Jesse Torres

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C-level finance professional @ Best Contracting Services Inc.
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Manhattan Beach, California, United States, United States
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About Jesse Torres

I'm a proud UCLA Bruin, a fervent advocate for an active lifestyle, a seasoned banking professional, and an enthusiastic learner in the ever-evolving world of technology.My journey began at UCLA, where the vibrant campus life and rigorous academic environment shaped my early years. This experience laid the foundation for a career marked by diligence, continuous learning, and adaptability.Staying active has always been a cornerstone of my life. I relish the camaraderie and competition of playing soccer with my Over 48 men's team. The beautiful game keeps me physically fit and mentally sharp. Beyond the soccer field, I explore nature's wonders through challenging hikes with my life partner and best friend, my wife. These excursions are not just about physical endurance but also about reconnecting with nature and each other. Moreover, running two to three times a week is my meditation in motion; it's where I clear my mind and strategize for the challenges ahead.I embarked on a remarkable 27-year career journey in the banking and finance sector, an adventure that saw me wearing multiple hats. A portion of my career was spent as a consultant with one of the Big Four accounting firms, where I immersed myself in high-level financial strategies and consulting. My journey also led me to serve as a federal regulator, navigating the complexities of financial regulations and compliance. As a bank executive, I honed my leadership and strategic management skills, guiding teams through various challenges and successes. This rich tapestry of experiences in the financial realm was instrumental in my transition to a management role within a construction company, marking a new chapter of professional growth and learning.Family is my bedrock. Being married and a father to two wonderful daughters has been my greatest joy and achievement. They inspire me to be better every day and remind me of the importance of balance in life.In the digital transformation era, I find myself fascinated by the world of technology. As an amateur coder, I delve into the intricacies of programming, constantly amazed by what can be created with code. My current fascination lies in the realm of artificial intelligence. Understanding AI's 'nuts and bolts' satisfies my intellectual curiosity and keeps me attuned to the technological advances that shape our world.

Jesse Torres's Current Company Details
Best Contracting Services Inc.

Best Contracting Services Inc.

