A self-made entrepreneur, Mr. Israel started several companies and built them into multi million dollar enterprises. He founded the 44 store chain Pawn X-Change which reached revenues exceeding $48 million prior to being acquired by Cash America. He developed multiple successful retail and service concepts that ranged from upscale Handyman services to truck-side advertising systems. He has provided retail concept and development consulting, inclu

John Gibson’s career spans 30 years of executive management and financial experience in a variety of industries. Most recently, he was President/CEO of Magnabilities. He was with Avtech Corporation for 23 years. The last seven years he was General Manager and CFO of the $50 Million company. His experience includes retail, real estate, auto, coaching & consulting. Other background includes manufacturing, production processes, and distribution.

With a 35 year background in the food industry, Valencia brings with her a wide range of experience.
As a Product Manager for Starbucks, she was responsible for a $54M category consisting of packaged food, tea and gifts, managing the strategic direction, assortment planning, sourcing, new product development and store implementation. Six years as Brand & Marketing Manager for Brown & Haley, with focus on new product development.