Meet the Ascend LA 2021 summer cohort - 23 diverse businesses in LA’s most in demand industries.
We searched 4,000 sq miles! for stand-out businesses that offer unique products or services in their field, are ready to grow their teams, diversify their revenue streams, and take their business to the next level.
Good Works Consulting offers an unparalleled approach to coaching, organizational strategy, and human capital consulting. Diversity, equity, and inclusion are at its core. It provides strategic consulting and assessments for organizational development and health, expertly designed and facilitated learning experiences, and executive and leadership coaching. Its clients thrive because the individuals in their organizations are flourishing from supportive systems, equitable practices, and cultures that foster belonging.
As a minority, black, woman, and LGBTQ+owned business, Good Works Consulting is committed to supporting its clients in achieving their human capital visions by way of inclusion and equity.
Follow their journey at: goodworks.consulting
Spekulor is a premiere production services company providing a variety of services to the creative industry from production office space, studio space, producing and editing services to camera, and grip and lighting rental. It has produced four feature films, two television series and over 100 short form projects. Spekulor has the capability to provide production and post-production services to any sized show, whether network episodic or a large feature film. Its client roster includes broadcast and cable networks, such as NBC, BBC, Discovery, MTV, E!, Bloomberg TV, FOX, HBO, iHeart Media, and tech companies such as Mashable, Yahoo, Google, and others.
Follow their journey at: www.spekulor.com
HODSON STUDIO is a Los Angeles interior and concept studio that specializes in creating distinctive food and beverage environment. Its focus is to engage its audience, evoke an emotional response, and leave an everlasting impression that exceeds the guest experience. Its approach is comprehensive, taking into consideration all elements of functionality. HODSON STUDIO believes that the spirit of innovation and a sense of discovery is what drives successful design.
Contact them at: khodson@hodsonstudio.com
Vasishta Consulting International (VCI) is a business consulting company focused on building global design engineering capability while focusing on the client's perceived value, the development, and the design of products for their satisfaction. VCI specializing in mechanical, electrical, architectural, interior, and exterior designs, systems engineering, and project management which enable stakeholder projects to achieve and maintain compliance sustainability, environmental sensitivity with optimum performance.
Contact them at: http://www.vasishta-consulting.com.
AKIN
AKIN is a construction management company based in Southern California focused on building major residential complexes, commercial and retail buildings. Nestled in Los Angeles, AKIN is motivated by tremendous opportunities to enrich the city’s diversity and culture through the landscape. AKIN envisions a Los Angeles that reflects its greatest dreams in the physical form and takes pride in building with integrity. AKIN aims to ensure that the historical fabric of existing establishments are delicately woven with modern infrastructures that technology and innovation has allowed us to build.
Contact them at: ariel@akin.la
ZELDESIGN is a full-service marketing communication practice with over 15 years of experience in providing public relations, community outreach, marketing, and communication services. The firm was incorporated by its principal, Zelda Harrison, to engage a variety of audiences, initially in healthcare, entertainment, and real estate, and more recently, the public sector. ZELDESIGN proudly designed and implemented an outreach plan for LA Metro’s local and federally-mandated small business programs. Key stakeholders included Metro Staff and Board members, locally elected officials, community organizations, and the business community.
ZELDESIGN is dedicated to ensuring quality of life for all.
Contact them at: zelda@zharrisonassociates.com
SysteMatic offers project management, engineering design, CAD drafting, and installation services for broadcast television and RF (radio frequency) electronic systems integration projects.
SysteMatic has installed various systems into state-of-the-art broadcast facilities from simple wifi networks to cutting edge video over IP uplink and monitoring systems. SysteMatic builds control rooms, satellite uplink buildings, automation systems, video routers, production switchers, reference systems, IP networks, A/V systems, compression platforms, and studios.
Contact them at: sales@systematic.la
Founded by Rudy Ordaz, REALTIME Technologies is a one-stop-shop for all B2B IT support services. It is a premier managed services provider delivering managed IT, cybersecurity, compliance, and voice-over IP services to business customers. It puts together comprehensive best-of-breed technology solutions so that its clients can compete, grow and focus on running their businesses.
It is currently charting its course as a managed service provider and supporting clients in numerous verticals including retail, medical and law practices, local government, and the media and entertainment sectors in Los Angeles and surrounding areas.
Contact them at: realtimetech.net
Intermex Inc. is a charter bus and tour company that provides comfortable and reliable transportation to a variety of clients. A family-owned and operated corporation based in Los Angeles with a second office in El Paso, Texas. Intermex currently owns and operates 16 buses and 2 sprinter vans. The buses have a capacity of up to 61 passengers and the sprinter vans up to 14 passengers. Intermex works with universities, casinos, sports teams, wedding planners, tour companies, and small, medium, and large corporations.
Follow their journey at: Intermex_transportation
Andromach Consulting is an information technology and consulting powerhouse serving clients in North America, Asia, and the Middle East. It helps customers do business better by leveraging its industry-wide experience, deep technology expertise, comprehensive portfolio of services, and a vertically aligned business model.
Headquartered in Reseda CA, Andromach Consulting is recognized for its innovative and creative approach towards delivering business value and its commitment to sustainability.
Contact them at: support@andromachconsulting.com
Unique Image is a visionary brand communications agency. Its team of forward thinkers transforms and reshapes brand DNA. Its reimagination focus has excelled in the entertainment, health, tourism, and non-profit sectors. Its unique blend of strategists and doers simultaneously creates, jolts, and delights audiences. Its big picture vision shepherd clients through their most challenging business problems and brand issues to enable sage brand empowerment through its proprietary 3p multimedia methodology.