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C-level finance professional
Jesse Torres Work Experience Details
  • Best Contracting Services Inc.
    Chief Administrative Officer
    Best Contracting Services Inc. Mar 2020 - Present
    Gardena, Ca, Us
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  • Greater Los Angeles Area Council Boy Scouts Of America
    Board Member
    Greater Los Angeles Area Council Boy Scouts Of America Apr 2022 - Present
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  • Entrepreneur Media
    Contributor
    Entrepreneur Media Jun 2014 - Present
    Irvine, Ca, Us
    Contributor to Entrepreneur.com. Articles related to small business and matters of importance to small business owners.
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  • South Bay Blockchain Enthusiasts
    Founder
    South Bay Blockchain Enthusiasts May 2019 - Present
    It’s been around 10 years since blockchain came on the scene with its initial commercial implementation - Bitcoin. Despite being a decade old, this technology remains in its infancy, with millions of dollars being spent each year to figure out how to best use this tech.The South Bay Blockchain Enthusiasts is focused on bringing together individuals with varying backgrounds and exposure to blockchain. The organization is comprised of people of all background and skill levels with an interest or curiosity in blockchain & cryptocurrencies.Three main goals:1. Foster general awareness of the benefits of blockchain technology;2. Explore the development of blockchain technology and applications; and,3. Develop a community of blockchain enthusiasts.
  • Self
    World Class Speaker
    Self 1992 - Present
    Jesse started in public speaking as a technology trainer in the early 90s. Jesse has developed an exceptional ability to capture the audience and deliver the message.Over the years Jesse has addressed thousands of professionals, students, and others. Jesse focuses on banking, technology, leadership, innovation, marketing, and entrepreneurial pursuits. Typical engagements include industry/association conferences and seminars, professional chapter meetings, alumni association events, and other similar events.Jesse has been the featured speaker/keynote at conferences, seminars, training academies, and commencement events. Jesse provides public and corporate seminars, conducts live and Internet training programs on banking, technology, leadership, innovation, marketing, and entrepreneurial pursuits.
  • Dlt Blockchain Advisors
    Blockchain Trainer
    Dlt Blockchain Advisors Jun 2018 - Present
    Provide professional blockchain training to individuals and organizations seeking the skills required for the decentralized future. Blockchain technology has the potential to affect all industries and a great many applications within those industries. Training is customized to the audience. Training programs range from fundamentals to advanced topics. Programs include cryptocurrencies, smart contracts and decentralized applications, public/private/consortium implementations, IDE tools such as Remix and Solidity, use case discussions and other specialized topics such "Anti-Money Laundering and Cryptocurrencies" for financial and fintech industries.
  • Training Services
    Amazon Seller / E-Commerce Trainer
    Training Services Jan 2018 - Present
    The Amazon Seller One-Day Bootcamp is an intensive training course that provides everything that is needed to successfully take an existing business onto Amazon or create an entirely new business on Amazon using the Amazon Seller platform.
  • Entrepreneur Hideout
    Editor In Chief
    Entrepreneur Hideout Sep 2015 - Present
    Editor-in-Chief for Entrepreneur Hideout. Entrepreneur Hideout was launched to create a retreat for entrepreneurs. Entrepreneur Hideout is a safe haven where entrepreneurs can go to find answers to questions that may be keeping them in the weeds and unable to execute on their plans. Entrepreneur Hideout provides the support and guidance that entrepreneurs need to maintain healthy and successful businesses.The articles, videos and advice provided at Entrepreneur Hideout are practical and actionable. Theory is kept to a minimum, with a focus on providing knowledge that can be applied immediately. Entrepreneur Hideout encourages interaction and the exchange of information and ideas among visitors.
  • Digital Truths
    Advisor
    Digital Truths 2023 - 2023
  • Boldface
    Chief Operating Officer / Director Of E-Commerce
    Boldface Apr 2015 - Jun 2020
    Redondo Beach, Ca, Us
    A recent start-up, BOLDFACE has exploded on the scene by providing consumers with the ability to create customized backpacks and guitar bags. Every BOLDFACE bag comes with the patent-pending "interchangeable face" that allows consumers to change the look of their bag in seconds by simply swapping out the face in seconds. In 2016 BOLDFACE expanded its product line by launching the world's largest line of surf-themed backpacks. BOLDFACE has also begun working with musicians and others to produce official merchandise. Among recent artists signed are Jeff Scott Soto and The Voice winner Sawyer Fredericks. BOLDFACE is also moving into the field of licensed products.BOLDFACE has been credited with turning the old and boring backpack industry on its head with innovation that allows consumers to express themselves, turning backpacks from utility to fashion.
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  • First Commercial Bank (Usa)
    Senior Vice President & Chief Compliance Officer
    First Commercial Bank (Usa) Oct 2018 - Mar 2020
  • Independent Consultant
    Consultant
    Independent Consultant May 2014 - Oct 2018
    Provide consulting services to community banks based on 20-plus years of bank leadership experience.Areas of expertise include:* Risk Management/Audit* Information Security* Business Development (Deposit and Loans)* Operations/Mobile Banking* Regulatory Compliance* Anti-Money Laundering Compliance* Marketing/Public Relations* Training
  • Giroux Glass, Inc.
    Board Member
    Giroux Glass, Inc. Jan 2014 - Dec 2017
    Los Angeles, Ca, Us
    Member of Giroux's Board of Directors. Giroux Glass Inc. has established itself as one of the nation’s most respected glazing contractors with over 65 years of service in the industry. Giroux Glass prides itself on impeccable service and quality. Whether it’s custom residential design work, elaborate commercial projects or simply a service call, Giroux Glass is equipped to meet the clients every need.
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  • Two Men In Your Business
    Principal
    Two Men In Your Business Jan 2015 - Dec 2016
    Jesse Torres and Aaron M. Sanchez comprise Two Men In Your Business. Jesse and Aaron together act as a duo that provides small business owners with sound advice while providing the motivation to carry out their goals.Two Men In Your Business provides their services through key note speeches, workshops, seminars and other in-person events. In addition, Two Men In Your Business can be viewed online on their YouTube channel (http://www.TwoMenInYourBiz.com).Two Men In Your Business also provide their expertise to the small business community through radio, television and print. In 2015, Two Men In Your Business will release their first book on crowdfunding.
  • Money Talk With Jesse Torres
    Radio Host
    Money Talk With Jesse Torres Nov 2013 - Dec 2015
    Money Talk with Jesse Torres is a talk show about money matters that affect consumers and small businesses. Host Jesse Torres provides useful information that consumers and small business owners can use. The show airs live on Wednesdays from 4:00 to 5:00 pm on NBC Radio KCAA 1050 AM. The show also streams live at KCAARadio.com.Learn more at: https://www.facebook.com/moneytalkwithjessetorres
  • Aba Community Bankers Council
    Committee Member
    Aba Community Bankers Council Sep 2013 - Apr 2014
    The American Bankers Association Community Bankers Council represents community banking in ABA’s government policy-making process, tracks community bank competitiveness issues and responds to them through a broad range of high-quality association products and services. Communicates ABA’s commitment to community banking. The council is made up of approximately 100 bankers from every state, primarily CEOs of community banks, with assets generally less than $1 billion.
  • Icba Minority Bank Council
    Committee Member
    Icba Minority Bank Council Apr 2013 - Apr 2014
