Teri is an experienced, certified business broker specializing in property management, restaurant, grocery, hospitality, contractor, and general Main Street business sales throughout Southern California. She has over 30 years of extensive business experience ranging from start-ups to Fortune 500 companies plus expertise in commercial real estate sales and leasing.
She has been associated with several start-up companies, including Chocolate Creations, which she launched in 1992. Chocolate Creations quickly grew into a successful company with national sales and distribution. There, she drove business development, corporate sales, contract negotiation, custom food & beverage products, plus private label projects working with a variety of Fortune 500 companies.
She successfully sold commercial and residential real estate between business ventures, closing multi-million dollar sales. There, she gained additional skills in negotiating complex contracts and navigating complicated transactions.
Clients have included numerous restaurants, grocers, franchises, hotels & country clubs. Some previous clients include Costco, Whole Foods, Cheesecake Factory, The Ritz Carlton Hotels, Cedar Sinai Hospital, The Biltmore Hotels, Bristol Farms, Dean & DeLuca, Wolfgang Puck, Bloomingdale's, Nordstrom, Universal Studios, Paramount Studios, Disney, Sony Pictures and the U.S. White House.