Pickle-flavored products have been everywhere lately, from cotton candy to ice cream to ketchup flavors. The latest item looking to jump on the pickle-flavored bandwagon? Vitamins.
West Hills-based Pharmavite’s Nature Made brand has released its first limited-edition vitamin flavor: Nature Made Pickle-Flavored Multivitamin Gummies.
The company is also launching a limited-edition activewear and lifestyle gear and partnering with USA Pickleball.
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Two local nonprofits have named new chief executives.
SHARE!, a nonprofit with offices in Culver City and downtown, named Brian D. Ulf, a native Angeleno, to the role.
SHARE! provides services to the homeless and people recovering from mental illness, addiction and trauma. Ulf is a former board president for the organization and has been in the commercial real estate industry for more than four decades.
Ulf has been recovering from addiction since 2002.
“I am deeply honored to serve as the new CEO of SHARE!,” Ulf said. “I have a profound appreciation for the revolutionary power of hope and social connection – my own recovery from addiction would not have been possible without others helping me envision a different future for myself. I believe that my personal story and lived experience serving individuals confronting homelessness have prepared me for this opportunity, and I am incredibly enthusiastic about guiding this organization into the future.”
In his new role, Ulf will focus on donor development and greater operational efficiency to help the group expand.
Meanwhile, The Los Angeles World Affairs Council & Town Hall, a nonprofit that works to increase global engagement, has named Dr. Richard Downie as its new chief executive and president. Downie is a West Point graduate and holds an M.A. and Ph.D. in International Relations from the University of Southern California. “I am honored to join the Los Angeles World Affairs Council & Town Hall, an organization with a rich history of promoting informed discussions on global issues,” Downie said. “I look forward to building on this legacy and working collaboratively with the board, staff, and the community to foster a deeper understanding of international affairs.”
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Malibu’s Don Hankey, one of the wealthiest people in L.A., who made his fortune through auto financing, provided a bond of $175 million for Donald Trump’s civil fraud case through his Knight Specialty Insurance company last week.
Hankey told the Associated Press he has never met nor spoken with Trump, but provided cash and bonds as collateral for Trump.
“We’re happy to do this for anyone who needs a bond,” Hankey told the AP.
Hankey was No. 7 on the Business Journal’s list of Wealthiest Angelenos last year with a net worth of roughly $9 billion. He got his start at his family’s Midway Ford dealership in the 1970s. From there, he built an empire based on subprime auto lending. That empire includes a number of companies under The Hankey Group umbrella including Westlake Financial Services.
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