Kelli Martin
I originally got started in my line of work, to find my own healing. I found myself looking for my purpose in life after an emergency operation to remove a tumor from my lung. Luckily for me, the tumor wasn’t cancerous but the situation was serious and scared me tremendously. I began to wonder why me? Read more>>
Jessica Wayman
I discovered my love for photography on a trip up the Western Coast of the US and Canada. I had a small point and shoot camera, and spent the whole trip photographing every angle of every place we stopped. I continued photographing through High School, and had an amazing mentor, Lisa Pimental, as my photo teacher. Read more>>
Chris Wright
It all started one Christmas when my wife and I were first married and didn’t have very much money for Christmas gifts. I had recently started drawing Scripture as a way to help me memorize and meditate on God’s Word, So, I created a design to make prints to give out to friends and family for Christmas that year. Read more>>
Trish Nunez
I started my company in Wallingford, CT in 2007 after obtaining my Real Estate Broker’s license. I had been an agent with a local company since 2004. With an office on Main St Wallingford and 10 agents working under my brokerage. Read more>>
Sean Storck
When I graduated high school I was on my own and training to be a ballet dancer. Ballet does not pay very well so I needed a part time job to make ends meet. I always told myself that once I was done with ballet I would turn to some sort of finance job because I always found the stock market and investing as interesting. Read more>>
Ethan Spicer
My wife and I actually met on Instagram over 4 1/2 years ago, myself from Great Britain and Maggie from San Diego, we did long distance (and I mean LONG) for over 2 years without spending more than 3 months apart, thank god for modern technology. We got married on may 1st 16′ after a roller coaster of a relationship so far. Bringing myself to start a new life in south mission beach. Read more>>
Andrey Kamogari
I was born and raised in Brazil. I then moved to San Diego when I was 17 years old and went straight to college. I struggled my first couple of years of college trying to learn English, but eventually graduated from SDSU with an International Business degree. Read more>>
Carter Casner
Treeline began as a small web development shop in Lake Tahoe area around 2004. In 2006-7 the team moved to Sunny San Diego and set up shop at our current location 3725 Mission Blvd. At Treeline we’ve always prided ourselves in being builders who leverage the latest concepts, tools and platforms. Read more>>
Noah Tafolla
10 years ago I filmed a documentary type show on my neighborhood of Ocean Beach. I pitched it around town and KPBS picked it up. Today my show is on Cox Channel 4 which airs throughout San Diego county, Orange County, Arizona and Nebraska. Read more>>
Vivian Hernandez-Jackson
I have been obsessed with baking and cooking since I was 8. I really never had a plan B or a desire to do anything else for a living. Feeding my family and friends was what brought me the most happiness so I decided very early on that I would be a chef when I grew up. Read more>>
Ryan Ortiz
Well if I tell you the whole story of how I started, it would be a book. But I always wanted to help people and barbering fit my personality. I worked at Ocean Beach Barbershop for 4 years and pursued my dream on being an entrepreneur, and started my own barbershop called Good Vibes Barbershop. Read more>>
Matthew Schubert
Ship ‘N a Bottle started from a graduate school project. I was earning my MBA and the master’s thesis consisted of a project to start a new venture. I wrote the business plan for Ship ‘N a Bottle and started in 2011 with one boat in Newport Beach. It is awesome bucause not only did this company launch my career but also enabled me to graduate from the program. Read more>>
Juliea Lannen
I’ve never been one to say, “I have to eat to survive.” My heart has always been one to do anything to “survive to eat.” I’ve worked in the hospitality industry for the last 15 years and love’d every moment for the love of a perfect bite. In my mid 20’s I would live on Kraft mac-n-cheese and water to get to go out with foodie friends once a week for an extravagant LA dinner with some of our best friends Ludo, Mansky, Ramsey, Puck, you know name a great chef and I’ve eaten their food. Read more>>
