ALEX TRAHKTENBERG OF CAMDEN CLEANERS

At today's Executive Le Tip of WLA meeting Alex Trahktenberg of Camden Cleaners awarded Dr. Neil McLeod a prize for "liking" Camden Cleaners on Facebook. Camden Cleaners held a raffle suggesting that people to "like" Camden Cleaners on Facebook and the winner of the raffle would win a $50 certificate for services at Camden Cleaners. Well, Dr. McLeod won the prize this morning and here is a phone video to prove it.

Bruce M. Lorman, Attorney at Law, Real Estate

Bruce M. Lorman, Attorney at Law, Real Estate.  A proud member of LeTip for three months.  There are about 1.2 million lawyers in the U.S., 170,000 active lawyers in California and 50,000 active lawyers in LA County.  You want a lawyer who can command respect in a courtroom.  You want someone who has a professional approach. 

Bruce has had a life-long fascination with real estate as it gives him a sense of history.  He offers a client-centric approach, understanding each client’s unique situation.  He started at a large firm in Beverly Hills, but has been out on his own for the past 15 years.   One client’s quote, “ I would hire him again in a heartbeat.”  In one case with a noisy neighbor, after 4 years, the client brought in Bruce who not only settled the case and brought peace between the neighbors, but the legal fees were paid by an insurance company.  

Owners need to be vigilant to Protect Property Rights, re: boundary lines, or fences which can affect property values.  Another client sold a shopping center in Westlake.  After a two week trial, Bruce won the case (and attorney’s fees).

Noise, trees, encroachment: invading branches and roots, unsound limbs and trees, rural neighbors and the right to farm, water, or when your neighbor is a business are just some of the real estate issues that Bruce handles.

Jeffrey Fritz, Residential Real Estate Agent

Jeffrey Fritz, Residential Real Estate Agent

Laura Buffone and Jeffrey have been partners for five years, but have a combined 17 years in the industry.  Last year they closed 35 transactions and already have 15 closed transactions this year.  Green City is Los Angeles and Coldwell Banker’s first and only certified green real estate organization.  At Green City, Jeff and Laura actually have a presence in 49 countries and 3300 offices.  They can find an agent for you in most any city or state in the country and many countries.   The offices are on 124 Washington Bl, Marina del Rey, right by the pier.  The markets they cover include, Pacific Palisades, Brentwood, Hollywood Hills, Koreatown, West Adams to Santa Monica, or Venice (for selling).  For buying, they also cover the San Fernando Valley and Pasadena. 

There is a mixed market right now, however many properties are still highly coveted.    The agent that you use should have a good reputation within the community and Green City is not only experienced, but also well-liked and well known. 

Call Green City as a buyer or seller of Single-family houses, condominiums or multi-units (2-4 units).

David Dubin, M.D., California BrainWork

David Dubin, M.D., California BrainWorks, The Akasha Center For Integrative Medicine. 

Dr. Dubin’s background is in E.R. medicine for the past 10 years.  LENS/ Neurofeedback (Low-Energy Neurofeedback System).  There are 100 billion neurons with 10,000 branches in the brain. 

Dr. Dubin works out of offices in both Santa Monica and Beverly Hills.   He does NOT do bio-feedback, which is the voluntary control of internal states.  Brainwaves are the electrical activity in the brain (as EKG is the electrical activity in the heart).  LENS can show evidence of various issues, such as ADD.  Dr. Dubin can raise the frequency of the brain waves which works well with ADD.  With LENS, Dr. Dubin puts sensors on the scalp, hooked up to a computer and slightly changes the brain waves, curing ADD.  The strength of the signal is 1/1000 of the electrical energy produced by a cell phone. 

“Discoveries before scientific explanation are magic.” 

Memory problems, stroke symptoms, anxiety, ADD, sleep issues, chronic fatigue and restless leg syndrome are just some of the issues that work well with LENS.  Contact Dr. Dubin for assistance.

