West LA 5.23.2017

Nicole Desgroux

I am from Chile and studied fashion design there, then I came to the states to continue my studies in merchandising. Here I reconnected with my childhood friend and now husband, who also came to the states to study and ended up racing motorcycles for a living. We eventually got married and started our family. When I was pregnant with my first baby, we went to so many places and couldn’t find just one store that had everything to fill our needs. Read More>>

Missy Hoffman

I grew up in the Silicon Valley, back when Apple and Google were still just start-up companies. This entrepreneurial environment influenced me heavily. So even as a young woman, I always aspired to start my own business, and I knew deep down I was destined to inspire positive change in the lives of many. Read More>>

Ari Soffe

I started out by making leather pants for myself and my friends. I was never able to find anything cool in any store that would fit me so I made my first pair using a matt black leather with large hand “X” stitching on the inseams. They were very Rock N Roll. I had a girlfriend at the time that was a jeweler and she cast me some buttons with Sapphires set into them for my pants. Read More>>

Dr Brady Salcido

I grew up as a really sick kid. I struggled constantly with allergies, asthma, pneumonia (TWICE!), bells palsy, and focus issues. On top of that I was 50 pounds overweight. Things continued to get worse until I got into college and hit an all time. My symptoms were worse than ever before, my inhaler medication was increased, and I even was considering getting on medication to help me focus. Read More>>

Bunny Bedi

Made In Earth’s Founder, Creative Director and Head Designer, Bunny Bedi has always worked within a creative field, having worked as a chef for 10 years before establishing Made In Earth Australia in 1999. It all began when Bunny came across a piece of Malachite and was instantly attracted to it. This gem, known as the stone of transformation, was what began his life-changing journey into the world of natural gemstones. Read More>>

Ben Volotzky

I was raised in the mattress business. My parents founded Beds Unlimited in 1984, a family owned mattress store in Los Angeles. At a young age, I started doing deliveries with my father, which helped me learn a great deal from customer service to mattress values. Prior to fully committing to the family business, I traveled to Europe where I represented the USA on the national cycling team. I later mentored my younger brother to become a national champion in cycling. Read More>>

GuruMeher Khalsa

I have been doing Kundalini Yoga and Meditation every day of my life for the last 40 years. I teach Yoga and Meditation locally and internationally and I specialize in training Yoga teachers. Yoga and Meditation bring the strength and clarity to allow people to begin Emotional Healing. I became certified as a Life Coach twenty years ago so I could bring emotions into the spiritual conversation. Read More>>

Rose Pelosi

There are some things in life that you experience and simply move on. There are other things that move you profoundly. For me, this was yoga, a way to balance my frustrations with my joys and to accept exactly who I am, have been, and will be. Since I began teaching in 2012 I have always enjoyed and made a point to offer free yoga where donations are accepted, but never obligated. The most important thing to me is that more people are utilizing this ancient practice as a way to connect more fully with themselves, and therefore to the world around them. Read More>>

Sirena Pendragon

Healers sign up for an extra challenging life. I must have been going for extra credit with Neptune at the top of my astrology chart, in scorpio, no less. It was guaranteed that I would spend most of my life searching through the Neptunian fog, clueless as to what my Life Mission was. My Sun, Mars, Mercury and Ketu were all hidden in the 12th house like buried treasure from a past life. Pluto and Uranus promised me dramatic transformations in the 8th house of death and mystical knowledge. Read More>>

Blair Schoolhouse

I started my chiropractic practice back in 2014 in Culver City. I am a native Southern Californian, and I grew up around the Westside of Los Angeles. I attended California State University Northridge, and received my BS in Exercise Science with an emphasis in Sports Medicine. After I graduated, I worked as a PT aide at Insight Physical Therapy before I attended Chiropractic School. Read More>>

Lucy Yeh

20-something years ago (yeesh!), I was a Recruiter and HR Director, working internally and externally within multiple industries. I was in my 20s, and had all this energy and was just fascinated by all details of people’s stories. Cultural fit and longevity is key in picking the right hire – so in learning about a candidate’s interests and history, there was often a mismatch. If they weren’t right for the job, my fascination (and my compassion for not offering them a job) took over, and interviews often turned into impromptu career coaching sessions. Read More>>

Matt Kohler

From the originators of the BRICK West Hollywood comes SpeedX®, a high intensity interval training program born of a love of fitness and a desire to make high intensity interval training methodology more accessible for the masses. Now winner of Best New Fitness Class in the Best of LA edition of Los Angeles Magazine, SpeedX® has earned the recognition of The Biggest Loser, Self Magazine, Men’s Health, The Doctors, and celebrity trainer Bob Harper as the best LA fitness workout and most effective results-based program available. Read More>>

Lindsey Mathews

I was born and raised in Texas. Starry nights, old country music, and brisket are still some of my favorite things. There are three big milestones in my life that definitely influenced the path the universe has had paved out for me. I was diagnosed with asthma by the time I was two. From that point forward, I was constantly on medications, which did nothing to help my gut development properly. Read More>>

Paul Henderson

I was an interdisciplinary student at University with an emphasis on Non Western Art and Religious Studies. I have always had a passion for anything related to world history, art, and religion. And of course in many ways all of these things are part of one interconnected whole. Despite all my concentrated studies however when I graduated from college I still had little idea how and what I was going to do for a career. Read More>>

