The
Accelerator

Bruno Abisror

Sotheby’s International Realty
Broker Associate | Residential Real Estate
(310) 488-3598
bruno.abisror@sothebys.realty
Real Estate
Home Group: West Los Angeles 2

Ryan Blaney

Bolimini International Law Group
Principal
(310) 908-1459
ryanb@bolimini.us
Attorney
Home Group: Pacific Business Corridor 1

Bio: Technology Attorney Specialized in working with Start Ups and Cryptocurrency Law.

Nojan Boloorchi

Incentax, LLC – Business Tax Credit Experts
CEO
(626) 768-1212
nboloorchi@incentaxllc.com
Consultant Service
Home Group: West Los Angeles 2

Bio: Nojan Boloorchi is the CEO at Incentax. Prior to starting his businesses, Nojan was the director of a national professional services firm and the lead tax incentive specialist for the largest Southern California- based public accounting firm.

Tony Brown

Abrams Brown LLP
Partner
(424) 832-3750
tbrown@abramsbrown.com
Attorney
Home Group: Venice

Bio: An accomplished attorney and past recipient of SuperLawyers’ “Rising Stars” award, Mr. Brown’s practice focuses primarily on advising early stage companies from formation to startup financing, mergers and acquisitions, public offerings and private placem.

Mark Campbell

Shook Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.
Attorney
(310) 279-8424
mdcampbell@shb.com
Attorney
Home Group: Century City 2

Ben Cochran

B&B Premier Insurance Solutions, Inc
(818) 483-7745
benc@bbpremierins.com
Insurance
Home Group: West Hollywood

Roger Davis

Centric Capital Advisors
Chief Investment Officer
(310) 579-9145
rdavis@centricca.com
Investment Advisor
Home Group: Venice

Bio: Wealthy clients want to make smart decisions about their money so they can enjoy life and help others. They want and need an advisory firm with a clear process for identifying and solving the issues that come along with having wealth. We define Wealth.

Helen Fower

ADU1
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helen@adu-1.com
Home Group: Santa Clarita Valley

Rachelle Golden

Golden Law
Attorney
(559) 878-3521
rachelle@goldenadadefense.com
Attorney
Home Group: Santa Barbara 3

Bio: ADA Defense Litigator.

Bahar Geslin

Geslin Law
(310) 994-3188
bgeslin@geslinlaw.com
Attorney
Home Group: Venice

Jim Hazelton

Northwestern Mutual Financial Network
Financial Planner
(310) 980-2117
jim.hazelton@nm.com
Insurance
Home Group: Global

Bio: A Financial Planner that focuses on utilizing insurances to protect his clients’ plan as well as grow wealth tax efficiently.

Christine Hines

C2 Technology Partners Inc
Owner/CFO
(818) 974-0552
christine@c2techs.net
Financial Service
Home Group: Westlake 7

Bio: Business Management specialists focusing on bookkeeping and financial management for small to mid sized businesses.

Travis C. Jeffries

Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP
(310) 281-6375
tjeffries@ecjlaw.com
Attorney
Home Group: Westside 2

Bio: Travis represents clients in commercial real estate matters, including the leasing, acquisition and disposition, development, financing, and construction of all types of commercial real estate.

Mark Johnson

Cornerstone Home Lending
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mjohnson@houseloan.com
Home Group: Ventura 2

Josh Karp

Myman Greenspan Fox Rosenberg Mobasser Younger & Light LLP
(310) 746-8029
jkarp@mymangreenspan.com
Home Group: Entertainment 2

Jack Kushnatisan

Simplified IT Consulting
Director of Operations
(888) 952-9570 Ext. 702
jack@sicons.net
Consultant Service
Home Group: Warner Center 1

Bio: Jack Kushnatsian is an experienced technology professional with 17 years in IT. Jack currently operates his own consulting firm, Simplified IT Consulting, providing managed IT and consulting services to businesses of all sizes.

Jacob Lee

Pacific Southwest Realty Services
Vice President
(870) 930-7394
jlee@psrs.com
Banking Finance
Home Group: Downtown Los Angeles 2

Bio: Former Professional Athlete turned Real Estate Advisor.

Don Martin

Horizon Advisors
Family Officer
(805) 719-2747
don@horizonadvisorsla.com
Consultant Service
Home Group: Westlake 6

Bio: As a personal CFO, I help busy executives and business owners to increase fulfillment in their personal lives while continuing to grow in their business and career.

