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Contact: Gary Tobin News Releases for 2005 - 2006 - 2007 - 2008 - 2009 - 2010 - 2011 - 2012 - 2013 - 2014 - 2015 - 2016 - 2017 - 2018 - 2019 2019  Entrepreneurial banker joins San Francisco business-advisory firmBy Mark Calvey, October 22, 2019 - Former community bank CEO Kim Kaselionis has joined San Francisco-based AssayCS as a managing director focused on working with owners of mid-sized businesses seeking to boost valuations ahead of a merger or acquisition. View the entire release  How Darcy Alkus-Barrow Pursues Her Passion.
August 23, 2019 - Darcy Alkus-Barrow And her husband, Christopher, are devoted to helping others. They have integrated their business and philanthropy, while also overcoming their own personal struggles. Darcy and Christopher are co-founders and co-managing partners of Foundation Homes Property Management in Kentfield, a residential, single-family/long-term home rental business. View the entire release  The Enduring Allure of Antique Caucasian Rugs
OAKLAND—August 1, 2019 - While connoisseurs for decades have recognized the importance of antique tribal rugs woven in the Caucasus Mountains, these carpets are increasingly being added to private collections as the art world in general has come to appreciate their unique portrayal of nature and the cosmos. View the entire release  Great Antique Oriental Rugs Create Grand SpacesOAKLAND, CA - January 29, 2019 - For nearly four decades president and founder Jan David Winitz of Claremont Rug Company has collaborated with clients to provide one-in-the-world antique Persian carpets to complement the interiors of grand residential spaces with great rugs. Whether a lakeside home, a mountain retreat or primary residence, the homes benefit immeasurably from the emotional and artistic impact that their selections provide. View the entire release Christie's: Strong results achieved for Art of the Islamic and Indian Worlds, including Oriental Rugs and Carpets.London - April 29, 2019 - The top lot was an important Safavid silk and metal-thread 'Polonaise' carpet from Isfahan, central Persia, first quarter 17th century, which fetched £3,895,000, setting a new world record price for a ‘Polonaise’ carpet at auction. Another highlight of the sale, the Monumental Mamluk Qur’an sold for £3,724,750, achieving a world record for a Qur’an at auction. View the entire release  Have Local Rents Reached Their Peak?Foundation Homes draws on 2018 data comparisons to provide a fresh outlook on the 2019 rental market. Have local rents reached their peak? When we last wrote to you at the beginning of the year, we were looking back at 2018 and applying our expertise to the data that we had been creating over the past three years about the single family home (SFH) rental market, primarily in Marin County. View the entire release Bay Area community bank reaches agreement with regulators to get house in orderBy Mark Calvey, March 4, 2019 - Beacon Business Bank said it remains financially strong as it reached an agreement with regulators to address a range of issues, including compliance and risk management. San Francisco-based Beacon Business Bank reached an agreement with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency to address issues ranging from compliance to risk management. View the entire release  THE RUG WHISPERER
Jan David Winitz knows rugs like a master sommelier knows wine. By Gwen Taylor, March 1, 2019 - For clients of Jan David Winitz, President and Founder of the Claremont Rug Company, a home with a spectacular ocean view must have equally spectacular rugs. And as I learned recently, his clients seek him out because he brings encyclopedic knowledge, artistic style and over 40 years’ experience to every project. He also knows the light quality in different parts of the world. The needs of architectural styles from modern to historic. And even how to express the range of moods that ocean homes can evoke with…carpets. View the entire release Claremont Rug Company founder Jan David Winitz reveals major shifts in high-end antique Oriental rug marketOAKLAND, CA - In his annual letter sent to clients, Claremont Rug Company founder/president Jan David Winitz, highlighted the mix of technology, artistic/investment value and the appreciation of specific Oriental rug types from the “Second Golden Age of Persian Weaving,” ca. 1800 to ca. 1910, as the primary factors that influencing acquisitions decision by connoisseurs. View the entire release 2018  Husband and wife team, Darcy and Christopher Barrow, are the co-founders and co-managing partners of Foundation Homes International in Kentfield, specializing in managing, leasing and selling Marin, Sonoma and San Francisco properties.Mallorie Kerrigan, September 2018 Issue - Founded in 2010, the firm has more than $100 million of long-term residential single-family homes under rental management. This year, they’re launching their nonprofit, LifeBoost Charity Fund, next year—aimed at helping people, the planet and pets. They live in San Rafael with their daughter, Scarlett, and three dogs. View the entire release How Marin homeowners are cashing in on their homes without selling
July 2, 2018 - In the Bay Area’s ultra-competitive housing market, Darcy and Christopher Barrow discovered an underserved niche: high-end rental homes in Marin County. The married couple runs Foundation Homes International, a property management company that specializes in single-family homes valued at upwards of $1 million that rent between $5,000 and $15,000 per month. View the entire release Foundation Homes Study
Reveals Split in High-end
Luxury Rental Market
Kentfield—February 9, 2018 - Foundation Homes International (FHI) today released the results of a comprehensive study of the high-end rental market in Marin County that revealed mixed results for owners and renters of single family homes (SFH). View the entire release Claremont Rug Company Names
50 Best of Their Type Antique Oriental Rugs Sold in 2017
With Online Gallery Exhibition
OAKLAND—January 25, 2018 - For the seventh consecutive year, eminent art dealer Jan David Winitz, whose Claremont Rug Company gallery specializes in museum-level Oriental carpets from the “Second Golden Age of Persian Weaving,” has mounted an exhibition of the “Best of Their Type” 19th century Persian and tribal rugs sold during the previous year. View the entire release 2017 82-unit San Rafael complex sold for $42.6 million
By Keri Brenner, Marin Independent Journal - A major apartment complex in north San Rafael has changed hands for the third time in nine years, signaling what could be an uptick in Marin’s already heated upscale rental market and a “trickle-down” increase in value in the surrounding neighborhood. View the entire release Foundation Homes Offers
Free Services to Families
Affected by Fires
Kentfield—October 18, 2017 - Foundation Homes International today announced that it was waiving all relocation fees associated with finding temporary or permanent rental residences for victims of Northern California’s devastating wildfires. View the entire release Decade of emerging trend now the "new normal" among collectors of art-level antique oriental rugs
July 7, 2017 - Eminent art dealer Jan David Winitz, whose Claremont Rug Company gallery specializes in art-level Oriental carpets from the “Second Golden Age of Persian Weaving,” has begun to tip to his global clients that a trend which began nearly a decade ago is now a prominent feature among connoisseur collectors. View the entire release  A view from San Francisco
