The company has been providing its software to the defense, intelligence and homeland security markets and is now looking at applying the technology to different industries, including transportation, logistics, agriculture and law enforcement.

“The more you learn,” Bill Gates said during his interview with 60 Minutes, “the more you have a framework the knowledge fits into.”

Award winners will be announced at a special gala, with over 7o0 entrepreneurs and business leaders, on Tuesday, June 18, 2013 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, CA. The 2013 finalist are:

• Janice Bryant Howroyd, CEO, The Act 1 Group – Torrance, CA

• Dinesh Ravishanker, CEO & Co-Founder, CallFire – Santa Monica, CA

• Mel Elias, President & CEO, The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf – Los Angeles, CA

• Clarence Daniels Jr., Chairman & CEO, Concession Management Services – Los Angeles, CA

•   Sam Naficy, President & CEO, DTT – Los Angeles, CA

•   Jeff Stibel, Chairman & CEO, Dun & Bradstreet Credibility Corp. – Malibu, CA

•   Martha de la Torre and Joe Badame, Co-Founders, El Clasificado – Norwalk, CA

•   Jamey Edwards, CEO, Emergent Medical Associates – Manhattan Beach, CA

•   The An Family, Founders, House of An (Crustacean, An Qi, Tiato, Thanh Long, and An Catering) – Beverly Hills, CA

•   Ed Bagdasarian, President, Jim Freedman, Chairman, Mike Rosenberg, CEO, Intrepid Investment Bankers LLC – Los Angeles, CA

•   Bob Sinnott, CEO, Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors, L.P. – Los Angeles, CA

•   Moctesuma Esparza, CEO, Maya Cinemas North America, Inc – Los Angeles, CA

•   Demian Sellfors, CEO and Co-Founder, Media Temple – Culver City, CA

•   Rick Stollmeyer, CEO, MINDBODY Inc. – San Luis Obispo, CA

•   Tim Cadogan, CEO, OpenX – Pasadena, CA

•   Loren Bendele, President & Co-Founder, Savings.com – Los Angeles, CA

•   Walter Driver, CEO, Scopely – Los Angeles, CA

•   Jessica Firestone, President & CEO, Tempest Telecom Solutions LLC – Santa Barbara, CA

•   Jeff Green, CEO & Founder, The Trade Desk – Ventura, CA

Award winners will be announced at a special awards gala on Thursday, June 13, at The Hyatt Regency Aventine in La Jolla, Calif. The 2013 finalists are:

• Adconion Direct, San Diego – Kim Reed Perell, CEO

• Behind the Scenes Catering & Events, San Diego – John Crisafulli, President

• Cadence Pharmaceuticals, San Diego – Theodore Schroeder, President & CEO

• ecoATM, San Diego – Tom Tullie, CEO & Chairman of the Board

• Elite, San Diego – John Kontopuls, President & CEO

• Genomatica, San Diego – Christophe Schilling, CEO & Co-Founder

• Halozyme Therapeutics, San Diego – Gregory Frost, President & CEO

• Independa, Inc., La Jolla – Kian Saneii, CEO

• LifeProof, San Diego – Gary Rayner, CEO

• MedVantx, San Diego – Robert Feeney, CEO & Founder

• Peregrine Semiconductor Corp., San Diego – James Cable, CEO

• Santarus, Inc., San Diego – Gerald Proehl, President & CEO

• Sempra U.S. Gas & Power, San Diego – Jeff Martin, President & CEO

• SkinMedica, Carlsbad – Mary Fisher, CEO

• Sullivan Solar Power, San Diego – Daniel Sullivan, President

• The Wheat Group Inc., San Diego – Kelly Grismer, President and Chad Grismer, CEO

Tracy Williams, CEO and president of Olmstead Williams Communications

As part of The Nonprofit Breakfast Series presented by Morgan Stanley, Tracy Williams, president of Olmstead Williams Communications, will serve as a panelist at 7:30 a.m. this Friday at a seminar at the Luxe Sunset Hotel in Los Angeles titled “Driving Revenue: Tuning up Fundraising.”

