COVID-19 has had an unprecedented impact of businesses large and small, causing brands across the board to pivot, evolve, and make new choices.  For some companies, the pandemic accelerated their innovation. For others, it was a painful wakeup call.If you want to be a successful leader in the future, you can’t rely on crises or impulses. You must utilize your dat [...]

Staying at the forefront of change is imperative as a business owner. You can never assume that “business as usual” will be the way forward.There is no better depiction of this reality than the significant disruption that COVID-19 has caused across countless industries, and how we’ve all had to respond. This past year has forced companies to adapt like never before. W [...]

A financial advisor once told me, “I don’t work with a client unless we begin by creating a financial plan.” To me, this makes perfect sense. No amount of industry expertise, no cutting-edge financial instrument, and no clever tax dodge is going to deliver desired results unless it is put in the service of a clear, well-considered objective. (After all, it’s no coinci [...]

Times couldn’t be tougher for companies due to the pandemic, and thousands received shutdown orders this spring. And just when the economy seemed to turn the corner with encouraging job numbers, more bad news hit. Governors in multiple states again ordered closings, devastating weakened organizations. If they are not careful, many companies are likely to go under, for [...]

The recent restoration of 100% bonus depreciation under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) has greatly enhanced the value of cost segregation – a tax strategy that allows real estate owners and investors to accelerate depreciation deductions by reclassifying building components into shorter-lived asset classes. BACKGROUND AND MECHANICS OF COST SEGREGATIONA co [...]

As a team, Hector and Brenda Pinto bring complementary skills to the table, which allows them to effectively manage all aspects of the business. Hector had extensive experience in closing sales, meeting delivery deadlines, establishing and managing customer relations, and performing installations; while Brenda brings her ability in team management, leadership, resilie [...]

Hear from Eric Fenmore, the owner of Garden Studio Design, on building his landscaping leadership from the ground up.Eric Fenmore is the owner of Garden Studio Design, a full-service landscape design/build firm located in Southern California. Eric grew up in Orange County and graduated from Foothill High School in Tustin in 1986, and continued on to study Ec [...]

Gabriela and Fergus Hernandez are the co-founders of Bésame Cosmetics, a carefully curated line of cosmetic essentials inspired by style icons both famous and familial.As a young girl, Gabriela would watch in complete wonder while her beloved grandmother applied makeup as part of her daily beauty ritual. From the swipe of a bold lip color to the dusting of r [...]

Jeremy Krout is the founder of EPD Solutions, Inc. EPD provides an integrated approach to environmental analysis, regulatory compliance, land use planning, entitlement, and development and construction management. Since 2013, EPD has spent over a decade assisting clients through the complex regulatory and interdisciplinary processes required to bring projects to [...]

Nader Nemati is a dynamic business and technology leader experienced in providing companies with IT, Technology, Product Management, Cybersecurity and AI consulting services including advisory board services, and fractional or interim IT executive roles. Nader has a proven track record of helping companies align technology and IT infrastructure to business objectives [...]