Mark Mitchell | First and foremost, Mark Mitchell is a strategist who is passionate about helping entrepreneurs. He is a speaker, trainer and consultant with a mission to support businesses and individuals alike in defining and achieving greater success. |  |
Jim Butz | Mr. Butz built his business planning and operations expertise over 18 years at Bell Labs, AT&T, and Lucent Technologies. As a Founder and Principal at seven year old Resonnect, Jim helps early and mid-stage companies develop business and market plans, architect growth strategies and execution plans, negotiate strategic alliances and distribution agreements, and develop functional organizations and operations. He is currently focusing on helping companies understand how social networking/media tools and applications are moving into small and medium businesses. | |
Jay Goth | Jay Goth is a business and marketing veteran, with experience in a variety of industries including hospitality, energy, real estate, insurance and technology. As the founder and principal of Redtail Capital, he is currently a business consultant, working with renewable energy, clean technology, and manufacturing and technology companies. | |
Donald H. Kasle | Don Kasle, a retired bank CEO, is Managing Partner of Alldas Partners, a financial services consulting company. He has over 40 years experience in executive management and service on boards of directors, as well as commercial banking and capital formation.
Mr. Kasle is also an active investor in and a coach for start-up companies through his membership in the Tech Coast Angels where he also serves on the Board of Governors as well as a member of the executive committee for the Orange County Network. | |
Steve Mednick | Founder of Plenum Revenue Group, LLC, Steve brings more than 20 years experience in multiple industries, with an extensive background in complex global sales, business development, corporate development, marketing and operations. With Steve's unique combination of business, technical, finance and legal skills learned in-house at companies ranging from 20 - 400,000 employees, he operates at the speed of business with a keen sense for the bottom line. | |
Mark Monaghan | Mark has over 25 years of experience in the computer industry. He has generated millions of dollars in revenue, directed corporate acquisitions, created strategic alliances, established global distribution networks, and managed hundreds of employees on four continents. | |
Ed Setzer | Ed Setzer is a business advisor and private investor with primary focus on technology based businesses. Ed's focus includes strategic development, external relationships, acquisitions and joint ventures, business integration and process improvement. As a member of Tech Coast Angels he is active in opportunity screening, due diligence and deal negotiation. | |
Dr. G. Marie Talnack | Dr. Talnack has worked in both public programs and private industry. Her major interest is in the transfer of technologies from publicly funded research to small businesses in order to commercialize technology to create new business opportunities. Dr. Talnack's career in Technology Transfer and Business Development has spanned over 25 years as a Technology Transfer and Commercialization Specialist. | |
Bill Waldo | Bill started Supreme Foodservice Sales, his Foodservice Sales and Marketing Company in Las Vegas, Nevada in 1977. In 1984, Bill expanded the company to Southern California and soon became one of the leaders in the industry. The company was responsible for all Foodservice Sales and Marketing activities for some of the largest Food Manufacturers in the country, representing companies such Nestles, Sara Lee, Del Monte, Quaker Oats and The l.R.Simplot Company. | |
Advisory Board Members
Rachel Baranick Deputy District Director, Small Business Administration - Santa Ana Region- (Ex Officio Member)
Eric Ravelli SBA Project Officer - (Ex Officio Member)
Don Hicks Practice Director, Quantum Leaders
Dimitry Khanin Principal Investigator, Cal State Fullerton SGMH 5340
Gregory Lee Economic Development Manager, City of Riverside
Ron Loveridge Mayor, City of Riverside
Agenor Mafra-Neto, Ph.D. CEO, ISCA Technologies
Ray Maghroori RCCD, Vice Chancellor, Academic Affairs Office - RCC RCCD Systems
Goran Matijasevic, Ph.D., MBA INRF Research Coordinator, University of California, Irvine
Mark Mitchell Director, TriTech SBDC
Rob Moran Economic Development Manager, EDA - County of Riverside
Sarah Mundy Deputy Director, Economic Development & Marketing - Riverside County Economic Development Agency
John Rose CEO, Media Enterprises
James Shnell Attorney, Jackson/DeMarco/Tidus/Peckenpaugh
Mike Stull Director, Inland Empire Center for Entrepreneurship (IECE) - CSUSB
Priscilla Lopez Santa Ana Region Lead SBDC Director
Mike Trenholm Attorney, Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP
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