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BY TOM BERGERON A 120-room hotel with a rooftop AvalonBay New Jersey head Ron Ladell feels AvalonBay’s
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Big win for Newark, tech

Return of VOICE conference shows city, NJIT can be leaders of East Coast tech hotspot
N
ewark officials didn’t dwell on Amazon’s decision
to put its second headquarters elsewhere. They
were confident they have the infrastructure and the
energy to be a tech hub on the East Coast.
And they felt a few wins in 2019 would help cement that
idea. They got a big one last week.
While New Jersey Institute of Technology and the city
of Newark were a surprise pick for the
inaugural VOICE event last summer,
organizer Pete Erickson said returning to
the campus and the city this summer was
never in question.
“We had a lot of feedback from
sponsors and attendees that the (NJIT)
Wellness and Events Center was a
really great venue,” he told ROI-NJ. “People were pleasantly
surprised at the quality of the venue, the quality of the
keynote stage, the ease of moving around, the traffic flow in
and around the WEC center.”
Erickson, the founder and CEO of Modev, said working
with NJIT and Newark has been great.
“The support that they have given us — and it’s
continued into this year — really made the decision easy,”
he said. “We’ve already started our planning calls with them
and we’re really gearing up to grow the event.”
The event, scheduled for July 22-26, already has nearly doubled the expected size of 1,500 attendees. thrive,” Price said. “In uniting, educating and inspiring
established itself as the No. 1 voice technology conference “This space is moving so fast — just in the past year,” he innovators, technology conferences serve as a real place for
in the world. It’s why Erickson is expecting to essentially said. “You’re going to see a huge leap in terms of where this business to happen and for relationships to be built.
double the number of attendees (he’s hoping for 5,000) and market is. This conference will reflect what’s happening.” “Beyond a catalyst to the domestic ecosystem, they
sponsors/presenters (he’s hoping for more than 100). Erickson, speaking from an Alexa conference in shine a spotlight for those around the globe to recognize the
Landing VOICE 2019 is a big “W” for the state’s tech Chattanooga, Tennessee, pointed to Amazon as a prime host location as a focus of innovation. Propelify welcomes
sector, too. example of growth. attendees from all 50 states and 13 countries, some of whom
So said James Barrood, the CEO of the New Jersey Tech “Amazon now has in excess of 10,000 people working on have relocated to New Jersey because attending helped them
Council, which served as a sponsor last year — and will do Alexa,” he said. “During last year’s conference, I think that recognize the geographic benefit, talent and entrepreneurial
so again. number was about 3,500, so they’ve tripled the number of ecosystem that the state provides.”
“The impact of an exciting and well-attended tech people working on the product. NJIT President Joel Bloom said the school is thrilled to
conference cannot be overstated,” he said. “It has signaled to “As you’ve seen, Google has jumped in, in a big way. be part of VOICE again.
the rest of the tech universe that the New Jersey ecosystem Samsung’s in the game now and so is Microsoft. This market “Newark has become a tech hub, and NJIT is one of the
can support a large, multiday conference. is moving so fast and VOICE Summit in 2019 will reflect the top polytechnic universities in the country,” he said. “So,
“Besides the immediate impact, the attraction of other growth of that market.” there is no better location for a conference on what arguably
large conference organizers to Newark and the state over the And, while last year’s event went a long way in is the hottest and most rapidly evolving technology today.”
next few years is the real reward.” introducing voice technology and its many potential Amazon will return as a diamond sponsor, one of more
Aisha Glover agreed. applications, Erickson said this year’s conference will make a than a dozen the conference already has lined up.
As the head of the Newark Community Economic point to demonstrate how voice technology already is having And Dave Isbitski, the creator of Amazon Alexa, will
Development Corp., Glover led the push for Amazon. As the a major impact in many sectors. return as a keynote, too.
current head of the Newark Alliance, she values getting so “We’re really going to make a push on the verticals: And since Erickson does not want cost to prohibit
many important companies into Newark. health care, transportation, fintech, retail,” he said. “The attendees, especially at the student level and those in
To Glover, getting people to Newark is the hard part. The vertical industries are really going to be out there. We want underserved communities in the tech world, he’s finding
city sells itself after they arrive. to show the practical nature of voice. Our programming will ways for some to sidestep the $195 registration fee.
“Tech is booming in Newark and the always-innovative reflect how these various industries are taking advantage of “This conference is very committed to inclusion,”
VOICE Summit producers recognize the value of being in this new technology, this new voice opportunity.” he said. “We have set up a corporate sponsorship for
this city over any other in the nation,” she said. “The summit All of this thrills Aaron Price. scholarships at the conference to help align companies
demonstrated that you can bring in over 3,000 people The creator of Propelify, an annual tech event in that are seeking to improve diversity and inclusion with an
and provide an immersive content experience that as a Hoboken that draws 10,000 people, Price said the more opportunity to sponsor recipients to the conference.
positive economic impact on the entire city: students, local tech leaders can see of New Jersey, the better. He has seen “We actually anticipate a thousand of our attendees will
businesses, hotels and neighborhood hot spots all benefitted firsthand how these events serve as connectors that build the be scholarship attendees through our corporate sponsorship
from VOICE.” tech scene. program.”
Erickson said he is confident this year’s version will be “Technology and entrepreneurial conferences are a That would be another “W” for the tech community.
even better than a year ago, when a large walkup crowd critical leg of the multilegged stool that helps innovation — Tom Bergeron
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Food & Beverage
Driven to
In just two years, Bro-Ritos’ specialty burrito
Bro-Ritos’ food truck is thriving under co-founders Jonathan Gibbs, left, Marcus Crawford and Jarid Thomas. —
COURTSEY BRO-RITOS
“My goal is to grow Bro-Ritos into a business

that can be of generational wealth.”
— Marcus Crawford, co-founder, Bro-Ritos
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succeed
food truck is gaining speed — and growing revenue
BY MEG FRY But that’s not to say there haven’t been setbacks, Crawford
W
mfry@roi-nj.com said. Bros and cons of business
“After our first food truck event in East Hanover, Bro-
Marcus Crawford, co-founder of Bro-Ritos, said
inter may be coming, but Bro- Ritos broke down,” Crawford said. “When I finally got the that, in addition to using Twitter and Instagram
Ritos, New Jersey’s first specialty truck to start, and we started driving on the Garden State (@broritosft) to let New Jersey know where the
burrito food truck, is not going Parkway, we blew the motor. food truck will be and when, the New Jersey
anywhere, co-founder Marcus “We basically worked one day and had to take three weeks Food Truck Association also has helped the
Crawford said. off while we got the motor replaced.” company develop new business.
“November through March The co-founders soon worked out the kinks, Crawford “If someone searches for food trucks in New
is typically slow for food trucks said, and began strategically growing their business. Jersey on Google, the association is the first
because no one is outside and there aren’t many events,” “For example, when we were first started, festivals were item to pop up,” Crawford said.
Crawford said. “But we’ve been able to fill our calendar with a home run for us,” Crawford said. “But, when attendance However, not offering a statewide license of
private catering business.” steadily dropped off, we started marketing for and booking health and fire inspection dramatically increases
Crawford, who first accepted a position in marketing more guarantees, such as catering and private events. Bro-Ritos’ cost of business, Crawford added.
and sales with The Original Soupman after graduating from “We also started hanging around corporate-oriented
“We have to pay a permit fee at every city,
Florida International University in 2010, said he thrives on locations, where hungry employees knew to come outside to township and county that we go to,” he said.
the entrepreneurial challenge. the truck, as opposed to us parking on the street and hoping “Over the course of the year, that adds up.”
“I learned about the food business there from the ground people would show up at the window.”
up, but, being in an office environment, I always was trying to Though Bro-Ritos still can be found at festivals from
find a way out,” he said. time to time, including the Jersey Shore Food Truck Festival, and-spoke” model moving forward, Crawford said.
Crawford successfully pitched the company the idea Crawford, Gibbs and Crawford’s cousin, Jarid Thomas, are “We’ll be looking to open up a storefront restaurant this
of starting its first food truck concept under a franchise more likely to be found at private events, such as weddings, year, as well as get a second truck on the road, to more than
agreement in 2012. graduations and birthday parties as well as corporate events, double our revenue,” he said.
But, when management at the company began including those for Verizon, Party City and UPS. Bro-Ritos also partnered up with Allied Beverages to
mishandling debt, Crawford said it was time to go. Bro-Ritos recently was honored by New Jersey Black help co-market products, Crawford said.
“I had put some money aside and was able to Businesses’ Best in Black Business Awards, in the “New “We’ve done nearly 30 activations with Partida Tequila
purchase and build out a truck from Craigslist using Business” and “Young Entrepreneurs” categories, for its alone at various samplings around the state, offering tacos to
zero-interest credit cards,” Crawford said. “I saw what success. those who sample the product,” he said.
trucks were already in the industry and thought, ‘What’s “To be recognized for the work that we’re doing and Lastly, Crawford and his team began producing a
still needed?’” the delicious food that we’re serving to our customers and reality web series for YouTube, featuring 6-minute episodes
Crawford said he and his co-founder, Jonathan Gibbs, corporate clients is incredibly gratifying,” Crawford said. documenting what “life on the truck” is like.
were deciding between chicken wings and burritos. Looking toward 2019, Crawford said the idea is to expand “My day typically begins at 7 a.m., checking emails and
“But, when we saw the line out Chipotle every day at Bro-Ritos’ reach while diversifying its menu. loading the truck before we hit the road at 9 a.m. to get to
lunch, we knew there would be demand,” he said. “My goal is to grow Bro-Ritos into a business that can be wherever we need to by 10 a.m.,” Crawford said. “We’ll serve
Based in Old Bridge, Bro-Ritos has become a six-figure of generational wealth,” he said. lunch from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m., break the truck down and
business since Crawford and Gibbs created the concept in Crawford therefore participated in BLUE-RAP, the Black and then travel to our next destination for the dinner shift from 5
2016, with recipe input for burritos, tacos, quesadillas and Latino Urban Entrepreneurship Retail Acceleration Program, at p.m. to 9 p.m.
more from family and friends. the Rutgers University Center for Urban Entrepreneurship and “Then, we drive back to the commissary, clean the truck
Economic Development this summer at no cost. and get ready for the next day.”
“A business and financial coach broke down our numbers It takes a lot of time to run a food truck, Crawford said,
Conversation Starter
to provide extra guidance in what we need for the business especially with there only being three of them.
Reach Bro-Ritos at: broritosfoodtruck.com,
broritosfoodtruck@gmail.com to grow,” he said. “The program reaffirmed ideas I had in my “But we just get through it and keep on pushing,”
or 646-771-0111. mind and showed me how to make them a reality.” Crawford said.
For example, Bro-Ritos will now be following a “hub- twitter: @megfry3
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Women in Business
Tracy Fink’s emotional intelligence journey

has led her from corporate exec role
to founder of mindfulness coaching firm
BY MEG FRY
mfry@roi-nj.com
Tracy Fink asked the business professionals

