Leslie De Leonardis
I was raised by incredibly hard working parents who immigrated from Italy to Sun Valley, CA in the late 1970s. They left behind their home to come to a new country where they needed to start over with nothing. Read more>>
Emanuele Filiberto
Crown Prince of Italy, he is also the CEO of a company that’s exciting and young, yet full of heritage, called Prince of Venice, LLC. “We believe we are the world’s first food truck serving gourmet, organic Italian handmade pastas and sauces, and have been successfully taking over the Los Angeles foodie scene,” the Prince of Savoy said. Read more>>
Dana Claudat
A illness landed me at home 11 years ago with no place to go for months while I healed from the effects of my creative hustle lifestyle. I realized I had no idea who lived in my home— no art on the walls, barely unpacked after a year— and I googled feng shui to see if there was anything that could be “magical” in helping me heal while I fixed up my space. Read more>>
Imelda Villalobos
My true purpose has always rested in helping others but it took some time to figure out in what capacity. I first started off in corporate finance but it was not a great fit for me. I didn’t feel as if I was contributing in a meaningful way. Read more>>
Isabell Bogosian
It started as a fun arts and crafts activity for my daughter Sasha (age 9) last May. I’ve worked for Levi’s for over 20 years and she LOVES to paint. We combined our passions to create her one of a kind painted jeans. Read more>>
Larry Meador
Evok was founded 15 years ago on November 22, 2002. We had no clients, no funding and no established business plan. We started evok for a change in our lives, not our lifestyle. Read more>>
Niki and Ted David
Making every client happy is a dream that comes true on a daily basis. We customize any event with our finest favors and our import wedding almonds and finest candies. We do create luxury candles and customize favors for any event. Read more>>
Jennifer Okhovat
When I was young and growing up, I would always accompany my parents to Open Houses and to see properties. I grew up in a condo and when I was about 10 years old, we moved into a Single-Family Residence. Wow, I must have seen 50-60 houses before my parents decided to purchase one. Read more>>
GEMA GOEYARDI
Since 2005 Pilot demand in United States and Asia are increasing significantly while pilot supplies can’t serve the explosive demand. We believe that the pilot supplies are now in a shortage condition due to very long period of pilot training from 8 months to 1,5 years. Read more>>
Tomas Arceo
As a youngster of 10 years old, thereabouts, I would build plastic models of space ships or planes and my brothers and I would blow them up! We’d film them with my father’s 8mm camera, using techniques we adapted from our favorite movies, such as time-lapse, slo-mo, stop-motion etc. Read more>>
Maria Cicione
Everything really happened very organically- Graye was born out of my passion for quality European modern design. In a period of basically a month I had signed a lease on our Robertson space and was on a plane to Italy to meet with the designers that I truly inspired me while I was a student in the design program at UCLA. Read more>>
Jeremy Fall
I made my professional debut at the age of 16 in 2006 as the marketing and promotions manager of the Avalon in Hollywood, producing both large- and small-scale events. In July 2014, I went out on my own to launch Genesis, a pop-up concept that bridged the gap between bar and nightclub, hidden inside a vintage attic in Hollywood. Read more>>
Don Lewis
I was born in Hollywood California when FDR was president if that tells you anything. I attended all the local necessary schools needed to get me into LATC, LACC, Art Center and finally LASC. Read more>>
Cece Hendrick
y name is CECE HENDRIKS. I own Spoiled! A high end consignment store for kids. We sell brands such as Gucci, Louis Vuitton, Chloe, Marc Jacobs,Ralph Lauren and more. I started my bussines online in 2014 and it was going so well I opened my store at 8178 Melrose in 2017. Read more>>
M.A.C.A
I started writing music when I was 14 years old. It was actually my way to get my thoughts out & an therapeutic escape from issues I had at school & home. I eventually got really hooked on the craft & began pursuing it as a career. Read more>>
Zaya Tserendondov
I came to the United States from Mongolia to study and learn the art of business with the dream of one day operating my own. I came with all my savings , which was just enough to afford a semester. A day after my arrival I immediately began an on campus job working in the school cafeteria. Read more>>
