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Independent Consultant for Business and Cultural Initiatives Enterprise Planning and Development Los Angeles 1998— present Dakota Water Systems, Black Dog Coffee, TraceDetect, David Miller Photography, Tesoro Oil, RMD Company, Rebecca Salzer Dance Theater, Empathy Films, Wilshire Regent, Occidental Power, Environmental Soil Systems, HotFast, Talkie.Com, Les Small and Company, MooBar, GRID2. Founder, Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer Pasqua Coffee San Francisco 1983—1999 Created a chain of specialty coffee bars. Beginning with a single store in 1983, Pasqua Coffee grew into a 58–unit, coast–to–coast enterprise with 700-employees and over $26 million in operating revenue. It served 1,000,000 customers per month. The company was purchased by the Starbucks Corporation in 1999 and absorbed into its chain. From inception, headed operations, real estate and construction, marketing and sales divisions. Recruited board members, initiated business plans and strategies, and raised expansion capital totaling more than $15 million. Invented custom and proprietary coffee equipment. Founder, Owner and Operator The Pedestrian Café San Francisco and Washington, D.C. 1982-1983 In 1983, established the prototype coffee bar "The Pedestrian Café" in Washington, D.C. and San Francisco. In 1985, the San Francisco unit became the first Pasqua coffee bar. This business became the widely imitated model for fast-service specialty coffee cafes nationwide. Founder and Operator La Favorita Coffee of America San Francisco Created a company providing customized coffee programs, brewing equipment, and staff training to existing restaurants and café operators. Founder and operator Captains Gift Coffee Seattle Pioneering wholesaler of "fresh-roasted" coffee brand to grocery stores in the Pacific Northwest. Sold the brand and operation to Starbucks Coffee.

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