning his own General Insurance Agency from October 1977 to 1991, serving as an Executive Director with World Vision of Orange County from 1994 to 1998 inclusive as a President and CEO of a community-based organization.He has served as President of JMS Consulting Group 2004-2006, a private equities firm in Los Angeles during which time he personally consulted to the VP of Benefits of the legendary NFIB.com on “Boutique” Membership programs and Association negotiating levels of involvement. He and his wife have owned Allure Med Aesthetics, Inc. a medical aesthetics practice, since 2013. Most recently, he is currently involved with revolutionary firms engaged in accelerating the emerging “opportunity commercial marketplace” and cutting edge medical regeneration technologies.
Frank resides in Mission Viejo, with his wife Rhoda. His combination of grassroots community involvement, strategic relationships formation and continued success as a visionary corporate entrepreneur distinguish him as an invaluable asset to the small business community at large.
