January 18th, 2012
George Lanza
President and Primary Business Intermediary
Plethora Businesses was founded in 1999 by George and Dora Lanza with the mission to successfully engage buyers and sellers to a common interest where value meets expectations. Built on a foundation of excellent customer service, years of transactional experience, and numerous industry resources, Plethora Businesses excels in providing sell side advisory services, business sales, mergers, acquisitions, valuations and appraisals to clients across the globe.
George is the President of Plethora Businesses and actively involved in merger and acquisition services. His experience in management, consulting, business valuations, and mergers and acquisitions spans over 30 years.
George began his career as a boat designer and plant manager for Islander Yachts. Moved on to take a position as Director of Manufacturing and Engineering at Mark Industries, a manufacturer of hydraulic aerial lift equipment. Later serving as Manufacturing and Engineering Manager, ran a Multi-plant operation for Lear Siegler, a major defense contractor. Representing a group of investors as its CEO strategically grew Equity Lending & Investments (a mortgage banking firm), utilizing mergers and acquisitions maneuvers expanding it to three states, burgeoning sales above $200 million. After the divesture, George dedicated his full time efforts to the development of Plethora Businesses.
Graduated from the Naval Academy of Argentina in ship design. In the US, studied Manufacturing Engineering at the University of California Irvine; Hydraulics Design at Paul-Munroe, Hydraulics School of Fluid Powers; International Managerial Relations at the University of Southern California, and Mortgage Banking Certification at California State University Fullerton.
George is a Certified Mergers & Acquisition Master Intermediary, Certified Senior Business Analyst, Machinery and Equipment Appraiser and a Certified Business Intermediary. George is an active member of the Institute of Business Appraisers (IBA), The Society of Business Analysts (SBA),The National Equipment Business Brokers Institute (NEBBI) the California Association of Business Brokers (CABB), the International Business Brokers Association (IBBA), and the M&A Source.
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January 12th, 2012
Ryan Huff
Founder and CEO
Ryan Huff created this Salesforce.com app from his vision of what would help salespeople who use Gmail improve their productivity. We will be discussing the development path as well as the ongoing projects of the develop entrepreneur in our own backyard.
Salesforce and Gmail are two essential cloud applications for thousands of companies, government agencies, and nonprofits. These organizations rely on Salesforce for best-in-class customer relationship management and on Gmail for robust, reliable email.
Ryan designed Cirrus Insight to be the most trusted, most advanced integration of Salesforce and Gmail.
What's it Do?
Here's the short version: Cirrus Insight shows you everything about your Leads and Contacts in Salesforce right inside your Gmail inbox. As soon as you open an email in Gmail, you can see Contact Information and Activity History for that person from Salesforce. You can relate emails to Contacts, Cases and Opportunities; create Leads and Contacts; see details on open Cases and Opportunities; and more.
For more details, see our Features & Benefits, or better yet - try it out yourself, with our free trial that anyone can install in about 30-seconds.
That's just the beginning. We have dozens of exciting features in the pipeline.
To learn more about Cirrus Insight, go to cirrusinsight.com
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January 9th, 2012
John Hakopian
President, First Foundation Advisors
Director, First Foundation Inc.
Director, First Foundation Bank
Mr. Hakopian oversees the vision, strategy, operations and development of the investment management service for the firm. His entrepreneurial spirit combined with his focus on results, exceptional interpersonal skills, and ability to emphasize people's core needs continue to drive First Foundation's management success as the region's leading independent wealth advisory firm.
Having been with First Foundation since its inception in 1990, Mr. Hakopian has been closely involved in developing and delivering the firm's investment services. He became President in 2009.
Mr. Hakopian earned a Bachelor of Arts degree cum laude in economics in three years from the University of California, Irvine and an MBA in Finance from the University of Southern California.
To learn more about First Foundation Advisors, go to www.ff-inc.com
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December 14th, 2011
Christopher Ivey, Partner
Christopher D. Ivey is the Co-Chair of the firm's Corporate and Securities Practice Group. He practices corporate and securities law, including organizational and transaction matters for emerging growth companies, venture capital financing, public offerings, mergers and acquisitions, private equity, corporate governance, and regulation under the Securities and Exchange Commission. Other areas of emphasis include intellectual property licensing and development agreements.
