1. April 20, 2015 San fernando valley BUSINESS JOURNAL 11
Rank Company
• address
• city
• website
Employees
• # Valley
• # firmwide
Revenue
(in
millions)
Products or Services
(partial list)
Company Profile
• headquarters
• year founded
• # valley offices/#
firmwide
Women-
Owned
(percentage)
Top Female
Executive(s)
• name
• title
• phone
1
Stonefire Grill Inc.1
5655 Lindero Canyon Road, Suite 204
Westlake Village, 91362
stonefiregrill.com
550
750
WND fast-casual restaurants throughout Southern
California
Westlake Village
2000
1/7
100 Mary Harrigan
President
(818) 991-4054
2
SAGE Publications
2455 Teller Road
Thousand Oaks, 91320
sagepublications.com
500
1,200
WND publishes journals, books and digital media
for academic, educational and professional
markets
Thousand Oaks
1965
1/6
51 Sarah Miller McCune
Founder & Executive
Chairwoman
(805) 499-0721
3
Maria's Italian Kitchen
16535 Arminta St.
Van Nuys, 91406
mariasitaliankitchen.com
257
452
WND Italian restaurants and catering Van Nuys
1982
6/11
100 Madelyn Alfano
President
(818) 786-4833
4
Montrose Travel
2349 Honolulu Ave.
Montrose, 91020
montrosetravel.com
218
230
$278.5 vacation travel, corporate travel, group travel,
incentive travel, meeting travel, loyalty-
rewards programs and home-based travel
agents
Montrose
1956
5/6
67 Julie McClure/CFO
Andi McClure/Co-
President
(818) 553-3200
5
Center for Autism & Related
Disorders
21600 Oxnard St., Suite 1800
Woodland Hills, 91367
centerforautism.com
200
1,500
WND psychotherapy and applied behavior analysis
for children with autism
Tarzana
1990
3/28
100 Doreen Granpeesheh
President
(818) 345-2345
6
SADA Systems Inc.
5250 Lankershim Blvd., Suite 620
North Hollywood, 91601
sadasystems.com
102
120
WND consulting, cloud computing, infrastructure
management services, application
development
North Hollywood
2000
1/1
51 Annie Safoian
CFO
(818) 766-2400
7
Icon Media Direct
5910 Lemona Ave.
Van Nuys, 91411
iconmediadirect.com
98
100
WND national advertising media planning, buying
for television, online and print
Van Nuys
2000
1/1
100 Nancy Lazkani
CEO & President
(818) 995-6400
8
NorthStar Moving Co.
9120 Mason Ave.
Chatsworth, 91311
northstarmoving.com
98
98
12.6 local, long distance, international, residential
and commercial moves and full-service
storage
Chatsworth
1994
1/1
51 Laura McHolm
Co-Founder
(800) 275-7767
9
Exact Staff Inc.
21031 Ventura Blvd., Suite 501
Woodland Hills, 91364
exactstaff.com
73
73
WND human capital management services
including staffing, outsourcing, on-boarding,
VMS and MSP services and executive search
Woodland Hills
1996
3/19
100 Karenjo Goodwin
Founder & CEO
(818) 348-1100
10
Equis Staffing
27001 Agoura Road, Suite 160
Calabasas, 91301
equisdifference.com
52
76
WND placement of consulting, temporary, direct
hire
Calabasas
2006
1/1
100 Carrie Nebens
President
(818) 444-0100
11
UltraGlas Inc.
