LA Business Podcast

Please welcome Ismael Wrixen, Executive Chairman of FE International. Ismael comes from a background in large-cap M&A investment banking, where he executed several high-profile deals, namely in the technology sector. He has grown FE International into an award-winning global M&A advisor of SaaS, e-commerce, and content businesses, completing acquisitions for thousands of founders, owners, and acquirers and advising on over $1B in lifetime acquisitions.

Please welcome Adam Malovani, Founder of World of Sound Productions, providing unforgettable outdoor headphone experiences. Adam is a Serial Entrepreneur with a successful track record of founding, building and selling companies.

Please welcome Anthony Zhang, Co-Founder and CEO of Vinovest. Anthony Zhang recently turned 26 but has already successfully built and sold two companies, secured funding from Mark Cuban and Mark Burnett, and received a Thiel fellowship grant. Not only that, but he has worked hard to come back from a devastating accident that left him paralyzed from the neck down. Anthony is now the founder and CEO of his third company: Vinovest, a platform that has been described as “the Robinhood of wine investing” and is making it easier for people around the world to access this wealth-building asset class.

Please welcome Doug Brown, CEO of Business Success Factors and Sales Revenue Growth Expert. Doug is a nationally recognized business revenue growth expert and former President of Sales and Training at Chet Holmes and Tony Robbins companies, and he helps companies optimize their sales processes and increase their sales by over 850%.

Please welcome Gabe Gottlieb, Co-Founder and CEO of Pathmatics. Pathmatics is a digital ad intelligence platform that tracks and analyzes online ad strategies.

Please welcome Gene Deyev, CEO, Founder of Stobox, a company that provides technological tools and consulting services to streamline all operations with digital assets and tokenized securities. The package of the services they provide serves the ultimate goal to revolutionize the private securities market and drastically simplify the investment process.

Please welcome Nancy Duitch, CEO & Founder of Sera Labs. Nancy is an entrepreneur, and tell us about Sera Labs

She was able to generate eight figures in revenue and was able to broker the sale of the company to CURE Pharmaceutical. Most recently she’s been able to partner with actress Nicole Kidman and Nicole has become a strategic partner in the company. Together, they just launched a new skincare line called SeraTopical Revolution and they’ve also launched Seratopcial earlier this year (available in Bed Bath & Beyond and other major retailers).

Please welcome Miki Reynolds, Co-founder and Executive Director of Grid110, an LA-based early stage startup accelerator and community development non-profit. She has a unique perspective on what equitable, inclusive paths to entrepreneurship can look like.

In this week’s episode of the LA Business Podcast we talk to Chris Wyland, Chief Development Officer of Roll-Em-Up Taquitos. Roll-Em-Up Taquitos is the only franchise taquito concept, based in California and is expanding fast nationwide. https://rollemup.com/

Please welcome Gila Kurtz, Co-Founder of Dog is Good. Gila is the #1 international best-selling author and serial entrepreneur who found her deepest passion for working with dogs and their people. She co-founded the award-winning lifestyle brand for dog lovers, Dog is Good. Along with her husband Jon, Gila took the brand from start-up to multiple seven-figures.
www.dogisgood.com

Please welcome Michele Harrington, Head of Strategic Partnerships at Foria (Fouria) CBD. Michele helped her husband, retired NBA star, Al Harrington launch Viola (cannabis pre-rolls), the largest Black-owned multinational cannabis brand in the world. During the pandemic, she pivoted her career to focus on CBD. She lead the partnership between Viola and Foria to educate more minorities about the benefits of CBD for intimacy.

www.foriawellness.com

Please welcome Sener Korkusuz, CEO and Co-Founder of American 7s Football League (A7FL)- 7-on-7 football without helmets or hard shell pads. There are 28 teams in 4 divisions based in New Jersey, Maryland (Baltimore), Florida (Orlando) and Southern California (San Diego). Founded in 2014 by CEO Sener Korkusuz and President Ryan DePaul, the league recently added UFC Co-Founder David Isaacs to its ranks.

www.a7fl.com

Please welcome Deborah Haile, CEO of Tiny Global Footprints. Deborah has spent the last several years building a profitable publishing business with her eight-year-old son, Jonah. Deborah and Jonah are bestselling co-authors who love to share their world adventures and educate through travel.
https://tinyglobalfootprints.com/

Please welcome Dr. Barbara Paldus, Founder of Codex Beauty. By creating Codex, Barbara has brought biotech to beauty and bringing data driven transparency to the beauty industry.

https://codexbeauty.com/

Please welcome Olga Bortnikova and Ivan Bortnikov, Co-Founders of YouTravel.Me, an algorithm-powered online marketplace for booking multi-day small group adventure tours organized by travel experts.
www.youtravel.me

Please welcome Olga Bortnikova and Ivan Bortnikov, Co-Founders of YouTravel.Me, an algorithm-powered online marketplace for booking multi-day small group adventure tours organized by travel experts.
www.youtravel.me

Please welcome Partha Unnava, CEO and Founder of Lasso Compression. Partha started Lasso Compression with the goal to help improve the way you move. Partha is a Forbes 30 under 30 recipient who was invited to the White House to recognize his past innovations in healthcare.
www.lassogear.com