Nonprofit board members and executives, please join Williams and the other panelists as they address the following questions: Are you using all available tools and methods to reach your community? Do you have a sustainable fundraising strategy? Are you just having events or are you engaging donors?

The seminar is free but requires registration.

“In the new poll, 63 percent of Americans support allowing gay scouts to join, and the public opposes the plan to continue to ban gay adults from Boy Scout leadership by a 56 to 39 percent margin,” according to the Post. “The results contrast with a USA Today/Gallup poll last year, where only 42 percent said openly gay adults should be able to serve as leaders.”

Matt Stover, new Assurance Partner at Ernst & Young

Matthew Stover has rejoined Ernst & Young LLP’s Seattle practice as an assurance partner, the firm announced today. In his 15-year career, Stover has gained diverse auditing and management experience, focusing on international and SEC technical accounting and reporting matters.

Stover started his career in Ernst & Young’s Chicago and Grand Rapids offices, joining the firm’s Seattle office in 2005. He has worked with companies in a variety of industries, including technology, manufacturing, timber and retail. Stover returns to Ernst & Young from eBay Inc., where he spent the last year as the company’s director of accounting.

“Matt brings more than 15 years of experience serving both international public clients and innovative startups,” said Dan Smith, Seattle Office Managing Partner. “He has worked with many of the Pacific Northwest’s leading companies, and we are pleased to welcome him back to our rapidly-growing Greater Seattle practice.”

Stover earned his bachelor’s degree in accounting from the University of Michigan. He is a certified public accountant licensed to practice in Washington, a certified management accountant and a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.

Ernst & Young LLP today announced the finalists for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year 2013 Award in the Pacific Northwest. The awards program recognizes high-growth entrepreneurs who demonstrate excellence and extraordinary success in such areas as innovation, financial performance and personal commitment to their businesses and communities.

The finalists are:

·         Brandon Dawson, Audigy Group, LLC, Vancouver, Washington

·         Craig Bramscher, Brammo, Inc., Ashland, Oregon

·         Jim Weber, Brooks Sports, Inc., Bothell, Washington

·         Gary Fish, Deschutes Brewery, Bend, Oregon

·         Chris Barrow, EagleView Technologies, Bothell, Washington

·         Steve Larson, Eid Passport, Hillsboro, Oregon

·         Sam Blackman, Elemental Technologies, Portland, Oregon

·         Dara Khosrowshahi, Expedia, Inc., Bellevue, Washington

·         Mark Mason, HomeStreet, Inc., Seattle, Washington

·         Greg Pierson, iovation, Portland, Oregon

·         Tom Alberg, Paul Goodrich, Gerald Grinstein, William Ruckelshaus, Madrona Venture Group, Seattle, Washington

·         Kyle Stavig, Myers Container, Portland, Oregon

·         Beau Fessenden, Natural Molecular Testing Corp., Renton, Washington

·         Greg Seibly, Sterling Bank, Spokane, Washington

·         Kurt Dammeier, Sugar Mountain, Seattle, Washington

·         Kevin Klock, TalkingRain, Preston, Washington

·         Darryl Rawlings, Trupanion, Seattle, Washington

·         Spencer Rascoff, Zillow, Inc., Seattle, Washington

The finalists were selected by a panel of independent judges. Award winners will be revealed at a gala event on June 7, 2013, at the Hyatt Regency in Bellevue, Wash.

Collectively, these finalists grew their company’s employment by 39% and their revenues by 44% between 2010 and 2012. Now in its 27th year, the Entrepreneur Of The Year Program has expanded globally to recognize company builders in over 140 cities and in more than 50 countries throughout the world.

Regional award winners go on to compete at the national level. Award winners in several national categories, as well as the National Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year Overall Award winner, will be announced at the annual awards gala in Palm Springs, California, on November 16, 2013. The awards are the culminating event of the Ernst & Young Strategic Growth Forum^®, the nation’s most prestigious gathering of high-growth, market-leading companies.

The Jewish Journal on Wednesday featured Roberta Weintraub, founder and executive director of the Police Orientation Preparation Program (POPP), who believes the LAPD should consist of officers from the community — for the community.

Roberta Weintraub and the students at POPP

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