    The Independent Community Bankers of America®, the nation’s voice for nearly 7,000 community banks of all sizes and charter types, is dedicated exclusively to representing the interests of the community banking industry and its membership through effective advocacy, best-in-class education and high-quality products and services. For more information, visit www.icba.org.With nearly 5,000 members, representing more than 24,000 locations nationwide and employing 300,000 Americans, ICBA members hold $1.2 trillion in assets, $1 trillion in deposits, and $750 billion in loans to consumers, small businesses and the agricultural community.Whether located in small towns, suburbia or big-city neighborhoods, community banks improve our towns and cities by funding small businesses and using local dollars to help families purchase homes, finance college and build financial security.ICBA supports fair competition for financial institutions, maintaining the separation of banking and commerce, and a balanced financial system to prevent the concentration of economic and financial-services resources. ICBA member community banks create symbiotic relationships with the communities they serve, favor local decision-making, while adhering to the highest business practices and ethical standards, and support a democratically governed association where each member bank has a voice and a vote.ICBA is committed to upholding the highest professional standards in community banking and providing programs tailored specifically for community bankers. Through ICBA educational courses, certification options and continuing education programs, community bankers are better able to serve their customers and stay profitable.
  • Coro Los Angeles
    Board Member
    Coro Los Angeles 2013 - Apr 2014
    New York, New York, Us
    Coro is an organization begun in San Francisco in 1942 by W. Donald Fletcher, an attorney, and Van Duyn Dodge, an investment counselor, to train young veterans in the leadership skills necessary to assure that our democratic system of government could more effectively meet the needs of its citizens.Since 1947, when the first program was delivered, Coro has grown to include Coro Centers in six cities, including San Francisco, Los Angeles (1957), St. Louis (1972), Kansas City (1975), New York (1980), and Pittsburgh (1999).300-400 participants a year go through Coro programs nationwide. At least 10,000 program alumni are currently serving as leaders in local, regional and national/global businesses, non-profit organizations, governmental agencies and elected public office.The four Centers, Programs and licensees, and an alumni service organization, are connected, supported and leveraged as a system by Coro National, a 501(c) 3 governing body that serves as the national voice and partner for the regional centers and alumni participants, and works to build capacity for the system and enhance program quality standards and innovation.Coro is a non-profit, non-partisan educational institute supported by foundations, corporations and individuals.
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  • Bienvenidos
    Board Member
    Bienvenidos Jan 2010 - Apr 2014
    Bienvenidos is a compassionate community of care dedicated to healing children, strengthening families and transforming communities.
  • Ucla-Usc Center For Population Health And Health Disparities
    Chair - Community Advisory Board
    Ucla-Usc Center For Population Health And Health Disparities Jan 2010 - Apr 2014
    Los Angeles, Ca, Us
    The UCLA-USC Center for Population Health and Health Disparities is a multidisciplinary center funded by the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute that will focus on reducing cardiovascular disease risk among Latinos in East Los Angeles, California. East L.A. is an urban community with high rates of obesity-related chronic diseases including heart disease, diabetes, hypertension and stroke. East L.A. is over 96% Latino; 85% of whom have Mexican ancestry and the rest come mainly from Central America.Our primary objective is to reduce cardiovascular disease risk in this under-served area. To accomplish this objective, we have three integrated, complementary projects, two cores, and a Training and Career Development Program. We will use a community-based participatory approach to implement family and neighborhood environment interventions, along with the collection of physiological data that will examine risk in individuals and across generations. The intervention components include several dimensions that affect health outcomes - personal & family factors, systems factors, and environmental factors.
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  • Rotary Club Of East Los Angeles
    President
    Rotary Club Of East Los Angeles Jun 2009 - Apr 2014
  • Pan American Bank
    President And Chief Executive Officer
    Pan American Bank May 2009 - Apr 2014
    President and Chief Executive Officer of Pan American Bank. Founded in 1964 by Romana Acosta Banuelos, the first Latino Treasurer of the United States. Pan American Bank's mission is to transform and empower Latino communities through banking relationships built on trust, service, respect, communication, and guidance.Pan American Bank's Values include:TRANSFORMATION: Pan American Bank believes that banking products and services offered by a community-based bank can transform the community by retaining the financial resources within the community, and in the process improving the financial and political strength of the community.EMPOWERMENT: Pan American Bank empowers its customers by providing access to needed financial products and services that enable consumers and businesses to benefit from participation in the U.S. financial system.TRUST: Pan American Bank builds trust with each customer through honest and transparent relationships that extend beyond financial transactions.SERVICE: Pan American Bank is committed to providing its customers with an experience that surpasses that offered by any other financial institution serving the community’s needs.RESPECT: Pan American Bank is committed to meeting the needs of all of its customers, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin or disability. Pan American Bank employees originate from the same countries and communities represented by our customers. We understand and serve the needs of our customers, regardless of their level of acculturation, or the extent of their financial services needs.COMMUNICATION: Pan American Bank maintains Spanish-speaking staff at every customer-facing position to ensure consistent and effective communication.GUIDANCE: Pan American Bank guides customers in navigating the maze of financial products by providing the information necessary for customers to make informed financial decisions.
  • Security Savings Bank
    President And Chief Operating Officer
    Security Savings Bank Sep 2008 - Mar 2009
    Hired as Executive Vice President/Chief Operating Officer based on extensive hands-on experience in managing back office/retail operations/information technology/regulatory compliance, implementing new products, services and systems and managing difficult regulatory relationships. Appointed by Board of Directors and approved by FDIC to role of President of the “troubled institution” in September 2008, upon the departure of the CEO and the President. Primary role as President was to work with Board to identify an acquirer for the institution. Subsequently, the role involved close coordination with the FDIC for an orderly wind-down of the banking operation. High praise received from both the FDIC and Nevada Department of Financial Institutions for effective management of a difficult and unstable environment.
  • Security Savings Bank
    Executive Vice President/Chief Operating Officer
    Security Savings Bank Jan 2008 - Aug 2008
  • Interbusiness Bank
    Executive Vice President/Chief Operating Officer
    Interbusiness Bank Jun 2005 - Dec 2007
    Transformed small commercial bank into a sales oriented and cost conscious organization. Key role in growing institution from $206MM at June 2005 to $399MM at December 2007 while increasing branch network from four to seven, boosting non-interest income, doubling net income and significantly improving efficiency ratio from mid 50’s to mid 40s.
  • California National Bank
    Senior Vice President/Chief Compliance Officer
    California National Bank Jan 2002 - Jun 2005
    Organization grew from $300 million to $6 billion organization through two mergers in less than one year. Primary responsibility was to develop and implement an internal control system relative to regulatory compliance that was consistent with the size and complexity of the “new” organization. Worked on senior management team that successfully alleviated regulatory concerns regarding management’s ability to manage substantial growth resulting from two major acquisitions within a 12-month period.
  • Fidelity Federal Bank
    Senior Vice President/Chief Compliance Officer
    Fidelity Federal Bank Jun 1998 - Dec 2001
    Us
    Joined Bank as part of a management team responsible for positioning the “troubled” thrift for sale. Team effort resulted in a June 2001 definitive agreement to merge with an Illinois-based holding company and sale in December 2001.
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  • Kpmg Peat Marwick Llp
    Senior Consultant
    Kpmg Peat Marwick Llp Jan 1997 - Jun 1998
    New York, Ny, Us
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  • California Federal Bank
    Assistant Vice President/Residential Lending Analyst
    California Federal Bank Mar 1995 - Dec 1996
  • Office Of The Comptroller Of The Currency
    Associate National Bank Examiner
    Office Of The Comptroller Of The Currency Mar 1992 - Mar 1995
    Washington, Dc, Us
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  • Western Federal Savings And Loan
    Training Specialist
    Western Federal Savings And Loan 1991 - 1992

