Brentwood Associates’ Rahul Aggarwal honored by M&A Advisor as ’40 Under 40′
Brentwood Associates, the leading consumer-focused private equity firm in the West, recently announced that Managing Director Rahul Aggarwal was named one of M&A Advisor‘s 2012 “40 Under 40″ Award Winners in the West Region. The third annual M&A Advisor Awards recognize and promote emerging business leaders in the international mergers and acquisitions and financing industries. This [...]
Youth sports social media platform thriving
Weplay CEO Lane Soelberg was brought in by 18 months ago to jumpstart the company’s advertising initiative, and the company is now thriving, reports the Los Angeles Business Journal. “Most of our relationships are strategic parterships,” Soelberg says in the article. “We spend the majority of our time looking for things that are a win [...]
Ortho Mattress adds Tempur-Pedic at its 65 stores
Made-in-California mattress chain Ortho Mattress announced today it is expanding its product offering at its 65 stores to include Tempur-Pedic, the high-end foam mattress brand. Ortho Mattress will sell Tempur-Pedic mattresses at its stores and online starting in May. In addition to Tempur-Pedic, Ortho Mattress stores carry leading national brands, including Simmons, Sealy Posturepedic and [...]
LanguageTrak report shows Somali, Hmong among top requested languages in Minneapolis
The latest LanguageTrak report shows Spanish, Somali, Hmong, Vietnamese and Russian atop the list of over-the-phone interpretation requests in Minneapolis, according to an article in the Minnesota Star Tribune. The city is home to a distinctive array of immigrant and refugee communities, the article noted. The quarterly report, released by Language Line Services, analyzes over [...]
Ernst & Young announces semifinalists for Entrepreneur Of The Year in Pacific Northwest
Ernst & Young LLP just announced the 32 semifinalists for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year 2012 Award in the Pacific Northwest. Ernst & Young‘s awards program recognizes entrepreneurs and leaders who demonstrate excellence and extraordinary success in such areas as innovation, financial performance and personal commitment to their businesses and communities. This year’s [...]
New Weplay app helps coaches manage teams, families track schedules
Many families struggle with keeping track of their kids with busy sports schedules and who participate in numerous sports leagues, but as reported by Fanlala.com, the perfect app for parents now exists. Weplay, a social network that allows parents, coaches, and kids to keep track of schedules, manage teams, post photos, and update statuses, just [...]
OWC honored by Los Angeles Business Journal for 3rd straight year as one of 25 largest PR agencies in LA
Olmstead Williams Communications has been honored by the Los Angeles Business Journal for the third straight year as one of the 25 largest independent PR agencies in L.A. County. The agency earned the No. 18 spot on the list, which ranked agencies by their 2011 county fee income. “We’re thankful to be recognized by the [...]
OWC honored on list of top PR firms in Los Angeles
Olmstead Williams Communications has been honored by the Los Angeles Business Journal for the third straight year as one of the 25 largest independent PR agencies in L.A. County. The agency earned the No. 18 spot on the list, which ranked agencies by their 2011 county fee income. “We’re thankful to be recognized by the [...]
Interpretation services still trump speech recognition
Speech recognition technology has improved significantly in the past few years and there has been a lot of talk about its applications in contact centers. However, where the technology still fails is in recognizing those with even the slightest of accents. The convergence of a global marketplace and home markets populated with an increasing number of affluent and educated [...]
Not all news media is for sale in China
Much of the media coverage in China is apparently for sale, according to an article this week in the New York Times. The practice is pervasive with PR consultants divided on how much to embrace the practice. How pervasive? Try $20,000 per page in in the Chinese version of Esquire, $4,000 per minute on state-run [...]
