
Owner & CEO at Guidance Solutions, Inc.
Greater Los Angeles Area

Owner & CEO at Guidance Solutions, Inc.
Greater Los Angeles Area
Guidance designs, builds, hosts and maintains eCommerce websites, creating captivating experiences so consumers will buy more, come back often and value greater engagement with the retailer. For each client, Guidance develops a custom eCommerce strategy that’s smart, nimble and protective of the brand, using social commerce and the best of Web 2.0 to help each client be a dominant force in the market.
As Owner, President and CEO of Guidance, Jason’s philosophy of, “We Are Our Core Values,” has successfully delivered Guidance into its 15th year as a market leader in Southern California.
Today, Jason is responsible for defining corporate strategy, leading the Guidance team and serving industry leading clients. Through sustained innovation and a relentless commitment to creating measurable value for clients, Guidance continues its profitability and expansion into new markets as an experienced, cost-effective systems integrator.
Over the years, Jason has built new practices and successfully delivered them to market. In 2002, Jason was named one of the "Twenty Leaders to See in 2003" by the independent content management advisory, CMSWatch. He has also been responsible for Guidance’s strategic relationship with Microsoft. Currently, he is often found evangelizing the business value of Business Intelligence solutions using Microsoft SQL Server 2005.
Jason has also worked with industry leading companies such as Cambridge Technology Partners, Chase Manhattan Bank and O'Melveny & Myers, LLP.
His current and former client relationships include, Foot Locker, Disney, Hyundai, Toyota, Motorola, Amgen, and hundreds of others.
A native Southern Californian, Jason holds a B.A. in Religious Studies from the University of California, Santa Barbara. He and his family make their home in Hermosa Beach, CA.
Technology Consulting; Development of eCommerce Solutions; Microsoft Gold Certified Partner; Application Development; Systems Integration; Managed Services; Professional Development; Performance Management & Leadership; Contract Negotiation; Finance; Corporate Development; Business Development; Sales; Talent Management.
(Internet industry)
September 2003 — Present (6 years 3 months)
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
September 1998 — September 2003 (5 years 1 month)
(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Internet industry)
September 1996 — September 1998 (2 years 1 month)
(Privately Held; 501-1000 employees; Law Practice industry)
June 1994 — September 1996 (2 years 4 months)
1989 — 1994
Playing with my kids, all things outdoors, surfing, investing, leadership, internet technology, golf, photography, woodworking, social commerce,
Vistage,
Sigma Nu Fraternity (UCSB),
Santa Monica Boys and Girls Clubs (http://www.smbgc.org)
Ranked #11th Best Places to Work in L.A. by the LA Business Journal 2008