Dr. Kari Williams
I’m a little black girl from South Central who had a dream to own a hair salon. I’ve been braiding hair since I was a child and when I started college I began to ask myself what did I want to do, for the rest of my life, that I absolutely and loved. The answer was hair, and because I was in a rigorous academic environment, I decided to study hair and the scalp from a scientific perspective. Read more>>
Philip Jeremiah
My love of cars started at 16 with my first car. That’s when I developed a love and passion for all things automotive. Shortly after that I went to school to be an auto mechanic. After floating around different segments of the auto industry I found that I was most drawn to sales and beautifying cars (i.e. customization, restoration). Read more>>
Oliver Drakeford and Kylie Kolb
We met the first day of grad school in our Clinical Psychology program in a class that was aimed at encouraging vulnerability and empathy in new psychotherapy clinicians. It was a powerful ten-week course that pushed us on a journey inwards; we connected in a very tearful session about personal pain and have been friends ever since. Read more>>
Karen Woodward Sarrow
I’m an artist and I love people. I’ve gone in and out of doing private and public art, popular and political art for years… I created murals in homes, businesses and at schools L.A. in 2012, then developed graphic design clients when I moved to New Jersey that year. We moved back to L.A. in June, 2016, and I started a studio in South Korea Town where I developed a series of paintings for a show at TAG Gallery in January called Blue Earth. Read more>>
Diana Malouf
For much of my life, I have made edible gifts for my friends. Oftentimes they were baked treats, but one year I decided to try my hand at making my own peanut butter cups. I hand-painted the inside of paper candy cups with what I thought was tempered chocolate. I honestly don’t remember if the chocolate tempered correctly, but it didn’t matter; I was hooked. Read more>>
Deirdre Murray-Holmes
I began my career in the late 80s and early 90s in San Diego working as a stagehand before moving to Los Angeles and getting into film and television first as an editor and eventually as a producer. Over time my interests expanded and I began learning cinematography, which became a real passion. Read more>>