Mr. Ivey frequently speaks on topics related to federal and state securities laws, organizing and advising closely held businesses and technology licensing. He has lectured to organizations on many topics which include the Adaptive Business Leaders Organization on developing an effective Board of Directors, the Association of Corporate Counsel on advanced contact negotiation, and at The Paul Merage School of Business at the University of California in Irvine on legal issues for start-ups.
Mr. Ivey received his J.D., magna cum laude, in 1994 from the University of San Diego, where he was a member of the Law Review and inducted into the Order of the Coif. He received his B.S. in finance, cum laude, from California State University, Long Beach, in 1990.
Special Honors and Memberships
Mr. Ivey is a member of the State Bar of California. He has been a panel moderator and member of the planning and review committees of the VentureNet Capital Conference, and is a board member of the Orange County chapter of the American Heart Association. He is also a member of the Orange Coast Venture Group and the Technology Council of Southern California.
To learn more about Stradling, go to: www.sycr.com
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December 7th, 2011
Hal Reisiger
President, Cosworth Americas
Hal Reisiger joined Cosworth Group as the President of the Americas in early 2011 to accelerate the company's market expansion program. Reisiger was attracted to the opportunity with Cosworth Group by the growth potential created by leveraging the brand and applying the company's world class mechanical and electronic engineering skills in growth markets such as wind energy, unmanned vehicles for commercial and military applications, and military vehicle accident data recorders and crew survivability.
Reisiger's key role as President of the Americas includes communicating the growth vision and opportunity to employees, vendors and customers. He will oversee business development strategies and develop Cosworth Group's American team to expand the engineering, manufacturing, marketing and sales capabilities in the Americas. He will also be fundamental in identifying additional emerging growth market opportunities where Cosworth Group can apply their engineering skills.
Automotive, defense and clean energy are the three key business sectors within Cosworth that Reisiger sees a real US growth opportunity. He said aftermarket automotive performance parts and kits will continue to generate growth for Cosworth Group. In the defense sector, Reisiger sees opportunities within the Department of Defense for Cosworth's heavy fuel engines for military applications including UAVs, robots and power generators as well as accident data recorders for military vehicles. There is also the potential for Cosworth Group's work in clean energy to translate to America, specifically enhanced condition monitoring system for wind turbines.
Reisiger has a proven track record growing public and private businesses through global sales channel development, innovative new product development, and improved operational effectiveness. He began his career as an application engineer before progressing to senior sales, marketing and operations positions at Haskel International, a manufacturer of pumps, compressors and systems for the military, medical and oil & gas industries. He was president of Burkert Contromatic, a US subsidiary of Germany's Burkert GmbH & Co., a manufacturer of valves, sensors and automation systems for the medical device, water treatment and food processing markets where six months after reengineering the company and defining a new sales channel strategy the company reversed its losses and became profitable with record growth. From 2003-2007 Reisiger was President of Enhanced Vision Systems, a manufacturer of digital magnification systems for the legally blind and visually impaired. Under his leadership the company introduced new products which generated significant revenue, launched a European subsidiary, and obtained a Veterans Administration contract that enabled the company to more than triple its annual revenues and increase profit more than six fold.
Prior to accepting his role as President of the Americas for Cosworth, Reisiger was President and CEO of Fast Forward Video, a manufacturer of high definition digital video recorders. Revenue more than doubled after Reisiger built a motivated management team that focused on growth markets such as medical, sports instant replay and military surveillance. Reisiger graduated from the Anderson Executive School of Management at UCLA in Los Angeles in 1998.
Reisiger expects Cosworth Group to become a global brand in the targeted growth markets while the organization continues to develop game-changing technology.
