A serial entrepreneur across six decades

Howard’s business career defies easy categorization. Across more than 35 years he has founded, built, and in many cases profitably sold companies in industries as varied as music production, advertising, pet hospitality, software, publishing and brand licensing.

1985 – 1994
Howard Perlmuter Entertainment Corp.
Mobile DJ, booking agent & event coordinator. Pepper Pike, OH.
1994 – 1997
RealWorld Entertainment Corporation
Co-founder & VP. Official studio of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Beachwood, OH.
1996 – 2019
Howard Perl Management, LLC
President. Beverly Hills celebrity management. $55M in licensed assets.
1997 – 2002
Color Bar Advertising & Media
Owner. Grew from 6 to 30 employees. $2.5M direct mail division. Cleveland, OH.
2003 – 2019
Beverly Hills Pet Hotels, Inc.
CEO & Founder. Raised $18M. Trained 1,400+ team members. Sold 2019.
2014
FOX Television UK
Executive Producer, Recreating A Legend.
2017
Blue Star Software
Founder. Merchant services software. Tampa, FL. Sold 2017.
ONGOING
Howard Perl Corporation
IP research, development, licensing & brand marketing. Beverly Hills.

After graduating from John Carroll University, Howard accepted an Executive Analyst position with The George S. May Company — the world’s largest management consulting firm — where he studied hundreds of business models across multiple industries and became recognized as an expert in day-to-day business operations including profit/loss analysis, production, organizational behavior, inventory control and start-up ventures.

His advertising clients at Color Bar included Jacob’s Field, Gund Arena, Burger King, K-Mart, Cleveland Cavaliers, General Electric, Mr. Coffee, Diebold, Reebok, Hertz, the Pro Football Hall of Fame, the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, the American Cancer Society, Westwood One Radio Network, and Case Western Reserve University, among many others.

Howard also holds a real estate license, insurance license, and public notary certification, and serves on the Board of CLI Creative Licensing International.

 

WKHP

WGCL youngest air talents in Cleveland radio

The Reel Thing Armed Forces Radio network

Terry Macklin – Sounds of Entertainment

Howard Perlmuter Complete Disc Jockey Entertainment

Howdini

Voice overs

IN game announcer

Bus – gum – Casey Kasem

Athlete – high school star punt returner, wide receiver, part of team state finals, highlight reel,

Band basement

tennis champ 2018