Integrated tax, accounting, business management and wealth advisory services for entertainment professionals and high-net-worth families.
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Our approach
We work across every dimension of our clients’ financial lives, connecting the details, anticipating what comes next and helping turn success today into security for the future.
What we do
Proactive planning and precise execution across individual, entity, multi-state and international tax matters.
Cash flow, bill payment, bookkeeping and financial reporting handled with exceptional care and discretion.
Investment, retirement and estate planning coordinated around the full picture of your financial life.
Thoughtful guidance for major purchases, insurance, financing and the decisions that extend beyond the ledger.
Entertainment business management
We help clients set realistic goals, manage monthly spending, keep taxes to a minimum and build personal and retirement savings so their financial lives remain strong long after any one career chapter ends.
Who we serve
For decades, our firm has advised people whose opportunities, income and obligations require uncommon perspective and absolute discretion.
Client privacy is fundamental to our work. We never publish the names of those we represent.
Who we are
Our partners have built the firm around lasting relationships and a shared commitment to being present for every important financial decision.
Co-Managing Partner
With more than 25 years in tax and financial services, Lawrence advises high-net-worth clients on financial planning, investments and complex tax matters. He is also a Managing Director with Composition Wealth.
Lawrence is the co-managing partner at Goodfriend Jacobs Bleeck & Breslow LLP, with more than 25 years of professional experience in the tax and financial services industries. He advises high-net-worth clients on a variety of financial planning, investment and tax-related issues.
He is also a Managing Director with Composition Wealth, providing investment advice to his business management clients. Prior to founding the firm, Lawrence was a principal at Goodfriend & Associates, CPAs, which he merged into Goodfriend & Jacobs. He began his career at a large CPA firm specializing in real estate.
Lawrence earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting from San Diego State University, along with a minor in Japanese Language Studies. He is a Certified Public Accountant, a member of the California Society of CPAs, and holds the FINRA Series 65 and 3 securities licenses.
Lawrence enjoys spending time with his wife and four children, reading, surfing and skiing.
Partner
Kyle specializes in entertainment taxation and business management. A former public-company auditor and financial controller, he brings a detailed, proactive perspective to every aspect of his clients’ financial lives.
Kyle Breslow is a CPA and partner at Goodfriend Jacobs Bleeck & Breslow LLP. He has a background in entertainment taxation and business management and is also a Director with Composition Wealth, providing investment advice to his business management clients.
A graduate of Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, Kyle began his career auditing the financial statements of public companies with Grant Thornton in San Francisco. He later became a financial controller before transitioning to business management, where he ran the tax department for a boutique business management firm and discovered his passion for helping entertainment clients with their finances.
Kyle’s favorite aspect of working with entertainers is the positive impact he can have on his clients’ lives. He believes that when working closely with a client’s finances, it is essential to know the client personally, maintain a clear view of where they stand and understand what they need to do to achieve their goals.
Kyle is an active member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the California Society of CPAs, and holds the FINRA Series 65 securities license. In his spare time, he enjoys hiking with his wife, playing tennis and watching Shark Tank while pretending he is the fifth shark.
Partner
David has spent more than a decade serving clients across music, film, television and new media. His background includes entertainment business management, taxation, audit and assurance.
David is a CPA and partner at Goodfriend Jacobs Bleeck & Breslow LLP and has spent more than a decade in entertainment business management and taxation. He is also a Director with Composition Wealth, providing investment advice to his business management clients.
Prior to joining the firm, David worked at an international entertainment business management firm in Los Angeles, serving clients in the music, film, television and new media content industries. He began his career in the audit and assurance department of a Los Angeles-based CPA firm, completing financial statement audits and reviews for mid-sized, privately held businesses and nonprofit organizations.
David holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting from San Diego State University and a Master’s Degree in Taxation from California State University, Northridge. He is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the California Society of CPAs, is an Investment Adviser Representative and holds the FINRA Series 65 securities license.
He is an active member of the SDSU Aztec Mentor Program and served in the United States Peace Corps.
Partner
Jeff has more than 25 years of experience advising entertainment-industry clients on tax, financial and investment matters. He is also a Managing Director with Composition Wealth.
Jeff is a CPA with more than 25 years of professional experience in the tax and financial services industries, advising high-net-worth clients on a variety of financial planning, investment and tax-related issues.
He is also a Managing Director with Composition Wealth, providing investment advice to his business management clients. Prior to founding Goodfriend & Jacobs, Jeff was the principal owner and founder of Jacobs Management Group Inc. and previously served as tax manager at International Business Management, Inc. Both firms served the financial, tax and investment needs of high-net-worth clients in the entertainment industry.
Jeff earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting from Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. He is a Certified Public Accountant, a member of the California Society of CPAs, and holds the FINRA Series 65 and 3 securities licenses.
When not working, Jeff enjoys spending time with his wife and two children, swimming, reading, writing, playing music and attending the occasional music festival.
Senior Manager
Rick brings more than 30 years of business management experience, with a longstanding focus on helping individuals working throughout film and television.
Rick is a CFP® and Senior Manager at Goodfriend Jacobs Bleeck & Breslow LLP. He has been with the firm for more than a decade and brings more than 30 years of experience in business management.
Throughout his career, Rick’s primary focus has been helping individuals working in film and television manage the many financial details that accompany entertainment careers.
Clients first
We know our clients personally, understand what matters to them and stay closely involved as their lives and careers evolve. To put it simply, we care.
Careers
We are always interested in meeting thoughtful professionals who value accuracy, discretion and exceptional client service.
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