Small company
OVERALL RANKING
#1
Top Executive
Meagan Phelps
Founder
Year Established
2003
Empress Investment Group
empressig.com
EMPRESS INVESTMENT GROUP is committed to financially educating, empowering and enriching the lives of women and their families. No one strategy fits everyone, which is why every Empress client gets specialized attention – from planning to execution to follow-up. Empress Investment Group takes a proactive approach and develops a strategy to address each client’s financial goals using the most efficient methods possible.
OVERALL RANKING
#2
Top Executive
Michelle Lainez
Owner
Year Established
2017
Chef Michelle and Company
chefmichelleandcompany.com
CHEF MICHELLE AND Company aims to make peoples’ days a little bit more delicious. Owner and founder Chef Michelle has brought together a dynamic group of people to make special occasions a reality. She and her team invite customers to let her and her team take care of special dinner parties with tantalizing food and exceptional service.
OVERALL RANKING
#3
Top Executive
Aaron Ong
Owner
Year Established
2014
Macallans Public House
macallanspubbrea.com
BREA-BASED MACALLANS PUBLIC House, also known as Macallans Pub, offers the largest selection of scotch and whiskey in Orange County, complemented by elevated pub cuisine. A contemporary pub, Macallans Public House is the only Michelin Star restaurant located in Downtown Brea. Executive Chef Joseph Quezada curates a varied menu from his signature fish & chips to a classic shepherd’s pie.
OVERALL RANKING
#4
Top Executive
Michelle O’Grady-Caballero
Founder and CEO
Year Established
2012
Team Friday
teamfriday.la
TEAM FRIDAY IS a creative agency focused on building purpose, furthering causes and creating impact through collaboration and innovative communication solutions. The team leverages several decades of experience in brand strategy, experiential marketing, digital communications and strategic partnerships to create dynamic campaigns for people, brands, organizations, communities and civic entities.
OVERALL RANKING
#5
Top Executive
Paul Schon
Co-Founder, Managing Partner
Year Established
2009
Schon Tepler Partners, LLC
schontepler.com
SCHON TEPLER PARTNERS, Inc. (STP) is a fully integrated real estate development and investment company based in Los Angeles. The focus is on creating and preserving value for equity investors through the use of specialized knowledge of the multi-family real estate business, providing a vertically integrated real estate company specializing in the ground-up development of multi-family real estate, property management and construction.
OVERALL RANKING
#6
Top Executive
Susan Levi
CEO & Senior HR Consultant
Year Established
2021
Jinji HR
jinjihr.com
JINJI HR WAS formed to help businesses that don’t have the capacity to have full-time HR support or don’t have the level of HR support needed. Based on a strong foundation of service and core values, the team works to make their clients’ lives easier, ensure their companies are in compliance and help them bring more harmony to their teams.
OVERALL RANKING
#7
Top Executive
Rachael King
CEO & Founder
Year Established
2017
Pod People Inc.
podpeople.com
POD PEOPLE IS a one-stop shop for audio needs – from producing a best-in-class podcast to crafting audio content strategy to staffing up a growing audio department. The team has spent years curating a network of the world’s best audio producers, writers, editors, engineers, sound designers and more to develop shows from concept to launch, level up an existing podcast or build an audio strategy roadmap.
OVERALL RANKING
#8
Top Executive
Amanda Ma
Founder & CEO
Year Established
2014
Innovate Marketing Group
innovatemkg.com
INNOVATE MARKETING GROUP is a boutique, full-service event management and experiential marketing agency specializing in creating experiences that connect brands with people. The team at Innovate Marketing Group is driven by a passion for its collective craft. The agency helps fuel brands that change lives for the better. The agency is made up of a team of diverse professionals with a love of events.
OVERALL RANKING
#9
Top Executive
Alma Vera
Executive Director
Year Established
2015
Kitty Bungalow Charm School for Wayward Cats
kittybungalow.org
KITTY BUNGALOW IS a community cat organization and kitten socialization facility. The team focuses its attention on providing services for the most vulnerable of felines. Kitty Bungalow provides the community with access to free TNR services, which allows for thousands of community cats to be fixed, receive vaccines and flea treatment and get returned to the people who care for them.
OVERALL RANKING
#10
Top Executive
Kay Mansour
President & CEO
Year Established
1981
Mansour Travel Company
mansourtravel.com
MANSOUR TRAVEL COMPANY has assembled an eclectic staff of professionals for discerning clientele. The seasoned team is drawn from varied backgrounds and collectively has many years of experience. In keeping with the upscale creativity of the brand, the Mansour Travel Company staff is a well-traveled, dynamic group of people, knowledgeable and up-to-date in the leisure, corporate and entertainment industry travel markets.
Small company
Rank Name Top Executive, Title Year Established Website
11 Ascend Agency Jonathan Jadali, Founder & CEO 2020 ascendagency.com
12 Irvine Technology Corporation Nicole McMackin, Chief Executive Officer 2000 irvinetechcorp.com
13 Lyon Stahl Investment Real Estate Brett Lyon & Woody Stahl, Co-Founders 2014 lyonstahl.com
14 The Chori-Man LLC Humberto Raygoza, Founder 2013 thechoriman.com
15 Gabi James Sara Gabriele, Owner 2018 gabijamesla.com
16 Echo-Factory Mike Schaffer, CEO & Founder 2007 echo-factory.com
17 Bob Gold & Associates Bob Gold, Principal 1997 bobgoldpr.com
18 Law Office of Parag L. Amin, PC Parag L. Amin, Founder 2012 lawpla.com
19 NewFilmmakers Los Angeles (NFMLA) Larry Laboe, Executive Director 2007 newfilmmakersla.com
20 Exverus Media Bill Durrant, President, Founder 2014 exverus.com
21 DTO Law William Delgado, Megan O’Neill & Mark Tarango, Founders 2019 dtolaw.com
22 ResWell Francisco Navarro, MD, Founder & CEO, Clinical Director 2010 reswellhealth.com
23 The Phillips Group Laura Phillips, E.A., Co-Founder & CEO 2021 phillipsgrouptax.com
24 The Smart Agency Jenn Quader, President & CEO 2021 thesmartagency.com
25 Montage Insurance Solutions Danone Simpson, CEO 2006 montageinsurance.com
26 Keystone CPA Amanda Han & Matthew MacFarland, Managing Directors 2008 keystonecpa.com
27 South County Outreach LaVal Brewer, President & CEO 1989 sco-oc.org
28 Parkview Financial Paul Rahimian, Founder & CEO 2009 parkviewfinancial.com
29 HelpGood Michael Bellavia, CEO 2016 helpgood.com
30 Pine Animal Hospital Steve Manyak, DVM, President & Lead Veterinarian 2013 pineanimalhospital.com
31 The Corniche Group Inc. Anastasia Mann, Founder, Chairman & CEO 1987 corniche.com
