CEO of The Cheesecake Factory on entrepreneurialism (AUDIO)
David Overton, Chairman & CEO of The Cheesecake Factory, talks with KNX 1070 Radio’s Frank Mottek on the Business Hour. They discuss entrepreneurialism and Overton winning Entrepreneur of the Year from Ernst & Young at a gala Tuesday night at The Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles:
Ortho Mattress nominated for two awards
The only made-in-California mattress chain Ortho Mattress recently announced it is competing for top mattress store honors in both The Los Angeles Times‘ second-annual Readers’ Choice and the San Diego Union-Tribune‘s Readers’ Poll contests. Voting is open until Sunday, July 1, for the LA Times contest on its Web site at www.latimes.com/readerschoice and by text message [...]
Language Line Services names Klein CEO
Language Line Services today announced the appointment of Scott W. Klein as President and Chief Executive Officer effective immediately. Klein, 54 also becomes a member of the Language Line Services Board of Directors. Louis Provenzano, who has served as President and CEO since 2010, has resigned. “Language Line Services is a very special company that [...]
Caruso receives Master Entrepreneur of Year Award (AUDIO)
Rick J. Caruso, Founder & CEO, Caruso Affiliated, received the 2012 Master Entrepreneur Of The Year® Award for Greater Los Angeles from Ernst & Young, recognizing his entrepreneurial excellence and philanthropy at a gala Tuesday night at The Beverly Hilton Hotel. With this award, Caruso joins the ranks of past winners Earvin “Magic” Johnson, Alfred [...]
Cheesecake Factory to open first international location
Bisnow interviews Cheesecake Factory founder and CEO Dave Overton at the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award gala Tuesday night at The Beverly Hilton Hotel. Overton started the now 162-restaurant chain in 1978 and talks about August being a big milestone — opening its first international location.
Entrepreneur of the Year winners for LA
Ernst & Young announced the winners of the Entrepreneur of the Year Award in greater Los Angeles at a gala Tuesday night at The Beverly Hilton Hotel. The winners are: Jeffrey Clark, President & CEO, Anthony International David Overton, Chairman & CEO, The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated Jon Kirchner, Chairman & CEO, DTS, Inc. Simon Bax, [...]
AT&T, Language Line Services launch easy *4 mobile interpretation service
Welcome to one of the simplest ways to communicate across different languages: AT&T On Demand Interpreter Powered by Language Line Services. With just two keystrokes on a mobile phone, callers can reach professionally trained interpreters in a matter of seconds — 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Read more at The Washington Post, [...]
Ortho Mattress sales surge in luxury category
Made-in-California mattress chain Ortho Mattress announced today its strongest sales are now in the luxury category, confirming that Americans still place high value on a good night’s rest. The 65 Ortho Mattress stores throughout Southern California offer a wide, high-end selection that includes the Summerhill & Bischop collection, Ortho Avant memory foam mattresses and leading national brands such [...]
Ariat International to sell to Fisher family
Ariat International, a rapidly growing active outdoor footwear and apparel company with a leading position in the global equestrian market, announced an agreement has been reached by a group of shareholders led by LNK Partners and Brentwood Associates to sell the company to an existing shareholder — the Fisher family of San Francisco. LNK and [...]
Brentwood Associates announces sale of Filson Holdings
Brentwood Associates, a leading consumer-focused private equity investment firm, announced it has completed the sale of Filson Holdings, Inc., one of the oldest American brands of premium outdoor apparel and accessories, to Bedrock Manufacturing Co. Since acquiring Filson, Brentwood has assembled a talented senior management team, led by Chief Executive Officer, Mark Korros, to leverage [...]
