Amy Truong
I started Paru Tea Bar in May 2017, beginning as a pop-up tea bar and expanded to offer our signature tea blends online. I thought San Diego was the perfect place to start a business because I couldn’t find as many tea options as I wanted. So I thought if I couldn’t find it, I’d create something of my own that I would personally love and wanted to share to the community. Read more>>
Dustin Singler, Tiffany Singler
It all truly began when Dustin was working in radio. He started shooting their live shows and was totally sucked into the photography rabbit hole from there. We started shooting weddings together no too long thereafter and completely fell in love with the whole experience. Read more>>
Ali Horuz
I came to the United States in 2003, speaking no English and with $500 in my pocket and turned it into a multimillion-dollar business. Two years later, with boasting strong entrepreneurial skills and the focused mindset required to become a successful businessman, I successfully opened VIP Pedicab and VIP Outdoor Media, in one of the most sought-after markets in the country, beautiful San Diego. Read more>>
David Park, Drexelle Park
We’re David and Drexelle. And we’re complete opposites. God amazingly brought us together, two kids scared of marriage and now passionate about a lifetime committed to love – the good, the bad, the crazy, the lovely. We don’t just capture the moment. Read more>>
Ginger Jacobs
When I graduated from law school in 1998, I did what many young law school graduates do and I accepted a job in commercial litigation with a large New York City law firm. After about a year, I moved to the New York City office of a large, multi-national law firm. Read more>>
Dan Fulkerson
I moved to San Diego from Boise, Idaho to attend SDSU for my undergraduate studies. After finishing at SDSU, I attended both California Western School of Law and SDSU and received both my JD and MBA degrees. Upon graduation, I began working at a local law firm. Read more>>
Patrick Burkhardt
I knew from the minute I entered the Hospitality industry that one day I would break away and do my own thing. Working for awesome hotels like Hotel Del Coronado, Wynn and Encore Las Vegas, along with luxury ranches like The Resort at Paws Up, I was able to gain the experience necessary to let my creative ideas be free!!! Read more>>
Kevin Greene, Ron Greene
AAAA (Four A) Auto Storage has been a staple of San Diego’s downtown community since 1968. We started in the heart of downtown and have since moved to 94 and Home Ave. This has been our home since 1999. We have grown from a small double digit makeshift garage to a multi location warehouse with three figure capacity. Read more>>
Jason Thomsen
My wife and I moved to San Diego in 2008. I was an active duty Marine at the time and received orders to MCAS Miramar where I served as an Aviation Supply Officer. When my active duty tour ended we decided to take some time off and live on a sailboat in the Sea of Cortez. Read more>>
Faisal El Azzouzi
Nearly a year ago, and after starting a premier smart grid consultancy powerpedia.com, and building up on a renewable energy career spanning more than a decade in both nonprofit service and marquee project design engineering and development both in the US and globally. Read more>>
Jatana Williams
I worked for a national senior care organization. I worked my way up into what I thought was my “dream job” until I quickly found out, my dream job was not to be disconnected from the people we served in the community. I was sitting in a meeting, surrounded by all the “Cs” as they went over reports and charts discussing how the organization has done well, but could do better. Read more>>
Marcus Hanish
I immigrated to America when I was 16 years old with barley any money to my name, and I would like to attribute that to one of the reasons why I work as hard as I do. I gave myself no option other than to succeed, and everyday I still continue to chase that goal. I was always generally a creative, artistic person, and so when it came down to decide what it was that I should pick as my career I chose both fashion and hair. Read more>>
Nancy Mancilla
Born to an American mother and a Mexican father, I was raised in Las Vegas, Nevada. In seeing the struggles faced by many in the Vegas Valley, I committed early on to my education. Upon graduating from high school, I moved to San Diego to pursue my my Bachelors in International Relations at was U.S. International University (now Alliant International University) in Scripps Ranch. Read more>>
Kelly Hinchman
I was one of the fortunate people that from a young age knew exactly what I wanted to do: I wanted to own my own interior design firm. I worked for a couple of firms when I first started and then I had an opportunity to work for a mentor who’s 30 years my senior. When she retired, I formed Studio H Design Group in 2013. Read more>>
