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Bloomberg The Mentor: James White Guides Drybar

Dec. 16 (Bloomberg) -- James White, President & CEO of Jamba Juice, is renowned for his franchising success. He is a perfect fit for Michael Landau, co-owner of Drybar, a hair salon in the Brentwood area of Los Angeles that only does blowouts; ‘no cuts, no colors’. Drybar has been an instant success since its early 2010 opening. Michael’s instinct is to jump on the opportunity to create a national, recognizable brand by opening more locations. However, without a well thought business plan, getting too big too fast is a major concern. He’s at a crossroads regarding whether to franchise or remain company-owned. James is running a company that does both and offers key insight to help Michael decide how best to push Drybar forward. (Source: Bloomberg)

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Bloomberg The Mentor: American Fire Control

Dec. 3 (Bloomberg) -- Jeffrey Hollender, Co-Founder and Former Executive Chairperson of Seventh Generation, imparts advice to Londel Davis, former military veteran and Founder of American Fire Control, a portable fire extinguisher service company in New York. A Harlem native, Londel got his business off the ground in the community. With ambitious expansion goals in mind, he seeks advice from Jeffrey, a trailblazer who led Seventh Generation from humble beginnings to leading brand of natural products for the home. Jeffrey, a socially conscious business champion like Londel, shares pointers on how Londel can market AFC as an environmentally minded company in order to build the business into a national and ultimately global brand. (Source: Bloomberg)

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Bloomberg The Mentor: Jim McCann Guides T Salon

Dec. 2 (Bloomberg) -- Jim McCann of 1-800-Flowers shares his expertise with ‘Tea Guru’ Miriam Novalle of T Salon. After a successful career in perfumery, Miriam started a new chapter in the tea industry in 1992. She opened the T Salon in New York City’s Chelsea Market and a second retail location in Los Angeles in 2009. T Salon is at a critical growth stage: the recession and cost of maintaining a store have forced Miriam to close her NY location. Her experience is retail based, but multi-platform revenue is key to future success. McCann, renowned as a successful multi-channel retailer, mentors Miriam as she seeks to focus on the wholesale aspect of her business and set her brand up for larger scale growth. (Source: Bloomberg)

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Bloomberg The Mentor: Jim Koch Guides Oceanside Ale Works

Nov. 5 (Bloomberg) -- Jim Koch of The Boston Beer Company, the largest independently owned American craft brewery and maker of award-winning Samuel Adams beers, brings his national business expertise to the budding micro-brewers of Oceanside Ale Works in Oceanside, California. Mark Purciel, a former teacher, and Scott Thomas, a firefighter, initially started brewing hand-crafted ales as a hobby, but after founding Oceanside Ale Works in 2005, they now dream of transforming their regionally popular brews into a nationwide business. Jim Koch, whose marketing skills help make Samuel Adams the best-selling craft beer in the United States, mentors the entrepreneurs as they seek to embark on a new strategy. (Source: Bloomberg)

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James Koch

Chairman and Founder, The Boston Beer Company, Inc.


James Koch (Jim) currently serves as Chairman of The Boston Beer Company. He founded the Company in 1984 and was the CEO from that time until January 2001. Jim brewed his first batch of Samuel Adams Boston Lager® in his kitchen in 1984. Samuel Adams Boston Lager® became The Boston Beer Company's flagship style. By 1988, he opened the Boston Brewery. He continued to expand the business, purchasing the Hudepohl-Schoenling Brewery in his hometown of Cincinnati in the mid-1990s and expanding the Samuel Adams Brewery in 2005. Today, Samuel Adams is the largest craft brewer, brewing over one million barrels of Boston Beer products. Jim and his Boston Beer team of brewers travel the world to hand select the finest ingredients. His hands-on involvement ensures the highest standards for the best ingredients needed to make quality beer. Under the guidance of Jim, who to this day tastes every batch of beer brewed to ensure it meets his high standards, The Boston Beer Company continues to grow steadily and owns breweries in Boston and Cincinnati.

James F. McCann

Chairman of the Board, CEO and Founder, 1-800-Flowers


James F. "Jim" McCann is an American entrepreneur who founded 1-800-Flowers, one of the first companies to pioneer and popularize the use of both toll-free telephone numbers and web sites to sell goods and services directly to consumers. Jim was originally a social worker and administrator for St. John’s Home for Boys in Rockaway, NY. In the early 1970’s, he worked weekends at a Manhattan flower shop. In 1976, he opened his own flower shop in Queens, NY. By 1986, Jim owned and operated 14 "FloraPlenty" flower shops in the New York Metropolitan Area.