Maxine Monina

Pinnacle Estate Properties Inc
Realtor
(818) 294-4365
maxmoninarealestate@gmail.com
Real Estate
Home Group: Ventura 2

Bio: My focus is working with people, especially women going through a transition in their life.

Alyssa Morrisroe

FON Corporate Finance
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amorrisroe@foncf.com
Home Group: Mergers $ Acquisitions 2

Jessica Phillips

Maho & Prentice, LLP
(805) 962-1930
jphillips@sbcalaw.com
Attorney
Home Group: Ventura 2

Bio: Personal Injury Attorney.

Richard Porter

1st Century Bank
VP Relationship Manager
(714) 608-0669
rporter@1cbank.com
Banking Finance
Home Group: Encino 4

Bio: Premium Private Banker focused on providing a unique blend of private and business banking. I provide expertise and creative, custom tailored solutions coupled with unparalleled service to meet your banking needs.

Evan Pozarny

Muselli Commercial Realtors
(310) 458-4100 ext 221
epozarny@muselli.net
Home Group: Venice

JB Rizzo

Frankel Reichman & Rizzo LLP
Partner
(323) 549-2160
jb@calcpaexpert.com
Accountant
Home Group: West Los Angeles

Bio: Responsive, reasonable, efficient and effective forensic CPA, specializing in family law analyses, business valuation, financial and accounting issues in California family law and civil matters providing expert witness testimony.

Michele Roberts

Total Accounting and Bookkeeping
(424) 209-7333
michele@totalaccountingandbookkeeping.com
Consultant & Service
Home Group: Venice

Dalton Saberhagen

CBRE
Senior Associate
(818) 268-0732
dalton.saberhagen@cbre.com
Real Estate
Home Group: Woodland Hills 1

Bio: Commercial Real Estate Broker with a primary focus in Office Leasing and Sales. Whether it is a start up company or well established firm, I take great pride in making the commercial process easy for my clients.

Jeffrey Shore

Sotheby’s International Realty
Broker Associate & Top Producer
(310) 770-7179
jeffrey@jeffreyshore.com
Real Estate
Home Group: Westwood

Bio: Jeffrey Shore is a real estate Broker with Sotheby’s International Realty, helping clients purchase and sell real estate throughout Southern California.

Joshua Sternlicht

Communicaid Inc
(310) 621-7513
js@communicaidinc.com
Consultant Service
Home Group: Beverly Hills 4

Bio: We help organizations communicate professionally in over 80 different languages. We don’t just translate. We bridge the communication gap from a project management perspective so people can work together more effectively.

Ken Storms

CorpStrat
Sales Executive
(818) 377-7260 X 172
ken@corpstrat.com
Human Resources
Home Group: Santa Clarita Valley

Bio: High Tech + High Touch Employee Benefits, Insurance, Payroll and HR Management Systems for all business.

Bill Strickland

Strickland Law Firm, ALC
(323) 642-7751
bill@weslawfirm.com
Attorney
Home Group: South Bay Classic

Bio: Practice areas include roadway accidents and premises liability.

David Sutton

GHJ
M&A Advisory Principal
(310) 873-1612
dsutton@ghjadvisors.com
Accountant
Home Group: South Bay Classic

Bio: Experienced mergers and acquisitions advisor – providing diligence, advisory and support from inception to close and beyond.

Jessica Wan

Ferguson Case Orr Paterson LLP
(805) 659-6800
jwan@fcoplaw.com
Attorney
Home Group: Warner Center 1

Bio: Jessica concentrates her practice on litigating intellectual property, business, and employment matters. She is an experienced trial lawyer who works with her clients to determine what a win means for them and develops a plan to achieve that goal.

L Williamson

Centric Capital Advisors, LLC
(310) 738-8827
l@centricca.com
Home Group: Venice

Eric Wu

Leech Tishman Fuscaldo & Lampl
Partner
(424) 218-3913
ewu@leechtishman.com
Attorney
Home Group: Downtown Los Angeles 4

Gary Barr

Alpert, Barr & Grant, APLC
(818) 827-5154
gbarr@alpertbarr.com
Attorney
Home Group: Woodland Hills 2

Bio: Alpert, Barr & Grant is a full service law firm with the emphasis on “service”. Our goal is to meet client’s legal needs by providing quality, expeditious and professional legal representation.

Mark Fingerman

ADR Services, Inc. | Functional Mindfulness, Inc.
Mediator and Teacher
mark@markfingerman.com
Attorney
Home Group: Westwood

Bio: Mediator for civil disputes. Functional Mindfulness Teacher.

