Mr. George brings over 30 years of retail management, banking and real estate experience to Pacific West Consulting Group, LLC. Mr. George began his career in the banking business where he served as a Vice President for both Crocker National Bank and Bank of America in San Francisco, California. Mr. George then became a broker and owner of his own real estate firm specializing in the acquisition, management and disposition of properties.

During the early days of the home video business, Jim started his own video store in the San Francisco Bay area, which ultimately led to National Video in Portland, Oregon. At National Video, he was head of Sales and Operations for this 700 store chain of video stores.

For the past ten years, Mr. George has served as an independent consultant for the tanning industry. He serves on the board of Palm Beach Tan, a Dallas based chain of 200 franchised and company salons. As a consultant to both Palm Beach Tan and Desert Sun Tanning Salons in Washington and Oregon, he facilitated the recent merger of those two companies. His work with Mystic Tan has resulted in the installation of over 700 Mystic Tan booths in the Western United States.

Mr. George earned a B.A. from Willamette University Salem, Oregon; holds an M.B.A. from Chapman University, Orange, California; and participated in Doctoral Studies at Golden Gate University, in San Francisco, California.

Currently Mr. George serves as a member of Pacific West Consulting Group, LLC. He is managing member in Pacific West Ventures, a Portland, Oregon based venture group specializing in retail management. He is also a managing member of Pacific West Leasing, which leases equipment to small and mid-sized companies. He is also the sole owner of George Consulting & Investments, LLC, which is a consulting business for retail establishments.

Mr. Naftzger has been in the retail and restaurant business for over 30 years. He began his career in the restaurant industry with Ponderosa Steak Houses as a restaurant manager. During his 8-year tenure with Ponderosa, Mr. Naftzger served as Corporate Director of Training, Director of Quality Control and Assistant Vice President of Restaurant Operations.

Mr. Naftzger continued his restaurant career with Wendy’s International, Inc. where he held various positions including Regional Vice President of Franchising, Regional Vice President of Company Operations and ultimately as Zone Vice President, Operations where he was responsible for the operation of over 400 company and franchised stores. Upon departing Wendy's Mr. Naftzger accepted a position as Zone Vice President of Restaurant Operations for Pepsico's Taco Bell Division where he was responsible for the operation of both company owned and franchised owed restaurants throughout the Southeastern United States.

Mr. Naftzger's restaurant career also includes positions as a Senior Vice President with Checker's Drive-In Restaurants, and as President and CEO of Delivery Concepts, Inc., a venture capital financed start up based in Atlanta, Georgia.

In 1996, Mr. Naftzger moved to Portland, Oregon as Senior Vice President of Operations for Hollywood Entertainment, Inc. where he was responsible for the management and development of over 420 retail locations. Mr. Naftzger was also responsible for starting Hollywood Video’s new Game Crazy division.

Mr. Naftzger currently serves as a member of Pacific West Consulting Group, LLC. He also serves as a member of Pacific West Ventures, a boutique venture firm located in Lake Oswego, Oregon specializing in the retail segment, and as a managing member of Pacific West Leasing, a specialty equipment leasing firm focusing on small to midsized companies.

Mr. Naftzger is a graduate of Dakota Wesleyan University, Mitchell South Dakota with a B.A. degree in business administration and currently serves on the Board of Trustees of the university.

Mr. MacLellan's career encompasses restaurant and retail experience in both the corporate and the entrepreneurial environment. Mr. MacLellan currently serves as Chairman and Founder of Pacific Coast Restaurants, a multi concept group of 27 casual and fine dining restaurants including: Newport Bay Seafood Broiler, Stanford's Bar and Grill, Portland Steak and Chophouse, Portland Deli Company, Billy Heartbeat, The Portland City Grill, and Manzana. These restaurants currently operate in Oregon, Washington, California and Colorado.

Prior to founding Pacific Coast Restaurants Mr. MacLellan was President of MacLellan & Associates, Inc., a small business consulting company with an emphasis on guiding companies through the explosive growth stages of their business. Notable clients included Safeco Insurance (Winmar Development), Stouffers, Minit-lube, Embassy Suites, Sylvan Learning Systems, Papa Aldo's, Silicon Technology Corporation, and numerous other restaurants and retailers.

Mr. MacLellan's entrepreneurial ventures also include owning and operating a number of different franchised concepts such as Wendy's Old Fashioned Hamburgers, Blockbuster Video, and Baskin Robins. In 1980 he owned and operated six franchised Wendy's restaurants in southern Oregon. His Medford Wendy's had the distinction of being the highest volume restaurant in the chain at $1.7 million. Prior to Wendy's he opened and developed Blockbuster Video stores in Alaska, Oregon, and California, which he eventually sold to the parent company.

His corporate experience includes tenure with companies such as Fotomat, PepsiCo's Taco Bell division, and Marriott Corporation's Farrell's division where he served as a vice president.