Mitchell B. Rubin

Part of International Paper Co., Crown Zellerbach Corp. is an American company that manufactures paper and packaging products.

Evriholder Products LLC engages in the manufacture of house wares. Its products range from kitchen, produce, barware, bath and personal care, cleaning, pet, storage and organization products. It distributes its products to retail channels including specialty stores, mass merchants, supermarkets, drug stores, hardware stores, catalogs and online. The company was founded by Gary Seehoff, Abraham Sacks and Ivan Stein in 1995 and is headquartered in Anaheim, CA.

Riverside Partners LLC /New York/ (Riverside Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 1988 by Bela Szigethy. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts with additional offices across the globe.

Tate's Bake Shop, Inc. engages in the production and sale of baked goods. Its products include cookies, gift baskets and towers, gluten free breads and desserts, brownies and bars, and cakes and pies. The company was founded by Kathleen King in 1980 and is headquartered in Southampton, NY.

Uinta Brewing Co. engages in the production and sale of beers. It offers classic, organic, and crooked beers. The company was founded by Will Hamill in 1993 and is headquartered in Salt Lake City, UT.

Charles Krug Winery is a family-owned winery that was established in 1943 by Italian immigrants who purchased the historic Charles Krug property, the oldest winery in Napa Valley. The winery is located in St. Helena, CA and is under the stewardship of Peter Mondavi Jr. and his brother, Marc Mondavi, who inherited the family business from their father, legendary Napa Valley wine icon Peter Mondavi Sr. The brand was built on a foundation of family values, hard work, and a European winemaking tradition. Today, the winery produces estate-driven, top-of-the-line Napa Valley wines and is committed to fostering environmental stewardship. The family-owned winery is now a majority woman-owned business, and members of the fourth generation are proudly involved in continuing the legacy that started 80 years ago.

Taylor Precision Products, Inc. manufactures and markets consumer and professional measurement devices. It products include analog and electronic scales, BMI scales, food scales and thermometers, timers, hygrometers, and rain gauges. The firm's brands include Chef’n, Rabbit, and Taylor. The company is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

OCHO Candy, Inc. manufactures and distributes candy & confectionery products. The company was founded by Denis Ring and William Scott Kucirek in 2010 and is headquartered in Oakland, CA.

LG Associates, Inc. provides staffing and consulting services. It offers services to the pharmaceutical, healthcare, banking, manufacturing, automotive, and aviation sectors. The firm provides project management, software development, systems administration, and database analytics services. The company was founded by Linda Graebner and Allen Asen in 1975 and is headquartered in Schaumburg, IL.

Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc. engages in the provision of management and technology consulting services. Its services include consulting, analytics, digital solutions, engineering, cyber security, and product. The company was founded by Edwin G. Booz in 1914 and is headquartered in McLean, VA.

Centre Partners Management LLC (Centre Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 1986 by Lester Pollack. The firm is headquartered in New York with additional offices in Los Angeles.

The Chef'n Corp. designs and manufactures housewares. The Chef’n product line includes international favorites such as the PepperBall, the PalmPeeler and the SleekStor Collection. The company was founded by David Holcomb in 1982 and is headquartered is Seattle, WA.

Women Presidents' Organization is a global organization that was founded in 1997 by Dr. Marsha Firestone. The non-profit company is based in New York, NY, and the CEO of the company is Camille Burns. The organization brings together women business leaders worldwide to share insights, support, and encourage each other in their professional development and business strategies. Each WPO chapter serves as a professionally-facilitated peer advisory group for members where they can harness the momentum of their successes and cultivate new strategies that will take them even further. WPO members have guided their business to generate at least $2 million USD in gross annual sales (or $1 million USD for a service-based business).

Distant Lands Trading Co. operates as a coffee roasting company, which grows, roasts, and distributes premium coffee beans. Its operating divisions include coffee farms, processing mills, quality control services, green coffee trading, and North American roasting plants. It serves upscale restaurants or premium coffee houses. The company was founded by William McAlpin in 1982 and is headquartered in Renton, WA.

Solta Medical, Inc. designs, develops, manufactures and markets energy-based medical device systems for aesthetic applications. Its brands include Clear + Brilliant pélo, Thermage, Liposonix, VASER, Fraxel, Clear + Brilliant, and Isolaz systems which are used to address various aesthetic issues. The company was founded by Edward W. Knowlton on January 11, 1996 and is headquartered in Pleasanton, CA.

