Pasadena 05.08.2018

Dr. Clement Lee

While in college studying pre-med, just like almost every other asian student, I was introduced to Naturopathic medicine by a family friend. It completely opened up a whole new world of medicine I never knew before, which a holistic view of a person’s health, and individualized care. Read more>>

Monica Linda, Shell Lewis Garcia

I started my obsession with print when Life Magazine in 1972 printed out the photos from the movie the Godfather. I remember roller skating to my neighbors trailer to see what she was selling in her garage sale and there they were HUGE 11×14 prints of the movie on each page. Read more>>

Alyssa Rosenthal

I moved to Los Angeles from the Northern California mountains to pursue a career in makeup and film like so many do, but quickly found my heart longing for something different. It’s sometimes hard to admit to yourself that a dream you’ve been chasing for so long is no longer your dream. Read more>>

Derrick N. Ashong

Amp.it’s Founder and CEO Derrick N. Ashong and co-founder Jonathan Gramling got the idea for amp.it when Soulfège, the band they started while at Harvard together, charted in Ashong’s native Ghana, right behind Beyoncé. Their video aired in more than 50 countries, reaching more than 100 million people. Read more>>

Mike Devlin

I tend to describe myself as a self taught woodworker although my initial training took place in my high school wood shop in Massachusetts. Through that program I learned the basics and developed a love for creating something from scratch. Moving away from my interest in wood, I studied aerospace engineering at Boston University. Read more>>

Samuel Wang

I had been in fashion for about 5 years when this idea popped into my head. I was starting to get tired of the fast nature of fashion. I wanted products that lasted a long time and not bound by trends and fads. I wanted a timeless design that didn’t break the bank. Read more>>

Jessica Baker

Art has been a part of me since the day I was born. Now obviously I wasn’t painting portraits as a newborn, but once I was old enough to write out my own name, I was off to the races drawing cartoons from Disney to Marvel characters. It wasn’t until I got into college that really got into photography and realized that this was what I wanted to do as a career. Read more>>

Kathryn Winslow, Elise Robertson

Elise Robertson and I (Kathryn Winslow) are both actresses, teachers and moms, living in Highland Park for the last decade but somehow our paths had never crossed until two years ago. We both were teaching acting and improv separately (both privately and in studio) mere blocks from each other but had never met. Read more>>

Charles Schuling

In my late 20s, I decided to dip my toes in a different pool and go back to night school for Radio Broadcasting. There, I met Antonio Harrison, and we began meeting to discuss the possibility of producing a podcast together. After six month of planning and practice, we launched 230 Dudes. Read more>>

Melanie Vesey

I got my start in PR working at a boutique record label here in LA and was moved up to Vice President of PR. When that jon ended I thought I would get another PR job, but I had so many friends that needed my PR services, however, couldn’t afford the big ticket price of traditional PR. Read more>>

Bleu Avina

I was about twelve years old when I started making art. I met a new friend at the time who showed me his sketch books. He was doing some pretty wild stuff, especially for his age. It was a monkey see monkey do thing after that. I would draw a lot with pencil and micron pens. Read more>>