Greg Mesniaeff

Wakefield Advisory Group LLC is a private company that focuses on the intersection of societal upheaval and technological innovation. The company is based in New York, NY. The company understands that throughout history, the rate of change has been closely tied to advancements in technology. The company aims to facilitate change by considering cultural perspectives and other moderating forces.

Kingswood Capital Partners LLC, part of the Kingswood Group, is a network of wealth management firms that includes an SEC-registered RIA and a FINRA-licensed broker-dealer. The private company is based in San Diego, CA. The company offers comprehensive wealth management and business-building services specifically designed for independent financial advisors. The company helps financial advisors surpass their business and personal goals and reach their entrepreneurial dreams.

WestPark Capital, Inc. (WPC) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Los Angeles, California. The firm was founded by Richard Rappaport in 1999 and is a subsidiary of Westpark Capital Group LLC. WPC offers investment services to individual and institutional investors.

Drexel Hamilton LLC is a registered broker-dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2007 and is a subsidiary of Drexel Hamilton Holdings LLC. Drexel Hamilton provides underwriting and executing securities transactions for corporations, municipalities and financial institutions. They offer meaningful employment opportunities for service-disabled veterans in the field of financial services.

The Vertical Group LP (TVG) is a venture capital firm founded in 1988 by Richard B. Emmitt. The firm is headquartered in Berkeley Heights, New Jersey.

Founded in 2002, Maxim Group LLC is a registered broker/dealer located in New York City. The firm provides an array of financial services including: investment banking, equity research, private wealth management, structured products and global institutional equity, fixed-income and derivative sales and trading to a diverse range of corporate clients, institutional investors and high net-worth individuals. Maxim Group's niche is emerging-growth companies in a variety of sectors including healthcare, technology, retail and others. They utilize a fundamental, bottom-up approach to investment recommendations. The firm combines rigorous financial analysis of specific companies and industries with due diligence that includes frequent consults with suppliers, customers, competitors and senior management. The firm focuses on under-covered, small- to-mid-cap companies where valuation levels may be out of sync with fundamental trends. Maxim's coverage universe often represents attractive niche industries where stocks tend to be inefficient. This research coverage fills a void created by the downsized research ranks and shrinking coverage of small- to mid-cap stocks by large investment banks. Maxim Group is a member of FINRA, the MSRB, the SIPC, the ISE, NASDAQ and NYSE Arca.

Founded in 1995, Kaufman Bros. LP is a broker/dealer headquartered in New York City with an additional office in San Francisco. The firm is a member of the NASD, the SIPC and FINRA. Kaufman Bros. provides investment banking, equity research and institutional sales and trading. The firm provides fundamental research on the following sectors: (1) cable, satellite and interactive media (2) communications equipment (3) digital media software (4) green technology (5) information technology hardware and storage (6) information technology services and software (7) semiconductors and (8) telecommunications & data services.

Needham & Co. LLC (Needham) is a registered investment advisor and broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1985 and is a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of The Needham Group, Inc. Needham provides corporate and institutional clients with high quality research, corporate access, capital markets and trading execution services in both the public and private markets, with an emphasis on growth companies.

Credit Agricole Securities (USA), Inc. (Credit Agricole Securities USA) is a full service broker-dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2004 and formerly known as Calyon Securities USA, Inc. and Credit Lyonnais Securities, Inc. They are a subsidiary of Crédit Agricole Global Partners, Inc., which is owned by Rue la Boétie SAS’s Credit Agricole SA (EPA: ACA) in France. Credit Agricole Securities USA provides investors’ customized solutions to ensure they achieve their execution objectives in the tradition of service excellence and product innovation.