OUR TEAM
We're here to support small businesses build and strengthen their digital presence - at no cost to you!
Accelerator Academy Trainers
Branding & Your Story
Mega Jewell
Mega Jewell brings over a decade of creativity, strategic thinking, and experience in B2B, B2C, broadcast, social, and digital media. Having been a local television news reporter & anchor, Mega is uniquely positioned to support her
client’s growth through authentic storytelling and data-driven strategies.
From working in public relations firms and generating $1.11 million to founding her own consulting firm, Mega’s work has garnered recognition from esteemed media outlets such as the Los Angeles Times, Real Simple, and other prominent channels.
Digital Marketing
Patty Ross
Patty Ross has well over 25 years experience in marketing and has been in the online space since 1998 where she developed an e-commerce program for a gourmet gift company into a million dollar business.
She has marketing coaching and full service clients in financial, legal, education, health and beauty, wine, motorsports, e-commerce, coaching, landscape design, cbd/cannabis, restaurants, transportation and logistics, political activism, non profits and more.
Patty enjoys speaking on various marketing topics to help business owners understand the importance of marketing their brand online and offline.
Search Engine Optimization
Brandon Leibowitz
Brandon Leibowitz is the founder of SEO Optimizers, a digital marketing company he has been running since 2007. He specializes in helping small and medium-sized businesses increase their online visibility and drive traffic that converts into clients, sales, and leads.
Brandon’s insights have been featured in Yahoo, Entrepreneur, Huffington Post, and other top publications. Whether through SEO strategies or podcast marketing, his mission is to help businesses expand their reach and establish themselves as industry leaders in the digital space.
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“We are continuing to open Los Angeles for business by offering more and new resources to help Angelenos be competitive online and new learning opportunities to help Angelenos deepen their knowledge and hone their business skills.
These resources are part of our ongoing work to make sure small businesses can start, grow and thrive in the city and our recommendations are directly informed by what the business community tells us is needed.”
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- Mayor Karen Bass