Jeffrey Hollender

Co-Founder & Former Executive Chairperson, Seventh Generation


Jeffrey Hollender, Co-Founder and Former Executive Chairperson of Seventh Generation, is a well-respected leader in the socially and environmentally responsible communities. An entrepreneur at heart, his first business ventures were rooted in adult education. After his tenure as president of Warner Audio Publishing, he acquired a small mail order catalog of energy conservation products, Renew America, which eventually blossomed into Seventh Generation.

Jeffrey led Seventh Generation from its humble beginnings to its current position as the leading and fastest-growing brand of natural products for the home, and the leading authority on issues related to making a positive difference in the health of the planet and its inhabitants. His blog, Inspired Protagonist, is a closely-followed resource and guide for spotlighting socially responsible business practices and principles on the global stage. Jeffrey is the author of several books, including What Matters Most and Naturally Clean. He also serves on the Board of Directors of various organizations including the Greenpeace Fund.

James D. White

President & CEO, Jamba Juice


James D. White joined Jamba Juice December 1, 2008 as President and CEO. Previously, he was SVP of Consumer Brands for Safeway Stores with responsibility for Brand Strategy, Innovation, Manufacturing and Commercial Sales (2005-2008) and was SVP of Business Development, North America at the Gillette Company where his responsibilities included Centralized Marketing, Sales, Retail Execution, Marketing Planning and Canadian Operations (2002-2005). James also held executive and management roles with Nestle Purina Petcare Company (1987-2002) and the Coca-Cola Company (1983-1987). James received his MBA from Fontbonne University and holds a Bachelor’s of Science from the University of Missouri, Columbia. He is a Director on the Board for Jamba, Inc. He sits on the Board of Directors for The Organic Center and Daymon Worldwide and is a member of the PTA Advisory Board. He is also a member of The Executive Leadership Council.

Beatriz and Darrin Arremony

Founders, Brix & Barnyard


Married couple Beatriz and Darrin Arremony own two independent neighborhood stores located on 9th Street & Avenue C in New York City. One, an independent wine shop called Brix, and the other, a fine food shop around the corner, Barnyard Cheese Shop.

Brix is a small store that manages to pack a great selection of wine and liquor from independent producers. The neighborhood patrons rave about the knowledgeable staff, the character of the owners, and the friendly, accessible pricing.

Barnyard is a quintessential East Village neighborhood shop; it has a 'heart-of-the-community' feel, billing itself as "New York's East Village outpost for artisanal cheese, cured meats, delicious sandwiches, and REAL food."

Beatriz left her career, within the restaurant business, to create the stores together with Darrin.

Kimberly Fowler

Founder, YAS Fitness Centers


Kimberly Fowler, a triathlete and health and fitness expert, founded YAS Fitness Centers in California in 2001. She wanted to find a way to make yoga more relevant to athletes. Kimberly's determination to help others realize their potential comes from her experience with the capacity of the human body and mind to overcome obstacles and regain health. In 1982, she was hit by a car during a bike race and severely injured. A physical therapist introduced Kimberly to Iyengar yoga. The practice of yoga helped her heal and realign her body. With yoga aiding her recovery, she began to compete as a triathlete.

Barely back on her feet in 1983, Kimberly was diagnosed with a terminal brain tumor. She left the hospital determined to prove her doctors hopeless diagnosis wrong. Her evolving yoga practice became the center of her recovery. Not expected to see her 30th birthday, Kimberly celebrated her survival by returning to compete as a professional triathlete.

Kimberly's decades of yoga practice and competitive experience as a triathlete were the foundation of opening YAS Fitness Centers. She has created a class specifically for athletes, YOGA for ATHLETES® that reduces the risk of injury and enhances athletic performance.

Jennifer Reuting

Founder, INCORP and MYLLC.COM


Jennifer Reuting is a true entrepreneur, who got started at a very early age. After graduating high school two years early, at age 17, Jennifer took a break from her college career to start her first company, InCorp, using her scholarship and student loan funds as start-up capital. InCorp provides registered agent and compliance services and quickly grew to become one of the nation’s largest registered agent companies and now has more than 100,000 clients nationwide.