9200 Gazette Ave.
Chatsworth, 91311
ultraglas.com
45
45
8 designed architectural glass, slabs and tile,
building integrated photovoltaic and patented
100% recycled glass products
Chatsworth
1988
1/1
100 Jane Alice Skeeter
Founder & President
(818) 772-7744
12
Paragon Subrogation Services
9221 Corbin Ave., Suite 250
Northridge, 91324
paragonsubro.com
42
WND
WND subrogation services to the insurance
industry and commercial collections for
finance companies
Northridge
1995
1/3
51 Ani Naccachian
President & CEO
(818) 576-2100
13
Perillo Industries Inc.2
2150 Anchor Court
Newbury Park, 91320
centuryele.com
40
40
6 designer and manufacturer of custom high-
reliability AC/DC power supplies and DC/DC
converters for mil-spec, aerospace and space
applications
Newbury Park
1973
1/1
100 Mary E. Perillo
President & Owner
(805) 498-9838
14
Total Access Marketing
705 Lakefield Road, Unit J
Westlake Village, 91361
totalaccessmarketing.com
35
440
3.5 retail merchandising, continuity and project
merchandising, "C" store merchandising
specialists, in-store demonstration, event
staffing
Westlake Village
1982
1/1
51 Karen Clerilcuzio
Vice President
(805) 371-5691
15
LBW Insurance and Financial Services
28055 Smyth Drive
Valencia, 91355
lbwinsurance.com
35
35
5.2 commercial insurance, high net worth
personal insurance, group benefits, life/
disability/LTC, financial services and
retirement planning
Valencia
1922
1/1
51 Mitzi Like
President & CEO
(661) 702-6000
16
Corporate ImpressionsLA Inc.
10742 Burbank Ave.
North Hollywood, 91601
impressionsla.com / doradopkg.com
34
34
4.8 offfset and digital printing, promotional
products, mailing, product inventory and
fulfillment, portals, music packaging,
specialty
North Hollywood
1982
1/1
100 Jennifer Freund
President
(818) 761-9295
17
Alpha Aviation Components Inc.
16772 Schoenborn St.
North Hills, 91343
alphaaci.com
34
34
WND machining and assembly services for aircraft,
aerospace, medical equipment and other OEM
customers
North Hills
1954
1/1
100 Lidia Gorko
CEO
(818) 894-8801
18
Someone's in the Kitchen
5973 Reseda Blvd.
Tarzana, 91356
sitk.com
30
100
WND full-service catering and event planning Tarzana
1980
1/1
100 Joann Roth-Oseary
President
(818) 343-5151
19
Pretzel King LLC
3030 Edgewick Road
Glendale, 91206
N / A
25
125
5.1 retail bakeries/baked goods stores Glendale
1994
2/2
100 Linda Read
President
(818) 634-2449
20
Wagner Engineering & Survey Inc.
17302 Devonshire St., Suite 200
Northridge, 91325
wesinc.org
21
21
WND professional civil engineering, land surveying,
mapping & right-of-way engineering, SWPPP
& LEED certified
Northridge
1990
1/1
90 Stephanie A. Wagner
President
(818) 892-6565
1
Figures for Stonefire Grill Inc. also includes combined numbers from Rattler's BAR-B-
QUE.
2
Doing business as Century Electronics.
WND: would not disclose. N / A: not applicable. Companies were ranked by 1) number of
total employees based out of offices in the greater San Fernando Valley region. In the
event of a tie, companies were then ranked by 1) the number of total employees firmwide
2) revenues 3) alphabetical order. Data was self-reported by the companies through a
survey. Additional information was collected by researcher. Criteria to be on the list in
2015: the female ownership of the business to be 51% or more. To the best of our
knowledge this information is accurate as of press time. While every effort is made to
ensure the accuracy and thoroughness of the list, omissions and typographical errors
sometimes occur. Please send corrections or additions to research@sfvbj.com or call
(818) 316-3130. © 2015 San Fernando Valley Business Journal. This list may not be
reprinted in whole or in part without prior written permission of the editor.
Researched by Rosie Downey
THE LIST
PACESETTER: Once
again this year’s No. 1
Women Owned Business
is Stonefire Grill of
Westlake Village with 550
Valley-based employees.
The family-owned chain
recently announced a
new location in Lakewood
will be opening later
this spring. It will mark
Stonefire’s eighth location
and fourth outside the
Valley, joining those in
Pasadena, Fountain Valley
and Irvine.
Women-Owned Businesses
Ranked by number of Valley-area employees
Continued on page 12
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Money management firms
SAVING SOMETHING:
UltraGlas Inc. recently
patented a new product
called UltraGlas-E.
This environmentally
conscious creation is
made from salvaged glass
diverted from landfills.
The company’s founder,
Jane Skeeter, is a United
States Green Building
Council Leadership in
Energy and Environmental
Design (LEED) Accredited
Professional.
Source: National Women’s Business Council
Female Friendly
Cities with the largest percentage of
women-owned businesses.
