I grew up eating and working at my family’s Italian deli in Los Angeles, CA. I started helping out in the back room preparing pastry boxes in fifth grade and later progressed to working behind the counter in high school and college, eating all types of meats and cheeses along the way. Working at the deli sparked my interest in the food and beverage industry.The Game C [...]

Mentorship and sponsorship are always top of mind when progressing through your career. While often used interchangeably, and imperative for career growth, there is a stark difference between mentorship and sponsorship. After attending GHJ’ recent Women’s Empowerment Speaker Series, which focused on knowing the difference and how to make the most out of both, I gain [...]

Originally published in WorldatWorkEmployers are continuing to expand their total rewards offerings to attract, engage and retain top-performing employees. A key element of this is the increase in diversity and inclusion initiatives, as 65 percent of employers deployed this in 2019, according to WorldatWork’s “2019 Inventory of Total Rewards Programs and Practices Sur [...]

Got an offer for a Hollywood movie? Congratulations. But if you are a non-U.S. resident, you may be surprised what you actually take home after U.S. taxes.U.S. studio companies work with people around the world to produce movies. As talent, you should think about U.S. tax matters before taking any offers. U.S. Tax Resident vs. Nonresident AlienUnlike almost all other [...]

Boston Consulting Group (BCG) shows that if women and men around the world participated equally as entrepreneurs, global GDP could ultimately rise by approximately three to six percent and boost the global economy by $2.5 trillion to $5 trillion. These numbers tell a clear story as to how closing the gender gap is crucial to global growth, but we also need to discuss [...]

Even before I became managing partner in 2018, GHJ had been redefining how to articulate its values and culture. The partner group worked with individuals across all levels to build out our five-year vision and really dive into who we are and who we want to be as a firm. Our Journey to Define Ourselves This introspective journey led us to redefine our firm’s cult [...]

Originally posted in Thomson Reuters CheckpointOn Dec. 20, 2019, President Trump signed into law the "Taxpayer Certainty and Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2019" (the "Disaster Act") as part of an omnibus spending package, the "Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020" (H.R. 1865, PL 116-94). The Disaster Act extends over 30 Code provisions, generally through 2020.Th [...]

In order for a company to thrive, it has to continuously evaluate its surroundings and marketplace demands and identify key areas of opportunity and room for growth. Some of the key changes come from the technological evolution, which will continue to impact nearly every industry around us. Within the entertainment industry, technology has brought higher-quality films [...]

Originally published in Journal of Multistate Taxation and Incentives (Thomson Reuters/Tax & Accounting) Volume 29, Number 9, January 2020 Taxpayers moving into California or doing business in California should be aware of all the state and local tax implications. California is known for being a high-tax state. From a state budget perspective, the Personal Income T [...]

Originally published in WorldatWork As work continues to evolve, job titles and job functions evolve with it. One such role that used to be commonplace at prominent organizations was that of chief marketing officer (CMO). That job title, however, is undergoing a transformation or being dropped entirely, such as the case at notable companies like Uber and Lyft. While [...]