Our Team in Pictures

Managing Director

Brigitte Lehat

  • Created The Blessed Trader – Trained by agencies with expertise in export from the USA. Certified by CalAgX (export certification training by California Department of Food and Agriculture) – 2010 to Present
  • FSMA and FSVP certified with FDA recognized and approved program, guaranteeing expert knowledge of Food Safety Requirements from sourcing to distribution – 2017
  • Travels extensively to Asia to promote California agricultural products – 2011 to present
  • Travels extensively to the Central Valley and maintains direct sourcing connections with well established farms and processors – 2011 to Present
  • Created Art De Vivre Co., as such Imported and Distributed French Wines – 1983 to 1988 Los Angeles, California
  • Professor Mathematics & Physics, Los Angeles, CA – 1979 to 1983
  • Phd Program in Astrophysics, Universite Paris VII, France – 1979
  • Master in Physics, Universite Aix-Marseille, France – 1978

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General Counsel

Steven Lehat

  • Practices as a Regulatory Attorney in International Trade Law – 1993 to Present. 
  • Practiced as a Regulatory Attorney with Sheldon and Mak, Pasadena, CA – 1988 to 1993
  • Practiced as a Regulatory Attorney with Glad and Ferguson, Los Angeles, CA – 1979 to 1988
  • JD with specialization in International Trade, Southwestern Law School, Los Angeles, CA – 1979

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Marketing & Finance

Emmanuelle Lehat

  • Sales Manager, Prodege, El Segundo, CA – 2011 to Present
  • Marketing Analyst, Active Storage, Torrance, CA –  2010 to 2011
  • BS in Marketing, Touro College, Los Angeles, CA – 2010