Contributors
ALLANA BARONI is an author, journalist, featured contributor to Oprah.com, and daytime television. Allana is the contributing editor for her magazine column Social Studies. She has frequently appeared on Oprah, Live! With Kelly, and Today on NBC.
BEN BLOCH is a contract-based executive strategist for high-growth startups. After 12 years with Fortune 500 and 1000 companies such as IBM, Bloch co-founded clean-tech company Econation and took it to acquisition, then helped 2 other LA-area technology startups to be acquired. He now helps other startup CEO’s to develop new strategies to improve their businesses and increase growth. In this inaugural issue for C-Suite Adventures and Retreats, he helps executives to venture out of the office and explore high-end experiences.
Father Greg Boyle Visionary Profile, p. 60
Destinations: Panama City, p. 94
JASON DEAN was managing editor of C-Suite Quarterly from 2011 to 2016. Prior to that, he held senior editorial positions at SAGE Publications, and Human Factors & Ergonomics Society. Currently living in Michigan, Dean writes about business, politics, and entrepreneurship. He also composes music, sings, and plays guitar as a solo artist and with his band, JD & the Salingers.
Nicolas Berggruen Visionary of the Year Profile p. 66
Contributors BRITTANY FUISZ grew up on the beaches of Malibu, eating local produce and appreciating that food is fuel. She is the Yelp LA Community Director, building Los Angeles into the largest market in the world for Yelp. After graduating Georgetown University and Le Cordon Bleu, Fuisz trained at the three Michelin-starred Le Bernardin in New York and worked in business development at the Food Network, gaining an understanding of branding and recipe creation. Featured on KTLA news, Fuisz is considered a guide to the city of LA. Ski and be Seen, p. 102
BEN STEINBERGER is a Los Angeles-based editorial and portrait photographer. Born and raised in New York, Ben lived on six continents exploring and taking photos before ultimately settling down in Los Angeles. When he’s not taking photos in his Downtown Los Angeles studio, you can find him on one of Los Angeles’ many golf courses. More of his work can be seen at bensteinberger.com
ANDREA ZARCZYNSKI is a professional journalist, writer, and editor whose work has appeared in a variety of award-winning publications including Women’s Wear Daily (WWD), Malibu Times, and the Detroit Free Press. A CSQ contributor since 2009, she also serves as digital media director of the Detroit Athletic Club and managing editor of the non-profit’s monthly magazine. Andrea has found herself intrigued by the new media landscape and is now also pursuing a master’s degree in Media Management at The New School in New York.
Nicolas Berggruen Visionary of the Year Profile p. 66
Rachel Fine and Joanne Heyler Visionary Profiles, p. 54 and p. 56
HOW DO YOU RESTORE A SYSTEM THAT HAS WORKED [AND DO IT] IN A MODERN WAY? Nicolas Berggruen, p. 66
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