Cornerstone Ranches is a 5th generation family farm growing a variety of hops and apples.In addition to farming, the family just opened the Valle Dorado Restaurant & Brewery, a fusion of Mexican, Mediterranean, and local cuisines - Yakima Baja-Med! A brand new brewery and restaurant located in Yakima, WA specializing in Mexican food, Baja style! Check it out!

At DoCurious, our mission is to move people from screens to challenging, real-life activities. We improve well-being while simultaneously strengthening local communities and economies.

PNW TF operates the growing, packing and selling of apples, pears and cherries in WA.President PNW TF Operations / General Manager of Chelan Fruit, 2022 - 2024Chief Executive Officer of Legacy Fruit, 2019 - 2022

Best Tasting Highest Quality Kombucha You Can Buy, Small Batches, Glass Fermentation, Cold Pressed Juice, real food, and kombucha. You should follow your gut by drinking one serving of Health-Ade Kombucha a day. Cheers.

EFFi Foods® is an innovative food startup that sees human and environmental health as two sides of the same coin. It’s on a mission to disrupt the over-saturated and unhealthy snack industry through plant-based organic foods that harmonize food, science and mindfulness.EFFi Foods® aims to become a part of the solution to the main global issues people and the world at-large face today such as: lifestyle & dietary-related diseases, feeding the growing global population, ethical mistreatment of animals and environmental wellbeing.Through unique recipe formulation and blue chip partnerships with top dietitians and wellness experts, EFFi makes healthy taste delicious. EFFi’s two current product lines of nutrition bars and grainless granola focus on nutritional balance with an emphasis on digestive wellness.

ELEVATOR RESEARCH & MANUFACTURING CORP. (ERM), which began operations in Los Angeles in 1966, fabricates elevator fixtures and accessories for independent and national elevator contractors. These exceptional products are custom designed to our customers’ specific needs and are shipped to locations throughout the United States and Canada. ERM merged with Winter & Bain which has supplied elevator cabs, interiors, doors and related parts to the industry since 1924. Based on the sound principles of providing a superior product as well as unrivaled customer service, the company has grown to become North America’s premier provider of elevator control stations and custom signal fixtures. After having merged with Winter and Bain, ERM has become a one-stop shop for elevator fixtures, cabs, interiors and doors. Today, ERM is a division of Dewhurst Group plc and maintains its position as the industry leader providing a diverse range of elevator products and services, unparalleled quality and a unique focus on customer satisfaction.

A privately owned family business manufacturing internationally recognized cheese and whey products. We are one of the most respected premium all-natural cheese makers in North America, and we continue to win prestigious awards for, not only our high quality products, but also in recognition of our passion for sustainable practices. Today, we are in our third generation as a family business, who seeks innovative opportunities to maximize profitability and return on all assets, while being a trusted and responsible employer, who actively participates in the community and who cherishes the natural environment. Our success is based upon the quality of the employees that we hire - top notch talent who share our company's commitment to our customers and a passion for making the country's finest quality products, using only all natural ingredients.

Flavours, Inc is a private equity held contract manufacturer for a variety of healthy, organic, and functional beverages in a FDA-approved, aseptic manufacturing facility with revenues in excess of $10M annually. Flavours is a leading developer and manufacturer of organic, natural and healthy beverages and snack foods using proprietary aseptic technologies and flavor systems. At Flavours, we work with our customers to provide solutions from concept development through full scale production. Our customers are found to range from start-up businesses seeking to develop and launch new product concepts to larger brands and private label clients seeking to capitalize on consumer trends towards healthy and organic products. The growth in the aseptic packaging market is being driven by a shift in consumer preferences toward organic and natural food and beverages that require sterile, preservative-free aseptic packaging to which we are a solution. Flavours serves as a one-stop provider of aseptic product development and contract manufacturing capabilities with the ability to cost-effectively provide customers with the combination of innovative product development and a manufacturing footprint.

Hantel Technologies is a privately held family company for medical device product design, engineering, and contract manufacturing. Featuring fast and flexible service, Hantel Technologies is a one-stop resource for medical device and biotech product design, engineering, and manufacturing needs. Hantel maintains an FDA and ISO-registered quality and regulatory system, allowing clients to readily meet their quality and regulatory objectives.

Designer Protein is a privately held family nutritional food and beverage products company with sales at the time of $24M annually. Chief Operating Officer at Designer Whey• Designed and executed a new strategic direction to bolster the company’s P&L after five years of maintaining sales, but losing money.• Negotiated a licensing agreement with NBC’s Biggest Loser to provide and package Next Proteins’ product to carry the show’s brand, introducing it into an additional 16,000 retail stores, and increasing sales by 50%, $8M in nine months.• Recruited additional executive talent to build a sales team with experience in the beverage industry to reformulate and launch two new protein drinks into national chains.

