Panelist: Lance Sterling

Lance Sterling is an American entrepreneur and live entertainment venue owner who partnered early on with the House of Blues and its co-founder, Issac Tigrett. Sterling is currently the owner of The Canyon Agoura Hills, The Rose in Pasadena and The Canyon Santa Clarita.It has been most recently announced, that Sterling will open a Canyon Inland Empire club by the end of this year. He also operates the Saban Theatre concert venue in Beverly Hills, California and produces concerts at the Libbey Bowl in Ojai. Since expanding into the Southern California market, approximately 2.5 million people have streamed through the venues doors this year to see notable artists and groups like B.B. King, Willie Nelson, Ray Davies, Etta James, Heart, Pat Benatar, Foreigner, REO Speedwagon, Mary Chapin Carpenter, local boys Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, Eddie Money and many others. Sterling is also involved in the Fox Sports Grill chain and owned Canyon Club venues in Scottsdale, Arizona and Las Vegas. Recently, Sterling bought the rights to Los Angeles food franchise CaliBurger and opened locations adjacent to The Canyon in Santa Clarita and The Rose in Pasadena. Sterling plans to add a CaliBurger in the rest of his venues as well.