attending BioNJ’s Inspiring Women in
M
STEM Conference in December to speak
with a partner on what they love and are
challenged by in their careers.
She then made an observation.
“When ‘listening,’ were you also
ruminating about the past? Or worrying
about the future?” Tracy asked. “What might
it be like when we arrive more fully present?”
Fink asked the participants to turn off
their cell phones, relax their shoulders,
close their eyes and fully feel the weight of
their feet on the floor before guiding them
through a seated meditation.
Then she asked them to try the exercise
again.
Tracy Fink, founder and CEO of The Tortoise Institute in East “How often do we go into a conversation,
Brunswick, said she employs science-based practices, distracted by what else we need to do, or how
one-on-one coaching and leadership development we are going to respond or how what the
techniques to increase businesses’ focus on the person is saying might relate to ourselves?”
relationship between leadership and well-being. Fink said. “And what happens to the quality
ind
— PHOTOS BY KEITH MUCCILLI of our conversations, both at work and at
home?
“Mindfulness is about being in the

present moment without judgment.”
Fink, widely known and respected in
her marketing role and as director of the
Executive Women’s Forum at CohnReznick,
recently left her more than 14-year career
with the accounting firm to conduct similar
workshops at organizations in hopes of
creating more emotionally intelligent
workplaces.
As founder and CEO of The Tortoise
Institute in East Brunswick, Fink said she
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employs science-based practices, one-on- and happiness within leaders and their
one coaching and leadership development organizations.
techniques to increase businesses’ focus on “Emotional intelligence can be learned,
the relationship between leadership and whereas an intelligence quotient is a fixed
well-being. number,” Fink said.
But first, she had to learn to focus on her Fink books her one-on-one clients based
own. on four-session commitments, with the first
“It was like I woke up to a much more session being free.
expansive way of thinking,” Fink said. “I need to ensure there is a mutual
 connection, as well as trust, understanding
Nearly two years ago, Fink said, she and respect for the process,” she said.
began feeling as though she was outgrowing Fink then employs guided meditation,
her role at CohnReznick. breathing exercises and in-depth discussions
“I had trained our national marketing to help leaders build self-compassion and
team to embrace and adopt the Executive empathy.
Women’s Forum as a business development “I encourage people to move from
tool for their regions, and when you are Tracy Fink uses mindfulness to increase businesses’ focus on leadership and health. autopilot to awareness to then notice things
training people to do your job, you run the they may not have otherwise, including
risk of becoming (obsolete),” she said. a change in her following a four-day development. other people,” she said. “Just think,
Fink said she was prepared to be let go — meditation retreat. “But I noticed that my firm was not instead of being on one’s phone, scrolling
but that never happened. “It wasn’t that she had lost her edge — jumping up and down with joy the way I through distracted nonsense, how many
“So, I decided to obtain a certification to she was still just as successful,” Fink said. “But thought they would,” she said. opportunities might one have to practice
teach emotional intelligence in organizations there was a softening about her that made However, people outside of the firm and develop such traits?”
through the Search Inside Yourself her more open to different ideas, opinions were reaching out to her regarding her social Fink said she often begins by asking her
Leadership Institute, a secular and science- and relationships.” media posts on what she had learned. clients to notice where they feel anxiety and
based company developed at Google,” she After attending the same retreat “They’d say, ‘Can you speak with my tension in their body.
said. and continuing her research into self- leadership team?’ Or, ‘We’re going through a “Sometimes we don’t even realize we
It was a decision that was years in the compassion, Fink said she came across the transition; do you think this would help our are holding our breath, especially when we
making, Fink said. online certification program at Google. employees?’” Fink said. are stressed,” she said. “If one is triggered,
“I had this growing, nagging feeling of The program would take nine months to It was the catalyst for her to finally speak paying attention to where they feel that
dissatisfaction,” Fink said. “I was getting complete, including a week in San Francisco candidly with CohnReznick last June, she emotion in their body will help to activate
older, my kids were getting older, and I and several in-person meetings throughout said. a different part in their brain that will allow
matters
looked around and said, ‘Now what? What the year, Fink said, but CohnReznick was on “I said, ‘What are we doing here? I know them to better explore and control their
next?’ board. CohnReznick is moving in another direction, reactions.”
and so am I,’ ” Fink said. “While it was really When we actively notice what we are
difficult to step out of my community and thinking, feeling and experiencing, Fink
comfort zone, I knew it was the right thing said, the creation of new neuropathways can
to do for us both. then help to create new and more positive
“I had felt very uncomfortable in my role habits, like acceptance.
for quite some time with my head and my “Yes — it is like this now,” Fink said.
heart out of alignment.” “What can you do about it?”
Though she just incorporated in October 
of last year, Fink already has worked with The benefits to business are astounding,
“But, if you looked at my life, I had “We’ve seen examples over and over of large clients such as Perry Ellis International, Fink said, as emotionally intelligent leaders
everything — a great career, a healthy family, how compassionate leadership shows up in a global branded clothing company; PNC often experience less stress, anxiety and self-
a happy marriage. I wondered, what exactly constructive and thoughtful feedback,” Fink Bank; and BioNJ, as well as a multitude of doubt, and more agility, creativity and focus.
is it, then, that is making me feel so empty?” said. “So, I said, ‘I think the firm can benefit individual clients. But now that scientific evidence supports
Fink said she was inspired by a high- from this, and I will need an audience to “What’s funny is that, when you have a the fact that we actively can change the way
powered attorney friend after realizing practice with,’ and they were very supportive.” name, a brand and a logo behind you, all of a we think, the workforce is catching up to
 sudden, what you’ve been doing for months Fink’s way of thinking.
Upon completing the program, Fink suddenly becomes legit,” Fink said. “People often want to do business with
said she began speaking with and providing  those that they feel most connected to in
Reach Tracy Fink, CEO, at: tracy.
fink@thetortoiseinstitute.com workshops for CohnReznick and its clients The work is often slow and difficult, authentic and transparent ways,” she said.
or 732-266-8484. about how emotional intelligence can be Fink said, but incredibly rewarding, “We just have to learn to pay better attention.”
applied to and be beneficial for leadership as it can lead to greater effectiveness twitter: @megfry3
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Q&A: John Saraceno
Triple Onyx Equities

intends to fix
play A
Gateway Center
forever —
here’s how
BY TOM BERGERON
tbergeron@roi-nj.com
joint venture between Garrison

Investment Group, Axonic
Capital LLC, Taconic Capital
Advisors and Onyx Equities
LLC has acquired One, Two and Four
Gateway Center in Newark. Prudential
Financial will participate as a co-investment
partner.
The deal was announced Jan. 10.
Onyx Equities will serve as the operating
arm, overseeing asset and property
management, tenant relations, leasing and
construction.
ROI-NJ talked with John Saraceno,
Onyx’s co-founder and managing principal,
about the plans the group has for what is the
largest transit hub office complex in the state.
ROI-NJ: Let’s talk big picture. Developers
— and city officials — have been trying to ‘fix’
Gateway for decades. Why are you jumping
into this?
John Saraceno: Newark is ready. You’re
seeing the aspect of employment growth and
the desire to provide an urban environment
take off. I don’t think it’s a short-term trend
line. I think it’s a long-term trend line. You’ve
got Jersey City and Newark, and, as far as
I’m concerned, I think there’s pieces about
Newark that are better than Jersey City. I had
personally looked at investing in Newark for
a lot of years and always sort of walked away.
It wasn’t ready before.
In large part, Gateway is the key asset
in that environment because it’s obviously
the best located, as it sits on top of Newark
Penn (Station). But the challenge always was
that, if you only owned one of the buildings,
you didn’t really control the whole concourse
retail environment. This is the way that the
associations work and the way that they share
Reach Onyx Equities LLC at:
onyxequities.com responsibilities. So, the key always was to get
or 732-362-8800. at least three of the buildings, if you could ever
pull it off. And, for 25 years, no one was able
One, Two and Four Gateway Center are part of the major Newark real estate deal. —
COURTESY JLL to pull it off and consolidate the ownership.
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footage inside the concourse might actually

be less by the time we’re done, not more.
Investment group to buy One, Two We will bring a lot of the retail to the street,
and Four Gateway Center with promise which is still accessible inside the building,
but it’s also accessible outside the building.
of significant upgrade to retail concourse We think is a big part of the continued
regeneration of Newark as a whole,
particularly in and around the Gateway
BY TOM BERGERON Center, is with what the guys at Gottesman
tbergeron@roi-nj.com are doing at Ironside, with what Shaq
(O’Neal) is doing across the street with
Three of the four Gateway Center buildings in Newark are getting new owners — and the residential, with what L&M is doing all
the concourse is getting a major facelift. over this city, what Dranoff did with the
A joint venture between Garrison Investment Group, Axonic Capital LLC, residential, what Prudential did with the
Taconic Capital Advisors and Onyx Equities LLC has acquired One, Two and Four Whole Foods and the Hahne’s building.
Gateway Center in Newark. Prudential Financial will participate as a co-investment To me, Newark is forever changed, and
partner. we just want to build on that. And we think
John Saraceno, Onyx Equities LLC’s co-founder and An announcement was made Jan. 10. we have the single most important asset in
managing principal. —
ONYX EQUITIES LLC Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The size of the transaction, 1.6 million the cadre of assets to make Newark special.
square feet, makes it one of the biggest office deals in the state in recent years. Gateway We can close the loop on what’s been done to
We’ve now been able to consolidate the Center is the state’s largest transit hub office complex. the west of us with PSEG and Prudential and
ownership so that we can actually control Onyx Equities will serve as the operating arm, overseeing asset and property Ironside and the Prudential Center and all
the improvement of and the redesign of the management, tenant relations, leasing and construction. the things that had been done in the last 15 to
concourse and all the pedestrian retail. To me, The ownership group said it intends to execute a multimillion-dollar 20 years. The key to it all, in my opinion, has
the value here was having the ability to do that. modernization plan, predicated on a significant repositioning of the Gateway Retail always been, can anybody fix Gateway? And
Concourse to create a more vibrant retail marketplace. I think we finally figured out how to do it.
ROI: Explain to me how the ability to Approximately 60,000 people go through the 1,400-linear-foot Concourse each
upgrade was stifled before. week, including PATH, New Jersey Transit and Amtrak commuters, Gateway ROI: How much have you been working
JS: The Gateways, as a whole, ever since employees, neighboring employees, visiting clientele, Prudential Center spectators, with Newark officials?
Prudential sort of built them and sold them as well as students from New Jersey Institute of Technology, Rutgers University- JS: We want to work with the city, but we
off, have been in some form of disjointed Newark and Seton Hall University. haven’t really had a lot of meetings yet. It’s not
ownership that didn’t communicate with twitter: @tombergeron5 because we don’t want that to be a partner in the
each other. If one owner wanted to go and process, because we do. It’s just that we haven’t
make an improvement and basically sat really finished our designs as to what we want
down with the sort of constituencies of the to do. So, until we really know what it’s going to
other owners and said, ‘We want to spend documents will allow for one voice in one But it’s not just what is the retail going to look like and what we want to bring to the city
$3 million doing this,’ there was always one control mechanism. be. The retail is going to be materially better and how we want to do it, we’ll be patient.
owner, because of the way it worked, who and we’re going to bring the best food and The worst thing you want to do is have a
said: ‘I don’t like that plan. I want to do it ROI: Rugby Realty owns Three Gateway. beverage operations into the concourse and false start or have false first impressions. So,
this way.’ And, like anything in life, trying How do you see working with that group? into the pedestrian retail. But we’re not just the next two to three months, there’ll be a
to generate unanimity in an environment JS: They will continue to own it and going to go and transform the concourse. lot of work that goes into creating the design
that has real money involved, what generally they’ll continue to do what they do, but, as We’re going to do that and the entirety of and creating the story that we want to sort of
tended to happen is that nothing would it relates to the control of the concourse and One Gateway. So, One Gateway is now going deliver it to the city. And then we’ll sit down
happen. the ability to make improvements, (we’ll have to become a pedestrian retail environment with the city, and I hope that they’ll embrace
That’s why the escalator in Four Gateway the say). Rugby has been supportive. outside the building. it, because I think it will be transformational.
was basically broken for a year and a half, When we’re done, Gateway will never be
because no one could ever agree on funding ROI: For the 60,000 people who go there ROI: Outside Gateway. That’s another even remotely like it is today, and it will never
the cost associated to fixing it. The people every day, talk about the transformation of the issue. Is the plan to make Gateway more a part go back to what it once was. We intend to fix
that owned One Gateway and Two Gateway concourse. of the city than ever before? Gateway forever.
said, ‘It’s not our escalator, we don’t really JS: It’s all aspects of it, it’s not just JS: The idea of Newark always was, keep
care,’ and the guys in Four and Three didn’t increasing the retail environment or the people inside. That’s why the concourse ROI: Let’s talk money. You’re not disclosing
want to pay for the entirety because they improving the type of retail that’s there. has been enclosed and all the things work the terms of the deal, but what about the
weren’t obligated to. So, things like that were Currently, if you walk through One Gateway the way they work, because people didn’t amount that will go into the upgrades?
sort of an epidemic that was unsolvable. Concourse, it’s 60 percent empty and it is want to go outside. That’s over. We want to JS: To actually get this building to the
We’re going to be the first guys in 25 tired physically. Then there’s the skywalks. bring the people outside. We want to bring point where we want it, it’s somewhere
years that are able to solve that problem There’s no heating and air conditioning in the people to the street. So, it’s not just going between, on the low end, $30 million to $35
and then fix it and fix the documents so any of the skywalks that cross over McCarter to be introducing retail experience into the million; on the high end, it’s $45 million to
that this can never happen again. So, even Highway or the connection point that goes concourse. $50 million.
if we do sell pieces of it over time, the from Newark Penn into One Gateway. In fact, the retail amount of square twitter: @tombergeron5
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Hart has given up R&D to teach fellow scientists

