Larry was born and raised in Glendale, California. After a
decorated tour of duty
in the U.S. Army, he joined the City of
Glendale Fire Department. The schedule
allowed him to complete
his education and pursue a career in business. After
successful
real estate and business investments, he moved to Malibu, CA
which
has been his home for almost thirty years.
He now has over fifteen years of executive management
experience as a corporate
turnaround specialist for consumer products, financial,
manufacturing, and non-
tangible industries. During his corporate
career, he held positions of Partner,
Vice President, and CEO.
Larry's network of relationships with Major Food, Beverage, and HBC Consumer
Products Companies, Big 5 CPA firms, CFO's,
Controllers, Presidents,
Vice Presidents, etc have been long
standing. This network allows him the ability
to facilitate his
recruitment needs.
Laurie joined the corporate world immediately
after graduating from U. C. L. A.
For seven years she was the
West Coast Regional Manager for a major cosmetics
company
representing Nordstrom and Neiman Marcus. Her business and
recruiting
success in that industry became widely recognized and
Laurie herself was recruited
by one of the Top Echelon Executive
Search Firms.
With years of exposure in the recruiting
industry and her networking capabilities, she
had developed many
entertainment, high-tech, and consumer product candidates in
addition to marketing candidates. After successfully building a
solid client and
candidate base, she joined her husband and
started Weitz & Associates.
As a graduate of UCLA, Laurie has access to the
Alumni Career Database as well as
close contact with professors
and the administration. Over the years, she has
developed an
extensive database of highly qualified candidates and fortune
clients.