On This Episode : Jon Rollo, Renee Strauss and David Michail
Why start another restaurant in LA!? What's the point? There are so many! Anyone out here with that dream has said that to themselves over and over. Enter Jonathan Rollo, one of LA\u2019s top celebrity chefs, he is fired up about the success and growth of, Greenleaf Gourmet Chopshop, and is ready to share his journey and explain that you can do this too. Jon trained at Le Cordon Bleu and the Culinary and Hospitality Institute of Chicago, where he began working as a prep cook with The Rosebud Group. Eventually moving back to Los Angeles, he joined The Patina Group one of Southern California\u2019s premiere restaurant groups. He left the group in Spring of 2007 to bring Greenleaf to life and hasn\u2019t looked back since.
Ren\xe9e Strauss is synonymous with weddings. She has guided brides from around the world achieve their personal best and fulfill their vision for their special wedding day. Internationally recognized, Ren\xe9e styles brides, the bridal party, and the wedding itself. Having reached success in bridal, Ren\xe9e finds personal fulfillment in consulting as the luxury bridal expert she most enjoys. Recently appointed Luxury Weddings Ambassador for LWH Hotels, a worldwide hotel chain with 3 local properties: Luxe Rodeo Drive Hotel, Luxe Sunset Boulevard Hotel and Luxe City City Center Hotel.
David F. Michail primarily represents high growth start-up and Fortune 500 companies in a myriad of strategic domestic and international business transactions. His practice area focuses mainly within the media, technology and entertainment verticals with a particular emphasis on advertising and marketing law, intellectual property, information management and data privacy, entertainment, outsourcing, technology and internet, corporate, finance, mergers and acquisitions and other strategic advisory services.