some much-needed communication skills
BY MEG FRY and interpersonal skills are not typical of 

mfry@roi-nj.com academic training for scientists,” she said. After earning her bachelor’s degree
Hart, principal and founder of Hart & Chin and conducting and publishing research
Juliet Hart was a good laboratory scientist, in Hillsborough, said she now works directly in biopsychology at the City University of
she said. with both business leaders and scientists to New York – Hunter College, Hart said, she
Her biggest breakthrough, however, help strengthen interpersonal, leadership and worked in research and development as a
came outside of the lab, when she learned communications skills in academia, nonprofit laboratory scientist for small biotech and
how to effectively communicate. organizations, startups, and biotechnology pharma companies early in her career before
She’s now teaching that skill to other and pharmacology companies. working with Johnson & Johnson in San
scientists. It’s an area, she said, in which the “These are skills one can and should Diego.
otherwise well-schooled and well-educated grow to become more influential leaders,” “I had the opportunity to give a
science community has had little training. Hart said. presentation at a research and development
“Developing effective presentations She learned all of this from trial and symposium for nearly 1,000 people within
and improving one’s communications error. Johnson & Johnson,” she said.
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“There is something about how we train scientists that leads them away from ever focusing
on interpersonal skills, as they are so focused on being objective and relying on data.”
— Juliet Hart, principal and founder, Hart & Chin
“I realized later that, in speaking about “People more often than not don’t
my research, it was a very technical talk, even realize they are lacking the skills for
and I thought, ‘Perhaps I could have spoken professional development and growth,” she
more about my department and our projects said. “Opening their eyes to that has had a
to create more excitement, engagement and tremendous impact.”
support for myself and others working on Lastly, Hart works with private clients,
them.’ ” she said, many of whom are entrepreneurs
Hart said that, in searching for resources themselves.
that would have an effective impact on her “Scientists who have started their own
performance and presentation skills, she company (must be able) to effectively
found none designed specifically for the communicate the need for money from
scientific community. venture capitalists,” she said. “I work with
“So, I organized a small learning team them to help develop their pitch to make it
within Johnson & Johnson to host small more concise and efficient.”
workshops and events in which we also would 
highlight leaders within the organization,” Hart said one of her more interesting
she said. “It became very successful because discoveries during this journey is that gender
this idea of improving one’s communications has an impact in communication.
skills continued to resonate within the team. Across the board, Hart said she also has
“And I thought, ‘Yes, I bring value to spoken with women who still feel unheard in
our research, but can I do more in helping their field.
my colleagues with their professional “There is this shared experience of being
development?’” the only woman in the room, and feeling like,
Hart subsequently moved to New Jersey even if they are communicating well, they are
while transitioning into human resources not heard, or someone else tries to take credit
and talent development with Johnson & for their work,” she said.
Johnson. Juliet Hart, principal and founder of Hart & Chin in Hillsborough. — HART & CHIN “It can feel more disrespectful in some
Still, Hart said, she felt the organization’s sense in the sciences, because they know
approach, while practical, did not speak training,” Hart said. “There was still this to be able to effectively communicate science they are an accredited expert, yet they are
specifically to scientists at the time. wide, unaddressed gap in how we directly to others? How might that lead downstream still not being recognized.”
“Talent development was geared more speak with scientists and develop their skills. to then impact lives?” For now, even as a working mother of
toward marketing, sales and business, “I realized that, if this was my mission Hart has worked with large clients such two (with the help of her supportive husband,
and for good reason, as it was meant for and passion, then I had to go out on my own as Bristol-Myers Squibb, Rutgers University Hart said), Hart is a solo practitioner. But, as
all employees rather than each specific and pursue it myself.” and the New York Academy of Sciences. the need for communications in the sciences
functional group,” she said.  “There is something about how we train grows, so would Hart like to grow her
Hart then took an opportunity with Since 2017, Hart has been facilitating scientists that leads them away from ever business.
Bristol-Myers Squibb within its research, workshops, coaching and consulting focusing on interpersonal skills, as they are “I’d like to see more organizations try to
learning and development group. on leadership and management skills, so focused on being objective and relying on understand what it is that I am doing and
“But their approach (to talent presentations and communications, data,” she said. how it fits into their own goals,” she said.
development) was similar, with an increased emotional intelligence, cultural awareness “In being able to relate, I often have to “It’d also be fantastic to have more people
focus on e-modules and compliance and sensitivity, and team development. bring back and discuss the question of, what working toward the same mission, but one
“I’m still new at this, but it has been value might these skills have for you and how step at a time.
enlightening to discover there is a lot to learn can they help you relate to others within your “There is a lot of opportunity out there
Conversation Starter and understand here,” she said. world?” — it’s just simply a matter of matching my
Reach Juliet Hart at: “For example, if you’re a scientist, what Hart said she also has worked with mission to those clients who feel the same
juliet@hartandchin.com. challenges do you face when communicating scientists at all levels in their careers at way.”
to executives? Why is it so important for us various organizations. twitter: @megfry3
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Shop Talk
Aviation Hall of Famer

Janine Iannarelli’s
Par Avion Ltd.
is growing, fueled
by multimillion-dollar
business aircraft deals
BY MEG FRY
J
mfry@roi-nj.com
anine Iannarelli has stayed in the

aircraft resale industry her entire
career for good reason, she said.
“It’s a dynamic industry filled
with interesting people, with
something different and challenging to
address every day,” she said. “I find all of that
invigorating and exciting.”
For the last 22 years of her nearly 36-year
career, Iannarelli has been running her own
international business aircraft marketing
firm between Ridgewood and Houston,
Texas, continuing her reign as a top female
representative selling and purchasing
business aircraft.
“Par Avion Ltd. was simply the next step
in the career of an aircraft salesperson who
Still
wanted to take it to the next level,” Iannarelli,
founder and president, said.
As an undergraduate at Montclair State
University, Iannarelli visited the school’s
career resource center to meet and accept
a part-time position with the founder
of AMSTAT, a market research firm for
business aviation aircraft in Upper Montclair.
soaring
Upon graduation, she accepted an
Janine Iannarelli of
Par Avion Ltd. at:
jki@paravionltd.com
or 713-681-0075.
Janine Iannarelli, founder and president of Par Avion Ltd., has been running her own international aircraft marketing firm since 1997. —
COURTESY PAR AVION LTD
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account executive and market research between $3 million and upwards of $60
consultant role with the company, which is million. Just plane problematic:
headquartered in Tinton Falls today. “The aircraft sales business is small,” Shutdown’s effect on FAA
“That job gave me great insight into the she said. “We don’t grow to be massive is hurting business for aircraft marketer
rest of a niche industry that is still not really organizations, because the economies of
Janine Iannarelli, founder and president of Par Avion Ltd., an international
well-known,” Iannarelli said. scale are not there and it is a very capital-
business aircraft marketing firm in Ridgewood and Houston, Texas, since 1997,
It also opened doors for her to meet intensive business.” said she is starting to feel the effects of the federal government shutdown.
with those actually engaged in the buying Still, if this year is anything like the last,
“It’s a black cloud hanging over us,” she said.
and selling of aircraft, leading to her next Iannarelli said she would like to add an
role as vice president of sales and marketing additional employee at both the Ridgewood Iannarelli has spent more than 30 years successfully selling and purchasing
with AeroSmith/Penny, an aircraft dealer in and Houston offices. aircraft costing between $3 million and $60 million internationally.
Houston, Texas. “We completed roughly 10 transactions But, with the challenges of getting deals to the finish line already quite complex,
especially when it comes to cross-border transactions, the government
shutdown adds a layer of concern for those with imminent closings, she said.
“The aviation industry is doing its part to raise According to Iannarelli, the Federal Aviation Administration’s Kansas City
Registry Modernization System records division experienced a technical blip a
awareness of the need for more diversification in couple of weeks ago, resulting in the inability to conduct business as usual for
several hours.
the industry, but more can be done to open the “Title searches, for example, which are extremely important with any asset,
doors to those who have not yet been exposed were impeded, and with the information technology team being furloughed,
there began the domino effect,” she said.
to or given opportunities within the industry.” Very few people will close a transaction and pass documents and funds
without the assurance of a title indicating that an asset is free and clear of
— Janine Iannarelli, founder and president, Par Avion Ltd.
liens and encumbrances, Iannarelli said.
For a business such as Par Avion Ltd., which conducts on average nearly a
In what is still a male-dominated last year, with a nice mix of small and large dozen transactions in a good year, that can impact annual sales as it results in
costly delays.
industry, Iannarelli said it was that company aircrafts,” she said. “But, if we have three or
who helped her find her own wings to fly. four complicated but profitable sales in a “The glitch was solved, thankfully, but the concern now is that, as the
“They were wonderful in helping me year, that may be good enough. shutdown drags on, and as the different levels of funding dry up within
the FAA, who else might be furloughed, or what other operations might be
develop my career by providing me with “For example, I’m in a very complicated
temporarily suspended?” Iannarelli said.
every opportunity to be a rainmaker,” sale right now that has consumed my energy
Iannarelli said. “I attended all the trade for the last five months.” The shutdown already has impeded the obtaining of letters of authorization
for aircraft to operate in select airspaces, she added.
shows and had the knack of connecting with The challenges and obstacles to get
people over the phone to then engage them deals to the finish line can be quite complex, “With the FAA regulating everything per aircraft serial number, every aircraft
in transactions. Iannarelli said, especially when dealing with operator needs to have that letter to fly — and that is on hold for the time
being,” Iannarelli said. “While this specifically impacts aircrafts that have
“I made a reputation for myself as a cross-border transactions.
changed titles, when the new party is obligated to renew that letter of
dealmaker.” “To fully understand the chain in which authorization, it’s going to grow very frustrating if this continues on.”
Then, after nearly 13 years with the an asset travels is difficult,” she said. “We rely
Another challenging event on the nearing horizon is Super Bowl weekend in
company, Iannarelli said she simply had on a lot of third parties, between lawyers,
Atlanta, Georgia, Iannarelli said.
maxed out her learning and earning potential escrow agents, financial institutions and
and began to look at her available options. more, to have the protocols in place and the “That is one of the busiest aviation weekends of the year,” she said. “The host city
certainly is going to feel the brunt of additional traffic, from not just commercial
“Starting my own company appealed to means by which to identify clients we can
airlines, but business and private jets as well as they descend on satellite airports,
me the most,” she said. and cannot do business with. and it is quite the circus that needs to be well-managed and coordinated.
Since 1997, Par Avion Ltd. has worked “That is important on a global basis,
“I’m not very worried yet, but if this shutdown continues another week, and
both domestically and with strategic because there are many laws that you must
another department of the FAA needs to be shut down? I will be.” — Meg Fry
marketing partners in Western Europe, adhere to.”
Africa and Asia as well as in Canada and Iannarelli clearly has the know-how,
Mexico to assist in the buying and selling of having been inducted into New Jersey’s
business and private jets. Aviation Hall of Fame in 2016 and honored
“When I started my own business, while as one of the most influential women of the
it felt a bit like starting over due to the fact year by both Houston Women Magazine
that there are always people who will smile at and Enterprising Women Magazine in 2017.
your face but then stab you in the back, there In five years, however, Iannarelli said
were more champions of who I was and what she hopes a well-seasoned employee will be
I was doing than less,” Iannarelli said. “It was ready and willing to take over her business.
a hard row to hoe, but I already had a great “The aviation industry is doing its part
foundation. I walked the walk, talked the to raise awareness of the need for more
talk, was well-educated in the subject matter diversification in the industry, but more
and I came prepared. can be done to open the doors to those
“I don’t enter into a scenario unless I who have not yet been exposed to or given
know more than the opposing faction and opportunities within the industry,” Iannarelli
that, I believe, is enough to help one prevail said. “Especially young women, who may
in any transaction.” not have known or been made to believe
Prevail she did: Iannarelli currently there is a job for them here.” Janine Iannarelli is concerned about the government shutdown’s effect on her business.
employs two to help her deal in aircraft twitter: @megfry3
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Food & Beverage
Special delivery
Yumble, a healthy kids-meal delivery service, plans to deliver nationwide by the end of this year. —
PHOTOS COURTESY YUMBLE
Parker knows pitfalls of family mealtime — and aims to be

