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Orange County 01.08.2018

Kayleigh Christina Clark

I moved out to California 4 years ago with my husband Matt. Prior to that we were living in Cleveland and I was working in professional sports. I was at an all time low health wise. Coming from a stressful job I had forgotten to take care of myself. Read more>>

Pilar Chandler

As a Hawaiian native, raised on the beaches of Southern California, the sun, the sand and the Pacific make my heart beat. As a modern Medicine Woman, I have been studying, for as long as I can remember, subjects such as, herbalism, meditation, spirituality and natural healing. Read more>>

Cindy De Mint

I have three sons that were diagnosed with Ataxia AOA2. This is a rare neurological disorder that causes your cerebellum to degenerate. They have lost their balance, fine motor skills and speech is effected. Slowly they will not be able to do anything on their own. Read more>>

Arturo Jimenez

I was born in Mexico and named after my dad, Arturo. When you pronounce it you gotta roll the first R, Arrrrrrrturo, kinda like a kitty purr. After immigrating to the US and gaining citizenship at a young age, I spent my formative years assimilating and chasing the American dream. Read more>>

Paige Byrd, William Hopkins, Jarred Ratley

We came together about 2 years ago in the mid-west looking for more opportunity to play, learn and travel as musicians. We like to tour and record so we’ve always had that together – being able to arrange songs at home and track them until we get them right. Read more>>

Maja Morgan

John P. Morgan is the founder and Head Black Belt instructor of Hypermodern Jiu-Jitsu. Morgan identifies as a proud Huntington Beach local, with over 20 years grappling experience. Morgan was first exposed to grappling as a Varsity-Freshman wrestler at Huntington Beach High School. Read more>>

Layla Sade

What motivated me to get into this field of profession is dated in 2004, My dad (who was a strength pillar in my life) was having a few health-related issues such as: high blood pressure and cardiovascular problems. I was taking him to his regular primary doctor visits and was involved in all aspect of his healthcare. Read more>>

Camesha Gosha

Even as a little girl, I had an obsession with words! I’m a self-proclaimed word nerd! I first earned a living for my words 10+ years ago. From writing and producing promos for TV to blogging, these fingers never seem to leave the keyboard. Read more>>

Brad Ingalls

I moved to Southern California in 1976 from a small town in Western New York called Avon with $500.00. At the time, I was in the restaurant business, I interviewed with The Disneyland Hotel and was hired as a bartender. After a few years I left the Hotel and was hired as a Bar Manager at the Nieuport 17 in Santa Ana. Read more>>

Bill Mahon

My professional photographer career started the summer of eighth grade, was focused in on through high school, knee deep in college at Brooks Institute of Photography in Santa Barbara, Ca. and establish my headquarters in Sacramento, California in 1992. I studied under three of the historic photography greats; Walter C Douglas, Paul Giddings and Ted Sirlin. Read more>>

Aaron Kweskin

I had been playing professional poker for 6 years. It wore me out and I wanted a change. My wife is from Dublin Ireland and always wanted a Bar/restaurant. We saw this location was for sale and made and offer. The rest is history. We rebranded and made food and an ambience that we liked and thought the community would like. We were right. Read more>>

Cherene Raphael

I started The Art House in 1987 with the purpose of supporting children with a gift in the visual arts. My goal has been to acknowledge, support and nurture children’s interest in drawing and painting.. We offer weekly classes for children from ages 4 through high school. Read more>>

Amy Justice

Stacy’s Closet has been a fun fixture in the community for years! The first owner, actually “Stacy” created an amazing environment where women could consign and shop designer clothing, bags, shoes, anything you might find in a great closet! When a second owner took the business over, it started to go downhill and so she put the business up for sale again and that’s where I came in. Read more>>

Dean Morash

Three years ago I was faced with the prospect of continuing to do what I was good at or discover and pursue my late life passions. I chose the later, as being an experienced marketing leader in high tech seemed to have run its course in the fun department. Read more>>

Nick Cantu

I’ve been invovled with Anytime Fitness since 2016. I had no intentions of ever becoming a franchisee as I own another fruitful business that was brought in to run point on marketing for this specific franchise. After getting to know my current business partner and his staff I saw his drive to create a successful gym I was sold. Read more>>

Michael Campbell

Since 2009, RA POWER & LIGHT has established itself as the leading Energy Services Company serving commercial industrial ratepayers with a diverse mix of conservation and renewable power solutions. RA POWER & LIGHT helps commercial enterprises achieve best practices in Energy Management, Verification and Distributed Generation, aimed at Energy Value Chain Optimization (ECO). Read more>>

Dianne & Sheryl White & Simpson

We started with Whimzy! which is a retail store in Tustin. After meeting artist after artist, we decided it was time to bring them all together and Glitterfest was born. Glitterfest is a handmade, mixed media, art sale with loads of sparkling treasures, from painting to paper mache, jewelry, vintage ephemera, clothing and home decor. Read more>>

Savannah Foster

Born and raised in Kentucky, I grew up in Benton and then moved to Louisville to attend college at the University of Louisville. I’m a Cum Laude and Honors Scholars graduate of the University of Louisville with degrees in both Political Science and Communication. Read more>>

Mireya Hernandez

Growing up I always said I wanted to be a doctor because I love helping people but I wasn’t sure exactly what route I’d take. It wasn’t until my third at Cal State Long Beach that I finally decided I wanted to be a chiropractor. At the time I was already a Kinesiology major but thought physical therapy was the path for me. Read more>>

Yera Patel

I am a registered pharmacist and was working for a big corporate as a staff pharmacist for more than 17 years. I had come across so many issues that the local community faces while working under the corporate that could not be resolved as corporate employee. I decided to come out of the comfort zone and start my own business to serve my community better. Read more>>

Gene Langmesser

I grew up in Detroit – Motor City. I fell in love with cars at an early age. You have to remember that the ‘60s and ‘70s was the age of American muscle cars, sports cars, and pony cars, many of which were born in the ‘60s: Corvette, Mustang, Shelby Cobra, Camaro, Charger, GTO, Barracuda. Read more>>

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