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  Dianne Gubin

Sometimes in the business world you meet a "Natural", a business person that loves it, that loves what they're doing.   That's Dianne Gubin.   With energy in abundance, enthusiasm and huge smile, Dianne is a natural connector, a networker extraordinaire.  

 

Dianne’s career includes over 20 years of B2B sales and account management with Fortune 500 corporations, government agencies, and fast-growth companies.   Her work includes selling staffing and consulting services across industries.  

 

Currently, Dianne is President of with Amplify Professional Services providing retained, direct hire and staff augmentation services for IT related projects.   Prior to this, Dianne was responsible for business development at a billion dollar staffing agency, as well as a project management company.  Earlier, she was the founder and president of Tech Exec Partners, an IT consulting services firm.

 

Dianne volunteers as Director of Amplify Roundtables, invitation only executive networking events for peer professionals from Fortune 1000 and fast growth companies.  Concurrently, she is the Founder and Director of C-Sweet, an organization for women in the C-Suite, including CEO, CFO, COO, CIO/CTO, Presidents, Vice-Presidents, founders and directors, as well as "Women Who Write Checks".  Dianne is the former founder and president of Women in Technology International, LA Chapter (WITI-LA).  

 

As a principal in Capital InVentures, as investment banking firm, Dianne actively works with institutional investors including Private Equity, Venture Capital, Family Offices, etc, as well as companies seeking debt / equity financing.


Specialties: Management, Operations,  Finance, Human Capital, Technology, Start-up, DE&I


Dianne lives with her family and in the Los Angeles area where she enjoys hiking, the beaches and oh yes, more networking.





 

   






  Nikki HM Jackson

  Entrepreneur, Algorithmic Search Engine Optimization Expert, Inventor, Angel Investor


 

Founder of Goldranking Website Marketing Agency, the leading Orange County SEO eCommerce and lead generating firm, Nikki HM Jackson, entrepreneur, has been involved with a wide variety of clients and projects from international charities to academic institutions to public companies notably Kiwanis International, Saddleback College, UC Irvine Extension, New Century Mortgage, The Brown Shoe Corporation and Cedars Sinai Hospital~Dept. of Neurology.


Jackson's experience as a technology expert, entrepreneur, and business owner led her to create and trademark a software technology system that helps businesses decrease their acquisition costs by at least 80% and increase their online advertising return on investment (ROI) by 60%.

Exceptionally hard working, Ms. Jackson carved out successes for her web marketing company increasing yearly sales and profits consistently since 1999. She has been certified through Google's Adwords Professional program and is certified through Microsoft's adExcellence programs.

Jackson has helped hundreds of Orange County business owners and executives by authoring and conducting monthly web marketing training classes and seminars for the Irvine Chamber of Commerce's 1,000+ company membership.

Nikki has been a guest speaker to numerous organizations including 200 businesswomen at WomenSage Re-Invent Yourself! founded by Jane Glenn Haas, NAWB (National Association Of Women Business Owners), and the Association Of Internet Professionals.

She has been interviewed on Business Talk Radio with Dianne Gubin and by Small Business Journalist Jan Norman of the Orange County Register.

In 2012 Ms. Jackson was honored as an Orange County Business Journal "Women In Business" Awards Nominee and an Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of The Year Nominee.

Nikki has served on the Board of Directors for numerous non-profit organizations including as Executive Vice President for the Forum For Women Entrepreneurs representing the Los Angeles and Orange County areas and as Corporate Relations Director for the University of California Irvine Womens Opportunities Center where she additionally taught quarterly classes on "Starting and Marketing A Successful Website Business". She has also served on the Board of Advisors for the Orange Coast College Business Department, Costa Mesa California.

In 2007 Nikki was honored as an Irvine Chamber of Commerce Member Of The Year Nominee as well as serving the Chamber's constituency by volunteering on the Marketing Committee, Seminar Committee, and Technology Committee simultaneously.

In 2003 Nikki served as Public Relations Director on the Board of Directors of the World Organization of Webmasters, an organization for web professionals offering education, mentorship, online training, technical support, employment information, and Internet legal guidance.



Barbara Oberman


Barbara C. Oberman-Lippe brings over 25 years of experience to her clients.   As the founding member of Barbara C. Oberman Insurance Services, Inc.  Barbara has a vast background on the brokerage/consulting side, and the insurance carrier side.  Barbara has worked with regional and national consulting firms in Southern California and was responsible for establishing the benefits division for a large regional insurance brokerage to develop that area for the firm.  Prior to that, she started the group insurance division for Western Dental Plan, growing the business significantly.  Her expertise enables her to work with clients of all sizes to find unique, creative solutions. 


Barbara has published numerous articles on employee benefits topics including cost saving tips, employee wellness, and the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

She has been a speaker on employee benefit topics at the USC and UCLA Management Schools and was interviewed by NPR host Pat Morrison as well as by San Fernando Valley Business Journal on subjects relevant to the employee benefits industry.   Since the passage of the Affordable Care Act she has been a speaker on the health care reform for the CalCPA Society groups throughout Los Angeles, and other organizations, including the State Bar of California, San Fernando Valley Bar Association, 2014 CalCPA Tax Update and Planning Conference, and various local California CPA Society and community groups.


Barbara lives in Woodland Hills with her husband and their two whippets.  Barbara is passionate about foreign third-world travel. 

 









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