
ENTREPRENEURSHIP
iWi LLMASTER...®
ABOUT ME ( i ) ...
IN A NUTSHELL...
25 Years as an Entrepreneur, Business/Financial Consultant and Sales Specialist:
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M!NT WORLDWIDE, a Business Advisory Firm specializing in Finance, Business Development, Marketing & Sales
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M!NT ENTERTAINMENT, a Film / TV / Digital Production, Marketing & Distribution for 20 years.
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iWiLLMASTERdisaster, an Emergency Management & Safety Organization Advising Businesses & Families on LIFEstyle Continuity including: Data Protection, Financial Direction and Self Sustainable Survival Gear & Goods.
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Key Emergency Management constituents include:
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AMERICAN RED CROSS as Beverly Hills Community Ambassador, Emergency Preparedness Speaker, Public Information Officer, National Disaster First Responder & National Emergency Shelter Manager
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CITY OF BEVERLY HILLS Office of Emergency Management and BHFD's Citizens Emergency Response Team (CERT)
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Member Beverly Hills Chamber of Commerce
Key Entertainment clients included:
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TV/Radio/Film personality Adam Corolla and his Chassy Media Production & Distribution Company
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Billionaire businessman Alki David (Coca-Cola) and his AR/VR Studio, HologramUSA & OTT Network, FilmOnTV
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6 Time World Champion Boxer, Oscar De La Hoya and his Media company, Golden Boy Promotions​
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FILM/TV AND FINANCE ACHIEVEMENTS:
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Financed multiple Feature Films and TV series totaling over $40 Million
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Produced / Executive Produced Films & TV series seen on: HBO, Discovery Channel, FOX, USA Networks...
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Licensed 1000+ hours of TV content and 100+ Feature Films in virtually every country worldwide
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US distribution relationships tied to: Netflix, Amazon, Lionsgate, Fox, Paramount, Universal, Sony, etc
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Created and/or ran various Production & Distribution Companies and named: Head of Production, President of International Distribution and President
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Managed over $10+ Million in Investment Portfolios on Wall Street (Smith Barney)
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Successfully created wealth-building portfolios, as well as retirement & tax-free income lifestyles for clients/investors
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HUMANITARIAN ACHIEVEMENTS:
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Participated in The Honor Guard Ceremony after assisting NYPD, PAP and FDNY in locating & carrying out a victim from the World Trade Center after September 11th
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Appointed as American Red Cross Community Ambassador serving the City of Beverly Hills (2017 - 2020)
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Received Red Cross accommodations for Hurricanes Katrina (2005) Sandy (2012) Harvey (2017) Dorian (2019) & Wildfire.
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FEMA Certified in Beverly Hills for CERT (Citizens Emergency Response Team) (2014, 2017 & 2019)
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American Heart Association Certified in CPR, AED & First Aide (2017)
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Received 10+ Year Excellence Award from the American Red Cross (2016)
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Elected Chairman of Communications (Social Media in Disaster) for ENLA (Emergency Network of Los Angeles) (2013)​
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Appointed by City Council of Beverly Hills to TEAM Beverly Hills (2017 & 2018)
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Secured Financing from City Council of Beverly Hills and Executive Produced NEXT NIGHT (2016 & 2017)
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Elected as Co-Chair to Beverly Hills Mayor's Next Generation Leaders Committee, NEXT BEVERLY HILLS (2015 - 2017)
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Received Award of Valuable Service & Contribution from BH Mayor/City Council for creating NEXT NIGHT (2016)
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Appointed Beverly Hills District Leader for SGI - An International Buddhist World Peace organization (Since 2007)
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Youth Mentor for at risk, inner-city youth in Los Angeles primarily in a surfing / snowboarding program (Since 2008)
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My story and life are quite fun, adventurous, humbling and enlightening, among other things, and each experience has lead me to a deeper understanding of who I am being and who I want to be for myself and others, including the types businesses I want to build and organizations to grow - in a sense, it has helped re-define my mission every day which is simply an answer to one question on a daily basis:
"How am I contributing to Society TODAY?"
With that, it is my deep determination to continue making good causes and helping others achieve their goals and aspirations. This website is a safe place to get encouragement, inspiration and share ideas for our mutual benefit. The information above will provide you with my past and present causes & achievements and the Social Media links, blog and forthcoming book will serve as a guide of what's happening right now and what's around the corner!
Hope you can join in :-)
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Thank you.
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Wil Master
Global Citizen et al