Tom Mazza started a 10-car limousine service with his brother Mark in the Philadelphia area for almost seven years. While working as an operator, Mazza saw a large void for education and training within the limousine industry. Tom Mazza has filled that void since 1996 with a dizzying array of successful ventures including:

Robert Bellagamba is founder, president and CEO of Concorde Worldwide located in Freehold, New Jersey . After graduating from Rider University , Bob took his unused student loan to start Concorde Worldwide with just one stretch limousine out of his mother's condo. Today, Concorde Worldwide operates a diverse fleet of 53 vehicles in central New Jersey , surpassing $10 million in revenues. Concorde won one of the industry's highest awards -"Operator of the Year" in the large fleet category by LCT Magazine in 2004.

Prior to moving into their new building in 2002, Bob incorporated in the initial design stages of Concorde's 12,000 sq ft facility, many of today's "green" policies. Concorde continues to make a commitment to the environment by keeping the building, as well as employee practices, environmentally friendly.

Wayne Cipullo is the General Manager for Regal Limousine Service in North Hampton, NH . As General Manager, oversees the general strategic and tactical operation of the company including sales and marketing, accounting, and human resources.

Wayne has an extensive 30-year history in the hospitality industry and has held various property and corporate responsibilities in hotels, resorts, country clubs, and conference centers throughout the country. Previous to joining Regal, he was a managing partner of a consulting company specializing in hospitality project management and training. Wayne began with Regal in December of 1999. Regal Limousine Service has grown steadily from a single car operation to a thriving 40 car, 55-chauffeur transportation leader in New England.

Bill Faeth is a former golf professional, restaurant owner, serial entrepreneur, and the CEO of Silver Oak Transportation in Nashville, TN and Little Rock, AR. Bill founded Silver Oak in 2006 and grew to a fleet of 20 vehicles and sales of over $1 million in 18 months. With an aggressive marketing plan, and a fresh approach to the livery industry, he has secured some of the largest corporate clients in Nashville while building an extensive national affiliate network and co-founding the Tennessee Livery Association. Bill will share with you his trade secrets and failures from over 17 years of successful entrepreneurial ventures from starting an online pet business, creating his own industry of glow in the dark miniature golf, to the livery industry and how to apply them to your company for an immediate impact. The launch of Silver Oak followed Faeth's highly successful development of the retail operation GlowGolf into 76 locations nationwide in less than 4 years.

Garnering over 17 years experience in the ground transportation industry, Marcus Lopez became co-owner of Embassy Limousine and Sedan Service Inc. Embassy Limousine and Sedan Service Inc. owns the most diverse fleet of vehicles in the Tampa area.

Concentrating on the corporate and event market, Embassy Limousine and Sedan Service's goal is to set a new standard in dependable, luxury transportation for the entire Tampa Bay Area.

Marcus graduated from Birmingham Southern College with a BA in Business.

After graduating with his Bachelors degree and Masters degree in Finance, Roger McLea worked for several financial firms for about 8 years. In January of 2000, Roger became the General Manager for A Royal Coach Limousines. At the time, A Royal Coach wanted to pursue an aggressive growth strategy, so before the end of the year, A Royal Coach had tripled it's size with the purchase of two other limousine companies and had since changed it's name to Greater Houston Limousine Service. Roger has continued to oversee the growth and changes at Greater Houston Limousine Service since then.

Roger is currently married and has 2 energy-filled boys - 6 and 4. Before getting married and having children, Roger used to enjoy playing several different sports, but now any free time is quickly taken up with church and family.

Evan Michaels has a successful entrepreneurial background leading start-up companies in their growth through hands on leadership. As one of the founders of Event Ground Global and Coastal Car and Limousine, he is primarily responsible for managing the overall operations and corporate strategy of the company.

Prior to founding EGG and Coastal, Mr. Michaels successfully founded, led as CEO, and sold Trucom Corporation, a New York based telecommunications company that he grew from inception to over $20 million in revenues. Upon its sale to a $500 million publicly reporting Northeast company, Mr. Michaels became president of one of its subsidiaries, where he was responsible for all business and product development.

He holds a BA from the University of Massachusetts.

Patrick O'Brien began working professionally at age 10 as a child actor. After a sucessful career, including several national commercials, tv series and movies, Mr. O'Brien attended Loyola Marymount University and then attended law school. Upon graduation from law school, Mr. O'Brien joined the prestigious law firm of Ropers, Majeski, Kohn and Bentley.

Mr. O'Brien left in 1999 to become a founding partner and General Counsel of Peak Attractions, LLC. Peak Attractions, LLC is a tourism firm which operates attractions in high volume locations in 20 sites throughout the world. In 2008, Mr. O'Brien sold his interest in Peak Attractions, LLC and started operations in Panama as Panama Luxury Limousine. The company immediately hired Tom Mazza , and PLL has created the best executive transportation company in Panama .

In 2004, John Olinger purchased his company's first vehicle, a luxury tour bus -- more specifically, Aretha Franklin's former tour bus. With a little creativity, he began to build buzz behind this legendary bus. Business and demand grew quickly, and armed with a business model that treated every customer like a VIP, ROCKSTAR LIMO was born.

Today, John oversees one of New England 's most diverse fleet of chauffeur driven vehicles, while maintaining his company's continued commitment to excellence. Focusing on both retail and corporate business has kept the company thriving throughout the recent recession. In 2008, John created O2 Global Chauffeured Services, which focuses on the corporate and hotel sectors in his market. His company's strong focus on outside sales and marketing are the blueprint for continued success.

