Dr. Lawrence Pearl founded a chain of optical stores and optometry practices in 1973. While he retired from active practice in 2003, he is still active in business management and recently opened a surgical center in Bullhead City. Dr. Pearl attended the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy and received his BS form the University of Pennsylvania. He obtained his Doctor of Optometry degree from the Pennsylvania College of Optometry. He performed post-doctoral work at the University of Arizona College of Medicine, Cornell University, and the University of Southern California College of Optometry. Dr. Pearl has been cited by numerous pharmaceutical companies and the Retinitis Pigmentosa Foundation for his work with promising technologies in the contact lens field. Larry is the founder of Best Buy Group, which has many different divisions including an insurance brokerage, a property development, title insurance, and real estate brokerage, a finance company, and an automobile dealership. He and his wife Yolanda focus their businesses on serving the Hispanic community. Yolanda has successfully grown the insurance company, which conducts all its business in Spanish, to $20 million dollars in annual revenues in just seven years. Best Buy's development division builds and rehabs housing in Hispanic districts. The auto dealership and title company cater to Hispanics, and the finance division has loaned exclusively within the Hispanic market. A native of Baltimore, Maryland, Dr. Pearl has lived in Arizona for the past 35 years. Yolanda received her degree from Arizona State University. A champion of justice, she actively works with her customers, helping them pursue their rights. |