May 16, 2017 - by Jan David Winitz - An insider’s guide to the city by Jan David Winitz, an art dealer in oriental rugs. Jan David Winitz, 61, is an art dealer specialising in oriental rugs from the 19th century. In 1980, he founded the Claremont Rug Company. He describes his favourite view of San Francisco. It is from the observation tower at the de Young Museum in Golden Gate Park. I come here often to see their collection of historic oriental rugs. View the entire release  Marin Voice: A helping hand for Marin small businesses
May 13, 2017 - Most small businesses are familiar with the U.S. Small Business Administration, primarily as a guarantor to bank or credit union funding for their loans. Less well known but a core mission of the Small Business Administration is its partial funding of Small Business Development Centers which provide no cost assistance to local, small businesses and aspiring entrepreneurs. View the entire release 2016 Marin Voice: Novato — there is more there than meets the eye
October 3, 2016 - Judging the economic vitality of a city is often more than what the statistics reveal. Nonetheless, those numbers and the research that goes into “discovering” them are part and parcel of how Novato residents judge the effectiveness of their city government and the managers and elected officials who create and administer the city’s budget. View the entire release  Ex-Banker's Crowdfunding Firm Finds Its Missing Link: A Bank
September 28, 2016 - Fresno First Bank isn't interested in investing. Rather, it hopes to get an early look at prospective small-business borrowers among the companies that use Breakaway Funding to raise capital. The partnership was finalized just last week, so Fresno First cannot point to any completed deals yet, but it is hoping the assembly line will soon be up and humming. How enthusiastic is the $292 million-asset bank? It has allocated $10 million for lending to equity-crowdfunded businesses. View the entire release Community bank places big bet on crowdfunded small businesses
September 27, 2016 - While many community bankers are still deciding whether crowdfunding is friend or foe, Sausalito-based Breakaway Funding found a bank willing to allocate $10 million of its loan portfolio to companies coming through Breakaway's crowdfunding platform. Fresno First Bank agreed to the $10 million allocation for small businesses ranging from startups to those with up to $25 million in annual revenue. View the entire release  Fresno First Bank to offer crowdfunding option to business borrowers
September 21, 2016 - A Valley bank is teaming up with a Bay Area-based internet company to offer crowdfunding to area business borrowers. Fresno First Bank and Breakaway Funding LLC, a securities-based crowdfunding portal headquartered in Sausalito, today jointly announced an agreement to bring the hybrid crowdfunding process for business lending to the San Joaquin Central Valley. View the entire release Community bankers find unlikely ally: Wells Fargo's CEO
July 19, 2016 - Rising rents are taking a toll on San Francisco's small businesses and nonprofits trying to remain in the city. Conversations with small business owners and nonprofit leaders at Bay Area business luncheons or over coffee these days often include talk of how they've moved to Oakland and elsewhere as San Francisco rents doubled — or worse. View the entire release Marin IJ Editorial: Economic forum’s new chief reflects focus
July 18, 2016 - The naming of the Marin Economic Forum’s new chief not only opens a new chapter for this important public/private partnership, but it also reinforces the Marin economy’s focus on building the county’s position as a center for the growing bio-sciences industry. View the entire release Marin Voice: Life sciences — building the economic well-being of Marin
April 8, 2016 - Sometimes what’s going on hides in plain sight. In the past couple of weeks, several reports have caught our attention both because of what they pointed out and because of what they implied about the economic vitality of Marin County, now and into the future. View the entire release Regulation CF will allow small businesses to access crowdfunding
April 4, 2016 - Nearly four years has passed since Congress passed The Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act, which was intended to expand and to ease methods of capital raising by relaxing the regulatory burden on smaller companies. One of six provisions of the JOBS Act was Title III: “Regulation Crowdfunding” (Regulation CF). View the entire release A Basic Primer for Buying an Oriental Rug
March 4, 2016 - The term “Oriental rug” is a generic term that applies to any carpet woven by hand across the Eastern world. It includes both new production created in a wide area stretching from Romania to China, and antique rugs, the finest of which were created as one-of-a-kind art works in the traditional weaving regions of Persia, the Caucasus, Turkey and Central Asia. View the entire release Passion and Provenance
February 24, 2016 - Having spent nearly four decades as an art dealer specializing in antique Oriental rugs, I have had the privilege to work with hundreds of clients. They share my passion for collecting and deeply value the satisfaction brought by their collections, which range from classical and contemporary art to fine wine, furniture and sports memorabilia. View the entire release New Results from fedupwithdonaldtrump.com Site Reveal Hardening, Negative Attitudes San Rafael, CA—February 4, 2016 - More than four months of continuous polling at the website www.fedupwithdonaldtrump.com reveals that attitudes of responders are hardening and focusing in on four areas, according to Gary Tobin, who set up the site in October 2015. View the entire release Claremont Rug Company Names Best of the Best Antique Rugs Sold in 2015 With Online Gallery Exhibition
OAKLAND—January 14, 2016 - For the fifth consecutive year eminent art dealer Jan David Winitz, whose Claremont Rug Company gallery specializes in art-level Oriental carpets from the “Second Golden Age of Persian Weaving,” today opened an online exhibition of “best of the best” 19th century Persian and tribal rugs sold during 2015. View the entire release 2015  Persian Rugs Orient One Expert to Life on the Road
Nov 17, 2015 - Jan David Winitz isn’t afraid to walk around an airport with his grandmother’s handbag slung over his shoulder. “It’s vintage leather, it doesn’t have any logos on it, and it’s the perfect size,” he says. In other words, it’s just right for discreetly carrying a couple of rolled up 19th-century Oriental rugs worth a small fortune. View the entire release In major victory for American investors, SEC opens crowdfunding to all
October 30 2015-In a major victory for entrepreneurs and average American investors, regulators on Friday cleared the way for everyone to participate in the risks and rewards of financing small companies and commercial real estate. View the entire release  S.F. Giants' team physician spurs bank to create credit line easing doctors' Medicare pain
October 5, 2015-San Francisco-based Trans Pacific National Bank has managed to find opportunity in a difficult situation: creating credit lines for doctors who face delays in Medicare reimbursement over the next several weeks as their staffs adjust to more complex billing codes. View the entire release  Compact Imaging Granted 15th Patent for Miniature, Low-Cost OCT Technology
October 6, 2015-Compact Imaging, Inc. (CI), a Silicon Valley technology company developing miniature, low-cost optical sensors for the rapidly growing biometric security, mobile personal health monitoring and non-destructive testing (NDT) markets, today announced that it had been granted an additional US patent. View the entire release
May 7, 2015 -Kim Kaselionis, founder of Sausalito-based Breakaway Funding, will be a featured speaker at the Future of Alternative Finance conference this week held by CrowdfundBeat Media at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C.
