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FALL 2016 - VOL. 8 NO. 4

PHILANTHROPY, ART, & CULTURE EDITION

OPINION

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EMBRACING DUALITY

By Rachel Levin Fundamental

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SPEAKING YOUTH TO POWER

By Henry Elkus Helena

56 Robert K. Ross

The California Endowment CEO on the biggest healthcare crisis facing America today

60 Calvin L. Lyons

The newly formed Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro LA will provide services to more than 8,000 at-risk and under-served South LA children

70 Patrick Soon-Shiong

Los Angeles’ wealthiest citizen is fully invested in the city as he strives to reinvent the healthcare system and conquer cancer

58 Tara Roth

A pillar in the Los Angeles philanthropic community, Roth leads the Goldhirsh Foundation while pushing the LA2050 project to new heights

64 Kelly Sawyer Patricof and Norah Weinstein

Baby2Baby helps tens of thousands of children thanks to the duo’s dynamic leadership and celebrity network

66 Jon Rose

This former pro surfer has provided fresh water to more than 7 million people in need around the globe through his charity, Waves for Water

62 Andy Bales

At the head of Union Rescue Mission, Rev. Andy Bales will stop at nothing - including a debilitating disease - to combat homelessness

67 Timothy Potts

Director of the J. Paul Getty Museum on managing the transition into the modern age of art

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26 Made in LA A sampling of the art produced by some of Los Angeles’ finest artists, on display at The Hammer Museum

28 The “Buy One / Give One” Model Companies that give back every time they get, championing conscious consumers

30 Style A guide to the new office casual and wardrobe essentials for work

32 Air Checking in with Curt Castagna and the Van Nuys Airport Association

34 Land David Gooding discusses the appeal of the classic car and the excitement of the auction world, plus a recap of Pebble Beach’s Concours, and a trio of automotive debuts

40 Water World-class offerings from one of France’s most luxurious, and ecological friendly cruise lines, Ponant

42 Buying Time An analysis of especially artistic timepieces

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130 Of NotePop Art at The Skirball, Van Gogh at The Huntington, a California retrospective at The Autry, and more notable exhibits and performances

134 Lifestyle Report Our quarterly analysis of luxury, as told from leaders in three unique industries

136 Proprietor’s Profile The newest star of PBS’ Mind of A Chef and one of Los Angeles’ most creative and exciting chefs – Ludo Lefebvre – reflects on his career and celebrates 20 years in Los Angeles

138 Fine Dining Some of the city’s finest food is being plated in restaurants both new and old, from the Arts District, to Santa Monica

140 Business Lunch / Happy Hour Our quarterly picks for can’t-miss spots for mid-day meetings or end-of-day drinks

141 Required Reading A refreshing take on the politics of yesteryear, a cross-cultural examination, a story of saving and giving life, and Ta-Nehisi Coates’ award-winning musings to his son

106 Our roster of experts tackles trends in corporate wellness, the power of networking, consumer products, and more.

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There is a diversity of cultures, interests, and lifestyles in Los Angeles that unites us with the world at large in a way that no other city can. Never stale, always looking forward, LA is not merely the entertainment capital of the world. It is a magnet for inspired people of all industries who think differently and want to change the world. Thinking boldly is the first step. Acting boldly is what separates visionaries from the rest of us.

Giving back is an evergreen topic because it involves a constant flow of intention and energy (i.e., the generation of success) for the purpose of living comfortably enough to have resources (time, money, mentorship) to contribute to those less fortunate. From the local to the regional to the national to the global community, we are connected by our shared goals to either lend a hand or have a hand in solving important issues, whether that’s helping the family down the street that just lost their home to a fire, or curing cancer.

This edition we in troduce you to some leaders who are shaping the city, and society, with their bold actions. On the foundational side, California Endowment CEO Dr. Robert Ross (p. 56) and Goldhirsh Foundation President Tara Roth (p. 58) are addressing health and civic issues with big-picture perspective. Nonprofit CEOs Andy Bales (Union Rescue Mission, p. 62) and Calvin L. Lyons (Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro LA; p. 60) are immersed in the dayto-day mission of helping the most underserved populations of Los Angeles.

Social entrepreneurs are the new wave of changemakers, and leadership from Baby2Baby (Norah

Weinstein and Kelly Sawyer Patricof, p. 64) and Waves for Water (Jon Rose, p. 66) offer insight on inspiration and mobilization of their respective visions. Our first Philanthropy, Art, & Culture NextGen 10 list (p. 54) includes some ahead-of-the-curve thinkers you will be hearing more from in the future. Now entering his fifth year as director of the J. Paul Getty Museum, Timothy Potts (p. 67) discusses LA’s cultural cachet from his vantage point.

If you need more evidence of the region’s philanthropic depth, dig into our 4th Annual List of 100 Philanthropies You Should Know, colloquially known as our PHIL 100 (p. 77). We received more than 1,000 nominations from the CSQ community, with more than 40 organizations making their debut on the list.

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billionaire), he is fully invested in the city (Los Angeles Times, LA Lakers, Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Hospital) while he tackles a problem of global significance – the scourge of cancer. Our visit to the NantWorks campus in Culver City was a brief glimpse into the full-on assault that the good doctor is waging against a disease that is expected to claim another half million lives this year. No matter what goals you hold close to you for the future, here’s hoping some of the ambitious people and inspiring organizations featured herein will move you to achieve the change you want to see in the world.

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Finally, our cover feature, Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong (p. 70), defies categorization. A true Renaissance Man (surgeon, inventor, researcher, David Wurth

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“If I could tell the story in words, I wouldn’t need to carry around a camera,” says Albert Evangelista. With an artistic eye, Albert is a wedding, event, portrait, and commercial photographer based in Southern California. He has a passion for good food, friends, and a great workout. “Moonshot Man on a Mission,” p. 70

Contributors

Henry Elkus is founder and CEO of Helena, an organization that combines world leaders from multiple generations and fields to create positive change. Through a partnership with Helena and KTK-BELT, Henry is involved in building The Vertical University, a fully functional, carbon-neutral, open-source, digitally connected university in Nepal. Henry serves as Social Entrepreneur in Residence at The Boston Consulting Group, Special Advisor to the Berggruen Institute, and as a founding member of the Avatar XPRIZE. “Speaking Youth to Power,” p. 50

Rachel Levin worked in philanthropy for nearly two decades before she launched Fundamental, a philanthropic consulting firm. Rachel’s career began in government and politics, with the goal of impacting social change through the public sector. After working at the California State Treasurer’s Office and on statewide political campaigns, Rachel was asked to help establish the Righteous Persons Foundation (RPF), a fund set up by Steven Spielberg. Rachel still serves as RPF’s executive director while managing a number of private foundations and grant portfolios.“Embracing Duality,” p. 48

Tony Principe is a principal and president of Westcord Commercial Real Estate Services. A 30-year veteran and top producer, Tony has handled in excess of 7 million square feet of property, totaling in excess of $3.5B in sales. Tony is also co-managing partner of T.R. Funding, LLC and has developed and redeveloped over 50 commercial properties in both Los Angeles and Ventura Counties. Tony lives in Thousand Oaks with his wife, Jennifer, and has two children, Jeremy and Andrew. “All in a Day’s Auction,” p.34

Whitney Vendt is a journalist and author in Los Angeles. She has written for the Annenberg Digital News service and served as the fiction editor for the Southern California Review. Whitney has a masters in professional writing from USC and a B.A. in English from Kenyon College. She has worked on various National Geographic Channel shows, and has several short screenplays that have toured the national festival circuit. She is currently working on a novel for young adults. “Rebranding Health Care,” p.56

“We Had the Experience but Missed the Meaning”

By LAIDA LERTXUNDI

In the words of Spanish filmmaker Laida Lertxundi, “landscape is not a backdrop, it is there, and it’s active.” This statement is a banner for her dreamlike visual installation, featuring clips from her three most recent films set to the eclectic tune of field recordings, experimental sound, pop music, and even Lertxundi’s own echocardiogram. The cumulation takes the viewer on a visual journey of Southern California, acting as a narration of the human experience in relation to the outside world.

“Vision, from Kosmic Music”

By WADADA LEO SMITH

Trumpeter improviser and composer Wadada Leo Smith is known for his prowess in the realm of jazz, but made a unique mark on the musical world with his creation of a new form of musical notation, Ankhrasmation. This colorful, visual language bridged the gap between performing and visual arts for Smith and has been an ongoing dialogue of creation since 1968. Displaying signature wedge-shaped and glyph-like characters, the vibrant dialogue transforms the simple line sheet into a more deeply sensory and whimsical experience.

“Various Sculptures”

By KENZI SHIOKVA

Los Angeles Times is calling him the Hammer show’s “breakout star.” At 78 years old, Kenzi Shiokava displays his distinct collection of assemblage and collage sculpture pieces inspired by 50 years of fusion between his Brazilian upbringing and Japanese heritage. The distinction in cultures is mirrored in the contrast between the tediously carved wood and macramé (textile knotting), a respective representation of the traditional artistic stylings of Japan and Brazil.

MADE IN LA

Every two years, the Hammer Museum organizes a ballyhooed exhibition starring the works of local artists spanning myriad mediums and genres. We select our favorites from 2016

“MARXISM AND ART BEWARE OF FASCIST BROISM, 2016”

By MARK VERABIOFF

Mark Verabioff is not shy about social commentary. Truly a mix of media, his collection of repurposed iconic prints and ad campaigns is a sophisticated cut-and-paste that revisits the impact of art history’s most popular female figures. The mash-up of prints and text produces pieces that unapologetically vocalize messages centered on a woman’s role relative to a male-focused art world.

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Hand in Hand sells American-made, palm-free, and vegan-friendly soaps and other bathroom products. Wife-and-husband duo Courtney Apple and Bill Glaab founded the company with sustainability in mind and the belief that there is more to being an entrepreneur than just making money. Hand in Hand’s business model pledges that for each bar of soap a customer purchases, another bar of soap and a month’s supply of clean drinkable water is provided to children in need.

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ONEHOPE Wine was founded in 2007 by Jake Kloberdanz and his coworkers. The Napa Valley company’s vision is to make the world a better place through their products and experiences. They donate half of their profits to charities through their ONEHOPE Foundation, which has raised over $1M. Each bottle of ONEHOPE wine has a donation amount connected with it, and buyers can either take a suggestion from the company about where that bottle of wine’s donation should go, or nominate a charity of their own choosing. In addition to selling the wines from their vineyards, ONEHOPE also sells 100% arabica coffee to support indigenous farmers.

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In 2010, Alessandro Rosano, Daniele Guidi, and Emma Bogren founded WeWOOD, a watch brand that manufactures wooden watches. As the company name implies, these timepieces are crafted from recycled and non-chemically modified wood. Originally based in Italy, WeWOOD now has an office in Los Angeles. As part of the company’s commitment toward preserving the environment, WeWOOD says they plant one tree for each watch sold, partnering with American Forests in North America and Trees for the Future internationally to achieve this.

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LOOKING THE PART

No matter where your office is, here are seven essentials of the ideal business wardrobe

lightweight sport coat made of knit or jersey fabric. You can also try vests, cardigan-jackets, and lightweight sweaters.

What to Avoid

Casual hoodies, loud prints, and boxy sport coats.

3. THE DRESS SHOE HYBRID

What Is It?

BY ERIC JENNINGS

With so many big companies recently announcing they are updating their corporate dress codes to allow more casual attire, many are faced with rethinking their business wardrobe. So I asked myself, what does a C-Suite office even look like in 2016? For many of us, it is certainly a corner suite. But more often than not it’s a train, a plane, the back of a black car, an airport lounge, a café or even the home office. So how does a professional dress in the fast-paced 21st-century work environment that runs 24/7? Without the old “suit-shirt-tie” uniform to fall back on, what do the new, more casual options even look like? It’s a daunting proposition for most, so I’ve narrowed it down to seven essentials. If you can master these, you’ll be in good shape. And even though you may not be wearing a suit as much, the suit is certainly not dead!

1. THE SPORTY SUIT

What Is It?

Think of your suit as an extension of your sportswear. Look for modern fits with soft construction— light shoulder padding with half-lined or even unlined jackets. Fabrics should be sporty. Depending on your climate, think seasonal: cotton in the spring, linen in the summer, corduroy in the fall, and flannel in the winter. Remember, you are a top level executive; the all-year fabrics are for entry-level staff!

What to Avoid

Sloppy, boxy cuts and pairing suit jackets with non-matching bottoms like jeans or chinos.

2. THE EASY LAYER

What Is It?

I call this the essential third piece. It’s what makes you look sophisticated. Basically, the “easy layer” is something versatile in a neutral color to wear over your shirt. Your best option is a

This type of shoe looks dressy on top but has a casual sole on the bottom so you get the best of both worlds. Look for shoes with classic uppers such as loafers, dressy boots or brogues in leather or suede with performance soles that hold up well and are comfortable to walk on city streets.

WhattoAvoid

Sandals, square-toed shoes, and anything overly-embellished or flashy.

4. THE REFINED TOP

What Is It?

A long- or short-sleeved buttondown shirt, fine gauge knit (such as a turtleneck) or dressy polo with a fit tailored to your body. The look should be polished. There is nothing worse than a blousy ill-fitting shirt with a collar that falls flat around the neck. In terms of patterns there are certainly more options than checks and stripes. Consider a textured solid or a micro-print pattern. And if you opt out of a tie, a pocket square looks great when worn with your sport coat.

What to Avoid

Cheap T-shirts, loud prints, and overly roomy dress shirts.

5. THE PERFECT FIT PANT

What Is It?

When it comes to trousers, it’s all about the fit. You can wear almost any style as long as the fit is correct. Look for slim-fit chinos, 5 pocket twills or even dressy cargo pants. Denim can be ok too—as long as it’s a dark, clean wash.

What to Avoid

Old fashioned pleats, casual sweatpants, and ripped/distressed denim.

6. THE CLEAN SNEAKER

What Is It?

This one is pretty self-explanatory. It’s a clean, unembellished sneaker in classic neutral colors.

WhattoAvoid

Gym shoes, bright colors, embellishment, and anything worn-out.

7. THE LEATHER BAG

What Is It?

This finishing touch for the professional man is a great leather bag. Look for a soft portfolio for your tablet or laptop, a dressy messenger bag for larger documents or even a business backpack if you want to free up both hands for your mobile devices! The key is that it be in leather with a well-defined shape.

What to Avoid

Slouchy shapes, cheap materials, and gym bags.

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PILOT, PRESIDENT, PEACEMAKER

BY WHITNEY VENDT

The Van Nuys Airport Association (VNAA), founded in 1982 by Clay Lacy (founder of Clay Lacy Air) and Milton Widelitz (founder of Aerolease), is a nonprofit organization representing both aviation and non-aviation tenants at Van Nuys Airport. Its mission is to establish a collaborative working relationship between the more than 100 businesses and 5,800 employees who call Van Nuys Airport home.

Despite the fact that some of these airport tenants compete with each other for business, they are united by a common landlord – the City of Los Angeles. Presenting a united front is critical when it comes to negotiating issues of land use, rent, projects at the airport, or services that might be needed. Curt Castagna, CEO of Aerolease and current President of the VNAA, has been training for this role his whole life. He took the helm five years ago and has continued the legacy of his mentor, founder Milton Widelitz.

Aviation runs in Castagna’s family. His father flew C-47s in WWII; his brother-in-law worked as a flight instructor then flew B-52s before leaving the military to become a captain with United Airlines. Castagna began working at Long Beach Airport at 14,

taking flying lessons at 15, and earned both his flying and driver’s license at the same time. He flies for recreation to this day, but ultimately decided his professional interest lay in management. He began working for Aerolease, and in 20 years’ time, he graduated through the ranks to eventually take the helm from Widelitz upon his retirement.

Castagna’s role with the VNAA is a natural extension of that role: Aerolease itself has well over 100 tenants and three facilities. Collaboration and working together is at the heart of their success, and a big part of that includes their ongoing relationship working with the City.

The board of directors of VNAA make a concerted effort to include a diverse cross-section of all the major tenants at Van Nuys, including nonaeronautical tenants – for instance, the owner of the nearby Home Depot, which is located on airport property but leased for non-aeronautical use. Additionally there are some board members from similar associations that partner with VNAA, such as the Valley Industry Commerce Association, the San Fernando Chamber of Commerce, and the Economic Alliance of the Valley. Even the aircraft mechanic school, which is

run by the LA Unifie d School District, is represented.

As a master tenant with 30 acres of facilities, Aerolease has a significant presence at Van Nuys, and historically has been very involved in VNAA. In his time as president, Castagna has taken the lead on several major issues, negotiating an updated contract with U.S. Customs in 2015 to allow service at Van Nuys Airport for returning business flights, and organizing the complete remodel of the main runway at Van Nuys in such a way that what had initially been proposed to be a 17-week airport closure was executed in phases such that it was reduced to a 10-day closure. Such massive undertakings would not have been possible withou t Castagna’s commitment to collaborating with the City, the engineers, and all the VNAA tenants.

So next time you take a spin through Van Nuys Airport, you can appreciate how much care and collaboration the VNAA has invested to preserve the vitality of Van Nuys Airport and the surrounding valley economy.

Van Nuys Airport Association President Curt Castagna represents the interests that keep one of the country's busiest private airports operating with minimum turbulence

2016 MONTEREY CAR WEEK

Highlights at The Quail, A Motorsports Gathering

BY TONY PRINCIPE

This car show is always a favorite among the vast and diverse events happening throughout the Monterey Peninsula over this busy week. Not only does the Quail offer a wide variety of the finest classic and modern day cars showcased in a beautiful setting, the diverse food vendors make this a culinary concours of its own.

Highlights of the event included the 100-year anniversary of BMW and the 50-year anniversary of Lamborghini to name a few.

The Quail Event is limited to just 3,000 spec tators and tickets are pricey, but it’s a must see.

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The third annual event offers a spectacular array of Porsches from rare classics and race cars to current models and everything in between.

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This event is always my favorite of the week. Held at Mazda Raceway in Sonoma, vintage racers come

from all over the world to participate in this world-class historic racing event.

In this unique setting, you can see some of the most spectacular racecars in the world up close and personal in the p its and have the opportunity to talk with the owners and drivers about these historical vehicles. I had the pleasure of viewing the races this year from the tower at the start/finish line which added a new and exciting dimension to this already amazing event.

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1/ 1955 Jaguar D-Type, famous for winning the 1956 Le Mans 24-hour race

2/ 1Best of Class at 2016 Pebble Beach Concours, the 1996 Ferrari 330 P4 Drogo Spyder

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ALL IN A DAY’S AUCTION

BY TONY PRINCIPE

immediately feels comfortable. Charlie has an incredible energy, but it’s genuine.

CSQ Gooding is known for the top-line vehicles at its auctions. How do you vet the cars to verify they are genuine and collectable as represented by the seller?

market heading?

Gooding & Co. completed a strong weekend in Pebble Beach, raking in $129M in sales. Auction highlights included the sale of a 1933 Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 Monza Roadster for $11.99M and a Bugatti Type 55 Roadster for $10.4M.

CSQ My experience attending auctions is that the energy and excitement at most auctions is orchestrated by the auctioneer. This generally leads to more active bidders and higher values. What traits make your auctioneers at Gooding stand out above those at other auction houses?

DAVID GOODING We have Charlie Ross and he is the best in the business. I’ve seen auctioneers at not just car auctions, but at art, real estate, and in all different categories and I think Charlie is the best out there. What makes him great is that he is very transparent, which is one of the credos of the company as we’re all about transparency, so the audience

DG We do a tremendous amount of research ahead of time. We look at all the cars and thoroughly inspect them. We have an incredible database and a team within the company that researches the cars, and we are all car specialists. All we do is talk cars all day long, and then at night we go home and read more about cars. I would say 80 percent of the cars that we look at we find out additional information that the owners of the cars did not know.

CSQ Do particular cars do better at different auction venues?

DG There are cars that tend to fit better at different auctions. We had great success for example with Porsches at Amelia Island. Florida has for many years done well with Porsche because of their history at the endurance races of Sebring and Daytona and there are so many Porsche collectors in the east. It’s a global brand, of course, but there’s just sort of a tradition of Porsche there. Most notably, we offered Jerry Seinfeld’s collection there. That doesn’t mean that we wouldn’t sell a Porsche at Pebble Beach or Scottsdale.

CSQ Appreciation of collector cars has been at a frenzied level, outperforming the stock market, real estate, art, and other collectables over the past five years. Where do you see the collector car

DG I think there are a lot of legs left to it. There are a lot of collectors taking a longer-term view of car collecting. Collecting art has been around for hundreds of years, but car collecting has been recognized since the mid- to late-’80s where there was a boom bust, and there were certainly some fluctuations. I think there are going to be more fluctuations, but long term I think there’s quite a strong trend upward. There just seems to be so much enthusiasm and passion for collecting. It’s one of those hobbies that just grabs people for a number of reasons. When people really connect with a car, they connect with it on a number of levels. Just the aroma of the interior can trigger a memory from 40 years ago. Not to say that the car market is going to just continue appreciating at this pace. I think what we’re going to see in the next few years is a real delta between the exceptional cars and the average cars.

CSQ What do you think are the next upand-coming collector cars?

DG We’re seeing more and more special Japanese cars coming to the market that are bringing significant values and have quite a following. There are always the brands such as Mercedes, Porsche, and Ferrari that have a strong following, but we are also seeing Toyotas and Nissans on the move. We certainly see these cars more active and are selling quite a few more than we used to because the mark has such a huge following. We are also seeing greater activity and appreciation with BMWs.

&A David Gooding is president and founder of Gooding & Co. in Santa Monica, one of the preeminent automotive auction companies in the world. CSQ recently spoke with Gooding about the future of car collecting and car auctions..

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AT AN AUTOMOTIVE CROSSROADS

Three legendary automakers reinvent iconic models, building on the performance and luxury that made them so reputable from the start

Fifty years after the debut of the Quattroportethe world’s fastest sedan at the time - Maserati reintroduces their most popular model, more stylish and faster than ever.

MSRP $146,000

ENGINE 3.8 liter twin-turbo V8

TRANSMISSION 8 speed automatic with option for manual shifting

MAX POWER 404 hp at 5,500 rpm

0-60 4.2 secs

TOP SPEED 193 mph

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In the unveiling of the Panamera’s second generation, Porsche has redefined their four-door sedan, fusing comfort and luxury with sports and performance.

MSRP $146,900

ENGINE 4.0-liter twin-turbo V8

TRANSMISSION 8 speed dual-clutch automatic

MAX POWER 550 hp at 5,750 rpm

0-60 3.6 secs

TOP SPEED 190 mph

Rusnak Porsche Westlake Village

Known as the fastest production Bentley ever, the newest Continental GT delivers more power and torque than ever before.

MSRP $240,330

ENGINE 6.0 liter twin-turbo W12

TRANSMISSION 8 speed automatic

MAX POWER 633 hp at 5,000 rpm

0-60 3.9 secs

TOP SPEED 206 mph

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2017 MASERATI QUATTROPORTE GTS

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THE EUROPEAN CONNECTION

For more than 25 years, Ponant Cruises has ferried guests around the globe; their 2017 offerings transport you to cultural landmarks across Europe from vineyards to UNESCO sites

BY ELYSE GLICKMAN

Seasoned travelers regard France as a capital of culture, cuisine, and sophistication. For this reason, it makes perfect sense that Ponant—France’s lavish home-grown cruise line—brings its high points to the high seas, and on to important cultural hubs on every continent.

Two Ponant cruises scheduled for 2017 go beyond being tailor-made for connoisseurs of architecture, art, wine, and cuisine. They epitomize Ponant’s extraordinary approach to the cruise experience. Itineraries on and off the ship are not so much planned as they are curated, with attention to detail concerning the immersive activities and service.

Vineyards and Grands Crus, scheduled for April 15-24, 2017, aboard the Le Soléal , focuses on the wineries and vineyards, and their place in Northern European history. As Ponant worked in collaboration with French wine estate Château Latour, travelers will go beyond tasting the products of the legendary vineyards of Pauillac and Bordeaux. The stop in Pauillac includes an exclusive tour of Château Latour, one of the oldest vineyards of the Médoc region. The visit to Bordeaux offers a choice of destinations providing unique perspectives on France’s rich oenological

traditions, from the recently opened “La Cité du Vin” to the medieval town of Saint-Emilion or the castle of Château Siaurac. The cruise as a whole is a feast for the senses, from the boarding at the Portuguese port of Leixoes in Lisbon to a stop in Porto (the “city of grani te” known for its wine and UNESCO-designated historic town center), to the cruise’s conclusion in Portsmouth, England.

The art and architecture of Southern Europe’s reaches are celebrated aboard Le Lyrial, from June 2027, 2017. Mediterranean Masterpieces in the Adriatic is a journey through time that starts in Venice, Italy, concludes in Athens, Greece, and hits several less familiar European UNESCO World Heritage Site destinations just waiting to be explored. The first stop is Split, Croatia, described as “a living museum.” It is home to Diocletian's Palace, where ancient Egypt, ancient Rome, and the Renaissance coexist in a magical fashion. Dubrovnik, referred to as the “Pearl of the Adriatic,” is lined with palaces, elegant buildings, cloisters, and fountains. Kotor, a fortified town flanked by the ruins of impressive fortific ations on nearby mountains, is another treat for history buffs. Parga, located on Greece's west coast in a secluded bay opening

onto the Ionian Sea, is known for its magnificent beaches and relaxed ambiance.

/Le Soléalbegins at $6,000 per person (double occupancy, not including air travel), whileLeLyrialbegins at $4,650 per person (double occupancy, not including air travel). ponant.com

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Photo: Christophe Dugied Ponant

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WITH AN ARTIST’S EYE

Watchmaking at the highest levels requires the passion and creativity of an artist along with the desire to do something more. Much like the philanthropist who funds a personal vision or belief for what it can become, watchmakers motivate themselves and their

clientele to pursue a greater purpose. This creative energy culminates in some spectacular timepieces that push the traditional boundaries of design. Sometimes the finest expression of time well spent is manifested in the art that is created.

BY BRYAN MCKRELL

“PERSHING SAMBA MADEIRA” BY PARMIGIANI

Using a centuries-old wood making technique called marquetry, Parmigiani has focused on creating an artistic tribute to the guitar and Brazilian samba music. The dial consists of hundreds of hand carved, painted wood pieces which display a guitar adorned with the colors of Brazil. The sound hole of the guitar is actually the watch’s rotating tourbillon cage, giving the impression that the guitar is always playing. The hand wound movement is housed in a titanium case with an 18ct rose gold bezel that perfectly contrasts with the gorgeous blend of navy blue, green, and yellow accents representing the colors of Brazil.

/ $248,000

David Orgell, Beverly Hills

“REVERSO CLASSIC MEDIUM” BY JAEGER-LECOULTRE

JLC continues to fund and support many causes as a brand. One of its current endeavors is the restoration and preservation of the Scuola Grande di San Rocco in Venice. By simply drawing a heart of any size or shape in their digital guestbook located in Venice, the company makes a donation to the restoration efforts of this incredible structure and the collection of paintings that it houses. The brand’s most iconic watch is the Reverso Classic, which is currently on display with a hand engraved heart adorning the reverse side of the caseback. JLC’s custom engraving program is the finest in the industry and the Reverso case is the perfect canvas for expressing nearly anything you can imagine.

/ $8,500

Polacheck’s Jewelers, Calabasas

”CELEBRATION SKULL” BY FIONA KRUGER

Inspired by the “Day of the Dead” holiday, this is one of the most colorful and unique timepieces that could adorn one’s wrist. The skull-shaped case houses a three-layer dial that displays the time and date along with an artistic array of bright colors that soften the tone of the piece. A yellow leather band adds to the whimsical nature of the watch, but the exhibition case back along with the visible motion of the movement signifies that this is a truly sophisticated timepiece. The outline of the skull’s exterior, ears, nose, and mouth are coated in superluminova, creating quite a surprise when the lights are extinguished.

/ $27,500

Westime, Malibu

METIERS D’ART “WAVE” BY BLANCPAIN

This watch is truly a work of philanthropic art on several different levels. The depiction of the “Great Wave” is inspired by a Japanese woodblock print by the artist Hokusai. It is engraved onto white gold which is then treated by a technique called rokusho patina, whereby the engraving is placed in rokusho salts which provide a certain treatment to the metal. That engraving is then placed on Mexican silver obsidian which is a volcanic rock with a plethora of shades and color tones. In addition to the multi-level creation techniques, Blancpain has a history of funding the study and exploration of the oceans around the globe.

/ $171,300

Feldmar Watch Company, Los Angeles

“RM 68-01 TOURBILLON KONGO” BY RICHARD MILLE

In one of the truly unique brand ambassador partnerships in any industry, French graffiti artist Cyril Kongo has teamed up with Richard Mille to produce thirty completely distinctive timepieces. Each one is hand-painted by the world famous graffiti artist, whose work has elevated the genre to new heights. Tiny spray painting tools were created specifically for the task, so that he could apply his vision and techniques to even the smallest microscopic sections of the watch. The movement’s baseplate and bridges each have their own color schemes depicting the wild brushstrokes and splashed paint reminiscent of the street art genre.

/ $800,000

Richard Mille, Beverly Hills

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Designed by renowned architect Richard Meier, The Getty Museum (p. 67) first opened its doors in 1997. Nearly 20 years later The Getty Museum and its counterpart, The GettyVilla, receive more than 2 million annual visitors

CORPORATE GIVINGA FOUNDATION OF EXCELLENCE

As society progresses, people often look to large institutions as beacons of moral responsibility and some of the region’s largest brands and companies have answered the call:

An update on the region’s largest and most impactful charitable foundations

YEAR-OVER-YEAR GROWTHASSET ASCENSION

Cash donations (in millions) by the 20 largest corporate givers in Los Angeles County have increased for three consecutive years

The combined assets of U.S. foundations have seen year-over-year growth for more than half a decade

MUSEUM MANIFESTATION

THE UNDERGROUND MUSEUM

Opened in 2012 by Los Angeles painter Noah Davis in collaboration with MOCA (who allowed Davis access to curate exhibits drawing from their permanent collections), the Underground Museum exists behind once-abandoned storefronts on Washington Boulevard in Arlington Heights. With the purpose of bringing art to a predominantly African American and Latino neighborhood, the Underground Museum has housed some of the city’s most unique works, including a “Double Conscience” exhibit that drew on the workings of W.E.B. Dubois and the music of Compton-born Kendrick Lamar.

Davis’ vision and dream were cut short, as he passed away in summer 2015 from a rare form of cancer at just 32 years old. In memory of his passing, the museum is now being overseen by Davis’ brother Kahlil Joseph (who has directed a Lamar music video) and the museum’s new director, Megan Steinman, with help from MOCA’s chief curator, Helen Molesworth. To honor the late Davis, Joseph, Steinman, and Molesworth have produced an exhibit titled “Non Fiction,” a gathering of works selected by Davis prior to his death that examine themes of violence against African Americans, on display through March 2017. /

MAIN MUSEUM

Being brought to life by Downtown Los Angeles real estate pioneer Tom Gilmore, the Main Museum will be housed in the Old Bank District, designed by Tom Wiscombe Architecture. Though not slated to open until 2018 (ground broke earlier this year and the final phase will be complete in 2020), the Main Museum is launching Beta Main at the end of 2016 as a test site for the museum, giving curator Allison Agsten (formerly of The Hammer) the opportunity to work publicly, exploring many of the ideas that are in development for the largest project. Beta Main will consist of 4,000 square feet of exhibit space within the Hellman building (built in 1902 by Alfred Rosenheim) and will serve as a sampling of what will ultimately be a 100,000-square-foot home for the arts, a rooftop garden, amphitheatre, and café. /

ART + PRACTICE FOUNDATION

Similar to the Underground Museum, Art + Practice (A+P) was envisioned to bring the arts to an area woefully lacking such benefits. Housed within historic Leimert Park in South Central LA, A+P was founded by Mark Bradford, philanthropist and collector Eileen Harris Norton, and social activist Allan DiCastro. Opened with the goal of encouraging education and culture by providing life-skills training for foster youth in the 90008 ZIP code (in addition to free, museum-curated art exhibitions and moderated art lectures to the entire community of Leimert Park), A+P stresses the cultural importance of art within a larger social context. This art and social service program is housed within a nearly 20,000-square-foot campus where it directs its programs and activities through partnerships with The Hammer Museum and The RightWay Foundation. /

EMBRACING DUALITY

BY RACHEL LEVIN President of Fundamental

There is a teaching that says a personshouldgothroughlife carryingtwonotes:Thefirst noteshouldsay,“Formysakethe world was created” and the second, "I am but dust of the earth." While this story was not meant to be a lessoninphilanthropy,afterspending two decades helping individuals and familiesmakeasignificantimpact through their giving, I can think of no better philanthropic guide.

I Am the World

The first note – For my sake the world was created – is a reminder that while it is easy to fe el insignificant in the

faceofseeminglyintractablesocial problems,fundershaverealpower, and with that powe r comes the responsibility to take on big challenges.

Often, philanthropy has been seen as something “nice” – a way of giving back to the community, writing checks to important causes. But more and more it is clear that philanthropy at its core can and should be about socialchange.Whatdoesthislook like? It looks like the Ford Foundation deciding to challenge inequality and MayorMichaelBloombergtackling gun violence. It is Tom Steyer wanting to take on climate change and Bill and Melinda Gates trying to revamp

The most effective philanthropy blends the power of individuality and the humility of selflessness

At the very same time funders remember

public education. Not all of these efforts have been or will be successful, but the first note reminds us that we have to set a high bar.

It also means that funders can not only deploy money if they want to affect change. They must also ask what else they can bring to the table – such as expertise and know-how, an ability to bring visibility to a cause, and the clout to bring people together from different sectors.

I Am Nothing

Understanding of one’s power and responsibility, though, is only one part of the equation and so there is the second note – I am but dust of the earth. At the very same time funders remember their significance, they have to be conscious of their smallness. It is common when you have money (or access to it) to believe that you know what needs to happen – especially when those seeking funds are often not in a position to tell you otherwise. And so there is also a culture among many funders of thinking that they know best. What does this look like? It looks like funders insisting that business practices and measurable results need to be brought to bear on the nonprofit sector, with no adaptation or nuance required. It looks like funders not wanting to invest in overhead, even though for-profit businesses would not run without it.