To learn more about Cosworth, go to: cosworth.com
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November 30th, 2011
Scott Kavanaugh
CEO of First Foundation, Inc., Chairman and CEO of First Foundation Bank
Scott Kavanaugh brings proven entrepreneurial executive leadership and a strong knowledge of finance, banking and real estate to First Foundation and its affiliates. In his role as the CEO of First Foundation, he is responsible for providing strategic leadership and overseeing the operations of both First Foundation Advisors and First Foundation Bank.
Mr. Kavanaugh was formerly an Executive Vice President and Director of Secondary Marketing for Provident Funding. Mr. Kavanaugh was a founding stockholder of Commercial Capital BanCorp and served as Director, Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer from June 1999 to February 2003. Mr. Kavanaugh also served as Director, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Commercial Capital Mortgage since its formation in 1998 until 2003. During his tenure, the bank grew over 400% and was successfully taken public in December 2002. Other responsibilities included management of interest rate risk, Director of Human Resources, Director of the Trust Department, and negotiation of loan transactions, loan review, and oversight of operations in the mortgage company. He was Chairman of ALCO, and a member of Executive, Compliance, Information Technology, Loan and Internal Asset Review committees.
Since January 2000, Mr. Kavanaugh has served as Independent Trustee and Chairman of Audit Committee for all Highland Funds managed by Highland Capital Management, L.P. Highland is a Registered Investment Advisor specializing in credit and alternative investment strategies currently managing leveraged loans, high yield bonds, structured products and other assets.
Prior to entering banking, Mr. Kavanaugh spent a majority of his career in investment banking. After becoming a partner of Great Pacific Securities, Inc., a west coast-based regional firm, Mr. Kavanaugh became Head of Trading for fixed income and equity securities.
Mr. Kavanaugh earned a BS in Business Administration - Accounting at the University of Tennessee and a MBA in Information Systems at North Texas State University.
About First Foundation, Inc.
First Foundation Inc. is a private financial firm that offers banking, estate planning, wealth management, philanthropic consulting and trust services seamlessly. Founded in 1990, this full-service firm provides complete financial management through its affiliates.
First Foundation's goal is to offer clients a single source to handle their investments, insurance, taxes, estate planning, charitable donations and other financial needs.
To learn more about First Foundation, go to: www.ff-inc.com
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November 16th, 2011
Anthony Vincent Bova
Creator of the Bova Communication System
Anthony Vincent Bova is a prominent communications coach based in Times Square, New York. He has over three decades of experience as a teacher of communication skills and the performing arts. Professionals from Broadway to Wall Street gravitate to his system, responding to his personalized and practical approach to teaching communication with clarity, authenticity, confidence and passion. He has gained a reputation for understanding personalized communication challenges and developing an individualized approach that provides his clients with a distinct advantage over their competition. He is now working with clientele throughout the United States, Europe and Asia.
Anthony was a consultant for Special Events projects in Mayor Giuliani's administration. He has taught in elite educational institutions throughout the country, including the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University, Lee Strasberg Theater Institute, andTuftsUniversity.
Anthony was born in Brooklyn and currently resides in Manhattan with his wife, Cathy and daughter, Annarose.
A Message from Anthony
The conventional antidote to experiencing "negative" states such as feelings of mediocrity, nervousness, tension and self-consciousness, is to impose "positive" behavior so the executive "acts" confident, relaxed, dynamic and self-assured while experiencing just the opposite.
The Bova Communication System trains clients in a contrarian fashion. I train the executive how not to "act," how not to posture, how not to function in spite of nerves and tension-but rather to communicate from an authentically confident and relaxed state. In order to make their most optimal business contribution, the executive must communicate from a centered and authentic place within themselves-and they must be trained to access this space at will. Knowing a specific process for attaining this unique state is what separates our clients from their competition and paves the way for impactful and superior communication skills.
If you want your audience to be relaxed, you have to be relaxed. If you want your audience to be passionate about your product or service, you have to be passionate about your product or service. Listen to what I have to say to senior executives about regaining confidence. If you want your audience to trust you, then you need to be trusting, and so on. We train our clients to transform their behavior from hard-wired communication obstacles that can compromise their message to clear, confident and dynamic communications that connect to the hearts and minds of their audience.