Last year Kaselionis, former CEO of Circle Bank, debuted her online crowdfunding platform for companies raising debt and equity financing from accredited investors.Tiburon man named president and CEO of Trans Pacific National bank
May 7, 2015 -Robert Lussier, of Tiburon, has been appointed as CEO and president of Trans Pacific National Bank, a community bank with offices in San Francisco, Alameda and Millbrae. Lussier previously served as president of Chicago-headquartered Parkway Bancorp, which has 32 branches in Illinois and Arizona and more than $2 billion in assets. He was promoted to president in 2006 after joining the bank in 1991. He was also the president of two start-up banks in the 1990s. He has held senior positions at American National Bank and the Federal Maritime Commission. Lussier has a degree in economics from the University of Virginia and a Master of Business Administration degree from DePaul University. Claremont Rug Company Acquires Major Collection From Silicon Valley-based Collector
Oakland, CA, May 4, 2015 -Globally prominent art dealer Jan David Winitz, whose Claremont Rug Company gallery specializes in art-level Oriental carpets from the “Second Golden Age of Persian Weaving,” today announced the acquisition of an important private collection from a Silicon Valley-based collector. View the entire release  Bay Area-Based Trans Pacific National Bank Names Veteran Financial Services Executive
As New CEO/President
San Francisco, CA, May 6, 2015 -Trans Pacific National Bank (www.tpnb.com) today announced the appointment of Robert F. (Bob) Lussier as CEO and president for the community bank which has offices in San Francisco, Alameda and Millbrae. Lussier joins Trans Pacific after having served as president of Chicago-headquartered Parkway Bancorp, which has 32 branches in Illinois and Arizona and more than $2 billion in assets. At Parkway, he was promoted to president of the Bancorp in 2006, having held increasingly senior positions after joining the bank in 1991 as president of one of its community subsidiary banks. View the entire release Lisa Max, founder of GoSolarMarin, has been named director of community initiatives for Tobin & Associates in San Rafael by the firm’s principal Gary Tobin.
April 23, 2015 -In her newly-created position, Max will monitor community programs and manage the firm’s activities with nonprofits, non-government organizations and businesses in Northern California. She is a volunteer with Guide Dogs for the Blind, the Marin Humane Society and serves on the boards of the Lincoln San Rafael Hill Neighborhood Association, the Marin Women’s Political Action Committee and Sustainable San Rafael. She has been a member of the San Rafael Chamber of Commerce Green Committee and was named the 2009 Green Entrepreneur of the Year for her GoSolarMarin work by the Marin Green Business Forum. GoSolarMarin Founder Lisa Max Joins TOBIN & Associates San Rafael—April 20, 2015 -Lisa Max, founder of GoSolarMarin, today was named director of community initiatives for TOBIN & Associates (www.garytobin.com) by the firm’s principal Gary Tobin. View the entire release Claremont Rug Company Prints First 2015 Catalog Of Rarely Seen Antique Oriental Rugs
Oakland, CA, March 19, 2015 -Featuring first-rate antique Oriental rugs from the Second Golden Age of Persian Weaving (ca. 1800 to ca. 1910), the newly published catalog from Claremont Rug Company (www.claremontrug.com) features rarely seen pieces that display the highest levels of artistry and quality, according gallery founder/president Jan David Winitz. View the entire release Compact Imaging Selected to Partner with
Leading Irish Research Center to Further Develop Disruptive Technology
Washington, DC/Mountain View, CA/ Cork, Ireland—March 17, 2015 -Silicon Valley-based Compact Imaging, Inc. today announced a technology collaboration with IPIC (Irish Photonic Integration Center), a Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) research center. View the entire release Compact Imaging Granted Three New Patents for Miniature OCT Technology
Mountain View, CA—February 2, 2015 - Compact Imaging, Inc. (CI), an early stage technology company developing proprietary miniature optical sensors for the rapidly growing mobile personal health monitoring and fingerprint authentication markets, today announced that it has been granted three additional patents in the field. View the entire release Claremont Rug Company Mounts Online Exhibition of Exceptional Antique Oriental Rugs
January 20, 2015 - Eminent art dealer Jan David Winitz, whose Claremont Rug Company gallery specializes in art-level Oriental carpets from the “Second Golden Age of Persian Weaving,” today mounted his fourth annual online exhibition of “best of the best” 19th century Persian and tribal rugs sold during the previous year. View the entire release Claremont Rug Company Exhibits "Best of the Best Antique Rugs Sold in 2014"
Oakland, CA—January 20, 2015 - Eminent art dealer Jan David Winitz, whose Claremont Rug Company gallery specializes in art-level Oriental carpets from the “Second Golden Age of Persian Weaving,” today mounted his fourth annual online exhibition of “best of the best” 19th century Persian and tribal rugs sold during the previous year. View the entire release  Breakaway Funding Names C-Level Executives, Veteran Entrepreneurs to Advisory Board
Sausalito, CA—January 14, 2015 - Kim Kaselionis, founder/managing principal of Breakaway Funding LLC, today announced the creation of a senior board of advisors whose members will provide expertise and experience to the firm and its clients. View the entire release 2014 Financial author: Estate planning requires facing tough questions
October 6, 2014 - Jean Chatzky, a financial journalist brought by Redwood Credit Union to speak about money at Dominican University on Sept. 18, sees estate planning as an essential ingredient of personal finance. A basic estate plan, what Ms. Chatzky calls, “protecting the financial life you have built,” might include a will, assigning durable power of attorney, a medical power of attorney or health care proxy, and sometimes a trust. View the entire release Kim Kaselionis’ Story
September 19, 2014 - Kim Kaselionis is the founder and managing partner of Breakaway Funding LLC, and the former CEO/chairman of Circle Bank. This is her story. I have always been entrepreneurial, although not in the traditional sense of starting “new ventures” as an avocation. Most likely, I inherited the “gene” from my mother, Kit Cole, who was a true pioneer among women in the financial services industry. View the entire release Breakaway Funding Issues Second White Paper, Establishing Business Case for Financial Institutions To Adopt, Implement Crowdfunding
Sausalito, CA—June 9, 2014 - Breakaway Funding LLC (www.breakawayfunding.com) today issued the second of a three-part white paper series which provides the steps that local financial institutions need to implement in order to make crowdfunding a viable offering in their funding strategies. View the entire release Breakaway Funding White Paper Series Cites Importance of Crowdfunding To Vitality of Community Financial Institutions
