OC500 2025: KEN BASSMAN

November 17, 2025

KEN BASSMAN

FOUNDER/CEO/PRESIDENT

BASSMAN BLAINE

WHY: Four decades in the home furnishings and interior design industry.

IN THE NEWS: In 2024, furniture company Bassman Blaine sold a low-rise office building in Irvine for $11.2M to DTMM Properties LLC, a company that has ties to Newport Beach-based MLC Media Inc., a content creation and radio services firm that caters to the Hispanic market. The building served as Bassman Blaine’s showroom and headquarters.

NOTABLE: Second-degree black belt. Private pilot. Lives in Newport Beach.

QUOTABLE: “Our amazing team excels in crafting bespoke spaces, whether it’s a primary home, a lavish vacation villa, or a luxury resort residence. Our homes are more than just spaces; they are sanctuaries that reflect beauty and emotion at every corner.”

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Nancy Luna has been the executive editor of the Orange County Business Journal since September 2024. Nancy began her career 30 years ago at the Orange County Register, where she covered a range of beats, including retail, consumer trends, transportation, healthcare, and tourism. Before coming to the Business Journal, she previously worked as a correspondent for Business Insider’s Retail team, where she specialized in writing about the restaurant and food tech industries. Luna contributed to the Business Insider team that won a 2023 SABEW Award for explanatory journalism for their "Warehouse Nation" project. From 2018 to 2020, Luna was a senior editor and tech editor at Nation’s Restaurant News. While there, she covered the largest chains in the country including Taco Bell, McDonald's, Chipotle Mexican Grill and Starbucks. Luna grew up in Orange County and lives in Old Towne Orange with her husband, Brady.

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