The Startup Specialists

Below you will find a team of specialists, experts in their fields, who help entrepreneurs along the startup path. We have found that having the right team in place is a critical success factor

Specialist

Company Name

Product/Service

Website

Trademark & Patent Attorney (IP)

Donn Harms Patent Pending Trademarks, Patents, Copyrights, etc www.patentpending.com
Kent Walker Walker, Pendergrass & Tietsworth LLP Trademarks, Patents, Copyrights, etc www.kentmwalker.com
Pollie Gautsch G&A Legal Trademarks, Patents, Copyrights, etc gandalegal.com

Corporate Attorney

John Abbene Abbene, Alcock & Liska, APC Incorporate, contracts, partnerships, LLC’s aalapc.com
Dennis Calderon Venture Counsel Group Incorporate, contracts, partnerships, LLC’s vcglaw.com
Sara Compton INC Legal Incorporate, contracts, partnerships, LLC’s inclegalattorneys.com
Nasir Pasha Top Floor Legal Incorporate, contracts, partnerships, LLC’s topfloorlegal.com

Certified Public Accountant (CPA – tax advisor)

Victor Burke Coastal Accounting and Bookkeeping Tax Preparation coastalaccountingandbookkeeping.com
Paul Redfern Redfern CPA Tax Preparation and Financial Consulting redferncpa.com

Credit Card Processing

Fred Schlaffer Bank Card Depot Accepts Credit Cards BankCardSD.com
Ryan Smith Maxx Merchants Accepts Credit Cards maxxcardservices.com

Commercial Real Estate

Matt Campbell Cassidy Turley BRE Commercial Find & Negotiate Space breb.com

Interior Designer

“Katia” – Ekaterina Kohlwes Midful Design Consulting Get Design for space/office or new retail location mindfuldesignconsulting.com

Business Banker

Chris Fresca Comerica Business Bank Account comerica.com
Ted Dawson Union Bank Business Bank Account unionbank.com

Business Insurance Broker

Joe Erle 5th Avenue Insurance General Liability, Workers Comp, etc 5thaveins.com
Greg Creech Creech Insurance General Liability, Workers Comp, etc creechinsurance.com
Jim Mulvaney Alliant General Liability, etc alliantinsurance.com

Benefits: Health Insurance Broker

Jeana Wallace Opprime Insurance Individual/Group Health opprime.com

IT Service Provider

Austin Landow BAZINGA! Solutions Consulting, Purchasing, Installation, Repair, Maintenance, hosting bazingasolutions.com
Bob Solomon CIO Systems Inc. Hardware, Software, repair, maintenace ciosys.com

Web/Graphic Design firm

Becky Nelson Bex Brands logo, flyer bexbrands.com
Adam McWethy The CR Studio Brand Development, Logo Design, Website Design, etc. www.thecrstudio.com

Online Marketing

James Radina Sol Marketing SEO, Social Media, Web Design, Product Launch Specialists www.solmarketingsolutions.com
Melani Gordon gWAVE Consulting Social Media, SEO, PPC, Web design, Email, etc. gWAVEconsulting.com
Melodie Tao Marketing Melodie Social Media, SEO, SEM Consulting marketingmelodie.com
Julien Brandt Organik SEO Local SEO, Social Media, Webdesign organikseo.com
Ishwari Jay Conscious Digital Marketing SEO, Social Media, Video Marketing, etc. Conscious Digital Marketing

Web Developer (functional website)

Hunter Jensen Barefoot Solutions Custom Built Website barefootsolutions.com

Website Designer (Information sites)

James Radina Sol Marketing Basic WordPress sites solmarketingsolutions.com
Adam McWethy The CR Studio Brand Development, Logo Design, Website Design, etc. www.thecrstudio.com

Branding Expert

Adam McWethy The CR Studio Brand Development, Logo Design, Website Design, etc. www.thecrstudio.com
Reuben Rail FireStarter Brand Plan for new business firestartermarketing.com

Public Relations Agency

Jennifer Borba von Stauffenberg Olive PR Solutions Public Relations, Marketing & Events oliveprsolutions.com
Elle Danielle Gano Public Relations, Marketing & Events www.ellecomm.com

San Diego Small Business Networking/Marketing Groups

Barbara Eldridge MindMasters Entrepreneurs Association Mastermind Groups mymmea.com