Sausalito, CA—April 30, 2014 -Breakaway Funding LLC today issued the first of a three-part white paper series which describes the importance of crowdfunding as a survival avenue from community financial institutions. Co-authored by Breakaway Funding founder/managing partner Kim Kaselionis, and CommunityLeader CEO/co-founder Joseph Barisonzi, the paper argues that without the integration of crowdfunding into their lending portfolios that community banks will continue to decline in importance. View the entire release First-Caliber Antique Oriental Rugs,
Important Contemporary Art
Highlight Eclectic Interior Design
Oakland—April 24, 2014 - While prices for 15th-18th century historic Oriental rugs are only recently approaching the level of comparable contemporary works of art, collectors and aficionados have long been accumulating first-caliber 19th century Persian and Caucasian tribal rugs to display as complementary signature art pieces in their residences, according to Jan David Winitz, internationally recognized Oriental rug expert and founder of Claremont Rug Company. View the entire release Marin Voice: Believe it or not, for some things there are no apps
By Mary Jane Burke and Brett Martinez –March 8, 2014 - WE HEAR it all the time these days: "There's an app for that." No matter how unique the problem, we think that an app exists for it. However, the reality is that some things are better handled in the real-world. And our combined experience in education and financial services convinces us that in one area the "app" solution doesn't exist nor will it ever. View the entire release 2013  Central Payment/SpotOn to Sponsor
GLIDE Holiday Program with $60,000 Donation
San Rafael, CA –December 12, 2013 - Central Payment (www.cpay.com) and SpotOn (www.spoton.com) have contributed $60,000 to sponsor GLIDE’S annual holiday Grocery Bag Giveaway (December 18) , Zach and Matt Hyman, co-founders and co-managing directors announced today. In the three years that the companies have participated in the annual event, they have provided more than $140,000 in donations. Employees from both companies also works on a regular basis in the San Francisco-based organization’s kitchen, which annually serves more than 2500 meals per day to the city’s poor, homeless and hungry. View the entire release Claremont Rug Company Unveils Chappaqua Collection With Major Exhibit
Oakland—October 14, 2013 - Claremont Rug Company founder and president Jan David Winitz today announced the acquisition of an important trove of first caliber 19th century Oriental rugs from the estate of a prominent family. Dubbed “The Chappaqua Family Collection,” the rugs were assembled by a successful New York businessman and his wife, who owned three residences: in Manhattan, Chappaqua, NY, and on the Maine coast. View the entire release  Redwood Credit Union Supports United Way With Employee Volunteer Days Around the North Bay
September 18, 2013 - Forty-nine Redwood Credit Union (RCU) employees helped “celebrate” a series of events during the United Way annual Week of Caring by volunteering to help non-profits throughout the North Bay over the past two weeks. In Marin County, on Monday at Homeward Bound in Novato, RCU employees joined program participants to tend the 23-row pesticide free garden and new edible landscape garden at the New Beginnings Center. View the entire release  More than 50pc of $20K-$500K transactions involve the Internet: Claremont Rug Co.
May 6, 2013 - Claremont Rug Co. embraced the Internet early on and now the medium is its primary means to disseminate information and gain sales from its ultra-high-net-worth audience. The international rug gallery caters to today’s high-end home furnishings shoppers who do not view their purchases as luxury items, but as pieces that fit into their lifestyle. The company uses digital marketing, catalogs and one-to-one contact to retain lifelong customers. . View the entire release San Rafael students get a 'Bite of Reality' at financial workshop
April 24, 2013 - Managing money and balancing a personal budget can be more difficult than most teenagers anticipate. But San Rafael students got a head start understanding the concepts during a financial workshop Wednesday. About 90 seniors from San Rafael, Terra Linda and Madrone high schools converged at the San Rafael High School auditorium to participate in a "Bite Of Reality," a financial course sponsored by the Richard Myles Johnson Foundation, Redwood Credit Union and the San Rafael Chamber of Commerce. View the entire release "Bite of Reality" Financial Workshop for Seniors In San Rafael High Schools
April 19, 2013 - The San Rafael Chamber of Commerce and Redwood Credit Union today announced that they would be jointly conducting the inaugural “Bite of Reality” financial workshop for seniors from San Rafael, Madrone and Terra Linda high schools on Wednesday, April 24, from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at the San Rafael High gym. View the entire release Claremont Rug Company Exhibits
“Best of the Best Antique Carpets” of 2012
January 28, 2013 - Jan David Winitz, an eminent art dealer who specializes in antique Oriental rugs, today announced that his gallery, Claremont Rug Company, is mounting its second annual exhibition of the “best of the best” carpets sold during the previous year. A total of 30 rugs will be displayed, starting immediately. View the entire release Renowned Expert Says Art World Momentum Intensifies Interest in Collectible Antique RugsJanuary 9, 2013 - Jan David Winitz, an eminent art dealer who specializes in antique Oriental and Persian rugs, today revealed that he had told his central clients that momentum within the art world for Near Eastern art has intensified the interest and created an increased enthusiasm among connoisseurs in this niche of the collecting market. View the entire release  Kaselionis to Join Mother in Marin Women's Hall of FameLongtime banker from Novato now leading the Marin Rocks! history project. January 17, 2013 - Kim Kaselionis said it was a no-brainer choosing someone to introduce her when she is inducted into the Marin Women's Hall of Fame this April. It will be her mother, Kit Cole, who was inducted to the hall 15 years ago. "I'll need a box of Kleenex," Kaselionis said. "It's a wonderful honor." View the entire release Lib at Large: Marin Rocks rolling again January 1, 2013 - A skate boarder rolls past the planned location of the Marin Rocks museum in 2010. The project was delayed after a funding problem. IN THIS FIRST COLUMN of the new year, I have some good news to report. Marin Rocks!, the rock history museum project that ground to a halt two years ago when it ran out of money, is rolling again. View the entire release News Releases for 2012 Claremont Rug Company
Reports “Intense Interest”
In Bostonian Collection