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November 9th, 2011
CC Chapman, Social Media Expert and Father of Two
C.C. is the Founder of Digital Dads, where a Dad can be a guy. He is also the creator and host of of the widely popular Managing the Gray podcast and is also a member of the Media Hacks and Cast of Dads podcasts.
He has extensive knowledge of the online space and is a sought after speaker on social media and community building. Over the years he has worked with a variety of clients to build and execute multiple digital marketing programs. He has worked with the likes of The Coca-Cola Company, Discovery Channel, American Eagle Outfitters, HBO and Verizon FiOS among others.
He is a graduate of Bentley University and an avid photographer. His personal blog just celebrated it's 8th Anniversary with no plans to slow down at all. He lives in Metro West Boston with his wife, two amazing kids and black lab Roxie.
About the Book
How does a company make the leap from "marketing-speak" to become a publisher on the Web? How do you know what to say? How can you create stories and videos and blog posts that people will love? How can you cultivate fans and spark devotion? How can your ideas ignite your business? How do you know if it's working?
Blogs, YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, and other online platforms are giving organizations like yours an enormous opportunity to engage directly with your customers. That's a lucky thing: because instead of creating awareness about your company or your brand solely the old-school way (through annoying people with advertising, or bugging them with direct mail, or interrupting them with whatever), you now have an unprecedented and enormous opportunity.
"Produce great stuff, and your customers will come to you. Produce great stuff, and your customers will share your story for you. More than ever before: Content is king! Content rules!"
Now, thanks to the advent of the Internet and the rise of Web-based tools and technologies, you can create the kind of web content, blog posts, videos, webinars, and web sites that will attract customers to you, rather than you chasing after them. What's more, you can entice your customers to share those stories with each other, all across the web.
Produce great stuff, and your customers will come to you. Produce great stuff, and your customers will share your story for you. More than ever before: Content is king! Content rules!
Of course, like many things in life: That bit of luck comes with a hitch. Content may rule, but your online content must be the right sort of content: Customer-focused. Authentic. Compelling. Remarkable. Interesting. (Gripping, even.) Valuable.
The problem, of course, is that it's a struggle to actually do it. What does it mean to create content that's "compelling"? And how can you do it consistently? How can your be heard above the noise? Why doesn't your blog have any comments? It's hard work, right?
That's where this book comes in. This book demystifies the idea of organizations as publishers. It streamlines the process of creating remarkable blogs, podcasts, webinars, ebooks, and other web content that will lure would-be customers to you. It walks you through the fundamentals of how to create bold stories, videos, and blog posts. And then, once you've created the content, it tells you how to share it widely online to cultivate fans, arouse passion for your products or services, and ignite your business.
Content Rules is suited for organizations of all sizes and stripes, whether you are a Fortune 500 corporation or a mom-and-pop on the corner, or anything in between: hospital, entrepreneur, nonprofit, sole practitioner or consultant, artist, government agency, church, school, political candidate, sports team, community group, or rock band or maybe a butcher, baker or candlestick maker.
Also, one more key thing: It's not boring.
To learn more about CC Chapman and Content Rules, go to: contentrulesbook.com
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November 3rd, 2011
Dave Morse, CEO
Location Based Technologies (OTCBB: LBAS) designs and develops PocketFinder personal locator devices for a highly mobile society. PocketFinder devices provide an easy solution to help people use technology to stay connected to what they value most – loved ones, pets, vehicles and assets – at any time from almost anywhere. PocketFinder products include the GPS Vehicle Locator, Personal GPS Locator and GPS Pet Locator.
PocketFinder’s Personal Locator fits easily in a pocket, purse or backpack and provides real-time information that allows users to locate the devices online at any time from almost anywhere. The portable GPS Personal Locators are especially useful in locating children and elderly seniors who might get lost. The devices are as easy to recharge as a cell phone.
PocketFinder Vehicle attaches to automobiles, recreational vehicles, motorcycles, boats, snowmobiles, jet skis – virtually any powered vehicle. It allows users to pinpoint the location of the vehicles as well as their speeds – capabilities especially welcomed by parents of teenage drivers. The compact GPS Vehicle Locator can also help authorities to quickly find a lost or stolen vehicle.