Detroit 49.7%
Baltimore 36.9
Milwaukee 36.3
Chicago 36.0
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2. Continued from page 11Women-Owned Businesses
Rank Company
• address
• city
• website
Employees
• # Valley
• # firmwide
Revenue
(in
millions)
Products or Services
(partial list)
Company Profile
• headquarters
• year founded
• # valley offices/#
firmwide
Women-
Owned
(percentage)
Top Female
Executive(s)
• name
• title
• phone
21
Montage Insurance Solutions
22110 Clarendon St., Suite 201
Woodland Hills, 91367
montageinsurance.com
16
16
$1.8 employee benefits, property and casualty
insurance, workers compensation, HR
consulting, wellness and loss control, My HR
Summit seminars, COBRA TPA services
Woodland Hills
2006
1/1
100 Danone Simpson
President & CEO
(818) 676-0044
22
Ronin Staffing LLC
500 N. Brand Blvd., Suite 625
Glendale, 91203
roninllc.com
15
500
13 filling positions on a contract basis, contract-
to-hire and direct hire from an entry level to
an executive level
Glendale
2008
1/5
100 Vivian K. Rutherford
CEO
(818) 303-1340
23
Salon Nuuvo
26777 Agoura Road, B3
Calabasas, 91302
salonnuuvo.com
15
15
0.6 team based hair and skin services with salon
quality vegan hair care, skin and body line
Calabasas
2011
1/1
51 Raychel F. Harrison
CEO & Creative
Director
(818) 871-9441
24
Andrews & Van Lohn Insurance
10734 White Oak Ave.
Granada Hills, 91344
avlinsurance.com
15
15
WND all lines of insurance, including personal,
commercial, apartment buildings, mechanical
breakdown, special events and non-profits
Granada Hills
1961
1/1
100 Laura Andrews-
Clemens
President & CEO
(818) 360-3410
25
Marketing Maven Public Relations
Inc.
2390 Las Posas Road, Suite 479
Camarillo, 93010
MarketingMavenPR.com
13
14
1.2 public relations, social media, SEO, Hispanic
marketing, direct response marketing,
celebrity gifting, reputation management
Camarillo
2009
1/2
100 Lindsey Carnett
CEO & President
(310) 994-7380
26
E Z Parking Lot Sweeping
P.O. Box 261893
Encino, 91426
N / A
10
10
WND parking lot sweeping Encino
2001
1/1
51 Ethel Williams
Owner
(818) 693-0308
27
Fiona Hutton & Associates
11132 Ventura Blvd., Suite 420
Studio City, 91604
fionahuttonassoc.com
9
9
3.1 communications and media relations, crisis
communications, litigation support,
regulatory matters, public affairs and
reputation management
Studio City
2001
1/1
100 Fiona Hutton
President
(818) 760-2121
28
Media Well Done Inc.
28534 Constellation Road
Valencia, 91355
mediawelldone.con
9
9
1.4 advertising, graphic design, printing, website
development, direct mail, fulfillment
Valencia
1990
1/1
100 Jenny Paige
President
(661) 295-5552
29
U-Frame-It Gallery
13630 Sherman Way
Van Nuys, 91405
uframeitgallery.com
9
9
WND custom picture framing company producing
frames, framed mirrors, plaques, shadow
boxes and art installation
Van Nuys
1976
2/2
100 Adrianna Cruz-
Ocampo
President
(818) 781-4500
30
J-n-K Services Inc.
5700 Cahuenga Blvd.
North Hollywood, 91601
jnkervices.com
8
8
WND printing, graphic design, copy services,
mailing services and signage
North Hollywood
1988
1/1
100 Jave Tripp
CEO
(818) 505-8155
31
Drizen-Dohs Corporate
Communications Inc.
9555 Cozycroft Ave., Suite 100
Chatsworth, 91311
drizen-dohs.com
8
8
WND editorial, design, custom newsletters,
branding, marketing, PR, speech-coaching,
social media, web design
Chatsworth
1990
1/2
100 Ruth Drizen-Dohs
Founder & CEO
(818) 772-9555
32
DKKD Staffing
3390 Auto Mall Drive, Suite 200
Westlake Village, 91362
DKKDstaffing.com
7
12
1.1 IT and executive staffing (contract, direct hire
and payroll services) nationwide
Westlake Village
2011
1/1
100 Diane Krehbiel
Chief Happiness
Officer
(805) 236-3793
33
Group 3 Aviation Inc.