August 28, 2012 - Jan David Winitz, an eminent art dealer who specializes in 19th century antique Oriental rugs, today reported “an intense interest” in The Bostonian Collection, a trove of important, art-level to museum-caliber Persian and Caucasian rugs assembled by a New England-based family and held over four generations. View the entire release Claremont Rug Company Acquires
Globally Significant Private Collection
Of 19th Century Oriental Carpets July 10, 2012 - Jan David Winitz, an eminent art dealer who specializes in 19th century antique Oriental rugs, today announced the acquisition of a globally significant private collection assembled and held by a New England-based family over four generations. View the entire release  Circle Bank Supports Redwood Empire Food Bank
July 2, 2012 - Novato-based Circle Bank has announced that the Redwood Empire Food Bank, which serves Sonoma County and the North Bay, will be the beneficiary of its quarterly charity day program, according to a release from the bank. View the entire release Central Payment Launches CentralView™,
Proprietary Risk Management Software
San Rafael, CA – May 16, 2012- Central Payment (“CPAY”), a leading national payment processor, today launched CentralView™, a proprietary risk management software process which helps merchants save money by preventing fraud. View the entire release Circle Bank Again Named
Best Company to Do Business with
In Marin County
Novato, CA—May 16, 2012 - Circle Bank, which has recorded 51 consecutive profitable quarters, has been named the “Best Company to Do Business with in Marin County” for the fourth time in five years in a readers poll conducted by NorthBay biz magazine. View the entire release Art Connoisseurs Turn to Undervalued
Market for 19th Century Oriental Rugs
Oakland, CA—April 19, 2012 - Art connoisseurs are increasingly turning their attention to rare, “one-in-the-world” 19th century Oriental rugs, according to Jan David Winitz, an eminent art dealer who specializes in 19th century Oriental art/investment level rugs and the founder/president of Claremont Rug Company (www.claremontrug.com). View the entire release New Brochure from Claremont Rug Company
Highlights Spectrum of Art-Level
19th Century Oriental Carpets
Oakland, CA—March 14, 2012 - Claremont Rug Company (www.claremontrug.com) today announced the availability of a new, 28-page brochure which features 29 important, art-level 19th century Oriental rugs available at the Gallery. View the entire release Circle Bank Publishes Annual
Corporate Social Responsibility Report
Century Oriental RugsNovato, CA—March 13, 2012 - Circle Bank today released its second annual Corporate Social Responsibility report, making it the only SF Bay Area regional community-based financial institution to comprehensively report its activities, statistics and commitment to social responsibility. View the entire release Circle Bank Celebrates 50th Consecutive Profitable Quarter
With Contribution of 50,000 Pounds of Food
To Local Food Banks
Novato—February 23 2012 - Circle Bank (www.umpquabank.com) today announced that it would celebrate its 50th consecutive profitable quarter by donating 50,000 pounds of food to two Bay Area Food banks (San Francisco/Marin Food Bank and the Redwood Empire Food Bank). Joining the Bank in making the donation are the Marin Community Foundation (MCF), Mollie Stone’s Markets and Unified Grocers, Inc. View the entire release “Generationally Wealthy” Art Connoisseurs
Impacting Market
For 19th Century Oriental RugsOakland, CA—February 9, 2012 - Jan David Winitz, president/founder of Claremont Rug Company, today described his market for art-level 19th century Oriental carpets as increasingly being led by connoisseurs whom he describes as “generationally wealthy.” According to Winitz, acknowledged as the world’s leading dealer of art-level antique Oriental rugs, “generationally wealthy” connoisseurs are people who have both an appreciation of the inspired artistry of the pieces and who have had the wherewithal for two or more generations to acquire them. View the entire release Claremont Rug Company
Opens Rare Online Exhibit of
Art Level 19th Century Oriental Carpets
Oakland—January 19, 2012 - Claremont Rug Company, the world’s leading dealer of 19th century, art-level Oriental carpets, has opened an Internet-based, on-line exhibition, featuring 30 of the most rare, one-in-the-world antique rugs that it has placed with clients during the past year. View the entire release News Releases for 2011 Circle Bank Announces Alliance
With Keiretsu Forum Angel Investor Network
Novato—December 8, 2011- Circle Bank (www.umpquabank.com) today announced an alliance with Keiretsu Forum (www.keiretsuforum.com), the world’s largest angel investor network, to work with start-up and early stage companies in San Francisco and the North Bay. View the entire release Metropolitan Museum
New Exhibition of Islamic Art
Will Have “Major Impact” on Antique Carpet Market
Oakland, CA—November 17, 2011- The new exhibition of Islamic Art at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York will have a major impact on the appreciation and valuation of antique Oriental rugs and carpets Jan David Winitz, president/founder of Claremont Rug Company, today predicted. Winitz visited the Islamic Art exhibition prior to its recent opening and marveled at the majesty of the rugs on display. He said, “It easily contains the most important display of historical Oriental rugs on U.S. soil. View the entire release Central Payment
Announces Contribution
To Glide Memorial Program
San Rafael, CA—November 3, 2011- Central Payment (www.cpay.com) today announced that it has made a corporate contribution to Glide Memorial (www.glide.org) to help underwrite its annual grocery bag giveaway. The funding pushed the Central Payment annual donations program to more than $100,000 for 2011. View the entire release Compact Imaging Names
Don Bogue CEO
Mountain View, CA—October 25, 2011- Don Bogue, a veteran Silicon Valley executive and entrepreneur, has been named CEO of Compact Imaging, Inc. (CI). Compact Imaging (www.compactimaging.com) is an early stage technology company focused on the expanding market for non-invasive optical imaging, measurement and analysis. View the entire release Art Collectors
Beginning to Hone in
On 19th Century Oriental Rugs
Oakland, CA—October 12, 2011 - Jan David Winitz, president/founder of Claremont Rug Company, today said that certain types of antique Oriental rugs are experiencing a significant upsurge in attention among collectors and investors. View the entire release  1-800-COLLECT® Returns:
Will Work on Cellphones for the First Time
San Diego, CA – September 27, 2011- 1-800-COLLECT®, the brand and the service that changed the competitive telecommunications landscape nearly 20 years ago, is available for the first time to mobile customers who need to make a call. 1-800-COLLECT calls from any customer can also be billed to mobile numbers.. View the entire release Circle Bank Among
Biggest Corporate Contributors
In Northern California