Behind these a ssumptions is a lack of understanding that funders do not know how, nor can they do, everything. We are but dust of the earth reminds us that we are not that important. That social change is not about funding or funders alone. Luckily, there is movement afoot in

philanthropy that recognizes this dictum as well. Foundations like the Weingart Foundation in Los Angeles have decided to make significant general support grants to high-performing nonprofits. They are doing so in the belief that those working on an issue day-to-day know where resources should best be deployed and that under-resourced nonprofits do not serve any cause well.

All Are One

All this may sound obvious, but it is not easy. The challenge as a funder (and in life) is to know when to take out which note. And perhaps even

kids get access to high-quality arts education more of the time. For them, this is a social justice issue. With research demonstrating the arts is a critical tool in building academic and personal achievement, they asked themselves, “How is it okay that young people living in low-income ZIP codes get it the least?”

Needless to say, this is not an easy issue to solve, but the Rosenthals understand the power of philanthropy. And so, they have made smart investments in arts ed ucation, such as convincing a local public radio station to hire the first full-time arts education reporter in the region as a way to bring attention to the issue. They have also realized that they alone cannot solve this problem. In fact, there is not enough private funding to solve the issue of education. So they worked to put a measure on the ballot this November to increase public funding of arts education in a lowincome school district as a test case. If it passes, their investment will be leveraged 20:1 and thousands of stu-

more challenging, but more important, is to know how to hold both notes at once.

After 20 years of doing this work, I am still asking myself that question. But here is one attempt: After the syndication of his television show Everybody Loves Raymond, our clients Phil Rosen thal and his wife Monica set up a family foundation with the goal of ensuring that more

dents will be getting the education they deserve.

That is what philanthropy can do if funders are both wildly ambitious and conscious of their own limitations. Our world deserves no less..

Rachel Levin is president of Fundamental, a boutique philanthropy consulting firm that works with individuals, families, and foundations to increase their impact on the issues they care about most.

SPEAKING YOUTH TO POWER

BY HENRY ELKUS Chairman and CEO, Helena

Our newly connected world has brought us unprecedented opportunity. The digital age, manifested in the form of breakthrough technologies and platforms, has democratized information itself. More knowledge is available to more people, in more places, than at any time before in all of human history. Yet, spin the globe today and the problems we face – geopolitical, environmental and technological –are only a click away. Some seem intractable: incessant financial crises, hydra-headed terrorist organizations, looming ecological catastrophes. And they’re being handed to the Millennial

generation to solve.

We’re obsessed with “millennials.” They are the focal point of the world’s new digital reality, and if you aren’t one, chances are they confuse you. The media has asked every conceivable question: Why don’t millennials spend their money like we did? Do they care about God? Are they having more sex than us? Why can’t they like golf? The private sector has joined in on the frenzy as well. In an effort to “decode” millennial behavior, Fortune 500 companies are shelling out up to $20,000 an hour, and even Goldman Sachs is publishing infographics asking: “Who are they,

exactly?”

Vast energy has been spent to understand the behav ioral minutiae of this massive and diverse population. Mark Zuckerberg is a millennial ; so is a 14 year old. This demographic is too broad to group together. And even after thousands of years of trying, older generations have yet to make much progress in understanding the young. Armchair assertions that the younger generation is fundamentally “this” or “that” have a deep and amusing history.

A 2013 Time cover story said the “cold, hard data” proves that young people have high rates of “narcissistic

A new generation is wielding its influence through philanthropic activism

personality disorde r.” Perhaps they interviewed Horace, who was saying much the same in 23 BC. As the quick-witted GK Chesterton observed, cross-generational understanding is a challenge. "I believe what really happens in history is this: The old man is always wrong; and the young people are always wrong about what is wrong with him.”

Attempting to discover “who” millennials are is unproductive. The alternative is simple and powerful: Accept and include the younger generation; empowering them to jointly pursue solutions to the problems of our age. That requires a shift in thinking. But the shift is worth making - because while the world has been busy investigating who millennials are, they’ve been accomplishing the extraordinary.

A Shift Worth Making

Over the past year, I’ve been hard at work with a team of incredible partners to create Helena. It’s a small group of leaders – 30 each year –that meet consistently to draft ideas with the potential to create positive change. Every member of Helena is a leader from a different field. We’ve been fortunate enough to fill Helena with some amazing people: Fortune 500 executives, actors, technologists, explorers, geopoliticians, and a Nobel Laureate. Across the globe, Helena’s members meet to strengthen relationships and create ide as that improve the world.

There is one element that stands out more than others, however. Half of the group is under the age of 25. It’s not the image you might have in your head when you think of a “global leadership” network, but we believe it should be.

The connected age has enabled representatives of the under-25 generation to become bonafide world leaders. They have built multibilliondollar companies, influenced hundreds of millions of people through social media, become hyperpolyglots and tastemakers, pioneered decentralized currencies, and taken home the Nobel Peace Prize.

This is truly unprecedented. Never before has such a high concentration of young leaders inhabited positions of influence in s uch a wide range of fields. These individuals are not “in development” or “on the rise.” Empowered by the networks of the digital age, they are current counterparts to the leaders of our time. Yet, when it comes to global summits and networks, they rarely find themselves with a serio us voice.

That model needs to be reconsidered. Over half of the world’s population is 25 years old or younger. If you are going to hold a discussion on a given global issue, chances are it will impact the youth more than any other demographic. The monumental global dilemmas of our age are being passed to the young today; they are a crucial part of our response to these threats. This is especially true in technology and science, where the under-25 crowd has played a deeply significant role. Cryptocurrency, pluripotent stem cell technology, virtual reality, artificial intelligence; all are fields where young leaders are integral.

At Helena, we’re honored to talk with some of these leaders each day. They’ve quickly become the group’s core, showing a knack for combining ideas that don’t typically intersect.

From the early development of artificially intelligent ‘avatars’ to the conceptualization of mind-reading

‘think-to-text’ machines, the process has been eye-opening. Often, these discussions represent the first time that a leader from one generation or field has seriously sat down with a younger counterpart to ideate.

After dozens of Helena meetings, the power of this concept - leaders from different generations collaborating as peers - has become obvious. In order to develop the best ideas, we include bright and capable leaders from each generation in the room. Doing so allows us to pair insight with experience; creativity with wisdom.

Every member of a Helena meeting has a deep knowledge of their own vertical. Providing the horizontal, connective tissue between those verticals means uniting previously unrelated concepts in all new ways. According to Yale Professor Jonathan Feinstein, this connection is the very essence of creativity.

It is this remarkable fusion that drives the community we’ve created. The results have been exciting: a multi-million dollar climate-change prize, the construction of a digitally connected university in Eastern Nepal, and more.

While we are not the only ones lucky enough to leverage youth in this way, the practice is uncommon. We hope this will change. To create long lasting, positive work, other organizations - companies, governments, and NGOs alike - should bring young voices to the table.

Henry Elkus, 22, is chairman and CEO of Helena,

The connected age has enabled representatives of the under-25 generation to become bonafide world leaders. They have built multibillion-dollar companies ... become hyperpolyglots and tastemakers, pioneered decentralized currencies, and taken home the Nobel Peace Prize

BY VALERIE HARTMAN

The last time David Agus spoke with CSQ, Oracle founder Larry Ellison recentlypledged$4.5MtoAgus’ cancer research at the 2012 2nd biennial Rebels With A Cause charity benefit. Agus had cared for someone close to Ellison who was battling cancer, and the doctor and billionaire bonded. That bond has grown exponentially, as evidenced by the announcement in May 2016 that Ellison had given a nine-figure gift to further Agus’ work.

Itstartedinnocentlyenough.“Agus, what’s your dream?” Ellison asked, point blank, over breakfast one morning. The answer came easily. “I dream of a place where physicists, engineers, mathematicians…alldifferentdomains…canthink about this horrible disease we call cancer and have new and different ways of approaching it,” he recalls.

“How much would that cost?” Ellison shotback.Consideringforamoment, Agusestimated$200M.“Done,”was

In fall 2014 CSQ interviewed revolutionary researcher and oncologist Dr. David B. Agus of USC’s Keck School of Medicine. A lifelong advocate for disease prevention, he had written two New York Times and international bestsellers, The End of Illness and A Short Guide to a Long Life, both of which have now been translated into over 25 languages. We caught up with Agus in August of this year to talk about his tireless quest to make strides against disease.

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Ellison’s response. It was the type of answer, says Agus, “that makes you fall off of your chair and break into tears.” Out of this conversation came the $200M pledge to the University of Southern California toestablishtheLawrenceJ.Ellison InstituteforTransformativeMedicine. The gift was officially announced at the 2016 Rebels With A Cause gala in May.

“I really believe that we are in [a period of] exponential growth in the progress against these terrible diseases,” says Agus. The new program will certainly be

hope and them hope.”

Agus is also encouraged by a focus on BigDatatoward understandinghealth, and as an example cites a European study showing that the closer you live to an airport, the higher rate of brain decline.

This big data study led to the powerful observation that the brain needs quiet when going to sleep, and Agus himself has changed his routine based on this idea, even if it means wearing foam earplugs every night so as not to hear the snores of his 150-pound dog.

The idea that we can all do small things each day to stay healthy is one that Agus holds near and dear. “I’m very attentive to the concept of regularity in schedule. I eat my meals at the same time every day and eat nothing in between. That’s critical to maintaining health.”

He also points out the importance of movement. “I try to rearrange my day to encourage movement over time so I try to have at least one walking meeting a day. I have a treadmill desk in my office for when I answer email. Most days I exercise in the morning before I go to work.”

a huge boost.

“It’s encouraging because I’ve learned a lot in talking to physicists and mathematicians and others, and I want them tobringtheirwayofthinkingtoour problems. It’s a very exciting time to be part of what I do,” he continues. “For the first time in my career I can walk into a patient’sroomwithadvancedcancer with some optimism and

Agus is the first to point out the reality that each of these things might not happen every single day without fail, but that’s not the point. “Am I perfect? No, not even close, but I really try to push in that regard as much as I can.”

In fact, all of us can, and should, as well. Agus is a believer in controlling our healthdestinythroughawareness.His latest book, The Lucky Years: How to Thrive in the Brave New World of Health, was published in January 2016 and is a New York Times and international bestseller.

that brings me

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By asking for what he needed to further his battle toward conquering a relentless disease, Dr. David Agus inspired a $200M gift to establish the Lawrence J. Ellison Institute for Transformative Medicine

On the Board

Every fall we spotlight a selection of professionals who are allocating a portion of their time to contribute leadership on behalf of important philanthropic causes. Whether enriching others’ lives through their activities in community-building, education, or humanitarian causes, here are some executives worth emulating.

Board Member & Proud Father

Founded in 2009 by Thousand Oaks, Calif. high school sophomore Gabriella Brignardello, Mi Casa de Angeles is dedicated to improving the quality of education in impoverished areas throughout Peru. After visiting the country and seeing the hardships that children her age endured every day, Gabriella was inspired to create a nonprofit that would address poverty, chronic malnutrition, and lack of education.

TENURE Since 2009

CONNECTION My daughter, Gabriella, had the vision and dream for this organization as early as 10 years old, and I’ve watched her bring her dream to life, raising more than $1M, turning her vision into a nonprofit.

ON GIVING BACK Being the father of a girl who as a high school sophomore launched a 501c3 organization and four years later is breaking ground on a school for underprivileged children in Peru, has taught me the value of giving back and the importance of going above and beyond, giving everything you can to those in need.

PROUDEST MOMENT Seeing my daughter – at just 22 years old – graduate from Stanford while simultaneously bringing her dream to life and building a community library and a school in Peru for almost 100 students.

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LOS ANGELES

Vice Chair, Acting Board Chair, Executive Committee

Formed in 2015 when four area clubs (Willowbrook, Challengers, Bell Gardens, and Nickerson Gardens) merged, Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Los Angeles (BGCMLA) has a new CEO (see p. 60). Promoting academic success, healthy lifestyles, and good character, Boys & Girls Clubs of America was founded in 1860.

TENURE Since inception (December 2015)

CONNECTION I am a National Trustee for Boys and Girls Clubs of America (BGCA), and my law firm volunteered to handle numerous mergers and acquisitions for the BGCA Movement, on a pro bono basis. When a strategic decision was made to launch Boys & Girls Club of Metro Los Angeles to bring together several historical clubs to achieve scale and impact, I was asked to become its first board member, and happily agreed.

ON GIVING BACK We positively impact our communities when each of us contributes our skills, resources, and influence to make positive change. Changing life trajectories of our neediest youth makes our community more resilient.

PROUDEST MOMENT Seeing two historic clubs (Watts and Challengers) and their boards make the bold decision to consolidate with Metro LA to help create the new organization has been a great accomplishment.

Dedicated to rescuing “waste” materials from manufacturers, T4T believes that certain trash is actually treasured by teachers, students, and artists. Rather than landfills, T4T turns these materials into inexpensive tools to support STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts, mathematics) education.

TENURE Two years (one as president) CONNECTION I first connected with (T4T.org Executive Director) Leah Hanes as we launched our STEAM Carnival. T4T had meaningful integration across our event and we started talking about more ways to collaborate.

ON GIVING BACK I’m a huge believer in the Japanese concept of Ikigai. It’s not enough to just make money. The world has a lot of hard problems that don’t respond to a business model and need philanthropy to help solve. Mentorship and learning are particular passions of mine.

PROUDEST MOMENT Watching students in the huge creation zone at our carnival building a huge range of cardboard attractions from games to animals. It was incredible to watch the frenzy of creation.

CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION Board of Directors

Driven by a desire to find long-term, systemic solutions addressing the root causes of the most pressing issues facing Los Angeles County, California Community Foundation (CCF) has granted more than $200M since 2000, helping to transform entire communities. Offering support in the arts, education, health care, and housing and neighborhoods, CCF celebrated its centennial in 2015.

TENURE Two years

CONNECTION My initial involvement was via an invitation from Tom Unterman, Chairman of the Board of the California Community Foundation (CCF) and BlackLine board member. What captured my interest is that CCF understands that many charities are small and don’t have the business knowledge on how to raise and utilize funds efficiently. CCF has a broad view on all the different nonprofits in the Los Angeles area and how the nonprofit landscape is organized and overlaps in a way that no other organization does. This allows them to work very strategically!

ON GIVING BACK All that we have is due to the grace of God and gratitude for our abundance is acknowledged and expressed through giving back.

PROUDEST MOMENT Visiting charities that CCF is actively involved with and hearing the testimonials of people whose lives have been changed by those charities.

CARLO BRIGNARDELLO

Principal Cresa Los Angeles

MI CASA DE ANGELES

GEORGE H. BROWN Partner Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP

BRENT BUSHNELL CEO & Roustabout Two-Bit Circus

T4T.ORG Board President

THERESE TUCKER CEO & Founder BlackLine

NEXTGEN

CSQ is proud to launch a new tradition. For years, the magazine has honored groups of ten leaders under the age of 40 in the fields of sports and entertainment, and innovation and technology. CSQ now presents our debut cohort of young Angelenos doing extraordinary work in the fields of philanthropy, art, and culture. Their accomplishments are impressive and diverse – from connecting military veterans to humanitarian disaster relief projects, to launching an intergenerational group of world leaders, to opening a one-of-a-kind olfactory institute.

BETTY AVILA

Associate Director

Self Help Graphics & Art

AGE 30

EDUCATION B.A. Literature, Pitzer College; M.A. Arts Management, Claremont Graduate University

RESIDENCE Los Angeles

NOTABLE PROJECTS Creating a teen program for a 50-concert series in MacArthur Park and connecting 40+ youth annually to art in their own backyards is a favorite accomplishment.

BIG BREAK Getty Research Institute. I worked for incredible mentors who valued my goal of connecting people to transformative artistic experiences, regardless of socioeconomic status.

PERSONAL PASSIONS

Working toward equitable active transportation options in Los Angeles with Multicultural Communities for Mobility. Mobility should be a basic amenity for all, not a privilege.

ON THE HORIZON Excited to pay homage to four decades of SHG serving the community through Dia de los Muertos as part of the Getty’s Pacific Standard Time: LA/LA in 2017.

AGE 34

EDUCATION Started at LMU with a Philosophy Major RESIDENCE Los Angeles

NOTABLE PROJECTS The Giving Keys, which has 65 employees. Oprah’s current SuperSoul 100 List. Worldz Nelson Mandela changemaker award. Started LoveYourFlawz.com with actress Brie Larson. Has been signed to Capitol Records, Atlantic, and Interscope records.

BIG BREAK Acting in commercials and TV shows in elementary school, it was a slow and steady progression. Signed by Babyface at 17. Our first store was Fred Segal so that helped break the brand.

PERSONAL PASSIONS Currently nine-months pregnant so I’m passionate about learning how to be a good mother and taking baby-care classes. Also, just started SaveThatPillow.com based off a song I wrote, to hopefully encourage girls to save themselves for someone who values and cherishes them.

ON THE HORIZON Doing an exclusive deal with Starbucks. Expanding to apparel and lifestyle products. Partnership with The Grove. Airstream Tour with a diversifying product line starting this holiday season.

AGE 21

EDUCATION Yale University RESIDENCE Los Angeles

NOTABLE PROJECTS Helena (Helena.co), an intergenerational group of world leaders, including generals, hyper-polyglots, nobel laureates, activists, and technologists. Also working to build a “Vertical University” in Eastern Nepal.

BIG BREAK At 19, becoming the youngest member of the Wall Street Journal’s “Experts on Small Business” panel, alongside Wharton’s Karl Ulrich and University of Chicago Booth’s James Schrager.

PERSONAL PASSIONS Writing a book on 21st century governance and AI.

ON THE HORIZON

Hosting a climate change technology prize in the fall of 2016 with the Boston Consulting Group and others.

AGE 35

EDUCATION B.A., Interdisciplinary Studies (Art History and Cultural Studies) RESIDENCE Los Angeles

NOTABLE PROJECTS Exhibitions and programs at Art + Practice, Los Angeles; Hammer Projects: Njideka Akunyili Crosby, Brothers and Sisters, The Studio Museum in Harlem.

BIG BREAK Curatorial fellowship at the Studio Museum in Harlem, which gave access to a number of important artists and the inimitable Thelma Golden, its director, who has been an incredible mentor to me.

PERSONAL PASSIONS Obscure

European horror films, record collecting, cooking, midcentury Danish design, seeing live music.

ON THE HORIZON Kickstarting the curatorial program at the ICA LA—plenty to do in the next few months....stay tuned!

GoGood

AGE 31

EDUCATION M.A., International Relations RESIDENCE Santa Monica

NOTABLE PROJECTS Milken Institute; GlobalGiving; Nexus Global Youth Summit; Startup Impact Day; Y-Generation Against Poverty; Sanejo.

BIG BREAK Co-founded Y-Generation Against Poverty in 2008. We lead projects throughout sub-Saharan Africa. This was my first real exposure to international development and the experience inspired me to go back to school and dedicate my life to social impact.

PERSONAL PASSIONS Traveling, reading, yoga, anything outdoors, spending time with friends and family.

ON THE HORIZON We are planning to mobilize a global community of givers in 2017 who #GIVEABUCK to help solve our global challenges.

CAITLYN CROSBY

Founder & CEO / Singer-Songwriter The Giving Keys

HENRY ELKUS CEO and Chairman Helena

JAMILLAH JAMES Curator Institute of Contemporary Art, LA

CLINT MISAMORE Co-founder

SHAUNA NEP Senior Philanthropic Advisor Fundamental

AGE 29

EDUCATION Masters in Bioethics from New York University RESIDENCE Los Angeles

NOTABLE PROJECTS

Managing several philanthropists’ multi-million-dollar grantmaking portfolios and their investments in social innovators and nonprofits; building the LA2050 brand and project; brokering the placement of the first Civic Innovation Fellow in the Los Angeles Mayor’s Office.

BIG BREAK Launching LA2050, a multi-million-dollar initiative out of the Goldhirsh Foundation to build and create the future of Los Angeles and securing more than one million dollars in follow-on funding from other Los Angelesarea foundations to support LA2050 projects.

PERSONAL PASSIONS Biking; LA stair walks; graphic design; photography

ON THE HORIZON Building a smart, philanthropic strategy to increase opportunity, access to the arts and economic mobility in Boyle Heights, Los Angeles.

AJAY RAVI General Manager dublab

AGE 31

EDUCATION B.A. English, UC Irvine RESIDENCE Los Angeles

NOTABLE PROJECTS I wrote and am managing the first NEA Grant that our organization has received. If you don’t know us: dublab is a nonprofit, online radio station dedicated to the growth of music, arts, and culture. We have been broadcasting from Los Angeles since 1999; our programming has expanded to include art exhibits, films, events, record releases and affiliate stations in Germany (dublab. de), Japan (dublab.jp), and Spain (dublab.es).

BIG BREAK My big break was really about timing, as is usually the case.

PERSONAL PASSIONS Hiking, making music, writing fiction and poetry.

ON THE HORIZON Our station will soon be entering a new medium, which we’re close to announcing!

AGE 24

EDUCATION B.A. from UCLA RESIDENCE Echo Park

NOTABLE PROJECTS Founded Swipe Out Hunger– Has served 1.2 million meals by allowing university students to donate their meal points. Recognized by White House, NY Times.

BIG BREAK When I decided that at 21, I was capable of taking on the CEO role. There are no big breaks– just hustle that pays off.

PERSONAL PASSIONS Boxing, jogging around Echo Park Lake, coffee with inspiring people, cooking Persian food.

ON THE HORIZON Ending hunger amongst college students... and maybe business school.

The Institute for Art and Olfaction

AGE 37

EDUCATION M.A. Fine Art, Central Saint Martins College, London. B.A. Fine Art, UC Berkeley RESIDENCE Los Angeles

NOTABLE PROJECTS A Trip to Japan in Sixteen Minutes, Revisited’ at Hammer Museum. ‘Scent of Mystery,’ scented film screenings in three countries. The Art and Olfaction Awards, ongoing, various locations.

BIG BREAK Leaving my ‘real’ job and starting The Institute for Art and Olfaction. It was mainly a shift in expectation: Emancipating myself from the expectation of someone else filling my professional needs and goals.

PERSONAL PASSIONS Traveling, learning languages, editing videos, drawing, and practicing the violin.

ON THE HORIZON I’m taking the Art and Olfaction Awards to Cuba in 2017. I’m also in the process of developing a project where we will translate location data from the International Space Station into a large-scale installation that emits locationtriggered scents -- so you can smell where the ISS is in the sky.

WOOD CEO and Co-founder Team Rubicon

AGE 33

EDUCATION B.S. Business and Political Science, University of Wisconsin-Madison RESIDENCE Los Angeles

NOTABLE PROJECTS Marine Scout Sniper, briefed President Obama and met Presidents Bush and Clinton to discuss veterans issues and disaster response, published Take Command, a book on leadership.

BIG BREAK Team Rubicon’s response to Hurricane Sandy in 2012 proved veterans had the skills/experiences to be extremely effective disaster responders.

PERSONAL PASSIONS Spending time with wife Indra Petersons and dog Remington, traveling, following Wisconsin and Packers football, writing.

ON THE HORIZON Growing Team Rubicon into a world-class organization. Over 40,000 veterans and first responders have registered as volunteers with TR, focusing on building training opportunities and capacity.

SASKIA WILSON-BROWN Director, Founder

JAKE

RACHEL SUMEKH Founder and CEO Swipe Out Hunger

REBRANDING HEALTHCARE

When health and social issues collide, The California Endowment leads the way in addressing the cause rather than the symptom in finding solutions

BY WHITNEY VENDT

DR. ROBERT K. ROSS

President & CEO, The California Endowment

AGE 61

EDUCATION University of Pennsylvania at Philadelphia

HOMETOWN South Bronx, NY

RESIDENCE Alta Dena

FAMILY Wife, four children

FIRST JOB Gas station attendant

LAST BOOK READ Consolations by David Whyte

THE CALIFORNIA ENDOWMENT

FOUNDED 1996

HQ Los Angeles EMPLOYEES 148

MISSION The California Endowment is a private, statewide health foundation with a mission to expand access to affordable, quality health care for underserved communities, and to promote fundamental improvements in the health status of all Californians

2015 GRANTS ALLOTTED 1,982 grants totaling more than $212,918,516

When asked what he sees as the biggest health crisis facing America today, Dr. Robert K. Ross, president and CEO of The California Endowment, has a very different answer from what you might expect. “Five years ago I might have said the obesity epidemic, but a lot of our work focuses on young people and we’ve begun to see that at the root of several chronic diseases plaguing our society is something called toxic stress.”

Toxic stress refers to the trauma many children and young people are exposed to during their formative years through things like domestic violence, neglect, sexual abuse, crime in their community, or the incarceration of a parent. The data show a direct correlation between such stress and life expectancy. “It has a triple whammy effect,” Ross explains. “In the short term kids might act out, be defiant, or be withdrawn. In the medium term they’re at very high risk for juvenile incarceration, substance abuse, and school failure. In the long haul, those same young people are at risk of enduring chronic disease even forty years later.” This phenomenon has long gone unrecognized as a health issue, but Ross and The Endowment believe it is both fixable and treatable.

Addressing large-scale social health issues lies at the very core of what Ross and the Endowment do. Formed in 1996 when Blue Cross converted from nonprofit to for-profit, The California Endowment and its sister foundation, the California Healthcare Foundation, were created to manage the $3B disgorged

as part of the Blue Cross transition. The funds were tagged to serve the people of the state of California, and as such, a board of directors reflective of California itself was formed. The board is composed of representatives from different racial backgrounds, genders, and geographical areas. The Endowment’s main goal is to champion and support improved health for underserved and marginalized communities: former gang members, juvenile justice system populations, migrant workers, immigrants, young people with mental health issues, and LGBT communities.

A Structural Approach

Before The Endowment existed, the health philanthropy landscape was fragmented, with each individual group striving to serve only its respective constituents. The formation of The Endowment allowed those groups to connect and collaborate to foment greater societal change – the kind of broad cultural and political shift that seeks to address the roots of a problem, not merely its symptoms.

“There are two kinds of philanthropy— charity and change,” says Ross. “Charity is the warm fuzzy kind that the Bible encourages: clothe the homeless, feed the hungry. Change philanthropy, which is what we pursue, focuses on advocacy and systemic change. Why are there so many homeless and hungry people in the first place? What prevention approaches can we support structurally that improve health and wellness?”

This structural cultural approach – and the reality of the struggle – is not new to Ross. As a child raised in a housing project

1/ With nearly 30 years of experience in the healthcare space, Dr. Robert K. Ross has been at the head of the California Endowment since 2000

2/ Dr. Ross (second from the left) with Assemblyman Reggie Jones Sawyer, actor Jesse Williams, Edward James Olmos (back row, third and fourth), and Assemblyman Steven Bradford (right) at an event celebrating the announcement of a $50M commitment to the Sons and Brothers Program 1

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in the south Bronx, he witnessed firsthand what life in a distressed community is like and was inspired to act. “I wanted to play the role of a healer,” he tells us. His zeal to heal and an interest in science led him to pursue a career in medicine.

Ross earned his MD and began working as a pediatrician on the east coast and in Philadelphia. He remembers in particular the crack-cocaine epidemic in the 1990s and the effect it had on the communities he served. “Much of urban America and its black and brown populations were impacted and the policy response was ‘three strikes and you’re out.’ Zero tolerance policies in schools became the norm,” Ross recalls. “We ended up criminalizing a health issue.” He redirected his career toward public health and health policy as he strove to understand the impact these structural and systemic issues had on health. That pursuit led him to join The California Endowment in 2000 where much of his work continues to address things like the school-to-prison pipeline, health insurance access, and toxic stress.

Healthcare for Social Ailments

The issues at hand can be tightly interwoven and require long-term investment to effect change. Take toxic stress, for example: to help a child at risk, the first approach is to invest in early childhood and in training parents to be effective. Parents are a child’s first teachers and having that solid base has an enormous impact.

The next step is to help schools recognize the symptoms of toxic stress as a health issue rather than a disciplinary one, and prepare them to deal with it accordingly. “If a kid acts out or has multiple

truancies, chances are these aren’t symptoms of a ‘bad kid,’ but of toxic stress playing out,” Ross notes. “Probably the worst thing you can do is kick the kid out because it further isolates and stigmatizes them.” Instead, schools need access to behavioral health and mental health services, as well as guidance training: for example, a young person who acts out is allowed to stay in school but must also take

improving school discipline is already bearing fruit: suspensions are down statewide by 30-40% in the last five years. And they haven’t stopped there. In 2010 The Endowment launched Building Healthy Communities, a 10-year, $1B initiative to advance statewide policy, change the narrative around health and social justice, and transform 14 of California’s most devastated communities into places where health and opportunity can thrive.

Ross has reason to believe the improvement will continue. “I don’t see charity cases, I see transformative agents of change. Once a community is engaged, you restore some sense of hope and optimism and they actually become healthier because they begin to care more about themselves and their families. Hope, optimism, and civic engagement are some of the healthiest things we can do for each other.”

Recognizing these issues for what they really are has taken patience and a commitment to active listening to communities and young people. It has required reframing a new narrative of wellness and health for the state.

responsibility for their actions and agree to make it up to the person they offended.

The third strategy is to focus on helping high-risk populations like children in foster care and young people in the justice system. Rather than have those systems exist as a breeding ground for future inmates, they could be an opportunity to treat trauma and address serious mental health issues at an early stage.

These approaches aren’t theoretical either. The Endowment’s investment in

“We’re having this conversation at a very precarious moment in our nation’s history,” Ross points out. “There’s a lot of racial divisiveness, anxiety and fear, shootings and protests, and the root cause of all that is a lack of compassion and respect and quality, meaningful listening. We’re just not hearing one another well.” But there are those who, like Ross, are willing to stand up and champion those same values: listening, respect, compassion, and advocacy. That is the legacy Ross hopes to inspire.

Zero tolerance policies in schools became the norm. We ended up criminalizing a health issue.

1/ Now a CSQ Visionary, Tara Roth participated in CSQ’s second annual Investor Conference in October 2015, sitting on a panel with Dan Beckerman, Patrick McClenahan, and Antonio Villaraigosa

LEADING FROM THE HEART

Goldhirsh Foundation President

Tara Roth is bringing innovation and social change to the forefront as she propels the LA2050 project

BY JESSICA FERGUSON

At the age of 26, Tara Roth overcame a pulmonary embolism (a blood clot that often proves fatal) and left the private business sector to venture down the path of philanthropy. Her intention? To live a life in alignment with her core values and leave a legacy of lasting positive impact. As president of The Goldhirsh Foundation and founding COO of GOOD Magazine, the marketing and business development guru and mother of

helping grow their creative, cultural, and philanthropic ventures through her role at The Goldhirsh Foundation.

Stewarding a Legacy of Innovation

Roth gets goose bumps when discussing the Goldhirsh legacy. Spearheaded by the late Bernie Goldhirsh (media innovator and founder of Inc. magazine) and carried on by his son, Ben Goldhirsh and his wife Claire Hoffman, she explains that

TARA ROTH President, Goldhirsh Foundation

AGE 44

EDUCATION B.A., Cornell University; M.B.A., Oxford University

RESIDENCE Larchmont Village

FAMILY Two sons, ages 5 and 10

FIRST JOB Launching my own community newspaper in 5th grade for the neighborhood children– Summer Heat. (Content contributors were also paid subscribers!) First full-time adult job was at Franklin Templeton

LAST BOOK READ Shoe Dog by Phil Knight

GOLDHIRSH FOUNDATION

YEAR FOUNDED 2010

EMPLOYEES 4

MISSION At the Goldhirsh Foundation, we identify the brightest emerging talent and give them the tools to best support their success. We suppport social innovation in Los Angeles by connecting the dots between the best emerging innovations and the financials, social, and human capital to make them thrive.

ABOUT LA2050 The Goldhirsh Foundation’s largest and most ambitious effort is LA2050, an initiative driving and tracking progress toward a shared vision for the future of Los Angeles.

two has made investing in the future her life’s work, and she is setting down roots in Los Angeles.

“When you think of LA, you think of the creative capital of the world,” Roth says with enthusiasm. “You think of entertainment and Hollywood. But there is this whole vibrant creative economy that exists involving fashion, design, tech, gaming. We are also the manufacturing center of the United States. Quite simply, we make things in LA.” From cardboard arcades assembled from repurposed materials to fruit carts capitalizing on the city’s commuters, Roth is identifying those makers and

The Goldhirsh Foundation has done over a decade’s worth of investing and was relaunched in 2012 in LA, its impact epicenter. Since then, the Foundation has done a great deal of its grantmaking through the “LA2050” Project, a massive initiative that aims to reshape and repurpose a better Los Angeles for future generations.

“Our mission is to spur and support social innovation in this region,” says Roth. “We’re like a venture capital firm for social good. We invest human capital and we get involved firsthand with the groups we support.” This might mean taking an advisory board position, organizing operational

LA has every problem and every solution exist in the world, so let’s invest in our backyard.

Photo: Zach Lipp

plans, making connections to resources and/or making a financial capital commitment by offering a grant or investment. This is accomplished, though, through a great deal of experimentation and risk.

“There is almost a zaniness in social innovation,” Roth explains. While bringing grand ideas and cultural reforms to life is a noble effort, it is not an easily measurable or guaranteed process. However, the foundation has already been successful in launching local campaigns across global audiences, one of which deeply inspired Roth. “We seeded an organization [The Imagination Foundation] around this boy, Caine, who set up a cardboard arcade in his father’s automotive shop in East LA,” she says. One of their filmmaker friends stumbled upon this display of young entrepreneurship, resourcefulness, and innovation, and the video he made went viral. “It’s had global reach and has flourished with funders ranging from Google to Disney to Time Warner Cable, highlighting kids like Caine who take advantage of the resources they have available to engage and play in imagination.”

Roth carefully outlines the harmony of unique qualities the Foundation sees in the people and/or projects it chooses. “Social innovation was spawned by the social entrepreneur. There is a spark in their eyes, a kind of devastating commitment to their mission. They have a passion and an intensity that drive them to jump out of bed every morning, thinking about the problem and their proposed solution,” she says. “Social innovators are well-researched and possess a deep understanding of why their proposed solution is going to help society and where contextually it is going to fit into the broader ecosystem,” she explains, that same fire lighting up her own gaze.