Jesse Torres Skills

Management Leadership Risk Management Banking Executive Management Strategic Planning Strategy Program Management Public Speaking Marketing Social Media Finance Business Strategy Team Building Credit Operations Management Start Ups Marketing Strategy Customer Service Business Planning Management Consulting Leadership Development Budgets Negotiation Policy Coaching Financial Risk Team Management Due Diligence Contract Negotiation New Business Development Organizational Development Change Management Compliance Process Improvement Team Leadership Sales Management Vendor Management Asset Management Cross Functional Team Leadership Employee Relations Product Development Problem Solving Administration Customer Relations Strategy Development Business Management Risk Budgeting Contract Negotiations

Jesse Torres Education Details

  • Ucla Anderson School Of Management
    Ucla Anderson School Of Management
    Entreprenuership
  • University Of Washington
    University Of Washington
    Pacific Coast Banking School
  • Ucla
    Ucla
    Political Science
  • Riordan Leadership Institute
    Riordan Leadership Institute
    Nonprofit Organization Management
  • Ucla Extension
    Ucla Extension
    Information Security
  • Association Of International Certified Professional Accountants
    Association Of International Certified Professional Accountants
    Blockchain Technology
  • The Johns Hopkins University
    The Johns Hopkins University
    Data Science
  • University Of Michigan
    University Of Michigan
    Python Programming
  • University Of Pennsylvania
    University Of Pennsylvania
    Law
  • The Hong Kong University Of Science And Technology
    The Hong Kong University Of Science And Technology
    Financial Technology

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