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English as a Second Language Instructor Carol Haitin Financial Advisor Laurie Itkin
Carol Haitin is a specialist of TESL (Teaching English as Laurie Itkin founded The Options Lady to educate and empower
a Second Language). Carol has conducted numerous women and couples to take control of their finances, overcome
teacher training workshops and developed curriculum for their fears of investing, and grow the money they work so hard
non-English speakers at various universities and community to earn. She is also a financial advisor and money manager at
colleges - UC Berkeley, Holy Names University, English Coastwise Capital Group.
Language Institute, La Catolica University, Washington Laurie is the author of the Amazon best seller Every Woman
Educational Research Associates, Pasadena City College, Should Know Her Options: Invest Your Way to Financial
to name a few. Most recently she was the coordinator of Empowerment. Laurie graduated from the Wharton School of the
a federally-funded program to assist amnesty applicants University of Pennsylvania in 1990 with a B.S. in economics and
meet educational goals while serving as an adjunct faculty a concentration in finance. For more information visit
member of Pasadena City College. For more informa- www.theoptionslady.com. You can contact Laurie by email at
tion visit her site at www.efexinstitute.com. Carol can be laurie@theoptionslady.com or by phone at 858 220 4736
reached via email at efex.institute@gmail.com. Or by phone
Member WEG at 858.342.9423 Member WEG
Home Staging and Redesigning Sophia Segal Interior Design Doro Pirino
Dorothée Pirino is an allied member of ASID (American
Sophia Segal, is a professionally trained and certified design- Society of Interior Design), she has over 15 years of
er, and the brains and talent behind Creative Home Styles. experience in interior architecture and design. Working
Creative Home Styles is an HSR Certified Professional Home with homeowners and developers on new constructions
Staging and Interior Redesign company serving San Diego and remodels, Dorothée approaches her work with a
and surrounding areas. Her personal style is exquisite and client-centric mindset. She listens to her clients to de-
eclectic and she delights in the many popular genres of home sign unique interior spaces that are esthetical, functional
and commercial space designs. Whether you are selling and tailored to their needs. She likes to create design
your home and need someone to update it and increase its solutions that enhance her clients’ lifestyle and sense
appeal for prospective home buyers, or perhaps just want a of well being in their homes. Originally from Belgium,
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Marketing Strategy Lauren Essex Marriage and Family Therapist Adrienne Blumberg
48 In her 20+ years as a marketing quarterback with Fortune Adrienne Blumberg is a Licensed Marriage and Family
Therapist, who has been working with children, teens,
500 and early stage companies, Lauren has run multi- adults and families for over 25 years. She counsel children,
national brands as large as $150M in sales, launched new families, individual women and men in addition to couples
businesses generating over $75M in sales, and helped on all issues impacting one’s healthy and productive life-
take an early stage company public. Her customer-centric style. Adrienne is a member of The American Association
approach enables companies large and small to understand for Marriage and Family Therapist (AAMFT) in addition to
their target, build brands and launch go-to-market strategies a member of the California Association of Marriage and
that have impact in the market. Lauren’s expertise spans Family Therapists. (CAMFT) Adrienne is also a Registered
technology, consumer products/services, and healthcare - Play Therapist and proudly holds a membership in the
with a particular emphasis on marketing to women. To learn Association of Play Therapy. For more information visit her
more about getting your brand to market, contact: lauren@ site at www.adrienneblumbergtherapy.com. She can be
tomarketconsulting.com or visit Linkedin/LaurenJEssex. reached via email at ablumberg6@gmail.com or by phone
at 858.349.1422.
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Medical Spa Owner Dr. Mary Anne Fuchs Member WEG Personal Trainer Linda Kennedy Member WEG
Dr. Mary Anne Fuchs is the owner-director of Del Mar Aesthetic Clinic, Linda Kennedy, CSCS, SNC, FMS has been in the
a full-service medical spa, Through artistic application of the latest fitness industry since 1993 as a fitness expert, public
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A graduate from UC Santa Barbara (Summa Cum Laude) in 1988, Dr. she has appeared on Fox 6 News and been featured in
Fuchs received her MD degree at UC Irvine, followed by specialty train- local newspapers for her LEANPower!® Exercise and
ing at UCLA and UCSD in Emergency Medicine and Sports Medicine. Nutrition System. She has helped countless clients
Dr. Fuchs founded the Del Mar Aesthetic Clinic in 2009, and has brought not only cease using cholesterol and blood pressure
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Del Mar Aesthetic Clinic has been designated a ‘Black Diamond’ and re-established hormonal balance, but lose over 900
provider (top 1% in the country) by Allergan, makers of Botox® and pounds, 350 inches and still going today.
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You can contact her at drfuchs@delmaraesthetic.com or by phone at
858 259 4772
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