Investing in the City of Angels

But from where does Roth’s passion for Los Angeles originate? A native of San Francisco, a student of New York, and a grad school alum of Oxford University, she is no stranger to thriving metropolises worldwide. Her experiences overseas in business and education have only furthered her cause for Angelenos. “I believe LA is this incredibly diverse, culturally rich region that embodies America on fastforward,” she says thoughtfully. “The rest of the world resides in Los Angeles.”

While she can passionately list off the many artistic, environmental, and economic assets LA has to offer without pausing to catch a breath, she notes how the city’s cosmopolitan relevance is not limited only to its abundance. “We have every kind of egregious modern issue going on here in LA, also – whether that’s environmental degradation or human trafficking or homelessness or children going to bed

hungry and undereducated. We must start here,” she says. As a net exporter of philanthropic capital, Los Angeles is competitive on a global philanthropic scale, but does not often invest in itself. Says Roth, “LA has every problem and every solution exist in the world, so let’s invest in our backyard.”

She believes this process can gain great momentum with the simplest first steps on the part of aware individuals and thoughtful companies. “Something like 80 percent of Angelenos want to do something good

experience made her highly qualified to take on these new roles with a keen eye toward shared opportunity and responsibility across all markets. “Managing a person is managing a person, whether you are trying to make a volume sale one quarter or trying to modify an attitude or behavior to bring social change,” she points out.

“We’re at an interesting nexus,” she says. “Whether it’s government or corporate social responsibility, we are questioning of how to look more holistically and comprehensively at the impact of our work. These

and get involved in their community, but over 40 percent don’t know how or where to start,” she explains. “I think about all of the unused corporate spaces that charitable entities could use for a positive impact that won’t take any extra cash flow or assets. From contributing marketing skills or helping a nonprofit understand financial statements, everybody has a little something they can offer that they may not even be aware of.”

Finding Purpose in Possibility

While Roth’s energy is electric for the social impact sector, her corporate

values are then being embedded into organizational operations and at a policy level.”

When asked, ultimately, what she hopes to accomplish within this sphere and through The Goldhirsh Foundation, she says, “I want to reach those people who are not being paid to think about their impacts as citizens, neighbors, business owners, or a voting populace. If our work encourages them to think about what they can do differently with slight modifications to their behaviors – the ways they run their businesses or raise their children or show up to vote or utilize and protect their resources – I will consider it all a success.”

We’re like a venture capital firm for social good. We invest human capital and we get involved firsthand with the groups we support.

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PLAYING IT FORWARD

Calvin L. Lyons, the new CEO of Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Los Angeles, is at the head of a new and ambitious project - rolling up multiple Boys & Girls Clubs - to provide critical services

BY ALLISON DEAN

CALVIN L. LYONS

CEO, Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro LA

AGE 57

EDUCATION Purdue University (B.S.); Pepperdine University (M.B.A.); Seattle University (Executive Leadership)

HOMETOWN Gary, Indiana

RESIDENCE Pasadena

FAMILY Wife Julie; one son, one daughter

FIRST JOB Summer camp counselor, age 14

LAST BOOK READ Can’t Not Do by Paul Shoemaker

BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF METRO LOS ANGELES

FOUNDED 2015

FOCUS Runs youth development programs on education, health, and careers

SERVICES PROVIDED More than 8,000 at-risk and economically underresourced South Los Angeles children (ages 6 to 17) benefit from critical services

NUMBER SERVED Nationally, nearly 4 million young people annually, with a local goal of serving 20,000 by 2020

CLUBS COMPRISING METRO LA

Roy W. Roberts II Watts / Willowbrook (serving Watts since 1957)

Lou Dantzler Challengers (serving South LA since 1968)

Boys & Girls Club of Bell Gardens (formerly operated by Rio Hondo Boys & Girls Club since 1960)

Boys & Girls Club of Nickerson Gardens (new partnership with Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles)

The freshly minted CEO of the Boys and Girls Clubs of Metro Los Angeles (BGCMLA), Calvin L. Lyons, is a prime example of defying the odds to reach success. Growing up as one of five sons raised by a single mother in Gary, Indiana, Lyons was encouraged to get involved in a special program for preschoolers at the public housing project where they lived.

It was there that he learned to read and was inspired to excel in school, going on to become high school valedictorian and setting the bar for his future success. His time as a youth at the local Boys and Girls Club, which was only for young men at that time, holds fond memories for him and was also an important part of his development.

The mentorship he received through the

school.’ I replied, ‘What? I’m selling $60 million jets.’ I didn’t see the connection. They said, ‘You have the wherewithal and the personality to make this happen.’ I did it, changed the channel, and I haven’t looked back.”

Prior to joining BGCMLA, Lyons led the nation’s third-largest Boys and Girls Clubs headquartered in Seattle, Washington’s King County (42 sites, $18M budget) for nearly five years. While there, he tirelessly tackled organizational silos to build a team to collaborate for deeper impact on the children they served.

Coming Full Circle

“I’m more than honored to come back and work in the largest Boys and Girls Club market in the country. The potential we

clubs profoundly influenced his decision to dedicate his efforts to youth development, albeit via a circuitous route. After graduating with his B.S. from Purdue University, he worked at McDonnell Douglas (now the Boeing Company) in Southern California as well as at Washington Mutual (now Chase) in senior human resources and diversity roles.

While working in the aerospace industry, he received a tap on the shoulder from Boeing leadership. “They told me, ‘We want you to go into underserved communities in Los Angeles and tell kids to stay in

have to serve over a million kids is simply amazing,” he says.

Since taking his post at BGCMLA in July, he’s already set his sights on improving the lives and futures of LA youths through servant leadership and effective programming. “I have a chance to invest in kids [daily] as a profession, and I can’t see myself doing anything else,” he says. His key to successfully connecting with children in the programs hails from his work experience in aerospace and other youth development programs. “I learned to measure everything, especially program impact,

to thousands of LA youth

I have a chance to invest in kids [daily] as a profession, and I can’t see myself doing anything else

and found it to be the differentiator for what worked and what did not,” he says.

Growing up in Gary was no picnic. A hardened Midwest city of nearly 120,000 at that time that regularly tallied the nation’s highest per capita murder rate, Lyons faced life’s stark realities early on. The passing of his eldest brother – who at age 21 fell asleep while driving – left the 18-yearold Lyons devastated. In the face of this tragedy, Lyons learned how to bounce back with resiliency and move forward. While strongly acknowledging that there are much better ways to learn, Lyons discovered that “tragedy and traumas could be used as tools and stepping stones to growth.”

When Lyons was introduced to chess during middle school, he embraced a lifelong hobby that has influenced the person he is today. “Chess literally changed my life,” Lyons states. A collector of chess boards from around the world, he knows how helpful chess can be with strategic thinking, visualization, critical thinking, and self-regulation.

Changing With the Times

Founded in 1860, The Boys and Girls Clubs of America have long sought to inspire and enable all youth, especially those in the most need, to realize their full potential as productive and responsible community members. Times have changed but, as the largest site-based youth development organization worldwide, The Boys and Girls

Clubs have a unique model by which they seek opportunities to work collaboratively to serve more children for deeper impact in large metro areas.

To that end, BGMLA recently merged several clubs to become a collaboration of three long-time existing clubs and one new club, Nickerson Gardens, with several others in negotiations to come aboard. This new structure will allow the organization to leverage resources more efficiently. The recent gift of a technology bundle of tablets and notebooks – from LA Clippers point guard Chris Paul with CDW, Lenovo, and GOLFZON – will help modernize the technology lab that many more youths can now access given than the new structure.

The Boys and Girls Clubs’ Formula for Impact addresses the question, “How do they graduate from high school with a plan for success? How does a young person learn to give back to their community?” It includes a wellness component and a “push to support academic success, good character and citizenship, and a healthy lifestyle,” Lyons says. Programs such as Summer Brain Gain, which helps children avoid summer learning loss, or Power Hour, which provides time for afterschool homework, are helping youth keep up with their peers.

Lyons also plans to ensure his staff are getting professional development so they know how best to mentor the youth in their care and effectively ignite a thirst for knowledge. “A caring adult in the life of a

child is critical,” Lyons says. “If a child has an adult who they know cares about them, mentoring them, then their chances of success in life are vastly increased.”

Inspiration Ahead

Lyons credits his wife of more than 30 years, Julie, who has a Masters in social work, as his sounding board. “My wife is amazing,” Lyons says. “We are both foster/adoptive parents and speak the same youth development language. We hear the same stories and work together to create community-building work.”

Lyons is grateful to several mentors who played a key role in his own development. CEO of Aegis Living Dwayne Clark, whose organization is a leader in senior assisted living and memory care facilities, is a great friend who brings between 80100 club kids to his home in an exclusive area of Seattle every Christmas. “Not only [is he] philanthropic, he grew up as a club kid in Idaho and coached at one of the King’s County clubs for ten years,” Lyons explains. He also counts Dick DiCerchio, retired COO of Costco, and Dr. John Lavelle as influential friends and coaches.

Looking ahead, Lyons sees the preparation of the next generation of leaders as critical. “At Boys and Girls Clubs, we take it very seriously. Having the support of the community as we build collaborative energy is important. If we don’t prepare the next generation of leaders, where is that going to land our nation?”

The new Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Los Angeles will bring four clubs under one umbrella and serve more than 8,000 children in South Los Angeles. Among the four clubs is the Lou

Dantzler Challengers Club which has been in operation servicing local youth since 1968

REVEREND BALES TO THE RESCUE

Los Angeles’ Skid Row neighborhood is a humanitarian crisis that the leader of the Union Rescue Mission is leading the charge to change

BY JEREMY ROSENBERG

REVEREND ANDY BALES

CEO, Union Rescue Mission

AGE 57

EDUCATION Bethel University (B.A., biblical studies), Drake University (MAT, social sciences); received Honorary Doctorate from Pepperdine University in May 2016 in recognition of his work at Union Rescue Mission

HOMETOWN Des Moines

RESIDENCE Pasadena

FAMILY Wife, Bonnie Jean; four sons (Isaac, Solomon, Abraham, Samuel), two daughters (Rachel, Ruth); “as well as 20 foster kids over the years, some of whom still call me Dad.”

FIRST JOB Selling seeds door to door in second grade to save up for a bow & arrow. First “official” job was Lifeguard, City of Des Moines, Iowa.

LAST BOOK READ “... was an audible book.”

UNION RESCUE MISSION

FOUNDED 1891

EMPLOYEES 183

MEALS SERVED DAILY 2,000+

CAMPUS 225,000 square feet, equipped with a library, computer-learning center, gymnasium, and children’s play and study areas

The Rev. Andy Bales will soon lose his right foot and ankle. A flesheating virus attacked his leg on the sidewalks that all too often double as toilets in the neighborhood where Bales serves, Downtown Los Angeles’ Skid Row.

“The story about my foot – I didn’t tell it for a year,” Bales said in a recent CSQ interview. The day after media outlets broke the pending amputation news, Bales said the City declared a state of emergency about homelessness, and a prominent local politician contacted him. “Andy, today was all about you,” the politician said. “If Andy Bales can’t walk down the street and preach the Gospel, we had to do something.”

To a layperson, Bales’ arc sounds like something from the Old Testament. Pious man serves others in place full of pain, trauma, illness, and addiction. Once he’s afflicted, his suffering catalyzes change for the greater good.

“My foot helped motivate, because it embarrassed people that I got it,” Bales said. “But every day, somebody’s getting

it out there. Every day somebody’s getting some flesh-eating disease. I am vulnerable because of a kidney transplant, so I have low immunity. But there are tons of vulnerable people out there with low immunity.”

Filling a Great Need

Bales is the CEO of the Union Rescue Mission (URM), a homeless shelter and services nonprofit located in the heart of Skid Row. URM was founded in 1891, opened as a series of tents three years later, and then moved from Main Street to its current South San Pedro Street address in 1994. A second URM location, Hope Gardens Family Center for women and children, opened in 2007 in Sylmar, Calif.

Los Angeles’ Skid Row is a shocking 49-square-block zone that is among America’s worst ongoing humanitarian crises and certainly Los Angeles’ enduring and grievous failing. Estimates range, but one recent census counted 47,000 people homeless in Los Angeles County. (URM puts the number at 57,000,

including as many as 4,000 people who reside on sidewalks in Skid Row.)

“People are suffering and dying on our streets,” Bales says. “We feel it’s our duty to step up and work to get every person off the streets of Skid Row, first, and then throughout Los Angeles. Either we do it, or we inspire others to join us and do it.”

URMinternaldocumentsshow thattheorganizationprovidednearly 700,000 meals during the most recent fiscal year and gave more than 300,000 total nights of shelter to individuals plus anotherapproximately30,000total nights to families. The documents also show thousands of total hours listed providing dental care, health care, mental health services, and legal clinic visits.

On the day CSQ interviewed Bales, 222 mothers,children,andseniorcitizen women were housed at Hope Gardens, with a total of 1,163 people at URM and Hope Gardens combined.

All of those stats are a drop in the buckettoSkidRow’soverallneeds.

Following decades of policies designed to concentrate and contain homelessness to this part of the city – as well as the menu of larger societal issues, conditions, and policies that lead to homelessness – Skid Row is what it is today despite having four major shelters and reportedly more than 100 registered nonprofits. Still, that doesn’t mean there aren’t Skid Row success stories.

“I rush here every day to get to work

because I get to see people who’ve suffered, turned their lives around and become people who are now not only safe but sober and working and confident and proud,” Bales says. “You can’t trade that for anything.”

Begging for Change

Inspirational,volunteervisitorstothe mission have included Kendrick Lamar, EricDickerson,andElonMusk,according to Bales. But running a mission also requires money. “We have to raise roughly $54,000 a day,” Bales says. “And it’s all dependent on sacrificial gifts and compassion,” With a smile, the CEO says that his truer job title is “Chief Begging Officer.”

On Skid Row, there’s a fine line between health and horror. On the day a writer visited URM, police caution tape

bisected the adjacent streets and URM was locked down. A man outside – not from the Mission – had allegedly just shotandkilledatransgenderwoman whowashispartner.Anotherday, Bales and URM security guards helped a woman being beaten, her wheelchair knocked over. On another day, Bales in his own wheelchair escorted a mentally ill man being attacked by alleged gang members down the block and home.

Those are anecdotes, but Bales keeps hard numbers as well. For example, during one recent month, for the first time in its 125-year history, URM hosted more womenandchildrenthanmen.“We have never seen so many women and childrenpouringinourdoors,”Bales says. “Our policy is that we will never turn away a woman at the door and we will never turn away a family.”

A DYNAMIC DUO FOR GOOD

Scott Minerd , the global chief investment officer of Guggenheim Partners, was featured on the cover of CSQ’s Spring 2016 issue. Minerd spoke of his admiration for the Union Rescue Mission (URM), including the Hope Gardens Family Center that his largess was instrumental in opening. “I’ve come to believe I’ve benefited a lot from being in this country,” Minerd said. “I think there’s an obligation to give back and provide public service.”

When Minerd toured URM, he left behind the largest check for URM that URM CEO Rev. Andy Bales had received. Since then, Minerd’s commitment has grown. “He pretty much single-handedly carried Union Rescue Mission and Hope Gardens through the Great Recession,” Bales says.

Minerd is a muscular man who gives added meaning to the term “power suit” when he’s in business attire. “I wanted to go have lunch with Scott,” Bales said of the pair’s first meeting. “We sat down where all the powerlifters and bodybuilders eat, at The Firehouse in Venice, not far from Gold’s Gym where they all worked out. He introduced me to Jay Cutler, Mr. Olympia! All of these big guys made me feel very small.” Bales recalls eating double buffalo burgers and chatting with Minerd: “He looked at me and he said, ‘God’s tapping me on the shoulder and telling me to do more, Andy.’”

People are suffering and dying on our streets.... It’s our duty to step up and work to get every person off the streets of Skid Row, first, and then throughout Los Angeles.

BRIDGING THE DIAPER DIVIDE

Under the leadership of Kelly Sawyer Patricof and Norah Weinstein, nonprofit Baby2Baby leverages celebrity engagement and social media impact to make a profound impact on the lives of some 125,000 impoverished children in Los Angeles

BY HANNAH LEVY

KELLY SAWYER PATRICOF

Co-President, Baby2Baby

EDUCATION GED

RESIDENCE Los Angeles

FAMILY Husband, Jamie Patricof; two daughters

NORAH WEINSTEIN

Co-President, Baby2Baby

EDUCATION UC Berkeley, B.A. USC Gould

School of Law, J.D.

RESIDENCE Los Angeles

FAMILY Husband, Brian Weinstein; one daughter, one son

BABY2BABY

FOUNDED 2006

HQ Los Angeles

EMPLOYEES 18

19 U.S. cities with national partners

6,592 Volunteer hours in 2015

100,000 Children served in 2015

6.7 MILLION Items distributed in 2015

On August 3, Busy Philipps gave US Weekly a major scoop. With preparations for her daughter’s birthday underway, the actress opened up about party plans, gift ideas, and who would be making the cake. She just happened to be helping a room full of kids into pastel-colored backpacks as she did. There, in the middle of Baby2Baby’s Back2School event, Busy Philipps smiled for the camera.

A Media Darling

Not coincidentally, the story that US ran was as much a love letter to Baby2Baby as it was a standard of celebrity gossip. The high-gloss photo at the top of the piece featured an ecstatic Philipps handing out polka-dotted backpacks to a table of young children.

It’s not unusual for Baby2Baby to grace the pages of major celebrity news outlets. The Los Angeles–based nonprofit, which is led by former fashion model Kelly Sawyer Patricof and lawyer Norah Weinstein, boasts a Twitter feed stacked with photos and retweets from the Hollywood elite. From Rachel Zoe to Kerry Washington, these popular culture icons form the backbone of Baby2Baby’s publicity efforts, donating their time, resources, and spotlight to the organization and the 125,000 low-income children it helps diaper and clothe.

“I’m getting my own kids ready for school and we’re going back-to-school shopping; it all really adds up,” Philipps told the magazine reporter, before going on to explain that her daughter wouldn’t be asking for gifts this year—she would be asking for Baby2Baby backpack donations instead.

Bringing Up Baby2Baby

Patricof and Weinstein took Baby2Baby over in 2011. In its early years, the organization operated out of the garages and via the email chains of its three female founders, with a $12,000 annual budget. By partnering with local preschools and social service agencies, the nonprofit provided gently used clothing and gear to roughly 500 low-income children across the greater LA area. It was a phenomenal idea on a very small scale, Patricof explains. “Rather than reinventing the wheel, we wanted to respond to the community’s needs. These were very clearly the community’s needs.”

In the five years since Patricof and Weinstein entered the picture, Baby2Baby has taken off. Today, the duo and their team of eighteen full-time staff provide diapers, gear, and other essentials to a network of 125,000 lowincome children up to age 12. They run drives in schools and office complexes, and partner with Southern California businesses including Whole Foods and Dry Bar. Celebrities like Kate Hudson donate clothing from their children’s lines en masse and partner with organizations such as Huggies, daring them to do the same. Baby2Baby’s Tweet to Give campaigns—Patricof approves each tweet herself—have garnered an impressive corporate roster. “I’ve always been perfectly straightforward and comfortable asking people for things, whether they’re a celebrity supporter or not,” says Patricof.

When asked what sets the Los Angeles philanthropic community apart from New York’s, where both women have roots, Weinstein is blunt. “The biggest

1/ Baby2Baby co-presidents Kelly Sawyer Patricof and Norah Weinstein embracing the children they set out to better through their work

2/ Kelly SawyerPatricof, Kerry Washington, and Norah Weinstein at the 2015 Baby2Baby Gala 1

difference is money—they have more of it. Where we see a silver lining, though, is that at Baby2Baby we have a very young set of philanthropists, and in many instances we feel like this is the first time that many of our donors feel close to a cause in the way they do with Baby2Baby.”

It’s not just celebrities and corporations lining up to help. The Baby2Baby community is strong, with over 6,500 volunteer hours logged in 2015 and a line of intern applicants wrapping around the block.

Going National

As Baby2Baby grew, word of their work spread. The network of social services groups distributing Baby2Baby’s wares across the city wasn’t quiet about the nonprofit’s output. Patricof and Weinstein began fielding calls from area codes in Chicago, Baltimore, Denver— calls from organizations and low-income mothers desperate for resources.

Around this time, a baby bottle manufacturer in Los Angeles closed its doors, donating 86,000 bottles to Baby2Baby. When the plant’s east coast counterpart was also shut down, a second shipment was imminent, putting the women at an impasse. Patricof and Weinstein couldn’t turn the donation down, but they also couldn’t justify shipping another 80,000 bottles back to LA when there were babies on the east coast who needed them.

Their answer was the Baby2Baby National Network, launched in May 2015. The network is composed of 19 organizations that distribute Baby2Baby gear to children in 20 cities nationwide. Rather than pretending to understand the landscape of need in unfamiliar terrain, Patricof and Weinstein have formed partnerships with existing community organizations, honing in on groups with a proven track record of success. Beyond providing resources and fostering corporate connections, Baby2Baby also provides advice on issues including scale, staffing, and grant writing. The National Network held its second annual summit at the Baby2Baby headquarters in May 2016, sponsored by Delta.

The Diaper Divide

Baby2Baby has launched a number of other initiatives in response to the needs of their community, including the Sweet Dreams Initiative, a large-scale crib drive, and bundle programs that provide comfort items to children in hospitals and the foster system.

Still, Patricof and Weinstein are clear when it comes to what’s driving them—diapers.

At this year’s South by Southwest festival in Austin, President Obama delivered a speech on the diaper divide, the first of its kind. He painted a picture of the crisis, highlighting that the average low-income family in the U.S pays up to twice as much for diapers, comprising 14% of their after tax income, and launched an initiative calling upon companies and manufacturers to make diapers more affordable for low-income families.

Baby2Baby is at the forefront of these efforts. The organization has distributed over 8 million diapers in the last five years, with some 2.5 million diaper donations in 2015 alone. This makes

come.

They also realize that donation alone is not enough, which is why they’ve launched advocacy efforts for diaper reform in Sacramento and D.C. The issue has some traction these days but Patricof and Weinstein are realistic. They know that the road to reform won’t be easy, and they’re continuing to work in their sweet spot while plotting out their long game. Jennifer Garner, the 2016 Baby2Baby Giving Tree honoree, brought in over 1.3 million diapers this year, and in the fall they’ll be partnering with a trendy children’s salon in New York (think Jolie-Pitt and Co.) to run a major school supply drive.

them one of the largest diaper banks in the country. “We’re considering 2016 ‘The Year of the Diaper’ at Baby2Baby,” Weinstein explains. “Diapers are, both symbolically and literally, the most important item we distribute. It’s the item families request first, second, and third.” The organization plans to distribute another 5 million in the year to

“There are some 600,000 children living in poverty in Los Angeles and that number is so much higher throughout the country,” Weinstein explains. “Our real goal is to get to all of them. We understand that this might seem naive but we don’t think so. We’ve gone from 0 to 125,000 and we don’t want to stop at anything.”

There are some 600,000 children living in poverty in Los Angeles and that number is so much higher throughout the country. Our real goal is to get to all of them.

Photo via Getty Images, courtesy of Baby2Baby

RIDING A WAVE OF GOODWILL

Former pro surfer Jon Rose’s Waves for Water has provided access to fresh water to needy populations in more than 27 countries

BY ANDREA ZARCZYNSKI

on Rose did not set out with a business plan for transforming his pro surfing career into a thriving nonprofit that has improved the lives of more than 7 million people in more than 27 countries around the world to date. The opportunity came on a surf trip when a 7.3 magnitude earthquake erupted in Padang, Sumatra.

Rose had packed 10 water filters with hopes of teaching locals how to clean their water and immediately began searching for an emergency relief center and water source to build a filtration system to aid the 500,000 people living in the community. “It was divine intervention,” Rose says. “I became this first responder just by being there; it was not planned. I felt that I had a certain responsibility.”

Inspired Beginnings

Born in Colorado, Rose moved with his father to Laguna Beach at age 10 after his parents divorced. He began surfing competitively at age 12 and turned pro at 17, signing a contract with Quiksilver.

Rose stayed with the brand for his entire 13-year professional career, as contracts meant pay through endorsements. However he was soon disappointed to learn that most contests were not solely based on individual performance. “You had to go out in bad waves and weather, and it was frustrating,” Rose remembers. “We were at the top of our game and wanted to show that, but how could we?”

As contracts dwindled, Rose realized that his entire identity at that point had become wrapped around surfing. Soul searching brought about many candid conversations with his father about the world, specifically the global water shortage, and Rose was inspired to find answers to his own questions.

Also living as roommates with surfer Pat O’Connell, who starred in Bruce Brown’s 1994 film, “The Endless Summer II,” kept Rose aware that there was still meaning left for him in the surfing community. “I later realized that I’m Jon Rose, and the things I do are only enhancements...on top of who I am,” Rose recalls.

Many Americans mistake their lifestyles as the norm, Rose says, while the truth is that most people around the globe don’t have safe access to water, much less electricity or infrastructure. So he set out to discover a viable way of providing access to clean water around the globe.

Installing Lasting Change

Rose began carrying portable water filters with him on surf trips and rallied his friends to do the same, with hopes that together they could improve the lives of inhabitants in various surf destinations. The faucet adapter and Renegade and MVP filters used by Waves for Water weigh as little as 3 ounces but also remove bacteria and parasites that can cause waterborne illness.

One month after his trip to Indonesia, Rose found himself in Haiti with a few hundred filters during the 2010 quake that reached 7.0 magnitude. Waves for Water became an emergency responder; however, filter supply could not meet demand. By empowering local community leaders to share their ideas, Rose overcame his greatest challenge and found a local pastor who suggested that he offer one filter to every pregnant woman and return with more.

Apart from all the variables of installing a filtration system, like capacity of filter and number of people you’re aiming to help, Rose also considers religion

JON ROSE

Founder, Waves for Water

AGE 37

EDUCATION High School

RESIDENCE Topanga Canyon and New York City (bi-coastal)

FAMILY Divorced

FIRST JOB ”Sweeping the floors at a little coffee shop in Laguna Beach called Orange Inn. It’s still there. I was 11.”

LAST BOOK READ The Circle by David Eggers

WAVES FOR WATER

FOUNDED 2009

HQ New York City

EMPLOYEES About 20 globally (not including local staff teams that are built in each country to support regional initiatives; those numbers vary based on the size of the programs)

27+ Number of counties assisted 170,000+ water filters provided to communities in need

and both cultural and societal norms of a specific community. Over seven years, employing this strategy has allowed the nonprofit to help 3 million of Haiti’s 9 million residents.

“For a majority of organizations, to this day their biggest downfall is that they come in and dominate. The reality is, you don’t know the people...one size does not fit all.”

Today Waves for Water is fully operational, providing clean water to communities in need across the globe. From India, Brazil, and Indonesia to Nicaragua, Mexico, and Colombia, Rose remains connected to the surfing community by empowering its people in a deeper way./ wavesforwater.org

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REFLECTIONS OF CULTURE

For decades, art historian Timothy Potts has studied and curated the world’s most significant works of art. Nearly five years into his tenure as director of the J. Paul Getty Museum, he believes the Los Angeles arts scene is the most dynamic in the country.

BY ALLANA BARONI

Director, The J. Paul Getty Museum

AGE 58

EDUCATION University of Sydney (B.A., Hons), University of Oxford (DPhil in art and archaeology)

BIRTHPLACE Sydney, Australia

RESIDENCE Venice Beach

FAMILY One son, one daughter

FAVORITES

LOCAL RESTAURANT Gjelina

TRAVEL DESTINATION Almost anywhere between Istanbul and Dunhuang

BOOK An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding

by David Hume

CULTURAL LANDMARK Pyramid of Djoser, Saqqara, Egypt

THE J. PAUL GETTY MUSEUM

YEAR OPENED 1997

ANNUAL VISITORS More than 2 million (including Getty Villa visitors)

MAJOR ACQUISITIONS Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn, Rembrandt Laughing; Edouard Manet, Spring (Jeanne); Gian Lorenzo Bernini, Bust of Pope Paul V

The origin story that explains how and why Dr. Timothy Potts became a preeminent curator and museum director is set in England, where he was asked to curate the first major exhibition of ancient works ever lent by the British Museum, Civilization: Ancient Treasures from the British Museum.

“I was an Oxford University research fellow, when I was asked to select 100 objects [that] told the story of civilization up to the Christianization of Rome in the 4th century,” he recalls. “That was the moment that made me realize that the museum world allowed you to do things – exhibitions – that reach hundreds of thousands of people. That by seeing an exhibition, works of art would become an important part of people’s lives for that day. That was very meaningful to me,” explains Potts, director of the J. Paul Getty Museum since 2012.

The annual visitor reach of the Museum at Getty Center and Getty Villa is over 2 million, making the institution the fourth-most-visited museum in the country. Of those visitors, 173,000 are school children with nearly three

quarters of those visits being subsidized by the Getty. “We have one of the most active school programs in the country,” Potts says proudly. “It has a huge impact. For many of these students it’s their first experience of art, or of a museum as a place where you see visually interesting things, and learn how to read a work of art. The program is critical for giving kids some experience of what a museum is about and what art is about.”

A Stimulating City

The trajectory of Potts’ career spans the globe, but he contends that Los Angeles is currently the most energetic, forwardlooking place for the arts. “The Broad museum was a great step forward,” he says. “More and more major artists, curators, consultants, dealers, students, scholars, and practitioners are deciding to come and work in Los Angeles.” The criteria for designation as a forwardthinking venue lies in the mindset, explains Potts. “You see the shift toward the West Coast as the center of innovation. You see it in the arts, in entrepreneurship, and technological innovation.”

When asked how innovation is

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DR. TIMOTHY POTTS

Photo: Neil G.Phillips

applied to the Getty Museum, Potts lights up and explains that the exhibition program is the Getty’s way of exposing visitors to the history of art beyond 1900. “Mr. Getty collected quite narrowly European art from the ancient Greeks and Romans through to about 1800. When the Getty Trust was created in the early ’80s, they pushed the end point to 1900. Since then we’ve been actively collecting in the 19th century as well, but still within the European tradition.”

The only aspect of the collection that goes beyond the European tradition and right up to the present day is photographs. That one department is global, representing all periods from the inception of photography in the 1830s to today, but the rest is a narrow take on the story of art. So that poses the question of what should be the focus of the Getty exhibit program? Ninety-eight percent of the exhibitions have related to

story of art beyond 1900.

Potts points out that the exhibit has a prehistory in the material the Getty collects. “The whole tradition of figurative and landscape painting, which goes back to the ancient world, is the tradition in which these artists think of themselves,” he says. “In that general conceptual way there is a connection to the collection, but these artists are doing it in [a] totally different and radical 20th-century way, which makes it very novel for our visitors.”

That’s exactly how the exhibition program is meant to surprise visitors. “Art can and does change at certain points in history. When a genius like Picasso wants to turn everything on its head and do things differently, or when Malevich sees a new form of beauty in pure geometry and form, and suddenly we have abstraction, we want to be telling those stories and surprising people,” he adds.

modernist complex designed by architect Richard Meier while the Getty Villa is an accurate recreation of the famous archeological discovery of the Villa of the Papyri in the ancient Roman city of Herculaneum by a volcanic eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79.

“It’s a space where you go back into the ancient world where you’re walking through as close a reproduction of an ancient Roman villa as has ever been created,” says Potts of the Getty Villa. The bronzes in the garden are, in fact, modern copies of the very ancient bronze statues found in the Villa of the Papyri. It’s a unique immersive experience that is about to be given a historical reinstallation of its collection of ancient Greek and Roman material, an area of particular specialty and interest to Potts. Installed thematically for the re-opening in 2006, works were grouped according to subject matter, but the Director points out that this arrangement lost the narrative of development of styles and cultures through time, and confused the history of how and why the various periods of art evolved into the next.

the collection, and most will continue to do so, but the fact that the Getty doesn’t collect the rest of the world, or go beyond 1900, creates a gap.

“The story of art did not stop in the 1900s,” says Potts. “By not going beyond 1900 we would be doing a disservice to our visitors. That’s why we will do shows like London Calling.” A collaborative exhibit between the Tate museum in London and the J. Paul Getty Museum, London Calling highlights the late-20th-century paintings of Francis Bacon, Lucian Freud, Leon Kossoff, Michael Andrews, Frank Auerbach, and R.B. Kitaj – six artists who pushed back against the perception that modern art must be rooted in abstraction, conceptualism, and minimalism, instead favoring landscape and the human figure. London Calling is a bridge between the Getty’s permanent collection and the

The appeal of working directly with the objects, is what draws the Director to being in a museum setting rather than teaching about them in a classroom setting. “I love the physical engagement of being around the objects, seeing them, arranging them in the space, doing the hanging of the exhibition, and making them look as beautiful as possible.”

One City, Two Gettys

The Getty Center and Getty Villa tell different chapters of the history of art, utilizing materials from the ancient world from about 3000 BC to 5th century AD, then taking up from medieval times through to 1900. The Villa tells the first three chapters, with the Museum at the Getty Center telling chapters six through eight or so. The aesthetic and experience of the two museums is totally different. The Museum at the Getty Center is a

So, the Villa is going back to displaying the collection as historical installations. “The material will be treated as works of art which is how it was collected, rather than illustrations of social history, and will highlight the greatest artistic works as the masterpieces they are,” explains Potts. It will be a totally new and different experience than what is going on now. Almost every object will move, so it’s a big operation, but the Villa will not close during the reorganization, with at least half the collection always on display. The re-installation is scheduled to be completed in early 2018.

A Global Perspective

Spending 10 years excavating at Pella in Jordan in the late 1970s and ’80s, and again in the ’80s in Greece and Iraq, where ancient materials were painstakingly excavated, has given Potts unique insight into the terror and destruction being perpetrated around the world by militant groups such as the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). “The willful destruction of monuments dating back 3,000 years, like the Assyrian palaces in Iraq or the Roman ruins of Palmyra in Syria, is an unprecedented atrocity,” rues Potts. On March 1, 2016, in an effort to stop the devastation, the international criminal court at The Hague commenced its first war crimes trial for destruction

You see the shift toward the West Coast as the center of innovation. You see it in the arts, in the entrepreneurship, and the technological innovation.

of cultural monuments, which included ancient mausoleums.