Novato, CA—July 26, 2011 - Circle Bank was ranked as the largest North Bay contributor per employee to nonprofit organizations among banks and financial institutions by the San Francisco Business Times in its 2011 corporate philanthropy report. View the entire release Circle Bank CEO
Invited to U.S. Department of State
Economic Conference
Novato, CA—July 21, 2011 - Kim Kaselionis, CEO/chairman of Circle Bank, has been invited by the U.S. Department of State to attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meeting scheduled for Sept.13-16 in San Francisco. View the entire release A “New” Trend
Among Connoisseurs of
Art-level Antique Carpets
Oakland, CA—July 20, 2011 - Jan David Winitz, founder and president of Claremont Rug Company, said today he is increasingly being asked by clients to find 19th century, art-level Oriental rugs to hang on walls along-side paintings. View the entire release  TOBIN & Associates Adds
Editorial Content ExpertiseSan Rafael--June 15, 2011- TOBIN & Associates, a leading public relations and marketing consulting firm based in Marin County, today announced a long-term agreement with Dick Truitt, a nationally-known speech and content writer, to provide editorial services to its clients. Truitt has written speeches for more than a dozen chief executives of major corporations and nonprofit organizations, including (Honeywell, Kimberly-Clark, Hallmark Cards, GTE, Delta Air Lines and CARE). He also has written position and policy papers, and annual report letters. As a contract writer, he wrote speeches for three state governors and two former U. S. Presidents. View the entire release Circle Bank Publishes
Corporate Social Responsibility Report
Novato, CA—May 31, 2011 - Circle Bank today announced the publication of a Corporate Social Responsibility report, covering its community activities and practices. The Bank believes that it is the only North Bay region community-based financial institution to comprehensively report its activities, statistics and commitment to social responsibility. View the entire release Circle Bank CEO to Attend
Invitation-only Wall Street Journal
Women’s Leadership Forum
Novato—April 4, 2011 - Kim Kaselionis, CEO/chairman of Circle Bank, will be attending the invitation-only Wall Street Journal Executive Task Force Women in the Economy conference, April 4-6, in Palm Beach, FL. One of the few female CEO’s of a U.S. financial institution, she will join 150 women at the Wall Street Journal meeting. Speakers at the conference include retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor as well as academic, business leaders and editors of Dow Jones publications. View the entire release Circle Bank Funds First Loans
As Part of Women’s Initiative Grant
Novato—March 23, 2011 - Circle Bank today announced that it had funded the first loans of a $100,000 loan pool designated for Women’s Initiative clients. Women’s Initiative is a Bay Area non-profit that provides high-potential, lower-income women the training, resources and on-going support to start and grow their own business. View the entire release Globally-Renowned Gallery
Enters Fourth Decade
Oakland, CA—March 17, 2011 - Claremont Rug Company (www.claremontrug.com) today announced the availability of a 22-page brochure which highlights a broad range of collectible 19th century antique Oriental carpets available at the Gallery. View the entire release Increasing Interest in Rare, 19th Century Oriental Carpets
Continues Unabated Among Art Collectors
Oakland, CA—February 7, 2011 - Jan David Winitz, founder and president of Claremont Rug Company, today cited three major developments in the market for 19th century, art-level Oriental rugs as indicative of collectors’ rising interest in this emerging niche of the art world. View the entire release Circle Bank Steps Up Again,
Will Accept California IOUs
Novato—January 25, 2011 - Circle Bank today announced that it was again prepared to accept state issued IOUs if they are issued because of California’s continuing fiscal problems. View the entire release Circle Bank CEO Named
To Prestigious ABA
National Committee
Novato, CA—January 4, 2011 - Kim Kaselionis, CEO/president of Circle Bank, has been named one of eight members of an American Bankers Association (ABA) task force which will make recommendations about creating a .BANK top-level domain name for the nation’s 7000 community banks. View the entire release News Releases for 2010 Circle Bank CEO Named
“Most Admired”
By San Francisco Business Times
Novato, CA—December 6, 2010 - Kim Kaselionis, CEO/president of Circle Bank, has been named “Most Admired CEO (Small Business)” by the San Francisco Business Times. View the entire release Burgeoning Interest in Design, Collecting
Push 19th Century Oriental Rugs
To Forefront in Art World
Oakland, CA—December 13, 2010 - Highlighted by a world-record price for an Oriental carpet sold at auction and the remarkable interest in rug-based interior design projects, the year 2010 has pushed the level of interest in art-level Oriental rugs to unprecedented heights. View the entire release  Foundation Rentals and Relocation Sees Improvement In Residential Market
Kentfield—November 18, 2010 -Christopher and Darcy Barrow, co-managing partners of Foundation Rentals and Relocation, said reported a strong market in the corporate and executive relocation segment of their business. View the entire release Claremont Rug Company Acquires “Treasury” Of Collectible Antique, Art Rugs October 12, 2010 - Claremont Rug Company today announced the acquisition of an 85-piece collection of rare 19th century art-level Oriental rugs assembled and held by a single family over four generations. View the entire release New High-end Residential
Rental and Relocation Agency
Opens Marin Offices
September 15, 2010 - Christopher and Darcy Barrow today announced the opening of Foundation Rentals and Relocation, a specialized residential property firm that works exclusively with high-end property owners and potential tenants. View the entire release Central Payment Debuts
In Inc. 500 as One of Nation’s
Fastest Growing Companies
August 25, 2010 - Transaction Card Processor Ranked Among Top 20 Financial Services Firms. Central Payment (www.cpay.com) today was named one of the fastest growing companies in the United States by Inc. magazine in the publication’s 29th annual listing. View the entire release Claremont Rug Company
Provides Rare Look at
Precious Art-Level Rugs
August 16, 2010 - The difficulty for connoisseurs to hone their eye for art-level 19th century Oriental rugs goes beyond their limited availability at individual galleries. The periodic international auctions invariably mix a few collectible carpets with dozens of pedestrian pieces. As a result, there are few venues to view premier examples of the artistry from “The Second Golden Age of Weaving.” View the entire release Central PaymentAugust 8, 2010 - Central Payment said it had added more than 11,000 merchants as new customers since it began offering the First National Merchant Solutions processing platform service. Through its arrangement with First National Bank of Omaha, sponsoring bank of First National Merchant Solutions, CPAY continues to offer complete debit and credit card processing to companies who accept transaction cards for payment. View the entire release Circle Bank Wins Readers Poll
