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Mel Jones 800-576-3615    Email Me Online, Click Here. CEO & President After nearly 9 years in the entertainment industry as a Chief Financial Officer for Universal Music Group, Mel started to search for businesses to buy. Two years later, he realized the business brokerage industry lacked good service, quality brokers, and most important, basic customer relationship and marketing tools. This led Mel to revolutionize the business brokerage industry by using simple customer service and cutting-edge internet marketing concepts. Mel acquired Paramount Restaurant Brokers, Inc. in 2003 and purchased the name SellingRestaurants.com. This business model has been so successful SellingRestaurants in six short years is now the largest restaurant broker not only in California, but the nation in terms of number of restaurant listings, sales transactions, number of agents, area covered and website traffic. SellingRestaurants has sold more than 330 restaurants in 5 years. Mel is an accomplished merger and acquisition specialist having completed over $12 Billion of merger and acquisition transactions at the fortune 50 level. In addition to holding senior financial executive and Chief Financial Officer positions for multi-national corporations such as Universal Music Group, the world's largest music recording company and Nestle Foods, one of the largest food companies in the world, Mel has earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration with a concentration in Finance from California State University Northridge and he studied law at Gonzaga University School of Law. Mel is a veteran of the U.S. Air Force and the California National Guard. He holds a California, Arizona and Georgia Real Estate Brokers license. Area: AZ - Phoenix CA - Chico~Yuba City CA - Plumas County CA - Sacramento CA - Stockton Merced Modesto Seyna Jones 916-632-9003    Email Me Online, Click Here. Chief Financial Officer & Secretary Seyna is an accomplished leader in the area of accounting and finance having been a Chief Financial Officer for a Southern California commercial real estate developer and a Cost Accounting manager for Universal Music and Video Distribution. She actively joined Paramount Restaurant Brokers, Inc. in 2005 as the CFO and Secretary. Seyna Holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration with emphasis in Accounting. She also holds a California Real Estate Sales License. Area: CA - Sacramento WA Brokers     Email Me Online, Click Here. Designated Broker Washington Larry Braden is a Senior Business Intermediary serving as a finance specialist in many diverse business areas. Larry has 14 years experience in leading various levels of merger and acquisition transactions with companies such as Universal Music Group, Time Warner, Warner Bros., Paramount Pictures, News Corporation, and Vulcan Ventures. Larry earned his CPA working for PricewaterhouseCoopers, KPMG, and Deloitte & Touche. Larry holds a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from USC, and an MBA in Marketing & Strategy from UCLA. Larry holds a California Brokers License (#01492583) and Washington Brokers License(#48773). Washington Address: 14017 SE 37th St. Bellevue, WA. 98006 Area: WA - Seattle WA - Tacoma Vancouver Area WA - Washington Eastern WA - Washington Northern WA - Yakima Washington Rodger Gibson     Email Me Online, Click Here. Regional Manager Rodger was Salesman of the Year for 2007 and 2008. Rodger is a restaurant veteran and entrepreneur. He owned a specialty hamburger restaurant for nearly 10 years before joining SellingRestaurants. Prior to that, Rodger applied his business and selling skills to the security alarm industry where he built a company that was eventually acquired by a larger security alarm company. This experience makes Rodger a great asset to our customers and to the SellingRestaurants.com team. California Real Estate License #017022100. Area: CA - Inland Empire CA - Los Angeles North CA - Los Angeles South Joe Ranalla     Email Me Online, Click Here. Agent As a highly recognized sales professional with a vision of success for every project Joe takes on, Joe Ranalla's focus is on adding value to the service he provides by a hands on approach allowing clients to know his hands their needs are always his first priority. His knowledgeable and aggressive business style gives clients results not excuses. Joe comes to SellingRestaurants as a seasoned business brokerage intermediary in sales, acquisitions and mergers. He brings with him the knowledge and skill sets required to facilitate a successful business transaction to include expediting solutions not just seeing problems, communicating effectively on behalf of his clients, and representing their interests with discretion and integrity. Joe has a close connection to business owners and entrepreneurs, which has provided him with understanding of their wants and needs. His work ethic is simple; to work as tirelessly as business owners do to bring their goals to fruition. The attention he spends with his client's forges a strong bond, which ensures his clients needs and concerns are never compromised. Joe would be thrilled to speak to anyone with questions or desiring his assistance. California Real Estate Salesperson License # 01719969. Area: CA - Los Angeles South CA - Orange County Rob Tade     Email Me Online, Click Here. Agent Rob comes to us with a strong background in food service. After graduating form San Diego State University with a degree in Business Administration he worked his way up from General Manager to District Manager to Regional Manager of a national restaurant chain. When the opportunity arose to fulfill a lifelong dream of owning his own restaurants he bought a few. Rob successfully ran the restaurants until deciding it was time to retire from the "running of restaurants" and began helping others reach their dream of owning their own restaurant. Rob has been inside the four walls and fully understands what it takes to own, operate, buy and sell restaurants. He is accessible at all times to service your needs. Rob's goal is to facilitate the reaching of your goal. Give him a call and put him to work for you. Rob holds a California Real Estate License #01339409. Area: CA - San Diego Scott Beaton     Email Me Online, Click Here. Agent Prior to joining SellingRestaurants Scott owned and operated a local advertising business for 11 years. There he managed all aspects of the business including management of a successful sales team. Working with several hundred advertisers per month on the marketing and profitability of their promotions he understands the many challenges faced by business owners. Scott is highly driven to achieve results in an of atmosphere of integrity and trust. With a commitment to marketing, client service, mediating discussions and solving challenging problems . He will be involved in the valuation, marketing, buyer qualification, negotiation, escrow