16425 Hart St., Suite 211
Van Nuys, 91406
group3aviation.com
7
7
WND FAA-approved helicopter charter and training
services, airplane training, aerial photo,
filming and sightseeing, holder of FAA 135
and 141 certification
Van Nuys
1993
1/2
51 Claudia Herrera
President
(818) 994-9376
34
Point of View Communications
24405 Chestnut St., Suite 203
Santa Clarita, 91321
pointofviewcommunications.com
6
6
WND consumer and corporate (B2B), health care,
non-profit, automotive, financial markets;
public relations, advertising, content
marketing campaigns
Santa Clarita
2008
1/1
100 Teresa Todd
President & CEO
(661) 257-4440
35
An Empowered Woman
3835 E.Thousand Oaks Blvd., Suite 331
Westlake Village, 91362
AnEmpoweredWoman.com
6
6
WND global networking company; produces radio,
TV shows, seminars and events for women
professionals and entrepreneurs
Westlake Village
2006
1/1
100 Desiree Doubrox
Founder & CEO
(818) 865-8563
36
Jet Productions Worldwide Inc.
13351 Riverside Drive #530
Sherman Oaks, 91423
jetproductions.net
5
5
WND private 24-hour jet charter services Van Nuys
1998
1/1
100 Kim Scolari
President
(818) 781-4742
37
Productivity PR Inc.
22801 Ventura Blvd., Suite 207
Woodland Hills, 91364
productivitypr.com
5
5
WND public relations, branding, social media,
marketing communications
Woodland Hills
2008
1/1
100 Tracey Rosen
CEO & President
(818) 223-9046
38
Corridor Communications Inc.
3835 E. Thousand Oaks Blvd., Suite
237
Westlake Village, 91362
corridorcomms.com
5
5
WND marketing communications, public relations,
event planning and management, writing,
social media
Westlake Village
2002
1/1
100 Bonnie A. Quintanilla/
CEO
Phyllis Grabot/
President
(818) 681-5777
39
Zephyr Investment Management
3625 E. Thousand Oaks Blvd., Suite
145
Westlake Village, 91362
zephyrim.com
3
3
0.1 registered investment advisory firm providing
investment management and financial
planning services
Westlake Village
1996
1/1
100 Cheryl A. Munoz
President
(800) 966-3579
40
Jeneration PR LLC
4335 Van Nuys Blvd., Suite 108
Sherman Oaks, 91403
jenerationpr.com
2
7
WND public relations, marketing and social media
strategy firm specializing in beauty, fashion
and lifestyle brands
Sherman Oaks
2005
1/1
100 Jennifer C. Berson
President & Founder
(818) 501-1205
WND: would not disclose. N / A: not applicable. Companies were ranked by 1) number of
total employees based out of offices in the greater San Fernando Valley region. In the
event of a tie, companies were then ranked by 1) the number of total employees firmwide
2) revenues 3) alphabetical order. Data was self-reported by the companies through a
survey. Additional information was collected by researcher. Criteria to be on the list in
2015: the female ownership of the business to be 51% or more. To the best of our
knowledge this information is accurate as of press time. While every effort is made to
ensure the accuracy and thoroughness of the list, omissions and typographical errors
sometimes occur. Please send corrections or additions to research@sfvbj.com or call
(818) 316-3130. © 2015 San Fernando Valley Business Journal. This list may not be
reprinted in whole or in part without prior written permission of the editor.
Researched by Rosie Downey
12 San fernando valley BUSINESS JOURNAL The list April 20, 2015
Source: National Women’s Business Council
Gender Un-Neutral
Industries with the lowest percent-
age of women-owned businesses.
Mining 15%
Transportation/warehousing 11.4
Agriculture/forestry 10.3
Construction 7.9
HIGHLY EDUCATED:
Cheryl Munoz, president
and owner of Zephyr
Investment Management
in Westlake Village, is
a chartered financial
analyst. The program is
a professional credential
offered internationally
by the CFA Institute and
counts approximately
120,000 credentialed
members in 35 countries
worldwide. The exam to
be credentialed covers a
variety of topics including
financial analysis and
investment management.
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