Our Story: Olivier L'Abbe, Leiann Ash and Danny Duffy kept running into each other at various professional events in San Francisco, and quickly forged a business relationship, as well as a friendship.

Having all been active in San Francisco's business community, the three decided to form a partnership IPE Productions, an event production company dedicated to hosting professional networking mixers while promoting philanthropy (and having a good time).

Bios

For as long as Olivier L'Abbe can recall, he has wanted the business world to be more involved in philanthropy. Born in Montreal, Canada, Olivier moved to the United States in 1994 and subsequently graduated from UC Davis with a degree in Managerial Economics. He is passionate about incorporating philanthropy and professional networking. Olivier brings a strong business background, passion and boundless energy to this endeavor.

Leiann Ash is the good ship IPE's cruise director. She loves to plan parties and instigate great times for everyone. Leiann is a partner at the DeVito Law Group, a boutique employment law firm in San Francisco. An avid proponent of improving the quality of life of the less fortunate and actively involved in the San Francisco business community, she devotes many weekends doing pro bono work for low income San Franciscans. Leiann graduated with a degree in Art History from Binghamton University, New York and has been living in San Francisco for 10 years.

Conductor of the IPE Orchestra might strike most as a fulltime occupation but Daniel Duffy's energy for what he does allows him to carry it as a side pursuit and create synergies with his many other worthy pursuits.

Danny has long been the go-to-man among those wanting to know where to go and who to meet in order to meet their personal and professional goals. His attention to detail coupled with the huge array of talented contacts with whom he collaborates places him in prime position to participate in the most highly esteemed parties in town.

In addition to co-founding IPE, Danny sells business solutions for Corporate Express, one of the leading Business Supply Distributors in North America. His successes there have reputed him as a man whose assistance immensely enhances his clients' daily business functioning.

Danny has a degree in Marketing from Sacramento State and the passion to achieve higher education in every form in which it presents itself in this symphony called life.