“Just because you are on the move doesn’t mean that you have to be out of touch with the most important elements of business or life. We optimize the way technology allows you to know the “location” of what you value, even when you cannot be there,” stated Dave Morse, CEO of Location Based Technologies. “Selling our products through Apple Online and Retail stores fits perfectly with our focus on quality and service as we provide customers with peace of mind in knowing where people, pets and things that are most important to them are located at all times.”
The heart of the PocketFinder system is the online PocketFinder GPS User Interface and an iOS App for the iPod touch, iPhone, and iPad which can also be accessed via a web browser.
The online PocketFinder GPS Mapping Application pinpoints the location of all selected PocketFinder GPS Personal and Vehicle Locators. Users can customize the map application by establishing zones that automatically send alerts if a loved one enters or leaves a zone on foot or in a vehicle. In addition, speed alerts can be set that notify users if a vehicle exceeds set speed limits. Alerts are sent instantly via email, SMS text, and push notification.
Freedom with Peace of Mind
The PocketFinder® family of personal GPS locators help you stay connected with the things you love. As we say: “If you love it, locate it!®” These devices are designed to provide the exact location of a loved one, pet or vehicle at any time and from almost anywhere. Easy to use software allows you to customize zones, speeds and alerts that send you an email or text message.
People
PocketFinder® People is the perfect way to keep the family connected. Parents can enjoy peace of mind knowing their children, teens, special needs loved one or senior parents can be located at any time. Learn More.
Pets
Pets are part of the family. This tiny device can be secured to your pet with a durable holder to create a GPS dog collar or cat collar. Locate escape artist dogs and adventurous housecats and receive alerts when they leave the house, yard, or neighborhood with this pet locator.Learn More.
Vehicle
PocketFinder® Vehicle GPS trackers are durable and dependable devices that provide real time locations with easy to use software. This is an affordable way for individuals and businesses to locate cars, motor-homes, boats, trucks, fleets and other assets. Learn More.
For more information, visit http://www.pocketfinder.com.
Connect with PocketFinder on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/PocketFinder or follow on Twitter at https://twitter.com/#!/PocketFinderGPS.
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October 12th, 2011
Norman Wolfe, President and CEO
Norman will be discussing with us his just-published a book: The Living Organization. The book is transformative, a major breakthrough in understanding business through a new lens. It transforms business from a soulless machine of production whose purpose is to maximize return to shareholders almost at any cost, to a living creative being, designed to fulfill a deep Soulful Purpose™, a purpose that drives and guides the collective to be in service to their customers and society. A brief description of the book:
The pressure on CEOs and other organization leaders to create results while balancing an increasing diversity of opposing demands is reaching oppressive levels. The time-tested economic system is no longer adequate to meet the challenges of a world of evolving complexity. The Living Organization delivers a new model that transforms the best of what worked before and expands it to deliver new life and growth for organizations.
First and foremost The Living Organization deepens our understanding of how any living organization creates the results it desires. Norman Wolfe draws on decades of experience both leading and consulting with organizations, large and small, to unravel the mystery of creating results. Based on scientific, philosophical and spiritual truths, The Living Organization® model explores how three distinct yet highly interdependent fields of energy influences and determines which results will and will not be created.
Beyond just a new theory Norman Wolfe provides practical tools for aligning and focusing the organization on execution of its strategy (creation of desired results). Building on decades of learning about organization effectiveness and execution management The Living Organization expands our frameworks for allocating resources and making decisions that will reap the desired results. The guiding principals and theories can guide the largest of corporations or the entrepreneurial startup in getting the results they want.
Deeply personal, brimming with compelling stories from real-life challenges, and packed with powerful insights, tools, and practices, this book is a potent resource for aspiring, emerging, and seasoned business leaders alike. Or anyone interested in creating the results they desire.
To learn more about the Norman Wolfe and Quantum Leaders, go to: quantumleaders.com
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