Cameron and Tasha Stewart
Cameron got his start in the cleaning industry 11 years ago when he was offered a job at one of San Diego’s finest carpet cleaning companies that was owned by a family friend. He worked there for 5 years and was expertly trained. Read more>>
Shauna Johnson
As a mother of three, the sun rose and set around my children and their needs. I was dedicated to being a mom and wife first and foremost. As my children were getting older however, my husband began traveling long periods of time for work. I decided that it was time to start “filling my cup” again. Read more>>
Brian and Jill Frankland
As a youngster in a small town in Illinois, someone gave my father a pool table as partial payment for some construction work he did on their home. He put that pool table in our basement. I was too young and short to hit the cue ball with a cue stick, so I rolled the balls for hours on end, trying to make balls with the cue ball while standing on a bucket. Read more>>
Charlene and Richie Esquivel
My City Screen Printing is proud of our humble beginnings. In January of 2014, we started out in a tiny, closet-like office in La Mesa with a separate production area in a basement in El Cajon, where we would print our orders at night. Eventually, we moved all of our equipment into a garage that was more spacious, breathable, and efficient, allowing us to print during the day. Read more>>
Jesse Perkins
Darren Mahoney was the founder of Sign Age Identity Systems and was operating the business by himself before I came to work for him in 2004. We were doing very small projects but always wanted to grow the business. We found a good niche market with General Contractors, doing public works projects. Read more>>
Tracy Block-Zaretsky and Kelli Sandman-Hurley
Kelli and I met while working at READ/San Diego, the adult literacy program of the San Diego Public Library. We met so many adults who desperately wanted to learn to read and write. Many were not successful in school because they had an unidentified learning disability. It inspired us to learn all we could about dyslexia. Read more>>
Rachel Harris
An estimated 1 in 6 people are born with a developmental disability. Just like you, they are born with hopes, dreams and the drive to contribute to society. Since 1981, Toward Maximum Independence (TMI) has transformed thousands of lives by providing assistance to children and adults living with developmental disabilities including autism, Down syndrome and cerebral palsy, giving them the ability to realize their hopes and dreams. Read more>>
Carla Butcher
I have suffered from mental illness my whole life, especially after serving the military. PTSD, Depression, Anxiety, and drug abuse caused me to not be a functioning member of society. In 2010 I started my healing journey for the next 7 years. Today, Read more>>
Amanda Plante
Like anything, Zovargo was just an idea once upon a time. The creator of Zovargo always loved animals big and small. Coming from a background of working with all types of animals for the past 10+ years, Ms. Plante wanted to create a program where ALL animals are included. Read more>>
Harjot Chawla and Parvathi Pokala
At BRSH+FLSS, we are two board-certified Pediatric Dentists who are focused on three things every day: ethical patient care, conservative treatment approach and building relationships with patients and their families. Our love of children and passion to create healthy smiles inspired us to open BRSH+FLSS! Read more>>
Rod Sweis
Cali v. Smog opened in 2012 to better serve the San Diego community with honest and reasonably priced smog checks. In 2015, Cali v. Smog incorporated New Tag City into its office, making it possible for customers to purchase their registration stickers after getting their smog, avoiding the DMV completely. Read more>>
Elizabeth Cortese
In my senior year of high school, I enrolled in a R.O.P program which gave me the opportunity to visit different preschools in the area. I was able to create lesson plans, sing songs and read stories to preschoolers. That began my lifelong passion of teaching and working with the young minds of the future. Read more>>
Steven Carter
I was born in London to an American father and an English mother. My father was a popular working actor at the time and my mother a well-respected show girl. Together, they decided to move the family (including my younger brother) to America we subsequently grew up. Coming from an artistic family my brother and I heavily perused music and other art forms. Read more>>
Dave Patterson
I hate tables that become loose and wobbly and I like a lot of elbow room when entertaining or dining. My first try, 15 years ago, was for a picnic table on our back porch made entirely from Douglas fir. Eventually that table, standard picnic table size, was moved to the back yard for hanging out under a tree. Read more>>
Dave Rosenberg
I am a former Naval Officer and have been in senior management for seven different businesses in San Diego since leaving the Navy in 1993, three of which were my own. I was the President of three of them and three businesses were successfully sold. One of which I had successfully turned around. Read more>>
Mike and Yvonne Castelli
When Yvonne and Michael founded Christian Brothers Flooring and Interiors, they were a two-person team, selling and installing every job. Their business philosophy was to treat clients the same as family and friends. Read more>>
Rev. Brian Henderson
In 1993, my son Thomas and I started the Christian Martial Arts Ministry at St. James Lutheran Church in Imperial Beach, California. When we opened for instruction, we initially had 7 students, but within a year we were up to 25 students. The largest student population at St. James was 55 students. Read more>>
Jeff Rosa
My first real estate experience was showing rental properties in my hometown of Alameda in the Bay Area during the summer between my junior and senior year of college at UC Davis. I started working for a mortgage and real estate company when I was in graduate school at SDSU 2 summers later. Read more>>
Ty James and Kaity Kirkegaard
Ty started line dancing near the end of college at UCLA (2015) at various country bars and was a quick learner given his past in athletics. During this time, he was also working toward a high school teaching credential. One night his parents (Guy and Heidi) were eating at Mainstream Bar & Grill in Poway and the manager was promoting the new live music and line dancing that was starting up. Read more>>
Danielle King
As a Navy Spouse, I began to feel more alone with each move. Eventually, I had to find something that both occupied my time and that was beneficial to both my family and I. Well, I stumbled upon fitness and fell hard. It not only gave me personal vision but I realized this could be of some help to the women around me. Read more>>
Tracy Lawler
My daughter, Kelsea Lyn Phelps, passed away on August 22, 2006. She was 17. I wanted her to have a perfect funeral service so I planned for 10 days and on August 31, 2006 she was laid to rest. During the days of planning, I picked myself up a journal because I knew at some point I would start writing. Read more>>
Chelsea Addison
I was an Escrow Officer at Stewart Title and doing great, I loved what I was doing but felt like my life was passing me by. I remember sitting in my office, looking out the window and thinking “there has to be a better way, but what”? Read more>>
Jeanne Marie Bredestege
I first became interested in helping dying people as a student in the bodywork program at Pacific College of Oriental Medicine. They had a very close relationship with San Diego Hospice. After graduating from PCOM, I became a volunteer for San Diego Hospice. Read more>>
