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Leadership

President, Lauren Langham

Lauren has a comprehensive commercial real estate practice covering the Florida markets. Key practice areas include lease review, drafting and negotiation, loan work-outs and restructures, foreclosures, purchase, sale contracts, closings, and commercial real estate loan documentation.

President-elect, Blake Massey

Blake works with Small Businesses and Individuals helping them achieve their retirement planning goals. A good size company for him is a closely-held business with 1-50 employees.

Treasurer, Adam Robinson

Performing Audit | Review | Compilations of Profit and Not-for-Profit organizations. Additional services include corporate & personal taxes , QuickBooks support, and outsourced CFO services. Major industries served: construction, not-for-profits, and franchise operations.

Secretary, Doug Wilder

Since 1993, Doug has been working with executives, employees, and partners, and preparing them for long-term success in marketing, leadership, relationships, self-improvement. For high-maintenance and drifting employees, he has returned them to high-performers 78% of the time. doug@wilderSuccess.com

Programs Chair, Brent Ross

TRADITIONAL SERVICES - Financial Statements, Compilations & Reviews, Bookkeeping, Tax Preparataion & Planning for Corporations, Partnerships, Individuals, Trusts & Estates

NON-TRADITIONAL SERVICES - Cost Segregation Studies, Financial Coaching, Leadership Coaching & Development, Strategic Planning.

Membership Co-Chair,

Cal Heseman

Cal specializes in Business Brokerage, Mergers and Acquisitions, Business Valuations and Exit Strategy Planning. He has over 30 years experience in a wide variety of industries.

Membership Co-Chair, Jamie Docster

Jamie works with owners of closely-held businesses and executives. My specialties are wealth management, estate planning, business owner succession planning, tax reduction strategies, and risk management.

Legal Counsel, Karel Ourednik

Asset protection, business formation, contract drafting and litigation, federal and state tax representation, wills and trusts, both simple and complex and business purchases and sales. Offices in Jacksonville, Florida and Houston, Texas.

Communications Chair,

Mark Addington

Mark A. Addington focuses his practice primarily on business and employment litigation to include contractual disputes, restrictive covenants, defense of wage and hour, harassment, retaliatory discharge, disability, age, religion, race, and sex discrimination.

Education Chair, Jeff Wilke

Jeff provides a wide range of business consulting services for small and start-up businesses. He also teaches MBA Capstone, Strategy, Competition, and Marketing Courses.

Partnership Chair, Marius Dobren

Marius is committed to providing small and medium-sized businesses with access to working capital that will help them overcome cash flow challenges, even if they are not yet eligible for conventional funding.

The JBP VISION STATEMENT:

To be the powerhouse of business professionals in Northeast Florida, providing a robust forum for relationship-building, collaboration and education.

The JBP MISSION STATEMENT:

To serve and support each other, our clients & community by creating opportunities to collaborate and educate.