savior of working moms with healthy meal delivery service for kids
BY MEG FRY Now, nearly three years later, Yumble “I posted anonymously on a Facebook
mfry@roi-nj.com is positioned to become one of the fastest Mommy group outside of my neighborhood
growing and most successful meal delivery and circle of friends to see if anyone might
s a mother of three, Joanna Parker said she services available for kids. like me to cook their kids a week’s worth of
constantly was challenged to find the time — “The business is certainly evolving, but it meals,” Parker said.
and the right ingredients — to cook healthy all has been very exciting,” Parker said. Parker said she immediately was
meals for her children.  inundated with requests.
She did not face this battle alone, she After working as a product assistant at “These parents did not even know who
added. Macy’s and a schoolteacher, Parker became I was, where I was or what I was cooking,”
“I always heard from other parents that a stay-at-home mother following the birth she said. “That’s when it became very clear
it was a daily struggle to get well-balanced of her second child — and she said she still to me that mealtime stress was a very real
meals in front of their kids,” Parker said. found it frustrating to put healthy food in
Parker therefore decided to act — and front of her kids every day.
created Yumble, a meal delivery service “I could only imagine how much harder
Reach Yumble at:
designed to provide parents with fully- it would have been if I also was still juggling hello@yumblekids.com,
cooked, healthier versions of foods kids a full-time job,” she said. yumblekids.com
already love, right from her home in Parker said she was curious to learn if or 888-997-6623.
Englewood. others felt the same.
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problem for parents everywhere.” “We also keep on top of the nutritional already have a few thousand active customers
Parker, who learned to cook from her standards for children, making sure we and more than $1.3 million in revenue. Working family
own mother, said she put together a menu — always are reaching the highest thresholds “We struck a deal with Bethenny Frankel
and a wait list — for just 15 customers back for what it is kids need.” for 6 percent equity in the company for a
in 2015. Subscribers can choose from a constantly $500,000 investment, and she even offered to
“I would cook and deliver everything to evolving menu of 22 different meals each be a spokesperson,” Parker said.
these customers, who would then ask again week, including gluten-, egg-, dairy- and Though their offices are now based in
for the service next week,” she said. meat-free options, such as antibiotic- and New York City, the Parkers have kept both
As the wait list grew and Parker began hormone-free chicken nuggets with basmati their commercial kitchen and their packing
searching for a more business-minded rice and honey-glazed carrots, soy-free mac and shipping facilities near Edison.
partner, her husband, David Parker, saw and cheese with sweet potato and cauliflower “When we needed to hire more people,
value in leaving his work in technology tots, and veggie pizza with edamame and it was simply easier to find the talent in New
startups and film in 2016 to help solve this ranch dip. York,” Parker said.
reoccurring pain point for parents. Though Parker creates all the recipes, she Out of 20 employees, she and David
“He saw the traction right away,” Parker said Yumble will be bringing on a nutritionist Parker are now the only ones who commute
said, becoming co-founder and CEO. this year to help guide the menu moving in, Parker said.
Together, Joanna and David Parker forward. “But those in New Jersey are still my Joanna and David Parker
created a website at which customers could “We also choose organic ingredients go-to customers when I have surveys or are parents to an 8-year-old
order their food online. over nonorganic whenever we can,” she questions,” Parker said. “I sometimes will son and two daughters, 6
“But, when it became too much for us said. even go to their homes and deliver their and 4.
to handle, we brought on Dan Treiman, Lastly, Parker said Yumble intends to meals myself in order to speak with them.
co-founder of HelloFresh, to be our chief make mealtime a fun experience for kids. “Having a local contingency of customers “Our kids have gotten used
operating officer, and began slowly building “Most parents think of mealtime as has been very beneficial in shaping and to us running a business
out the Yumble team in June 2017,” Parker stressful, usually coupled with dramatic developing the business from the customer’s together,” Joanna Parker,
co-founder of Yumble, said.
said. tantrums, so we’re trying to turn that perspective.”
“They know that David and
 around,” she said. 
I go into the city and come
Yumble now offers free delivery to 27 The Yumble Welcome Pack includes Parker said her goal is for Yumble to
home late a lot, but they also
states east of the Mississippi and plans to crayons, coloring sheets and a star chart become completely synonymous with
have fun.”
deliver nationwide by the end of this year, for children to track their weekly meals. healthy kids’ food, especially in the direct-to-
Parker said. Children will then receive collectible coins consumer market. Her kids are her taste
For less than $50 per week for six pre- in each subsequent delivery to be traded in “We really want to be the parents’ go-to tasters for new recipes,
prepared meals; less than $90 per week for 12; later for prizes, such as board and card games trusted brand for all healthy foods, snacks after all, and they also love
and less than $170 per week for 24, Yumble and Legos. and beverages,” Parker said. opening the boxes and
provides parents with flexible subscriptions “We recommend that parents hold on After all, Yumble started with the idea of completing the activities,
to help feed their children portioned, healthy to the coins to then give to their children as doing two things at once, she added. Parker said.
meals as needed. rewards for eating healthy,” Parker said. “We wanted to make parents’ lives “I really learn a lot from
“We try to keep all of our meals well-  easier due to just how much they have on them by watching how they
balanced,” Parker said. “No child is going to With more than 70 percent of customers their plates right now,” Parker said. “And, engage with the products,
have a perfectly healthy meal every time they ordering again after their first delivery, my mission is to help kids develop healthy so, at this point, it is very
sit down to eat, so we instead like to think Yumble currently is growing 30 percent eating habits early on, because the younger difficult to separate work
about their daily or weekly diets, offering a month-over-month. they do, the healthier they will be when they and family,” she said.
variety of meals with a variety of different In fact, on a recent episode of ABC’s grow up.”
nutritional values. “Shark Tank,” the Parkers disclosed they twitter: @megfry3
Sustainable snacking
In just a few weeks, Yumble will
become the first in the meal
delivery industry to switch its
packaging over to one that is fully
recyclable, Joanna Parker, co-
founder of Yumble, said.
“We will have the greenest
packaging out there, which
we’re very excited about,” Parker
said. “Not only will our business
be better for the environment,
but, also, that has been a huge
concern for customers in this
industry, considering how much
waste there is with a lot of other
meal delivery companies.”
Joanna Parker and her husband, David Parker, on

the set of ABC’s “Shark Tank,” where they struck a
deal with Bethenny Frankel.
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Food Fella
Meet the new ‘ROI food guy’

News, insights, openings and other food industry intelligence from Damon Riccio
BY DAMON RICCIO & Marketing, in Tarrytown, New York,
driccio@roi-nj.com OUR NEW COLUMN before I got a job as a sales representative
This issue marks the start for Modern Grocer, a trade publication for
We all know the cliché: New Jerseyans are considered tough, driven of “Food Fella” the food industry. Eventually, I moved on to
… hungry. — a special NJ Savvy Living, The Star-Ledger and other
We are driven to succeed, to prove ourselves. Those traits can be look inside New Jersey-based publications. No matter
directly attributed to genetics or our environment. But why are we New Jersey’s where I have gone, my nickname — “the
hungry in the Garden State? Because we are surrounded by food. burgeoning food guy” — has followed.
food industry Now that I am at ROI-NJ, I will use
Our $126 billion food industry is made percent, cementing the state’s role as a written by this column to shed light on the issues that
up of farmers, importers and exporters, producer — and connector — to every facet ROI-NJ’s Damon Riccio. affect New Jersey’s thriving food sector, from
wholesalers, manufacturers, retailers, of the industry. It also makes an impact on food retailers of all sizes to restaurants, from
research and development facilities, other New Jersey companies that provide startups to major food manufacturers, and
distribution centers, restaurateurs and essential goods and services, from packaging When I got out of college, I started working everything else in between. I will continue
food-service professionals who have built and shipping to trucking and other assets as a sales merchandiser for Welsh Farms Ice to share information that will help the
a legacy of development and evolution in for the supply-side food chain. Cream in Long Valley. I worked all over the entire state business community become
the industry for generations. This industry I am a Jersey guy. I have been part of the state peddling ice cream and dairy products. better acquainted with our food industry,
employs more than 500,000 New Jersey food business since I got out of Stockton Then I started working as a territory manager to navigate the challenges and opportunities
workers; recent data shows growth of 21.4 State College (as it was called back then). for a large regional food broker, M & H Sales here in the Garden State.
Inserra Supermarkets sets up 23rd ShopRite in Wyckoff

