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Jeff Tannenbaum
Rock the Gavel

With over 20 years of experience running auctions across the nation, Jeff offers his clients strategic expertise in the planning and execution of complex projects and events. Jeff is most passionate, though, about his skills as a professional auctioneer.

A master of the art of auctioneering, he has dropped the gavel on more than $50 million of personal and real property and proclaimed “sold” more than 200,000 times in his career.

Jeff acknowledges his greatest auction triumphs as his work with nonprofit clients. He has assisted organizations throughout Southern California to raise millions of dollars for their causes, offering a unique blend of consulting, coaching and high energy auctioneering services.

Jeff has assisted such organizations as The Boys & Girls Club of America, The Heart Fund at Cedar’s Sinai, Homeaid’s Project Playhouse, as well as numerous schools, religious organizations and community organizations to raise millions of dollars for their causes.

Jeff serves on the Board of Governors of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Conejo & Las Virgenes, has personally chaired numerous benefit auction events and serves as a trustee of the Southern California Auctioneers Association.

Jeff resides in Westlake Village with his wife and 2 children.

Jeff facilitates the following CNL courses:

• Special Event Auctions
• Maximizing Auction Results