Heidi Mesbah
It started 12 years ago, I found myself discontent with my 9 to 5 job working for a manufacturer selling products and traveling and selling more products that I didn’t feel people needed. I was not making a difference in people’s lives. Read more>>
Amanda Cagle
My path to birth work is fairly unique, as I don’t have children of my own. I spend my days (and nights) supporting families about to experience labor, birth, & raising a baby, but haven’t done those things myself. Alternatively, my story began with work at a homeless shelter specifically geared toward housing, educating, & supporting pregnant women and the babies they birthed. Read more>>
James Mills
It started over ten years ago –when we lived in San Jose–before moving to Southern California. We used to make our own salad dressings because we noticed there were ingredients in dressings that were unpronounceable and were not healthy–and really did not even taste good. Read more>>
Jaime Jusidman
I was born in Mexico, the son of Ukrainian Jews who had left Russia right after the revolution. They ended up in Mexico because the United States had closed its borders and Mexico was the only country taking Jewish refugees. Read more>>
Jana Brusch
I was born and raised in Europe in a small lakeside town but even as small child, I knew I will one day live in the US. I didn’t know how or why, but as it happened I ended up here 14 years ago. I studied finance there but after two years, I realized that finance was not my calling. Read more>>
Dr. Kristie Overstreet
I am living proof that pain can lead to opportunity. I dropped out of medical school after spending all of my high school and college years working towards my goal to become a physician. When I made the decision to leave medical school, I knew that my life would be heading in a different direction, but I had no idea where I would end up. Read more>>
Bill Gould
Full Value Properties is a full service professional residential property management and real estate sales company. We have been serving the real estate needs of Southwest Riverside County. The company’s office is centrally located in Murrieta. Read more>>
Carl Borg
My background is an endurance based athlete. I started cross country mountain bike racing and eventually branched out to short course triathlon and Xterra races. From there, I took a wild departure from those ventures and transitioned into ultra-distance trail running. Read more>>
Jordan Larson
We do zero internet advertising. Only do word of mouth. We started as a handyman business, doing small fix it repairs and evolved over time. We started experimenting with building certain items and now we sell vertical succulent gardens to promote our biz. We use these items to gain customers. Read more>>
Zain Hussain
Zain Hussain, the founder of Einstein Tutoring, has always has always been ambitious. Graduating with a major in Biochemistry and now pursuing his Doctorate in Pharmacy, Zain has tutored throughout his educational career and cultivated a passion for education. Read more>>
Felisha Hennessey
FIT4MOM-Riverside is a pre and post natal fitness franchise and I stumbled across it after the birth of my first baby in 2011. I decided to try a class and fell in love with the concept! I got to work out WITH my baby! The classes are led by certified fitness instructors and you can go at your own pace. Read more>>
Gregory Cahill
I grew up in Southern California, the younger of two children. My mother is a hairstylist, and my father a cartoonist/writer. At an early age, my parents divorced, both later going on to remarry wonderful people who would add tremendously to my life. Read more>>
Roy Davis
I’ve always been interested in telling stories. When I was a kid I used to create little, illustrated books. In high school, I took a creative writing class, and wrote a novel-length, fictionalized account of my friends’ adventures through the “wilderness” of Black Star Canyon. Read more>>
David Kay
In 1989, I saved enough money to buy a used pool table from a church in Anaheim, California. The table had a non-slate particle wood playing field, and no matter what, the table would not play “true”. I even tried taking the table apart and replacing the half inch particle board with a one-inch thick one. Read more>>
Nicole Mather
I was born in Romania and came to the US when I was 3 years old. As I grew up, my parents instilled in me to do something with my life as we lived in a land of opportunity and not take it for granted. It remained in my head for the rest of my life and still, I think about it every day. Read more>>
Cynthia Blais
My whole life, I have always loved trying out new gadgets and devices- I was the first of all my friends to get a digital camera, a portable GPS, a Blackberry, a Keurig, etc. etc. My nickname at one of my old jobs was ‘Cyndigital’ because I was so much more interested in consumer tech than my coworkers. Read more>>