In the world of art, it sometimes takes years of hindsight to evaluate the cultural identity of an era. When asked to remark on the first 16 years of the 21st century, Potts describes the art being made today, and for the most part over the last 20 years, as multiplicity and hybridity. “All of the usual distinctions – high art and low art, museum art and street art, performance art and fine art – those boxes and categories are being experimented with, breached, and subverted. It is a new world where artists don’t want to be categorized.” The nature of what

contemporary artists are producing is a collection of blurred lines between disciplines. “It’s blending things together in new and interesting ways, [such as] combining the digital with the analog,” says Potts. “That’s different than any earlier period.”

The Getty is also different than any earlier institution. It has an enormous influence on the practice of museums, the practice of art, and the conservation ofmonumentsthroughouttheworld.

“We have an amazing combination of factors and a huge footprint while also being a young institution with the latitude to still decide what we want to be,” he explains. “We are a university of the

arts, we have artists in residence, engage artists with commissions, we buy video art, and collect archives relating to art history through the Getty Research Institute, including those of living artists. We are deeply involved in research of all cultures and periods of art, and havemoreactive,high-levelresearch scholars working here than in any university around the world.”

It’s clear that a core value embedded in Potts is to expose as many people as possible to the history of art. Thousands of high-resolution images of artworks areavailablefordownload,without charge, on the museum’s Web site under the Getty’s Open Content Program. And when visiting the collection, visitors are encouraged to photograph the pieces.

The closest Potts came to acknowledging his formidable talents is when he acquiesced to the notion that there is a skill, a certain esthetic, in making an exhibition look its very best, an expertise he has certainly mastered. This humble exterior accentuates Potts’ charm.

While the Getty may have the most sweepingviewsofLosAngelesand an abundance of artistic and intellectual stimulation, it is no ivory tower detached from the outside world. Instead, the Getty reinforces the cultural fabric of Los Angeles, reflecting the times and serving as a beacon of what’s to come.

1/ Potts (second from the right), with Michael Ward Stout, president of the Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation, LACMA Director Michael Govan, and Mapplethorpe’s brother at th opeing of the Robert Mapplethorpe exhibit at The Getty in early 2016

All of the usual distinctions – high art and low art, museum art and street art, performance

Photo: Neil G.Phillips

Photo: Courtesy of The Getty

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MAN ON A MISSION MOONSHOT

BY JASON DEAN

Hearing Patrick Soon-Shiong describe his vision for the future of health care is nothing short of mesmerizing. In a measured tone as soothing as it is authoritative, he explains how he intends to centralize the various tentacles of the healthcare octopus – from physicians and research institutions to insurance and pharmaceutical companies – into one highly coordinated system operating in the cloud, providing individualized patient treatment based on real-time information. And while he’s orchestrating all that, he plans on obliterating cancer.

Understated charisma and easy smile notwithstanding, Soon-Shiong wins you over with sheer brainpower. He doesn’t ramble; he’s used to speaking extemporaneously with encyclopedic purpose, navigating double-helix roadmaps of complex jargon with surgical precision. Keeping up with his steady flow of concepts, you come away vastly impressed, and your belief in his ability to execute is bolstered by his impressive track record.

“Cancer, if you think about it, is like a virus,” he says, making the concept

seem elementary and graspable. “And if we can actually overcome that using your body’s own immune system, we can change the course of cancer.”

A native South African whose parents emigrated from China during WWII, Soon-Shiong met his future wife, Michele Chan, an actress in South Africa. They got married before moving to the U.S. and have made Los Angeles their home since 1980. Soon-Shiong studied at UCLA and joined the UCLA Medical School in 1983 as a transplant surgeon, performing the West Coast’s first successful pancreas transplant in 1987. “I came up through the world of immunology,” he recalls. “The unusual course was I also was doing pancreatic cancer surgery.” He eventually combined his expertise in transplantation, immunology, and cancer, training under Don Morton, who developed the first melanoma vaccine.

Soon-Shiong left UCLA in 1993 (he would return in 2009 to lead UCLA’s Wireless Health Institute) to form a diabetes and cancer biotech firm, and a few years later founded American

As the wealthiest person in Los Angeles (and the smartest person in the room), Patrick Soon-Shiong is fully invested in the local community via private, public, and philanthropic verticals. And his ideas for advancing health care and conquering cancer have pivotal implications for humanity.

Photo: Albert Evangelista

AGE 64

BIRTHPLACE Port Elizabeth, South Africa

RESIDENCE Brentwood

EDUCATION University of Witwatersrand (MBBCh.); University of British Columbia (MSc); research awards from the American College of Surgeons, the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, and the American Association of Academic Surgery. Surgical training initiated at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons (Canada) and a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons

FAMILY Wife Michele Chan; one son, one daughter

MENTORS Donald Lee Morton, M.D.; Haile T. Debas, M.D.

PATENTS HELD > 115

LAST BOOK READ David and Goliath by Malcolm Gladwell

FAVORITE ARTIST Burt Bacharach

NANTWORKS

FOUNDED 2011

HQ Culver City

EMPLOYEES ~ 2,000

SUBSIDIARIES NantHealth (NASDAQ: NH), NantOmics, NantCell, NantCloud, NantPharma, NantTronics, NantMobile, NantBioScience, NantStudio, NantKwest (NASDAQ: NK)

SOON-SHIONG TIMELINE

July 29, 1952

Patrick Soon-Shiong

born in Port Elizabeth, South Africa

Pharma Partners, which was acquired by Fresenius in 2008. Soon-Shiong also founded Abraxis BioScience, maker of his cancer drug, Abraxane, and sold that company to Celgene in 2010. Together, the deals netted Soon-Shiong more than $7.6B.

CSQ visited with the 64-year-old doc-trepreneur at the Culver City headquarters of Nantworks, a cloistered campus filled with natural light, common spaces, high-tech equipment and some security precautions. Tucked into 30 acres, the nondescript exterior belies the concerted effort being expended in the name of Soon-Shiong’s celebrated Cancer Moonshot 2020, “to subdue cancer by the start of the next decade.”

Having just flown in from London the day before, Soon-Shiong was crisp and lucidly engaged. His dapper appearance, svelte frame, and salt-and-pepper hair that sweeps to the side as if parted by a light breeze all convey a vitality of someone decades younger. While the conversation touched on various aspects of his career and interests, the benevolent doctor, who calls himself “the CEO of the patient,” seems most comfortable when thoroughly diagnosing a problem and prescribing his remedy.

A Deeper Level of Understanding

There is not a person reading this who has not been touched in some way –either personally or through a friend or loved one – by cancer. There are more than 100 types that can affect humans. Excluding nonmelanoma skin cancers, the organs most susceptible to attack are the breast, lung, and prostate. Evidence of this vexing and enigmatic disease dates back thousands of years; the American Cancer Society estimates that more than 1.6 million new cancer cases will be diagnosed in 2016 and well over half a million people will die from cancer-related illnesses.

In spite of the sobering statistics, today there is a deeper understanding

than ever of how the disease functions. Soon-Shiong believes we are poised to enter an age when cancer is identified as a manageable, chronic condition rather than a death sentence – a monumental shift in human history.

“The cancer cell is an amazing thing,” says Soon-Shiong. “I call it the greatest hijacker of all time. It can hijack every element inside your body and [use] the human biological system...to its own advantage to either cause itself to grow, cause itself not to die, or cause the immune system to be tricked and go to sleep,” he explains.

Harnessing genomics merely scratches the surface. Soon-Shiong recalls the knee-jerk euphoria when the human genome was sequenced in 2003. “Everybody celebrated and said, ‘We’re going to cure cancer.’ Actually, we realized you need to go down to the proteomics and the peptidomics and the immunomics and the metabolomics….” Soon-Shiong has shifted back into full scientific mode.

When posed with the question of whether it was even feasible to aggregate and analyze such a vast array of information down to the molecular level, a wide grin flashes across Soon-Shiong’s face. “We could, if we put our attention to it.” Not missing a beat, he adds, “Not only we could, we did.”

In 2005, Soon-Shiong forged ahead with the first phase of his plan to disrupt health care. He traveled to Bern, Switzerland, site of the Large Hadron Collider, to connect supercomputers around the world. Setting up operations on the National LambdaRail, where Higgs boson (the God particle) was identified, Soon-Shiong had an epiphany: What if he could harness this energy to create fiber a hundred times, even a thousand times, faster and identify God’s particle in every human being, every day, in real time? “If I said those words,” admits Soon-Shiong, “people would think I’m unrealistic. So rather

1975 Earns his medical degree at age 23 from the University of Witwatersrand

1980 Moves to Los Angeles

1983 Joins UCLA Medical School as assistant professor, training under Donald Morton, developer of the first melanoma vaccine

1985 Performs first full pancreas transplant on the West Coast

1993 Develops an experimental treatment for Type 1 diabetes; performs the world’s first encapsulated human-to-human and pig-to-human islet transplants

PATRICK SOON-SHIONG CEO, NantWorks

Photo courtesy of the NBA / Getty Images

than explain it, there was an opportunity to just do it. So I set about to build a fiber infrastructure linked to a supercomputing platform at a speed and scale that did not exist in the nation.”

Having built the fiber infrastructure, the next priority was artificial intelligence and developing a supercomputer capable of “almost unfathomable numbers of calculations in real time.” A machine vision team developed pattern recognition technology. In September 2011 Soon-Shiong launched NantWorks, the culmination of his sweeping vision to merge health care, commerce, technology, and digital entertainment, while developing new cancer therapies using semiconductors and supercomputing.

Today, Nantworks operates as the parent organization to a family of companies. NantHealth, which went public

clinical scientists, regulatory scientists – working together” in the name of QUantum, Integrative, Lifelong, Trial, or QUILT. The program aims to complete randomized clinical trials with cancer at all stages of the disease in up to 20 tumor types in as many as 20,000 patients by the year 2020.

In reaching this goal, Soon-Shiong feels strongly that access to real-time information will position local community oncologists as best-suited to administer treatment. “I think the idea that all wisdom lies within certain ivory towers and ask[ing] a patient dying of cancer to travel to different spots [around the world] is now obsolete.”

Origin of a Moonshot

In late 2014, Vice President Joe Biden’s son Beau Biden was battling brain can-

to him. He had his advisers in the room and he said, ‘Oh my gosh, Patrick, if I do run, I’d run on the goal of finding a cure for this disease.’” The following week, Biden announced he would not be seeking the presidential nomination but if he were, his platform would center on curing cancer.

In November 2015, Vice President Biden paid a quiet visit to the Culver City campus and was captivated by the infrastructure built to address the war on cancer.

In mid-January 2016, Soon-Shiong announced Cancer Moonshot 2020, starting the clock on a five-year mission to effectively reclassify cancer as a chronic disease rather than a potentially terminal illness. Two weeks later, during his final State of the Union address, President Obama announced that Biden would be leading the National Cancer Moonshot, a $1B initiative aimed at vaccine development, genomic analysis, and enhanced data sharing. (While the mission of the National Cancer Moonshot closely resembles that of Soon-Shiong’s endeavor, there is no formal connection between the two.)

An Enigmatic Figure?

in June 2016 and is creating a software and medical records system for doctors, and hospitals), is the largest and most sweeping. Others include NantOmics (precision medicine), NantCell (immunology), and NantCloud (knowledge storage and transmission), as well as NantTronics, NantShield, NantMobile, NantBioScience, and NantStudio. In July 2015 the largest biotech IPO ever was made for NantKwest, a cancer drugmaker focused on the natural killer cell, found in the immune system.

“What you have at Nantworks,” Soon-Shiong exclaims, “is all the elements – mathematicians, molecular modelers, software engineers, cell biologists, immunologists, chemists, computer scientists, nurses, clinicians,

cer. Like any concerned parent, Biden was desperate to do whatever he could to help his son. So he sought out an expert. Soon-Shiong was not able to change the course of events and Biden’s son succumbed to the disease in May the following year. In that time, however, the Vice President and the groundbreaking billionaire surgeon bonded.

After Beau Biden’s funeral, the Vice President invited Soon-Shiong to the White House. At the time, Biden was mulling a run for the presidency. “He was deeply saddened by the loss of his son,” recalls Soon-Shiong. “I was happy to visit and be given the opportunity to console him during this difficult time.”

“I [had written] a white paper called the Cancer Moonshot and I handed it

There are two interests at play when considering matters that affect humanity on a grand scale: the capitalist brain, which seeks to capitalize on a specific opportunity, and the charitable brain, a selfless entity whose sole purpose is to direct resources into improving conditions or solving a specific problem. Soon-Shiong is Mensa-worthy on both sides. His brilliance as a researcher, surgeon, professor, and inventor is further amplified by his business savvy. Not only does he have the ability to see things in a way no one has before, he has reaped exponential profits from his endeavors.

According to Forbes’

list, Patrick

Richest People in America

Soon-Shiong’s net worth stood at $11.9B at the end of

1996 Forms American Pharmaceutical Partners (APP)

2001 APP goes public in December with an IPO of $144M and a valuation in excess of $1B

2007 Chan SoonShiong Foundation pledges $1B to support healthcare transformation and a national health information resource

2008 Sells APP to Fresenius in July for $5.6B

2009 Provides $100M guaranty underwriting LA County’s proposal to reopen King/Drew Medical Center as Martin Luther King Jr. Community Hospital

A newspaper, I think, is an opportunity to create glue amongst the community.

2009 Donates $100M to St. John’s Health Center for a total of $135M donated to the facility since 2007

August 2016, making him the richest Angeleno and the 81st-richest person in the U.S. (Elon Musk, LA’s secondwealthiest person, came in at $10.7B.) Yet Soon-Shiong is highly attuned to the social responsibility that accompanies such profound success.

In 2010, he and his wife signed onto The Giving Pledge with fellow billionaires Bill and Melinda Gates and Warren Buffett, offering a moral commitment to give the majority of their fortune to philanthropy, either during their lifetime or upon their death.

Soon-Shiong clearly appreciates his wealth for the power it gives him – the power to affect positive change. “I find giving $100,000 to a researcher really makes very little impact,” he points out. “It may be very important science, but giving $100 million to a concerted effort where you can bring the best minds together and actually show outcomes in quasi-real time – that’s the model that we want to pursue.”

The Chan Soon-Shiong Foundation, which the couple founded in 2008, has embraced a mission of supporting funding research and improved access to health care and health education in the Los Angeles area.

“We really wanted to contribute not only our money, but also our intellect,” he says. “Unfortunately, tax law says you can’t do that from a private family foundation.” To satisfy this desire to actively participate in philanthropic policy, the Chan Soon-Shiong Institute of Molecular Medicine was established as a charitable support organization for healthcare systems.

Soon-Shiong squarely addresses critics who suggest that a doctor who stands to profit from a specific course of treatment may have a conflict of interest. After he developed Abraxane, which essentially uses the protein albumin to trick the cancer cell into feeding and is now approved for treatment of breast,

lung, and pancreatic cancer, SoonShiong realized he might have a perception problem. “I was going to have a hard time [as] CEO of a company trying to sell this drug…when in fact I’m trying to get people to use less of the drug in a lower dose so that you could protect the immune system.” He sold Abraxis shortly thereafter but still holds the related patents. “My goal is to convince oncologists

He is hoping the Lakers’ generationspanning history of producing iconic game changers (i.e., Wilt, Kareem, Magic, Shaquille, Kobe) will yield fresh results. “I’m saddened by the fact that the Warriors have become the super team,” he acknowledges. But there is hope. “I think this new kid that we have [No. 2 draft pick Brandon Ingram] could be the next Kevin Durant,” he predicts.

that pursuing maximum tolerated dose of chemotherapy is a misguided strategy. In fact, we should be using these drugs at a dose that would protect our immune system while perturbing the cancer cell and then finding ways to activate our body’s own immune protective system,” he explains. “This is the change in cancer care we will be pursuing for the next four years.”

LA Life (and Times)

An avid Lakers fan, Soon-Shiong has been a fixture at The Staples Center for decades. He could be spotted chatting with Kobe Bryant (a close friend) during warmups or rubbing shoulders with Denzel Washington or will.i.am at courtside. In 2010, Soon-Shiong purchased Earvin “Magic” Johnson’s stake in the Lakers, giving him a 4.5% ownership in his favorite team. Otherwise, Soon-Shiong is 95.5% pure fan, as evidenced by his animated demeanor when describing the Lakers’ chances for the 2016-17 season.

The Lakers represent an opportunity to promote positive engagement in the community. From the affluent to the downtrodden, courtside to nosebleed, purple and gold is the great equalizer. “When I worked with Kobe,” Soon-Shiong says, “one of his greatest strengths was to inspire young children.”

Basketball is a personal passion to the extent that Soon-Shiong has a fullsize underground gymnasium at his Brentwood compound, which he illuminates with natural light via a delivery system that he co-invented. While he could easily summon an assortment of NBAers or Hollywood types to his private, state-of-the-art facility just by making a few calls, he favors UCLA’s Pauley Pavilion, where he drops in a couple times a week with Nantworks staff for pickup games.

Growing up in South Africa during apartheid, Soon-Shiong became sensitized to inequality and injustice at an early age. Los Angeles circa 2016 is a far cry from Soweto circa 1976, when race

2010 Sells Abraxis BioScience to Celgene in June for $2.9B

2010 Buys Earvin “Magic” Johnson’s 4.5% stake in the Los Angeles Lakers in October for an undisclosed amount

2011 Buys Vitality Inc., a startup that makes smart pill caps

2011 NantWorks founded in September

2013 Abraxane is approved by the FDA for use in treating advanced pancreatic cancer

The cancer cell is an amazing thing. I call it the greatest hijacker of all time. It can hijack every element inside your body and [use] the human biological system...to its own advantage.

2010 Takes Giving Pledge with wife Michele Chan, committing half of their wealth to advancing the quality of healthcare

riots gripped the predominantly black section of Johannesburg. But SoonShiong sees the parallels and it can’t help but factor into his philanthropic activism.

“It was a travesty that a patient would actually be in the emergency room calling 9-1-1 and dying on the floor,” he says of King Drew Medical Center, which earned the nickname “Killer King” due to a number of similar occurrences. Equally appalling to SoonShiong is the fact that Los Angeles, the world’s melting pot, remains a chasm of demographic disparity that stretches from Beverly Hills to South Central LA.

A year after King / Drew was closed permanently due to repeated health and safety infractions, the Chan SoonShiong Foundation gave a $100M guaranty underwriting LA County’s proposal to reopen the facility as the Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Hospital.

“That’s why a lot of work my wife and I do [is] in South Central LA and everything I do with [Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors’] Mark RidleyThomas is reminiscent of the work that I grew up with. Nelson Mandela was still in prison when I was an intern in 1977. I was involved in treating the kids in the Soweto riots. So I understand very much the [concept] of oppressed people [and] trying to help the underdog.”

Speaking of helping the underdog, in May 2016 Soon-Shiong swooped in to administer life support to the Los Angeles Times. In an effort to ward off a buyout offer from Virginia-based media monolith Gannett Co., Inc., he invested $70.5M, making him No. 2 majority owner of the newspaper. The deal with Times parent company Tribune Publishing, which shortly thereafter rebranded itself tronc (short for Tribune online content), includes an agreement with NantWorks to license more than 100 technology patents and to produce video content at NantStudio.

“The LA Times is a national treasure,”

May 2016

Purchases

a 13% stake in the Los Angeles Times for $70.5M

he begins eulogistically. “The newspaper industry is clearly dying, and we need to move on. But the opportunity is to take this national treasure and use things like artificial intelligence, like what Pokémon Go is utilizing for example, and still allow the community to have something to which they can rally around. A newspaper, I think, is an opportunity to create glue amongst the community.”

Asked about mentors, Soon-Shiong says he admires those with a particularly solid body of work. “I’m a Burt Bacharach groupie, I truly am,” he reveals in earnest, before recalibrating his answer to reflect his professional influences. He mentions Dr. Donald Morton and Dr. Haile Debas, as well as an unnamed NASA physicist, since passed away, who spurred his curiosity in the area of artificial intelligence. Athletes inspire Soon-Shiong as well; he cites Kobe Bryant’s dedication to his craft and Pau Gasol’s compassion as examples.

In a downstairs conference room at Nantworks, there is a whiteboard with a drawing of a rocket ship surrounded by scrawlings and various calculations. Soon-Shiong created the diagram in 2009 when asked to further explain his proposed method for modernizing health care. “The top of that rocket ship is a thing called predictive modeling, whereby we are able to go through quantitative information of a patient’s proteome in real-time, identifying what we think is going to be best for the patient.”

Seven years later, having accomplished that goal, the whiteboard is a visual reminder that before great things can be executed, they must be envisioned. Now that the clock is ticking on Cancer Moonshot 2020, it’s crunch time and Soon-Shiong is in full fast-break mode.

“Just watch us for the next five years,” he promises. “2020 is going to be a real deadline.”

Jun 2016

NantHealth IPO nets $81B at ~$15 / share

Photos: Albert Evangelista

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Open the Door for the Kids of Los Angeles.

Every day, Club members have access to paid, professional staff and mentors at Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Los Angeles. Your support will help ensure kids always have someone who believes in them.

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In the past four years of researching and assembling this listin g of nonprofits actively engeged in enriching society, we have learned volumes about what makes Los Angeles great while shining a light on the richness of giving and service that further strengthens the bonds of a community. While arts and culture commands a large share of foundation dollars in the entertainment capital of the world, a plethora of organizations direct their attention to

Legend

Arts, Culture, Humanities

Community Development

Education Environment Foundation

Health

Human Services

International Impact

education, community development, health, human services, and mor e. Our 2016 list features some familiar names and causes as well as a few that you may be inspired to look into to learn more. This year’s PHIL 100 features 40 organizations making their debut on our list. In addition, 16 of the 100 are featured elsewhere in the magazine. We invite you to explore, follow your inspiration, and be part of the change you wish to see in the world.

Research & Public Policy

High Rating on Charity Navigator or Great Nonprofits

Featured Elsewhere in This Issue

Human and Civil Rights

Religion

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Four-Time Selectee

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OUR 4TH ANNUAL LIST OF 100 REGIONAL PHILANTHROPIES YOU SHOULD KNOW

826LA

Los Angeles

PHIL FACT Enter this writing and tutoring organization through the Time Travel Mart, a storefront featuring wares from the past, present, and future and books by student authors. 826la.org

A BETTER LA

Los Angeles

PHIL FACT Founded by Seattle Seahawks Head Coach Pete Carroll, A Better LA selects, trains, and funds Community Intervention Workers to prevent violence across the city. abetterla.org

A PLACE CALLED HOME

Los Angeles

IV

PHIL FACT More than 1,000 volunteers log in over 40,000 hours annually to enrich the lives of underserved youth. apch.org

AFTER-SCHOOL ALL-STARS

Los Angeles

PHIL FACT More than 15 million school-age children are on their own after school and 3 to 6 pm is the peak time for juvenile crime and experimentation with drugs, alcohol, cigarettes, and sex. afterschoolallstars.org

ALLIANCE FOR THE ARTS

Thousand Oaks

IV

PHIL FACT A quarter of membership donations support Kids and the Arts, a flagship outreach program that brings children from underserved communities into the Fred Kavli Theatre to experience the arts. allianceforthearts.org

ALZHEIMER’S GREATER LOS ANGELES

Los Angeles

NEW

PHIL FACT The only full-service dementia-focused nonprofit with 35 years experience, 5 locations, and 54 staff serving both Los Angeles County and the Inland Empire.

LEADERSHIP President and CEO Susan Galeas

MISSION To provide and enhance care and support for all affected; to reduce the risk of dementia through the promotion of brain health; and to eliminate Alzheimer’s disease through the advancement of research.

FOUNDED 1980

2015 REVENUE $6.5M

GETTING INVOLVED Melissa Goldman, Director of Community Relations and Volunteers; mgoldman@alzgla.org alzgla.org

AMERICAN RED CROSS OF CENTRAL CALIFORNIA

Camarillo

IV

PHIL FACT Encompassing 10 counties, this Red Cross chapter serves over 4.4 million California residents. redcross.org

AMERICAN RED CROSS LOS ANGELES REGION

Los Angeles

PHIL FACT Comprised of five Red Cross chapters, the LA Region supports more than 88 cities. redcross.org

ANNENBERG FOUNDATION

Century City

IV

PHIL FACT Walter H. Annenberg, who found success as a broadcaster, diplomat, publisher, and philanthropist, started the Annenberg Foundation with $1.2B. Awarded 482 grants to 434 recipients totaling more than $48M since 2015. annenberg.org

ARTS FOR ALL

Los Angeles

PHIL FACT As of 2014, The Arts for All School Arts Survey, which tracks student access to and quality of arts instruction in LA County schools, has collected data from 376 schools. lacountyartsforall.org

AVIVA FAMILY AND CHILDREN’S SERVICES

Los Angeles

PHIL FACT Aviva is only one of two organizations in LA County selected to provide Commercially Sexually Exploited Children (CSEC) Advocacy Services. LEADERSHIP Board Chair Genevieve Haines; President and CEO Regina Bette MISSION Aviva believes every child and every family in the Los Angeles community deserves the chance for a brighter future and provides compassionate support, therapeutic services, and guidance to over 5,200 at-risk children and families annually.

FOUNDED 1915

2015 REVENUE $18.4M

GETTING INVOLVED Melissa Tillman, VP of Development; mtillman@avivacenter.org avivacenter.org

BABY2BABY

Los Angeles

NEW

PHIL FACT In 2015, 6,592 volunteer hours resulted in 100,000 children being served and 6.7 million items being distributed. baby2baby.org

THE BAY FOUNDATION

Santa Monica

NEW

PHIL FACT Each year, 30 billion gallons of polluted stormwater and runoff ends up in the ocean –impacting humans, marine life, and the water’s chemistry. santamonicabay.org

BLIND CHILDREN’S CENTER

Los Angeles

IV

PHIL FACT Founded in 1938 by Southern California Delta Gammas, the center serves approximately 100 blind or visually impaired children and 350 family members annually. blindchildrenscenter.org

BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF GREATER CONEJO VALLEY

Agoura Hills

IV

PHIL FACT Founded in 2001 and opened in 2003, the B&G Club’s seven clubs serve over 4,000 youth throughout the Valley. bgcconejo.org

BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF METRO LOS ANGELES

Los Angeles

NEW

PHIL FACT Brought to life by the groundbreaking convergence of three preexisting and one new club, forming the Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Los Angeles

LEADERSHIP President & CEO, Calvin L. Lyons MISSION For every child in Metropolitan LA to have an opportunity to chart a path to success by enabling all young people, especially those who need us most, to reach their full potential as productive, caring, and responsible citizens.

FOUNDED 2015

2015 REVENUE $1.25M

GETTING INVOLVED Zaira Valles, Executive Assistant; zaira.valles@bgcmla.org bgcmla.org

BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA, GREATER LOS ANGELES AREA COUNCIL

Los Angeles

NEW

PHIL FACT Served 18,597 youth, leveraged the support of 10,213 adult volunteer leaders, graduated 514 Eagles, and sent over 12,000 youth to camp in 2015.

LEADERSHIP Deputy Director George Villalobos

MISSION The Boy Scouts of America’s mission is to prepare young people to make ethical and moral choices over their lifetimes by instilling in them the values of the Scout Oath and Law.

FOUNDED 1912

2015 REVENUE $13.7M

2015 HIGHLIGHTS

Sixty percent of our families live below the federal poverty line, making the impact of Scouting (120 million youth served to date over a century) especially critical

Graduated over 500 Eagles last year, whose service projects equated to more than 105,000 hours of community service

Realized a merger of two great councils into a single outstanding one serving the Greater LA Area and worked diligently to combine and refine the resources in our Council, transition toward financial stability, and plan strategically for our future

NOTABLE BOARD MEMBERS

Gerry T. Morton, CEO, EnergyFirst

Steve Craig, President, Craig Welding Supply Co.

Tim Greenleaf, Managing Director, Fairmont Capital, Inc.

GETTING INVOLVED Kelli Nakayama, Director of Strategic Initiatives; kelli.nakayama@scouting.org glaacbsa.org

THE BRESEE FOUNDATION

Los Angeles

IV PHIL FACT In the past year, Bresee’s one-stop campus served a total of 6,318 moderate- and low-income families and youth. bresee.org

CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

Los Angeles

PHIL FACT The foundation stewards more than 1,600 funds that embody the visions and legacies of donors over the past 100 years. calfund.org

THE CALIFORNIA ENDOWMENT

Los Angeles

NEW

PHIL FACT The state’s largest health foundation, California Endowment is currently investing $1B in 14 communities in California to improve community health through its 10-year Building Healthy Communities plan, launched in 2010. calendow.org

CALIFORNIA COUNCIL ON ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL EDUCATION

Los Angeles

NEW

PHIL FACT The Council invests in students by training their teachers and engaging their parents to learn about making informed financial decisions and choices about their money. ccee.org

CANCER SUPPORT COMMUNITY VALLEY/ VENTURA/SANTA BARBARA

Westlake Village

NEW

PHIL FACT In celebration of their 25th anniversary, CSC is raising $2.5M to support those in need. cancersupportvvsb.org

CARUSO FAMILY FOUNDATION

Camarillo

PHIL FACT Founded in 1991 by Rick and Tina Caruso, the Caruso Family Foundation has supported more than a dozen nonprofits including Para Los Niños, Children’s Hospital, and USC. carusoaffiliated.com

CASA PACIFICA CENTERS FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

Camarillo

PHIL FACT The “Building New Foundations of Hope” Capital Campaign will double the number of childre Casa Pacifica can care for each year on its campus.

LEADERSHIP CEO, Steven Elson

MISSION Casa Pacifica’s mission is to provide hope and help for abused, neglected, or at-risk children and their families and its vision is to lead the services sector in promoting healthy outcomes for children and in strengthening families.

FOUNDED 1988

2015 REVENUE $30M

GETTING INVOLVED Carrie L. Hughes, Director of Development & PR; chughes@casapacifica.org casapacifica.org

CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF LOS ANGELES, INC.

Los Angeles

NEW

PHIL FACT Catholic Charities advocates for people facing adversity, providing help and creating hope for the needy in Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, and Ventura counties.

LEADERSHIP Executive Director Rev. Monsignor

Gregory A. Cox

MISSION Catholic Charities is committed to manifesting Christ’s spirit through collaboration with diverse communities by providing services to the poor and vulnerable, promoting human dignity, and advocating for social justice.

FOUNDED 1919

2015 REVENUE $35M

2015 HIGHLIGHTS

Helped almost 100,000 low-income men, women, and children achieve self-reliant futures

Offered approximately 800,000 basic needs at Catholic Charities’ community centers

Stabilized the lives of 1,513 homeless individuals through housing, employment, and support services at Catholic Charities’ seven homeless shelters

Re-accredited for four years by the Council on Accreditation

Awarded the coveted 4-Star Charity rating from Charity Navigator authenticating Catholic Charities’ fiscal management and commitment to accountability and transparency

NOTABLE BOARD MEMBERS

Jose Gomez, Archbishop of Los Angeles and Archdiocese of Los Angeles

Paul D. Tosetti, Esq., Partner, Latham & Watkins LLP

Vincent F. Martin, Jr., Retired Business Executive GETTING INVOLVED Alexandria Arnold, Chief Development and Communications Officer; sarnold@ccharities.org catholiccharitiesla.org

CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL LOS ANGELES

Los Angeles

IV

PHIL FACT CHLA is a provider of more than $125M in community benefits annually to children and families.

LEADERSHIP President & CEO, Paul S. Viviano MISSION We create hope and build healthier futures.

FOUNDED 1901

2015 REVENUE $1.05B

GETTING INVOLVED Senior Vice President, Chief Development and Marketing Officer, DeAnn S. Marshall, MHA; dmarshall@chla.usc.edu chla.org

CHILDREN OF THE NIGHT

Van Nuys

PHIL FACT Founded in 1994, Children of the Night opened its doors to parents who found their middle-school children addicted to heroin and forced to prostitute on the streets by pimps. childrenofthenight.org

CITY OF HOPE

Duarte

IV

PHIL FACT Provide care for around 25,000 patients at each year while touching the lives of approximately a million more poeple through their research.

LEADERSHIP CEO, Robert Stone

MISSION City of Hope is transforming the future of health. Every day we turn science into practical benefit. We turn hope into reality.

FOUNDED 1913

2015 REVENUE $1.6B (company); $130.4M (philanthropy)

GETTING INVOLVED Kristin Bertell; kbertell@coh.org coh.org

CITY YEAR

Los Angeles

PHIL FACT In one year or less, City Year creates a 57and 46-percent reduction in the number of students off-track in English language arts and math respectively. cityyear.org

COUPLA GUYS AND GALS GIVE BACK

CEDARS-SINAI SPORTS SPECTACULAR

Los Angeles

PHIL FACT Without intervention, prediabetes is likely to become type 2 diabetes within 10 years. sportsspectacular.com

CHASE FOUNDATION

Los Angeles

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PHIL FACT The Chase Foundation’s primary purpose is to provide financial support to keep Child Life and similar psycho-social programs funded at local hospitals. chasefoundation.org

CHRYSALIS

Santa Monica

PHIL FACT Since 1984, Chrysalis has helped more than 55,000 people through their employment programs and services. changelives.org

Los Angeles

NEW

PHIL FACT Not aligning with any specific cause, need, or organization, C3GB’s platform is designed to organize, curate, and design volunteer events across diverse interests and needs. couplaguysandgals.com

DAVID BOHNETT FOUNDATION

Beverly Hills

PHIL FACT David Bohnett and the David Bohnett Foundation have granted over $100M to more than 950 organizations. bohnettfoundation.org

DOWNTOWN WOMEN’S CENTER

Los Angeles

PHIL FACT Of the women housed at the Downtown Women’s Center, 98% stay housed for good. downtownwomenscenter.org

WE ARE COMING AT CANCER IN WAYS CANCER DOESN’T SEE COMING

These City of Hope doctors are three of the world’s top cancer specialists: Larry Kwak, M.D., Ph.D., Stephen Forman, M.D. and Steven Rosen, M.D., Provost and Chief Scientific Officer of City of Hope. Collaborating with our renowned researchers, they are pioneering some of today’s most visionary cancer breakthroughs – from developing the technology behind four of the most widely used cancer medicines, to teaching the body’s im mune system to destroy cancer. As a City of Hope patient, you can benefit from our cross-disciplinary team approach, which moves cures from the laboratory to the bedside faster. To see how we blend science with soul to create medical miracles, go to CityofHope.org or call 800-826-HOPE.

