Overcoming Personal Struggles and Building a Real Estate Empire With David Shamszad
David Shamszad is an accomplished entrepreneur and the CEO of SG Real Estate — a full-service real estate firm based in Berkeley, CA, specializing in property management, sales, leasing, and development. With over 15 years of experience in the dynamic world of real estate, David has developed a strong entrepreneurial spirit that has helped him […]
[Board Member Profile Series] Marketing Communications Chair John Corcoran
John Corcoran is a recovering attorney, an author, and a former White House writer and speechwriter to the Governor of California. Throughout his career, John has worked in Hollywood, the heart of Silicon Valley, and ran his boutique law firm in the San Francisco Bay Area, catering to small business owners and entrepreneurs. As the […]
Collaborating for Profitability With Steve Soper
Steve Soper is the Founder and Principal at AdaptivEdge, a cloud-focused technology company that provides enterprise software consulting services to small, growing, and enterprise business customers. He has been a member of the Entrepreneurs’ Organization of San Francisco since 2015 and currently sits on the Board of Directors. Steve worked as the Director of Enterprise […]
Establishing Connections in a Culturally Diverse World With Kimberly Wiefling
Kimberly Wiefling is a Founding Member and Global Consultant at Silicon Valley Alliances, where she transforms managers into leaders and groups of people into teams. Known for her unique style, Kimberly’s superpower is bringing people with diverse backgrounds and cultures together, connecting them across borders, boundaries, and barriers of every kind, to achieve what seems […]
From Immigrant to Bank Managing Director With Renzo Luján
Renzo Luján is the Managing Director at First Republic Bank, where he leads a team of private bankers that provide customized banking solutions to clients. He started his career in banking with Washington Mutual and later moved to Citibank, where he honed his skills and gained valuable experience. With almost two decades in the banking […]
How To Simplify Business Processes and Manage a Global Team With Pramod Dabir
Pramod Dabir is the Co-founder, CEO, and Partner at West Agile Labs, a premier web and mobile design and development company. Some of its notable clients include Samsung, Johnson & Johnson, and the Ritz Carlton. Pramod also manages Open Door Partners, an investment fund helping democratize private investing. With over a decade of industry experience, […]
How To Scale a Business Through Team Management With Phillip Baltazar
Phillip Baltazar is the Founder and Private Banker of Reiden Group, a firm that offers short-term financing for real estate investors and wholesalers. He is also the Executive Advisor at Culture Index, a strategic advisory firm working exclusively with visionary entrepreneurs, business leaders, and management to scale and transform organizations using applied analytics. Phillip is […]
Turning a Hobby Into a Family Business With Jennifer Atkinson, Co-CEO of Destira
Former gymnast Jennifer Atkinson is the Co-CEO of Destira, a women-run and family-owned gymnastics apparel company specializing in leotards for young girls and empowering young female gymnasts across the United States. Jennifer gained several years of retail, social media, and e-commerce experience, climbing the corporate ladder at Gap. Before joining Destira as its Co-CEO, she […]
Creating Healthy Food Options With Chef Kiersten Firquain
Kiersten Firquain is the Chef and Founder of Legit Provisions. The innovative eatery is a farm-to-table micro market in Napa Valley, California. In addition to her culinary talents, Kiersten, or Chef K as she’s popularly known, is a serial entrepreneur. Before establishing Legit Provisions, she founded Get Happy Catering, the Happy Food Company, InHome Bistro, […]
Recruit Excellent Talent Using the Methods To Acquire Customers With John Grover
John Grover is the Co-founder and Chief People Officer at Endsight, a 150-person outsourced IT company for small and medium-sized organizations. As the organization’s CPO, he recruits and retains the best talent in IT. His duties include talent acquisition, workforce development, performance management, career pathing, succession planning, marketing and branding, organizational design, retention strategy, benefits, […]
Following Your Passion To Discover Your True Path
Ingrid Romero is a longtime business coach, entrepreneur, and performance specialist with Insperity. She spent 18 years as an executive in the fitness industry. Ingrid wants to see people thrive in life and believes the best leaders demonstrate accountability, commitment, and action — which in today’s landscape can be challenging. Today, Ingrid’s mission is to […]
Overcoming Challenges and Emerging in the Direct-to-Consumer Field of the Flooring Industry With Tal Atid
Tal Atid is the Co-founder of Flooret, a direct-to-consumer flooring company based out of San Diego, California, with operations nationwide. Being the son of a construction and flooring company owner, he had early exposure to the flooring business. After graduating from college, Tal worked in his father’s business. Four years later, he worked for another […]