Derek Boucher
I have been involved in some form of marketing since I was about 15 years old (I helped my boss at the local surf shop facilitate the placement of those old-school advertising brochures that were found in hotel lobbies). I started at this surf shop as a teenager and formed friendships with many people during these years. Read more>>
Michael Nghia Ho
There has always been something in me that always wanted to run a business and the opportunity provided itself after spending a couple years in Shanghai and working summer camps with Cal State Fullerton interns. After that experience, I decided to partner with a friend and open and education center call Busy Bee Education in Shanghai. Read more>>
Jen Chiou
I’m the founder of CodeSpeak Labs, which runs computer programming classes in PreK-12 schools in CA and NY and produces products that teach kids to code without a device. Prior to founding CodeSpeak Labs, I worked in tech where I was shocked at how difficult it was to recruit a diverse tech team. Read more>>
Lisa Newell
Started working in a District Training office while attending UC Irvine. After a year the District Manager recommended, I get licensed and take agent classes during the summer. After completing both that summer, I was able to supplement my admin income with insurance sales. Read more>>
David Demeter
I grew up in Westwood, California in a musical and medical family. My dad Robert was a medical doctor but played classical violin and bad ass ragtime and boogie-woogie, the punk rock of His day. My brother James and I formed bands and I was the drummer even though he is nine years older than me. Read more>>
Keely Watson
I first found Pilates through a friend who wouldn’t stop raving about it back in 2007. I immediately fell in love and began my comprehensive education program two weeks later. After two years, I had quit my event planning/marketing position to pursue my passion for Pilates full time. Read more>>
Nayra Toledo and Carlos Cortez
We, Carlos and Nayra, founded NPD Events in 2012. We were introduced through mutual friends while we were individually planning their weddings. Very early on in our friendship, we realized that we both had a passion and vision for weddings and events. Read more>>
Rachel Svoboda
When I was a little girl, I played office. I never played house or mother or wife. I was the boss and my sisters and neighbors would all work for me. My dreams were to own a company, carry a briefcase, drive a fancy car, travel to exotic places and have a thriving career. I’ve never heard of any other little girl being this determined. Read more>>
Will Scroggins
I take redwood that is burnt rotten and turn it into beautiful rustic modern Art every piece in my gallery is a unique one-of-a-kind piece due to nature and the tortured life the trees have lead. I take him to remove everything from a piece of redwood that is not hard. Read more>>
Loenardo Baloa and Andreina Di Zio
We came to this country to advance our education. Myself (Leonardo) enrolled and completed a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Pittsburgh, where I developed algorithms for left ventricular assist devices. Andreina enrolled in an MBA program from Duquesne University also in Pittsburgh. Read more>>
Michelle Nguyen
They say that we sometimes hit bumps on life’s highway, I did in 2015. Major events took place in my life that forever changed my outlook in life and the way I feel. That time marked the worst year for me. The path I was on shook and broke away and everything shattered around me. Read more>>
Fahim Yusufzai
My Business was launched originally in Hamburg Germany in 1993. I started working with children and teenagers with social problems and behaviors. My goal was to introduce Taekwondo by creating an effective way of teaching children who have had issues with focus and discipline and helping channel their energies into improved interactions with others. Read more>>
Robert Kehiayan
Robert Kehiayan, CPM, has over 35 years of diverse real estate experience, including asset management, investment brokerage, and property management. He has managed, leased, and brokered $2 billion worth of commercial and investment property including all types and classes of office buildings, medical offices, industrial and flex property, and all classes of retail property. Read more>>
Janice Salmon
After a mammogram ruptured my implants I went searching for an exam that would help other women with implants and was lucky to find SureTouch. A breast exam for men and women of all ages, with no radiation and no pain. SureTouch has clinical studies that put it 25% above mammography!!! Read more>>