DUBLAB

Los Angeles

NEW

PHIL FACT Broadcasting from Los Angeles since 1999 (and now in Germany, Japan, and Spain), dublab is dedicated to the growth of music, arts, and culture. dublab.com

THE E.J. JACKSON FOUNDATION

Los Angeles

NEW

PHIL FACT More than 12,000 full turkey dinners will be given out at E.J. Jackson’s 33rd Annual Turkey Grocery Dinner Giveaway. ejjacksonfoundation.org

EVERYCHILD FOUNDATION

Pacific Palisades

PHIL FACT With a goal of funding one nonprofit’s project each year, the Foundation is made up of 200 women, each committing at least $5,000 to grant funding. everychildfoundation.org

FOOD FORWARD

North Hollywood

NEW

PHIL FACT Food Forward is about to recover their 25 millionth pound of otherwise wasted produce, all of which has been donated 100% free of charge. foodforward.org

FOSTER CARE COUNTS

Los Angeles

PHIL FACT Foster Care Counts has donated more than 1,400 laptops to college-bound foster youth since 2013. fostercarecounts.org

FRIENDS OF THE LOS ANGELES RIVER

Los Angeles

NEW

PHIL FACT From standing up for inclusive restoration plans to building public awareness through education and outreach, FoLAR is leading the charge to create a swimmable, fishable, boatable, bikeable LA River. folar.org

GARY SINISE FOUNDATION

Woodland Hills

NEW

PHIL FACT In 2016 alone, the foundation will provide 51 specially adapted smart homes to military veterans who have returned home from service. garysinisefoundation.org

THE GETTY FOUNDATION

Los Angeles

PHIL FACT The Foundation has awarded more than 7,000 grants totaling more than $388M since 1984. getty.edu

GIVING BACK FUND

Los Angeles

IV

PHIL FACT Helping successful individuals and corporations fulfill their philanthropic desires since 1997. givingback.org

GLOBAL GREEN USA

Santa Monica

PHIL FACT Global Green just finished celebrating the arrival of the Santa Monica Expo Line extension and Bike-to-Work month with Breeze Bike Share presented by Hulu. globalgreen.org

GOLDHIRSH FOUNDATION

Los Angeles

NEW

PHIL FACT Relaunched in Los Angels in 2012, supporting innovation and social entrepreneurship via the LA2050 Campaign. goldhirshfoundation.org

GOODWILL SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

Los Angeles

NEW

PHIL FACT Goodwill Southern California utilizes the proceeds from our retail stores and donation centers to Transform Lives Through The Power of Work.

LEADERSHIP President and CEO Patrick McClenahan MISSION To serve individuals with disabilities and vocational disadvantages, as well as businesses, by providing education, training, work experience, and job placement services.

FOUNDED 1916

2015 REVENUE $202M (national) GETTING INVOLVED Marla Eby, Director of Marketing & Community Relations; meby@goodwillsocal.org goodwillsocal.org

GRAMMY® MUSEUM

Downtown Los Angeles

PHIL FACT The museum hosts fundraising events which support music education initiatives and provide free music education to underserved students. grammymuseum.org

HEAL THE BAY

Santa Monica

IV

PHIL FACT On September 17, 2016, the environmental nonprofit buried replica sea stars painted gold in at least five mystery locations of 50 from Malibu to San Pedro, where thousands of volunteers picked up trash for the 32nd Coastal Cleanup Day — part of a global effort declared the world’s biggest 24-hour volunteer event. healthebay.org

HELENA

Los Angeles

NEW

PHIL FACT In 2015, Yale sophomore Henry Elkus started Helena, a global organization of influencers, half under 25 years old, and each from a different field. Members include Deepak Chopra, Beth Comstock, Jarl Mohn, and Chloe Grace Moretz.

HOMEBOY INDUSTRIES

Downtown Los Angeles

PHIL FACT Each year, more than 10,000 former gang members from LA come through Homeboy Industries’ doors in an effort to make a positive change. homeboyindustries.org

HOPE OF THE VALLEY RESCUE MISSION

Mission Hills

PHIL FACT Offers those in need free shower services 5 days a week and hot meals 7 days a week. hopeofthevalley.org

HOPE’S HAVEN

Camarillo

PHIL FACT Works with Ventura County hospitals to provide financial and emotional support for families during treatment. hopes-haven.org

THE HUNTINGTON LIBRARY, ART COLLECTIONS, AND BOTANICAL GARDENS

San Marino

PHIL FACT The Huntington was founded in 1919 by Henry E. Huntington, a businessman whose empire included railroad companies, utilities, and real estate holdings in Southern California. huntington.org

IMAGINE LA

Los Angeles

NEW

PHIL FACT Every Imagine LA family maintains housing, eliminating the cycle of repeat homelessness. imaginela.org

INNER-CITY ARTS

Downtown Los Angeles

PHIL FACT Inner-City Arts has served over 200,000 students and 10,000 teachers in the Los Angeles area. inner-cityarts.org

INSTITUTE OF ART AND OLFACTION

Los Angeles

NEW

PHIL FACT Housed in Chinatown, The institute was founded by CSQ NextGen 10 honoree Saskia Wilson-Brown and is devoted to access, education, and experimentation with scent. artandolfaction.com

INSTITUTE OF CONTEMPORARY ART, LOS ANGELES

Downtown Los Angeles

NEW

PHIL FACT Previously the Santa Monica Museum of Art, ICALA is reopening in 2017 in the Downtown Los Angeles Arts District. icala.org

THE JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER LOS ANGELES

Los Angeles

IV

PHIL FACT The federation assesses and addresses the most pressing challenges and greatest opportunities to support and sustain Jewish community today. jewishla.org

JONI AND FRIENDS

Agoura Hills

PHIL FACT Approximately 1 billion people globally live in poverty and with physical disabilities. joniandfriends.org

For the New West Symphony’s 2016-2017 Masterpiece Series Season

RACH 2

Friday, November 4 | Oxnard

Saturday, November 5 | Thousand Oaks

Philip Mann, conductor

Vadym Kholodenko, piano

Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No. 2

Adam Schoenberg Go (World Premiere)

New West Symphony Commission

Stravinsky Suite from The Firebird (1919)

COPLAND & DVO K

Friday, January 27 | Oxnard

Saturday, January 28 | Thousand Oaks

Sunday, January 29 | Barnum Hall, Santa Monica

Donato Cabrera, conductor

TBD, narrator

Adams The Chairman Dances, “Foxtrot for Orchestra”

Copland A Lincoln Portrait

Dvo k Symphony No. 7

THE FOUR SEASONS

Friday, February 24 | Oxnard

Saturday, February 25 | Thousand Oaks

Sunday, February 26 | The Broad Stage, Santa Monica

Joshua Gersen, conductor

Anne Akiko Meyers, violin

Ravel Le tombeau de Couperin

Vivaldi The Four Seasons

Mozart Symphony No. 40

Symphony League

FANTASTIQUE

Friday, April 7 | Oxnard

Saturday, April 8 | Thousand Oaks

Kynan Johns, conductor

So Young Park , soprano

California Lutheran University Choir and Areté Vocal Ensemble

Wyant Morton, conductor

Poulenc Gloria

Berlioz Symphonie fantastique

EMPEROR

Thursday, May 11 | The Broad Stage, Santa Monica

Friday, May 12 | Oxnard

Saturday, May 13 | Thousand Oaks

Fawzi Haimor, conductor

Garrick Ohlsson, piano

Rossini Overture to La scala di seta

Beethoven Concerto No. 5, “Emperor”

Haydn Symphony No. 104

All dates, artists and programs are subject to change.

Vadym Kholodenko Piano

Donato Cabrera Conductor

Anne Akiko Meyers

So Young Park Soprano

Garrick Ohlsson Piano

JONSSON CANCER CENTER FOUNDATION

Westwood

NEW

PHIL FACT The JCCF today spends 90% of donations directly on cancer research and cancer-related programs, with the remaining 10% going toward administrative and fundraising expenses. cancer.ucla.edu

LA84 FOUNDATION

Los Angeles

PHIL FACT Founded in 1985, LA84 has invested millions in the communities that supported the 1984 Olympic Games, reaching more than 3 million youth from Santa Barbara to San Diego County. la84.org

LA’S BEST

Downtown Los Angeles

PHIL FACT Serves over 25,000 kids at 193 elementary school sites in Los Angeles neighborhoods most vulnerable to gangs, drugs, crime, and at schools with the lowest student test scores. lasbest.org

LA FAMILY HOUSING CORPORATION

North Hollywood

PHIL FACT LAFH focuses on providing area to low-income and very low-income families, most of whom earn below 30% of Los Angeles’ area median income ($64,833). lafh.org

LA LGBT CENTER

Los Angeles

NEW

PHIL FACT The center’s nearly 600 employees provide services for more LGBT people than any other organization in the world. lalgbtcenter.org

LIBRARY FOUNDATION OF LOS ANGELES

Los Angeles

PHIL FACT The Library Foundation of Los Angeles provides critical support to the Los Angeles Public Library resulting in free programs and resources. lfla.org

LOS ANGELES CHAMBER ORCHESTRA

Los Angeles

NEW

PHIL FACT LACO, proclaimed “America’s finest chamber orchestra” by Public Radio International, has performed under the baton of acclaimed conductor and pianist Jeffrey Kahane since 1997. laco.org

LOS ANGELES CONSERVANCY

Los Angeles

NEW

PHIL FACT The Los Angeles Conservancy works through education and advocacy to recognize, preserve, and revitalize the historic architectural and cultural resources of Los Angeles County. laconservancy.org

LOS ANGELES REGIONAL FOOD BANK

Los Angeles

NEW

PHIL FACT For every dollar donated, the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank is able to provide four nutritious meals. The Los Angeles Rams partner with the Food Bank to host the Taste of NFL on Oct. 5 at the Universal Studios Globe Theatre. lafoodbank.org

THE MICHELSON 20MM FOUNDATION

Los Angeles

PHIL FACT Recently released “The Inatingible Advantage,” a free online textbook and course designed to give the world a working knowledge of patents, trademarks, and copyrights.

LEADERSHIP President Phil Kim; Director of Strategic Initiatives Mayra Lombera

FOUNDED 2010

MISSION The Michelson 20MM Foundation supports and invests in leading edge entrepreneurs, technologies, models, and initiatives with the potential to improve postsecondary access, affordability, and efficacy.

2015 REVENUE N/A

2015 HIGHLIGHTS

The Michelson Runway Accelerator made its first five program-related investments in its inaugural cohort for higher education and workforce development companies. The Michelson Runway program, operating out of the Twitter headquarters in San Francisco, marks the launch of the foundation’s social impact practice, to provide capital to sustainable, scalable for-profit startups

NOTABLE BOARD MEMBER

Dr. Gary K. Michelson, Founder GETTING INVOLVED Phil Kim, President; phil@20mm.org 20mm.org

THE MUSIC CENTER

Los Angeles

PHIL FACT Founded in 1964, the Music Center attracts more than 1 million visitors annually

LEADERSHIP President & CEO, Rachel S. Moore

MISSION To create, advance, support, preserve and present the highest quality srtisitc and community engagements through performances, festivals, lifelong learning, exhibitions, convenings and events, as well as to transform places into destinations.

FOUNDED 1964

2015 REVENUE $61.1M

GETTING INVOLVED Senior VP of Advancement, Valentine Gelman; vgelman@musiccenter.org musiccenter.org

MUSIC FOR RELIEF

Los Angeles

NEW

PHIL FACT Founded by the band Linkin Park in 2005, Music for Relief has raised over $7M for survivors of disasters across the world. musicforrelief.org

MY FRIEND’S PLACE

Los Angeles

PHIL FACT Their professionally staffed drop-in Resource Center serves more than 1,400 homeless youth ages 12 to 25 and their children each year. myfriendsplace.org

NEW WEST SYMPHONY

Los Angeles

PHIL FACT The New West Symphony presents six Masterpiece Series concerts annually, impacting 17,000 students.

LEADERSHIP Executive Director, Natalia Staneva; Chairman of the Board, Paul Finkel

MISSION The New West Symphony inspires passion for symphonic music through live performances and education initatives that engage and enrich our diverse communities.

FOUNDED 1995

2015 REVENUE $2.1

MIDNIGHT MISSION

Los Angeles

NEW

PHIL FACT The Mission was founded in 1914 by Tom Liddecoat, “Father of the Poor,” who opened the mission as a refuge for the men of Skid Row. The Mission serves nearly a million meals every year to the needy. midnightmission.org

MOVEMBER FOUNDATION

Culver City

NEW

PHIL FACT Since 2003, the foundation has empowered more than 5 million men and women to join the global men’s health movement, raising over $710M and funding 1,000 breakthrough men’s health programs in 21 countries. movember.com

GETTING INVOLVED Director of Business operations & Development, Kiren Bansal; kbansal@newwestsymphony.org newwestsymphony.org

OPERATION USA

Los Angeles

PHIL FACT Co-founded by Julie Andrews in 1979, Operation USA shared the 1997 Nobel Peace Prize as part of the International Campaign Against Landmines. opusa.org

OPPORTUNITY FUND

Commerce

PHIL FACT Only 8% of low-income children graduate from college. opportunityfund.org

PROJECT ECHO

Santa Monica

PHIL FACT Founded in 1996, Project ECHO’s business academy now involves more than 500 students from diverse academic and socio-economic backgrounds. projectecho.org

PROSTATE CANCER FOUNDATION

Santa Monica

IV

PHIL FACT Founded by Michael Milken in 1993, the foundation has raised more than $575M to fund more than 2,000 projects at more than 200 institutes to date. pcf.org

SAN FERNANDO VALLEY RESCUE

MISSION

Northridge

PHIL FACT Helped over 150 homeless children and their parents transition into stable housing last year. sfvrescuemission.org

SAVING INNOCENCE

Los Angeles

NEW

PHIL FACT Aiming to end commercial sexual exploitation, Saving Innocence partners with CSQ NextGen10 honoree Caitlin Crosby’s The Giving Keys. savinginnocence.org

SELF HELP GRAPHICS & ART

Los Angeles

NEW

PHIL FACT Incorporated in 1973, SHG&A is the leading nonprofit visual arts center serving the predominantly Latino community of Los Angeles. selfhelpgraphics.com

SENIOR CONCERNS

Thousand Oaks

IV

PHIL FACT Their Meals On Wheels program delivers freshly prepared, nutritionally-balanced hot lunches and light evening meals to homebound seniors, 365 days a year. seniorconcerns.org

SHANE’S INSPIRATION

Van Nuys

PHIL FACT In 2013, Shane’s Inspiration became a proud member of the Clinton Global Initiative, with a Commitment to Action that will help build their playgrounds on five continents by 2018. shanesinspiration.org

SPARK LA

Los Angeles

PHIL FACT More than 5,000 Spark students, or 92%, have graduated or are on track to graduate on time, compared to an average of 68% in districts Spark serves. sparkprogram.org

STUDENTS RUN LA

Tarzana

PHIL FACT In 2015-2016 alone, SRLA participants covered a total of 1,920,000 miles. srla.org

SWIPE OUT HUNGER

Los Angeles

NEW

PHIL FACT The White House called this organization a “Champion of Change” for their innovative program allowing college students nationwide to donate unused meal points, providing 1.2 million meals. swipehunger.org

T4T Gardena

NEW

PHIL FACT T4T takes manufacturers’ clean waste to teachers and students for project-based learning opportunities resulting in environmental stewardship, critical, and creative problem-solving. t4t.org

TEAM RUBICON

Los Angeles

NEW

PHIL FACT Team Rubicon currently maintains a roster of 35,000+ volunteers able to deploy throughout the United States in as little as 24 hours. teamrubiconusa.org

TIA CHUCHA’S CENTRO CULTURAL

Sylmar

NEW

PHIL FACT Celebrating 15 years of community transformation through ancestral knowledge, the arts, literary and creative engagement in 2016. tiachucha.org

TRUESPARK

Santa Monica

PHIL FACT TrueSpark uses the power of a constantly changing and evolving film catalog to reach youth. truespark.org

UNION RESCUE MISSION

Downtown Los Angeles

NEW

PHIL FACT URM is celebrating 125 years of continuous service to people experiencing homelessness in Los Angeles

LEADERSHIP CEO Reverend Andy Bales FOUNDED 1891

MISSION We embrace people with the compassion of Christ.

2015 REVENUE $22.2M

GETTING INVOLVED Andy bales, CEO; abales@urm.org urm.org

UNITED FRIENDS OF THE CHILDREN

Los Angeles

PHIL FACT Founded in 1979 by Nancy Daly to adress the unmet needs of LA County’s foster youth, UFC today serves more than 1,400 youth annually

LEADERSHIP President and CEO, Kara Allen Soldati FOUNDED 1979

MISSION United Friends of the Children empowers current and former foster youth on their journey to self-sufficiency through service-enriched education and housing programs, advocacy, and consistent relationships with a community of people who care.

2015 REVENUE $6.1M (FY) GETTING INVOLVED Charissa Gonzales; charissa@unitedfriends.org unitedfriends.org

VALLEY CULTURAL CENTER

Woodland Hills

PHIL FACT Starting in 1975, concerts are still presented free of charge and enjoyed by more 140,000 Valley residents each year. valleycultural.org

VARIETY THE CHILDREN’S CHARITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

Los Angeles

NEW

PHIL FACT In honor of its 75th Anniversary in 2016, Variety’s MOBILITY program is awarding 75 adaptive bikes to 75 children with disabilities. varietysocal.org

THE WALLIS ANNENBERG CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS

Beverly Hills

NEW

PHIL FACT Their School Partners Program serves nearly 10,000 students each year through performances and corresponding workshops for teachers.

LEADERSHIP Artistic Director Paul Crewes; Managing Director Rachel Fine

FOUNDED 1994

MISSION To be a vital cultural hub that uses unique arts events and education programming to entertain, enlighten, and inspire children and adults in our community and across the nation.

2015 REVENUE $3.5M (‘15-’16 season)

GETTING INVOLVED Joel Hile, Director of Marketing and Communications; jhile@thewallis.org thewallis.org

WAVES FOR WATER

Los Angeles

NEW

PHIL FACT Waves for Water has installed water filtration systems (150,000+ filters), wells, and rainwater harvesting systems in 27 countries, providing aid to more than 7 million people. wavesforwater.org

WESPARK

Sherman Oaks

PHIL FACT Founded in 2001 by actress and breast cancer survivor Wendie Jo Sperber, weSPARK is dedicated to enhancing the quality of life for cancer patients, their families, and friends. wespark.org

WOODCRAFT RANGERS

Greater Los Angeles area

PHIL FACT Offers fully customized expanded learning programs for students all infused with S.T.E.M. content.

LEADERSHIP CEO Chris Johnson and Board of Directors President Luis A. Garcia

FOUNDED 1922

MISSION To guide young people as they explore pathways to purposeful lives.

2015 REVENUE $10.5M

GETTING INVOLVED Chris A. Johnson, CEO; cjohnson@woodcraftrangers.org woodcraftrangers.org

ZIMMER CHILDREN’S MUSEUM

Los Angeles

NEW

PHIL FACT The Zimmer is the only museum in Los Angeles dedicated specifically to children (ages 0-8) and their families. zimmermuseum.org

Every child is a start-up Invest now!

Since 1922, Woodcraft Rangers has been one of Los Angeles’ most inovative and successful providers of expanded learning. Over 1.1 million youth, and their families, have received support since its inception. n the last year alone, more than 1 , young people ages 6-1 bene ted from NVISION After-School and Summer Programs, all infused with STEM. We work with at-risk students at over 65 public elementary, middle and high schools throughout the greater Los Angeles region.

Funding these exceptional programs, in today’s economy, is getting tougher every day and we pledge to never sacri ce uality for cost.

Please consider getting involved. A tax-deductible* donation, mentoring and partnerships will go a long way in ensuring our youth nd their passion, stay engaged and are inspired to be the best they can be.

*consult your tax advisor regarding your donations tax advantages.

By

1,000+ Total nominations received from the CSQ community

400+ Unique nonprofits nominated

The Wallis 2016/2017

THEATER

For the Record: Scorsese

The American Revolution*

Merrily We Roll Along

Morgan’s Journey*

Kneehigh’s 946: The Amazing Story of Adolphus Tips

Edward Albee’s

At Home at the Zoo

Filter Theatre & RSC’s Twelfth Night

Complicite/Simon McBurney’s The Encounter

Elephant & Piggie’s We are in a Play!*

Peter Brook’s Battlefield

The Pride

Hershey Felder’s

Our Great Tchaikovsky

* Theater for Young Audiences

MUSIC

Harlem Quartet

Zukerman Trio

Kyle Riabko: Bacharach Reimagined

JACK Quartet

The Brubeck

Brothers Quartet

Joyce Yang

The KalichsteinLaredo-Robinson Trio

Stephen Schwartz

Dan Zanes & Friends

Ralph Kirshbaum & Shai Wosner

Colburn Piano Extravaganz feat. Thibaudet

Eddie Palmieri

Latin Jazz Septet

Andsnes & Hamelin

Diane Schuur

Santa Cecilia

Orchestra Trio

Benjamin Grosvenor

Brooklyn Rider

Gay Men’s Chorus of LA

DANCE

Carmen de Lavallade’s As I Remember it

Jacob Jonas The Company

Limón Dance Company

Paul Taylor Dance Company

Matthew Bourne's Early Adventures

Ezralow Dance

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Tips

Europe in Your Backyard

There’s no denying the allure of a prospective European vacation. Every country on the “continent” has something special to offer the history buff, nature lover, foodie, and sportsman. On the other hand, various groups coming to North America from Europe over the centuries left their cultural mark. This means a great European adventure does not necessarily require you cross the ocean.

BY ELYSE GLICKMAN

St. Augustine, FL

FOUNDED 1565

EUROPEAN ORIGIN Spain

SETTING DOWN ROOTS Pedro Menéndez de Avilés, Florida’s first governor, named the settlement “San Agustín” after the feast day of St. Augustine, the date his ships bearing settlers, troops, and supplies from Spain had first sighted land.

STORIED HOTEL The Casa Monica Hotel, built in 1888 and re-opened in 1997 by hotelier Richard Kessler, is constructed in a Victorian “Moorish Revival” style capturing the mood of Spain’s Andalusian south, a Moroccan “riad,” and a big city art museum in the public areas and the Henry Flagler and Casa Monica ballrooms. Other distinctive amenities include two early 20th-century vintage cars available for rent; the Poseidon Spa, offering top drawer massages on-site or in-room; and Casa Brava, overseen by Chef Fred Mera, blending Spanish, Floridian, and Mediterranean culinary influences.

LOCAL FLAVOR St. Augustine Distillery and The Ice Plant, the perfect cocktail of hometown distillery and upscale, downhome fare. Also recommended: La Pentola, The Floridian, and Catch 27. Sangria and Cellar 6 for cocktails.

CULTURAL HAPPENINGS

7th Annual Fiesta de Aviles, Oct. 4, 2016 St. Augustine’s historic Spanish heritage comes alive with live music, costumes, art exhibits, and a special running of the “bulls” along Aviles Street.

4th Annual St. Augustine Maritime Heritage Festival, Oct. 18-19, 2016 Celebrate the city’s maritime heritage at the Fountain of Youth Archaeological Park. Events include the Quick and Dirty Boat Building Competition & Race, Old City Bartending Challenge, educational exhibits, craft vendors, book signings, and lecturers.

SEE AND DO Castillo de San Marcos National Monument; Anastasia State Park and Lighthouse; St. Augustine Lighthouse & Maritime Museum; World Golf Hall of Fame, DEA Boat Charters, and Fish St. Augustine. / augustine.com

Montréal, QC, Canada

FOUNDED 1642

EUROPEAN ORIGIN France

SETTING DOWN ROOTS Montréal was founded as a missionary colony under the direction of Paul de Chomedey de Maisonneuve and Jeanne Mance, though fur trade soon became its main activity.

STORIED HOTEL While the legendary Queen Elizabeth Hotel (where John and Yoko asked the world to “give peace a chance” in 1969) will reopen in 2017 in time for the city’s 350th birthday, Montréal Château Champlain (built for Expo ’67) has everything going for it, from its downtown location to lobby access to the Bonaventure METRO stop, swanky Bar Samuel de Champlain, extensive meeting accommodations, beautifully appointed rooms, and Presidential Suite.

LOCAL FLAVOR Savor an authentic taste of Italy at DaEmma, located in a former women’s prison in up-and-coming Griffintown; enjoy modern Quebecois dining at Les Enfants Terribles, Restaurant Holder and Accords; artisanal cocktails at La Distillerie, Orange Rouge, and Mayfair.

CULTURAL HAPPENINGS

Grands Prix Cyclistes de Montréal, Sept. 11, 2016 Experience North America’s biggest cycling event of the year.

Pop Montréal International Music Festival, Sept. 21-25, 2016 Explore Montréal’s trendiest neighborhoods (Plateau Mont-Royal and Mile End) while checking out groundbreaking music groups and artists. MTL a Table/Montréal’s Restaurant Week, November 3-13, 2016 It’s a feast for the senses, represented by 150 restaurants in Old Montréal and Vieux Port.

SEE AND DO Before you hit the town, hit the interactive MTLGo on the 45th floor of Place Ville Marie for a customized travel itinerary; Montréal Museum of Fine Arts, Rue St. Paul/ Old Montréal, Notre-Dame Basilica. / tourisme-montreal.org

Vail, CO

FOUNDED 1966

EUROPEAN INSPIRATION The Alps

SETTING DOWN ROOTS Natives of Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Italy, and France are credited for shaping Colorado culture with a European flavor through their ski resorts, ski schools, shops, hotels, restaurants, bakeries, bars, and more.

STORIED HOTEL The Sonnenalp Hotel, operated by the Faessler family since 1979, captures the spirit and aesthetic of the European Alps in its décor and attentionto-detail service reminiscent of the family’s original guest house in the Bavarian Alps opened 1919. It also offers access to the 7,100-yard championship links style course in the Sonnenalp Club, just 13 miles west of Vail Village from early April to late October.

LOCAL FLAVOR The Little Diner, Sweet Basil, Mountain Standard, Bully Ranch

CULTURAL HAPPENINGS

Vail Octoberfest at Lionshead (Sept. 9-11) & Vail Village (Sept. 16-18) Munich comes to Vail for a celebration of beer, music, and Bavarian fun, including crowd pleasers like the Bratwurst Eating Contests and Keg Bowling. Vail Snow Days, Dec. 9-11 Welcome winter with the largest early-season mountain bash in North America, from fresh tracks on the mountain and sponsor expo village by day to après parties and free concerts by night.

SEE AND DO Vail Mountain Resort; horseback riding; Colorado Ski Museum/Ski Hall of Fame / visitvailvalley.com

New York Minute

When the Big Apple beckons, here are some choice destinations for this fall

BY BRITTANY FUISZ

STAY Four Seasons {Midtown}

If you appreciate stunning views and remarkable service look no further. The Four Seasons New York has recently undergone a major renovation. Custom furnishings with oak and Italian marble have left no detail spared. The terrace rooms offer a private terrace, a very rare and special feature in the city, ideal for soaking up the panoramic views. Very close to Central Park, the hotel offers the perfect oasis in the midst of the city that never sleeps. The bar and restaurant focus on local produce and work with New York partners to feature special cocktails and dishes to locals and visitors alike.

/ fourseasons.com

fourseasons

DINE The NoMad {NoMad}

The Momofuku group does it again, this time in Chelsea where Chef Daniel Humm, of Eleven Madison Park, oversees the kitchen with inspiration from Switzerland, California, and New York. Serving breakfast, lunch, and dinner, the restaurant is made up of several rooms with an atrium allowing for lovely natural light on sunny days. The diner can quickly see the effort that goes into each dish. Granola at breakfast is obviously homemade and might be the best you’ll ever have. The lunch menu is constantly evolving but even the Bibb lettuce salad with buttermilk, radish, and fine herbs is elevated to new tastes with painstakingly fresh ingredients that pop with each bite. Dinner calls for the famous roast chicken for two: foie gras and black truffle are layered just beneath the skin for a rich dish bursting with flavor. Milk Chocolate dessert has been on the menu for eons and for good reason. Ganache with chocolate fondant and malt ice cream are too good to resist. / thenomadhotel.com thenomadhotel

Raincoats have never been cooler. This Swedish brand believes melancholy inspires creativity and we should start with embracing rain. This is much easier to do sporting their latest looks, which can be divided based on heaviness of rain, material, and style. Hand-sewn, completely waterproof (that is the point, after all), and now at a boutique in Soho.

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Clearly Superior

BY RYAN BYERS

Imagine waking up every morning to a perfect summer day in a hidden gem in the middle of the Sierra Nevada Mountains. Now factor in a world championship, and an out-ofthis-world 18-hole golf course designed by two of the greatest golf designers. Let’s continue this fairytale story and add a lake house that sits on a private beach, with its own pier and floating dock located on the breathtaking South Lake Tahoe Shore.

Now pinch yourself. Clear Creek is that dream come to life.

Although it is just a 40 minute drive from Reno-Tahoe International Airport, you will feel as though you are hundreds of miles from any other civilization the moment you set foot on the stunning grounds of Clear Creek. Its 1,576 acres are surrounded by six million acres that make up the largest national forest in the lower 48 states.

Clear Creek’s golf course was designed by two-time Masters winner Ben Crenshaw and noted course designer Bill Coore, whose collaborations have received numerous accolades, including

the #1 spot on GolfWeek’s “Top 100 Modern Golf Courses” in 2016 for their work on Sand Hills Golf Club. The team, also responsible for Bandon Trails, Kapalua, Friar’s Head, Hidden Creek, and the restoration of Pinehurst No. 2, have infused their newest course with the perfect balance of nature and challenging play using the strategy of using the terrain’s natural attributes to dictate the design and contour of the course. The environmentally conscious among golfers will be pleased that little earth was disturbed as the course was laid out amongst the land weaving along the massive pine trees that separate each hole.

“Our task at Clear Creek Tahoe was to create an enjoyable variety of holes on this unique piece of property,” explains Crenshaw. “This site fits perfectly with our philosophy of creating golf that feels natural, and not contrived.”

The par 71 course stretches out to just over 7,000 yards from the furthest set of tees. The first hole is a manageable 515 yard par 5 that might lure you into believing that you are going to set

the course record. However, don’t be fooled. The course will quickly demand your full attention to post a solid round. The signature par 4, 3rd hole is absolutely shocking, putting the player on top of the world when standing on a tee box sitting over 200 feet above the green located 508 yards away. When hitting your tee shot, the ball is seemingly in the air forever due to the dramatic elevation change. Each hole at Clear Creek is a once-in-a-lifetime event, enhanced by the immaculate conditions, undulating fairways, and strategically placed bunkers including some pot bunkers, a pond, waste areas, and perfectly manicured quick and tricky putting greens. While navigating your way through the course, there are many points where you will be distracted with extraordinary panorama views of the Sierra Mountains. Take advantage of the opportunity to pause, take a deep breath, and just take in all of the surrounding beauty.

The Clubhouse Campus at Clear Creek is set to break ground soon. The 24,000-square-foot complex will

In addition to pristine beauty and exceptional golf, Lake Tahoe’s Clear Creek is set to offer residential options

include locker rooms, dining options featuring a seasonal and locally sourced menu offered by Chef Adriana Hyman, a gym, spa and wellness facility as well as a saline lap pool, hot tub, and bocce ball courts. In addition, a separate Family Recreational Center is in the works. This will include tennis courts as well as a family pool. There are also three hiking trails on property, two of which offer mountain bike access.

With everything Clear Creek has to offer, on the fairway and off, it will be hard to leave the property. That is, until you hear about the Twin Pines Lake House just a short drive away located on South Lake Tahoe. The historic property was built in 1936 by famed California architect Julia Morgan, who conceived Hearst Castle and countless other Bay Area landmarks. The house, exclusively available to Clear Creek members, is virtually in its original condition aside from some slight reconditioning, and set on 180 feet of shoreline leading to one of Lake Tahoe’s longest, most pristine beaches. In other words, it is the perfect setting for endless late summer and early fall days filled with paddle boarding, canoeing, boating, swimming or just unwinding on a lounge chair in the sand to take in the area’s majestic views.

One big question for sporty types remains: Is Twin Pines a better lake house or ski lodge? “Both” is the correct answer, for when the temperatures drop and snow begins to fall, Twin

Pines is transformed into the ideal cozy ski lodge. With a gondola ride up to nationally renowned ski area Heavenly Mountain just 4 blocks from Twin Pines driveway; it is the perfect home base for a day’s adventures on the mountain. Members keep their skis and boards at the house, get geared up and will be shuttled to the mountain. At the end of your day, you will return to the warm house, with the fireplace crackling and warm drinks waiting, the perfect end to a great day on Heavenly Mountain.

If you are ready to be a part of the Clear Creek community there are a few exciting options that are set to break ground in the near future. The master plan includes a total of 384 residential units that will all assure the ultimate in luxury, with the perfect mountain feel. The plans include 268 custom estate lots ranging from one acre all the way up to six acres in size. Each estate lot will feature custom-built houses and will offer spectacular view corridors of the golf course, meadows, and mountains as well as nearby Carson Valley.

