Mike Regan: CEO, Pacific Green Landscape (Integrus Group)
Wed, 10/16/2019 - 12:14pm | chuck_333
Mike Regan’s path to heading one of the largest landscaping firms in San Diego started with mowing neighbors’ lawns while he was going to high school in San Diego. To this day, that work was the foundation of a business model that sustains itself through ups and downs of the economy. “Grass always grows no matter what the economy is doing,” said Regan, who is CEO of Pacific Green Landscape and a member of Sage Executive Group’s Integrus Forum.Joe Tuskan: District Manager - Oasis, a Paychex Company (Sponsor)
Wed, 10/16/2019 - 12:08pm | chuck_333
The new brand – Oasis, a Paychex Company – reflects the combined strength of a Professional Employer Organization dedicated to providing a one-stop shop of services to small and medium-sized businesses. The San Diego-area manager for the company – a Sage Executive Group sponsor – is Joe Tuskan, who has been providing PEO expertise for more than 25 years. “I’ve always wanted to help people,” he said. “Truly helping a business owner attain their goals and dreams is probably the biggest win for me.”David Wellis: CEO, San Diego Blook Bank (Non-profit)
Wed, 10/16/2019 - 11:51am | chuck_333
The San Diego Blood Bank came to a turning point in 2013 when it started a search for a new chief executive officer, and that happened to be the same time that David Wellis, a scientist with an entrepreneurial career in biotechnology, was also ready for a change.ROSS AFSAHI: AREA PRESIDENT OF ARTHUR GALLAGHER (MINDSHARE GROUP)
Wed, 08/28/2019 - 10:32am | chuck_333
Ross Afsahi was studying aerospace engineering at San Diego State University in 1979 with dreams of working at NASA when a momentous event half-way around the world changed his life. That was the year when an Islamic revolution drove the Shah of Iran from power and forced Ross’s father, an Air Force general with responsibility for Iran’s air defenses, to leave everything behind and flee to the United StatesSEAN PUCKETT: SENIOR VP/COMMERCIAL BANKING - MECHANICS BANK (SPONSOR)
Wed, 08/28/2019 - 10:22am | chuck_333
Sean Puckett describes his job as being “the face” of Mechanics Bank in San Diego. As the senior vice president for commercial banking, Puckett considers his role to be the client’s “advocate” in arranging complex depository structures and securing loans for business clients and in following through with support teams at the bank’s Southern California headquarters in Irvine. He has deep roots in San Diego, with a communications degree from the University of San Diego, extensive experience at San Diego-area banks and a life-long love of surfing.CHRIS SIMONSEN: CEO of Orangewood Foundation (Non-profit)
Wed, 08/28/2019 - 10:20am | chuck_333
At age 41, Chris Simonsen was at the pinnacle of business success as the chief financial officer of AAA of Southern California, a $3 billion insurance behemoth. But he was unhappy with the corporate culture and feared he “was becoming somebody I didn’t want to become.” The money was good, but the hours were long, leaving little time for his four children and activities in their lives such as Indian Guides, Indian Princesses, baseball and soccer.Ryan Green: Founder of Green Media, Inc. (Mindshare Group)
Thu, 06/20/2019 - 11:46am | chuck_333
Ryan Green admits he has been criticized for having long meetings. But there is a reason. “I’m a talker, and I’m a big listener,” he says. “When I have a meeting with somebody, I am truly invested in that moment and that person. I really care what they’re saying, and it’s not an act.”Daniel Craig: Owner of Absolute AV Design (Millennium Group)
Thu, 06/20/2019 - 11:37am | chuck_333
When Daniel Craig started his own audio-visual design company after many years working at Best Buy, he knew that potential customers in the downtown high-rise community would be scouring firms recommended by their respective homeowners’ associations. He also knew the list was in alphabetical order, and that was a major consideration in naming his company – Absolute AV Design – which is, almost always, the first one listed.James Floros: CEO of San Diego Food Bank (Non-profit)
Thu, 06/20/2019 - 11:26am | chuck_333
Like so many who come to San Diego from the Midwest, Jim Floros left the cold winters of Ripon, Wisconsin, and enrolled at the University of San Diego. That is where an internship unexpectedly took him on his life’s path. Floros started out looking for practical experience at Project Concern International and “fell in love with the idea of making the world a better place.” Thirty-five years later, now as CEO of the San Diego Food Bank, his commitment is unchanged. “Once you get that in your blood, your DNA, you can’t imagine doing anything else,” he said.Eric Barlow: CEO of Andina Family Offices (Sponsor)
Thu, 06/20/2019 - 11:22am | chuck_333
In 2013, Eric Barlow and his partner Brett Belliston saw the need for advanced financial consulting firms in the San Diego and Salt Lake City markets and that’s when Andina Family Offices was born. The firm was named after the great Andes mountains in South America because of their fortitude, grandeur, and beauty.