Santa Monica, CA
Jonas Carlsward is an accomplished young professional with experience and business development well beyond his years in age, and years in business.
After 6 years in Silicon Valley establishing one of the fastest growing SaaS (Software as a Service) companies in the world, he is now L.A bound with his wife Jenny-May.
Being instrumental in the company growth, from 9 employees to 400+ in the Americas and 950+ worldwide, has excelled Jonas knowledge and experience in what it really takes to grown and establish a company world wide.
”-Going from one small office to a international company ready to go IPO will steepen your learning curve…”
Jonas attended California State University Monterey Bay on a scholarship were he was captain of the Golf team while finishing his Bachelor in Business & Entrepreneurship.
During his time at the University he also founded a Swedish American export company dealing with cars and boats.

Dr. Reiss has over twenty years’ experience as a corporate marketing director, trainer/facilitator, and career transition expert for a wide range of businesses and industries, from financial services and health care to non-profit. She is a highly trained specialist in marketing, human behavior and communications, leadership development, teambuilding, and organizational transition. Reiss is a Master Certified Coach, the International Coach Federation’s senior ranking. She received an Executive Management Program Certificate (MBA equivalent for executive leaders) from Boston University, and Masters in Spiritual Psychology from the University of Santa Monica.
Each of us has been given particular gifts to accomplish our life’s work. Wisdom Coaching™ provides the tools, including ongoing expertise, support, structure, and accountability for these gifts to emerge and blossom. Coaching emphasis is on personal growth and transformation, as a foundation for professional productivity and organizational balance.
Andrea Bahamondes is the founder of The{Naked}Elephant, a blog and a coaching practice that specializes in helping successful people transcend to a meaningful life. Andrea helps her clients shift and achieve wealth by utilizing an Ontological approach to coaching. She works in the domains of the body, language and emotions to create breaks in transparencies and start building a new reality for her clients. Andrea has over 10 years experience as an entrepreneur and VP of Business Development. She founded her first business at age 26, and took it from a start-up to over $8M in revenue by the fifth year. Has been awarded Elite National Hispanic dealer by DIRECTV 2 years in a row. Her work and experience has been in building profitable, healthy businesses and making solid human relations. She values people, more than profit. She has coached a number of small business owners on how to maintain balance in life, while building a successful business. She has facilitated group coaching and leadership training for executives in the aerospace industry, food service industry and advertising industry. She has been trained as a Co-active Professional Coach by {CTI} in leadership and coaching and by Newfield Network as an Ontological Coach. She also has received training in Emotional Intelligence and Diversity by Jorge Cherbosque, Ph.D. and Lee Gardenswartz, Ph.D. founders of EID. Andrea has self-directed studies in entrepreneurship, Philosophy, Humanity and is currently working in her master in Psychology. She is the Director of Public Relations for the International Coach Federation, Los Angeles Chapter {ICF-LA}. Andrea is fluent in Spanish and English. She is originally from Chile and now lives outside Los Angeles with her husband and their three kids.To learn more about Andrea or schedule a consultation please visit her site at http://www.thenakedelephant.net/
Los Angeles business and conflict resolution coach David Giuliano of Without Boundaries Coaching offers a unique approach to finding solutions to any challenge for businesses and individuals.
Naturally evolved from Founder & Certified Coach David Giuliano’s twenty-five years as a self-employed consultant in the automobile industry, where he specialized in conflict resolution and problem solving. That solid foundation of experience coupled with the extensive training he received at the Institute of Professional Excellence In Coaching, has given him multiple opportunities to successfully serve his clients.
David’s unique background organically designed his coaching process by helping small business owners to be successful. He has the ability to analyze a business from the core starting with the owner’s concerns, all the way through management, to employee motivation, logistic issues, and bottom line productivity. David understands that in most cases you, the business owner, have the most knowledge about your company and he uses your thoughts to personally unlock your vision. You actually generate new possibilities through his carefully guided process catered to each individual and the challenges they wish to address. It simply makes sense to hire the coach who’s also a business owner and has been there.

