SBDC: Foundational Components to Manage Your Business and Leverage Growth Opportunities
Maria Pearman, CPA, CGMA, is GHJ’s Food and Beverage Practice Leader. She directs the strategy for the firm’s food and beverage practice and serves food and beverage clients as an outsourced CFO.
Prior to joining GHJ in 2021, Maria built a national practice focused on beverage alcohol clients. She helped clients to improve financial results and maximize efficiency of operations and guided them through ownership transitions.
Maria has written two books on finance in the food and beverage sector and has taught in beverage programs at the University of Vermont, Portland State University, and the Distilled Spirits Council of the United States Academy.
Maria graduated from the College of Charleston where she received a Bachelor of Arts in Arts Management and minor in French. She received her Post Baccalaureate in Accounting from Linfield College. Maria has been a licensed CPA since 2010.

Date and Time
Thursday Mar 20, 2025
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM PDT
The meeting will begin promptly at 8:30 am.
Location
Chamber Boardroom
9400 S. Santa Monica Blvd, 2nd Floor
Two hours of complimentary parking is provided in the the Beverly-Canon City parking lot in between Beverly and Canon (in between S. Santa Monica and Brighton Way north-to-south). You may enter off either Beverly or Canon.
If you would like to attend virtually, please use this zoom link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/88037188319
Fees/Admission
Complimentary | registration is required
Contact Information
Christian Lipton
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