South Bay 7.10.2017

Christine Bradshaw

It all happened on accident. My first camera actually was not meant for me. In 2009, when I was a senior in high school, I split the cost of a Nikon D3000 package from Costco with my father for my mother’s Christmas present. It sat for months because she never cared to learn how to use it. Which ended up being a good thing for me. Read more>>

Francesca Marchese-Reeder

I have always had a love of photography. When I was a kid I could spend hours looking through baskets of old family photos and I totally remember getting super excited for the rolls of film to develop at the one hour photo lab. I learned how to shoot on a 35mm film camera in high school. Read more>>

Dina Alkhoudari and Nasser Halabi

I was born and raised in Damascus-Syria, a city full of culture, stories and jasmines. And there I met my husband Nasser. 6 years ago, we moved to Dubai we started our life there, him working for an oil company and me working for a university. Dubai is a mix of cultures and the city itself is beautiful, so I never missed a chance to take photos with my phone or point and shoot camera. Read more>>

Jeremy Westerbeck

When I was a kid, I enjoyed playing sports but as I got older I found that athletes were getting better and I needed another way to participate in what I like doing. So when I was a junior in high school I took a photography class and I enjoyed it. During my junior year, I decided to start my photography company with my classmate, Hunter Simmons. Read more>>

Joe Cariati

At San Francisco State University in 1992, I knew that I would declare an Art major, even though I had no formal training as a “fine artist”. I grew up making things, lots of things, out of wood, found parts…I dug in the earth and made motorcycle tracks with a shovel and lots and lots of time on my hands. Later I built skateboard ramps and worked on old Chevrolets, rebuilding them from the ground up. Read more>>

Michelle Guerrero

My entire life, I have felt very connected and compassionate toward animals. I originally wanted to be a veterinarian and now realize we should all give more deference to our childhood dreams and aspirations. Ultimately, I ended up in the fashion industry, but that’s not stopping me from working with animals. Read more>>

Jillian Forbath

Born in Pasadena, I grew up in Upland and moved to Mission Viejo as a teenager. I attended three high schools: Upland High, San Clemente High – where I was a song leader and performed in their dance department’s dance shows, and Capistrano Valley High. Read more>>

Michael Fulcher

I started working out at 15 years old and I had my first Personal Training job at age 18 at Jack La Lane Fitness Gym. I met Jack La Lane in 1980 at one of his health clubs in San Diego, California, He inspired me to move to Los Angeles and further my career. I moved to Los Angeles in 1981 and I was a Body Builder and Power Lifter. I competed in different shows including power lifting competitions for over 30 years. Read more>>

Kelly Wackerman

Three years ago I read a book that I later found out would change my life. I was a Pilates & Barre instructor and while doing researching for one of the Barre trainings I was conducting I came across a book called, My Improper Mother and me. It was written by a woman named Esther Fairfax, who is the daughter of legendary Barre Technique creator, Lotte Berk. Fascinated by her story I reached out to her via her website. Read more>>

Edie Layland

Since childhood I’ve been drawn to the arts. Growing up I loved drawing, writing stories, and singing to my audience of 3 brothers. At age 19 I became a professional singer working steadily in the Twin Cities night clubs singing R&B and jazz. I moved to California with my 2 children in my early thirties and for practical reasons I left artistic pursuits behind. Decades passed and as I approached age 60 I started to become concerned that I would never get back to doing the things I loved. Read more>>

James Lowe

James Lowe was a 4-year starter at Brown University. He was an All-Ivy selection and Captain his Senior Year. From there, he moved to Palos Verdes in 2005, where he has been running Little League Baseball Camps and Private Instruction for the last 12 years. He has also built baseball camps in Orange County and North Carolina. Read more>>

Destiny Bennett

I have always had a passion for photography since I was a child. I can remember dressing up my nieces and nephews and taking their photos with my polaroid camera when I was 10 or 11 years old. My mother had always been an entrepreneur for as long as I could remember, and the older I got, I began to aspire more to be a business owner as well. In 2011, I started my career in photography, launching a young adult modeling agency. Read more>>

Stephen Seanoa

My parents owned a Polynesian Entertainment Group “Tiare Productions” in Huntington Beach, I grew up in this industry and decided to continue my father’s (who’s passed away 2yrs ago) legacy. I started in 2006 when my parents retired, and have grown from 6 dancers to about 85+ dancers. Read more>>

Kevin Blue

My Father started this company in 1982 as Father and Sons Home Cleaning. We cleaned carpets, upholstery, drapes and office and home cleaning. My father passed away in 1999 and left the company to me. We switched gears and got into Air duct and Dryer Vent Cleaning. Since 2000, my son Joseph and I have become champions in our industry. Read more>>

Eric Vitwar

Harvey and Dick Tuttle opened the first store after serving in WWII in 1946 on 2nd street in Belmont Shore and a second store in 1947 on Atlantic Ave. in Bixby Knolls, Today the store is located at 5467 E Carson Street which is now the only location. I started working for the Tuttle family in 1990 and purchased the store from them in 1998. Read more>>

SJ Carter

You probably hate Mondays. I know I certainly used to. I was ecstatic when I got my first job out of college, but the excitement soon faded to frustration and even trepidation whenever Sunday rolled around. Sunday evening meant the end of the weekend, the end of freedom. Instead, my life would fall back into a humdrum routine of commuting–uninspired work–junk food–commuting-and repeat. Read more>>

Cleon Joseph

I am the son of an entrepreneur, Milton Joseph, who started off working as a postal worker but grew tired of the 9 to 5 and decided to run his own ship. He, along with the support of my mother Margie, became a successful “jack of all trades”. He ran a grocery store, Laundromat, a construction business, a real estate investing firm and even a restaurant. Read more>>

Ken Chiang

After working at corporate for 17 years, and became “older and expensive” I was laid off 3 times in 5 years, then I’ve decided to venture out taking more chances. Started out by selling higher Swiss watches at South Coast Plaza, I did pretty well there even was selected to go to Switzerland for sales training. Read more>>

Vince Remo

I started off as an illustrator and photographer back in high school in the 80’s. Then I went to tech school for a year to learn Graphic Design. I landed my first job as an Illustrator after tech school and learned how to design for silkscreen applications. While working as a Graphic Designer I was diving into Video editing and Animations back in the 90s as a hobby. Read more>>