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I never knew I was going to be an entrepreneur. More so, a person that will help others see the power and potential within themselves. I never thought I could be. I thought I was incapable of being someone that is confident. Someone that can clearly communicate my ideas. Someone that is powerful or persuasive. Someone that can create something. Someone that CAN. Period. My inner dialogue was brutal: “what if they think I’m stupid? What if they judge me? What if they say I’ll fail? What if I do fail? And I’m not pretty enough, skinny enough, good enough…
My love for photography was born and raised in Europe, which introduced me to a variety of cultures and traditions; meanwhile, my passion for gorgeous landscapes brought me to California. Currently, I am working alongside my husband and business partner, and we bring into being romantic photos and videos. We began traveling and now dream of buying our own house next to the ocean, where we can dedicate ourselves completely to our family and creative production.
The Vegan Hood Chefs started in 2017 as a direct need to address health disparities in the “HooD” where we grew up. Like most underserved communities, Bay View Hunters Point of San Francisco is not only known for being one of the areas in the world to one of the largest super fun sights but also the lack of access to fresh fruits and vegetables. Growing up we were always raised around the rhetoric that diseases like cancer, diabetes, heart disease were hereditary and not directly linked to our access and education around health food choices. Through our experiences as…
I’m a second-generation Taiwanese/Hong Kongese American drag performer in Los Angeles! I’ve been doing drag for about 3.5 years and my drag is rooted in celebrating and reclaiming the intersections of being queer and Asian American. I got my start doing drag performing, hosting, and producing shows. Many of my first opportunities in doing so were through the nonprofit organization I worked at, and as such I’ve carried the intentions of community building and advocacy through my drag. Since then, I’ve become the resident VIP hostess at Gameboi, which is LA’s gay Asian night at Rage in West Hollywood, and…
My name is Mari Fix and I am the CEO, owner of the FRAGRANCE OF SOUND. What is the FRAGRANCE OF SOUND? The FRAGRANCE OF SOUND is therapeutic “Sound Doctoring” ™, another level up from a Sound Bath, where the participant is immersed in an environment of healing sounds, and paradigm shifting modalities to bring the participant to a new empowering space. I show people interested in transformation and up-leveling their existence. struggling with limiting beliefs, blocks and disconnection from their authenticity and creativity how to step into and be congruent and powerful, take it to the next level, and…
We are long time friends that have always shared a love for all things fashion, home, and beauty. We were looking for a way to keep our lives and minds organized, as well as a career that was both fulfilling and creative. With Meghan’s background in Interior Design and Chelsea’s in Fashion, we found a way to combine the two and the idea of Curate was born. We started by reaching out to previous clients from our past industries and from there it has flourished through word of mouth and the power of social media.
I was living a pretty normal life raising my daughters and working in the corporate World then I went through a life transforming incident. I was a TROPHY wife , traveling around the world , fine dining ,Golf and Spa but I was not happy for many years because I discovered I was married to a narcissist and cheater I spent most of my time discovering all the lies and deception he was putting me through hoping that it would end that God would save me but one night I went through a life transformation after being beat by my…
My love of succulents started many years ago when my Mom introduced me to these resilient plants. It all started one year at Christmastime when I wanted to make gifts for friends and something to take to parties but I didn’t want to bake (again). I wanted to make something that I really enjoy creating so I made succulent arrangements as holiday gifts and people loved them! I kept creating arrangements and selling them because I just love making them so much and I wanted to share that joy with others so I started SUCCS FOR YOU LA.
I started off going to culinary school at Le Cordon Bleu in 2015 and graduated 2017 . I then started to work for amazing restaurants and chefs such as Momed in Atwater village , 189 by Dominique Ansel and For Walt Disney Corporate . I then decided I wanted to start a journey of my own and so I opened up a food truck .
Dez White, 36, is a writer and creative based out of Los Angeles. She is the founder of Orchard Operations, a creative firm that helps bring people's ideas to life, from reality shows( Blew A Bag, Famously Arrested, A Night with the Queen : Nicki Minaj , Curtain Call : Saweetie , and Black to Life) to technology innovations ( Invisible Text , Chymoji, Odellmoji). She holds three patents and has broken ground as one of the youngest African American CEOs in the tech industry. Dez started her career writing at a popular gossip blog. She then turned her passion…