South LA 5.30.2017

Kelsey Delgado

When I was in my fourth year of college I wanted earn some extra cash and at that moment I was a full time student who was not working. Every now and then I would babysit and do some waiting jobs but that was it. So early 2012 I started baking cupcakes at home for fun and thats when the idea came up that I should start selling cupcakes. So on April 2012 I created my Facebook page and started posting pictures of my cupcakes. Read More>>

Lupe Perez

Cesar and I both grew up in South Gate; went to the same schools together growing up, graduated from South Gate High School in 1990 we were never close friends growing up, so after graduation we both went on to live our lives and never kept in touch. We reunited again in 2009 thanks to Facebook, as many do, kept in touch throughout the years and officially started dating in 2015. Read More>>

Michelle Lim

As a child, I always knew I wanted to work in the health field. I wanted to help people, so initially I wanted to be a Doctor of some sort until I realized I couldn’t deal with blood and needles. My dad had a friend who was a Chiropractor and once I saw what he did, I realized I could be a Doctor minus the shots, surgery and dealing with blood. I watched everyone leave his office happy, satisfied, and feeling good, so I thought “I’d like to be a Doctor that makes people feel good without the use of drugs or surgery. Read More>>

Dio Chiu

I would spend summer vacations working along side my father at the age of 16. He would have me at the job site performing light duties making sure I was learning along the way. I began to learn the tehniques of the trade and was able to adapt to his expectations. I always admired his commitment to his work and the determination to provide for our family. Read More>>

Melissa Carpenter

Early in childhood I decided I wanted to be in the fashion world. Ripping out pages in Vogue and writing down my outfits then developed into attending FIT in NYC. I double majored in Men’s and Women’s fashion design and landed the very coveted job of men’s outerwear & board short designer for A&F back in the good ole first days of the mega brand. I was then put on a “secret concept” brand with 2 other team members to start a brand that later revealed it’s self as Hollister. Read More>>