Contact them at: breathe@uniqueimageinc.com
3shades design (3shades) is a marketing and communications firm that provides a full range of integrated marketing services to the private sector, government, and nonprofit clients. 3shades empowers its clients by providing highly effective branding, digital, and traditional marketing strategies and campaigns. It takes the ever-changing world of marketing and design and creates effective, results-driven campaigns that will help your organization succeed. In a crowded world, it helps you get your message heard.
Contact them at: cmoses@threeshades.com
Hill Structures General Contracting, Inc. (HSGC) is a company that specializes in hillside construction. HSGC was founded upon the referrals of repeat clients (homeowners and investors) and architects who customize full renovations, demolitions, accessory dwelling units, and other industrial additions for over twenty years.
Contact them at: wendell@structuresonahill.com
NeuroZen (previously known as NeuroZone) is an Integrative Wellness Institute that combines western neuroscientific modalities with traditional holistic practices, in order to optimize brain and body health. It aims to provide a safe space where its team of professionals work together to provide neurofeedback, meditative neurofeedback, cognitive therapies, mindfulness therapies, and movement-based therapies to treat a variety of mental health, cognitive, and learning challenges. Its brain mapping technology allows our clinicians to create customized and highly individualized treatment programs. By integrating these approaches, NeuroZen provides the most comprehensive treatments that assist with behavioral and emotional dysregulation, as well as teach patients to be empowered throughout their healing experience.
Contact them at: Neurozone
Escochecks, Inc., is a trust-driven payroll, accounting, bookkeeping, HR, and tax services firm with a personal touch. It is driven by relationships, and through relationships, it develops trust among its clients. Its experts have a minimum of 5-15 years of experience in the field. Its work requires Escochecks delivers results, and it is responsive and attentive to its client's needs. Its goal is to help business owners eliminate the administrative burden so that clients can focus on building their business and increase sales.
Contact them at: roye@escochecks.com
SAH Industrial Services, Inc. (“SAH Industrial”) was founded in 2015 and provides industrial maintenance solutions for petrochemical, pharmaceutical, oil, gas and power companies, on the west coast, including Oregon and Washington. SAH Industrial provides industrial maintenance services including storage tank and pipeline maintenance solutions, industrial and specialized coatings, lead abatement, corrosion control, fireproofing, specialized storage tank lining, and refining maintenance solutions.
SAH Industrial’s key clients include Chevron, Department of Defense (DOD), Kinder Morgan, Southern California Gas Company, Southern California Edison, Tesoro Oil, and Regional Municipal Water districts throughout California.
Contact them at: sah@sahindustrial.com
Access Construction & Remodeling
Access Construction Remodeling has serviced single-family resident homeowners for 14 years. As a residential construction firm, it specializes in renovations, additions, and accessory dwelling units. It offers homeowners plans, plan check navigation, interior design and project management.
Contact them at: Cortlandkjackson@gmail.com
Zodiaque Consultants has over 10 years of experience providing best-in-class professional services, administrative analyses, development of enterprise-wide project programs, project management, assessments, project plans, and financial data tracking. It also supports clients with business continuity and disaster recovery through access, planning and preparedness continuity operations, and adversity and acquisition controls.
Zodiaque Consultants is agile, flexible, and cost-effective ensuring projects are done on time and within budget.
Contact them at: https://www.zodiaqueconsults.com
Mante Construction is family-owned and operated construction company. It provides services for all sections of building a structure including foundation, concrete, framing, tile, drywall, painting, installation of fixtures, electrical, plumbing, and HVAC. Its knowledge ranges from simple tasks to complex scheduling.
Its team is small enough to maintain a strong dedication to customer service but experienced enough to be able to offer prices and delivery that rival the larger companies. Mante Construction prides itself on delivering outstanding work.
Follow their journey at: http://www.manteconstruction.com/home.html
Studio Black serves as a domain expert in media architecture design, procurement, and installation for brands and property owners. Its services include technical production, design advisory, environmental and schematic design, content management and hardware, digital content development, and custom software. Their client roster includes Chloé, Henry Street Settlement, Verizon, NBA 2K, Joybird, and NYC Ballet.
Contact them at: https://www.studioblack.org/#contact
The Burks Company is a company of licensed general contractors who opened its doors in 1968. Since its opening, more than half a century ago, it has served its communities in excellent fashion. Its services include commercial-grade high-rise building construction via specialty contracting of doors, frames, and finish hardware installation; specialty residential building of “accessory dwelling units” and drought-tolerant landscaping services; and construction management services.
Its policy is to never take a down payment for its contracting services even though by law contractors can collect up to 10% in advance for their services (residential only). Though it is often practiced by others, The Burks Company does not believe in accepting payment for work it has not performed.
Contact them at: burkscolm@gmail.com
Vox Pop Branding is a minority woman-owned, full-service marketing agency providing marketing, public relations, communications, design, and consulting services to government, nonprofit, and commercial clients. Vox Pop Branding produces and distributes integrated campaigns that leverage paid advertising, content marketing, social media marketing, and direct print marketing to change consumer thinking, drive behavioral change and provide a dialogue with target audiences. It is committed to only implementing marketing campaigns that are diverse in age, race, gender, and ability. Most importantly, all campaigns only feature human-centered, positive messaging.
Contact them at: http://www.voxpopbranding.com/contact/
Venice Ceramic Tile & Marble
Venice Ceramic Tile and Marble is a family-owned business that sells tiles, marbles, flooring, and slabs for exterior, interior, and pool walls and floors. It provides clients with items for showers, bathrooms, and bedrooms for both remodeled and new constructions. Venice Ceramic Tile and Marble is glad to deliver, install, and construct products as requested. As a trusted business, it is proud to maintain an overall five-star review from customers on Yelp.
Follow their journey at: Venice Ceramic Tile and Marble - Yelp