Patsy Inserra opened his first ShopRite
supermarket 75 years ago in Lyndhurst. On
Jan. 13, the Inserra Supermarkets chain, the
pre-eminent ShopRite operator in Bergen,
Passaic and Hudson counties in New Jersey
and Rockland County in New York, celebrated
the anniversary by opening its 23rd ShopRite
store, in Wyckoff.
It took nine years to launch the 62,000-square-
foot supermarket, which Inserra built in the
footprint of an old strip mall on Wyckoff
Avenue. U.S. Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-N.J.)
brought his family to the event.
“I appreciate the Inserra family’s investment,
both in their supermarkets and in our
community, through their extensive charity
work,” he said. “They are a Jersey institution.”
During the pre-opening celebration, Inserra
Supermarkets made a $10,000 donation to the
Community FoodBank of New Jersey.
The new ShopRite will include a variety of
departments targeted to meet customers’
needs, including:
 A custom butcher department, carrying

USDA Prime dry aged beef, with master
butchers on premises every day;
 Farm-to-table produce from Abma’s Farm, a

local farm in Wyckoff;
 Full prepared meals, made by in-store chefs,

for busy families;
 A Ramen and Poke Bowl Service Bar;

 A registered dietician who can provide free From left are Lindsey Inserra, vice president, corporate communications and health/wellness, Inserra ShopRite; a local Wyckoff shopper who
nutrition and health-and-wellness information
won a gift card; and Lawrence Inserra III, VP, Inserra Supermarkets Inc. —
INSERRA SUPERMARKETS INC.
for shoppers.
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Kathe Benjamin has been named vice
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president, human resources and labor The Jersey Tomato Co., Hillsdale
relations. Benjamin Tomato Basil & Spicy
has held a variety of
roles in her career
with the company,
moving from executive 25 The Original Jersey Italian Gravy, Oakland
Original
secretary to human-
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resources administrator
Nanina’s in the Park, Belleville
and manager (for Marinara & Fra Diavolo
home office and stores) to manager of
employee and labor relations; she most
recently served the company as director
of human resources and labor relations. 19 Silver Palate Foods, Cresskill
San Marzano Marinara & Marinara Oreganata
Sharon Bastianelli has been

named vice president, information
technology. Bastianelli 14 Corrado’s Market, Clifton
Vodka & Store-Made Marinara
will work with
merchandising,
operations and all other
support departments,
13 Ethnic Cottage Foods, Lebanon
Tomato Basil & Vodka
ensuring that IT systems
support the strategic
needs of the company.
She also will oversee the retail, network
10 Mia Cucina, Little Egg Harbor
Marinara & Marinara with Merlot
and programming teams.

Congratulations to all on these well-
deserved promotions, as we anticipate
6 Joe Leone’s Italian Specialties, Point Pleasant
Bolognese & Store-Made Marinara
some expansion from Kings & Balducci’s

of their retail footprint in New Jersey and
beyond in 2019! 4 Hoboken Farms, Hoboken
Marinara & Basil Marinara
FOOD FINDINGS
Have a question, idea or news about the food business? You can reach Damon Riccio at driccio@roi-nj.com or 973-512-7525.
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Focus
On …
MONEY MANAGEMENT
Fernando Garip, president of wealth
advisory firm Wilmington Trust’s northern
New Jersey region. —
WILMINGTON TRUST
DON’T
PANIC
2018’s year-end market drop was mere pullback,
advisers say — but 2019 rebound isn’t guaranteed
T
BY BRETT JOHNSON
bjohnson@roi-nj.com
he head-spinning market gyrations that investors

were treated to at the end of last year were dizzying,
however much they were foretold.
Since 2008’s downward spiral, there had been a prolonged upswing
in the stock market like never before. Analysts prognosticated that record
losses would follow those record gains — it wasn’t a stretch. And the dive
the stock market took from September to the start of this year proved it true. Markets sank
hundreds of points some days, amounting to some of the worst periods since the economic
downturn a decade before.
CONTINUED ON PAGE 23
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Focus On … Money Management
Aging generation is first to face impact

of widespread divorce, remarriage … and may not realize
financial consequences, expert fears
MARRIAGE
MUDDLE
BY BRETT JOHNSON
bjohnson@roi-nj.com
O
fficially, Richard Miller is
a lawyer. But, because of
what he deals with in the
areas of estate planning and
elder law at Mandelbaum
Salsburg, he’s a wealth manager, too.
And he brings to that de facto role a different
perspective than most. There’s a trend that he
thinks could be more important than taxes
or anything else today in determining
the future of family finances, and that’s
how increasing numbers of multiple
marriages paired with inadequate
planning can wreak havoc on a
household’s assets.
Richard
Miller acts
as both
a lawyer
and a
wealth
manager in his
role at Mandelbaum
Salsburg. —
MANDELBAUM
SALSBURG
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“This is the first generation in which that individual did all the planning, such “They’re even considering having to do having awkward conversations, expecting
it is not uncommon for seniors that are as a prenuptial or cohabitation agreement, a divorce to separate assets to do respective the unexpected — is as much a part of the
growing older and, perhaps, passing away, to that’s not recognized for the purpose of planning of their assets,” he said. “We wealth management equation as anything
be involved with blended family situations,” Medicaid eligibility in New Jersey. They are might start to see more cases like this. So else.
Miller said. “When I was growing up, my totally transparent, so all assets, regardless of many people were worried about losing the “It all fits under the same umbrella,”
grandparents’ generation had very few whose name it is, are all viewed as being in a wealth they’ve accumulated over the years Miller said. “And the best thing people can
divorces. Today, second or third marriages common marital pot.” to something like estate taxes. Now, that’s do is get appropriate legal counsel on this if
are not unusual at all.” Miller just had a client in a dilemma that’s seeming completely secondary to their they’re in second marriages or other blended
With that comes ancillary issues that can increasingly normal: A second marriage exposure related to long-term medical costs. family situations. They need to get the
affect money as it’s being passed down to couple struggling to plan out long-term care As I see it, that’s really the biggest threat to documentation in place to make sure their
future generations, issues such as the children costs because one person’s finances have an wealth.” wishes are fulfilled.”
from prior marriages, aren’t anticipated or effect on the other’s. The bottom line is that legal planning — twitter: @reporterbrett
expected to happen.
As the amount of elderly individuals
in these situations increases, so too will
the amount of issues arising in the transfer
of wealth in New Jersey families, Miller
believes.
“And, all too often, people have a false
sense of security that things will just work
out,” he said. “It doesn’t always.”
Hence the predicaments that Miller
runs across, such as a second marriage
spouse making a deathbed decision to
leave the entirety of the millions generated
by a spouse to charity, disregarding all
of the children from the spouse’s first
relationship.
Sad but true, Miller said, is that often
what’s overlooked is that, as soon as the first
partner in a married couple passes away,
wills can be changed in a way that neglects to
include offspring from a prior marriage.
And, there’s a related topic that’s not easy
to talk about that similarly gets missed, he
said.
“And that’s who will be responsible for
the funeral arrangements — is the person
going to be cremated? Where will they be
buried?” he said. “If there’s a disagreement
as who’s going to make those decisions,
someone like a funeral director won’t know
who to take directions from.”
But perhaps most important aspect in
wealth planning that Miller would like to
see more attention paid to is how the cost of
long-term nursing care can factor into family
assets.
Miller explained that, when someone
has to go into a nursing home and apply
for Medicaid, the determination of whether
they’re eligible depends on the assets of the
marital couple.
“So, if you have a situation with one
partner bringing disproportionate assets to
the marriage … they’re going to be exposed
to the full cost of care,” he said. “Even if
Reach Richard Miller
of Mandelbaum Salsburg at:
rmiller@lawfirm.ms
or 973-736-4600 ext. 316.
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FEES IN FOCUS
Adviser says investors should be sure he and his peers add value, not take it away
BY BRETT JOHNSON James, managing director at Saddle River When it comes to the exchange-traded “Because we’re in a mature market, you
bjohnson@roi-nj.com Financial Group, said things have changed after fund space, expense ratios are one of the might be averaging in this environment 6 or
a year in which every major asset class was either most significant considerations for investors. 7 percent in returns at most over the next few
The fees associated with investment vehicles negative or stagnant, with only money market It’s the total percentage of fund assets used years, but you may only be netting half that
such as exchange-traded funds or even funds experiencing decent for things like management and advertising because of those fees,” he said. “People are
mutual funds have fallen dramatically. returns. the fund itself. The biggest issuers of these coming to an awareness of how seemingly
Financial advising rates also are becoming “Whenever markets funds have started offering products that small fees can impact your financial planning
increasingly competitive. are volatile, as they have are essentially free, but high-expense-ratio when they add up over a long period of time.
This has happened over the course of started to be, people put products are still mixed into an investor’s “It can make a difference in your final
many years. But wealth management expert more of a spotlight on pool of options. outcome.”
Douglas James said, unfortunately, it would their investments,” he Many passive funds charge low fees, Self-serving as it may come across, James
Douglas
be news to some. said. “It’s a time when but fees on some actively managed mutual believes the best thing is to sit down with an
James
Investors have enjoyed ways to profit from people want to start funds can be north of 2 percent. Combined adviser — perhaps a different one than in
financial markets for nearly a decade, James dissecting what’s going on with their accounts.” with advisory fees, James said he still finds the past — and look at things from a fresh
said. The past few years have offered up some That re-evaluation is something James people paying far too much — especially perspective.
of the best market gains in recent history. And, already has started to see. People have considering the uncertain moment in the If nothing else, trust the recent market
like a victory-rich empire, people generally been inspired to start looking at what market today. declines — now’s the time to shop around,
did more celebrating than critical appraisals. they’re paying in terms of fees across their he said.
“We’ve had reasonably good markets investments, as well as how competitive their “Whenever you’re paying for someone
since 2009 — a long run with people making financial adviser’s rates are. like myself to help you with your assets, you
Reach Douglas James
money,” James said. “So, it’s understandable Not everyone is fully on board yet. should expect to get something back,” he
of Saddle River Financial Group at:
that people were less likely to question what “People get comfortable; people are djames@rjsrfg.com added. “An adviser should add value — it’s as
was going on before, and whether they were busy,” he said. “So, they stick to what they or 201-760-8700. simple as that.”
spending too much on fees.” know. But they really shouldn’t.” twitter: @reporterbrett
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CONTINUED FROM PAGE 19 just semantics. But it doesn’t mean calamity lies a different world. We’re at the tail end of the
ahead; instead, valuations are normalizing.” largest economic expansion in our country’s
Doesn’t that sound like a good thing? Some degree of economic slowing has history. As everyone says, the way things
If you talk to Fernando Garip, president been factored into share prices, he added, as were going for such a long period of time was
of wealth advisory firm Wilmington Trust’s the Standard & Poor’s 500 trades today at unsustainable.”
northern New Jersey region, he might try to forward estimates that are at the lower end Sacks takes the position that more of a
convince you that it was. of the market’s historical range. Pricing was downturn is almost certain, and for older
“The way I see it, it was a healthy much more aggressive — unsustainably so, clients with a shorter time horizon on their
consolidation,” he said. “It really improved in Garip’s view — back in 2018. investments — that’s a reason to rethink
valuations for the investing public, and I Economic slowing to some degree is just where their money is parked.
think that makes it a needed pullback — what the Federal Reserve’s interest rate hikes “At least for those clients, I’m
no more than that. I don’t see anything that over the past two years were engineered to do recommending a higher dedication to
would cause more of an apocalyptic decline.” in order to keep inflation in check. President something like the fixed income market, and
Garip wasn’t exactly rooting for a Donald Trump at times criticized the a lightening up of volatile equities such as
cooling-off to calm the overheated stock Federal Reserve for its role in the declining tech names like Nvidia,” Sacks said.
market — no financial adviser would, of stock market. As much as he’s a fan of the growth stories
course. But he sees it as comfortably fitting “But the Fed has suggested that they’re of some of these tech names, he’s advising a
into the category of an expected event. going to potentially pause their rate increases Lloyd A. Sacks, financial adviser at Sacks & paring back of investments into them ahead
“This feels like the pullback people here, to see if the market was discounting Associates LLC. —
SACKS & ASSOCIATES LLC of any more market turmoil.
were anticipating,” he said. “When you have a real slowdown and to gauge inflation “In this case, it’s better safe than sorry,”
markets down about 20 percent from highs, numbers,” Garip said. “Negative sentiment quickly turn into investors fighting to catch he said.
that’s pretty much the textbook definition lately and the trade tensions that people are their breath again if a gradual recovery Garip’s own closing thought on the state
of pullback. People like to talk whether it’s a nervous about have also depressed prices. becomes another tumble. of affairs in the market contrasts with that.
correction or a bear market, but that’s basically But I suspect the trade issue will begin to Lloyd A. Sacks, a financial adviser at He urges clients to actually increase their
resolve itself through the middle of the year.” Bridgewater-based Sacks & Associates LLC, dedication to equities, if they’re so inclined,
Outside of a major unexpected event, or evoked an old adage when talking about the but he doesn’t consider now the time to
Conversation Starter upcoming earnings reports from companies current conditions: The market likes to take decrease any allocations to equities.
Reach Fernando Garip
falling way short of expectations, Garip the stairs up, and the elevator down. “With valuations having come down
of Wilmington Trust at:
fernando.garip@ expects the equity market’s rebound — And for how long the staircase upward quite a bit, there could be risk that you could
wilmingtontrust.com something that started to manifest in a will go on is anyone’s guess. miss a significant rally into later this year if
or 800-982-4620. several-week January rally — will be safe. “The rebound could be short-lived,” you’re trying to time the market,” he said.
However, the sigh of relief could just as Sacks said. “Investors know we’re in a bit of twitter: @reporterbrett
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Tech Trends: Esther Surden
Capital gain
Newark-based fintech startup Credibility Capital is disrupting small business lending
BY ESTHER SURDEN FOR ROI-NJ
esurden@njtechweekly.com
It was a big deal when fintech company