Michele LaMarche Acupuncturist

Michele LaMarche Acupuncturist

Acupuncture is a form of medicine using traditional techniques. Michele looks at the patient, she looks at your tongue, and then there is an entire diagnostic system to determine what is bothering the patient. With that information, Michele makes a plan of treatment, using life-style changes, herbs and acupuncture. 

Little things really matter, including drinking water. Michele will run lab tests, saliva tests, blood tests, urine tests for the sake of diagnosis.  Michele creates functionality, forcing your own body to clear the excess hormones, or otherwise create a homeostasis. Traditional Chinese medicine, acupuncture, herbal formulas, hands-on, Qi Gong, detoxification and support and lab tests are all utilized to make you feel better.

Holistic medicine works well with degenerative diseases. Weight loss, sleep issues, lack of libido are just some of the symptoms that acupuncture can treat. Contact Michele if you, your friends, family or anybody is in need of improving their health.

George Dubiecki, Home Carpet & Window Treatments

George Dubiecki, Home Carpet & Window Treatments, spoke to us about how to tip.  Think LeTip. Live LeTip.  This motto will help everybody, including yourself.  You have to become educated about what every member in the group does.  Come to the meeting early and then meet the various members.  Attend as many lunch bunches as you can in order to have one-on-one introductions.  Set up your own lunch or dinner with potential Power Partners.  Education is the most important thing in George’s opinion.  You have to educate everybody that you meet about your fellow members.  YOU are a resource.  Be proud about being a member of Executive LeTip.   Make sure that your friends, associates and customers know that you are a resource for most any service.  George does not like supporting members who are not supporting others.

Bryan Angstman, Naturally Green, Carpet, Rug & Upholstery Cleaning

Bryan Angstman, MBA, Naturally Green, Carpet, Rug & Upholstery Cleaning.  Bryan showed us a video that Matt Moses helped him prepare.  No harsh chemicals are used.  When Bryan first came to L.A., he wanted to start a green business.  Carpet cleaning typically uses harsh chemicals and he wanted to do something environmentally safe.  Many of the existing green solutions did not work, but the citrus-based products, with the odor removed worked well.  Bryan developed his solution with a chemist.  It is a low-moisture solution that is hand-pumped, rather than wasting electricity.  Low water-usage and low electrical usage are two of his goals as a green cleaner.  His prices are very, very competitive.  Even on rental units, Bryan can often save carpeting that looks like it needed to be replaced.   Refer Bryan to property management companies, carpet sales businesses, small businesses and consumers.

Robert Davies, Furniture Restoration

Robert Davies, Furniture Restoration, is the magician of restoration.  Robert showed us many, many varied examples of the repairs that he has done.  Beautiful and extremely professional repairs.  Whatever is necessary, including dowels, paint touch-up, epoxy (stronger than the original wood), or whatever needs to be done.  Some of the work includes: a boat interior; a chair mechanism;  a painting; particle board furniture repair (often, freight damage); mural on a doorway in an old Las Feliz mansion, Chinese screen (gilding); 300 year old Burmese statues; dining room chairs that were coming apart; picture frame; a roll-top desk; broken leg on a settee.  If it is broken or damaged, Robert can restore and repair it.

Eric Agaki, Hover View Investigations, Private Investigator

Eric Agaki, Hover View Investigations, Private Investigator.  “We all know what Eric does.”  He likes to do difficult process serving.  Rick Baum told us that Eric not only serves process for him frequently, but Eric reports back to Rick with the wild stories.  One of the stories that Eric told was about a character who could not be served by the Sheriff or other process servers.  Take it like a man.  Eric successfully served him much to his client’s delight.

Eric usually does not do easy serves, but he will do them for this group.  Also, if somebody’s spouse is cheating, Hover View Investigations will follow them and record any inappropriate behavior.

Other services include: Asset searches and new employee screenings (“pre-employment”).  Check who these people are before you hire them.