Meet Our Business Advisors

Camille Pendleton

Camille Pendleton

Regional Director

After completing an MBA from Utah State University, Camille was a consultant with the Connecticut-based Avraham Y. Goldratt Institute. There she helped many industries and types of business improve using the Theory of Constraints. She later became the Vice President of Manufacturing at Bal Seal Engineering, Inc. in California where she guided the fulfillment end of the company’s growth to $25 million. Currently a SBDC Regional Director, she mentors business owners and helps them to be successful.

Jim Beckstrom

Jim Beckstrom

Business Advisor

After graduating with a degree in Communications, Jim embarked on a ten-year career in hospital administration, managing several hospitals in Southern California. He then spent the next nine years in business consulting. Following that, Jim worked for an advertising and design firm while earning his Certificate in Leadership from the Paul Merage School of Business at UCI. He worked on several international projects for the World Bank and later returned to school to earn two additional degrees, one in Business and another in Marketing. Jim spent the next five years working on a $750 million project in collaboration with Microsoft, BYU, Notre Dame, The Smithsonian, the China National Museum, and the State of Montana. He then spent nine years in manufacturing, followed by four years consulting for companies on alternative revenue strategies. Now, as a consultant, Jim is dedicated to helping startups get on the right path and assisting local companies in improving their standing within the business community.

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