Credibility Capital moved to Newark from
Lower Manhattan this year to open its offices
in the newly renovated Hahne & Co. building.
There was a ribbon-cutting, and dignitaries
spoke about how growing startups like this
one could help elevate
Newark’s economy.
The company’s move
was helped by a $6.5
million award that will be
disbursed over 10 years by
the New Jersey Economic
Development Authority
under the Grow New Jersey Assistance
Program. Credibility plans to add 50 to 70 jobs
in Newark during this time frame.
The two co-founders — CEO Brett Baris Credibility Capital founders Mark Rambler, left, and Brett Baris. —
ESTHER SURDEN
and President and Chief Operating Officer
Mark Rambler — are New Jersey natives with relationship with Short Hills-based Dun Credibility has developed a platform that partnership with Dun & Bradstreet. “The
a history together that goes back to their high & Bradstreet that helps it to attract small matches high-quality businesses with high- partnership we have with D&B is really why
school years at Dwight-Englewood School, businesses across the country. quality loan options. When the company we started the business. D&B does much of
in Englewood. Though they went to different From the perspective of small launched in 2015, it was using a customized our front-end sales. They provide us with
colleges, they remained in touch, and both businesses, the need for this financial third-party solution, but the company’s in- referrals every single day. When they have an
ended up in the New York/New Jersey area. product was glaring. “It’s incredible how house team of engineers then developed opportunity to talk about access to capital,
In 2013, the duo began discussing many small businesses are bombarded with a propriety platform, which specializes they mention the exclusive partnership with
ways to improve the small business lending expensive lending offers, essentially payday in small business originations. Called the Credibility. We have an API that is built right
landscape. Baris explained that one of the lending, and the terms often aren’t properly “Loan Origination and Referral Platform,” into their system.”
adverse consequences of the 2008 recession disclosed,” noted Rambler. “Most don’t have it funnels a small business applicant through The company is still developing, and
was that fewer and fewer banks were making a (chief financial officer) to help them with the process of document collection and Rambler candidly spoke about the biggest
loans under $400,000 to small businesses. finances, and they don’t have a lot of time origination. Banks and other institutions obstacle to its success: “We are a [matching]
Out of these talks, Credibility Capital to compare opportunities. Small businesses buy Credibility’s loans, and they have platform, and we have to manage the supply
emerged nearly four years ago, with the mission with better credit profiles should be able to very specific buying requirements. “We’ve and demand of lender capital and borrower
of providing an easier, online matching platform get lower-APR loans with properly disclosed developed LORP to help us efficiently interest. As we grow our infrastructure — our
to enable high-quality small businesses to terms. Our idea was to fill that gap for these acquire customers and underwrite loans that reputation, our brand, our sources — there
obtain transparent, fair term loans, Rambler businesses between a bank loan and higher- we’ll be able to originate,” Baris explained. is going to be a certain amount of borrower
told NJTechWeekly.com in a recent interview. cost products.” LORP also automatically refers applicants interest that we are going to have to satisfy. At
The company offers loans from $10,000 to Small business lending is complicated. that don’t make the credit cut to partners who the same time, we are talking with potential
$400,000. They are paid monthly and are fully “If you are doing consumer lending, may be able to handle their needs. “Because new lenders who are interested in funding
amortizing. On the funding side, the company everyone has a FICO score, and whatever we sometimes have to decline applicants, loans. So we have to find that balance. We
originates prequalified loans that banks and your FICO score, that’s pretty much what we’ve made sure we can refer them to other can’t go out to a new lender and say, ‘We can
other institutions can purchase. your credit profile is. For a small business, it’s providers. If it’s a startup business, if there have promise you a half-billion dollars’ worth of
When Credibility Capital started, not so easy, and that’s one of the reasons why been recent commercial bankruptcies, or if a loans in 12 months,’ because we’re not there.”
Rambler said: “I was with a credit fund some banks struggle to make these loans,” small business owner’s credit isn’t good, for Where does Credibility Capital go from
and Brett was doing fintech venture capital. Rambler said. “It’s difficult to cost-effectively example, Credibility’s flagship product won’t here? “We’re always searching for new borrower
We immediately focused on borrower find small businesses looking for loans and be a good fit, and they’ll likely be a candidate channels and lending partnerships,” Baris said.
acquisition,” finding those small businesses then quickly underwrite and originate in a for a more expensive, shorter-term product.” “We’re excited about what 2019 will bring.”
in need of capital. The company now has a low-friction process.” Baris elaborated on Credibility’s twitter: @njtechwkly
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CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 “So, the hope is that at lunchtime,

dinnertime and after hours, they come over
Princeton Junction train station will be the here,” he said.
most significant project AvalonBay has ever Ladell, who has been working to set up
undertaken in the state. this project for years, said he is eager to get
“This will be unlike anything in going. And he knows he will need join forces
Central Jersey,” Ladell told ROI-NJ. “This with others.
is envisioned to be a downtown for West AvalonBay is the master developer of
Windsor, one that is activated with energy the yet-to-be-formally-named project, but it
and activity.” will begin taking bids to be the co-developer
Ladell said the redevelopment plan is on some aspects of the project (for sale, age-
completely negotiated and signed and that he restricted, hotel) Feb. 1.
expects a site plan to be presented by the end Ladell said one developer could do all
of the year and a groundbreaking a year later. three or it could be a combination, depending
The project will create more than 1,000 on the results of the RFP process.
construction jobs and hundreds of others “We’ll have to see how the process goes,”
once it is up and running, he said. he said. “It could be one group doing it all or
Ladell said he is hopeful the project divided among a number of developers.”
will not only draw residents but employees Here’s a closer look at the project:
from local businesses, too, noting Sarnoff HOUSING
Renderings of the planned complex in West Windsor. —
RENDERINGS COURTESY AVALONBAY Research Center is nearby. As is Route 1, Ladell said more than 16 percent of the
less than a mile away. units will be set aside as affordable. The variety,
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however, is what makes it stand apart, he said. a football field will be at the center of the a second restaurant at ground level,” he said. come from Central Jersey.
“Among the unique aspects of this is project, with a hotel at one end and tiered Ladell said he foresees a number of service “Demographically, I think the diversity
that each component — the rental, the age- seating at the other. retail locations (coffee shop, haircut place, nail is going to be amazing,” he said. “Look who
restricted and the for-sale town homes — all “My idea is that, when people have lunch salon), as well traditional retail shops and a lives in our units now, at least generically. It’s
have an affordable component,” he said. “So, or dinner and it’s a nice day, they can take bevy of food establishments. “With thousands predominantly a barbell. It’s empty nesters
think about this: If you’re 58 years old and their sandwich or whatever they are eating of commuters walking very close to the retail and then the millennial generation.
you qualify for affordable housing, there is and enjoy the atmosphere,” Ladell said. area, we are very optimistic regarding demand.” “They’re not all going to take the train,
nowhere else in the state where you can rent, There also will be an enclosed glass Atop the retail will be more multifamily. but if they want to, they can.”
you can live in age-restricted or buy. structure in the middle. And the roof will have loft-style units that are Ladell thinks older, but still active people
“Kevin Walsh, at the Fair Share Housing “This will have electric and plumbing set back, creating a deck atmosphere there, as in Central Jersey need this type of project.
Center, is ecstatic about this. You normally and all that,” he said. “You can have small well, Ladell said. “The hope is that this will be the place
have affordable for age-restricted or affordable events, catered events or use it to display art Ladell said he feels the area will have a for Central Jersey residents if you want to
for rental — this has it all in one location, in or host presentations.” great atmosphere at night, too. give up your home,” he said. “Compare it
walking distance to a train station, which The area will be circled by a street open “These are going to be amazing loft units, to North Jersey. People want to move into
would get you anywhere, and on-site retail.” to one lane of car traffic. high ceilings, with a patio all the way around,” Morristown because of The Green, because
The age-restricted and the rental both he said. “It all comes together. At night, it’s there’s restaurants and action there.
will be connected to covered parking decks. RETAIL AND HOTEL going to be like a spaceship. It’s going to light “This is going to be that for Central Jersey.
The for-sale units will be stacked townhomes, The hotel will have a liquor license and up everywhere.” I have people in West Windsor already saying:
low-rise, of 2-3 stories, Ladell said. be a destination for more than just overnight ‘When is this going to be done? I love West
guests, Ladell said. THE RESIDENTS Windsor and I don’t want to leave, but I want
THE PROMENADE “We are anticipating the hotel to have a Ladell feels the project will draw a to sell my house.’ We’re going to get that group.”
A rectangular grassy area bigger than rooftop deck with a restaurant and potentially wide variety of people, many of which will twitter: @tombergeron5
By the numbers
$300M
total project cost
800+ units
of housing
120 Rooms
in the hotel
37,000+
square feet of retail
1,000+ construction jobs
expected
50,000+
square feet of promenade space
16%
affordable-
housing
units will
be offered
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Op-Ed
Responding to the crisis