In addition to custom houses, there will be a total of 98 single family mountain cottages that will be part of the community’s turnkey builder program. The mountain cottages will range from 2,500-3,500 square feet in size and will be built on ½- to ¾-acre plots. If you are seeking the optimal expression of mountain living for your primary or vacation residence, while enjoying Nevada tax benefits, Clear Creek Tahoe comes up a winner. / clearcreektahoe.com

1/ One of Clear Creek’s many scenic drives

2/ Which is the truer shade of green, the trees or the greens

3/ The Par 3 2nd hole is 178 yards of uphill drives with bunkers on both sides

4/ Clear Creek was designed by Bill Coore and two-time Masters Champion Ben Crenshaw

5/ Hole like this the 7th landed Clear Creek on Golfweek’s Top 100 Modern Courses in America list

Weekend Trips to Tahoe and Beyond

The Edgewood Golf Club is another one of Lake Tahoe’s must play courses. In addition to its panoramic beauty, the South Shore expanse is rated by Golf Digest magazine as one of “America’s Top Golf Courses.” The George Fazio-designed course also happens to have historic status, having opened in 1968. There are four holes that are just paces from the lake; in fact if you hit an errant tee shot on the famous par 3 17th hole, your ball will end up on the beach. Edgewood has played host to a variety of golf tournaments, including the U.S. Senior Open in 1985. For the past 25 years, Edgewood Tahoe has also been the home of the American Century Celebrity Golf Championship. Each year in July, this star-studded event features some of the biggest names in sports and entertainment. Recent participants include Michael Jordan, Justin Timberlake, Ray Romano, and Steph Curry. / edgewoodtahoe.com

The Landing Resort & Spa, a couple blocks down the shore from Edgewood, is regarded by locals and regular visitors as South Tahoe’s premier lakefront hotel. All 77 modern guest rooms in the centrally located five-star resort are filled with posh amenities, while its in-house restaurant Jimmy’s is a local favorite thanks to its creative menu of Greek and California cuisine crafted with locally sourced ingredients and its inviting indoor-outdoor atmosphere complete with outdoor fire pits and live music. With beach access and proximity to “downtown,” The Landing is vibrant and action-packed during warmer months. During the winter, it is the ideal “lodge” perfectly suited for both the ski and aprés ski scenes. It is a quick walk to Heavenly Mountain, as well as stylish ski fashion shopping and imaginative casual dining options such as Basecamp Pizza, Azul Latin Kitchen (don’t miss the Thai curry tacos) and Echo at the Lake Tahoe Inn, which just

6/ In 2015 The Landing Lake Tahoe Resort & Spa received Wine Spectactor Award of Excellence and appeared in Conde Nast Traveler’s Top Resorts of Northern California list

7/ Guests are treated to world class amenitites and accomodations in their room and on the grounds

8/ Lake Tahoe is 191 square miles (122,200 acres) with shoreline length of 75.1 miles

rolled out the first Shabu Shabu in town, offering health-conscious skiers the perfect alternative to chili and chowder. Nearby Riva Grill is noted for its “Wet Woodies” rum cocktails, nightly happy hour specials, and live music. / thelandingtahoe.com

Urban “Reno-al”

Reno, a city once known primarily for gambling and convenient divorces, is worth rediscovering. Just 60 miles to the north, America’s biggest little city has been upgraded over the past decade, with youth and technology playing a hand in the city’s incredible renaissance. Sculptures created for the annual “Burning Man” line Reno’s parks, while tech companies like Tesla have taken up residence. Reno is generating a buzz as America’s next “coolest city,” with its innovative locavore culture, burgeoning arts scene, and surprising finds such as the National Automobile Museum.

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Savoring the Parisian Experience

BY BRITTANY FUISZ

Paris, known by many as the city of light and by many more as the city of love. The name alone evokes images of warm croissants, bustling sidewalk cafés, and the Eiffel Tower. There is something about this picturesque place, filled with the world’s best museums, jaw-dropping fashion, and historical landmarks. One can visit a hundred times and still find there is more to discover. Whether you’re looking for love, gastronomy, or culture, Paris is sure to open its arms for a holiday you will never forget.

My first visit to Paris read like a trip straight from a guidebook. As a young girl I visited the city with my family and it was a first for all of us. A walk through Notre Dame, a long wait to go to the top of the Eiffel Tower, followed by a dinner cruise down the Seine river. The meal was served in what felt like a floating catering hall. This initial trip set the bar quite low and so I have been fortunate to

fall in love with the city more and more on every return visit.

My next trip was after college graduation with four girlfriends. We stayed with a family friend near the Eiffel Tower and treated the city as though it was our own. We ate at local restaurants, drank French wine, danced the night away, and felt like we were finally savoring all the joie de vivre this world has to offer. I was hooked.

A few years later, I was turning 21 and could not think of anywhere else I’d rather spend the joyous occasion. My boyfriend (now husband) and I left Georgetown University for a long weekend in Paris. My parents kindly put us up at Hotel de Crillon (now under the management of Rosewood Hotels & Resorts and undergoing a massive renovation). Right at the base of the Champs-Élysées and a stone’s throw from the coutureladen Rue St. Honore and the Louvre, this was the ideal location for a birthday

weekend of anniversaire in Paris. We walked through the Louvre dressed in our best before dinner and dined at the George V three-Michelin-star Le Cinq. We strolled through Saint Germain, admiring buildings that were centuries old, discovered the world’s best chocolate and I decided that someday, I wanted to live in this glorious land of elegance and light.

Wining and Dining

While I have yet to live there, I do travel to Paris at least a couple times a year. Each trip I discover something new and remarkable. It’s hard to have a bad meal in Paris, as the corner café is likely to serve the most divine baguette you’ve ever imagined. But for those looking to really dig in and experience the best the city has to offer, read on.

Neige d’été opened its doors in 2014 by Japanese chef Hideki Nishi, who formerly worked at George V. Nishi

Boasting world-class culture and epicurean delights, the city of light remains true to its roots - with contemporary flair

meticulously focuses on the French terroir down to every vegetable, creating a menu that is modern French with classic flavors. The dining room is minimalist but warm, with soft hues in whites and grays and two bright roses on each table. The restaurant offers a lunch set and a dinner set. Unlike many chefs today, Nishi focuses on simplicity rather than molecular gastronomy. A paper thin taglioni was topped with a local white fish and a divine butter sauce. Steak was the ideal texture and flavor, unlike anything I have had in the states. Service is impeccable. Request to sit in the room with a view of the kitchen. I have had the pleasure of dining here twice and each time it was the best meal of the year. / neigedete.fr

George V has been home to Le Cinq for many years, but recently added a more casual dining destination, Le George. Interior designer Pierre-Yves Rochon shaped the elegant space with floorto-ceiling windows, fresh flowers, and exquisite Mediterranean cuisine. The food is unique and bursting with flavor. To start, the onion tart tatin is extraordinary, with an oven-roasted onion served atop a puff pastry and a spoon full of parmesan sorbet. A seared tuna with shaved black truffles is delightful and skewers of prawns with a citrus mustard sauce are the perfect, buttery texture. Move on to a pasta or risotto and finish with a grilled fish for the table. Cheese creme brulee with mandarin sorbet is a must for dessert. / legeorge.com

For a light lunch during an afternoon of shopping, look no further than Colette – arguably one of the hippest stores in Paris, if not the world. From luxury accessories to the latest fashions from high end designers for men and women, this

store has it all. It’s a wonderful place to pick up a gift for your friends at home and the ideal shop for discovering new brands that are on trend. The restaurant, Water Bar, is located on the lower level. Their water menu is several pages long, hence the name, and the simple, but excellent menu features light café food and delectable desserts. / colette.fr

Apicius is the most grand restaurant in all of Paris. Housed in a private mansion in the middle of the city, stepping onto the property takes you back to a time of splendor and sophistication. Chef JP Vigato is as chic as he is talented and is devoted to sourcing the best products for his craft. Using techniques inherited from his grandmother, Vigato creates classic French entrees like lobster from Brittany with white truffles or foie gras, which he serves in several different styles, depending on the season. / restaurant-apicius.com

The sexiest restaurant in Paris would have to be Costes. Dark lighting, red velvet, and the smell of woods, rum, and bitter orange fill the air by way of their own branded candles burning day and night in the lobby. Their covered outdoor courtyard is always packed and usually with models and actors. They are known for fabulous music that their DJs are constantly making into albums. It’s fabulous for lunch and dinner. The menu reads a bit like a science fiction novel with items like “le tigre” but certain dishes are very good, particularly the lobster pasta, langoustines and the tom yam chili sea bass. Crackers cheesecake for dessert is a winner, as are the fraises de bois with chantilly cream. / hotelcostes.com

There are not many places that I return to on every trip to Paris, but Le

Comptoir is one of them. This bistro, located in Saint-Germain, books months in advance for dinner and takes no reservations for lunch. Lunch is the way to go as there is no set menu. There is a line down the block by 12:30pm but if you arrive around noon you’ll be one of the first seated. I love sitting outside and watching Parisians go about their daily life, as I enjoy incredible products from all over France. The tuna entree is sublime with the freshest veggies for a garnish and their vacherin dessert is light with meringue and fruits of the seasons. / hotel-paris-relais-saint-germain.com

La Créativité

It seems like Paris is home to a stream of never-ending affairs. The fall welcomes three significant events, starting with fashion week the end of September. Although the first ever fashion week was held in New York City, fashion week has evolved from salon shows that used to occur in Paris couture salons. Early October welcomes the Mondial de L’automobile or Paris Motor show. With over 1.2 million visitors and 260 brands from 18 countries, it is the world’s leading motor show in terms of visitors and media coverage (mondialautomobile.com). FIAC, the International Contemporary Art Fair, will run from October 20-23 in the Grand Palais. The fair brings together modern and contemporary art galleries from 26 countries. / fiac.com

The Foundation Louis Vuitton is also worth exploring. Opened in October 2014, the center and art museum was designed by Frank Gehry as a part of LVMH’s support of art and culture. The project cost an estimated $143M and

Photo: Jim Kehl

PARIS BY THE NUMBERS

POPULATION 2.2 million as of 2013

GETTING THERE Norwegian and Air France direct out of LAX; Ai France, British Airways, Delta direct out of JFK

NOTABLE ATTRACTIONS Eiffel Tower, The Louvre Museum, Musée d’Orsay, Notre Dame Cathedral, Sainte-Chapelle

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2015 TOURISM 22. million visitors (measured by hotel stays); Paris was the third busiest airline destination in the world with 16.06 million visitors behind London (18.8) and Bangkok (18.24)

houses 11 galleries. Icons of Modern Art, the Shchukin Collection is running from mid-October to mid-February 2017. / fondationlouisvuitton.fr

Chocolate lovers will be overjoyed to learn that the Salon du Chocolat is the weekend of October 28 at the Porte de Versailles. Five hundred participants will gather to show, taste, and discover. The activities include awards for the best chocolates in the world, a fashion show and more. / salon-du-chocolat.com

Where to Rest Your Head

After all the arts and dining you’ll want a lovely place to recuperate. While there is no shortage of luxury hotels in Paris, there are a few that really set a new standard for comfort.

Mandarin Oriental opened its first France address in an art deco structure that boasts the best address in Paris. Located on the famous Rue Saint Honoré, the hotel is steps from Place Vendôme and just a short walk from the Louvre and Jardin de Tuileries. Surrounded by the best shopping in the city, the location leaves nothing to be desired. Ninetyeight rooms and 40 suites are some of the most spacious in Paris, offering luxurious amenities such as Diptyque bath products, and state-of-the-art technologies in an environment that is modern but welcoming. Sybille de Margerie has given the spaces a couture feel that is classically Parisian. Suites all offer a private balcony or terrace and many come with private dining areas and kitchenettes, perfect for a family or a traveler looking for a bit more solitude. The hotel is

home to two-Michelin-star Sur Mesure par Thierry Marx and Camélia. The latter offers outdoor dining, ideal for a break between shopping, with outstanding desserts. Do not miss the Saint Honoré tart. The spa is a destination all on its own with a gorgeous indoor swimming pool and a fitness centre with top of the line equipment.

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Hotel George V is famed for their lobby flower displays, whose beauty rivals art. The old world luxury with lovingly restored tapestries and finishes reminds you of a bygone era. The hotel’s 244 guest rooms and suites are decorated in the classic Louis XIV style and many rooms offer commanding views of the city. The hotel is housed in a 1928 landmark building that is one block from the Champs-Élysées. The hotel is home to four different restaurants, making it easy to never leave. La Galerie is the ideal place for a pre-dinner cocktail, breakfast, or the best hot chocolate you will ever taste. Live music plays daily starting at 3pm. / fourseasons.com

I have yet to live in Paris, but I feel fortunate that I’ve come to have my favorite places. I love walking the streets of Saint Germain after a day of shopping at Le Bon Marché, Paris’s oldest department store. I adore popping into Chocolat Chapon and buying a box of their delicate pralines. I revel in having a glass of champagne at the bar at Le Meurice before dinner while listening to live music. I love that no matter how many times I’ve been, I fall in love with Paris again, again, and again.

1/The Eiffel Tower and the Debilly footbridge which spans the Seine River

2/ A modern Paris marvel - the metro - crossing over the Seine River via BirHakeim Bridge

3/ Boulevard Haussman, home to some of Paris’ finest shopping, adorned with Christmas lights

4/ The George V Four Seasons, a stone’s throw from the Eiffel Tower 4

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The Powerful New Role of Family Offices

Family offices are getting serious about private equity. They are steadily building their own buyout operations and making direct investments in private companies, often competing with traditional private equity firms in the process.

PitchBook, a research and data collection firm, reports a substantial increase in direct investments by family offices. It recorded 97 such deals in the U.S. in the past five years, compared to 56 in the previous five. And these figures are likely a fraction of the real total given that family offices tend not to share information about their transaction activity. A 2014 survey by McNally Capital, which helps wealthy families manage their invest-

Another reason is transparency. Families are moving away from black box investing where they give their money to an investment firm as a traditional limited partner and let them make the investment decisions. After the Great Recession of 2008, people really started paying attention to what was going on inside that black box and wanted to exercise more control over the investments that were being made.

Becoming a More Formidable Competitor

Competition for private equity transactions from non-traditional players like family offices is clearly on the rise. As

ments, found that 77 percent of families preferred making direct investments into companies.

The Benefits of Direct Investing

There are several reasons why family offices are making more direct investments instead of hiring an outside investment firm and serving as a limited partner. The most obvious is that they are looking for ways to avoid the high fees associated with many outside investors, such as a 2 percent management fee and 20 percent of profits, or carry.

family offices grow in size and power, they are seeking new opportunities that can earn ever-higher returns. The growing wealth of these family offices has paved the way for increased competition for private equity deals. Multi-generational family offices are growing their portfolios and want to explore new opportunities. They are also going down the path of bringing managers on board who are deal people.

Appeal

Having an investor that understands family governance and how families operate within a business context can go a long way to contributing to the future success of the business.

The changing landscape of the finance world finds the family office competing directly with private equity

competing for deals is their natural appeal to business owners. Rightly or wrongly, many business owners have an outdated opinion of investment firms as corporate raiders intent on maximizing returns and beholden to investors who demand a return on their investments within a set time period.

Typically, investment firms have about three to five years to put that money to work, a handful of years to grow the businesses, and a fixed period of time in which to exit those investments so they can raise their next fund. The family office is a different model. Family offices can provide longer term capital and there are no limitations as to how long they can hold onto their investments. In this market, that is a very attractive selling point.

Another big advantage is that family run enterprises are eager to partner with family offices because they share many commonalities in their approach to business. Having an investor that understands family governance and

how families operate within a business context can go a long way to contributing to the future success of the business.

Co-investments on the Rise

Families participating in direct investments generally haven’t abandoned outside investment firms altogether. Indeed, quite the opposite is true.

Family offices are partnering with PE firms in what are known as co-investments. This is where a family office associates with a PE firm on a dealby-deal basis, essentially picking and choosing which investments it wants to participate in rather than giving that decision to the PE firm. Co-investing is a growing phenomenon. A 2014 UBS and Campden Wealth family office report found that about 80 percent of family offices had participated in co-investing.

Many family offices see co-investing as a win-win because they get to invest directly in deals alongside a PE firm and, at the same time, do not have to pay any extra fees to the PE firm. They also don’t

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have to hunt for the deals themselves, which often entails raising their profile in the marketplace, which many family offices are loathe to do.

The bottom line is that family offices represent an increasingly important source of capital for private companies in the market. From a seller’s perspective, family offices are another avenue they may not have thought of before. And for some businesses, there are real advantages to working with a family office.

As family offices take on the challenges and responsibilities they once entrusted to their investment firms, they need to adopt many of the strategies that CohnReznick advises for private equity firms. To help ensure success and maximize the value of their investments, family offices need to conduct proper due diligence, ensure there is reliability on financial data (including audits or reviews), embrace effective tax strategies and audit practices, strive for operational efficiencies, and better manage risk by adopting programs such as cybersecurity best practices.

Kevin S. Parikh, Esq. Global CEO & Senior Partner Avasant El Segundo, CA

Kevin Parikh is a noted expert and thought leader on digital and business transformation. He has published numerous widely distributed white papers, articles and texts on the subject and authored a book on digital enterprise transformation. Kevin also advises both private and public sector clients on risk management, corporate governance, and service and vendor negotiations. Prior to joining Avasant, Kevin led the Global Sourcing practice for Gartner Consulting. He has a bachelor’s degree in Economics and Political Science from the University of California Davis and received his J.D. from American University.

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Education, Evolution, Economics

How the digital revolution is bringing chaos – and opportunity – to the global markets

The digital revolution has transformed economic growth throughout the world. My posi tion with Avasant provides me a unique perspective on the effects that technology and social economics are having on businesses at a macro scale. The trends I see are affecting every level of business, from the most successful executive to the unemployed college graduate. At Avasant, it is our

the 1980’s, eliminating analog jobs like tellers at banks, and replacing them with digital equivalents like ATMs. The 2008 credit crisis simply exacerbated this trend, tightening regulations and compelling businesses to switch from hiring employees to hiring contractors and outsourcing operations overseas. In 2011, I wrote an article discussing this phenomenon, and was contacted

goal to help organizations find a way to leverage these trends to transform their business for the digital economy.

Early in his first term, President Barack Obama made a statement about the ‘jobless recovery’ following the 2008 sub-prime lending crises. People did not understand why we were not able to bring more jobs into the economy even as it was recovering. The answer is simple: we’ve been moving toward a digitized and robotics process automation (RPA) economy since

by the Rockefeller Foundation, whom invited Avasant to partner with them on a study analyzing the effect digitization and sourcing was having in emerging African countries, specifically Uganda, Kenya, and South Africa. Inspired by this study, Avasant went on to form our own Foundation. We expanded the study to include 23 countries in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. Our report, titled “Impact Sourcing”, discusses how to create jobs through strategic sourcing in low-income, sometimes depressed communities,

As the digital age progresses, many traditional forms of employment have disappeared and been replaced by jobs requiring new skill sets, which traditional colleges and trade schools have failed to equip graduates to fill.

in light of the digital economy.

Job creation is on the minds of struggling Americans as well, and is at the heart of the macro level trends I mentioned earlier. As the digital age progresses, many traditional forms of employment have disappeared and been replaced by jobs requiring new skill sets, which traditional colleges and trade schools have failed to equip graduates to fill. While the ‘ivory tower’ approach to education is laudable, it is not preparing young people with the skills

with refugees) or stay and fight for what limited options remain (as we’ve seen with the rise of ISIS).

Perhaps more important than the geographical size of the problem, is the historical resonance of the issue: we’ve seen this kind of economic upheaval with every major technological shift from the Stone Age to the Industrial Age. Each time a worker-heavy system shifts to a technology-driven system, a huge percent of the population becomes temporarily unemployed and politi-

businesses are currently looking for.

Avasant Foundation has seen a 99% success rate when we’ve flipped that formula on its head: instead of training students and then hoping they’ll find jobs, we approach companies and ask what kind of skill sets they need, then train applicants to fill that need. This has been particularly useful in emerging economies where they don’t have traditional systems of education that are as strong as the West. This may seem like an obvious solution, but there has been surprising resistance in America to updating our education system to meet the needs of businesses. Rather than investing in training, politicians are focused on free college for everyone or tighter restrictions on immigration. Neither will solve the issue at hand.

It’s important to remember that this isn’t just an American issue; it has international effects as well, sometimes indirectly. The crisis in the Middle East, for example, can be understood through an economic lens – unemployment and a lack of infrastructure have erased the hopes of those citizens, leaving them with the choice to leave (as we’ve seen

cal and economic turmoil follow. The existence of easy communication and access to information will not solve these issues for us – they will simply help to spread the word more rapidly. It can’t be stopped, but it can be recognized for what it is: a natural progression.

As business owners we can help smooth the transi tion by investing in training and maintaining an employee culture. We can recognize the importance of preparing today’s young people with specific skills they’ll need to be successful in the digital economy. We can strategize to maximize the value of this transition. At Avasant we specialize in global strategy, strategic sourcing, and digital busine ss transformation. As a management consulting firm with clients of Fortune 500 companies, we help our clients globalize their enterprises, reduce costs, and find new opportunities to venture into global markets. We specialize in helping businesses transform, so that they can embrace the Digital Age and bolster their succes s. The Digital Age is here to stay and you can fight it and inevitably lose – or embrace it and come out on the winning side.

Each time a worker-heavy system shifts to a technology-driven system, a huge percent of the population becomes temporarily unemployed and political and economic turmoil follow.

Jim Freedman Chairman & Managing Director

The Social Consciousness of Branded Consumer Companies

Marvin Padilla Managing Director, Head of Apparel & Retail Intrepid Investment Bankers Los Angeles,

CA

Jim Freedman is a Founding Partner and Chairman of Intrepid Investment Bankers, a specialty investment bank that provides M&A, capital raising and strategic advisory services to middle-market companies across various industry sectors. He has more than 30 years of investment banking and corporate finance experience and is an expert on the financial aspects of corporate strategy.

Marvin Padilla is a Managing Director and Head of the Apparel & Retail practice at Intrepid. He has led transactions in a variety of industries including apparel, footwear, beauty and personal care, branded consumer products, plastics packaging, and automotive aftermarket products.

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It’s exciting to see an increased focus on social awareness and philanthropy from entrepreneurs and business owners in the branded consumer products secto r. Increasingly, consumer businesses are weaving their philanthropic a ctivities into their brand identity. As a result, a growing segment of consumers is buying products from more socially responsible companies.

for decades, in recen t years, we have seen an influx of branded businesses making these efforts integral to their product offering and connection to the consumer. Los Angeles-based apparel purveyor g ood hYOUman offers a prime example of using social awareness as an inte gral part of its brand identity. In stead of promoting individualism, the company uses inspirational messages on its apparel

While many businesses owners have always been active in charitable causes, these interests were traditionally kept apart from their business activities. While a few companies, like Patag onia, have been quite vocal about corporate responsibility

such as: ‘Family Over Everything,’ ‘Perspective,’ and ‘Hope Is Dope.’

Redefining the Meaning of Success in Business

A great example of how apparel executives are redefining what it

Consumers want to know that they are supporting companies that are not only making great products, but that are also the engines for positive change.

means to be succe ssful is Richard Sneider, the CEO of One World Star International, who uses his passion for philanthropy to motivate his team to give back to society.

Intrepid has advised Richard on multiple transactions, including the acquisition of Big Strike from private equity firm The Gores Group. We

Structuring Your Company for Social Responsibility as a Fiduciary Duty of the Business

In addition to their own involvement in social giving, many business owners view social responsibility as a fiduciary duty of their companies. Companies such as the Honest Company and Dr. Bronner’s

marketing were historically effective methods of driving sales, today brands must do much more to inform their customers of what they stand for. One of the great results of the proliferation of so cial media is the awareness it has brought to social consciousness. Consumers want to know that they are supporting companies that are not only making great products, but that are also the engines for positive change. Consumers value corporate citizens that share in the fight for empowering people of lesser means and resources.

Doing Good, Growing Your Business, and Higher Valuations

had the privilege of watching his involvement in the community over many years. Richard serves on the board of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), which provides public, private and non-governmental organizations with the knowledge and tools that enable human progress, economic development and nature conservation to take place together. He has a deep-rooted interest in exploration and fieldwork and is fascinated by nature, human society, and the interactions between them. Moreover, his concern for rainforest and freshwater habitats, which are critical ecosystems fo r the survival of the planet, and his appreciation that support for human communities is an essential comp onent of conserving a healthy planet, have prompted him to join the Chairman’s Council of Conservation International, the Board at the Los Angeles Zoo, and the Board of the Humpty Dumpty Institute.

With manufacturing in 14 countries, One World Star is a leader in the apparel manufacturing arena, distributing fashion clothing to most of the major retailers in the U.S.

have legally incorporated as Benefit Corporations and/or adopted the B Corp certification. In the U.S., a Benefit Corporation is a type of forprofit entity formed under corporate law that dedicates resources to promoting a positive impact on society, workers, the community and the environment, in addition to generating a profit. The corporate designation provides its directors the legal protection to consider corporate goals other than, and sometimes in direct conflict with, corporate profits. “B Corps” is a certification designated by the nonprofit B Lab to meet rigorous standards of social and environmental performance, accountability, and transparency. Today, there is a growing community of more than 1,800 Certified B Corps from 50 countries and over 130 industries working together toward one unifying goal: to redefine the metrics of success in business.

Why Consumers Identify With More Socially Responsible Companies

In the age of social media, consumers demand to know more about the brands they use on a daily basis. While celebrity endorsements or

The marketplace is increasingly rewarding brands that promote social consciousness. A few examples of investor interest in brands that promote social well-being include the Honest Co mpany, TOMS, and Warby Parker. The Honest Company, which is rumored to be preparing for an Initial Public Offering (IPO), was valued at $1.7B in a financing round last year, after only five years in business. TOMS shoes, which was founded as an ethical footwear company, donating one pair of shoes to a child in need in a developing country for every pair it sells, also received institutional capital. In 2014, the company reported receiving an investment from Bain Capital after being in business for eight years. Warby Parker, which also donates a pair of glasses to nonprofit organizations for every pair purchased, was last said to be valued at $1.2B (estimated at 12 times 2015 sales) with a potential to go public. While we all work hard every day to secure the financial well-being of our families, it is rewarding to see that companies are beginning to view their role to include giving back to the society that purchases their products and services. As advisors to consumer branded businesses, Intrepid’s Apparel & Retail team often provides guidance on a broad range of value-creating changes that business owners can implement. These changes must be authentic and must connect at a personal level with the individual consumer.

A few examples of investor interest in brands that promote social well-being include the Honest Company, TOMS, and Warby Parker.

David Wood CEO Human Touch Long Beach, CA

David’s career has included significant experience in operations, strategic partnerships, and retail growth, including the creation, development, and growth of Bose’s direct retail store operation. He has also pioneered and developed an extensive leadership development program for high-performing colleagues and has been a frequent presenter for both internal and external learning programs. David received his undergraduate education in economics at the University of California, Los Angeles, and has general management certificates from Harvard Business School and an MBA from Boston University.

On Good (for You) Design

The benefits of thoughtful design extend far beyond aesthetics

Intentional. Thoughtful. Meaningful. Inspired.

All of these are words we use to describe good design—modifiers meant to signify that something has been carefully constructed in a way that is pleasing to the eye.

But have you ever considered that design could also be pleasing to the body and mind? Dare we suggest that design isn’t just something nice to look at, but something that could actually be good for you?

At Human Touch, we like to use another word to describe good design: healthy. And we’re not alone in our thinking.

In 1984, Roger Ulrich, a visiting professor at the Center for Healthcare Architecture at Sweden’s Chalmers

to gauge what, if any, effect design had on patient wellness.

What are the most important design elements Ulrich found to have therapeutic, even healing, properties? Those features that elicited a sense of control, provided access to positive distractions, and offered a soothing feeling of support. Inherent to all of the healthful design attributes Ulrich identified? Stress reduction.

Now, more than 30 years later, thanks to Ulrich’s seminal research, hospitals have fundamentally changed. Builders of these vital facilities and the healthcare community now more fully understand the immense impact of sleek design on emitting therapeutic properties, reducing pain, and eliminating stress.

Taking a page from Ulrich’s study,

University of Technology, published a groundbreaking study demonstrating that design could, in fact, bring healing and wellness properties to our day-to-day lives.

Ulrich studied the ins and outs of hospitals, but he didn’t look at a single piece of medical equipment or attempt to evaluate the caliber of doctors on staff. Instead, he focused on the aesthetic elements of these institutions in an effort

researchers have recently focused similar scrutiny on the design of modern workplaces. Architects and human resource departments at some of the largest companies in the world have subsequently banded together to make office buildings environments of low stress and high productivity, all through the pursuit of healthful, wellness-promoting design.

As a forward thinking, dedicated wellness company, it’s no coincidence that

Whether you’re a CEO on a plane every week, or a teacher who stands upwards of six or seven hours a day in a demanding and strenuous profession, relaxation through massage as a relatively brief daily ritual will help you be a little bit better each day.

these properties are exactly what Human Touch strives for in all that we do, and in the lives of our customers. We’ve married therapeutic design with an effective wellness product meant to enhance overall health, all so that our customers can reap the benefits of a low-stress lifestyle.

The principles of relaxation and stress reduction aren’t just what our products aim to achieve; they’re inherent to how they’re built. Every single detail, both inside and outside of our massage chairs, is designed with the same goal as Ulrich’s ideal hospitals and the workplaces of the future - enhancing your well being, and, as a result, your life.

We also design with the future in mind. Your future, a more painless, less stressful one; and our future, as a company on the cutting edge of therapeutic massage technology. We are tomorrow’s solution for stress reduction, pain relief, and a healthier life.

For us, the formula is simple: Relieve pain. Reduce stress. Perform better. Help individuals and society.

And we have a great roadmap for

getting there—one charted by our proprietary Wellness Council, a group of experts in various medical fields and practices that provides meaningful, unmatched input into how we create and design our products.

These experts and our design teams converge to answer the same question

every week, or a teacher who stands upwards of six or seven hours a day in a demanding and strenuous profession, relaxation through massage as a relatively brief daily ritual will help you be a little bit better each day. It can elevate you to a place of higher productivity, and bring you closer to your healthiest, happiest,

upon which we built our company 36 years ago: How can design lift your spirits, elevate your wellness level, and, in turn, make you a little bit better at what you do?

Whether you’re a CEO on a plane

and best self.

This is really why we exist. It underscores the fact that we’ve always been a company with a purpose. Elevating your health, wellness, and overall happiness? We’re designed for that.

A Commitment to Community

EDUCATION PROVIDES THE ULTIMATE PATHWAY to improving the lives of families, builds the fabric of our communities and develops the human capital necessary for prosperity.

To this end, USC supports families and youth, promotes small business development and economic growth and instills in its students a profound commitment to participate in civic life.

USC supports 3,500 children in college access programs and more than 600 children in pre-school and early literacy programs each year. The USC Neighborhood Academic Initiative (NAI), the university’s signature college prep program that enrolls close to 1,000 students annually, sends 100 percent of its students to college, with nearly half of participants successfully enrolled at USC on full-tuition scholarships.

The University of Southern California is proud to be a Good Neighbor in the communities of Los Angeles. communities.usc.edu

For us, the formula is simple: Relieve pain. Reduce stress. Perform better. Help individuals and society.

A. Polevoi, LMFT, CBS, CPC Owner / Clinical Director Counseling Resource Center Agoura Hills, CA

Carol A. Polevoi has been a mental health specialist for over three decades. She spent more than two of them as owner and clinical director of the Counseling Resource Center in Agoura Hills, where she works with individuals, families, couples, groups, and businesses. Ms. Polevoi is a licensed psychotherapist, certified as an Integrative Body Psychotherapist (IBP) and teacher, biofeedback specialist, and professional coach. She specializes in mind/ body therapy, stress management, wellness and professional coaching, relationships and trauma. Prior to her current practice, Ms. Polevoi spent fifteen years in corporate lending as a manager and trainer, and five years in education as a teacher and counselor. Ms. Polevoi provides support and innovative therapeutic interventions to help clients relieve physical and psychological pain as well as resolving troublesome patterns of behavior.

“Mindfulness” Is the New Buzzword

What is mindfulness and how can it benefit you personally, professionally, and spiritually? Plus seven things you can do during your day to be present

You probably know how this goes. Your significant other, children, or boss ask, “What did you do all day?” and you just don’t remember. And if you don’t remember what happened today, then remembering what happened yesterday is out of the question.

Do you ever wonder why? No, you don’t have Alzheimer’s or dementia. You have, in a sense, been living life unconsciously. When we are on autopilot doing things mindlessly, we do not remember what we do because we aren’t present. We mul-

without being fully conscious in the awake state where we are in full awareness of ourselves and our environment.

What is This Mindfulness?

Mindfulness is a moment-by-moment practice of b eing intensely and fully aware, focused, and present. When we are fully conscious of our thoughts, emotions, reactions, motivations, our breathing, the sensations in our bodies, the sights and sounds in our environment, then we are aware of everything about us

titask and are distracted by emails, text messages, and social media, to name a few. Most of us take pride that we can do so many things at once, but sadly, we are not present and mindful of any of those things. Many people in our present-day society are living without thinking,

at any given moment.

Generally speaking, being mindful is practicing to t une in, not out. We use our senses to experience life personally, professionally, and spiritually, and to be focused and able to concentrate in the moment. When we are less driven by habits

Carol

The essence of mindfulness is when we can receive information, pay attention to the here and now, and not try to change what is happening in the moment.

and reactions, we have the ability to recognize and release unnecessary distractions as they arise. The essence of mindfulness is when we can receive information, pay attention to the here and now, and not try to change what is happening in the moment.

When we are personally mindful , we feel more connected to our core self. We feel better understood, cared for, supported, and loved by our family and friends. We are able to appropriately and effectively process information given to us with impulse control, less anxiety, fears, anger, excessive worry, and depression. When we stay in the present and can see and hear our partners and children, we create an environment where individuals and relationships can flourish.

It is important to be mindful to our physical being. We are proactive when warning sig ns or symptoms of aches and pains first emerge. We don’t wait until the alarm goes off when our body is screaming to pay attention to ourselves. By that time, our backs may have gone out on us, we may have been diagnosed with cancer or another immune or

physical disorder that we now HAVE to pay attention to.

When we are professionally mindful , we have the ability to concentrate and focus on tasks and be more effective with office mates, employees, and customers. When we are mindful and present with our employees, they are happier, loyal, more effective, efficiently work to their potential, and are more productive.

When we are spiritually mindful , for some of us it may mean that we listen to our inner voice or core self about what we want and need in the world. We may feel at peace because we feel part of a universal energy or a religious practice. We may feel awaken spiritually and may call this enlightenment. Enlightenment can be called the highest spiritual state a human can attain, the freedom of suffering, nirvana, bliss or a permanent state of joy. Enlightenment could be called spiritual wellness. Being mindful spiritually can give us purpose and feeling of belonging in the world. It helps keep us from feeling alone, depressed, having suicidal thoughts, and feeling despair.

