Westwood August 2026 Chapter Meeting

Join BP Westwood for their Chapter Meeting!

#2 Back of the BP Business Card Speaker Series

The Trip of a Lifetime

How five recent UCLA grads convinced Jay Leno and the Tonight Show to finance a trip for them to see an MLB game at every ballpark in America.

Meet the speaker: Kevin Berson

Kevin Berson is the founder of Kinected Advisors, a Los Angeles-based M&A advisory firm that helps lower-middle market business owners ($10M–$100M in revenue) sell their companies for maximum value. Kinected closes 88% of its engagements—nearly triple the industry average.

Before founding Kinected in 2014, Kevin spent 18 years at Technicolor and Arthur Andersen. He holds a BA from UCLA, an MBA from USC's Marshall School, and the CBI, CM&AP, CEPA, and M&AMI designations. The Los Angeles Business Journal has named him an Investment Banking Leader of Influence every year from 2021 through 2026.

This meeting is being sponsored by Withum

Location: James West Alumni Center, Founders' Room

325 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, CA 90095

Parking Option 1: Structure 4 (Visitors Section Only)

221 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, CA 90095

Parking Option 2: Structure 8 (Visitors Top Level Only)

555 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, CA 90095

Date and Time: Thursday, 11/20 from 8:00 am - 9:30 am

Cost: $10