19 Leaders Join Our Advisory Board

Matthew Hoffman, Founder and CEO of Trusted Advisor, a tight-knit association of advisors with A-list celebrity clients, influencers, pro-athletes, musicians, creators and producers, today announced the company’s newly created advisory board and the date for the highly anticipated Trusted X LA Summit on June 15, 2022.

The 1-day summit is dedicated to NFT’s, the blockchain and cryptocurrency, specifically focusing on tax and legal implications for artists, understanding ownership rights, risk, protecting digital assets, investment best practices, minting NFTs, revenue generation and more. Speakers will be announced shortly from Dapper Labs, Christie’s, and Wachsman along with a partnership with NFT Thought Leaders, the largest international group devoted to NFTs and blockchain solutions technology in 20 global cities.

Founded in 2020, Matthew Hoffman has worked to build the Trusted Advisor brand with the mission of fostering an exclusive community of entertainment business managers, artist managers, entertainment attorneys and celebrity family offices. These advisors, like their clients, have unique needs from a technology, investment, cybersecurity and risk perspective.

The association is bound together through education initiatives, private meetups and global summits. Trusted Advisor has longstanding partnerships with leading institutions like Signature Bank, Miller Kaplan, Momentous Insurance Brokerage and Bill.com.

Commenting on the new Advisory Board, Hoffman states: I’ve always been deeply inspired by the talent of the entertainment advisors we work with. Entertainers are perpetually at the leading edge of seismic technological and cultural changes. And their advisory teams need to figure out how to navigate these areas from a financial, legal, tax, investment and risk perspective. Our #1 goal from the beginning has been to show the same level of dedication to creating unparalleled resources for entertainment advisors.

Advisory board member and Founder & CEO of Milk & Honey Music + Sports + Ventures, Lucas Keller, says: “It’s great to see a company curating the legal and business management community in addition to creative execs and business owners like myself. Most of all bringing together the good guys in Hollywood that are truly advocating for talent. I’m excited to help on the ground floor as Trusted Advisor launches.”

Adds Gary Marella, a Trusted Advisor Board Member and the CEO of Beatclub, Mono Music Group and VerzuzTV: “A powerful organization in every aspect. Trusted Advisor unites true advisors through memorable experiences. They are at the cutting edge of a changing entertainment industry and one to pay attention to.”

Trusted Advisor’s full Advisory Board includes:

●????Alex Smith, CPA, Partner-in-Charge of the Business Management Group at Mann Gelon Glodney Gumerove Yee LLP (MGGGY)

●????Brandon Leopoldus, Esq., Founder of Leopoldus Law, APC

●????Deborah Klein, Primary Wave Music Partner

●????Eduardo J. Pabellón, CPA, Senior Manager at Gelfand, Rennert & Feldman, LLC

●????Gary Marella, CEO, Beatclub/Mono Music Group/VerzuzTV

●????Jennie Sowers, CFP? & Partner at KORE Private Wealth

●????Joel T. Jordan, Founder & President, Synchtank

●????Jonathan Fitzgarrald, Managing Partner of Equinox Strategy Partners

●????Joshua Klein, Managing Partner and Founder of TKG Business Management LLC

●????Justin Kobay, CPA, Partner at LL Business Management, Inc.

●????Lexy Schmertz, Sr. Director, Strategic Partnerships & Innovation at Christie’s

●????Kristin Lee, Managing Director and Founder of KLBM

●????Louis Barajas, MBA, CFP?, EA, Co-Founder and CEO, Business Management LAB

●????Lucas Keller, Founder & CEO of Milk & Honey Music + Sports + Ventures

●????Mark A. Pariser, CPA & Partner at Dunn, Pariser & Peyrot

●????Milana Lewis, Co-founder & CEO of Stem

●????Portia Sabin, President of the Music Business Association

●????Steven Hamilton, SVP | Group Director, Media, Entertainment, Private Equity & Family Office Banking at Signature Bank

●????Tate Henshaw, Co-Founder and COO of Arc Management