Business Award Novato - May 20, 2010 - Circle Bank has been named the “Best Business to Do Business with in Marin County ” by NorthBay biz in the publication’s annual reader’s poll. According to the monthly magazine’s publisher, Norm Rosinski, there were more than 43,000 votes for more than 2,000 companies and individuals in the 2010 poll. View the entire release  Woodlands Market expands to purchase Ross GroceryMonday, February 08, 2010 - NEW YORK, NY. - Woodlands Market has agreed to buy Ross Grocery, a business that has been family-owned and operated for over 80 years. Ross Grocery's current owner, Don Ahrens, has decided to retire. Woodlands Market owner Don Santa (photo at right) has indicated he'll maintain the historic integrity of the market. View the entire release Claremont Rug Company Exhibits
Rare Assemblage of
19th Century Art Rugs from Caucasus Mountains OAKLAND, CA—February 3, 2010 - Jan David Winitz, founder and president of Claremont Rug Company, today announced an exhibition of rare, 19th century art-level rugs created by tribal weaving groups in the Caucasus Mountain region of Asia. View the entire release News Releases for 2009 Trend: Antique Oriental RugsTuesday, November 17, 2009 - Interest in pricey, antique Oriental rugs is on the rise. Jan David Winitz, founder and president of Claremont Rug Company, a gallery in Oakland, Calif. said that there is an unprecedented amount of interest in the best and most expensive antique rugs right now. View the entire release Circle Bancorp Records 40th Consecutive
Profitable Quarter
Novato, CA, July 28, 2009 - Circle Bancorp, parent company of Circle Bank, today reported quarterly net income of $263,000 for the second quarter of 2009, the 40th consecutive profitable quarter for the community bank which serves consumer and business clients in Marin and Sonoma counties. View the entire release Woodlands Market Breaks Ground for
Work on “New” Cafe in Kentfield
Kentfield—July 27, 2009 - Woodlands Market owner Don Santa announced today that ground has been broken for construction and remodeling for the “new” Woodlands Cafe, located next to Woodlands Market at 735 College Avenue. View the entire release Hamilton Ink, TOBIN & Associates Announce Marketing Joint Venture San Rafael—July 8, 2009 - Hamilton Ink PR and TOBIN & Associates, two of Marin County’s leading public relations and event marketing communications firms, today announced a marketing joint venture. View the entire release 
GoSolarMarin (™) Concludes
Successful Second ProgramSan Rafael, CA—April 14, 2009 - GoSolarMarin (™) founder Lisa Max today announced the successful conclusion of its second program to bring lower cost solar energy installations to Marin County. View the entire release Circle Bank Provides $3.4 Million Financing
For Anchor Mini-Storage AcquisitionNovato—April 14, 2009 - Circle Bank today announced that it had provided $3.4 million in funding to Equity Based Services (EBS) to finance the acquisition of Anchor Mini-Storage in Rohnert Park. View the entire release TOBIN & Associates Adds Services To Help Companies Reduce PR Costs San Rafael, CA – March 25, 2009 - TOBIN & Associates, which provides marketing and public relations consulting services to Northern California clients, today introduced a series of new services to help companies and organizations solidify their public profile without major long-term financial commitments. View the entire release Claremont Rug Company
Adds Three Buyers to International StaffTo Meet Demand from Savvy Collectors Oakland—February 19, 2009 - Jan David Winitz, president of Claremont Rug Company, today revealed that the percentage of acquisitions by “experienced connoisseurs” has grown steadily since last summer and sales trends “for the best of the best” are “extremely brisk.” View the entire release GoSolarMarin Brings Innovative Thin Film Solar ModulesTo Marin County for the First Time San Rafael—Feb. 19, 2009 - GoSolarMarin(SM) and SolarCity® have teamed up to make Marin County one of the first locations in the United States to install First Solar’s advanced thin film solar technology on residential rooftops. View the entire release Leslie Harlib Joins Marin County PR/Marketing Firm San Rafael—February 10, 2009 - Leslie Harlib, a veteran food, wine and lifestyle writer, has become an Associate at TOBIN & Associates, a leading Marin County public relations and marketing agency. She will head the firm’s expanded lifestyle practice. View the entire release Claremont Rug Company Enhances
“Bounty of Major Pieces” from the 19th Century Oakland, CA - January 8, 2009 - Jan David Winitz, founder and president of Claremont Rug Company, today announced the acquisition of a 70-piece lot of 19th century Oriental carpets which he described as “one of Europe’s premier collections of art level antique rugs.” View the entire release Heart of Marin Awards Made at Sellout Event San Rafael - January 8, 2009 - In remarks delivered today at the 16th annual Heart of Marin Awards, Tamalpais Bank chairman and chief executive officer Mark Garwood told an audience of 750 that business contributions urged his to nonprofit organizations were more important than ever. View the entire release News Releases for 2008 GoSolarMarin Selects SolarCity for Phase II - Dramatically Reduces Cost of Solar Installation in Marin CountySan Rafael, CA - Oct. 27, 2008 - GoSolarMarin(SM) and SolarCity®, whose community programs have helped 800 California home and business owners adopt solar power, announced a collaboration today that can make it possible for Marin County property owners to install solar power and pay less than they currently do for electricity. View the entire release Tamalpais Bank posts record third-quarter earnings Nancy Isles Nation - October 23, 2008 - Tamalpais Bancorp, the parent company of Tamalpais Bank and Tamalpais Wealth Advisors, reported record quarterly earnings Thursday, saying asset growth was strong despite an increase in its loan loss provision and tax rate. View the entire release Woodlands Market Contributes $27,000 To Kentfield Schools Kentfield, CA - September 24, 2008 - Woodlands Market today announced that its annual contribution to the Kentfield School District Foundation would exceed $27,000. View the entire release GoSolarMarin(SM) Issues RFP for Second Phase, Affiliates with MarinLink San Rafael, CA - September 9, 2008 - GoSolarMarin(SM), the most successful solar electric (solar PV) community program in Northern California history, today announced that it had begun a second project, by soliciting bids from solar vendors as a project of the non-profit MarinLink organization. View the entire release Sonoma County District Selects Bay Area's 1st Green-Certified