Secrets of Success

Steve is a lawyer and CyberSecurity Expert. He is also the Regional Director (ICT/Digital Media) for the Orange County Region. Steve’s responsibilities include serving as a Co-Project Director for the Cybersecurity Apprenticeship Innovation Grant issued by the California Community College Chancellor's Office to Coastline Community College in Orange County, California.
Steve supports community college faculties in a variety of classes that are focused on network administration, information assurance and security, and virtualization/cloud technologies. Steve has always been on the leading edge of technology, holding a variety of industry certifications issued by major industry leaders like Microsoft, VMware, CompTIA, ISC2, EMC, and Citrix.

Jason Malki is the Founder & CEO of StrtupBoost.com a startup event series and ecosystem in NYC which hosts a variety of events including mixers, panels, investor nights, and expos. Jason works predominately with Seed-Series A Founders and VCs.

Since 2008, Shawn has owned Cali Comfort BBQ in East San Diego County. In order to survive, Shawn knew early on to operate his family restaurant and sports bar like a media company.

Whether it’s his annual #BETonBBQ Turf and Surf tasting event in August or his expanding catering empire in San Diego, Shawn’s many business ventures all incorporate technology, especially the kind you use every day on their cell phone.

As an ex-pilot for the Israeli AirForce Ophir Bear understands how crucial training can be in the handling of real-life crisis scenarios. He adopted the same philosophy in training cybersecurity professionals with real-life scenarios in a simulated environment at Cympire. Ophir is also an entrepreneur and technology enthusiast and always ready to face a new challenge.

Ashley Gianni is an actor, entrepreneur, and a social media expert. She is wise beyond her years, adept at meeting the needs of her clients as well as her own creative pursuits. She has broken free of the daily 9-5 grind, schedules time to have fun and can proudly proclaim 'much more than this, I did it my way.'

As a gay black man growing up in the 70s in New York life wasn't always a bed of roses for Bill Bunn. Today he is a dearly loved executive chef in the beautiful florida nature and culture center. Bill is a talented singer and actor, who is driven by his passion for world peace. He is also a SGI Nichiren Buddhist and in this freewheeling conversation, Bill launched a fierce struggle to overcome his inner demons fueled by his belief that the greatest happiness lies in serving others.

Angel is good at whatever she does. At work, home and in following her passion at arts. What is her secret and is it something that we can all learn?

Wendy Luttrell is a seasoned executive who worked her way up from receptionist to the C-suite. Currently, she coaches CEO's and business owners drawing on her vast reservoir of experience and wisdom. Among other things, she speaks about the difference between an executive and a non-executive mindset, how to identify the white space in the market and how to develop a niche product or service to fill in the gap.