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Episode 1 : "Ground Zero: How Do I Stabilize My Business During Covid-19?"

April 17, 2020

Advisory Team

Marie DiSante

Marie DiSante

Marie DiSante is the Managing Partner of Carothers DiSante & Freudenberger LLP, a California-based labor, employment and immigration defense law firm with five offices throughout the state. Her dual role as a California business owner and employment litigation attorney allows her to understand her clients’ workplace challenges firsthand. She joins the Business Rising Advisors' team with the long-held belief in the value of educating her clients so they can avoid litigation in the first place. She has been successfully resolving and preventing employment-related disputes for employers for over 30 years. Marie can be reached via email at [email protected] or by phone at (949) 622-1661.

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Anita Nygaard

Anita Nygaard

Anita Nygaard is Founder and Lead Consultant of CorHR, Inc. a Human Resources consulting firm. CorHR partners with professional services businesses across the state and country to provide expert advisory on the three C’s: Compliance, Coaching and developing management, and building effective work Cultures. She held progressive management roles in Human Resources with Fortune 500 multi-state and global organizations and has advised hundreds of businesses over 25 years. She joins the Business Rising Advisors' team to highlight effective leadership and workforce management practices, crucial during uncertain times. Anita can be reached via email at [email protected] or by phone at (949) 363-0084.

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Philip Wilson

Philip Wilson

Philip Wilson is the Managing Partner of the Costa Mesa office of Marcum LLP one of the largest independent public accounting and advisory services firms in the nation. He is the National Practice Leader of the Firm’s Tax Controversy Group. Phil joins the Business Rising Advisors' team with his 30+ years of expertise and insight as a CPA and former IRS Revenue Agent to help provide tax and business advisory guidance to companies and individuals. His unique background and experience allows him to confidently represent all levels of corporations across a wide variety of industries as well as high-net-worth individuals. Phil can be reached via email at [email protected] or by phone at (949) 236-5650.

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Barry Weber

Barry Weber

Barry Weber is a partner at Assured SPC with more than 20 years of experience as an IT leader, and is a Certified Information Security Manager (CISM). He serves as a virtual Chief Information Security Officer and is the Privacy Practice Leader at the IT consulting firm of Assured SPC, providing businesses across all industries and nationwide with IT and security expertise. Barry is also a member of the FBI InfraGard program and participates on the semi-weekly FEMA National Business Emergency Operations Center calls on cross-industry cybersecurity and infrastructure issues.

Barry joins the Business Rising Advisors team to simplify and address IT and cybersecurity questions for business leaders during this difficult time and beyond. Assured SPC helps organizations implement reasonable information security programs and compliant HIPAA and CCPA privacy programs. Barry can be reached via email at [email protected] and by phone at (818) 584.6565.

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Saji Gunawardane

Saji Gunawardane

Saji Gunawardane is Founder and Principal Attorney at US Business Counsel, providing efficient, highly-involved “outside General Counsel” services to growing businesses. Saji brings over 20 years of actual and substantial business management experience in various dynamic, highly-regulated industries – from family-owned businesses to Fortune 200 companies. Since 2008, US Business Counsel’s innovative and comprehensive flat-fee Corporate Counsel Program has been unique among experienced business law firms, offering accessible, high-caliber legal counsel to guide business owners on contracts, employment matters, regulatory compliance, strategic planning, and management/board advice. Saji formed and assembled Business Rising Advisors with the simple goal of providing one place for business owners to get the answers they need to build – and in some instances rebuild – and to rise towards success. Saji can be reached via email at [email protected] or at (949) 562-3779.

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