Roofer Blue Turtle Roofing of San Rafael for Environmental Center San Rafael, CA - June 26, 2008 - The Harmony Union School District announced today that the roofing bid for the Salmon Creek Falls Environmental Center in Occidental has been awarded to Marin County’s Blue Turtle Roofing , the Bay Area’s first green-certified roofing company. View the entire release Marin County Green Roofing/Painting Company Selects TOBIN & Associates San Rafael, CA - June 3, 2008 - Marin County-based public relations and marketing firm, TOBIN & Associates, has been selected by the Blue Turtle Roofing and the Paul Benson Painting companies to design and implement marketing programs. View the entire release Marin's First Green Roofer Introduces Solar Attic Fan San Rafael, CA - June 2, 2008 - Paul Benson, founder/owner of Blue Turtle Roofing, today announced that the Company has become the exclusive Northern California distributor of the Solar Dynamics solar attic fan. View the entire release Domestic and International Connoisseurs Embrace Antique Rug Sales Event in "Next Frontier of Art Investing" Oakland, CA - June 2, 2008 - Jan David Winitz, founder and president of Claremont Rug Company, reported today that sales of his recently-acquired Hudson River Valley Collection of investment-level, 19th century Oriental carpets are “extremely brisk” and it had attracted a growing number of international purchasers. View the entire release Prestige Retailer Sephora Selects Medallia as Customer Feedback Solution Menlo Park, CA, May 27, 2008 - Sephora USA, a leading retailer of prestige beauty products, will implement a comprehensive customer satisfaction feedback program across its 202 North American stores using cutting-edge Enterprise Feedback Management (EFM) solutions from Medallia, the EFM provider today announced. View the entire release Command Audio Founder to Chair International IP Conference in Prague Redwood Shores, CA - May 13, 2008 - Don Bogue, CEO and co-founder of Command Audio Corp., will chair an international conference dealing with intellectual property (IP) and patent issues to be held in Prague on June 12-13. View the entire release Claremont Rug Company Acquires "Mother Lode" Collection of 19th Century Art Carpets Oakland, CA - February 12, 2008 - Jan David Winitz, founder and president of Claremont Rug Company, today announced one of the most significant single acquisitions of art-level antique rugs from a private source in the past decade. View the entire release GoSolarMarin© Announces Website, First Installation Now Operating San Rafael, CA - January 28, 2008 - GoSolarMarin©, a coalition created by Lisa Max to lower the price and increase the availability of solar power, today announced that its website (www.gosolarmarin.com) was now operating. View the entire release Tamalpais Bank Ranked Largest SBA Lender in Marin County San Rafael - January 15, 2008 - Tamalpais Bank has been named the largest SBA lender based in Marin County by the San Francisco Business Times in its recently published 2008 Book of Lists. View the entire release Mark Garwood Named Chairman of Tamalpais Bank San Rafael - January 9, 2008 - Tamalpais Bank today announced that current CEO and President Mark Garwood will assume the role of Chairman in recognition of his expanding role in the strategic development of the organization. View the entire release News Releases for 2007 GoSolarMarin Agreement Includes Broad Discounts for All Marin County Residences, Businesses, Non-ProfitsSan Rafael - November 20, 2007 - GoSolarMarin today announced that its recommended supplier, SPG Solar of Novato, had agreed to provide its discounted pricing throughout Marin County to all homeowners, small businesses and non-profit organizations. View the entire release Salient Wealth Management Cited as One of 100 Fastest Growing Bay Area Companies San Rafael, CA - November 13, 2007 - Salient Wealth Management, founded in 1983 and headquartered in San Rafael, has been named one of the Fastest Growing Private Companies in the Bay Area, by the San Francisco Business Times. View the entire release Medallia Best Practices Conference Highlights Customer Feedback Programs Menlo Park, CA - October 23, 2007 - Research about customer satisfaction and loyalty was presented to a select group of participants at the recently concluded annual Best Practices Conference, hosted by Medallia, Inc., the world’s leading provider of on-demand customer experience management and enterprise feedback solutions. View the entire release GoSolarMarin Issues RFP To 15 Solar Companies San Rafael - October 17, 2007 - GoSolarMarin today announced that it had sent a Request for Proposal (RFP) to 15 solar companies that had expressed an interest in bidding on a “group installation” contract for Marin County homeowners. View the entire release Gosolarmarin Schedules Meeting For Homeowners Seeking Solar Power San Rafael - October 6, 2007 - Gosolarmarin, a non-profit coalition of San Rafael homeowners interested in group purchase of solar energy, will hold its first meeting, Monday, October 1, in the Tamalpais Room at the San Rafael Corporate Center, 750 Lindaro, according to Lisa Max, the group’s organizer and a member of the Executive Steering Committee of the Lincoln San Rafael Hill Neighborhood Association (LSRHNA). View the entire release Tamalpais Bank Announces “Community Counts,” Designed to Support Area Non-Profit Programs San Rafael, CA - September 25 2007 - Tamalpais Bank today announced a comprehensive new program, Community Counts, which will provide funding, facilities and employee participation to non-profit programs and organizations. View the entire release Salient Wealth Management Named to Forbes List San Rafael, CA - August 16, 2007 - Salient Wealth Management, founded in 1983 and headquartered in San Rafael, has been selected by Goldline Research as one of the Most Dependable™ Wealth Managers in Northern California. The list is scheduled to be published in August by Forbes Magazine. View the entire release Salient's Richard Stone Warns Wealth Advisors to Avoid "Home Country" Bias San Rafael, CA - August 13, 2007 - Richard Stone, CEO/founder of Salient Wealth Management, told a group of prominent wealth advisors that “home country bias” was a major risk to avoid when designing investment plans for their clients. View the entire release Tamalpais Bank Names New Manager For Downtown San Rafael Branch San Rafael, CA - August 1, 2007 - Patricia Estebes, who has nearly a decade of Marin County banking experience, has been named branch manager for the Tamalpais Bank branch at 851 Irwin Street in downtown San Rafael, it was announced today by Mark Garwood, CEO/ president. View the entire release Salient Wealth Management, LLC, CEO Richard Stone Chairs National Conference San Rafael, CA - July 27, 2007 - Richard Stone, CEO/founder of Salient Wealth Management, LLC, will chair a national, two-day conference of wealth advisors to be held in Chicago, July 30-31. 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