Christianne Dowd
Photography, images, colors, smells, storytelling, memories… all of these elements have always been a big part of my life and they evoke a feeling I truly can’t live without: belonging. They make up your story, who you are, where you belong. It is yours. It is who you are. Read more>>
Perrin Cook
For as long as I can remember, I loved to create things. My favorite hobbies growing up were painting & drawing, which I never thought would eventually help mold my own business! The story truely began to unfold when I left home in Boston back in 2011. I attended the University of Colorado at Boulder where my new group of friends made more of an influence than my academic schedule. Read more>>
Jon Sanchez
My passion for fitness all started when I was just 11 years old. I went through a workout with my middle school football team, and I was immediately hooked! I carried this passion for exercise and fitness through high school which ultimately lead to me becoming a Division 1 recruit for football, where I ended up accepting a scholarship to play at San Diego State. Read more>>
Jarrad Horne
Got inspired by other drone photography operators and decided to purchase a Mavic Pro myself and begin taking images of the beautiful places around the globe. I started taking photos and received positive feedback, more than I imagined, therefore decided to create my company ‘MavicCBR’ to share the images with the wider public.
I currently have an online profile with social media and a website. Read more>>
Erez Atava
I started from very humble beginnings, living in a one studio apartment, with my mother, father, brothers and sisters; in total, there were 7 of us. My career in the resort wear industry began in early 80’s. Off of the waters of Florida, I lived and worked in Miami, and Fort Lauderdale. Read more>>
Dylan Schuck
So I started off my trivia company, simply because I was a trivia player. I was rather obsessed, and I went to play bar trivia weekly with some friends. A bar really close to me, Guava Beach, was a bar I frequented but they didn’t have a trivia night. Read more>>
Leanne Tibiatowski
Communication is the centerpoint of all I do, in fact it’s what I studied at SDSU where I first stepped into the role of facilitator with a student organization called Project Progress. We facilitated evocative experiential group session to increase awareness around exclusion, judgement, racism and more. Read more>>
Rodrigo Martinez
At the age of 17, I was laid off from my job at a costume store here in San Diego. An immigrant with little money to my name, I was offered an apprenticeship by an uncle of mine who was working at a shoe repair company in the Downtown area. I worked under my uncle’s leadership for two months with no pay. Read more>>
Özlem Tezveren
My story in Mission Beach began as a resident in 1992 and later as an owner/founder of Olive cafe in 2000. As a kid, a teenager, an adult I always dreamt of having a turkish cuisine influenced restaurant/cafe someday. In 1989 I arrived to United States in as an au pair after postponing my studies on french language and literature at University of Istanbul. Read more>>