Seven Things You Can Do During Your Day to Be More Present and Mindful:

1. Start your day getting present and focused. Take a few minutes to breathe through your nose and feel the sensation of the breath going into your nose moving past the cilia up your nasal passages, down your windpipe to your lungs. Picture your breath moving into your lungs and expanding and deflating them.

2. Pay attention and listen to what your body is telling you throughout the day (close your eyes and go inside and notice what sensations you physically feel).

3. Pay attention to what you are eating. Savor the taste, smell, and texture.

4. Take the time to stay in the moment and deal with the tasks at hand. So you are not thrown off of your priorities, set aside specific time to check emails, messages, or deal with social media.

5. Listen and pay attention to who you are talking to , and let them know you are seeing and hearing them.

6. Breathe and get present when feeling scattered, or when you need to get focused before talking to someone, starting a project, or going into a meeting.

7. When you are in your car, turn off the radio and don’t talk on the phone. Take the time to pay attention to your breathe and notice your surroundings (the sky, nature etc.).

When we are mindful personally, professionally, and s piritually, we are in the present and are living happier, healthier, and more productive lives. Yesterday has already passed, tomorrow isn’t here yet, so let’s make the most of today.

When we are mindful personally, professionally, and spiritually, we are in the present and are living happier, healthier, and more productive lives.

Martin Levy, CLU/RHU President & Founder Corporate Strategies, Inc. Encino, CA

Martin Levy, CLU/RHU, is the creator of The Life Insurance Audit and principal of Corporate Strategies Inc., located in Encino, CA. The firm specializes in helping business owners and professionals create, protect, and preserve wealth through the use of uniquely focused strategies and processes. The firm is comprised of professionals in human resource, executive leadership, insurance, employee benefit design, compensation, and tax and financial planning. Marty is a Life and Qualifying member of the Million Dollar Round Table, representing the top 1% of insurance professionals in the USA. Corporate Strategies is one of the largest insurance brokers in the Greater Los Angeles area.

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Is It Better to Eat Well or Sleep Well?

The real reason insurance still matters is as obvious as it’s ever been

Is it better to eat well or sleep well? Can you do both? It’s an interesting question.

As a financial service professional, I am privy to the financial information of many business owners and professionals. My clients discuss the things that matter most, things they most care about, and the things that keep them up at night, staring at the ceiling at 2 AM -worried with fear.

We all know these issues: they are the things that drive us, that challenge

– causing many people to feel inadequate and giving a sense that everyone is “eating well.” But, are they “sleeping well”?

For most of us, we have simply become accustomed to living this lifestyle and because of the demands on our income to create the life, many are ill prepared for our financial future. The truth is that most people have very little real accumulation for their future and also have very significant debt.

us, what we most fear and care about, things we are scared to death of. Things like “what happens if I get sick,” “can’t meet cash flow,” worries about money, payroll, deadlines, acceptance, our parents, our kids, finances, bills, retirement, marriage, health, etc.

We all want to “live the life” in every way: nice cars, lovely homes, travel, remodel, educations, bar mitzvahs & weddings, tutoring, jewelry, vacations, Maestros dinners, looking good, and keeping up with our peers. The use of social media has furthered these desires, giving the perception of everyone else’s fantastic lives, displayed instantly

The concept of using debt to finance lifestyle has simply become ordinary. At the amazing (crazy) low cost of borrowing, it’s no wonder many professionals live above their incomes, financing many of these “must haves” via home equity loans, leverage or just (expensive) consumer debt. We are eating well! This phenomena, living large and spending large, with little or no retirement accumulation to speak of, feeds into the consumption mentality that drives the U.S. economy, and in many ways it also allows us to earn great livings. (How many of us have jobs in the entertainment industry?)

The truth is that most people have very little real accumulation for their future and also have very significant debt.

Consider these issues:

People will live longer than their money and ultimately will not have enough money to live the way they want to live

Healthcare expenses will consume considerably more of our income in later years than people realize and few have resources to pay for the costs of care

Longevity will have a devastating impact on the U.S. economy and create significant burdens

Lifestyles will be forced to suffer significant changes if interest rates rise or if earning capacity dwindles

Technology may make many current careers and ways of income generating become obsolete sooner than people think

The lack of true financial planning is at the heart of our eat well/sleep well dilemma

Living beyond our means and keeping up the perception of we can “do it all” is a hard reality to maintain, even for

the debt and to provide for the lifestyle needs of their survivors. Even if there is no significant debt to address, many still want to create a legacy for their families and children.

Disability Insurance

What if you become sick and can no longer work or provide for ongoing financial needs? This is the single largest exposure facing working professionals, yet few have adequate income protection in the event of sickness or illness.

Long Term Care Insurance

Even more significant and pressing is the challenge of outliving your accumulation, depleting assets needed for health and long term care. How many of us have seen relatives exhaust their assets paying for care and support for daily activities. How many are paying for support for others?

Ask any financial planner how many people are truly on track to live the rest

the wealthiest. From my experience, many of us are in a more serious debt situation than we realize. Sleeping well is a problem.

Those who can consume, because they are either truly independently wealthy or because they will receive a legacy from parents or inheritance, who have set the bar high for many “mere mortals” - the “keeping up” mentality is a real wealth killer.

For those not expecting a legacy, insurance planning is critical. And may help you sleep better!

Life Insurance

If people have significant debt, they absolutely need to maintain an appropriate level of life insurance to pay off

of their lives the way they want to, or if they will be forced to make significant lifestyle changes in their older ages. Eating well and sleeping well don’t always go together.

With that in mind, what can you do today to assure you don’t wind up in dire straits, forced to make significant lifestyle changes or be dependent on your children?

Consider how establishing a financial plan, including adequate insurance protections, can positively impact you, planning for current and future needs, and also to assure a successful and financially stable retirement. Good financial planning may allow you to both eat well and sleep well. The choice is yours.

The concept of using debt to finance lifestyle has simply become ordinary

Danone Simpson President & CEO

Montage Insurance Solutions

Woodland Hills, CA

Danone Simpson has more than 17 years’ experience in all lines of insurance. Danone has built an agency focused on employee benefit and property & casualty programs for the commercial and nonprofit sectors. Under Danone’s leadership the firm has partnered with over 100 carriers to find the perfect insurance solutions for their clients. Danone has been presented multiple awards in the Los Angeles and San Fernando Valley Business Journals, including being selected a Trusted Advisor in Insurance and one of the Top Twelve Women Owned Businesses in Los Angeles. Recently Danone was selected by Forbes magazine to be represented in the Women of Power series for Southern California. She sits on the Valley Village Board of Directors and Make-A-Wish and was honored as a founding member of Women for Wishes. Danone received her Masters of Business Administration from the Graziadio School of Business at Pepperdine University. Our mission at Montage is to further your mission with Dedication, Service, and Integrity while protecting your assets and giving back to the community.

Servicing the Heart, Soul and Spirit of the Company

Moving beyond the “why” and “how” of business processes and policies will greatly affect morale and possibly your bottom line

There is a heart, s oul, and spirit in each of your companies. It is important for each employee and vendor to understand your mission first, and then each of these elements so all can work together, delivering service your way. The Spirit is the leadership - the CEO; the Soul is the CFO, and the Heart is Human Resources. Why all are crucial to understand? Because each has different needs.

The mission of the company is the guiding light and the company will be in disconnect until the mission

be made based on this mission, then the values, principles, and procedures follow suit. This should be not only on your wall but established with each employee and new hire from day one. And if the culture takes a tailspin, go back to the core - the mission always!

The Spirit of the company - the CEO - establishes the goals, direction, and needs of the company. The entrepreneur, who organizes and operates the business, taking on greater than normal financial risks in order to do so. Why some are so against this today

is in the minds of all participants. This is the core and all processes are established by this direction. This is historical, established in biblical principles. The body. It is a simple philosophy that translates well to companies. As minding the core is the main foundation of Yoga. This begins with the first insight of a company. The idea, the need, and the delivery of products and services. It can take time to establish or adjust the mission to keep up with the needs of your customers. It is not to be taken lightly. Because in time every decision will

in the news is disturbing because while these individuals may earn more than others is because of this very reason. Employees and clients can bind the leadership legally in their actions and the risk of starting or running a company from small to large is taking on the greatest risk, establishing jobs for others. This is why Directors and Officers, Fiduciary, Cyber and Employment Practices Liability Insurance are key in today’s environment. This risk is far too great today to take without these coverages in place.

The Spirit of the company - the CEOestablishes the goals, direction, and needs of the company.

Tending to the soul of the company is what CFOs do. Thomas Moore describes “caring for the soul as almost a father-ship role.” The CFO manages the leadership (the mission) from the point of view of the soul of the company, guiding and making everyone feel secure providing wisdom. So the CFO brings not only balance to the books, but to the goals of the spirit of the company. As you know it is “never too late or too early to tend to the soul of the company.” You must look backwards with key indicators to assess where you came from and then look forward with projections to see where you are going. This is not an easy balance, yet when done well the company as a full body heals, flourishes, and grows.

The Heart- Human Resources manages the people and must understand not only the mission of the company to hire appropriately, yet to also assist supervisors in establishing

goals for each individual no matter what industry to fully understand the “why” behind every task. The policy and procedures are not merely a book of rules, but a handbook of “who” the company is, the “why” and the “how.” The HR executive, a strategic partner today more than ever, must embody the understanding of the in-use culture and the CEO’s needs, in assisting

to establish the culture model taking us bac k to the mission and values of the company, which are all guided by the rules of the state. Today more than ever this partnership in leadership must be in synch, as the Spirit, Soul, and Heart of the company. The depth of these three parts of your company is the essence of its existence as it is today.

The policy and procedures are not merely a book of rules, but a handbook of “who” the company is, the “why” and the “how.”

Stacy D. Phillips Partner Blank Rome LLP

Los Angeles, CA

Stacy D. Phillips represents a wide variety of high-net-worth and celebrity clients as they undergo the significant and often difficult transitions involved in divorce and custody matters. Over her 30-year career, Stacy has become known for her adept negotiation and highly personalized advocacy. A hallmark of Stacy’s reputation is that she truly listens to her clients’ needs, concerns, and fears, always with the highest level of discretion. Stacy is fond of saying that “how we treat others, how we conduct ourselves, and how we communicate during difficult times, can alter the course of our lives and the lives of those around us.” Whether through litigation or alternative dispute resolution such as mediation, Stacy and her colleagues in the Blank Rome Matrimonial and Family Law Practice Group continuously seek innovative and compassionate solutions to achieve notable results for their clients. A graduate of Dartmouth College and Columbia University School of Law, Stacy resides in Beverly Hills and is the proud mother of two grown children, Alison and Andrew.

Effecting Change One Life at a Time

Looking beyond your company’s bottom line and examining its communal impact is not just important, it is essential

As I write this, our country is experiencing a watershed moment in its history. It seems that almost every day there is news of outrage, bigotry, unrest, and violence emerging from many quarters of our society. As an attorney, social justice is a topic frequently in my thoughts. It is against this backdrop of conflict that I often

while they are in the Los Angeles County probation lock-up facilities, and continues with them upon release. The Advot Project uses art and theater as communication tools to foster self-esteem, manage anger, promote healthy relationships, and prevent violence. The program’s goal is to help these

wonder if one individual can truly effect change, helping neighbors, towns and cities, and our nation to move forward.

I find solace in the knowledge that many around us are quietly doing inspirational work every day. Recently, I had the good fortune to meet one such Angeleno, Naomi Ackerman.

Naomi is the founder and executive director of the Advot Project, a grassroots non-profit organization that works with incarcerated youth

at-risk youth, especially young women ages 13-25 to find their voice and gain self-worth - encouraging their self-empowerment by giving them opportunities to be heard, and helping them develop the capacity to exhibit greater kindness and compassion, first for themselves and then for others.

Naomi Ackerman and the Advot Project are truly effecting change, one young life at a time. On October 30, the Blank Rome Adopt-A-Center

My colleagues at the firm work on behalf of numerous pro bono clients all over the country, which include the homeless, the disabled, veterans, immigrants seeking asylum, Holocaust survivors, domestic violence victims, abused and neglected children, and low-income senior citizens.

Program (founded in 1999 by my former law firm, Phillips Lerner) will celebrate Naomi’s work and honor the very first of the Advot Project’s graduates to attend college. At an event entitled Listen , the Advot Project will present a performance of dance, poetry, and so ng at the Broad Stage in Santa Monica, featuring original works by Naomi’s students, and collaborations with other

and sentenced to die four times. Ultimately, Mr. Turner was freed as a result of the decision of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court on an appeal after the fifth trial. Current pro bono cases being handled by the firm involve claims of racial discrimination, civil rights actions, and death penalty cases.

Today, Edwin P. Rome’s tenacity and commitment to service are the

talented performers from the Los Angeles arts community.

The Adopt-A-Center Program is only one aspect of Blank Rome’s proud tradition of corporate philanthropy. My colleagues at the firm work on behalf of numerous pro bono clients all over the country, which include the homeless, the disabled, veterans, immigrants seeking asylum, Holocaust survivors, domestic violence victims, abused and neglected children, and low-income senior citizens. Here in Los Angeles, we provide pro bono services through many nonprofit organizations, such as the Harriet Buhai Center, Bet Tzedek, Public Counsel, the Alliance for Children’s Rights, and Levitt & Quinn Family Law Center.

More than 70 years ago, the firm’s founding partner, Edwin P. Rome, served as court-appointed counsel for Aaron “Treetop” Turner, an African-American laborer accused of beating to death a factory employee.

Mr. Rome def ended Mr. Turner over eleven years and through five separate trials during which he was convicted of murder five times,

inspiration for the firm’s involvement in Clemency Project 2014, one of the largest pro bono endeavors in its history. More than 100 lawyers and paralegals, from every Blank Rome office and practice group, engage in critical legal work to provide relief to nonviolent inmates serving disproportionately long sentences. And, in a tradition that began seven years ago, the firm sponsors a “Day of Service” on Martin Luther King Day, during which many of the firm’s lawyers and staff participate in service projects in their communities. In Philadelphia, Blank Rome volunteers assist low-income seniors in drafting and executing wills, living wills, and powers of attorney – planning their future and expressing their end-of-life decisions with clarity and dignity.

I hope you will join us on October 30 at the Broad Stage in. As in years past, we anticipate that our Adopt-A-Center Program will create a memorable experience that will enrich many lives.

Tickets to Listen may be purchased at eventbrite.com/advot.

Here in Los Angeles, we provide pro bono services through many nonprofit organizations, such as the Harriet Buhai Center, Bet Tzedek, Public Counsel, the Alliance for Children’s Rights, and Levitt & Quinn Family Law Center

Laurel Mintz Founder & CEO Elevate My Brand Studio City, CA

Laurel Mintz works with prestigious global brands including Public House Restaurant Group, Bassett, iCoffee, Paw Patrol and Susan G. Komen. She founded Elevate My Brand, a digital marketing and live events agency, in 2009, sits on the board of directors for the American Heart Association and the Fender Music Foundation, and is a mentor for The Women’s Global Leaders Initiative. Laurel received LA Business Journal’s 2016 Women In Business Award, Comerica Bank & LA Lakers 2015 Women of Promise Award, and was nominated for Ernst and Young’s 2015 Entrepreneur of the Year Award. She also runs an exclusive networking group, “The Taste Salon.” In addition, Laurel hosts a weekly show through Business Rockstars, which reaches 36 million listeners nationwide while also contributing to Inc. and CSQ magazine as a columnist. Laurel received her B.A. from UCSB and J.D., M.B.A. from Rutgers University.

Play Is the New Networking

Building enduring relationships outside of the boardroom

The landscape of how business development is done is evolving. There is a culture shift happening globally for B2B, B2C, and even nonprofit organizations. The days of stuffy business suits, mahogany boardrooms, and strict employee rulebooks are becoming a thing of the past as more professionals are embracing non-traditional forms of growing their businesses, networking, and even onboarding talent. The

business with pe ople they know, like, and trust.” As a business owner, I have built many non-traditional relationships in unique ways. Whether sitting on a plane or in a fitness class, modern business owners are open to meeting people, building relationships, and doing business differently. One of the most creative, artistic, and distinctive ways that I have experienced this shift in business cu lture is through a

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meetings of today look more like a discussion at a local art festival, a museum meet-up, a working hike, or a chat over sushi. Over time, the line between play and business is becoming blurred and its positive impact is affecting internal teams and our bottom lines.

The saying goes, “people do

curated art experience I attended at Hive.org’s Global Leaders Program. Th is program is aimed at providing leadership and entrepreneurship training for extraordinary purpose-driven leaders, by showing us that there’s a better way to do business. The networking portion of this leadership

The days of stuffy business suits, mahogany boardrooms, and strict employee rulebooks are becoming a thing of the past as more professionals are embracing non-traditional forms of growing their businesses, networking, and even onboarding talent.

program was produced by LATE NITE ART (LNA), a company that blends art, team building and schmoozing into one space in a blur of paint brushes, bright colors, butcher paper, and an assembly of beautifully connected strangers. The LNA team travels all over the country and organizes events that inspire individuals, groups, and teams to break through the creative and social walls that we build taller and stronger as we get older. The vast majority of the individuals I met at this event mixing play and business were in the C-Suite, and leaders in their respective comm unities – people who were decision makers in charge of cultivating their work environments, the deal makers, movers and shakers, and culture changers.

The beauty is that these type of artistic envi ronments foster a vulnerability and honesty in building relationships that is much more challenging to find in a typical corporate setting. I would argue that it provides a more authentic insight into the type of business professional who might end up being your biggest client or partner. Sometimes doing business isn’t about the paycheck, but rather, it’s about the chemistry and long-term professional relationship and satisfaction that it yields. Although it may seem too woo woo guru for some, these opportunities to connect with professionals in lowpressure, creative environments can be powerful marketing tools. They are a chance not only to attract potential big money partnerships and clients, but also, to solicit the best pool of internal talent. Th e best employees of today look to join companies that have a unique balance of play, innovation, community activism, personal fulfillment, and business ferocity. For instance, Salesforce allows employees as many as 56 total paid hours for volunteering annually. The employees who take

advantage of all 56 hours subsequently receive a $1,000 grant to be donated to a nonprofit of their choice. Companies like Salesforce know that offering philanthropic opportunities that excite the interests and passions of their employees is how smart companies build their most effective teams. Similarly, young companies like HubSpot, NetFlix, Quicken Loans, Google and Zappos are regulars on Fortune’s 100 Best Companies an d Glassdoor’s Best Places to Work lists for actively and consistently acknowledging and integrating play with business activities. Even older companies like Aetna have embraced new age ideologies that speak to the hearts of their employees by introducing yoga and mindfulness training, raising wages, and improving health benefits. All of these examples lead to higher retention rates, morale, and ultimately lower turnover. It’s good for the people and the company’s bottom line, a part of the new win-win mentality.

As Elevate My Brand has grown over the years wit h a variety of employees and personalities, it has become increasingly important for me as a CEO to implement a play and business mo del for managing my team, which includes yoga, working hikes, group lunches,

massages, summer outings, and team-building games. We have even implemented a policy we took from the CEO of Vow to Be Chic and implemented a required coffee date for all new employees with all existing teams to foster relationships and connection within the company. With nationwide unemployment below 6% and a constantly evolving workforce, employee satisfaction is a critical factor that a company must explore to be competitive in a market where incentives are expected, talent is limited, and poaching is common. The same can be said for growing business relationships with non-traditional creative tactics, such as bonding over volunteer experiences or meeting at the opening of a museum exhibition to encourage a deeper and more fulfilling business and personal relationship.

It’s imperative as decision makers and industry leaders that we constantly anticipate changing business tides and become flexible to new ideas and opportunities for business growth, while supporting industry developments striving to create a new normal.

Sources: Forbes , Fortune , Recruiter Box Disclosure: LATE NITE ART (lateniteart.com)is a current client of Elevate My Brand

With nationwide unemployment below 6% ... employee satisfaction is a critical factor that a company must explore to be competitive in a market where incentives are expected, talent is limited, and poaching is common.

Tucker Hughes

Managing Director Hughes Marino, Inc. Corporate Real Estate Advisors

Los Angeles, CA

Tucker Hughes is managing director at Hughes Marino, a nationally recognized California based commercial real estate company that exclusively represents corporate tenants and buyers in lease and purchase transactions. Tucker leads the firm’s Los Angeles and Orange County offices and is a key member of the brokerage team, advising clients throughout the region on real estate strategies to help them achieve their corporate objectives.

Culture, Community and Love

The bottom line advantages to running your business with your heart and mind

The most succe ssful companies on the planet all share one thing in common. They are world-class recruiting machines and have mastered the art of identifying, securing, and training both the current and future superstars of the professional world. Perks are rampant, pay is high, and prestige unparalleled. It begs the question: What can small

a concentrated d ose of commitment to their company’s shared values and, like most imp ortant things, take a long-term commitment to fully optimize.

Daniel Coyle, author of The Talent Code, has dedicated an enormous part of his life to researching how to be an expert. The biggest predictor of success at developing a new skill?

something he calls ‘the institutional

or medium-sized companies do to compete with what are often times billion-plus-dollar conglomerates that suck up the most qualified candidates from the job market? Fight them with culture, community, and love.

Culture

The best cultures are authentic, fully understood, and completely embraced by their teams. They boast

Here’s a hint: It’s not just “practice” alone, but rather mentally committing in advance to pursue a goal for a long period of time. This is applicable to culture in two ways. First, a company must take an extremely long-term approach to refining and mastering a culture suitable for its organization. Equally important, each member of the team needs to be fully devoted. The combination of these two ingredients is a powerful

inducement to developing a worldclass culture.

Another critically important piece of culture? Building shared habits as a team. One of the most compelling examples of this in action is the story of Alcoa’s success under the leadership of Paul O’Neill. Alcoa is an enormous manufacturing conglomerate primarily working with lightweight metals, like aluminum. O’Neill took over as CEO in the late 80s and his first act as captain was to announce a myopic focus on making the company the safest in America; undoubtedly a challenging task when its core business consists of handling dangerous machinery and scorching hot metals. Investors were terrified. In their minds, profits should be the focus, and nothing else. What they failed to realize is the chain of events that this new safety initiative set into motion. Everything in the manufacturing process was put under scrutiny, and the shared focus, coupled with a reduction of material waste, dramatically lowered costs. Disability and training costs also went down, and productivity soared. The side effect that was most important to the company’s growth, h owever, was strong internal communication and the free flow of new ideas. In only 13 years’ time, Alcoa quintupled its net income.

Community

Warren Buffett often references something he calls “the institutional imperative.” He defines this as the tendency of executives to mindlessly imitate the behavior of their peers, no matter how foolish it may be to do so. Not something I would want Mr. Buffett himself to ever accuse me of doing, but nevertheless, this concept is on full display in many highly visible companies across the world. And unfortunately, it’s a trap that is easy to fall into as we all are innately conditioned to be similar to our peers. That being said, through a strong sense of community, some

outliers are able to maintain a distinctly different approach to their business operations.

Bridgewater Associates is one of the largest hedge funds in the world, managing over $150B in client assets. It has become extremely well known not only for its expert investment track record, but also for some weird quirks. Most notably, it has a management philosophy of radical transparency. Gossip is forbidden; however, public criticism – even of the executive team – is somewhat expected. What would be otherwise

One can only work so long without succumbing to mental exhaustion and seeing large drops in daily performance levels. Even harder is maintaining focus while being micromanaged. If your team is fully invested in accomplishing its defined goals, there is little risk of problems developing due to lack of oversight, and a lot to gain from the increased attention span and workflow.

Community gives us belonging, promotes open communication, and creates an atmo sphere of accountability. All of the se are critically

private conversations are recorded and kept on file for team members to listen to at their leisure. While this might be a little ex treme for industries that aren’t purely quantitative in terms of performance, there is a lesson to be learned here. Being on the same page and having your team members truly respect one another, to the point where they can voice their opinions publicly, is extremely important. It also guarantees that problems will be surfaced and swiftly dealt with in a satisfactory manner. After all, if they aren’t handled appropriately, no one will be allowed to gossip on the subject. This type of community creates high personal accountability for every person on the team. Getting to the “truth” really matters. So does productivity, the single biggest bottleneck of which is often decision fatigue at an individual level.

important ingredients to turbocharging company growth and avoiding costly pitfalls.

Love

Finally, what does love have to do with it all? Great teams love one another. They love what they do and the spirit in which they do it. It puts them in a reflective position where they are no longer in it for themselves, but rather in it for each other. Take care of the team, and they will, in turn, take care of your clients. It’s important to remember that exceptional corporate culture is an anomaly. Even with dedication and consistent effort, the most developed of teams can unfortunately revert to being average. It’s everyone’s responsibility to create an amazing place to work and, just like financial success for the company, it has to be earned every single day.

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CULTURE & TASTE

In the ever growing Los Angeles dining scene, no neighborhood is as hot as the Downtown Los Angeles Arts District where Oficine Brera is (p. 138) offering Angelenos some of the city’s most authentic Italian cuisine, including this beef shoulder. / officinebrera.com

EXHIBITS & PERFORMANCES

A Global Tour de Force in Our Backyard

BY SARAH CZERWINSKI

A Local’s Education

A Walk Through California’s Cultural and Geographic Landscape {Los Angeles} The Autry

Opens October 9

Take a walk on the local side and explore the comprehensive cultural and geographical landscape at the Autry’s two-gallery, four-part exhibit, “California Continued.” The 20,000-square-foot mega exhibit, which includes “Human Nature,” “The Life and Work of Mabel McKay,” “Human Nature Garden,” and “California Road Trip” segments, is a visual display of native California history through its landscape and people. “Human Nature” divides into four thematic sections: Salmon, Fire, Desert, and Plants as Food and Medicine telling the story of migrations, historic burn policies, the Mojave, and indigenous plants that could provide solutions to current health and food issues. “Human Nature Garden” is an exterior installation displaying more than 60 domestic plants and acting as an environmental educational experience. “California Roadtrip Room” immerses viewers in the diverse California landscape from Death Valley to the Redwoods with six hours of panoramic projection displayed on a split, dual screen. / theautry.org

Spotted: Pop Art Brought to Life

Lichtenstein Brings Colors to LA With Famed Comic-book Style Pieces

{Los Angeles} The Skirball

October 7 – March 12, 2017

The Skirball connects the dots, bringing Angelenos in line with one of the most famous artists of all time, Roy Lichtenstein. Recognized for his colorful and pointed depictions of everyday life, Lichtenstein’s signature pop art collection “Pop for the People” spans beyond canvas to paper plates to shopping bags to clothing. Notable displays include originals Bull Profile, the Surrealist series, Sunrise, and Shipboard Girl. As a special component, the Lichenstein showing will also incorporate collaborative pieces from his dynamic partnerships with Stanley Grinstein and Sidney Felsen who cofounded Gemini G.E.L., the world-renowned LA artist workshop largely credited for the dissemination of pop art and prints at the beginning of its era. As a truly experiential addition, the exhibit includes a fully interactive, 3D replica of Lichtenstein’s Bedroom at Arles, his take on Van Gogh’s original 19th-century piece. / skirball.org

Van Gogh, Monet, and Cézanne Walk Into an Exhibit...

A Bringing Together of History’s Most Impressionable Impressionists and Post-Impressionists

{San Marino} The Huntington

Through January 2, 2017

The Hammer Museum and The Huntington Art Collections join forces to bring together an unprecedented display of impressionism and post-impressionism pieces from the brushes of Vincent Van Gogh and his noteworthy contemporaries including but not limited to Monet, Cézanne, and Gauguin. Like a gathering of wayward friends, the Hammer reintroduced fifteen noteworthy impressionist and post-impressionist pieces to the Huntington. Come mingle with “Van Gogh & Friends” as Monet’s View of Bordighera brushes elbows with Van Gogh originals such as The Sower and Hospital at Saint-Rémy in a truly unique gathering of creatives through the world they so famously left behind. / huntington.org

Party at the Hammer

Swiss Artist Far From Neutral Creative

{Los Angeles} Hammer Museum

September 30 - February 19, 2017

Famous for his marriage of the traditional and contemporary genres, Swiss artist Nicolas Party has made his mark on the European art landscape with vibrant, multimedia murals, paintings, installments, and sculptures that resurrect the more dated motifs of still lifes, portraits, and landscape through creative context shift and crossover. Party plays with the status quo, transmuting what can be seen as decorative art into museum-worthy exhibits. Often using murals as a secondary element to his art, Party will hang pieces to display in layers to emphasize contrast of color, style, and mood. His debut Los Angeles exhibition will occupy a unique space, displaying as a mural on the wall of the Hammer Museum’s lobby. / hammer.ucla.edu

Make Art Not War: A British Band of Rebels

London-based Artists Who Stuck It to the Post-War Art Man {Los Angeles} The Getty Museum

Through November 13, 2016

Realism and abstraction clash in this rebellious brigade of post-WWII English art pieces titled “London Calling.” London-based artists Francis Bacon, Lucien Freud, Michael Andrews, Frank Auerbach, R.B. Kitaj, and Leon Kossoff may not have been comrades in war, but they unspokenly joined forces to produces pieces against the grain of their artistic contemporaries. The creative consensus at the time admired less subject-based stylings of abstraction, conceptualism, and minimalism. These Picasso- and Balthus-musing artists painted outside the lines, focusing on real subjects but through a more ephemeral and vibrant lens that often danced around but never tangoed with the complete departure from the real. / getty.edu

Serial Printing Still Gelling with LA

LACMA Celebrates 50 Years of Gemini G.E.L Print Studio {Los Angeles} LACMA

September 11 - January 2, 2017

The print shop made famous by the likes of Lichtenstein, Grinstein, and Felson is getting a spotlight of its own as a contemporary hub for continuing the narrative of single prints through the production of artist series. Giving viewers insight into the artistic practice of thematic and linear storytelling, “The Serial Impulse at Gemini G.E.L.” exhibit at LACMA celebrates the art of publishing art in mass quantity and sequential quality, displaying some of the shops most historic and impactful series. The Gemini G.E.L. and LACMA have shared a long-standing relationship; LACMA displayed the Gemini’s debut print series by Josef Albers. In honor of 50 years, LACMA’s exhibit will display a timeline of Gemini’s works from pioneering pieces by Jasper Johns, Robert Rauschenberg, and Frank Stella to the latest collections by Richard Serra and Julie Mehretu. / lacma.org

The CSQ Lifestyle Report

Want to know what your favorite brands are thinking? Every quarter, the CSQ Lifestyle Report brings you the seasoned perspective of local leadership from your favorite brands and establishments. This quarter, local leader discuss the imporance of corporate social responsiblity

Todd Hoyles General Manager

Avenue

“Charity is hugely important to Saks, and we execute a number of fundraising and charitable initiatives each year. One in particular is our annual Key to the Cure Campaign, a cause we truly believe in, a campaign that over the course of almost two decades has raised approximately $40 million.This year we are lucky to partner, again, with Stand Up To Cancer as well as have the support of Halle Berry against cancer.”

“Montage takes an active role in supporting those in need in Los Angeles through Hearts of Montage, our Associate volunteer program. Recent examples include our “Nothin’ But Sand” beach cleanup, work with the Corazon de Vida orphanage and contributions to the LA County Food Bank. We are committed to environmental stewardship, education, and sustainability. Montage is a caring and thoughtful company that fosters happy Associates, which results in memorable guest experiences and a stronger sense of community.”

“Polacheck’s has a long history of community involvement in the San Fernando Valley and Conejo Valley. A collection of charities and a variety of fundraising programs have been gracious support.We continue to express our gratitude through our heartfelt contributions in every way we can.Whether it’s our presence at the 5K Stop Cancer Run, feeding and passing out toys to the homeless in our Santa hats, or being a strong supporter of the Boys and Girls Club, we strive to not only give back to our community for the greater good, but support our local schools, synagogues, and churches as well.”

Insight from top tastemakers of the region

Saks Fifth

Todd Orlich General Manager Montage Beverly Hills

Brent Polacheck President Polacheck’s Jewelers

Inside the Mind of a Revolutionary French Chef

After 20 years in Los Angeles, one of the city’s culinary treasures – Ludo Lefebvre – looks back at his menu of accomplishments while perfecting his recipe for what’s to come

BY MATTHEW SEUKUNIAN

In the battle for culinary supremacy, no city stands on the precipice of greatnessquitelikeLosAngeles. NotreviewedbytheMichelinGuide andnotknownforthewhite-tablecloth,buttoned-upfinediningof yesteryear, Los Angeles has staked its reputation on the strip mall.

and shimmer of America proved too much to resist and after 12 years working in some of France’s finest kitchens, Lefebvre decided to leave the French system. He explains, “at that time, America was a dream.”

LUDO LEFEBVRE

Owner, Trois Mec family of restaurants

AGE 45

BIRTHPLACE Burgundy, France

RESIDENCE Studio City

FAMILY Wife, Kristine; two kids

AWARDS “World’s 50 Greatest Chefs” by Relais & Chateaux; James Beard Foundation “Rising Star Chef” nominee; Chevalier de Arts des Lettres award (France)

PROPERTIES Trois Mec, Petit Trois, Trois Familia, LudoBird (two locations)

ON THE HORIZON Petit Trois, Sherman Oaks (opening in 2017), season 5 of Mind of a Chef

FromsushibarsintheSan FernandoValleytoKoreanbarbecueinK-TownandtacosinBoyle Heights, the vibrancy of the food one can find in the strip mall is unequivocally LA. At the corner of Melrose and Highland Avenues lies one such strip mall that – though previously overlooked – is now home to some ofthecity’s(andnation’s)most exciting food, brought to life by Los Angeles’mostpassionatechefLudovic “Ludo” Lefebvre.

Born and raised in France’s Burgundy region, Lefebvre, 45, found his love for cooking through his grandmother and aunt. By 14 he was enrolled in a French culinary academy where, as he puts it, he was, “abused, not trained.”

Lefebvre,theneweststarofPBS’

Mind of a Chef , would spend more than a decade working the kitchens of French culinarylegendsPierreGagnaire and Guy Martin as well as with Alain PassardatPassard’sthree-Michelinstar L’Arpege in Paris.

As is so often the case, the sparkle

Upon arriving in Los Angeles, Lefebvre - who pauses on occasion throughout our time together to inquire with his chefs, busily prepping for the evening’s service behind us - would find consistency and normalcy in an unfamiliar new world, cooking at two of the city’s finest (French) restaurants - L’Orangerie and Bastide.

