From The Hart - Presented by the First Bank Center for Family-Owned Businesses A Hart Leadership Production

Dawn S. Reese, CFRE is the Chief Executive Officer of The Wooden Floor. She is a social innovator who leverages her unique blend of experience in business,
technology, education, and the arts to propel young people forward. The Wooden Floor’s mission is to inspire and transform the lives of
young people through the power of dance and access to higher education. 

Since 2005, 100% of the students who graduate from The Wooden Floor immediately enroll in higher education.


Dawn has been honored with the following awards:

2023 Empowering Lives Award by Templo Calvario

2022 Orange County Visionary by the Los Angeles Times Orange County

2020 Women of Distinction Award from 34th CA Senate District

2019 Women Breaking Barriers Award from Connected Women of Influence


2018 Founders Award from the Institute for Community Impact


2016 Center for Leadership Award for Innovation from California State University Fullerton

2015 Difference Makers Award by the Santa Ana Chamber of Commerce.


Dawn currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Passkeys Foundation as Board Chair, OneOC as Audit Chair as well as Advisors in Philanthropy Orange County, Orange County Music and Dance


She is on the Board of Advisors for the Center for Leadership – College of Business and Economics at California State University, Fullerton, and a mentor at CSU Long Beach Student Center for Professional Development. 



Dawn founded the OC Nonprofit CEO Forum and Co-Chairs the Santa Ana Youth Mental Health Sub-Committee for the Santa Ana Task Force.

Dawn is an author, mentor, consultant, and national conference presenter on the topics of leadership, strategic planning, board governance and board diversity, and fundraising.

 

Prior
to The Wooden Floor, Dawn held the position of Chief Financial Officer and Managing Director of Opera Pacific. She began her career with The Oaktree
Consulting Group, a management consulting and CEO Coaching firm for the high technology sector where she gained expertise in strategic planning, finance,
human resources management and corporate governance. She lives in Huntington Beach, California with her husband Eric, and has one adult son.



Dawn Reese is CERTAINLY and Intentional Force for Good!



She can be reached at https://thewoodenfloor.org/

 















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As the CEO and founder of UNiTE, Clara's mission is to build a bigger, more inclusive wellness table —one where everyone is invited to have a seat.

She is a first-generation immigrant and a second-generation entrepreneur. She grew up in her family business, EZ-FLO a worldwide distributor of plumbing products. Over 17 years she worked in Marketing, Operations, and Risk Management and eventually became EZ-FLO's Managing Director and grew the business alongside a very talented team.

After a 17 year run at EZ-FLO, she founded UNiTE when she noticed that there weren’t wellness options that served her or people who craved more flavor in their bars.

On a mission to prove diversity is delicious, UNiTE launched in March of 2020 with a line of protein bars in culturally diverse flavors. Since then the Brand has been quickly growing and UNiTE is sold in major retailers nationwide and online. 


Clara is also a founding member of (included), a group that serves BIPOC CEOs and Founders in CPG and am a proud member of Young Presidents Organization and the Network of Executive Women.

In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her husband and two daughters, playing competitive tennis and dreaming up new protein bars flavors.

She hopes to bring the world a little bit closer and would love to connect with all of us on her journey.

To learn more about Clara and her amazing UNiTE protein bars, visit https://unitefood.com/


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"I feel like Forrest Gump running down that driveway, the braces falling off and that setting the course for the rest of my life… Helping others, my purpose and the strength of my leadership and never giving up. I share my story to motivate others and stand up for people everywhere with disabilities. You never know who they are and how it will change their life."

As President/CEO of Mountain View Services, Inc., a leading Healthcare supply and distribution company, serving more than 500 Care Facilities for the Developmentally Disabled Adults and Children, Home Care Facilities, Hospice Care Companies, Nonprofits, Schools, Care Centers and Homeless Shelters, Eric's mission is to provide the highest quality products and services available to his clients, so they, in turn, can provide the highest quality service to the residents they serve.

Eric fosters his core belief in building relationships within the community as well. He has served on the Board of Directors for several prominent nonprofit organizations including the American Heart Association and Ronald McDonald House Charities.

Eric won the Unforgettables Foundation Heart Award of the Inland Empire in 2020.

Mountain View Services, Inc was a Civic 50 Honoree in 2022. Recognized as one of the top 50 community-minded companies in Orange County.

