Melinda Galloway
I started out in cosmetology with a passion for hair loss disorders. At a very young age I personally experienced trichotillomania which is a hair loss disorder triggered by anxiety. My experience led me to seek out solutions to help others. I immediately noticed the huge gap between the cosmetic hair service industry and medical professionals in educating and treating hair loss. Read more>>
Jeff Taylor
Chuck Patton, the Founder and now Head Coffee Buyer of Bird Rock Coffee Roasters (BRCR), discovered his passion for exceptional coffee nearly 20-years ago with a small home roaster he received as a gift and some experimental roasting in his garage in La Jolla, Ca. Read more>>
Lisa Davis
I graduated from Cal State University Long Beach with a bachelors degree in drawing/painting. Once out my first job had me making a couple paintings for a restaurant which would eventually match their table cloth color they had chosen for their restaurant, and I realized then that I did not want to market my self as a painter. Read more>>
Cassandra Vazquez
I started Classy Kay Events out of pure passion for planning and coordinating weddings and events. I went to Azusa Pacific University straight out of high school for their nursing program but later found out that was not the field for me. I then started to major in communications and interpersonal studies. Read more>>
Scott Silverman
I was Born and Grew up here in San Diego. My Family was in the Retail Clothing Business,based out of El Cajon. I entered a Treatment Center that saved my life, Along with My Wife Michelle who was very supportive in helping me make that happen. I worked with my family until I was 30. At that time my life was Blowing up. Read more>>
Amanda Lettmann
I’m Amanda, the CEO and Founder of Kardia Ventures, and I am a dynamic COO, tech entrepreneur, angel investor, US Air Force Veteran, and global adventurer with a warrior heart. Let me explain. My story starts off serving on active duty in the US Air Force in Aerospace Flight medicine. Read more>>
Christine Lee
There were many things that led me down the path of entrepreneurship and home care. I realize now that senior care has been a constant presence in my life and family. My family immigrated from the Philippines in the 1980’s. My mom was a business owner in the Philippines, but her first job in the United States was working at a convalescent hospital as a care provider for their residents. Read more>>
Luke Harmon
I remember sitting in an undergrad “entrepreneurship” course at Point Loma Nazarene University and being told that the Fortune 500 only employs 17% of the jobs in the U.S. Furthermore, 99% of the companies in the US are small business. Read more>>
Iva Teixeira
My second child, Marley, was born when I was 35. The months following his birth were filled with joy but also with sleepless nights, a crazy amount of travel for my cool tech startup job, and a heightened need to spend quality time with my daughter who was in the throws of toddlerdom. Read more>>
Magenta Reynolds
My company started at a rock bottom point in my life, and actually brought me through my turmoil and back to a state of balance. By circumstance I was forced to move home with my parents for a few months, and there I realized that I needed a productive way to channel my time and emotion. Read more>>
Katie Yoga
There is so much to say, but we will do our best to keep it a: “long-story-short.” The idea behind “The Tandem Travelers (TTT)” came about after years of ideas and brainstorming while working different regular full-time day jobs wishing for more time and/or money to do what we really wanted. Read more>>
Juliette Sakasegawa
Six years ago I was working full time as a teacher. I had a three-year-old son and a baby girl. I went back to work after my maternity leave and my life started to really change. I was given more responsibility at my job, which was flattering, but it also started to take a toll on me. Read more>>
