During his career in high tech, Mr. Gilmer served as CEO or COO for several large Silicon Valley firms. He also founded and served as the first CEO of Lectrosonics, Inc, which is currently the leading supplier of wireless microphone systems to the entertainment industry. For two years he was a partner in Bledsoe & Olson, a Silicon Valley turnaround firm. In 1993, he became the Northern California Regional Manager for CFO Today, Inc., a nationwide franchise that offers payroll, tax and accounting services to small business owners. From 1992 through 2003, he also served as CFO for Nisene Technologies, Inc., a small high-tech firm based in Santa Cruz, California. Additionally, Mr. Gilmer has operated a CFO Today local franchise that has served more than 200 small businesses in San Mateo County over the past 17 years. Mr. Gilmer holds a BSEE from Oklahoma State University. He successfully completed the Stanford University Senior Executive Program in 1983. 

Mr. Y. K. Ho has been engaged in accounting for more than 25 years. He served as the CFO for the U.S. operations of a large diversified international firm for more than 20 years. In 2001 he joined, B. L. Pang and Associates, a tax and bookkeeping practice located in San Carlos, CA. In 2009 he left that position and established Y. K. Ho & Associates, a tax and bookkeeping practice located in San Mateo.  Shortly thereafter he became a partner in the CFO Today payroll, tax and accounting franchise located in that city. Mr. Ho is an Enrolled Agent admitted to practice before the IRS. In addition, Mr. Ho earned professional accounting qualification as an Associate and subsequently as a Fellow member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants of the United Kingdom.