Pacific Community Ventures LLC (PCV) is a private equity firm founded in 1999. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

The International Housewares Association provides opportunities and programs to assist its members in increasing profits. The non-profit company is based in Ventnor City, NJ.

Waterlink, Inc. is an international provider of integrated water and air purification solutions for both industries and municipal customers. It uses carbon to purify air, water and gases by retaining impurities in carbon granules. The company supplies activated carbon for liquid, air and gas filtration systems and is a leading manufacturer of specialty-impregnated carbons used in applications where the capacity of activated carbons can be significantly increased. It was founded on December 7, 1994 and is headquartered in Canton, OH.

Trimax Building Products, Inc. designs and manufactures plastic lumber products. Its products include outdoor furniture, railroad ties, garbage cans and decking. The company was founded on January 6, 2006 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Sanders Morris Harris LLC (SMH) is an SEC-registered broker-dealer and member FINRA, SIPC, located in Houston, Texas. The firm is also an SEC-registered investment advisor. SMH was formed in January 2000 as the result of a merger between Sanders Morris Mundy, Inc. and Harris Webb & Garrison, Inc. The firm is now wholly-owned by Summer Wealth Management LLC. The ultimate principal owners of Summer Wealth Management, LLC are Lee Equity Partners LLC and The Edelman Financial Center, Inc. through intermediaries. SMH provides provides brokerage, asset management and similar services to individuals, high net-worth individuals, pension and profit sharing plans, trusts, estates, and corporations and other business entities.

Part of TFI International, Inc., Northstar Passenger Services Ltd operates a school business services. The company is based in Barrie, Canada. Northstar Passenger Services was acquired by Contrans Group, Inc. on March 04, 2002 for $15.97 million.

Part of U.S. Energy Systems, Inc., Zahren Alternative Power Corp. develops and operates landfill gas collection systems and alternative energy projects. The company is based in Avon, CT. Zahren Alternative Power was acquired by U.S. Energy Systems, Inc. on May 11, 2001 for $25 million.

Sanders Morris Harris LLC (Investment Management) (SMH-IM) is the investment management division of Sanders Morris Harris LLC, a registered broker/dealer firm headquartered in Houston, Texas. The firm was founded in 2000 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Tectonic Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ: TECTP). SMH-IM provides advisory services to individuals, pooled investments, plan sponsors, trusts, estates, corporations, institutions, and other businesses.

Avista Resources, Inc. provides waste oil refinery services. It recovers premium lubricating oils from spent automotive and industrial lubricants using its proprietary Vaxon technology. The company was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Houston, TX

US Ecology Holdings, Inc. engages in the provision of industrial waste management and recycling services to commercial and government entities, including refineries and chemical production facilities, manufacturers, electric utilities, steel mills, medical and academic institutions, and waste brokers. It operates through the Environmental Services, and Field and Industrial Services segments. The Environmental Service segment provides a range of hazardous material management services including the transportation, recycling, treatment, and disposal of hazardous and non-hazardous waste at company-owned landfills, wastewater, and other treatment facilities. The Field and Industrial Services segment offers packaging and collection of hazardous waste and total waste management solutions at customer sites and through its 10-day storage facilities. The company was founded in 1952 and is headquartered in Boise, ID.

Fordham University provides college and university. It offers undergraduate colleges and graduate & professional schools. The company was founded in 1841 and is headquartered in Bronx, NY.

Synagro Technologies, Inc. engages in recycling of organic by-products. Its products include granulite fertilizer pellets, lime, and renewable fuel. It serves the municipalities, farmers, and communities. The company was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in Baltimore, MD.

Concepts Direct, Inc. /Wiland/ is a private group led by the management of Concepts Direct Inc. The private company is based in Longmont, CO.

Bradshaw International, Inc. distributes kitchenware products. It manufactures and distributes of kitchen tools, bakeware and cookware under numerous brand names including good cook, bialetti, oneida, betty crocker, cheerios as well as private label brands. The firm supplies a broad range of housewares categories, from kitchen tools and gadgets to cookware to barware to cleaning supplies. The company was founded by Douglas J. Bradshaw in 1969 and is headquartered in Rancho Cucamonga, CA.