Blueprint CFO Presents: Future Focused Entrepreneurs

Dante Valve is a full-service manufacturer, distributor and VR™ certified repair facility of valves and related products for the industrial and military markets. They manufacture military specification Danco pressure relief valves, they distribute Kunkle relief valves and TRAC regulating, reducing, and temperature regulating valves, fittings and flanges, and they also provide CNC machining services.

As the President and CEO of Dante Valve, Lisa Papini establishes the organization’s strategic priorities and vision and has responsibility for Dante Valve’s financial performance. Named to this position in 2016, she has focused on expanding manufacturing capabilities at the Norfolk, Virginia location, enhancing a planning process and enacting additional financial controls. Lisa is wholly dedicated to the Dante Valve “family” – both her actual relatives and the company’s long-time dedicated employees. Lisa began her career as a concert promoter in the Jazz and Blues industry. She joined Dante Valve in 1993 as a warehouse clerk – shipping orders, running forklifts, and managing inventory levels. Later, she moved into contract administration and sales, with responsibility for shipyard and original equipment manufacturers.  Lisa has played an instrumental role in the growth of the Danco brand – spearheading the strategic direction, financing and expansion of the product line, including all of the capital equipment and staffing, and managing the growth.

Lisa holds a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism/Public Relations from California State University, Long Beach and a Master’s of Business Administration with an emphasis in Entrepreneurship from the University of Southern California. She is the Chair of the Aircraft Carrier Industrial Base Coalition (ACIBC), a member of the Board of Trustees of GENEDGE, a Manufacturing Extension Partnership of the Commonwealth of Virginia, and is an active member of the Submarine Industrial Base Council, the Marine Machinery Association and Shipbuilders Council of America.

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About the Series. Blueprint CFO Presents: Future Focused Entrepreneurs is an interview series and podcast highlighting entrepreneurs and businesses that are going places by focusing on the future and developing a roadmap for success. Hosted by Jim Downes, founder of Blueprint CFO, a future focused fractional CFO & accounting services firm based in Southern California.

About Blueprint CFO. Blueprint CFO is a future focused fractional CFO and accounting services firm based in Orange County, California. Partnering with entrepreneurial companies to guide and support them on their road to success, Blueprint CFO equips clients with the Profitability Roadmap® they need to grow. Learn more at www.BlueprintCFO.com.

Known as J-Squared or J2 throughout the industry, J-Squared General Contractors Inc. is a privately-owned general contracting company founded by President & CEO Jeffrey M. Clark in 2007. Headquartered in Orange County California and servicing Orange, Los Angeles, Riverside, and San Diego Counties, J-Squared is rated AAA by the Better Business Bureau, was listed in the Top 10 Fastest Growing Companies in Orange County (2015, 2016), and was rated # 1 in 2014 as published by Orange County Business Journal. J-Squared’s team prides itself in a company culture of integrity, professionalism, and hard work. The key to J-Squared’s success is their “Nothing’s Impossible” approach to challenging project logistics and deadlines.

Jeff Clark possesses over 20 years of progressive experience in the construction & management fields. He has developed a solid reputation of integrity and commitment in his industry and has shown a constant track record of highly successful projects using multiple project delivery methods over many market sectors. As founder and CEO of J-Squared, Jeff has instilled in his team that only the highest level of commitment to the client’s cause is acceptable to be truly successful. He lives by the company’s mantra that “Nothing’s Impossible” and implements that theory daily. Words like ‘innovative approach’, ‘customer experience’, ‘quality’ and ‘timeliness’ are all part of Jeff’s daily vocabulary as he leads his team of highly-trained builders.

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About the Series. Blueprint CFO Presents: Future Focused Entrepreneurs is an interview series and podcast highlighting entrepreneurs and businesses that are going places by focusing on the future and developing a roadmap for success. Hosted by Jim Downes, founder of Blueprint CFO, a future focused fractional CFO & accounting services firm based in Southern California.

About Blueprint CFO. Blueprint CFO is a future focused fractional CFO and accounting services firm based in Orange County, California. Partnering with entrepreneurial companies to guide and support them on their road to success, Blueprint CFO equips clients with the Profitability Roadmap® they need to grow. Learn more at www.BlueprintCFO.com.