Marla Noel, President of OC Growth Advisors, Nominated for OCBJ’s Excellence in Entrepreneurship Award

MISSION VIEJO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Marla Noel – President of OC Growth Advisors, has been nominated for the prestigious Orange County Business Journal (OCBJ) Excellence in Entrepreneurship Awards. This recognition highlights Marla’s exceptional leadership and her embodiment of the entrepreneurial spirit that drives Orange County’s success.

As founder of OC Growth Advisors, Marla works with business owners and their employees to improve focus and processes for growth and greater profitability. She has run several successful organizations, including one she sold in 2015 for 15 times EBITDA. Marla has served on multiple non-profit boards, as well as two for-profit Boards. She is also a chapter chair for WPO, Women Presidents’ Organization, which is an international organization of women business owners.

The OCBJ Excellence in Entrepreneurship Awards celebrates individuals who demonstrate the American entrepreneurial spirit, which is marked by creativity, determination, and an ability to build and sustain successful business ventures.

Marla has helped many companies grow revenue while becoming more profitable. She worked with a construction company to grow the top line by 12 times the original number, as well as increase the profit to 25%. She assisted several already successful clients to double revenue and increase profitability by, in some cases, 100%.

Many clients Marla works with improved processes to facilitate business management and improve the business owners’ infrastructure. In 2025, Marla completed her first business book titled Drama Free Management and has developed training for clients around the material. For several years, Marla has assisted in leading a SCORE CEO Forum, which is a volunteer organization.

Marla has served as a board member for the Boys and Girls Club of Central Orange Coast for almost two decades and participates in the Leadership Council for UCI Mind.

Marla, a CPA, has BA in Accounting from Indiana University and an MBA from Chapman University, where she taught several graduate level and undergrad classes. Marla continues to teach for UCI’s extension program.

About OC Growth Advisors

OC Growth Advisors is a business consultancy offering a variety of services for business owners. This includes strategic planning, management training, communication training, and culture evolution. The foundation of the program is accountability to achieve results and business growth. For more information, please visit www.ocgrowthadvisors.com.

Contacts

Marla Noel

President

OC Growth Advisors

714-305-9500

noel@ocgrowthadvisors.com