By Candace Crawford (CEO, Maverick Brands, maker of Coco Libre Coconut Water) A version of this article was delivered as the keynote address at the 2015 GHJ Food and Beverage Forum held Sept. 29, 2015 at the Grammy Museum in downtown Los Angeles. GHJ’ whitepaper Women in the Food and Beverage Industry should be everyone’s business. The stakes couldn’t be higher; [...]

By: Ritchie Geisel (Guest blogger, Bienvenidos Children’s Center) Southern California nonprofit social service agencies have faced many challenges in recent years, beginning with funding cuts resulting from the Great Recession and California’s budget crisis — many of which have yet to be restored. In addition, an increasingly onerous regulatory environment, with seemi [...]

I recently attended the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) for the first time. The festival attracts producers, distributors, buyers and sellers from around the world every September. This year’s event was attended by 473,000 film goers, 5,400 industry professionals and 1,200 journalists. TIFF is considered to be one of the top festivals and markets for indep [...]

By Jordan Yospe (Guest Blogger, Eisner Jaffe) I regularly speak with film and TV producers, managers, agents and other entertainment lawyers seeking to clarify some widely misunderstood concepts in the branded entertainment industry. I’d like to share some of what I’ve explained to them in the hopes of clearing up the most prevalent misconceptions: Product Placement [...]

At our recent 2015 Nonprofit Conference we decided to do things a little differently and scheduled two concurrent breakout sessions. I had the pleasure of attending the Messaging and Storytelling for Impact Giving workshop and introducing the presenter, Terrence McNally, a strategic communications consultant and a workshop leader for The Goodman Center, a nonprofit le [...]

The 2015 GHJ Food and Beverage Industry Forum was held on Sept. 29 at the Grammy Museum in downtown Los Angeles. This year’s event focused on women as both leaders and consumers in the food and beverage industry. More than 150 attendees from the food and beverage industry and influencers participated. The event was led by Donald Snyder, audit partner and leader of t [...]

By Jennifer Shen (Partner and Co-Founder, Blue Garnet) How many times have you heard the word “impact” or “outcomes” this week? We’re betting quite a few — we’d even say they’re buzzwords of the year. In fact, at the recent 2015 GHJ Nonprofit Conference, the discussion touched on these themes. We heard, “data is king and exceptional leaders are always looking 3-5 ye [...]

The GHJ 2015 Nonprofit Conference was a huge success, thanks to the knowledge and insights shared by each of the panelists and guest speakers. The theme this year was “The nonprofit leaders’ journey from ordinary to extraordinary: Tell me something I don’t know.” Each speaker described their personal experiences within the nonprofit industry and gave the attendees s [...]

In 2009 the California Film Commission, a one-stop office for filmmakers, created the Film and Television Tax Credit Program to encourage in-state film production. This year the Commission further incentivized filmmakers to stay in California by expanding the program and increasing funding from $100 million to $330 million. The updated program offers tax credits [...]