Eric Joss

Self-employed
Mediator/Arbitrator
(310) 871-3540
erichjoss@gmail.com
Attorney
Home Group: Emeritus Members

Bio: Eric H. Joss is a former partner with Paul Hastings LLP. He joined Paul Hastings in 1976 and spent the next 35 years there representing, advising, and training clients and others in all aspects of labor relations and employment law.

Raymond Liden

Liden Nestle Soled & Associates Inc.
APA, AIF
(818) 851-3510
ray@lnstpa.com
Consultant & Service
Home Group: Westlake 1

Bio: Employee Retirement Plan Consultants, Third Party Administrators and erisa consultants, we design,document, implement, communicate and administer custom defined benefit, 401(k), cash balance pension and discretionary defined contribution plans…

Arthur Rieman

The Law Firm for Non-Profits PC
Managing Attorney
(818) 623-9898
arthur@lfnp.com
Attorney
Home Group: Sherman Oaks 1

Bio: Our practice exclusively serves the needs of non-profits and social enterprises, their governing boards and donors. Our practice includes formation of non-profits corporations and LLC, exempt organization tax law, mergers, and joint ventures.

Debra Frank

Debra S. Frank, APLC
Attorney
(310) 277-5121
dfrank@debrafranklaw.com
Attorney
Home Group: Santa Monica 5

Bio: Certified Family Law Specialist with 40+ years of experience, handling all aspects of family law matters. Rated by Super Lawyers one of the top attorneys in SoCal 2009-20, AV rated & active in leadership roles in state and local bar organizations.

Marjorie Hendricks

Hendricks Company
President
(310) 442-9100
mhendricks@hendricksco.com
Accountant
Home Group: Santa Monica 4 (EC)

Bio: Proactive tax planning in the areas of individual,corporate,partnership and other taxation. Heavy involvement in trust and estate planning. Review of legal agreements (contract,divorce & litigation matters,etc) with regard to tax issues.

Dena Honig

FuturePlan by Ascensus
(818) 657-1176
dena.honig@futureplan.com
Consultant & Service
Home Group: Woodland Hills 2

Bio: We are professionals providing actuarial and consulting services for 401(k), Profit Sharing and Defined Benefit Plans. Our expertise/experience makes for a comfortable retirement planning process.

Abiel Acosta

Acosta Wealth Management
Financial Advisor, CFP®, CBEC®
(805) 973-5909
abiel.acosta@lfg.com
Investment Advisor
Home Group: Ventura

Bio: Abiel Acosta is in the Sagemark Private Wealth Services division of Lincoln Financial Advisors. Abiel Acosta is a registered representative of Lincoln Financial Advisors Corp. Securities and investment advisory services offered through Lincoln Financial.

David Barulich

Profundium, Inc.
Principal
(626) 365-0440
david@profundium.com
Banking & Finance
Home Group: Pasadena 4

Bio: Profundium fills the gap between the inflexible big banks and high-cost hard-money lenders. We tenaciously search for the best commercial bank loan tailored for your client’s unique circumstances.

Joe Bishop

Nasif Hicks Harris & Co., LLP
CPA, MST
(805) 966-1521
jbishop@nhhco.com
Accountant
Home Group: Santa Barbara 2 (EC)

Bio: Joe provides tax and accounting services for small to medium sized business’ and its owners.

Leon F. Bennett

Law Offices of Leon F. Bennett, APLC
Esq.
(818) 888-7731
lfb@leonfbennettlaw.com
Attorney
Home Group: Westlake 4

Bio: Mr. Bennett has over 35 years experience in Family Law as a Litigator, Mediator, and Collaborator. He provides expert and aggressive representation in all aspects of Family Law; including but not limited to: Divorce, Separation, Child Custody, Visitation, etc.

Vicky Brown

Idomeneo Enterprises, Inc.
CEO
(310) 308-7680
vbrown@idomeneoenterprises.com
Human Resources
Home Group: West Los Angeles

Bio: Throughout her 20+ year career, Vicky has established a reputation as a knowledgeable business leader as well as human resources expert. Awarded the Senior Professional in Human Resources certification by the Society for Human Resources Management Certification.

Sarah Byrnes

Mega Group Private Investigations, Inc.
Partner
(818) 392-5740
sarah@megagroupinvestigations.com
Consultant & Service
Home Group: Downtown Los Angeles 3

Bio: I head MegaGroup’s Investigation practice with a focus on pre-transactional and investigative due diligence, corporate and financial fraud and misconduct, civil and criminal litigation support, global asset tracing and pre-employment background matters.