Sarah Barnard

I’ve always been a student of architecture, history and nature. My parents are avid preservationist; my father restoring houses and antique furnishings and my mother, who authored a book on the architectural history of our hometown. After completing my interior design education I expanded my knowledge by becoming a United States Green Building Council (USGBC) LEED Accredited Professional (AP) as well as an International Institute for Bau-Biologie & Ecology Building Biology Practitioner (BBP). Read More>>

Hector Tzarax, Anabel Rivera, Jessy Tzarax

With humble roots as a family project operated in the Golden State – Los Angeles, C.A., we began with a small-scale operation as visionaries who craved expansion. Later, those visions became a reality with the introduction of new members who believed in the project. This led us to enthusiastically grasp the opportunity to offer beautifully restored Mid-Century Modern furniture with innovative techniques. Read More>>

Mario Romano

I’m focused on the intersection between art & science, or design & technology. With decades of construction experience, I’ve been able to combine digital design technology with feasible and reliable construction methods to realize architectural stories. Read More>>

Elina Furmane

Rock Etiquette was founded in 2010 by David Aragon, a long-time veteran of the Los Angeles fashion industry. David was born in Venezuela and has since lived in Colombia, Israel, and the United States. While working the night life in Tel Aviv and Hollywood, David recognized a need for sexy-but-chic clothing. His mission is to make sleek, cosmopolitan styles available to everyone. Read More>>

Camille Henderson Davis

I come from a family of interior designers but took the long way to working in the space full-time. My career started with a PhD in the history of change management and leading HR in corporations. A lot of what I did in HR was this combination of building strong team and leadership cultures but also, building the physical elements of the office space to support these cultures. And all along, I was doing residential projects on the side. Read More>>

Emily McDonald

The Stylist LA is a designer dress rental company based in LA. Women can rent dresses in person in our showrooms in LA & SF and online where we ship nationwide. I had the idea for The Stylist LA when I was a student at USC. I saw how often girls needed new dresses for every event, but they didn’t want to wear the same dress twice. Read More>>

Krista Everage

Krista up on the northern shore of Lake Michigan surrounded by wild beauty and Victorian architecture, the daughter of a fine artist and a mechanical engineer. She bee-lined it to the 5 year interior architecture program at the college of design, architecture and art (university of Cincinnati), where she met her husband and design partner, John Everage (a fine art major). After John completed his mfa at the school of the art institute of Chicago, and krista graduated valedictorian, they married and moved to Los Angeles. Read More>>

Melanie Willett

I picked up my first camera 20 years ago. It was a manual Canon AE-1 that my Dad gave me. And I knew right then and there before I even used it that I was going to be a photographer. I knew I was never going to be behind a desk or wear pantyhose and that I really wanted to travel, and so, photography it was. Read More>>

Lisa Gizara

Searching for the mysterious in the mundane has inspired me ever since I picked up my father’s camera and placed my first stroke of color on a canvas. I started painting landscapes at the age of 12 and studied the romantically realistic east coast landscapes by George Inness and the abstractly explosive European waterscapes of William Turner. My camera has followed a similar path. After photographing landscapes in a traditional way, I discovered the unexpected and painterly aspects of using black and white infrared film. Read More>>

Brian Molina

Brian (28) has 5 years in consumer banking experience gained in Beverly Hills Disctrict, Brian Molina joined DL Plumbing in Oct. 2014 as Co Owner. Brian is a amateur skateboarder, painter, actor, photographer and martial artist. Brian lives in Culver City and spends most of his time in Venice Beach and Santa Monica. Read More>>

 Martine Ilana

I founded La Mer Collections (its translation is ‘The Ocean or Water’ Collections in French) after taking a year off of my design studies to travel overseas to Africa and Asia. I love souvenirs because once I’m back from any trip I can look at an object and dream of where I picked it up. I was so inspired by my time away that when I returned home, I wanted to design and create a line of watches that reminded me of my travels. La Mer Collections’ has developed over the course of the last 15 years into a boutique watch collection that is focused on the craft of manufacturing and the art-form of jewelry design. Read More>>

Shannon Buckley

I am a face painter, seamstress, entrepreneur and I want to be a mural painter when I grow up! I am also an author, businesswoman, philanthropist and public speaker. I’ve felt a desire to become an artist from when I was young and my journey has taken me in many directions, since 2006 I’ve kept my passions for creativity and service at the heart and center of my journey while developing myself as a professional and a leader. Read More>>

Tracy Bowers

I always loved to organize, even as a little girl! I thought it was actually fun to help my friends clean and organize their rooms! I would beg to do it when my friends just wanted to play. I still don’t get how they would want to “play” when so many things surrounding us were out of order! haha Read More>>

Chinye Azinge

C & C Party Rentals is named after the mother-daughter duo, Chibby & Chinye. It began with my mom, Chibby’s love of event planning- her sense of style, elegance, and niche for adding personal touches to anything she created. She was everyone’s party planning diva- from coordinating her brother’s wedding abroad from start to finish, to her mother’s 70th and sister’s 50th birthday celebrations; she was the “go to gal” for all things party! Read More>>