Brushstrokes + Beverages — Reported Site of Cash Advance Case
Michael Mosselli and Marty Meier borrowed $11,850 from a company called Woodmere Capital in February 2026 to keep their Long Beach paint-and-sip studio afloat. By September, a collection agency said they owed $34,800 — nearly three times what they had received. The couple eventually shuttered their shop, Brushstrokes + Beverages.
A Lifeline That Became a Trap
Mosselli and Meier’s case, first reported by the Los Angeles Times, shows how merchant cash advances — marketed to small-business owners as fast, flexible funding — can leave a business facing repayment demands that exceed the cash it received. Their Woodmere Capital contract described the transaction as something other than a loan and required them to turn over a portion of future sales. The Times reported that the paint-and-sip business’s income had fallen by more than half as customers stayed away amid rising grocery and gas prices.
Under the terms Woodmere Capital set, the couple were scheduled to repay $300 daily, an amount that later increased to $405, over roughly two months — a repayment window the company itself estimated at almost two months. Had they kept paying on schedule, they would have handed over more than $20,000 on an advance of $11,850. Eventually, Mosselli and Meier stopped automatic withdrawals.
Liens, Threats and a Mounting Balance
After the couple halted payments, their contract included penalties for default and for blocking the company’s access to their bank account. Woodmere Capital is a New York-based company, according to the Times…