Episodes - Page 17 of 26

Robert Simon

March 3, 2023 No Comments

Robert Simon was born at Huntington Hospital in Pasadena. He is a Cal (UC Berkley) graduate and a Chez Panisse alum. He is inspired by all things sustainable and organic when it comes to food. Robert has judged wine for 12 years and operated two restaurants in Napa Valley plus four different locations in San Gabriel Valley. He has two kids, Max and Rachel, 27 and 28 respectively. Robert and Deborah have been married for 31 years and operate and own Bistro 45 for 33 years.

Joanna Jimenez

February 21, 2023 No Comments

Joanna M Jimenez was born in San Antonio Texas. She lived in Texas till the age of 6. Her family moved to Pasadena California in 1980 and that is where she completed high school. Joanna married her high school sweetheart right out of high school and had five children. Throughout her children’s education she volunteered in the PTA and was engaged in volunteering in her kids’ classrooms during their elementary school years. Joanna and her husband started a small swimming pool company which in time grew and became successful and is still in operation to this day. Joanna and husband also opened a small restaurant and two flower shops. The restaurant did not last long. However, the two flower shops were solely run by Joanna and became successful.

Nancy Davidson

February 14, 2023 No Comments

Nancy Davidson is the Executive Director of The Foundation for Living Beauty, a Pasadena-based nonprofit organization dedicated to serving the needs of women with cancer. After graduating from The University of Redlands, Nancy began working in the corporate world, but quickly learned that her passion was in helping nonprofit organizations flourish. She has spent the past 35 years in nonprofit management, serving as the Executive Director of Escalon School in Altadena and CASA Los Angeles before assuming the reins of Living Beauty in 2016. For seven years, Nancy also had her own consulting company, assisting nonprofit organizations in strategic planning, fundraising and board recruitment and training.

Joan De Souza – B4B for Small Businesses

February 7, 2023 No Comments

Joan De Souza has 20 years managerial experience as the Customer Service Manager at the Los Angeles Times, managing and leading more than 200 staff. She was a decision-maker responsible for implementing a firm wide circulation system, which became the central hub of the subscription and delivery process. Currently she is the founder of a local business support group, Business4Business, which assists businesses to continuously succeed. Joan is extensively involved with her community. She served on the Executive Board of Directors for the Pasadena Chamber of Commerce in which she was the Vice Chair of Membership.

Adela Angiuli & Paul Kwo | San Gabriel Educational Foundation

January 31, 2023 No Comments

Adela Angiuli has proudly served as Executive Director for the San Gabriel Educational Foundation since 2012. In this role, Adela leads the Foundation, with a focus on building strong partnerships and engagement within the San Gabriel community. She strives to support the creation and implementation of strategies and initiatives across the Foundation’s focus areas. Paul Kwo opened his performing arts school ‘PopRock Academy’ in 2011 and has been educating a new generation of actors, dancers and musicians. He is also the current President of the San Gabriel Educational Foundation, helping the students of the San Gabriel Unified School District.

Dawnee Pitzer | Event Management & Planning in San Gabriel Valley

January 24, 2023 No Comments

Dawnee Pitzer, owner of Events by Dawnee, is an event planner who believes that creativity is critical to happiness and success. Based in the San Gabriel Valley, Dawnee not only offers services in California, but destination events from Hawaii to New York and beyond. Dawnee has the ability to envision events from start to finish, execute every detail and come up with ideas that clients may not have imagined. With a staff of 10 incredible event planners, florists, servers and bartenders, let Dawnee and her team create something wonderful for you.

Brian Taylor

January 10, 2023 No Comments

Brian Taylor is a Grammy-nominated and Dove Award-winning songwriter, aiming to use his background in business and entertainment to aid people in finding confidence in their own voices and stories. He grew up in Atlanta, Georgia. Before he came to California he worked the 9 to 5 job but not finding much purpose and passion for it. When he did go into a creative space, working with musicians, Brian realized that this was more his style for life.

Alex Bruno

January 3, 2023 No Comments

Alex Bruno founded Bruno Group Inc. A legal firm that helps entrepreneurs and business owners in their growth by taking care of their legal needs. Alex is an entrepreneur himself. He understands the various responsibilities and time limitations entrepreneurs experience daily. Alex’s approach is designed to streamline a business’ legal needs, anticipate and eliminate potential issues and set a framework for a business to meet its goals.

Jennifer & Jasmine

December 27, 2022 No Comments

Jennifer and Jasmin started their own clothing boutique for women of all sizes in late 2021. They believe all women are beautiful and that fashion is an expression and celebration of one’s personal style. When you look good you feel good.

Vasyl Ghanimian

December 20, 2022 No Comments

Vasyl Ghanimian, MS, LCSW, SEP (he/him) emigrated from the Philippines at three years old with his Filipino mother and Armenian father. His religious parents emphasized education as a pathway to financial independence. They pushed him to access opportunities available in the U.S. and succeed.

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