Eric has been married to his wife, Roxanne, for 29 years. They have two children, Vanessa, 29 and Grant, 23.

In additional to his work and family life, Eric holds a passion for photography. He studied Digital Photography at Cornell University. He specializes in landscape photography. His work has appeared in galleries and all proceeds from sales of his work from his website, newportbeachsunsets.com, are donated to charity.

Eric is also a classic car enthusiast. He is President of the Vintage Volkswagen Club of American. The largest vintage VW club in the county with over 100,000 members.

Company Mountain View Services, Inc. Core Values: Caring, Dependable and Honest.

“Together we can all make a difference in our communities and the lives of others”

“The more people we meet, the more people we can help”

“In a world where you can be anything, be yourself” 

You can reach Eric at eric.goodman@mtviewservices.com or visit his website at https://mtviewservices.com/about-us/


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Amy Cosper, Editor in Chief of Family Business magazine, is an award-winning business editor, content strategist, writer, speaker, angel investor and advisor. She’s the former Editor-In-Chief of Entrepreneur magazine.

Cosper’s subject matter expertise resides in entrepreneurship, innovation, startups, global ecosystems and the creative industries.

Author of "The Cowgirl Mermaid Chronicles."

She lives on a ranch in Colorado with 3 horses, a dog and the man she married.

When she’s not wordsmithing, she likes to ride her motorcycle through vineyards in foreign countries and once did a face plant on PCH.

She is a self-proclaimed seeker of adrenaline.

ABOUT FAMILY BUSINESS MAGAZINE

Since 1989, Family Business Magazine has been the only North American multimedia publication serving the unique information needs of multigenerational family businesses, by providing news, profiles, expert advice and thought leadership.

Through digital platforms, print magazines and conferences, Family Business Magazine provides family businesses with the information they need to foster business continuity and family harmony.

Family Business Magazine was created by, and is owned and operated by, a third-generation family business.

Visit www.familybusinessmagazine to learn more!


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Why do people lie?   How can you tell if someone is really listening?   How can you interpret what people are telling you non-verbally while YOU are talking?

How can you become a more disciplined listener, a better communicator and, thus, a better leader?

Listen to this conversation with Certified Forensic Interviewer, Founder of the company InQuasive, and author of the book "The Disciplined Listening Method", Michael Reddington.

We had Michael back for a second interview to dive deeper into how to better lead and communicate.  

You can reach Michael at https://disciplinedlistening.com/ or at www.michaelreddington.com




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Martha Daniel’s technology career has spanned both corporate and government sectors.  Ms. Daniel served in the U.S. Navy and had a lengthy corporate career with positions ranging from mainframe programming to chief information officer.  In 1992, she formed Information Management Resources, Inc. (IMRI). IMRI has a history of successfully implementing innovative technology solutions that addressed integration challenges for the emerging information technology industry. 

Today, under Ms. Daniel’s leadership and strategic vision of “Translating business needs into technology solutions,” IMRI provides program management for over $300 million in data center operations; currently designing the public safety broadband first responder network (FirstNet); and provides cyber security governance and compliance, information assurance, and operations security solutions using the company’s Cytellix Solutions.

IMRI is ranked by Inc. Magazine as one of the Fastest Growing Companies in America. 

A published author and frequent speaker, Ms. Daniel co-authored a book entitled, On the Other Side of Midnight 2000, An Executive Guide to the Year 2000 Problem and most recently co-authored Million Dollar Conversations with 15 entrepreneur women. She is quoted as an industry spokesperson for a variety of publications and has been featured in the New York Times, Black Enterprise Magazine, and LA Times. On numerous occasions, Ms. Daniel has appeared on the “Inside OC” program on PBS, the nation’s sixth-most watched public television station.

Ms. Daniel has received a number of honors and awards for her business acumen and accomplishments. Most recently in 2014, she was honored by the White House as a Champion of Change, Women Veteran Leader. She was also the finalist for the Small Business Person of the Year by the Small Business Administration in 2016 and received the National Living History Maker Entrepreneur Award.

She is an ordained minister and on the leadership team of First AME (Christ Our Redeemer) Church in Irvine, CA.   Faith, family, and family business drive her in all she does!

Visit IMRI at https://www.imri.com/

You can connect with her on her LinkedIn at

https://www.linkedin.com/in/marthadanielimri/


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