By the late aughts, Lefebvre was in the process of securing his own space for his first restaurant and grew frustrated playing the waiting game, not cooking. On a whim, Lefebvre was offered the opportunity to make a guest appearance at BreadBar in Los Angeles. The end result of this guest appearance is known today throughout the culinary world as a Pop-Up but for Lefebvre and his operation, LudoBites, it was anything but.

“LudoBites was not an intention, it was an accident,” his wife and business partner Kristine Lefebvre (whom Ludo met as a chef at L’Orangerie over an amuse-bouche) proclaims, noting that “it became a cult hit that the people of LA fully embraced and then it hit us and we said, ‘this is a real business now.’”

The success of LudoBites was driven by the passion of the chef who, in reminiscing on this period in his culinary life, smiles happily as he remembers the joys of “not cooking French cuisine in a strait jacket.”

Following both the cult and critical success of LudoBites, Lefebvre would go on to open his first restaurant, Trois Mec, with the help of his then friends and now business partners, Jon Shook and Vinny Dotolo, in April 2013. It is at Trois Mec that Lefebvre officially planted his flag and staked his claim as one of the world’s most innovative and exciting chefs.

In keeping with the cult stylings of LudoBites, Lefebvre neglected to update the signage outside his flagship property, which to this day promotes Raffallo’s Pizza. “We focused on the menu and on the inside of the restaurant and on its design and in the end we forgot about the sign.”

Right out of the gate, Trois Mecstill one of the hottest tickets in town, as the restaurant only seats 28 on any given night - received critical acclaim near ( LA Weekly and the L.A. Times awarded it 4 stars) and far (it made “Best Of” lists nationally from Bon Apetit to GQ and Esquire ).

“Trois Mec is three things,” Lefebvre explains. “Ingredients, technique, and playfulness… LA’s culture to me is colorful food, and the California vegetable, and I’ve tried to base my cooking on that…to be playful with LA’s magical flavors.”

Though Lefebvre cooks with an endearing respect to where he has been, he does so in a place he likely never expected to be. “I decided to open Trois Mec in a strip mall because that is the Los Angeles culture to me,” he explains.

It is that very strip mall, an ever-important piece of Los Angeles’ identity, that may explain why the Michelin Guide has not reviewed restaurants in Los Angeles since 2009.

Lefebvre notes that without Michelin in town there is less pressure. “I would be very happy if I got a star…I think

Trois Mec deserves one star but my restaurant is full and that is the best thing for me,” he says.

Though his restaurant is always full, your author had to ask him about where he likes to eat on his rare night off. Suzanne Goin (Lucques), business partners Shook and Dotolo (Animal, Jon & Vinny’s), Kris Yenbamroong (Night Market Song), and Nancy Silverton (Mozza) who Lefebvre graciously refers to as “The Queen of LA” are among those he lists as he smiles from ear to ear.

Silverton, who will be featured on Netflix’s third season of Chef’s Table is the type of seasoned American Chef one is accustomed to seeing on television. Lefebvre - tattoos, and Burgundian accent - is less traditional but more modern and certainly fitting for a show produced and narrated by culinary bad boy Anthony Bourdain.

Admitting he never thought he would be on American television due to his accent, Lefebvre acknowledges the personal and professional benefits of being on the air. Reflecting on the rigorous five-month process that was

Mind of a Chef, Lefebvre admits, “It will be good for me.”

Lefebvre still cooks at Trois Mec regularly and as he explains it, on top of cooking because he loves to, it’s his time in the kitchen – away from social media, television obligations, cookbooks, and the modern day rigors of life as a famous chef – that makes him feel less busy.

Lefebvre is looking forward to opening a Sherman Oaks Petit Trois location in 2017. As the Trois Mec team will be strong enough without him, the chef will be able to ride his bike from home to work cooking in the Valley, which is very important to him.

Throughout October, Trois Mec will be hosting a guest chef series: “Two Chefs: A Dialogue Through Food.” Throughout the month he will cook with Daniel Humm (Eleven Madison Park), Joshua Skeen (Saison), and Jorge Vallejo (Quintonil) among others.

While the entire series is sure to be special and Lefebvre is too humble to admit it, his wife notes that what matters most is that his contemporaries and his idols are coming to cook with him, in LA.

1/ Lefebvre working hard yet seemingly hardly working behind the line at Trois Mec

2/ Mussels Marinieres at Petit Trois

3/ Lefebvre (center) holding court with his guests while maintaining order with his team at Petit Trois

LA’s culture to me is colorful food, and the California vegetable, and I’ve tried to base my cooking on that…to be playful with LA’s

More Amore, Please!

BY BRITTANY FUISZ

Officine Brera

Downtown Italian

The owners of the wildly popular Factory Kitchen are now raising curtain on Officine Brera, carved out from the shell of a century-old power plant. While the new venue could be described as an arty, downtown-chic destination like its sibling, it has its own distinctive personality contrasting with Factory Kitchen’s polished minimalism. On a canvas of exposed brick walls and rustic wood floors, Northern Italian Chef Angelo Auriana and owner Matteo Ferdinandi create a beautiful and complex picture of the regional cuisine. Indeed, a quick glance at the menu may having you wishing you could sign up for a guided tour. Once you get your bearings, the menu’s delicious detail presents an even larger problem--you’re likely to want everything. Thankfully, the professional servers and staff will lead you in the right direction through both the menu and a wine list that’s mostly Italian with a dabbling of some wines from the U.S., Germany and France.

The dinner menu is divided into three main sections: Fried, raw, cured & cultured to start; Rice wheat and grains for a middle course; and wood-grilled, spit-roasted, and slow-braised for mains. Highlights among the starters include fresh market finds like heirloom tomatoes with sun kiss melon, golden beets, red onions, and arugula as well as grilled mediterranean octopus with watercress, frisee salad, and sunchoke puree. The homemade Gnocchi Piemontesi is a standout among the secondi course. It’s a work of art composted of fonduta (the creamiest melted cheese imaginable), black summer truffle, and chives. Other winners include the Bassa Padana risotto, served with sausage and grana padano, and the meaty Nastrini Del Miracolo pasta served with braised butcher’s table ragu and and a touch of herbs atop a thicker noodle. The wood oven roasted pork shank, accompanied with swiss chard and polenta, is fork tender and coated in a slightly sweet reduction. While the dessert selections range from biscotti to mousse to baked meringue, the Italian terrone, a honey and nut nougatine semifreddo with warm fudge sauce and amarena cherries, is both sublime and unusual. / officinebrera.com

Capo

Santa Monica

Italian

Capo captures much of what people dream of when they think of an Italian vacation. The tiny, rustic house on Ocean Avenue containing this gem of an eatery is concealed by thick, velvety curtains shielding it from the outside world. And like many gems, a reservation here is as coveted now as it was when it first opened in 1999. Capo’s treasure trove includes 1,500 bottles of wine, as well as a seasonally inspired menu boasting some of the best pastas and vegetables L.A. has to offer. Its wood oven is the highlight, and the focus of the warm room as well as the place where incredible cuts of meat and fish are roasted. White corn ravioli with black truffles and Santa Barbara spot prawns are recommended choices for the perfect meal, especially when you end the experience with the hot apple tart topped with caramel ice cream. Alternatively, you can cuddle up at the bar on a cooler evening, or sit along the art-lined walls. / caporestaurant.com

Tower Bar

Hollywood American

Few restaurants in L.A. have a maitre d’ as well known as Dimitri Dimitrov, who treats the dining room as his stage on a nightly basis. Live jazz music and soaring views of the city add to the warmth and buzz of the animated space. Celebrities rub elbows and seating can be tight in the main room, but no one seems to mind as they sip on strong martinis and nibble on crudite. The deviled eggs a la Russe and zucchini chips are always a great way to start. Entrees are simple, from roasted chicken to rack of lamb with mashed potatoes. Order light and save room for the build-your-own ice cream sundae. / sunsettowerhotel.com

Gwen Hollywood European Style

Butcher Shop

Gwen, restaurateur Curtis Stone’s latest endeavor, is a butcher shop and restaurant located on Sunset Blvd in the heart of Hollywood. Like Trois Mec, Gwen is not just a meal out, but a show that requires the advance purchase of tickets. This presents diners the advantage of not needing to worry about what to order, as they are in the hands of an expert. The dazzling art deco dining room gives way to an open kitchen and flames roaring in the background. It sets the stage for a five-course menu centered around firebased cooking techniques. The opening act was a charcuterie plate followed by two salads, a pasta (the night’s breakout star), a lamb course, and dessert. The selection of a knife for the meat course was a nice touch, arriving at the table in a fancy cigar box containing a unique selection of steak knives. Although opened in late summer, high demand for reservations ensures a long run among selective, adventurous diners. / gwenla.com

1/ Hand-cut whole wheat pasta, braised goose sugo, artichokes, raspadura at Oficine Brera

2/ Open for nearly 20 years, Capo was a Wine Spectactor Grand Award winner in 2015

3/ The timeless setting at the Tower Bar within the Sunset Tower Hotel

4/ A sampling at Curtis Stone’s Gwen, one of Los Angeles’ most antitpicated new restaurant

Appetizing in Autumn

Midday or after work meet ups benefit from the bold, bright flavors of fall

BY CHARLES TREVOR

ONLINE

Visit csq.com to find out about additional meeting locations.

THE VIBE Executive Chef Travis Strickland reimagines this upscale steakhouse, infusing creatively presented dishes with farm-fresh flavor at happy hour and all day long. From the bright, airy dining room to the lavish lounge to the expansive outdoor terrace, this contemporary classic offers a casual yet elegant atmosphere.

THE BITE A variety of scrumptious options await the refined palate, from ahi tuna poke with yuzu, macadamia, and taro root chips to grilled artichokes with meyer lemon aioli and smoked sea salt to lollipop lamb chops with romesco and shishito peppers and much more.

THE SIP Take the Silk Road (Martin Miller gin, grapefruit, ginger, St. Germain, lime, grapefruit bitters, and champagne) or sip the Sophia Loren’s fruity combination of blood orange amara, cognac, lemon, and grapefruit peel. A well-balanced wine list, curated by the certified sommelier, will not fail to satisfy your thirst.UTDOOR SEATING? Yes

PRIVATE MEETING SPACE? Yes. The Sequoia Room accommodates 48 and can be split into the smaller rooms; the outdoor terrace can also be made available. For more information, contact hello@baltaire.com or 424/273.1660. / baltaire.com

THE HONOR BAR Beverly Hills

HAPPY HOURS 4-7pm weeknights

THE VIBE Cozy, clubby, and always welcoming, it’s the perfect escape from the maddening crowds of the Beverly Hills north of Wilshire Boulevard.

THE BITE In addition to the spirited fries served in a mint julep cup, Honor Bar has earned additional buzz from its Ding’s Crispy Chicken sandwich with kale coleslaw and imaginative sushi.

THE SIP Boulevardier, with Larceny Bourbon, Campari, and Antica Carpano vermouth; or the Smoke & Spice with Alipus Mezcal, Green Chartreuse, and Orgeat.

OUTDOOR SEATING? Yes, but for drinks only.

PRIVATE MEETING SPACE? No / honorbar.com

PIZZERIA MOZZA

Hollywood

THE VIBE The casual-chic Italian eatery devised by Nancy Silverton and Mario Batali continues to set the world on (wood-fired oven) fire with locations in Newport Beach and Singapore. The original location, however, is still hot after all these years.

THE BITE Anything you can share, from succulent antipasti (eggplant caponata; crispy goat cheese with Umbrian lentils, marinated baby peppers with tuna), to bruschetta (Labneh crostone with English peas and asparagus) to those famous made-to-order pizzas.

THE SIP A robust Italian Barbera or Sangiovese red from the nicely curated wine list.

OUTDOOR SEATING? No

PRIVATE MEETING SPACE? Yes. The Jack Warner Room holds 30 people, while the restaurant in its entirety can also be rented for private events. For more information, contact events@mozza-la.com or at 323/866.5290. / la.pizzeriamozza.com

OCEAN PRIME Beverly Hills

THE VIBE Ocean Prime perfectly splices together Beverly Hills elegance (a formal dining room anchored with a towering bar surrounded by its impressive, glass-encased wine selections) and beachy Malibu nonchalance (an indoor-outdoor area with cabana-like seating and live music by night).

THE BITE In addition to a superb menu of classic sushi rolls and a raw bar, timeless picks perfect for fall include a lunch-sized filet mignon, teriyaki salmon, and seafood cioppino with salmon, sea bass, and mussels.

THE SIP The sexy Black Orchid, with Belvedere Vodka, St. Germaine Elderflower Liqueur, fresh lemon juice, and white cranberry juice; or the Blood Orange Old Fashioned with Woodford Reserve bourbon, blood orange puree, and whiskey barrel-aged bitters.

OUTDOOR SEATING? Yes

PRIVATE MEETING SPACE? Yes. To custom plan your meeting or event, fill out the online form or contact Alizabeth Weisberg, Event Manager, at 310/859.4818. /

BALTAIRE Brentwood

Titles for Our Times

BY JACK NEWTON

Between the World and Me

Ta-Nehisi Coates Spiegel & Grau

152 pp.

THE PLOT In perhaps the most discussed and celebrated non-fiction book of the decade, author Ta-Nehisi Coates delivers a beautiful written and consciously provocative commentary on the history of the country and race in America. The book takes the form of an extended letter to the author’s teenage son.

THE MEAT Coates is the recipient of a MacArthur “genius” grant and, before this book, was already highly regarded for his National Magazine Award-winning Atlantic essay, “The Case for Reparations.” The catalyst for the “Between” publication come when Coates’ son – like so many others – is flabbergasted that a former Ferguson, Missouri police offer is not charged in the killing of an unarmed teenager.

THE TWIST In this slim, substantive book, Coates quotes people from Richard Baldwin to Nas to Amiri Bakara. In one oft-cited passage since the publication of the book, Coates writes, “Race is the child of racism, not the father.”

When Breath Becomes Air

Paul Kalanithi

Random House

256 pp.

THE PLOT A 36-year-old neurosurgery resident reads a CT scan and sees cancer, spread throughout the patient’s body. The catch? The doctor is looking at a scan of his own body. Having a baby and writing most of this book are among his final acts.

THE MEAT Paul Kalanithi’s meticulous plans were upended by his devastating diagnosis. In his book, he passes along knowledge and ideas about the medical field, and tells stories from his (far too brief) life.

THE TWIST Paul Kalanithi and his wife Lucy – who finished the book after Paul passed away –discuss whether to start a family. Lucy says, “Don’t you think saying goodbye to your child will make your death more painful?” Paul says, “Wouldn’t it be great if it did?”

East West Street: On the Origins of “Genocide” and “Crimes Against Humanity”

Philippe Sands

Knopf

448 pp.

THE PLOT A blend of public history and personal history written by a renowned international human rights lawyer whose family comes from the same Ukrainian city as a pair of men who helped frame the international legal framework that led to the prosecution of Nazi leadership at the Nuremberg trials.

THE MEAT World War II has ended. Nazis are to be tried for their unthinkable atrocities. Two lawyers from Lviv, Ukraine promote competing legal theories by which to frame the trials. Is “crimes against humanity” too individualized? Is “genocide” too collective? The answer matters, then and today.

THE TWIST Author Sands in the book writes extensively about his own family. In many ways, his 20th-century Lviv relations, and his career these decades later that includes helping try a dictator, have an enormous amount in common with the two main protagonists.

Five Presidents: My Extraordinary Journey with Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, and Ford

Clint Hill with Lisa McCubbin Gallery Books

464 pp.

THE PLOT When John F. Kennedy was shot in Dallas, secret service agent Hill threw himself over the President and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy. In Five, Hill shares stories about the Kennedys and the other four U.S. Presidents he body-guarded.

THE MEAT The book ostensibly features the sort of the behindthe-scenes observations that only someone such as Hill could be privy to. Hill and his journalist co-author Lisa McCubbin also mix a large amount of American history into the book, providing context for the more private Presidential anecdotes.

THE TWIST The Kennedys – and Jackie in particular – come off as noble and endearing figures. Eisenhower and Ford come off fine. Johnson, and worse still, Nixon, for different reasons, do not come across as the agent’s favorites.

A leading essayist pens a letter to his son; a doctor writes about the cancer that killed him; a personal history blends with justice; a secret service agent tells tales.

VISIONARIES SERIES

CSQ’S VISIONARIES AWARDS IN SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT

CSQ’S 2016 Q3 SUMMER SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT

VISIONARY OF THE YEAR TROY CARTER, CEO OF ATOM FACTORY AND SPOTIFY’S GLOBAL HEAD OF CREATIVE SERVICES, WAS THE PRIMARY HONOREE AT THE EVENT HELD JULY 10 IN SANTA ANITA PARK’S CHANDELIER ROOM

SANTA ANITA PARK ARCADIA, CA

Nearly 200 members of the CSQ community came together Sunday, July 10, at Santa Anita Park to connect with one another, celebrate Los Angeles’ status as the global creative capital, and enjoy a picture perfect Southern California day at the horseraces. The second and third races of the day were named for CSQ.

Every summer, CSQ highlights worldrenowned enterprises and individuals, both established and emerging, for their achievements in the Sports & Entertainment industries. This year, CSQ focused on leaders in film, venture capital, music, new media, analytics, live events, nightlife, and professional sports.

In recognition of the entrepreneur, music executive, and venture capitalist’s vision, influence, and extraordinary success at knowing “the next big thing,” CSQ honored CSQ Visionary of the Year Troy Carter with a Visionary Award in Sports & Entertainment.

CSQ Visionary in Sports & Entertainment

Keith Brackpool, CEO of Santa Anita Park and Chairman of the California Horse Racing Board, was also saluted. Under his leadership, Santa Anita has undergone $40M in renovations, part of which went toward the legendary Chandelier Room where the CSQ event occurred.

CSQ also recognized C4 executives Ben Spergel and Brendan Manley as CSQ Thought Leaders in Sports & Entertainment, as well as the following six leaders as CSQ Visionaries in Entertainment: h.wood Group co-founders

John Terzian and Brian Toll, wildly inventive brothers Richard Raddon (Founder and CEO, ZEFR) and Ryan (EDM DJ, a.k.a. Kaskade) Raddon, live events innovator Melissa Carbone

(CEO and President, Ten Thirty One Productions), and esteemed Lionsgate Motion Picture Group Co-Chairman Rob Friedman.

CSQ creates an annual list of movers and shakers under the age of 40. CSQ NextGen10 honorees receiving awards and meeting CSQ NextGen 10 alumni included: Gregory Caruso (Founder, Bristol Pictures), Roni Eshel (Founder & CEO, goFlow), Russell Silvers (Senior VP, Global Partnerships, AEG), and Lindsay Nicole Waterhouse (Senior VP, Public Relations, Nclusive).

Event attendees included leadership from Sun Air Jets, Ernst & Young, Vroozi, the Chinese Consulate, the Jamaican Consulate, MJW Investments, AEG, Loot Crate, VNTANA, Intrepid Investment Bankers, Aon Private Risk Management, and more.

SPONSORS

The day was made possible thanks to the host, Santa Anita Park, who graciously opened their doors – including an otherwise secret Speakeasy room – to CSQ and our guests. The event’s sponsors were Aston Martin – who parked a pair of their exotics on the property – and Ernst & Young. The afternoon’s brand partners were Hennessy XO, Nolet’s Gin, Tequila Avión, and Peroni.

PHOTOGRAPHERS

Neil G. Phillips, Albert Evangelista EVENT CONTACT

Dana Santulli-Muhlgay, dana@csq.com

John Terzian

Guests enjoying Hennessy XO within the Chandelier Room’s speakeasy

David Wurth, Troy Carter

Susan Hirasuna, Russell Silvers, Catherine An

Troy Carter, David Wurth, Gregory Caruso, Tina Caruso, RIck Caruso

Jim Wright and his wife

Keith Brackpool

Shaz and Nadia Khan

Guests enjoying the accomodations within Santa Anita Park’s Chandelier Room

Official auto sponsor, Aston Martin, on display on the park grounds

Erick Opeka

Guests enjoying the view outside the Chandelier Room

Cocktails and libations courtesy of Avion, Nolet’s, and Peroni

Bob Holden, Russell Silvers, David Wurth, Lindsey Nicole Waterhouse, Roni Eshel, Gregory Caruso

Jessica Ferguson, Elise Freimuth, Andrea Adams

Guests with Lindsey Nicole Waterhouse

Mark and Farrah Weinstein

Ben Spergel, Troy Carter, Brendan Manley

WHERE THE C-LEVEL OF AUTO-TECH MEET

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November 14-17, 2016

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EY ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR AWARDS GALA

BEVERLY HILTON

BEVERLY HILLS, CA

ORGANIZATION

Ernst & Young

NOTABLE SPONSORS

National Sponsors: SAP America, Merrill Corporation and the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation. In Greater Los Angeles, regional sponsors include Gold sponsor: Tangram; Silver sponsors: Acacia Wealth Advisors, Ballard Spahr, Cresa, First Foundation, and Vaco; Media sponsor: CSQ; and PR sponsor: Olmstead Williams

Communications

EVENT HIGHLIGHTS

Dollar Shave Club Founder Michael Dubin wins the e-Commerce category. Past award winners including Seven Lake Technologies’ CEO, House of An Managing Partners, M.S. Lee of Houston Fearless 76, serial entrepreneur Scott Jarus, and Chet Pipkin of Belkin help to celebrate finalists and present trophies onstage.

EVENT WINNERS

Dara Mir, President, 9to5 Seating; Michael Dubin, Founder & CEO, Dollar Shave Club; John Suh, CEO, LegalZoom.com, Inc.; Wes Nichols and Jon Vein, co-founders and co-CEO, MarketShare; Sandy Sigal, Founder, CEO, and President, NewMark Merrill; Walter Driver, Co-founder and CEO, Scopely; Mark Douglas, Founder and CEO, SteelHouse; Susan Sarich, Founder & CEO, SusieCakes

EVENT CONTACT

Greater Los Angeles Program Manager: Ashley Evans, EY PHOTOGRAPHER

Jon Delouz Photography

James Montgomery, CSQ Visionary Chuck Davis, Dave Toomey

Kristine Devine

The 2016 EY Entreprenuer of the Year Award winners

EY award winner and CSQ Visionary Sandy Sigal Jaspar Weir

CSQ NextGen 10 Chris Davis (middle) and his family

Patrick Niemann

SAKS FIFTH AVENUE X ANTHONY DAVIS

FALL 2016 LAUNCH PARTY

SAKS FIFTH AVENUE

BEVERLY HILLS, CA

NOTABLE SPONSORS

Sports Spectacular and CSQ

EVENT HIGHLIGHTS

Saks Fifth Avenue celebrated the launch of the exclusive Anthony David Fall 2016 capsule collection with an appearance from the three-time NBA All-Star at its Beverly Hills Men’s Store. Saks Fifth Avenue X Anthony Davis marks the first time the label has collaborated with an athlete on a fashion collection. The limited edition collection is comprised of 11 unique styles, from a mixed media bomber jacket and neoprene shorts to graphic T-shirts and designer Joggers.

NOTABLE ATTENDEES

Tom Ott (SVP, GMM, Saks Fifth Avenue), Todd Hoyles (VP and GM of Saks Fifth Avenue Beverly Hills) and hosts Sara Zapp, Ted Chung, David Wurth, Jordan Grotzinger and Tai Lopez were in attendance.

EVENT CONTACT

Katie Majeski, katie_majeski@s5a.com

Tom Ott, David Wurth, Jordan Grotzinger, Anthony Davis, Tai Lopez, Sarah Zapp Todd Hoyles

Lobster rolls

Anthony Davis’ new line on display

Anthony Davis in his element

Todd Hoyles, Bill Wynee, Tom Ott

Anthony Davis, Beth Moskowitz

Hologram USA Productions Inc.

FilmOn.TV Networks Inc.

OVGuide Inc.

CinemaNow, LLC

Who’s In? An index of editorial content for this issue

PEOPLE

Ackerman, Naomi........................122

Agsten, Allison ...............................47

Agus, David ....................................52

Apple, Courtney .............................28

Auriana, Angelo ...........................138

Avila, Betty .....................................54

Bacharach, Burt..............................75

Bales, Andy .................................... 62

Batali, Mario .................................140

Biden, Joe........................................73

Biden, Beau ....................................74

Bogren, Emma................................28

Boulud, Daniel .............................136

Bradford, Mark ...............................47

Brown, George ...............................53

Bryant, Kobe...................................74

Buffett, Warren ......................74, 126

Bushnell, Brent ..............................53

Castagna, Curt ................................32

Chan, Michele ................................71

Clark, Dwayne ...............................61

Coates, Ta-Nehisi ..........................141

Coore, Bill .......................................98

Coyle, Daniel ................................126

Crenshaw, Ben ...............................98

Crosby, Caitlyn ...............................54

Davis, Anthony ............................150

Davis, Noah ....................................47

Debas, Haile ...................................75

DiCastro, Allan ...............................47

Dickerson, Eric...............................63

Dimitrov, Dimitri ........................138

Dotolo, Vinny ...............................136

Elkus, Henry ..................................54

Ellison, Larry ..................................52

Ferdinandi, Matteo ......................138

Garner, Jennifer .............................65

Gates, Bill........................................74

Gates, Melinda................................74

Gilmore, Tom .................................47

Glaab, Bill .......................................28

Goin, Suzanne .......................137, 139

Goldhirsh, Ben ...............................56

Gooding, David ..............................34

Gooding, Jr., Cuba .........................60

Govan, Michael ..............................69

Guidi, Daniele ................................28

Hanes, Leah....................................53

Hill, Clint .......................................141

Hoffman, Claire..............................56

Hudson, Kate..................................65

Humm, Daniel..............................136

Ingram, Brandon ............................75

James, Jamilla.................................54

Johnson, Earvin “Magic” ...............74

Joseph, Kahlil .................................47

Kalanithi, Paul...............................141

Kloberdanz, Jake ............................28

Kongo, Cyril ...................................43

Lacy, Clay .......................................32

Lamar, Kendrick ......................47, 63

Larson, Brie ....................................54

Lefebvre, Kristine ........................136

Lefebvre, Ludovic ........................136

Lertxundi, Laida.............................26

Lyons, Calvin L.............................. 60

Mapplethorpe, Edward ..................69

McCubbin, Lisa .............................141

Meier, Richard................................69

Minerd, Scott ..................................63

Misamore, Clint ..............................54

Molesworth, Helen ........................47

Morton, Donald ..............................71

Musk, Elon......................................63

Nep, Shauna ...................................55

Norton, Eileen Harris .....................47

O’Connell, Pat ................................66

O’Neill, Paul .................................126

Obama, Barack........................74, 110

Party, Nicholas .............................132

Patricof, Kelly Sawyer ...................64

Paul, Chris ......................................61

Philipps, Busy ................................64

Potts, Timothy 67

Powers, Grace ..............................154

Ravi, Ajay......................................122

Ridley-Thomas, Mark ...................74

Rosano, Alessandro .......................28

Rose, Jon .........................................66

Ross, Charlie...................................34

Ross, Robert K. ...............................58

Roth, Tara ....................................... 56

Sands, Philippe ..............................48

Tower, Jeremiah ............................141

Shiokva, Kenzi ...............................26

Shook, Jon ....................................136

Silverton, Nancy....................137,140

Skeen, Joshua ...............................137

Smith, Wadada Leo ......................126

Sneider, Richard ...........................112

Steinman, Megan ...........................47

Stone, Curtis. ................................139

Stout, Michael ................................69

Sumekh, Rachel .............................55

Tucker, Therese..............................53

Unterman, Tom ..............................53

Verabioff, Mark ..............................26

Weinstein, Norah ...........................64

Widelitz, Milton .............................32

Wilson-Brown, Saskia ..................55

Wood, Jake .....................................55

Yenbamroong, Kris .....................137

COMPANIES

Abraxis Bioscience..........................71

The Advot Project .........................122

Aerolease ........................................32

Alcoa ..............................................126

American Pharma Partners............71

Armani............................................30

Art + Practice ...................................47

The Autry.......................................130

Avasant Foundation ......................110

Baby2Baby......................................64

BlackLine........................................53

Blancpain........................................43

BOSS Orange ...................................31

Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro LA 53,60

Bridgewater Associates .................126

California Community Foundation53

California Endowment ..................58

Celgene ............................................71

Chan Soon-Shiong Foundation .....73

Clay Lacy Air ..................................32

Clear Creek Tahoe ..........................98

Cresa Los Angeles ..........................53

dublab .............................................55

Edgewood Golf Club ....................100

Fiona Kruger ..................................43

Ford Foundation ............................ 48

Four Seasons New York .................96

Fresenius .........................................71

Fundamental ..................................55

Gibson, Dunn, & Crutcher.............53

The Giving Keys .............................54

GoGood ...........................................54

Goldhirsh Foundation....................56

Gooding and Co..............................34

The Gores Group ...........................112

Gucci ................................................31

The Hammer Museum..................132

Hand in Hand .................................28

Helena.............................................54

Hive.org .........................................124

The Honest Company ...................112

The Huntington .............................130

hYOUman......................................112

The Institute for Art and Olfaction 55

J. Paul Getty Museum .............67, 132

Jaeger-LeCoultre ............................43

John Varvatos ..................................31

LACMA...........................................132

LATE NITE ART .............................124

Los Angeles Times ..........................75

Lululemon .......................................31

Main Museum .................................47

McNally Capital ............................108

NantHealth ......................................71

NantStudio.......................................71

NantWorks ......................................71

National Able Network .................154

The NoMad .....................................96

One World Apparel .......................112

OneHope Wine ..............................28

Out of Print.....................................28

Parmigiani ......................................42

PitchBook .....................................108

Richard Mille ..................................43

The RightWay Foundation .............47

Salesforce ......................................124

Self Help Graphics & Art................54

Skirball Center ..............................130

Stutterheim ....................................96

Swipe Out Hunger .........................55

T4T ..................................................53

Team Rubicon ................................55

Ted Baker .........................................31

Thomas Maier .................................31

To Boot New York ...........................31

Tom Wiscombe Architecture .........47

Toms Shoes....................................112

Trois Mec .......................................132

Troy Capital ....................................54

Two-Bit Circus ...............................53

The Underground Museum ............47

Van Nuys Airport Association .......32

Warby Parker ................................112

Weingart Foundation.......................48

Waves for Water .............................66

WeWood .........................................28

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Technology that advances productivity and increases automation is forcing a major evolution in the workforce. This is not your father’s economy; that loyal lapdog has been downsized by progress. All of which makes the work of Grace Powers, and the organization she leads, all the more indispensable.

The origin of the National Able Network can be traced to Operation ABLE (an acronym for Ability Based on Long Experience), formed in Chicago in 1977 to help older workers find meaningful employment positions. Nearly 40 years later, the organization has seen seismic changes, expanding its map of coverage as well as its scope of services for veterans, single mothers, non-native English speakers, and public-housing residents.

Powers had previously enjoyed two successful careers before being appointed CEO of the National Able Network in 2003. She served nine years as an officer in the United States Air Force, working as a missile design engineer and as a military jet and aircraft commander. She also co-founded a wireless software infrastructure firm, Auvo Technologies, which developed the world’s first software platform capable of delivering integrated voice, text, and graphics over wireless back in 2001.

Under her leadership, National Able Network revenues have grown from less than $5M to nearly $30M. Powers refers to clients struggling to find employment as her “shareholders” and wants to empower them and increase opportunities for a stronger professional foundation.

The Baltimore, Maryland native has an M.B.A. in Finance and Marketing from Stanford University and a B.S. in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering from Cornell University. Before she took to

Closing Bell

Willing and Able

BY KIRK HAWKINS

the skies to serve her country, Powers recalls her first job as a piano teacher which informs her current perspective. “When you stop learning [new skills] and stop thinking you...will fall behind,” she says.

Working with unemployed veterans presents potential layers of complexity, but Powers is up for the challenge. After all, the Baltimore native excelled in the military, which doesn’t go out of its way to stack the deck in favor of the fairer sex. “Every obstacle you overcome teaches something about yourself that you can apply forward,” she says.

While military veterans possess a range of experience that could provide valuable to employers, many have a hard time articulating how their skills can

Employing 125 full-time staff and serving six states on the East Coast and in the Midwest, in 2015 the National Able Network assisted 80,000 jobseekers looking for full-time employment. Powers believes this type of consolidation will allow the National Able Network to serve more people, more efficiently and for less cost.

Instead of fewer jobs, Powers says different jobs are now requiring substantial training and continual growth and development for workers to innovate. “We need to make a stronger investment so that the skills of our citizenry keep pace,” she says. “When you don’t do that, you see a widening skill gap and income gap.”

transfer to the civilian world. As a result, Powers says veterans take jobs beneath their skill and pay levels. Many employers pledge to hire vets, but usually those are $9-an-hour jobs without benefits. Powers says the National Able Network is increasing its ongoing training sessions and webinars to try to help employers better understand military applicants.

The National Able Network received stimulus dollars during the 2008 recession, helping the organization build significant infrastructure, which has, in turn, allowed the organization to acquire additional nonprofits.

BEST ADVICE RECEIVED “Question everything. Question everyone. It’s more than always learning. It’s also questioning the status quo no matter how ingrained it is. Don’t accept it because of the way it was done before.” (from her father)

DEFINITION OF SUCCESS “It changes as you get older. It’s not about quantity and numbers. What I feel secure about is working in a way that’s morally conservative in my personal and professional life respecting ideals of integrity and compassion.”

When you stop learning [new skills] and stop thinking you...will fall behind.

CEO Grace Powers has leveraged her military and for-profit backgrounds to bolster the National Able Network’s mission to help workers adapt to sea changes in their profession

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2016 Greater Los Angeles Award winners

Here’s to the ingenious

Congratulations to the EY Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2016 Greater Los Angeles Award winners!

Every year we are honored to meet the legacy makers impacting business and the world around us. They prove time and again that great minds and great ideas, combined with vision and passion, truly make a difference in everyone’s world.

Our Greater Los Angeles Award winners and nalists took center stage at our Awards Gala on June 21 — where we celebrated their inspiring stories of entrepreneurial ingenuity.

To our winners, we wish them the best of luck at the national awards in November!

To learn more about our Greater Los Angeles nalists and winners, or to nd out how to nominate someone for 2017, please visit us at www.ey.com/us/eoy/greaterla.

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