Bridget Foreman

Bartlett Pringle & Wolf LLP
Partner
(805) 963-7811
bforeman@bpw.com
Accountant
Home Group: Santa Barbara 1

Bio: BARTLETT, PRINGLE & WOLF, LLP is the leading accounting and consulting firm on the Central Coast. We offer superior expertise and provide our clients with a full suite of services tailored to their individual and business needs.

Jeff Forster

Morgan Stanley
Senior Vice President
(805) 564-7908
jeffrey.p.forster@morganstanley.com
Investment Advisor
Home Group: Ventura 2

Bio: Corporate Retirement Director, Certified Investment Management Analyst (CIMA).

Diana Friedland

Bernstein & Friedland, P.C.
Employment Attorney
(818) 817-7570
diana@laemploymentcounsel.com
Attorney
Home Group: Beverly Hills 2

Bio: Employment lawyer representing employees and employers in wrongful termination and unpaid wage litigation. I also advise employers on employment law compliance, termination decisions, employee handbooks, and employment agreements.

Paul Kelley

Kelley Semmel LLP
Partner
(323) 592-3450
pkelley@kelleysemmel.com
Attorney
Home Group: Century City 6

Bio: Civil litigation with emphasis in matters arisng from real estate transactions; real property disputes; leases and business disputes.

Bill Kirshenbaum

Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Partner
(424) 239-3750
wkirshenbaum@btlaw.com
Attorney
Home Group: Downtown Los Angeles 3 (EC)

Bio: Bill represents entrepreneurs, family businesses and middle market companies in domestic and international transactions, with an emphasis on M&A, aircraft transactions and commercial agreements.

Curt Natham

HKG, LLP
Managing Partner
(626) 389-1245
cnatham@hkgcpa.com
Accountant
Home Group: Pasadena 5 (EC)

Bio: H | K | G, LLP is a firm of certified public accountants and business advisors serving a diverse group of clients throughout the Southwest. Unique, in that the firm offers services to public companies and regulated industries.

Harry Nelson

Nelson Hardiman, LLP
Founder, Nelson Hardiman
(310) 203-2800
hnelson@nelsonhardiman.com
Attorney
Home Group: Silicon Beach 2

Bio: A leading healthcare/life sciences attorney, Harry Nelson has shaped laws and regulations related to behavioral health, digital health, cannabis, and biologic products. He works with entrepreneurial ventures, investors, and institutional providers.

Susan Rodriguez

Brown & Brown Insurance
Senior Vice President
(805) 690-2606
srodriguez@bbofcal.com
Insurance
Home Group: Santa Barbara 1

Bio: I specialize in placing and servicing business insurance, personal lines, employee benefit plans, and surety bonds. We look at insurance from another point of view….yours.

Jeffrey Segal

Jeffrey D. Segal, A Professional Corpora
Attorney at Law
(310) 788-0800
jeff@segallaw.com
Attorney
Home Group: Century City 7

Bio: I am an experienced (30 years) corporate finance, real estate and healthcare transactional attorney with big-firm experience and 10+ years as a business owner operating in regulated industries, providing services in a responsive, cost-efficient environment.

Michael Steuch

Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP
Esq.
(310) 712-6817
msteuch@jmbm.com
Attorney
Home Group: Mergers $ Acquisitions 2

Bio: Michael Steuch is a business lawyer whose practice emphasizes mergers and acquisitions, equity/debt financings and general outside counsel work (including complex joint ventures and licensing arrangements).

Steven Woodward

HUB International Insurance
Senior Vice President, Employee Benefits
(805) 880-4264
steven.woodward@hubinternational.com
Insurance
Home Group: Santa Barbara 3

Bio: With over 30 years in Providing Unique, Customized Strategies to healthcare/employee benefit planning, my approach yield better outcomes for my clients!

David Cogan

Sapient Investigations, Inc.
Managing Director
(310) 399-8200
dcogan@sapientpi.com
Consultant & Service
Home Group: Santa Monica 2

Bio: I am the Managing Director of Sapient Investigations, Inc., a business intelligence firm. We work closely with attorneys across the country on a variety of business dispute and complex litigation matters. We also conduct critical background checks.

Joel Dobrin

Cost Segregation Initiatives
Director Business Development/ Project Management
(805) 764-0309
joel@costseginitiatives.com
Consultant & Service
Home Group: Playa Vista

Bio: Cost Segregation creates significant increases in current cash flow for commercial and rental income property owners. This powerful tax deferral strategy has been further enhanced by recent tax reform and is applicable for both new and previously purchased properties.

