Current Position: Retired. After a successful and storied career in the fast-paced world of owning and operating a century old laundry establishment that permanently closed its doors last month, 65 year old Sammy Spera is getting accustomed to enjoying life in the slow lane. Several factors propelled him into retirement. According to Spera, “wholesale laundry […]
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A Conversation with Randall Kaplan of CollarCard
Randall Kaplan is an entrepreneur, venture capitalist and philanthropist. He is the owner and Chief Executive Officer of CollarCard, LLC, a 10-year old promotional products company headquartered in Los Angeles, California. CollarCard produces patented men’s collar stays that are environmentally friendly and wholly manufactured in the United States. Several hundred dry cleaners across America and […]
How I Got Here: Taline Mazlemian
Current position: Taline Mazlemian, 42, is the owner of Paragon Dry Cleaners and Laundry in Hollywood, California. The company: Paragon Cleaners is three blocks south of the geographically iconic Sunset Boulevard and the world-renowned Hollywood Walk of Fame. A staple of the community over a span of five decades, Paragon Cleaners is a family-run business […]