Moses Libitzky is Chief Executive Officer of Libitzky Property Companies. Moses has over 40 years of commercial real estate expertise, specializing in mixed-use industrial rehabilitation. He has successfully directed over 100 projects with long term operation.

Moses attended Brandeis University where he obtained a B.S. in Physics with a sub-specialty in Computer Science. Moses started his professional career by founding a computer company, Abacus Data Systems.

Moses’ other passion is his work with the Libitzky Family Foundation, its mission is to create a culturally rich, supportive, inclusive and strong Jewish community. He also serves as the President of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, and he is a council member of the Muslim-Jewish Advisory Council, an interfaith, bipartisan collaboration convened by the American Jewish Committee and the Islamic Society of North America.

Director of Executive Leadership Jamie Kleinman with Alan Meltzer. Alan Meltzer founded The Meltzer Group, (rebranded to NFP in 2018), in 1982 as a single insurance agent. He has since grown the company to the point where it is consistently recognized as the largest insurance consultant and one of the most philanthropic in the greater Washington, D.C. area. Alan’s strong core values and work ethic were the driving forces behind The Meltzer Group’s exponential growth – and remain today as cornerstones of the firm.

On this week’s episode of “The Schmooze,” Joshua Gould talks about his career journey and what students can learn from his experience. Listen here to hear his wisdom!

With over 20 years of experience in the language technology, defense and contingent workforce industries, Joshua is passionate about connecting people and businesses across borders and cultures. As the Group Chief Executive Officer at thebigword, he leads a global team of over 400 employees and 15,000 linguists, delivering translation, interpretation, and localization solutions to clients in over 250 languages and dialects.

Director of Executive Leadership Jamie Kleinman. Jacki Karsh is a six time Emmy-nominated multimedia journalist, covering Los Angeles County for LA36's LA County Channel. Jacki reports on social and humanitarian issues impacting Angelenos. Her pieces focus on the County-wide homelessness crisis, political developments, impactful scientific innovation prison reform, transformative infrastructure, and community initiatives.

Jacki is also a host and producer for the entrepreneurial multimedia platform Business Rockstars, where she interviews entrepreneurs, startups and CEOs. She has previously reported for CityTV Santa Monica, Young Hollywood, and Westside TV. Her farmer's market segment called "Market Report" has over a million views. Jacki serves as the anchor and moderator of MontyTV at the annual Montgomery Summit in Santa Monica. In this role, she interviews some of the biggest newsmakers, entrepreneurs, and investors in the technology and finance space.

Behind the camera Jacki works with private companies to produce exclusive video content for them. In this role, she maps out a company storyboard that captures the company's essence and creates video content for optimal social media sharing.

Jacki graduated with a master's degree in Broadcast Journalism from Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism in 2014 and cum laude from Columbia University in 2013 with a B.A. in English and Comparative Literature. She was honored with a King's Crown Award from Columbia University for her contribution to the media landscape and received the Communicator of the Year Award from New York Women in Communications. She serves on the board of directors for the Columbia University Alumni Association of Southern California Board and board of directors of Columbia College Women. She is also a board member of the Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles and the Columbia University Young Alumni Fund Advisory Board.

Ari Ackerman is a successful serial entrepreneur, strategic investor and proud philanthropist. His entrepreneurial history includes being the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Bunk 1, the enormously popular technology company that allows parents to see online pictures and send emails to their children at camp. In March 2017, he successfully sold Bunk1 to the private equity firm Aquiline Capital Partners.

Before Bunk1, his career included stints in product management at Procter & Gamble and marketing at Cendant Corporation. Additionally, he worked for four years on Capitol Hill for a member of Congress and on the Banking and Financial Services Committee. Ari has been featured in dozens of media outlets, including ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN, CNBC, the Today Show, the New York Times, Crain's and the Wall Street Journal.