Game Ready (CoolSystems, Inc.) is privately held innovative global medical device company with sales of approximately $19M annually.• Turned around and revitalized the corporation through a re-design and re-launch of the company’s core product line, the Game Ready System, which combines cooling and pressure to speed injury and post-op recovery.• Grew the company from a three-person start-up with no revenue to a 75-person medical device company with 2008 revenues of $19M. Built a strong operational infrastructure to position the company for rapid growth.• Drove revenue generation from $500,000 in 2002 to $11M in 2006; with a 600% revenue increase between 2002 and 2004.• Created demand for Game Ready with 135 pro teams and over 880 pro athletes, throughout 3,000 clinics nationwide, then expanded beyond the company’s original sports and physical therapy target markets to include the equine market and the post-operative recovery rental market.• Steered the company through product set-backs, engineering challenges, and the loss of the CoolSystems’ office and product inventory in a devastating fire in 2005; rebuilding the business and company culture by reinforcing “Playing To Win” and BEIT strategies to maintain and achieve a continued expectation and goal of success.• Personally presented investment opportunities to angel investors and raised $29.2M in seven years.• Instituted a recurring revenue model, achieving recurring revenue compared to capital sales ratio of 29%.

A privately held family global manufacturer of energy bars and nutritional foods with $150M in sales which we sold to Nestle S.A. in 2000.As a key member of the executive team, steered the company’s full P&L for International operations, customer service, new product R&D, manufacturing, distribution, technical services, engineering, purchasing, and human resources. Led and managed subsidiary in Germany.• Played instrumental role in the sale of the company to Nestle for a multiple of 3.5, the highest ever paid for a food company.• Drove the growth and transformation of the company from $70M in sales to $150M, from two product lines to seven, with 300 employees. • Maximized executive team performance and maintained the entrepreneurial culture throughout the company with “Play to Win” training.• Initiated the manufacture of PowerBars and PowerBar Recovery Powder in Europe, utilizing contract manufacturing to deliver freshest possible product to market, and to meet new regulatory requirements. Consolidated the sales and marketing efforts in Europe to a direct sales force.• Oversaw a new Boise, Idaho factory, which produced over one million PowerBars daily. Built a state of the art distribution center there as well, which was opened on time and under budget. Added a Charlotte, North Carolina facility for East Coast distribution.• Advised PowerBar Board members including Founder and CEO Brian Maxwell, Warren Hellman, Steve Young and Larry Sonsini. • Developed and launched four new product lines with multiple flavors within one year. Led R&D to generate 20 new food prototypes, five of which were launched by Nestle after acquisition of the company.

Artco-Bell was a private equity held $40M school furniture manufacturing company with 650 employees.Revived company to restore positive cash flow and profits within a two-year turnaround. Executed improvements in strategic planning, P&L, and cash flow. Produced $40.3M in sales with improved "on-time delivery" from less than 50% to nearly 100%. Reduced salaried positions by 49%. Negotiated first three-year labor agreement contract, reducing hourly expense by 23%. Streamlined operations, distribution, and customer service.

Responsible for global total quality management which involved all 50,000 employees. Led efforts to improve productivity, quality, sales, and costs, saving the company over $131M. Orchestrated global efforts to improve productivity, quality, sales and costs, impacting all employees. Saved Dole over $131M in world-wide operations. Traveled in and out of 70 countries in 18 months.

As Vice President & General Manager, Dole Philippines, bolstered the P&L of this division while increasing revenues by 70% from $265M to $451M generated from 500,000 tons of pineapple and 3000 tons shrimp. Designed and executed a 40% increase in fixed acreage production, including processed and fresh pineapple, shrimp, tuna, asparagus, tropical fruit, and anthurium flowers. Surpassed all productivity records of previous 27 years. Effected cost savings of $65M annually by reducing cost per case to lower than previous ten years. Reduced 10,000 workforce by 35%. Improved customer service levels by 23%. Strengthened the operational infrastructure of the 25,000-acre plantation.

Project Manager, Parsippany, NJ, May 1987 to January 1989: Generated $600M project to design, develop, implement and start up a new high teck focused bakery, including site selection, state-of-the-art technical design, and public relations. Gained Board approval of $600M capital request. Selected, negotiated, and purchased site in Raleigh, NC, and negotiated favorable state sales tax changes for the facility. Plant Manager, Fair Lawn, NJ, October 1985 to May 1987: Created focused factory product teams which were implemented in all bakeries.

Facility Manager, Post Cereals Division, Battle Creek, MI, April 1982 to May 1985: Directed 450 hourly, and 55 salaried employees in three plants, producing over 180M consumer packages annually. Manufacturing Manager, Convenience Food Division, Modesto, CA, July 1980 to March 1982; Production Team Manager, Food Products Division, Dover, DE, March 1978 to July 1980.

Combat Instructor Pilot in propeller aircraft, Remote International Locations, 56th Special Operations Wing, Detachment 1, Southeast AsiaInstructor Pilot, Supersonic Jets Instructor Pilot, Foreign Students, Military Assistance Program Staff Action Officer, ASTRA Training Program, HQ U. S. Air Force at the Pentagon