Since 1997, Adrian Veliz has served disinvested communities in both Northern and Southern CA. His community and economic development experience ranges from developing some of Los Angeles' most successful business and workforce development programs to establishing some of California's first harm reduction and progressive reentry educational policies.  Over the last seven years his focus has been on small business technical assistance that has resulted in the creation of over 500 sustainable jobs.  

Notable clients include: CBRE, Primestor,  Los Angeles Council District 15, RCO Tire's, The Watts Coffee House, Dulan's Soulfood, All Flavor No Grease; Work Evolution Laboratories, Jupiter Holding's, Avison Young, Hoja's Tea House, and the Vermont-Slauson Economic Development Corporation.

In 2019, Adrian founded World-Bridge LA, a collaborative of life coaches and consultants that collaboratively seek to meet the intrinsic needs of community and advocate for entrepreneurs and small businesses striving for economic and social equity.  With over 17 years of experience with the City of Los Angeles Community Development and Economic and Workforce Development Departments, partnered with strong community ties, Adrian offers his clients a unique understanding of government processes and procedures critical to establishing and maintaining contracts with the City of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, State, and Federal entities.  He specializes in fostering change and establishing healthy, productive, sustainable models for progress within inner-cities, legacy communities and archaic municipality constructs.