of trust in tech sector
W
hile watching ‘Mary
Poppins Returns’
this past holiday,
I couldn’t help but
Free enterprise
notice the Scrooge-
like bank that was
won’t be
upending lives. I found myself wondering
what types of companies will be the Scrooges sustainable if
of the future. Which ones will we lose trust in?
Enterprises, like all human institutions, people don’t
trust individual
operate on trust. When people trust them,
they’re more willing to transact business and
establish partnerships. They demand fewer
safeguards, whether contractual, legal or enterprises,
regulatory. Transactions
have less friction.
It’s easier to attract
or no longer
customers, build brands,
grow companies, attract
believe the
and keep great employees,
and successfully innovate.
system enables
prosperity ‘for
James But, as many of
Barrood
us know from personal
experience, once trust is lost, it’s almost
impossible to regain. American enterprise the many, not
just the few.’
is in danger of reaching such a tipping point
— and, as has so often been the case in
recent decades, the tech industries that are
responsible for so much economic creativity
and dynamism are getting there first.
I think Jon Swartz had it right in we interpret it as a sign that we need to spend
his recent Barron’s piece: ‘Regaining Trust Is the more on public relations, or that millennials
No. 1 Issue for Tech in 2019.’ Do you personally just don’t understand where prosperity comes
trust your social networks to treat your from.
data with respect, and to avoid using it to Truth is: We’re being told the current
manipulate you in ways you can’t understand? system is out of whack, and the fundamentals
When you bring a smart speaker into your need to change. Free enterprise won’t be
home, do you trust it — or are you simply sustainable if people don’t trust individual
reconciled to having to distrust its surveillance enterprises, or no longer believe the system
as the price of life in the 21st century? enables prosperity ‘for the many, not just the
For that matter, do you consistently trust few.’ Right or wrong, society won’t forever
companies to price their products fairly? Do permit capitalists to be capitalists unless they
you think artificial intelligence, Big Data and respect a wider set of stakeholders — unless
automation companies are doing enough to they earn and deserve trust.
help society manage the impacts of their work Being trustworthy doesn’t mean a business
— on employment, on inequality, on the ability can’t earn a fair profit or won’t look out for
of human beings to find meaning in their lives? its own interests. It does, however, mean that
If you’re reading this, you’re probably customers, business partners and, ultimately,
in the tech industry, in business or both. citizens shouldn’t constantly be worrying about
If you’re hesitant to answer ‘yes’ to some how they’re being taken advantage of.
of these questions, imagine how outsiders Increasingly, many of them do worry
are answering them. In tech, we’re on the — and not without reason. If this trend
frontlines of the trust crisis that’s emerging in continues, it’ll take us to places few of us want
American business — and, since we’re so high to go. Right now, we in the tech industry have
profile, our response will have outsized impact. more power to turn it around than almost
When polls report that Americans age anyone else. Let’s use it before we lose it.
18-29 are more positive about socialism (51
percent) than capitalism (45 percent), that’s a James Barrood is the CEO
red-lit fire engine siren blaring in our faces. As and president of the New Jersey
businesspeople, we’ll be making a fatal error if Tech Council.
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View Point
Choose move is right move for N.J.
T
here was big news on the economic create a more unified presentation to perspective companies.
development front last week. No, we’re not
How do we know the move “To see them all go to Newark and be housed in the
talking about what some felt was an overly same building emphasizes that the model is the right model
harsh audit of the Economic Development is a big deal? The previous — that (the private sector) has to work hand-in-hand with
Authority that gave Gov. Phil Murphy administration wholeheartedly government systems in order to attract business,” she said.
unnecessary cover to update the EDA Everyone knows the state has serious economic
programs — which everyone already felt not only was his right
supports it. challenges. New Jersey will soon have the highest corporate
as the head of a new administration, but also much needed. business tax in the country. And our property taxes (and
(Just a thought, governor: Tread lightly when ripping an three key departments will be on one floor will be a huge shortage of workforce housing) are two more reasons to give
organization that was created by Caren Franzini and headed asset to the state. As will having it at One Gateway, which companies pause when site-selecting. Then there’s the issue
by Al Koeppe, two business giants of the highest character.) is working to be a connector of the city under the new with public-sector pensions that could sink everything if
What we’re talking about is the announcement that ownership of Onyx and others that was announced last week. something dramatic isn’t done soon.
Choose New Jersey is moving its headquarters to Newark, How do we know the move is a big deal? The previous As Murphy has learned in his first year in office, these
where it will be joined by satellite offices of the Governor’s administration wholeheartedly supports it. issues cannot be solved overnight. Getting more companies
Office and EDA. Former Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno, who championed the to come here — and enjoy the great benefits we do have,
That move has the potential to have the biggest impact Partnership for Action among agencies when she led economic including location, a skilled workforce and great schools —
for business growth in the state. development in the state, was at the Choose board meeting is a big step in any solution.
State government may reside in Trenton, but (with all (as a partner at Connell Foley) when the announcement Those recruiting efforts need to start in Newark, a city
due respect to Jersey City) Newark clearly has become the was made. Afterward, she told ROI-NJ that having the three that has the ability to wow people (just ask Amazon). Having
economic engine of New Jersey. Having a place where all agencies together in the state’s most important city would help the state’s top development arms situated there is a good start.
Three Cheers! (or jeers) Show & Tell

COOLEST THING OF THE WEEK: Checkpoint Systems, which is marking 50 Don Katz is the founder and CEO of Audible and
years in business, celebrated by opening a founder of Newark Venture Partners.
new Customer Experience Center at its North
American HQ in Thorofare. The retail solutions We asked him about the importance of the
provider says the center can serve as a lab for startup community NVP is fostering in Newark
engineers and retailers to test out more than 40
potential store technologies. Bonus: It kind of through its bridge-to-seed funding cohorts.
“
looks like a tiny version of that Jersey staple, the NVP is part of a larger
mall. Cheers to innovative solutions! ecosystem that’s
contributing to Newark’s
DO YOU HYPHENATE ‘MUCH-MALIGNED’? In its common place before the
turnaround. … These
name New Jersey Transit, yes, you do. But the much-maligned agency (see?) has had
startups have had access
a good few months, with a new rail car contract, positive train control, a new operations
to the incredible domain
chief and, most recently, a contract to replace its aging fleet of articulated buses. Those
expertise of Audible
are the nifty-looking ones with the accordion between two segments. Has NJ Transit —
employees and our
wait for it — turned a corner at last? Cheers to hoping!
corporate partners, and
ARE THE HAMBERDERS SAFE? Most people paying attention are probably I’m excited to see how
sick of the federal government shutdown, no one more so than the Shore’s this class of amazing
courageous — an, at press time, unpaid — Coast Guard companies contributes
contingent. But Rep. Josh Gottheimer, normally a to our efforts to tether
reasonable, problem-solving type of fellow, went after Newark to the elements of the
President Donald Trump over something else: food economy that are creating jobs
safety, as the FDA is short on inspectors, meaning and taxable revenue and validates
we could be long on e.coli. That’s his proverbial hill the profound business case for this
to die on? Lettuce jeer. city.”
“It’s too early to tell, but as we sit here on Jan. 16 —

by the way, the one-year anniversary of (my) being
governor — it’s too early, because we haven’t put the
budget pieces together. But I don’t have any plans to
increase any taxes on the corporate community.” —
Gov. Phil Murphy, talking to ROI-NJ’s Anjalee Khemlani
about the state’s business taxes.
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On …
LAW
Working with
FRANCHISE
both sides
of these
businesses
is unheralded,
but lucrative
specialty for
law firms
FACTOR
Bryan Couch leads the franchise law

efforts at Roseland-based Connell
Foley with the launch of a Franchise
and Distribution Practice
Group. — CONNELL
FOLEY
Y
BY BRETT JOHNSON
bjohnson@roi-nj.com
ou can expect
every block
on Garden
State streets
to have one: a
M c D o n a l d ’s ,
a Starbucks ... a potential law
firm client.
In various estimates, it’s said
that New Jersey is home to at least
17,000 franchise establishments,
amounting to many billions of
dollars in economic output each
year.
CONTINUED ON PAGE 35
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Focus On … Law
Q&A
Rutgers’ Mutcherson
is pioneering law dean …
but hopes to pave way for
many more minority attorneys
BY BRETT JOHNSON
bjohnson@roi-nj.com
hen she was promoted to co-dean

for the law program on Rutgers
University’s Camden campus,
Kimberly Mutcherson represented a
trifecta of firsts for the school: Never
had it had a woman, African-American or LGBT
individual in this top role.
But, if she’s being honest, Mutcherson said she
would rather not have come first in so many regards.
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And with the vision she has for the school, she more
than expects she won’t be the last — the last person of color,
the last woman or last LGBT individual who gets to sit in the
office she’s now in.
Mutcherson, an expert on bioethics and other legal areas, Newly appointed
truly has a progressive future in mind for this key institution Kimberly
in New Jersey’s law sector as she works with David Lopez, co- Mutcherson, far
dean of Rutgers’ Newark campus. left, co-dean of
She recently spoke with ROI-NJ about herself and her the Rutgers Law
new role. School in Camden.
ROI-NJ: To get a better sense of what brought you here, Clockwise from
could you talk a bit about your background? left: Mutcherson
Kimberly Mutcherson: I was one of those people who speaks with a
knew very early on that they wanted to be a lawyer. I was colleague. The
about 10 years old when I decided on that. I went to law entrance to the
school with the intention of being a public interest lawyer. law school.
When I graduated, I worked at a little-known nonprofit in Mutcherson at her
Manhattan called HIV Law Project for a couple years. After desk.— PHOTOS BY
that, I got a job at NYU School of Law and somehow ended ALEXANDRA PAIS
up being a legal academic — not the path I thought I’d be on.