Mike Galvez

Bank of the West
Vice President, Principal Relationship Manager, Team Lead
(714) 519-9198
mike.galvez@bankofthewest.com
Banking & Finance
Home Group: Ontario (EC)

Bio: I am an experienced relationship banker who can help your clients with all of their credit and cash management needs.

Ric Hepburn

Impact Capital Group
Managing Director
(424) 222-5338
rhepburn@impactcapitalgroup.com
Financial Service
Home Group: Beverly Hills 4

Bio: Working within the Impact (ESG) and Healthcare sectors, I get to work side-by-side with innovative, passionate entrepreneurs who are finding ways to solve humanity’s most challenging problems while making a profit.

Kayla Horacek

Valensi Rose, PLC
Certified Family Law Specialist
(310) 277-8011
kh@vrmlaw.com
Attorney
Home Group: Downtown Los Angeles 1

Bio: I am a Certified Family Law Specialist providing a wide range of family law services, including transactional work, alternate dispute resolution and traditional litigation.

David Horvitz

Cheviot Value Management, LLC
Principal
(310) 451-8600
dhorvitz@cheviot.com
Investment Advisor
Home Group: Camarillo 1

Bio: Experienced Certified Financial Planner, Investment Manager, and Fiduciary. As a former 6th grade teacher and a current instructor at UCLA Extension, I empower my clients through financial literacy education.

Joseph Land

Land Legal Group, APC
Attorney
(310) 552-3500
joseph@landlegalgroup.com
Attorney
Home Group: Westlake 8

Bio: I am the owner of Land Legal Group, APC a boutique family and dependency law firm specializing in all aspects of family and dependency law, including but not limited to, dependency court representation and defense, divorce, paternity, child support, spouse, etc.

Eric Lietzow

Desmond, Marcello & Amster
Sr. Manager
(424) 207-5888
elietzow@dmavalue.com
Accountant
Home Group: Pleasanton 1

Bio: I have more than 15 years of experience in litigation consulting, forensic accounting and business valuation services. I specialize in the calculation of economic damages in connection with various types of litigation, including class actions.

Timothy McNutt

Merrill Lynch
Wealth Management Advisor, CIMA®, CRPC®, CPFA
(818) 528-7894
tim.mcnutt818@gmail.com
Investment Advisor
Home Group: Rancho Park

Bio: My Merrill Lynch team, The McNutt Pallavur Group, offers portfolio management, financial advice and retirement planning strategies to a select number of individuals, family groups and businesses.

Ramit Mizrahi

Mizrahi Law, APC
Employment Lawyer (Plaintiff-Side)
(626) 380-9000
ramit@mizrahilaw.com
Attorney
Home Group: Pasadena 2

Bio: Representing employees, focusing on wrongful termination, discrimination, and harassment cases, & severance negotiations. Yale Law grad, Super Lawyer, Best Lawyers in America list. Chair of Pasadena Bar Ass’n Labor & Emp. Law Section. Magic Castle member.

Sara Naheedy

Law Offices of Sara Naheedy
Real Estate Attorney and Partner at On Demand Escrow
(949) 400-4956
sara@ondemandescrow.com
Attorney
Home Group: Santa Monica 1

Bio: I am a real estate attorney and partner at On Demand Escrow.

Stephen Praver

Forbix Financial
Commercial Loan Officer
(818) 290-8718
stephen.praver@forbix.com
Banking & Finance
Home Group: West Hollywood

Bio: Nation-wide commercial lender, with over 45 years experience, in real estate financing, sales, and construction. We provide financing for purchases, refinancing, construction, bridge and hard money. We are an FHA direct lender for Multifamily.

Eric Roark

ROARK
Founder and CEO
(909) 677-2201
eric@roarkfs.com
Consultant & Service
Home Group: Long Beach (GL)

Bio: I am a former CPA and CFO that helps growing companies (typically revenues of $20M – $1B) with accounting and finance resources for projects, interim management, and executive search in Southern California.

Jeff Wishman

Bayer Wishman & Leotta
Partner
(213) 629-8801
jeffwishman@bayerwishman.com
Attorney
Home Group: Sherman Oaks 1

Bio: BANKRUPTCY LAW-CONSUMER AND SMALL BUSINESS. I am a certified specialist and represent individuals and small businesses in Ch. 7 (straight) and Ch. 13 (reorganization) bankruptcy cases. I also negotiate debts as an alternative to bankruptcy.