Our Mentors

Sarah Butler, Metalsmith/Graphic Designer
“Do what you can with what you have.”

Growing up in the heart of the Rocky Mountains marked a distinct visual signature on the elemental factor of Sarah Butler’s designs. Using light and space as defining boundaries in her pieces, she produces an organic style that is inspired by nature while maintaining the inherent influences of other acquired experiences within her lifetime.

Sarah is an exceptionally innovative and multitalented Metalsmith with distinctive experience in marketing and design. She is an innovative creator of design solutions with an appreciation for the finished product. From graphics to cocktail rings, all of her custom creations embody the essence of the purveyor , seamlessly conveying their necessity and desire.

Having gained her Metalsmithing expertise under the study of Bryan Peterson, she continued to refine her skills mastering the art of fine Stone Setting with the accomplished Goldsmith Blaine Lewis.

The innate need to help those who cannot help themselves was emphasized in Sarah’s adolescence by her parents. She quickly adapted to the rewarding responsibility and continues to foster a life of philanthropy and volunteerism.

After serendipitously accepting an offer to become part of JAMAH and In True Fashion, Sarah couldn’t be more enchanted watching the facets of her hard work and experience culminate in a crown of opportunity. For this, she is profoundly grateful.

Claudia Endler, Owner/Designer of Claudia Endler Designs
“To create, to learn, to grow, to connect.”

Claudia Endler is passionate about modern jewelry, art, architecture, design and self-expression. After a successful career as a designer representative in the fashion industry, Claudia’s passions and talents collided, culminating in the formation of Claudia Endler Designs, one of Los Angeles’ leading contemporary jewelry design enterprises.

By combining elements from graphic design, art and architecture, the essence of Claudia’s jewelry designs is to illuminate the unique qualities that define each person, individually. Claudia’s designs offer distinctive alternatives to the traditional matrimonial fare.

“Timeless and infinitely modern jewelry” is how Claudia describes the style of her work, creating mostly custom pieces aimed at revealing subtle aspects of an individual’s taste, personality and desires. When designed to such personal specifications, it shows the wearer’s confidence, and that, she says, “is truly sexy.”

Claudia was awarded the 2009 Phyllis Morris Award in Design and her designs have received critical acclaim, including other prestigious design awards and nominations. Additionally, she has been featured on My Fox L.A.’s Jewelry Designer Hot List and in Colored Stone magazine’s Favorite Designer. Her designs occupy the private collections of some of L.A.’s top cultural leaders, including museum curators, architects, gallery directors, artists and other jewelry designers.

Brady Hahn, Founder of Non Profit Effect
“The desire to understand the world & the desire to reform it are the two great engines of progress.”

Brady is formerly the Women’s Program Manager for the Los Angeles office of Step Up Women’s Network, a national non-profit membership organization dedicated to connecting professional women and underserved teen girls.

In her role, she was responsible for all aspects of Professional Development programming and Social Networking events for executive level women, as well as corporate partnerships, membership recruitment, retention and development. Writing the content for Step Up’s professional event series, Brady has had the pleasure of working with over 25 female executives in the last year alone on both panels in partnership with UCLA Anderson School of Business and in moderated live interviews.

Brady previously served as the Special Projects and Development Manager for Pope John Paul II Catholic Academy (a start-up five campus elementary and middle school in inner-city Boston, MA), charged to rebuild private inner city Catholic education in 2008. There she managed a million dollar+ scholarship fund, conducted prospect research and developed grants for private foundations and government grants. In addition, she assisted Regional Director, Mary Russo, in day-to-day operations of the school, securing and managing Academy wide free and reduced-cost after school educational programming for over 300 PreK – 8th graders and a school wide lunch program for 1,500 students.

She holds a BA in Philosophy of Science from Boston University, and a minor in Visual Art.

Lilly Lee, Calligrapher
“The flower that blooms in adversity is the rarest and most beautiful of all.”