Torrance, CA
Carolyn Ziel’s mission is to support you in creating the business of your dreams. As the founder of Essential Selling and a business and sales consultant, trainer and coach she does this by being Heart Forward in Business. She leads with her heart and teaches her clients they can be successful doing the same. She believes that we can change the world when we show up every day grounded in this.
Carolyn Ziel is known for teaching her clients how to increase profitability often by as much as 30-40%. She is the founder of Essential Search, Inc. an executive recruiting and consulting firm. In 2008 she founded Essential Selling and shares her over 17 years of business and sales experience with her clients. Carolyn has collaborated with companies such as The Guitar Center, Guess? Inc., CB Richard Ellis, American Business Bank and Molina Healthcare.
As a student and practitioner of effective communication and relationship building for over 15 years Carolyn incorporates these skills into her consulting practice. By infusing personal development, best business practices and creativity into her training, she guides her clients through the challenges of creating a business. Business development becomes more than just checking tasks off a list. It becomes a fun, creative, and heart filled process that allows her clients to achieve their current goals—and beyond–to create a business that is wildly satisfying and successful.
Carolyn is a regular contributor to The Huffington Post and you can follow her here.
For more information about how Carolyn can easily transform your business and stay true to yourself contact her at carolyn@essentialselling.com; 310-618-0441; www.essentialselling.com
Corona del Mar, CA
Ashleigh Blatt, PMP the founder of Girl Who Could, is an expert Business Analyst and Authentic Productivity Coach with a talent for getting things done and people excited about the life they live. For years, professionals who feel bored, frustrated, overwhelmed, or simply in need of a change have come to Ashleigh for her world-class insight. She has helped countless clients find and build lifestyles that bring balance to their lives and help them achieve their goals. Whether a change is needed in personal or professional life, Ashleigh has the tools and skills needed to help clients find what they’re missing.
Ashleigh is a master organizer. She has spent over a decade in software implementation and project management, taking disorganized ideas, putting them together, and delivering a clear finished product. Ashleigh has managed programs valued at hundreds of millions of dollars for private industry and the federal government. Her efforts have resulted in a safer and more organized environment for federal agents and the military. She is an expert at getting things done. Continue reading “Ashleigh Blatt” »
Marina Del Rey, CA
Lana Goldenberg is a business and marketing expert with a passion for ending the online overwhelm and overspend that commonly afflicts entrepreneurs and small businesses. From search engine optimization to customer retention, Lana’s unique ability is to select and apply only the most critical tools to increase her clients’ profits.
Prior to launching the consultancy, Lana enjoyed a successful corporate career in marketing and product management, working with such clients as Wells Fargo, Johnson & Johnson, Realtor.com, as well as startups and small businesses. Lana’s latest project is Be Seen, Be Found, Be You, a 1-Day program during which an entrepreneur’s vision is translated into a compelling, authentic, and effective web presence. Lana also supports clients with individual projects and training seminars for groups and organizations.
Lana holds an MBA from UCLA and a B.A. from UC Berkeley. A native of Russia, Lana resides in Marina del Rey, CA and works with clients worldwide.

Beverly Hills, CA
Ebby Benelyahu is a certified organizational coach and a successful entrepreneur, with business background ranges from textile to real estate industries. As a coach, Ebby has worked with bank managers, attorneys, entrepreneurs, small and large businesses, clergymen/women, and non-profit organizations to help them address their critical breakdowns and therefore achieve better outcomes in business and personal life. He is passionate about helping teams small or large to work more effectively so that they arrive to more valuable outcomes. A lifelong student of leadership, Ontology, and Ontological coaching, Mr. Benelyahu has completed world-renowned courses and certifications, including a year-long program on Emotional Fitness & Intelligence, a two-year program on Leadership and Organizational Coaching by Newfield and The Institute for Generative Leadership, and a three-year program in Ontological Design with UC Berkeley Professor Fernando Flores. He is an active member of the International Coaching Federation in Los Angeles. A native of Iran, Ebby currently resides in Los Angeles with his wife and four children.