Ari grew up in New York City and received his undergraduate degree from Duke University and an MBA with honors from Northwestern University (Kellogg). His philanthropic endeavors have involved serving on multiple boards such as the JCRC, AIPAC, Hillel and UJA. He was recently elected as the National Young Leadership Cabinet Co-chair for The Jewish Federations of North America. Ari has also hosted dozens of leading political figures in his home, including John McCain, Andrew Cuomo and Michael Bloomberg. During Michael Bloomberg's recent presidential campaign, Ari served as National Co-Chair of United for Mike.

One of his recent entrepreneurial ventures is Tribe, a unique dating app that facilitates meaningful connections for Jewish singles. He is also a partner and board member of the Derek Jeter-led group that purchased the Miami Marlins in October of 2017.

Lee is CEO, writer at the Garfinkel Group LLC, specializing in marketing and entertainment.He is currently working for a few select clients as well as political and public service assignments.Lee was most recently CEO of FCB Garfinkel, the NY office of FCB. He was previously Chairman of Havas WW, NY.

He also served as DDB New York’s Chairman and Chief Creative Officer where he won new assignments on Bud Light, Diet Pepsi, Philips Global, Subaru (It’s What Makes a Subaru, a Subaru), Lipton, United Technologies, and Electrolux. Lee was also the architect behind Amplify, the digital group within DDB.Before DDB, he was President and CCO of D’Arcy Worldwide.

In a short time, Lee helped improve the agency’s creative output, rejuvenating such famous brands as Cadillac and Crest.Prior to D’Arcy, Lee worked at Lowe & Partners for eight years as Chairman, CEO and Chief Creative Officer. At Lowe, he was credited with raising the agency’s creative profile with work on such brands as Mercedes-Benz, Diet Coke, Sprite (Obey Your Thirst), Heineken (It’s All About the Beer), Citibank, KPMG, Sony and GMC trucks (We are Professional Grade.)Prior to Lowe, Lee spent three years at BBDO as Executive Creative Director, where he created unforgettable work for Pepsi including “Shady Acres" and the original Cindy Crawford spot.

Before BBDO, Lee was at LHS&B for 11 years. Starting as a copywriter, he worked his way up to Executive Creative Director.Lee has received every major advertising award. In addition to winning Cannes Lions for Dos Equis, Subaru, Pepsi, Mercedes and Heineken, his honors also include One Show, ANDY and Clio awards.In 1989, Adweek’s Winners Magazine selected him as the #1 Copywriter in the U.S. In 1994, Lee was inducted into the Advertising Hall of Achievement. The following year, Adweek chose him for their U.S. All-Star Team as Best Creative Director. In 1998, Lee was in the Wall Street Journal’s creative leader series. And in 2005, Lee was part of the management team responsible for DDB being named Adweek’s “Global Agency of the Year.”

On this week’s episode of “The Schmooze,” Alexis Shapiro talk about her career journey and what students can learn from her experience. Listen here to hear her wisdom!

Alexis Shapiro is the General Counsel of Forward Financing, where she oversees all legal functions of the Company.

Prior to joining Forward Financing in April 2018, Alexis was a partner at the Boston-based law firm Goodwin Procter, where she advised companies and their officers and directors on strategies for avoiding liability and complex business disputes, with a particular emphasis in the financial services industry. Prior to Goodwin, Alexis was an attorney at Skadden Arps in New York City. Alexis is a board member of the Alternative Finance Bar Association (AFBA), an attorney-based organization that serves as a resource to its attorney members concerning current legal issues in the field of alternative finance.

Originally from New Jersey, Alexis graduated from Colgate University with a Bachelor of Arts, and from Boston College Law School with a Juris Doctorate. She currently resides in the Boston area with her family.

On this week’s episode of “The Schmooze,” Benjie Cherniak talks about his career journey and what students can learn from his experience. Listen here to hear his wisdom!

On this week’s episode of “The Schmooze,” Gary Swart talk about his career journey and what students can learn from his experience. Listen here to hear his wisdom!

On this week’s episode of “The Schmooze,” Mara Goldstein talks about her career journey and what students can learn from her experience. Listen here to hear her wisdom!