In 2007, Jennifer launched MyLLC.com, which is an affordable legal document service that sets up LLCs and corporations and caters to the small businesses she’s developed a passion for helping. In conjunction with this business, Jennifer wrote the bestselling book Limited Liability Companies for Dummies. She is now, at 26, one of the nation’s leading experts on LLCs and corporate structuring. Jennifer speaks regularly on television and radio, as well as conferences and universities, addressing common business issues, such as the formation and management of limited liability companies and corporations.

Angela Jia Kim

CEO + Founder, Om Aroma & Co. | Co-Founder, Savor the Success


Angela Jia Kim is an Entrepreneur and Lifestyle Expert. She is the CEO and Founder of Om Aroma, the age-defying fresh organic skincare line. Om Aroma is a three year old business that opened up its first retail space in New York City in May 2010. Soon after its launch, the company won four gold medals at the 2008 Beauty Olympics. It became recognized for its sophisticated combination of beauty with pure organic ‘green’ ingredients. All products are made in the USA.

Angela is also the Founder of Savor the Success, a business network for women entrepreneurs. She started Savor the Success with her husband, because as a business woman, she was craving a way to grow her business and make meaningful connections in a structured, organized way. Currently, Savor the Success has over 10,000 approved members.

As a dynamic speaker and TV radio guest, Angela has been featured on Bravo’s hit series "Tim Gunn: Guide to Style", The Fox Business News Network and Cosmopolitan Radio. In print, her business and life-affirming tips have inspired readers of Cosmopolitan, More, Vogue (France), and Entrepreneur Magazines.

Mark Purciel & Scott Thomas

Founders, Oceanside Ale Works


Mark Purciel, a former high school teacher, and Scott Thomas, who still works as a firefighter, began brewing beer together on Mark’s porch in Oceanside, California four years ago. They started with three accounts and have since grown to over 60. Due to the fledging company’s fast growth, Mark retired from teaching and now runs the business full-time.

Mark and Scott started out pursuing a passion that has now become a successful business that has become the focal point of their lives. Oceanside Ale Works’ beer is currently sold in kegs only, so Mark and Scott are currently working on expanding into bottling.

Miriam Novalle

Founder, T Salon


After a successful career in perfumery, Miriam Novalle started a new chapter in her business career by joining the tea industry in 1992. She toured the world learning about different teas and began creating a variety of blends and combinations. With the help of an investor, Miriam designed and opened a 7,000 square foot store in New York, which included a restaurant with capacity for 250 people. Soon after opening, a wholesale business sprouted. Miriam’s products are currently carried in many fine dining establishments and spas around the country.

Miriam has since moved her flagship store to a smaller space in New York City’s Chelsea Market. In July 2009, she opened a second retail location in Los Angeles, which is operated by her daughter, Julie. Miriam travels between both locations.

Londel Davis

Founder, American Fire Control


Londel Davis served in the United States Army, where he serviced fire extinguishers on tanks. After serving, Londel drew on his experience in the Army to start American Fire Control in 2007. American Fire Control is a portable fire extinguisher service company that sells, services, and inspects extinguishers throughout New York.

Londel started AMF in his father’s soul food restaurant nearby. He later opened up his own store around the corner in Harlem, New York. He secured his first contract with a hospital in Brooklyn and went on from there to secure more contracts in the New York area.

American Fire Control has a strong focus on the surrounding community. The company works with the city to train lower-middle class children in foster care to give them life skills.

Michael Landau

Founder, Drybar


Michael Landau is the former Vice President for Brand Marketing at Yahoo!, where he spent almost 10 years in various marketing and management roles. He has over 20 years experience building, growing and investing in new brands and businesses. He is currently Executive Vice President of Ground Break Marketing, a full-service sales and marketing firm that has helped companies such as Starwood Hotels & Resorts, Las Vegas Sands Corp, and The Plaza Hotel develop, market and sell mixed-use real estate projects around the world.

Despite his complete lack of hair, Michael quickly recognized the magic of Drybar and agreed to help his sister, Alli, start and grow her blowout empire. Drybar is a hair salon that only provides blow dries, no cutting or coloring. Michael opened the salon in January 2010, and business has been booming. He started Drybar as a side project to help his sister. Since its overnight success, this venture has become his main priority.

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