I came to Rutgers-Camden as an assistant professor in 2002
and I’ve been on the faculty here ever since.
ROI: What drove you at such a young age to this

profession? And what inspired you to take up the particular
nonprofit work you did early in your career?
KM: I had a lawyer in my family. My mom’s sister, who
lived close to us when I was a kid, was a lawyer and then
became a judge on the Superior Court in Washington, D.C.
She was one of the very few black women at the time who
had that role. That was a piece of why I chose this as a career.
I also felt like lawyers were people who could do good things
in the world, and I wanted to be a person who could do who are living with disabilities. We want to get past the vision
good things in the world, as well. that what a lawyer looks like is a set type of person.
I mostly envisioned myself as a civil rights lawyer. I Our profession has lots of different people in it. The
thought I’d end up working at the NAACP or something like people teaching in law schools should reflect that. We’re in
that. But, when I went to law school, I was lucky enough to this great space in which we’re seeing law school applications
work at a wide range of nonprofits, and I got to see different on the rise. It has been a while since we’ve been in that space.
ways people were using the law to improve the world we live And so, we want to make sure that our doors stay open
in. It ended up being that the place I felt comfortable was a when we’re bringing in students for our program, many of
smaller organization doing direct services work and policy whom are going to end up here in New Jersey.
work, and that’s what the HIV Law Project was.
ROI: What’s your assessment of the situation across the
ROI: When Rutgers announced your recent appointment board in the state in terms of representation of minorities and
to co-dean, it noted that you would be helping expand its focus women in the legal sector?
on providing equal access to opportunity for students — could KM: One of the things that’s great about New Jersey is ROI: Going back to that role model at a young age: Are
you talk more specifically about what that means? that there are really strong affinity bar associations. There you going into this position with the hope — especially as the
KM: There are a few pieces to that. Before I had any are ones out there for Latino lawyers, for Asian and Pacific first woman, the first African-American and the first LGBT
administrative role here, one of the many things that I really Islander lawyers, for African-American lawyers. law dean at Rutgers — to similarly inspire the next generation
pushed our dean to do was to expand our academic success There are great organizations offering opportunities of lawyers?
programs. These are programs that push people who might for mentoring and other support for younger lawyers and KM: I would hope so. I think about the people who I
have a background where higher education just wasn’t a part people in law school. That’s a nice thing about the state, but, looked up to when I was in law school and how formative
of their family’s experience. So, that transition to law school unfortunately, we know that, in general, the profession has those relationships were — I think of two professors in
can be very difficult for folks. I felt very strongly that we not been as welcoming to folks outside what’s considered particular. I think it’s very important for people to see
weren’t providing the amount of support that we could to the mainstream of who lawyers are and those who might people (who look like) themselves, to see someone who has
those students coming into the law school — ones without not have had the same opportunities afforded to them. Even their commitment and is in leadership. It allows people to
lawyers in their families or those kinds of experiences. That though about 50 percent of people going to law school now imagine themselves differently than they might otherwise.
was years ago, and we’ve since been able to hire someone are women, if you look at the people who are partners at So, I’m excited about that. But there’s certainly the part of me
full-time to do our academic support, which is terrific. major law firms in New Jersey, 50 percent of them definitely that wishes this had happened before 2019 — that I wasn’t
Beyond that, I was lucky when I became the vice dean to aren’t women. the first.
participate in hiring adjuncts to expand the pool of people we So, we’re still seeing a lot of firsts at firms — and some In any case, I’m glad to be here now. And my expectation
were looking at. We brought people in that diversified that pool firms haven’t even had them yet. There’s still a lot of work to is that I’m not going to be the last person — the last person
of people for us, which I think is important not only for them be done. And I think part of that is that people need to be able of color, the last woman or last LGBTQ person — who gets
but for our students, who can see a wider range of people who to see themselves represented in these spaces in order to feel to sit in this office and do this work.
are successful lawyers — women, people of color and people like they can be there and be successful and rise in the ranks. twitter: @reporterbrett
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BIG TIME
For lawyers, major case such as PennEast’s
eminent domain battle can mean years of work
BY BRETT JOHNSON “When you have a case that’s so close “We’ve seen examples in New
bjohnson@roi-nj.com to people — a natural gas pipeline in their York of certifications holding these
backyard — it’s an emotional case and it projects up,” he said. “We’re
Countless emails, paperwork filings — these requires a lot of hand-holding and contact,” hoping to see something like
are the supply lines behind the years-long Duggan said. “One of the things that’s been that here, too.”
trench warfare of prominent legal battles. helpful in the past few years is that more twitter: @reporterbrett
And then there are the individual attorneys people have been comfortable with getting
that have to be prepared for the necessary those updates through email. So, we can do
time commitments. group updates that way.”
Timothy Duggan, partner at Stark & The latest news wasn’t in their favor.
Stark, is in the second group. There are several legal barriers, in the form of
He’s involved as lead counsel representing approvals from agencies such as the Federal
the largest group of New Jersey property Energy Regulatory Commission, that the
owners — 60 clients in all — as well as consortium of energy companies behind
organizations and nonprofits banding together the PennEast Pipeline must pass before
to oppose the proposed PennEast Pipeline. a shovel is put in the ground. In
Plans for this pipeline project, which order to get those approvals
would run a roughly 120-mile natural done, the companies need
gas pipeline from Pennsylvania to New to complete time-
Jersey, were first laid out four years ago. But sensitive environmental
the pipeline, and the push-back of some assessments — surveys
landowners whose properties lay along the that require access to private
pipeline’s proposed course, hasn’t reached a property.
resolution. Last month, U.S. District Judge
That’s no surprise to Duggan, who has Brian Martinotti ruled that PennEast
seen examples of a back-and-forth process can take possession of New Jersey
that can last a decade or more with large properties, which includes compensation for
infrastructure projects in neighboring states. landowners, along the pipeline path to meet
And, while he also has litigated on regulatory deadlines. In doing so, the judge
many other pipeline projects in the past, rejected landowners’ arguments challenging
this one is a little more personal for him. the project’s use of eminent domain.
The pipeline would stretch from Hunterdon PennEast won a similar ruling regarding
County to Mercer County once it crosses eminent domain in Pennsylvania.
the Delaware River, and he lives in the “A lot of property owners are very upset
former county. because the for-profit pipeline company
“So, I’ve got a close connection with is able to use the government’s power of
these property owners,” he said. “Our firm eminent domain to take their property
is located close to this area, as well. Also, we against their wishes,” Duggan said. “Most
do a lot of eminent domain work. There’s a people don’t even think it’s needed.”
small number of firms specializing in this, James M. Graziano of Archer & Greiner
and we’re one of them.” P.C. represented the pipeline project in court.
This type of work involves a lot of Graziano did not respond for comment
administrative staff constantly making filings on the matter, but Patricia Kornick, a
in the courts, he said. A firm also has to be spokesperson for PennEast, told ROI-NJ
adept at handling communications with the that the project’s team was “reviewing the Timothy Duggan, partner
many different clients looking for updates on state’s motions, but remains very confident at Stark & Stark, and lead
the latest happenings. in the well-reasoned and sound rulings from counsel opposed to the proposed
Judge Martinotti.” PennEast Pipeline. —
STARK & STARK
The company also has said in recent
Conversation Starter media reports that it expects it may move
Reach James M. Graziano
forward with construction sometime this
of Archer & Greiner P.C. at:
jgraziano@archerlaw.com year. Conversation Starter
or 856-354-3090. Duggan, however, sees this as just one Reach Timothy Duggan of Stark & Stark at:
battle in landowners’ larger legal war. tduggan@stark-stark.com, or 609-895-7353.
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CONTINUED FROM PAGE 31 real estate market of course was experiencing
problems, and lot of litigation arose because
Maybe the only secret behind how much franchisees just weren’t making money and it
of a big business franchising is in New Jersey was hard for them to keep up with franchise
is this: The numbers are just as appreciable fees and be profitable.”
for those doing franchise law — attorneys Outside of times when franchise disputes
protecting the interests of either side of the accelerate, one difficulty for boutique firms
equation. There just hasn’t always been much in securing regular franchise law work
touting of franchise law specialties among is that while there’s a significant number
the portion of New Jersey law firms doing it. of franchisees, New Jersey doesn’t have
“But people are starting to realize this has an overwhelming plethora of franchising
been a huge growth industry, one that can corporations based here, Messina added.
touch on much more than the old-school fast And large firms typically refrain from
food restaurant franchise businesses,” Bryan assisting both sides of franchise agreements
Couch of Connell Foley said. “It’s gyms, due to potential conflict of interest situations.
hotels — and it’s everywhere. So, lawyers Brady believes more firms in New Jersey
have to follow.” actually do some level of franchise law work
Couch leads the franchise law efforts at than those marketing it.
Roseland-based Connell Foley, which only “That’s because most lawyers may think
last year formalized its existing expertise in of it as a run-of-the-mill contract or just
this area with the launch of a Franchise and another commercial litigation matter they’re
Distribution Practice Group. The expanding equipped to handle as well as any other, but
practice group assists brands from all over they would do a disservice to clients not to
with the myriad challenges encountered in fully understand the state’s particular statutes
the world of franchising. (pertaining to this area of law),” he said.
In general, New Jersey’s own statutory
framework favors protecting franchisees as
“… An increasing smaller businesses negotiating with larger
recognition that the corporations.

“And New Jersey has a very broad
franchise system definition of what a franchise is,” Couch said.
“You sometimes get disputes about whether
allows people a business is considered a franchise under
to get a turn-key the state’s statues. A lot of dealer-distributor

relationships that may not fall into the average
business and realize Robert Brady, the longtime leader of the franchise practice at Gibbons P.C. in Newark. —
GIBBONS P.C. person’s understanding of what a franchise is,
(may be considered as such) in the state.”
a dream without franchising out their brand. Getting proper state haven’t already started talking up their New Jersey also has an exclusive
taking everything on documentation in order also involves some

input from attorneys on regulations and
expertise in this field.
“I think a part of that is that, by and large,
jurisdiction provision that says the legal bouts
of a franchising business are constrained
themselves.” state-specific statutes. people like to think that franchisees and to the state’s courts, even if a franchisee is
The complexity of navigating all this — franchisors have good relationships in the several states away. That’s just another reason
— Robert Brady, Gibbons P.C. combined with the sheer number of franchise state, especially as businesses on the whole are that the amount of demand for local legal
businesses in the state, a figure which doing well,” he said. “And counsel among both sides of franchising
“Just like any commercial relationship, continues to grow — has made expertise in the economy does have partnerships has kept ballooning.
the relationships between a franchisor and franchise law more in-demand, according so much impact on this. Couch said the local experts in the field
franchisee can sour,” Couch said. “One to Robert Brady, the longtime leader of the We could start to see the are a somewhat tight-knit bunch — most
of the issues that comes up a lot is one of franchise practice at Gibbons P.C. impact of that this year know each-other by name. In the future, that
those relationships coming to an end, but “And this is an area that I expect we’ll with food prices going up.” might be less the case.
franchisees continuing to use protected keep seeing astronomical growth in,” Brady Downturns in the “It’s hard to put a finger on whether
Charles
(trademarks or products) that they’re no said. “Part of that is an increasing recognition Messina economy can be the there’s a lot of new, younger attorneys
longer allowed to use.” that the franchise system allows people to time when franchise looking at this as a growth area,” he said. “But
Franchise law issues run the gamut: get a turn-key business and realize a dream law disputes start to manifest with more what I can say is that conferences that cater
Hotel franchisees not complying with an without taking everything on themselves.” routinely. That happened during the last to this practice have grown steadily over the
agreement to update their property in some Despite that, Genova Burns partner major recessionary period, Messina said. years in terms of attendance. So that tells me
way, fast-food franchisors not upholding Charles Messina, who has a great deal of “I was working with a large real estate that there’s a lot more attorneys today paying
commitments do a certain amount of experience with franchise law issues, finds it brokerage franchise system from the attention to this.”
advertising … there’s too many contract a little surprising that more law firms in the franchiser end,” he explained. “After 2008, the twitter: @reporterbrett
breach situations that end up in legal battles
to name, regular players in the space say.
Conversation Starter Conversation Starter Conversation Starter
Lawyers also are needed from the
Reach Bryan Couch Reach Robert Brady Reach Charles Messina
outset for businesses wanting to establish of Gibbons P.C. at: of Genova Burns at:
of Connell Foley LLP at:
standardized practices, policies and bcouch@connellfoley.com rbrady@gibbonslaw.com cmessina@genovaburns.com
agreements to keep customer experiences or 973-436-5800. or 973-596-4617. or 973-646-3278.
consistent once they decide to start
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