Shannon O’Hara
I started Shannon O’Hara Photography in 2014 after a ten year career as an advertising Project Manager. My husband had just joined the Navy, and a part of our move to San Diego from Tampa, FL included me saying goodbye to the advertising business. We had just had our first child the year prior, and like many first-time parents I bought a DSLR and decided to shoot more. Read more>>
Tommie Mooney
I grew up in a small town called Columbus, Kansas. I’ve always had a passion for health and fitness. I started teaching some aerobics classes, while I was still in high school, and was always giving my friends nutrition and exercise advice. When I started college in Kansas, there wasn’t a big fitness market in my immediate area, so the only jobs available were to teach Physical Education or become a part-time trainer or group exercise instructor. Read more>>
Jake Hansen
17 years ago, I was a Unix / windows system admin at Ericsson Wireless. After they shut down in 2001, I started a consulting practice helping customers with networks and system administration. In my spare time, as a programmer, I was developing the first version of our VoIP Platform. Read more>>
Lisbeth Garces
Recruiting others to help with building and sustaining the Juan Carlos organization program has been a challenge. Also, constant fundraising is a challenge. Recruiting students and encouraging their ongoing participation is a challenge as well, as is the publicity needed to keep this program in the public eye, in order to maintain public interest and support. Read more>>
Robin Swan
Happy Dog Cannameds started as a byproduct of Firebird touch therapy, for years I had been making medicines for human beings that are suffering with life debilitating issues such as cancer or neurological problems. Over the course of many years people started to use the product I made with CBD for their pets, they would often call me and ask me how to dose their pet. Read more>>
Emily Rotolo
Emily Rotolo graduated from Georgetown University, where she was a Division I athlete and pre-med. Before beginning mcat studies Emily thought it would be smart to take an internship in business to explore options. She started with Bisnow Media and was hooked on entrepreneurship as her future. Read more>>
Jasmin Soroush
I’ve always had a love for fashion ever since I was a little girl. I remember I would spend hours scouring fashion magazines, in love with all the editorial shoots. My passion for styling only grew with time and I discovered many fashion blogs when I was in college thanks to the rise of Instagram and burst of social media. Read more>>
Chelsea Balderston
My name is Chelsea Balderston and I run a fashion and lifestyle blog in San Diego, CA called Dress to Thrive. The purpose of my blog is to ignite creativity and inspiration through personal style, a purpose that was fully realized at the beginning of 2017. I had just completed nearly six months of breast cancer chemo and my hair was beginning to grow back. Read more>>
Sharon Siman-Tov, Karen Siman-Tov
We are four siblings who grew up with a passion for travel, but also a strong dislike for packing – so we decided to do something about it! As millenials, we want things done (and fast for that matter). My sister Karen had a business trip to Cuba and happened to get sick right before, and she still hadn’t made her rounds at Target or REI. Read more>>
Adriana Issakov
Raised in San Diego, grew up playing around at La Jolla Shores waiting for my dad to finish work as a pianist at the Marine Room. I was hooked. The beach was my sanctuary. As a child I was a competitive swimmer, and my first La Jolla Rough water swim was at age 6. Read more>>
Debbie LaChusa
Love on a Leash was started in the 1980s, in San Diego County, by early enthusiasts of pet-provided therapy. As the realization of the positive power of pet-provided therapy started to grow, the organization was founded to provide a framework and certification for people to provide pet therapy to others. Read more>>
Maddy MacElwee
As a former Phililps Lighting District Sales manager, I wanted to take my ability to lead a team, my relationships with manufacturers, clients, and employees to the next level and start my own independent rep firm. With the blessing from many of my key manufacturers, I went independent and started The Lighting Element. Read more>>
Robert Costantino
I first started doing balloons up in Los Angeles in the early 1980’s, back when the Balloon Decor business was in its infancy. At first, I assisted in others’ balloon businesses, at first as an apprentice and delivery person, then later as a balloon artist who specialized in unusual forms of balloon art and balloon decoration. Read more>>
Saransh Oberoi
Being raised in a culinary family, i grew up learning and trying to understand food and the arts. My father, Chef Hemant Oberoi, is a legend in India and has cooked for and with the who’s who of India, dignities from across the world and many international personalities. Read more>>
Chase Wilsey
My father, Brent Wilsey, has been in the finance industry for more than 40 years and started Wilsey Asset Management over 20 years ago. When I was a kid, I always looked up to my dad and wanted to be like him. I knew he was a businessman, but wasn’t quiet sure what he did exactly. Read more>>
Conni Jespersen
I’m Conni, I’m a California gal born and raised. I’m a closet organizing fanatic. I love solving style conundrums, answering questions about ways to put outfits together, and am passionate about empowering women to feel confident in their clothes. Read more>>
Michelle Albanna
After spending decades working in corporate America (global sales & marketing roles in the medical device and automotive industries), I chose to offer this service because I know how hectic life can get – family, work, travel and I wished this service would have been offered when I needed it. Read more>>
Christine Nagy
In 2010, I left the legal world after 26 years and made a decision to dedicate myself to health and wellness, and more importantly, to my spirituality. I became certified as a 500 hour Hatha yoga teacher, a 100 hour Yoga of the Heart yoga therapist and an Aqua Kriya Yoga instructor. Read more>>