Jerry Robbins is the founder of Weldon Executive Coach in Boston MA. Jerry grew the company over the last 9 years from a one-vehicle operation to over 12 vehicles today doing over one million dollars in sales. Jerry's focus is leading the sales efforts of Weldon focusing on corporate and sports celebrities throughout the country.

Since the company's inception, he has also overseen all the marketing and recruitment efforts. Before joining Weldon Coach, Jerry was vice president and assistant to the chairman of the Fort Hill Group, Inc. a private investment company, where he managed company holdings. Mr. Robbins has 35 years of managerial experience in entrepreneurial retail operations and has been a civic leader throughout Massachusetts.

He and his wife, Janet, live in Boston, MA.

James Romero III is Partner/Owner of In The Scene Limousine based in Tempe, AZ. In The Scene Limousine was launched in October 2004 by Romero and partner, Rachel Ricks, as a start up venture - neither partners having experience in the limousine business. Romero grew the business quickly from a one-party bus operation to 11 vehicles presently forecasted to gross over $1 million in 2009-even in this down economy. In The Scene Limousine's fleet mainly consists of party vehicles-however, with three "corporate" type vehicles now, they are earning some long-standing corporate accounts and hope to grow that area more.

In 2008, Mr. Romero III was elected to the Arizona Livery Association (ALA) board of directors. He was re-elected in 2009 and again nominated as the president. He is also very active lobbying and supporting the NLA.

Mark Shrayber is the president of 360 Limo, one of the fastest growing limousine companies in North America. As president, Mark is responsible for setting the vision for the company, recruiting top talent and increasing revenue. Prior to joining 360 Limo, Mark has held multiple management roles, bringing excellent vendor and customer relationship skills to the transportation industry. Mark's experience includes large volume sales, contract negotiations, and customer acquisition.

Mr. Shrayber holds a degree of Bachelor of Science in Advertising, from the University of Texas at Austin.

Tony Simon joined Reston Limousine in 2006 as the General Manager. Reston Limousine is the premier company in the Washington DC market with 19 years in business and over 130 vehicles, from sedans to coaches. Starting his career as an auditor for Arthur Andersen, he went on to own, operate, and consult in the financial, sales, and transportation industries. His entrepreneurial approach is a perfect match for the ever changing, challenging, and vibrant livery industry.

In his position, he is responsible for running the day to day operations and strategic planning for the company. Reston Limousine has grown substantially in recent years due to its highly successful efforts in providing long-term shuttle contracts and offering exceptional charter services.

Michael Stalbaum is the founder and president of Createtraffic, LLC., a Conshohocken-based online marketing agency that provides small to middle sized businesses with a fully managed solution including all the tools and technology needed to generate new business from the Internet.

Recognized as an Internet entrepreneur, an industry visionary and sought-after business expert, Michael lends his acumen to local and national Interactive marketing conferences and speaking engagements. Specifically, Michael addresses the current state of online advertising as well as the industry's future trends.

Michael recently launched Createtraffic after realizing a void in the market for experienced, reputable companies, who can assist smaller businesses with the online visibility and to generate more customer leads to websites and local brick and mortar stores, too.

Charles Tenney has over 35 years experience in the Limousine Industry. Before founding Charles Tenney & Associates in 1989, he owned and operated; a 25-car limousine business; an airport shared ride service, and a 50-fleet courier company.

Charles Tenney & Associates is a professional business brokerage and intermediary firm specializing exclusively in the transportation companies. Charles Tenney & Associates has sold more limousine businesses than anyone in the world. Brokerage client companies range in all sizes and are located from California to New York and anywhere in between.

President of the National Limousine Association two times, Charles has served on the NLA Board for several years and continues to be an affiliate member of the NLA.

Liam Tobin has been in the chauffeured transportation industry for over 11 years. After successfully starting and building a taxi hybrid, he joined Leros Point to Point in 2001. Founded in 1983, Lero's has grown into a leading provider of global executive chauffeured services with our corporate headquarters located in Hawthorne, New York .

Liam has established a cutting edge hiring and training program at Leros which continually tests the prospective chauffeur, literally from the time he walks in the door, to the time he's handed the keys.

A supervisor of 200 employees, Tobin, has a fun yet no-nonsense approach to chauffeur management which results in extremely low chauffeur turnover. He will take you through his training and management programs which have been refined non - stop over the last 11 years.

Rob Vaughan was 24 when he founded Best Transportation in Huntington Beach , CA with a single white limo. Rob's Dad wanted his son to learn his towing business and to eventually take over but the younger Vaughan saw opportunity in chauffeured transportation.

Best Transportation quickly gained a reputation for immaculate vehicles and Rob's fanatical attention to serving his growing client base. An acquisition and Rob's foresight in focusing on mini-coach's, DMC work, and an expanding national client book has fueled steady growth with more than $8 million in revenue forecasted in 2009. The company was renamed Best Worldwide Chauffeured Transportation Services in 2007 to better reflect the changing business model. Rob was a 4 year member of Tom Mazza's Limousine Success Group and is active in the Greater California Livery Association.

In 1994, Brian Wecksler started Elite Limousine with his brother Gary and nurtured their home grown business into one of the top limousine companies in the New Jersey. He oversees the financial aspects of the business as well as being responsible for direct contact and sales with new accounts and manages the company's larger existing accounts. In June of 2007, Brian and Gary merged their company with Jason Sharenow of Broadway Limousine to become Broadway Elite Chauffeured Services Worldwide with a fleet of over 60 vehicles in servicing North Jersey and over 500 cities worldwide.

Brian graduated from Stockton State College with a BA in Criminal Justice and a minor in Business. He was admitted to the DEA but was furloughed by President Reagan so Brian went to work in his family's plumbing business and then went on build a successful chain of health clubs.