Lilly Lee is a extensively trained and talented calligrapher, having trained in London at the Roehampton Institute under Ann Camp where she received an advanced diploma in calligraphy and bookbinding. Lilly then applied her expertise teaching at the London College of Printing, The American College and West Dean College. Along with type designer David Quay, Lilly helped found an event called The Letter Exchange, where lettering professionals meet in an exclusive environment to collaborate and exchange industry knowledge. Since returning to the U.S. in 1991, Lilly’s work is commissioned by a variety of media including editorial, music, fashion, publishing, corporate and communications. Lilly has a long list of distinguished clientele including Apple, American Cancer Society, BBD, Chiat Day, Estee Lauder, Mondavi, General Mills, Rolling Stone, The New York Times, Vanity Fair, Warner Bros., Starbucks, and Stevie Wonder.

Since 2008, Lilly has been a volunteer for the National Film Festival for Talented Youth (NFFTY) held annually in Seattle, WA. The festival showcases the work of filmmakers under 22. Lilly is creating a women/minority panel for the festival.
Lilly also functions as a producer and executive mentor to aspiring artists of all kinds.

Dorene Lehavi, Business Coach, Mentor and Advisor
“We are all much more than we think we are.”

Dr. Dorene Lehavi, Ph.D, was exposed to business partnerships from birth. Two of Dorene’s family members ran a successful plumbing supply business throughout her childhood. She saw the partners interact warmly at family gatherings, however, even as a child, her intuition told her that things could be fixed to make the partnership relationship more successful. She knew one partner, her Grandfather, to be softspoken about things that annoyed him and his partner, her Great Uncle, on the other hand, was much more outspoken and aggressive. She now realizes, that if they had a coach, how much more lucrative their business could have been.

Dorene saw firsthand many other partnerships succeed. One partnership established by two brothers was busy and profitable until it was eventually sold to a large corporation.

Later in life she unofficially consulted with her husband as he, along with his business partner, ran a very successful retail chain store for nearly 2 decades. Dorene was also exposed to disastrous partnerships, such as when she heard about her cousin’s business partner embezzling money.

Since then, Dorene has spent more than 25 years helping clients achieve their “Next Level” of success.

Doug McMillan, Founder/President of Telcom Insight
“No matter how much power, brilliance or energy you have, if you don’t harness it, focus it on a specific target and hold it there, you’re never going to accomplish as much as your ability warrants.”

Doug has founded or co-founded three successful telecommunication consulting businesses over the past 19 years. He serves as a board member for NFTE. Doug is a graduate of the USC Marshall School of Business and resides in Manhattan Beach, CA.

Seyie Putsure, Owner/Founder of Seyie Design
“Live well, live fashionably.”

Seyie Putsure has over 10 years of experience in high fashion and interior design. She began her career as an executive with Dolce & Gabbana and Chanel in New York City. In 2003, Seyie pursued her career in interior design at UCLA’s Professional Interior Design program. She went on to study with and work for some of the best interior design firms in the business including Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, designing some of the most luxurious homes in Los Angeles and top hotels worldwide.

Seyie founded Seyie Design in 2007, with a focus on bringing “fashion and function” into residential and retail interiors. Since then, she has designed for individual and commercial clients in Los Angeles, Orange County and India. Seyie was Fendi Casa’s Designer of the Month for August 2008, participated in DIFFA’s Dining by Design in September 2008, and has been featured in Vogue, Elle, Display, Design Ideas Magazine, and more.

Seyie is a member of the American Society of Interior Designers. She frequently travels to Europe and Asia, keeping current on the latest in local and international design trends and theory.

Glen (Boomer) Titan, Vice President, Investments of UBS
“Man does not only sell commodities, he sells himself and feels himself to be a commodity.”

Glen earned a degree in Accounting from SUNY Albany in 1982 and obtained his Certified Investment Management Analyst (CIMA®) designation from Wharton School of Business in 1997. Before UBS, Glen was a CPA at Coopers & Lybrand, started his financial advising career at Drexel Burnham Lambert in 1987 and worked at Chase Manhattan Investment Services as Managing Director. Glen has competed in over 130 triathlons, including the California Ironman, 7 Escape from Alcatraz triathlons and 7 New York City Marathons. He resides in Marina Del Rey with his bride, Monica, and their children Annie and Luke.