and the post-sale processes. Scott believes it is vital to have the seller and buyer be informed during all phases of the transaction and have both parties feel they are in a win/win environment. Scott enjoys developing relationships and really getting to know the sellers business, believing that will achieve better results for the business owner and new owner as well. He has an affinity and passion for the restaurant industry having been raised around two family owned restaurants, an Oyster Bar and a golf course restaurant. He would be happy to meet with you to discuss the possible sale or purchase of a restaurant big or small. California Real Estate License is # 01853968. Area: CA - Chico~Yuba City CA - Lake Tahoe CA - Sacramento Steve McFarland     Email Me Online, Click Here. Agent As they say, "there is no substitute for experience" and Steve comes to us with over 19 years of successful experience in the food industry, having owned and operated three restaurants and a large catering company. Steve was a SellingRestaurants customer. Over the years, his restaurants have won numerous awards and critically acclaimed reviews in "Bon Appetite" and "westways" magazine. His restaurant experience is invaluable to his clients as it gives him a unique understanding of his client's needs. Prior to the restaurant business, Steve spent 16 year in the transportation industry as a regional and national sales manager, negotiating large transportation contracts with Fortune 500 companies. Thus, Steve's experience in the restaurant and sales business gives Steve the perfect blend of skills to service his customers, negotiate deals, and close the deals too! Give Steve a call, his got a great sense of humor! DRE # 00674075 Area: CA - Inland Empire CA - Los Angeles North CA - Los Angeles South Stuart Schlosser     Email Me Online, Click Here. Agent Stuart Schlosser brings over 25 years of significant restaurant experience to the SellingRestaurants. Stuart's vast knowledge comes from having run all aspects of restaurants, both front of the house and back of the house. His experience extends to having served as chef at white-table cloth restaurant, a steak house, a cafe and a hotel's food operations, among other establishments. In addition to being an accomplished chef, Stuart was the co-founder/owner of a 13 unit Yogurt store chain, overseeing over 200 employees, responsible for new store openings, product development, operating procedures, training and overall operations. He is also owner of two sub franchises and served on the franchisor's advertising board and as Chair of its Southern California Food Council. He attended the prestigious Culinary Institute of America in New York. Stuart brings a valuable combination of skills to SellingRestaurants, based on experience, knowledge, intellect, integrity and honesty. Stuart is a licensed Real Estate Agent in California (01809021). Area: CA - Los Angeles North CA - Santa Barbara~Ventura Keith Simpson     Email Me Online, Click Here. Agent Keith joins us from a long and respectable history in the Hotel and Restaurant Industry. Keith is a graduate of the Catering College in London, England, where he received a degree in Hotel and Catering Management. Keith immediately worked as a chef and manager for 10 years for various Hotels and Restaurants in and around London. Then Keith became the Managing Director of a large privately held catering company in London where some of his clients were the British Royal Family, Government Dinners and Receptions, and many Corporate staged events (including American Aerospace Companies, Bell Helicopters Textron and Lockheed Martin). He came to the United States in 1997 where he settle in South Lake Tahoe. Keith quickly recognized the demand for an English Style Pub and Restaurant in the South Lake Tahoe area. So he purchased a restaurant and converted it to Tudor English Pub upstairs and Dory's Oar Restaurant on the ground floor. He sold the restaurant in 2006. Keith's ambitions didn't stop there. In the year 2000, he started Celtic Catering, an Outdoor Catering Company, catering for weddings and corporate events, which became the premier Caterer in Lake Tahoe. He sold this business in 2006. Keith currently owns and operates Murphy's Irish Pub and the Rockwater Restaurant. Keith is the Vice President on the board of the Lake Tahoe Wedding and Honeymoon Association and a Member of the Tahoe/Douglas Rotary Club. DRE #01791868 Area: CA - Lake Tahoe CA - Sacramento Sabrina Matson     Email Me Online, Click Here. Agent Sabrina has a diverse work background including institutional fundraising, real estate development, and business consulting. She has a B.A. in Arts, Culture and Media with a focus in Museum Education from the University of Washington and attended Seattle University to earn her Master’s in Public Administration. Currently, Sabrina blends her role as a commercial sales agent with her consulting business, SLM Consulting where she focuses on building relationships between communities and businesses as a way to form a coalition of transparent and collaborative partnerships toward a stronger and more viable economy and communities of joint ownership. She specializes in boutique restaurants, assisting her clients with site location and purchase, while offering additional consulting services in conceptual design, menu planning, marketing, and public relations. She works passionately toward qualifying her clients’ business dream by bringing it to concrete visual form. She is a member of the Northwest Development Officers Association, Chef’s Collaborative, Board member at HealthPoint (Formerly Community Health Centers of King County) and serves on several Planning Committee’s. Area: WA - Seattle Tony Lewis     Email Me Online, Click Here. Real Estate Salesperson Tony is a graduate of the University of Washington as well as Whittier College School of Law. In addition he took extensive classes at the graduate level a Michigan State University in the field of Hotel, Restaurant and Institutional Management. Tony Lewis has a hospitality industry background and career that spans over forty years. His family founded Skippers Fish and Chips, a regional seafood chain in the Paicific Northwest. He has worked in executive positions with several leading restaurant companies including Spectrum Foods, Saga Corporation. Tony also owned and operated two Kirkland Washington restaurants: The Foghorn Restaurant (1979-2005) and the Third Floor Fish Café (1989-1994) He was responsible for all facets of operations, design, food and beverage and human resources. Most recently Tony has worked in the field of commercial real estate and business opportunities in the King county area as a licensed Real Estate agent for REMAX Eastside Brokers in Bellevue, WA. Tony relocated to Scottsdale in 2008 to be near his two sons and joined the SellingRestaurants team in 2010. Arizona Sales Person License SA632573000 Area: AZ - Flagstaff AZ - Phoenix AZ - Tucson